Fairchilds in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Concord Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, July 17, 2022

1. Concord Cemetery Marker

Inscription. At the end of the 19th century, a community of Mennonites settled on the 33 lots of the Barnabas Wickson League. It is believed that the first persons interred on this site were Heinrich Reimer (d. 1898) and Maria Klassen (d. 1899). Siblings Maria and Isaac Neufeld died of typhoid fever in 1900 and are also thought to be interred here. In 1905 George W. Howell, a non-Mennonite, deeded one acre of his land adjoining the Concord School for a public cemetery. Jacob Suderman, a Mennonite cemetery trustee, died in 1906 and probably is buried here. After the devastating 1900 storm, the Mennonites began moving away. Settlers of German, Czech and Polish descent began to occupy the area and use the burial ground. The earliest marked grave is that of Anesha Dobes, who was buried in 1913. During an archeological investigation in 1995, ten unmarked graves were discovered.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11884.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 29° 26.71′ N, 95° 45.766′ W. Marker is in Fairchilds, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It is on Fairchild Road 0.7 miles south of Psencik Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7510 Fairchild Road, Richmond TX 77469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American 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

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cesinger Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Needville Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Town of Needville (approx. 5.2 miles away); Needville Methodist Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mamie and A.P. George (approx. 5.9 miles away); The John H. Pickens Davis House (approx. 6 miles away); Rosenberg City Hall Gazebo Plaza (approx. 7½ miles away); Rosenberg (approx. 7½ miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Fairchilds, Texas. Wikipedia (Submitted on July 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Mennonites. Wikipedia (Submitted on July 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, July 17, 2022

2. Concord Cemetery Marker

The front entrance to the Concord Cemetery with the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 17, 2022

3. The front entrance to the Concord Cemetery with the Marker

The view of the Concord Cemetery and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 17, 2022

4. The view of the Concord Cemetery and Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.