Refuge in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Refuge Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024
1. Refuge Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Refuge Cemetery. . Reuben (1805-1859) and Sarah Parker (1807-1852) Brown came from Illinois to settle here in 1833. Their oldest son, John (1837-1921), lived his entire life within a mile of Old Fort Brown, his birthplace. In 1865, when John deeded two acres to Houston County for a church and school, his parents had already been laid to rest at the site that his mother-in-law, Mary Murchison (1814-1903), chose to call "Refuge." Jim Brown (1858-1932), son of Reuben and his second wife, Amanda (Ross) Hogue (b. 1822), gave one more acre for cemetery use in 1889. Today, an association cares for this burial ground that records a portion of Houston County's heritage.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
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Reuben (1805-1859) and Sarah Parker (1807-1852) Brown came from Illinois to settle here in 1833. Their oldest son, John (1837-1921), lived his entire life within a mile of Old Fort Brown, his birthplace. In 1865, when John deeded two acres to Houston County for a church and school, his parents had already been laid to rest at the site that his mother-in-law, Mary Murchison (1814-1903), chose to call "Refuge." Jim Brown (1858-1932), son of Reuben and his second wife, Amanda (Ross) Hogue (b. 1822), gave one more acre for cemetery use in 1889. Today, an association cares for this burial ground that records a portion of Houston County's heritage.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15541.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
Location. 31° 30.248′ N, 95° 24.016′ W. Marker is in Refuge, Texas, in Houston County. It is on Refuge Cemetery Road 0.2 miles north of Farm to Market Road 227 when traveling north. The marker is located at the front entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 293 Refuge Cemetery Rd, Grapeland TX 75844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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.
3. The view of the Refuge Cemetery and Marker along the road
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
