This cemetery was developed on land granted to Christian Hopfield by Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Republic of Texas in 1841. Hopfield sold the land to A.J. McMillan in 1873. Though there probably are earlier burials, the earliest known grave is that of Nancy (Griffin) Hall (1855-1878), who died at age 23. Other 19th century burials include those of 9-year-old Mittie Roberts, 2 year-old Ellen Hall and 4 year-old Selern Hall. William Felps acquired the land around this site in 1918 and the cemetery gradually took on his name. Other graves of interest are those of confederate veteran Henry Patterson and several other military veterans, including Lance Rosier (1886-1970), a WW1 veteran known as "Mr. Big Thicket".
While driving down this peacful road, under the trees, you will pass an old house with porch. I don't know who built it but it is obviously quite old and appears to still be occupied. While you walk about this cemetery you will hear many sounds here, birds singing and maybe some strange noises you can't quite figure out. I was going to place a large cache nearby as a reward for driving out this far to get a cache, but when I finally located the grave of Lance, I noticed a perfect hiding spot for a micro which will bring cachers right to the final resting place of "Mr. Big Thicket".