Near Bellville in Austin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
Founded June 10, 1880 by:
| | Bellville Cemetery Society | |
Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
1. Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Marker
As Pilgers Ruh Friedhof Gemeinde
First land purchased from Wm. Graf, 2 acres, 6-10-1881 by Trustees J. Harloff · O. Sander · F. Drop,
3-10-1881 Colbert and Anita Mewis donated 3.29 acres to the cemetery
Total acres 1990: 9.64
Oldest tomb stone: Eduard Roensch 1861
Officers 1990
Wilbert E. Mewis, President
William Schomberg, Vice President
Wilson Woehst, Swc. Treas.
Trustees
Walter Meissner, Jr
Wilbert Wendt, Sr.
Adolph Stamnitz
Erected 1990 by Bellville Cemetery Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 29° 56.949′ N, 96° 13.743′ W. Marker is near Bellville, Texas, in Austin County. It is on Pilgrims Rest Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 529, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2565 Pilgrims Rest Road, Bellville TX 77418, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Joachim H. Hintz (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bellville Turnverein Pavilion (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oak Knoll Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Michael Robert Pilley (approx. 1.3 miles away); E.O. Finn Building (approx. 1.6 miles away); L.A. and Adelheid Machemehl House (approx. 1.6 miles away); First National Bank of Bellville
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Also see . . . Oldest Tomb Stone - Eduard Roensch. Findagrave.com (Submitted on October 9, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
2. Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Marker
The marker is the grey colored marker on the right.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
3. Entrance to Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
