Cross Plains in Callahan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cross Plains Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
1. Cross Plains Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Cross Plains Cemetery. . Situated on a flat area near the edge of town, the Cross Plains Cemetery is the final resting place for the town’s key leaders and families. The land, originally granted to James Knight, one of Stephen F. Austin’s original colonists, for service in the Mexican-American War, passed to several absentee landowners. The first burial was the son of Uncle Johnnie Lard (Laird) in 1882. In 1905, Thomas F. Steele and his sister, Annie Parsons (Steele) Eager, deeded the land to cemetery trustees. Many military veterans are buried here, along with all of the original cemetery trustees, Cross Plains’ first mayor, John A. Wagner, and members of numerous fraternal organizations. ,
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005.
Situated on a flat area near the edge of town, the Cross Plains Cemetery is the final resting place for the town’s key leaders and families. The land, originally granted to James Knight, one of Stephen F. Austin’s original colonists, for service in the Mexican-American War, passed to several absentee landowners. The first burial was the son of Uncle Johnnie Lard (Laird) in 1882. In 1905, Thomas F. Steele and his sister, Annie Parsons (Steele) Eager, deeded the land to cemetery trustees. Many military veterans are buried here, along with all of the original cemetery trustees, Cross Plains’ first mayor, John A. Wagner, and members of numerous fraternal organizations.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17769.)
Location. 32° 7.491′ N, 99° 10.238′ W. Marker is in Cross Plains, Texas, in Callahan County. Marker can be reached from Chestnut Street south of SW First Street. Marker is located in the center part of Cross Plains Memorial Park cemetery; the above directions are to the main entrance to the cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 26, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.