La Porte in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Persons Known to Have Been Buried in De Zavala Cemetery

De Zavala Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Henderson, May 27, 2011

1. De Zavala Cemetery Marker

This marker is directly to the right of the De Zavala Plaza marker.

Inscription. Vice President Lorenzo de Zavala 1789-1836 · Emily West de Zavala · Ricardo de Zavala 1835-1906 · Minna Wadzick de Zavala · Emily Smith de Zavala 1847-1883 · Darwin de Zavala 1872-1881 · Edward Theodore de Zavala 1863-1882 · Katherine E. de Zavala 1911-1914 · Leroy de Zavala 1905-1954 · Lorenzo de Zavala III · Sidney de Zavala 1870-1906 · General Manuel Fernandez Castrillon died 1836 · Frederick Dulitz 1873-1876 · Peter Jefferson Duncan 1799-1836 · Doctor Dunlap · Willa Folk 1850-1871 · Amy Inez Higginbotham 1904-1907 · Jesse Higginbotham 1878-1915 · Lillian Marie Higginbotham 1901-1903 · Emily de Zavala Jenkins · Thomas Jenkins · Ethel K. Joyner 1909-1912 · Katherine S. Joyner 1887-1911 · Frederick Nitsche 1794-1863 · William Nitsche · Emma de Zavala Singleton 1870-1938 · James Singleton 1881-1912 · David Thomas 1801-1836 · Emily C. de Zavala Weaver 1861-1892 · Ethel Gertrude Weaver · Charles D. Wilcox 1873-1909 Recorded - 1970

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 17030.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 29° 45.215′ N, 95° 5.392′ W. Marker is in La Porte, Texas, in Harris County. It is on Park Road 0.1

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miles north of Independence Parkway, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located within the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, near the Battleship Texas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3523 Independence Parkway, La Porte TX 77571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also 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 walking distance of this marker: De Zavala Plaza (here, next to this marker); David Thomas (here, next to this marker); Peter Jefferson Duncan (a few steps from this marker); Lorenzo de Zavala (a few steps from this marker); Twin Sisters (within shouting distance of this marker); San Jacinto Battleground Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Burleson's Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Men who fought at San Jacinto and in Army of the Confederacy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Porte.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker Number for "Persons Known to Have Been Buried in De Zavala Cemetery" marker
Its marker number is 17030.

— Submitted January 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.

De Zavala Plaza Marker, Left, and This Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Evans, August 3, 2012

2. De Zavala Plaza Marker, Left, and This Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2023, by Steve Henderson of Marble Falls, Texas. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2011, by Steve Henderson of Marble Falls, Texas. 2. submitted on October 3, 2020, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.