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Near Douglass in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Brewer Cemetery

 
 
Brewer Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025
1. Brewer Cemetery Marker
Inscription.

Dedicated 1816
Henry
Oct. 24, 1776 · · · Jan. 23, 1865
Susannah
His wife
April 7, 1777 · · 1853
Henry Mitchell
Born in Georgia
June 3, 1807 · Died 1849
John
1819 · · 1910
Henry and John Brewer were in the Battle of Nacogdoches · Henry Mitchell Brewer fought at San Jacinto
 
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 9254.)
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
 
Location. 31° 43.882′ N, 94° 50.561′ W. Memorial is near Douglass, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It can be reached from Farm to Market Road 343 0.9 miles south of County Road 850. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Douglass TX 75943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Brewer Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4½ miles away); John R. Clute (approx. 4.8 miles away); Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (approx. 5 miles away); Mission Nuestra Seρora de la Purνsima Concepciσn de los Hainais (approx. 5 miles away); Presidio Nuestra Seρora de los Dolores de los Tejas (approx. 5 miles away); San Patricio Rancho (approx. 5 miles away); Town of Douglass (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglass.
 
Brewer Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025
2. Brewer Cemetery Marker
Brewer Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025
3. Brewer Cemetery Marker
Brewer Cemetery marker (17189) can been seen in the foreground
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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