Near Lexington in Lee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Lexington Memorial Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, August 31, 2022
1. Lexington Memorial Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Lexington Memorial Cemetery. . A Methodist Episcopal Church locally known as the German Methodist Church, was organized in Lexington in 1882. The church purchased two acres of land for a cemetery in November 1898. The first recorded burials on this site were those of two-year-old Reinhold Retzlaff and four-year-old Gustav Hillegeist in the spring of 1899. Also interred here are Civil War veterans Bernhard Retzlaff (who fought for both the Union and the Confederacy), Jacob Seifert and Gustav Urbantke, who served as a lay minister for forty years. Others buried here include members of the Bauer, Grusendorf, Hillegeist, Hornung, Letterman, Otto, Peterson, Raesener, and Raschke families. All were charter members of the church.
A Methodist Episcopal Church locally known as the German Methodist Church, was organized in Lexington in 1882. The church purchased two acres of land for a cemetery in November 1898. The first recorded burials on this site were those of two-year-old Reinhold Retzlaff and four-year-old Gustav Hillegeist in the spring of 1899. Also interred here are Civil War veterans Bernhard Retzlaff (who fought for both the Union and the Confederacy), Jacob Seifert and Gustav Urbantke, who served as a lay minister for forty years. Others buried here include members of the Bauer, Grusendorf, Hillegeist, Hornung, Letterman, Otto, Peterson, Raesener, and Raschke families. All were charter members of the church.
Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12026.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1898.
Location. 30° 25.279′ N, 97° 0.028′ W. Marker is near Lexington, Texas, in Lee County. It is on County Highway 410 0.2 miles east of U.S. 77, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1073 County Road 410, Lexington TX 78947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. 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 8 miles of this marker
2. The front view of the Lexington Memorial Cemetery and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
