Cedar Park in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Champion Cemetery

Photographed By Keith Peterson

1. Champion Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

John (Jack) Champion (1817–1908) was a native of York County, South Carolina. He moved to Texas by 1850, the year he and Naomi Jane Standefer (1834–1862) were issued a marriage license in Williamson County. In 1854, Champion bought more than 200 acres at the headwaters of Brushy Creek. He later served in the Civil War and, briefly, as County Sheriff. The grave of Naomi, the mother of seven of Champion’s nineteen children, is the oldest of the four marked graves in the pioneer family’s cemetery. Surveys indicate the presence of at least five unmarked graves.

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12994.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 30° 30.746′ N, 97° 45.473′ W. Marker is in Cedar Park, Texas, in Williamson County. Marker is on Brushy Creek Road. Cemetery is about 1.1 miles east of Parmer Lane. Turn right off of Brushy Creek Rd into a small parking area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Rock TX 78681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Granite for the State Capitol (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cedar Chopping in Central Texas (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pond Springs Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Education in Round Rock (approx. 3.6 miles away); Round Rock Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Barker House (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedar Park.

Additional commentary.
1. new pics relating to the 'Champions'
I am of the Paternal 'Boutwell' side but know that my Maternal is 'Champions' & 'Clucks' and a rich history that I want to know more about. I have letters of Cedar Park log cabins, Uncle Jim Boutwell as the other Williamson Sheriff. The Clucks are me, from the panhandle back to here, as are the Champions (and Standifers?).
I want to be involved, thanks.

Richard Scott Boutwell

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Photographed By Keith Peterson

2. View of Champion Cemetery
— Submitted July 5, 2010, by Scott Boutwell of Austin, Texas.

John Champion Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith Peterson

3. John Champion Gravestone

Naomi Champion Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith Peterson

4. Naomi Champion Gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,972 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.