Near Fayetteville in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Breeding Family Cemetery
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First School in Fayette County
Photographed by Gregory Walker, January 21, 2012
1. Breeding Family Cemetery Marker
Breeding Family Cemetery
(300 yards northwest, across the highway)
David and Sarah Davis Breeding came to Texas from Kentucky and settled here in 1833 with sons John, Richard L., Napoleon B., Fidelio S., and Benjamin W.; John, Napoleon, and Fidelio Breeding fought in Texas Army during the War for Independence, participating in the victory at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
In 1838 David Breeding was a member of the board of Land Commissioners of Fayette County. John was the first county sheriff, also taking office in 1838.
Family cemetery was opened with burial of David Breeding, 1843. Sarah and John Breeding also lie here.
First School in Fayette County
In a log house on Breeding's land, the first known school session in Fayette County was taught in 1834 by a Mr. Rutland. Attending were Edward, George, Gus, and James Breeding, orphan nephews of David Breeding; Lyman Alexander, Patsie Dougherty, Marian and Sally York, and Emily Alexander (later Mrs. Joel Robison, wife of one of the captors of Santa Anna), whose father Sam Alexander kept four students as boarders. Capt. Jesse Burnham (or Burnam) brought his children 15 miles and built a shed tent with a long bedstead for the girls; the boys slept under the trees.
Incise in base:
Marker
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Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 499.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1783.
Location. 29° 57.591′ N, 96° 36.821′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, Texas, in Fayette County. It is on State Highway 159 0.3 miles north of Darden Loop, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville TX 78940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henniger Family Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); St. Paul Lutheran Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Halamicek Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Town of Shelby (approx. 4½ miles away); S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 1 (approx. 5 miles away); Fayetteville City Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); St John Parochial School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Chromcik Public School (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
Photographed by Gregory Walker, January 21, 2012
2. Location view of Breeding Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2014, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,918 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2014, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
