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By Jim Evans, May 4, 2014
Bear Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery & Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Highway 6 at Patterson Road, on the right when traveling north on Highway 6. |
| | German immigrants settled in the area surrounding the junction of Langham and Bear creeks in the 1840s. Settlers traveled to nearby churches for Sunday services until about 1879 when seven charter members established the Bear Creek German Methodist . . . — — Map (db m73450) HM |
| On Valentine Street at West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling south on Valentine Street. |
| | Houston in 1836 was a humid swamp overgrown with sweet gum trees and coffee bean weeds. In this spot, however, two brothers from New York recognized the future "commercial emporium of Texas."
John Kirby Allen was born and lived in New York . . . — — Map (db m59839) HM |
| On Saulnier Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Commodore of the
Texan Navy
Died in Houston, Nov. 1, 1837
"The funeral of the late
Commodore Thompson took
place on the morning of
Thursday last. His remains
were followed to the grave
by the largest and most
respectable . . . — — Map (db m129917) HM |
| On Washington Avenue at Custus Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Avenue. |
| | The Houston Cemetery Company was one of several chartered and private associations promoted by Houston business leaders for the purpose of effecting civic, cultural and economic improvements following the Civil War. Houston Cemetery Company was . . . — — Map (db m122956) HM |
| On West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Widow of John Lamar and
mother of Mirabeau B. Lamar
Died at "Oak Grove" in Houston
July 26, 1839 — — Map (db m129865) HM |
| On West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Born in Tennessee, 1806. Drowned in Galveston, July 11, 1839, and his remains brought by boat up Buffalo Bayou to Houston. His remains interred in this cemetery under the auspices of Temple Lodge No. 4. First Masonic funeral ever held in Texas . . . — — Map (db m129870) HM |
| | Born in England in 1845, James Robert Cade immigrated to the United States in mid-1869, arriving in Harrisburg, Texas, in 1873 with his new bride, Annie Mortimer, also of English descent. James Robert previously trained in England as a railroad . . . — — Map (db m123020) HM |
| On West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m129871) HM |
| On Summer Street 0.1 miles west of Studemont Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This cemetery served the early African-American community in Houston for approximately 100 years. The Olivewood Cemetery Association incorporated in 1875 and purchased 5.5 acres of this property that same year from Elizabeth Morin Slocomb. The . . . — — Map (db m157873) HM |
| On Grant Road at East Cypress Forest Drive, on the left when traveling west on Grant Road. |
| | The first marked burial at the Perry Cemetery is that of Charles B. Grant (d. 1878), son of Physician James W. Grant who once owned land in the southern part of the T.K. Wheeler survey. Dr. Grant and his wife, Mary, are also buried here. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m159129) HM |
| On West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
San Jacinto veteran.
Postmaster General of
the Republic under
Houston and Lamar.
Born in Urbana, Ohio
in 1802. Died in
Houston, Texas at 9
a.m. October 11, 1839, of
yellow fever. Buried
under the auspices of
the Masonic and . . . — — Map (db m129915) HM |
| On Rusk Street east of Bagby Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A native of Stoke St. Gregory in Somersetshire, England, T.W. House emigrated to the United States in May 1835. A baker by trade, he soon was employed by the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans. By 1838 he had moved to Houston and established the . . . — — Map (db m116813) HM |
| Near Washington Avenue at Custus Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Deutsche Gesellschaft von Houston, founded in 1875, established the German Society Cemetery in February 1887 by purchasing this property, then located outside the city limits, from the heirs of John Lawrence and Thomas Hart. Twelve-space . . . — — Map (db m122929) HM |
| On Houston Avenue at Isaacks Road, on the left when traveling south on Houston Avenue. |
| | This cemetery is believed to be the town of Humble's oldest. The earliest documented burial is that of Joseph Dunman (1867-1879). Also believed to be buried here in an unmarked grave is Jane Elizabeth Humble, wife of the community's founder, . . . — — Map (db m56714) HM |
| On Fernbluff Drive at Mayglen Lane, on the left when traveling south on Fernbluff Drive. |
| | Among the first German settlers in northwest Harris County was Johann Heinrich Theis (b. 1800), who arrived in 1846 with his wife Katherina (Benner) (b. 1804) and their four children. The following year, Johann acquired 200 acres of land in the . . . — — Map (db m136072) HM |
| On Klein Cemetery Road 0.4 miles west of T C Jester Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A number of German immigrants settled in this area in the 1840s. The community first called Big Cypress was later renamed in honor of pioneer settler Adam Klein. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery serves as a reflection of the German heritage of this part of . . . — — Map (db m136071) HM |
| | (Front)
David Thomas
Born in Tennessee in 1801
Died From an accidental
wound April 30, 1836 at
the home of Lorenzo DeZavala
Erected by The State
of Texas
(Rear)
Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence
First . . . — — Map (db m126262) HM |
| | (Front)
Lorenzo De Zavala
Born October 3, 1789
Died De Zavala's Point
Harrisburg County
November 15, 1836
First Vice President
of the
Republic of Texas
Erected by the State
of Texas
(Rear)
Member of Consultation . . . — — Map (db m126265) HM |
| Near East Barbours Cut Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | One of the oldest cemeteries in continuous use in Harris County, this cemetery was founded by Colonel James Morgan, Texas revolutionary soldier. Located on land bought by Morgan in 1834, it was part of a family estate called "The Orange Grove." . . . — — Map (db m51396) HM |
| On North Richey Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Permanent settlement of this area began about 1891. Lot sales in the new town of Pasadena began in 1893, and the town was officially platted three years later. The first recorded burials in this vicinity occurred about 1894, although the exact . . . — — Map (db m125894) HM |
| Near Lutheran Cemetery Road 0.4 miles north of Lutheran School Road. |
| | This burial ground began as the Scherer Family Cemetery. The Scherers were among the early settlers of Rosehill, a rural community in northwest Harris County. The first German settlers began arriving by way of Galveston in 1846. Through the efforts . . . — — Map (db m140290) HM |
| On Haley Road 0.1 miles west of Farm to Market Road 362, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first of many Czech immigrants to settle in this area purchased land from Galveston developer E. H. Fordtran in 1891. Four Czech families founded St. Mary's Catholic Church in 1892. The first recorded burial here, on land donated by Frank . . . — — Map (db m159277) HM |
| On South Old Stagecoach Road (County Road 136) 0.2 miles south of C Kyle Log House Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Many people instrumental in the early development of this area are buried in Kyle Cemetery. Colonel Clairborne Kyle, one of Hays County's original settlers, buried his adopted son, willie Parks, here in 1849. Although Parks' interment is the first . . . — — Map (db m119684) HM |
| Near South Old Stagecoach Road (County Road 136) 0.2 miles south of C Kyle Log House Road. |
| | The official name Kyle pioneer Family cemetery is what the African American descendants of people who were enslave and freed , Known locally as the Old Kyle Slave Cemetery , the Kyle Family Pioneer Cemetery lay unnoticed and forgotten for many . . . — — Map (db m139636) HM |
| On San Marcos Highway (State Highway 80) at Old Bastrop Highway, on the right when traveling west on San Marcos Highway. |
| | Close to the east bank of the Blanco River before its confluence with the San Marcos River, a solitary knoll protrudes from the Blackland Prairie. Its name, Indian Hill, is indicative of its historical significance going back thousands of years. The . . . — — Map (db m149169) HM |
| On Hunter Road (Farm to Market Road 2439) 0.3 miles north of Center Point Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | John Drayton Pitts was born at sea on August 26, 1798, during the voyage of his parents, John and Jane Pitts, from England to Charleston, South Carolina. They moved to Georgia during the War of 1812, and John D. married Eliza Permelia Daves in April . . . — — Map (db m150958) HM |
| On Old Kyle Road at Blue Hole Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Kyle Road. |
| | This land was first patented to Amasa Turner in 1847. Settlers erected a log cabin here which served as a church and school facility. Worship services were conducted by circuit riders. In 1876 Melissa Wimberley, young daughter of Pleasant . . . — — Map (db m155405) HM |
| On County Rd 22 1.3 miles north of Farm to Market Road 277. |
| | The Cataline community predates Hemphill County’s organization. Families moving to this area established the county’s first school (1885) and church (1887). A post office opened in Feb. 1887, five months before the county organized. In March 1896, . . . — — Map (db m154128) HM |
| Near North 9th Street at Houston Avenue. |
| | Thomas T. McGee, the first sheriff of the town of Canadian, was buried in 1894 on a hill on the east side of town. There were already grave markers there dating back to 1883. McGee's widow, Mary, purchased the land and it became known as the McGee . . . — — Map (db m93642) HM |
| On County Road 28 0.8 miles north of State Highway 33, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Also known as Prairie Dell Cemetery, this burial ground has served eastern Hemphill county since 1895, when Dora Calhoun, an infant, was interred here. George W. Little, a landowner in the then-thriving Eller Flat community, donated property for . . . — — Map (db m153581) HM |
| On County Road 13, on the left when traveling north. |
| | With settlers moving into the area around 1900, the community of Gageby began to grow with a school and other services. In 1944, Mr. C.G. Barker and his wife Sarah A. Barker, donated three acres for a community cemetery. Mr. Barker passed away in . . . — — Map (db m153571) HM |
| On East Main Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Famed hunter. In 1870's killed buffalo on this square; was one of the first men to hunt commercially.
Came to Texas in 1874. In 1887, helped to survey the townsite here, where he became lifelong resident, operating a livery stable and wagon . . . — — Map (db m55750) HM |
| On U.S. 60 north of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | A leader in America's finance and transportation. Born here, in house built by lawyer Temple Houston, son of Republic of Texas President Sam Houston.
His grandfather was traildriver, pioneer rancher; his father, president of the first bank in . . . — — Map (db m55743) HM |
| Near North 9th Street at Houston Avenue. |
| | Came to Canadian about 1884. Was foreman on Po Ranch prior to election as first sheriff of Hemphill County, 1887 - year city of Canadian was founded.
Nov. 23, 1894, in gun fight with 6 men attacking large shipment of money at Wells, Fargo & Co., . . . — — Map (db m93644) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 277 0.5 miles east of U.S. 83, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This community burial ground is the primary remaining historic evidence of the Washita community. Anglo pioneers began to settle the area in the late 1870s and early 1880s. As the community grew, members established a school, church, and a post . . . — — Map (db m93679) HM |
| Near U.S. 60 0.1 miles east of Texas Highway 305. |
| | The town of Glazier was founded in 1887 when the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway reached this site. Because of its location north of the Canadian River, Glazier was an ideal shipping point for area cattle, even when flooding made the river . . . — — Map (db m93635) HM |
| On South Prairieville Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | After citizens petitioned for its closure, an unofficial burial ground in this area (large lot 13) closed in 1857. That same year, local residents buried prominent planter, Mason and school superintendent William J. Brantley here on one acre donated . . . — — Map (db m31734) HM |
| | Clint W. Murchison, Sr. was born April 11, 1895, in Tyler to John W. and Clara (Williams) Murchison. His grandfather, T.F. Murchison, was one of the earliest settlers to arrive in Athens and established the first bank in Henderson County in 1890. . . . — — Map (db m155140) HM |
| On Pace Ranch Road 0.5 miles south of County Highway 4622, on the left when traveling south. |
| | David Allen Owen came to Texas with his first wife, Mary (Langsdon), who died enroute, and their 5 children. They traveled with family members and others from Randolph County, Alabama to Henderson County, Texas in 1851. Owen served as chief . . . — — Map (db m155485) HM |
| Near Larue Street east of Dean Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Born in Athens on April 25, 1891, Sid Williams Richardson became known as the "Billionaire Bachelor." When he was 16, Sid traveled to Louisiana, to purchase cattle with money he saved. A natural trader and negotiator, Richardson sold the calves . . . — — Map (db m155141) HM |
| On State Highway 31 at Stuart Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 31. |
| | After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.1 mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial and carved several of the plain brown gravestones before he died in 1852. The . . . — — Map (db m31633) HM |
| On County Road 3405, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Rock Hill Cemetery has served this area since the late 1800s. It is located on land granted to pioneer Alexander J. Clayton, who migrated here from Alabama with his wife, Martha (Carver), and his children in 1854. Clayton, who was born in North . . . — — Map (db m31618) HM |
| On State Highway 31 at Stuart Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 31. |
| | First Norwegian colony in Texas. Founded in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson (1810-1864) and Ole Reierson, of Holt, Norway.
In "Christianssandsposten", J.R. Reierson urged Norwegians to find "a rich life" by migrating to Texas. His associate . . . — — Map (db m31634) HM |
| On National Highway 281, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Juan Jose Hinojosa (1700-1789) was granted land including this site posthumously in 1790. His great-grandson Antonio Balli Cavazos (1813-1887),
was the first to live on the land, which he named the Balli San Antonio del
Esterito Ranch in 1839. . . . — — Map (db m160755) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 933, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Settlement in this area began shortly after Fort Graham, a frontier military post established here in 1849, was abandoned in 1853. The first recorded burial in this cemetery, named after the fort, was that of infant Charley Botkin in 1879. The . . . — — Map (db m62018) HM |
| On State Highway 114 at West Ellis Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 114. |
| | The Texas Legislature created Hockley County in 1876 but the county did not formally organize until 1921; the small settlement of Hockley City (now Levelland) was named the county seat in that year. The arrival of the Santa Fe railroad in 1925 . . . — — Map (db m73656) HM |
| On South State Road (Farm to Market Road 168) at Farm to Market Road 41, on the left when traveling north on South State Road. |
| | In 1917, local rancher I.L. Ellwood negotiated a deal with the Santa Fe railroad to build tracks through his Spade Ranch in order to connect the towns of Lubbock and Seagraves. Ellwood offered the company 85 acres in exchange for the construction of . . . — — Map (db m73528) HM |
| On Fall Creek Highway (Farm to Market Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Cleburne Highway (Farm to Market Road 4), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Location of Acton Historic Site, smallest state park in Texas. Includes the grave of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Crockett (1788-1860), widow of the Alamo hero David Crockett, and 2 of his children. In 1911 a monument and statue were erected to her memory. . . . — — Map (db m138123) HM |
| On Highway 19 0.5 miles south of E Loop 304, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Harston Wilson Beeson, one of Houston County's first settlers (1840), bought land in this area from his neighbor, John Box, in 1852. The Cemetery was established on Beeson land about 3/4 of a mile east of this site with the burial of Box's son, . . . — — Map (db m155414) HM |
| On State Highway 21 just north of County Highway 3187, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) and his wife Wille Masters Rice (1809-1881) erected a log cabin across the San Antonio Road from this site in 1828. They probably established this family burial ground after the deaths of their infant twins about . . . — — Map (db m156875) HM |
| On State Highway 350 0.3 miles north of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Staked Plains Lodge No. 598, A.F. & A.M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on December 12, 1884. The members soon recognized a need for a Masonic cemetery in Big Spring. In May 1885 George Bauer (1836-1898), a member of the Lodge, donated . . . — — Map (db m86630) HM |
| On State Highway 152 0.5 miles north of County Route 13, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The town of Plemons was settled about 1898 when James A. Whittenburg, an area rancher, built a dugout house in a hill overlooking a bend in the Canadian River about seven miles northeast of this site. The town was named for Barney Plemons, son of . . . — — Map (db m93254) HM |
| On County Highway 22 0.1 miles from Farm to Market Road 281, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In the late 1890s Texas enacted colonization and homestead laws that significantly quickened the settlement of the then sparsely populated Panhandle region of North Texas. Hutchinson County soon recorded the required 150 applications for land . . . — — Map (db m155146) HM |
| On County Road 211 3.8 miles south of U.S. 67, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Established circa 1860s
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008 — — Map (db m143656) HM |
| On North Wells Street (State Highway 111) at Cypress Street, on the right when traveling south on North Wells Street. |
| | Among family members buried there: John A. Brackenridge (1800-62), a Warrick County, Ind., neighbor from whom young Abraham Lincoln borrowed law brooks, 1855 founder of Texana Presbyterian Church; his son, George W. Brackenridge (1832-1902), . . . — — Map (db m124460) HM |
| On State Highway 96 north of Farm to Market Road 1005, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Local tradition and Baptist church records indicate that the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1852 with the Rev. John Bean as first pastor. The first church building on this site is thought to have been a small log house. On . . . — — Map (db m136878) HM |
| On Ninth Avenue at 25th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ninth Avenue. |
| | Noted musician Harry Henry Choates, whose career was shortened by an early death, was born in Louisiana in 1922. During the 1930s, he moved with his mother to Port Arthur, where as a child he began to develop and shape his gift of music. Known for . . . — — Map (db m151960) HM |
| On DeQueen Bolevard near Lakeshore Drive, in the median. |
| | John and Melinda Sparks and their family came to southeast Texas from Tennessee in 1838. They settled on the Jeremiah Mixon headright on Lake Sabine and later set aside land for a family burial ground. The land was acquired by the Port Arthur Land . . . — — Map (db m151354) HM |
| On County Highway 206 east of County Highway 206A, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Dr. John Duke (1827-1884), his wife Martha (1836-1888), and their family moved to Johnson County in 1854. they established a farm in the area later called the Willow Springs community. When their ten-year-old daughter Zilla died in 1870, they . . . — — Map (db m146721) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 4 east of County Highway 401, on the left when traveling east. |
| | John Whitmire, the son-in-law of early settler F. L. Kirtley, is credited with naming this town in 1854 by saying, "what a grand view!” Kirtley donated 2.5 acres for a baptist church and cemetery in 1856. Intending to lay out a town plat, . . . — — Map (db m146806) HM |
| Near Farm to Market Road 1082 0.5 miles north of Farm to Market Road 3522, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Round Mound Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Jones County and is located near the site of the former Deadman Creek or Round Mound settlement. The name “Round Mound” may derive from the highest point in the area, which is . . . — — Map (db m78430) HM |
| On County Road 261 0.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 1636, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Located near Spring Creek, this cemetery began in 1891 on two acres of land donated by the Methodist church in the community known as Avo. The first recorded burial was that of Elender Cannon in February 1891. The Methodist church deeded two . . . — — Map (db m79143) HM |
| On County Road 447 0.2 miles south of County Road 454, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This burial ground is all that remains of the farming community of Compere, established in the 1880s on ranch land sold by the Compere brothers. In 1900, Daniel and Callie Palmer settled in the area along with their children: Henry, Wilder, William, . . . — — Map (db m78399) HM |
| Near County Road 461 0.2 miles north of County Road 474. |
| | Several gravestones at this site attest to its use as a burial ground by nearby settlers before members of the Daughtrey family, early area ranchers, formally deeded these three acres for cemetery use on December 4, 1906. The oldest marked grave is . . . — — Map (db m78451) HM WM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1636 at Farm to Market Road 1226, on the right when traveling west on Road 1636. |
| | William F. Bean (1872-1944) and his wife Birdie Bean (1881-1917) were among the first settlers to the New Hope community; both their families arrived in 1883. William’s great-uncle, Amos Bean, died between 1883 and 1890 and was interred under a tree . . . — — Map (db m79136) HM |
| On County Road 245 0.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 3191, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Jacob Lyssy (1837-1880) and John Pawlik, Jr. (1845-1912) of the Czestochowa parish each donated one acre of land to Bishop Anthony D. Pellicer of the Archdiocese of San Antonio to be used as a burial ground for the newly established Nativity of the . . . — — Map (db m131923) HM |
| On West Broad Street (Farm to Market Road 688) 0.1 miles west of Pinson Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | After the community of Brooklyn was relocated and renamed Forney when the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built through here in 1873, its early burial ground was no longer convenient to the town. In 1878, a committee of civic leaders organized the . . . — — Map (db m95794) HM |
| Near County Route 110 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2515. |
| | Pioneer patriot. Spikes Prairie named for him and his family.
In 1875-1876 Spikes served as an elected spokesman from this district in state convention to reestablish free government. He rode horseback to Austin with John H. Reagan, former . . . — — Map (db m96378) HM |
| Near County Route 199A 0.7 miles east of County Route 119, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Cedarvale
Cemetery
Established Ca. 1850
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007 — — Map (db m97054) HM |
| On County Route 110 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2515, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Set aside as a burial ground by Joseph Fox. His daughter Sarah K. first person buried here, Aug. 24, 1852.
Grounds are cared for by descendants, friends.
Jos. Fox was born 1800 in London. Died in Prospect, Texas, 1872. Was physician. . . . — — Map (db m96381) HM |
| On Vista Lane at Five Points Drive, on the right when traveling west on Vista Lane. |
| | This burial ground is part of 600 acres purchased for use as a poor farm operated by Kaufman County beginning in 1883. It is the final resting place for some of Kaufman County's citizens who were poor farm residents, county jail inmates, paupers, . . . — — Map (db m95806) HM |
| Near South Houston Street (County Route 1388) 0.3 miles south of South Washington Street (Texas Highway 34), on the right when traveling south. |
| | As did many Texas counties of the era, Kaufman County created a poor farm in 1883 in order to provide the indigent residents and families of the area with food, shelter, and medicine. This work program replaced earlier relief efforts. All . . . — — Map (db m95807) HM |
| On Oak Creek Drive (U.S. 175 Frontage Road) 0.1 miles north of Climbing Tree Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | William and Nancy Kirk Love and their children were the earliest settlers near King's Fort, establishing themselves there in January 1845. Their son, Robert H. Love, is believed to have been the first person interred on this site upon his death in . . . — — Map (db m95808) HM |
| Near Farm to Market Road 2515 at Texas Highway 243, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This burial ground originally served members of the Morrow family, early area settlers. It was first used in 1853 for the interment of Alexander Morrow, an infant. In 1892 his mother Mary Elizabeth Morrow (1812-94) gave the site and adjoining land . . . — — Map (db m97234) HM |
| Near County Road 4042 0.3 miles east of County Road 4043, on the left when traveling east. |
| | John Baker, his wife Eliza, and their family migrated to Texas from Illinois in 1835, settling on land granted to him. Baker Cemetery began as a family burial site with the death of their infant son William in 1848. Gradually this site became a . . . — — Map (db m95897) HM |
| Near County Road 4027 0.6 miles south of County Road 4028, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1858 passing strangers lost a son by sudden death. Befriending them, Weaver A. Cotton (1822-96) provided gravesite at a tree near log school-church building. Later he gave community burial ground; deed was recorded 1883. Cotton and family and . . . — — Map (db m95901) HM |
| Near Magnolia Mound (County Road 4059) 1.5 miles north of Farm to Market Road 148, on the left when traveling north. |
| | John Pyle, a veteran of the Republic of Texas Army, arrived in this area with his family in the 1850s. According to family tradition, this cemetery was begun in 1854 with the death of Pyle's son-in-law J.P. McFarland. The community which grew up in . . . — — Map (db m95904) HM |
| Near County Road 4084 1.9 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2451, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Established in 1882 on land donated by settler J.W. Swayze for a church building, school house, and cemetery. First grave was that of J.R. Swayze (1850-1882), a brother of the donor.
Now enlarged to five acres, the cemetery includes acreage . . . — — Map (db m95891) HM |
| On County Route 338 at County Route 339, on the left when traveling south on County Route 338. |
| | This small settlement, which lies in a region of natural springs, was named for an early Kaufman County family. James W. and Eliza (Godfrey) Ables moved to this area in 1853 and settled on land granted to his father, Ezekial Ables, in 1848. The . . . — — Map (db m97838) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1565 at Dry Creek Run, on the right when traveling west on Route 1565. |
| | Named for a nearby ravine, this burial ground originally served the community of Turner's Point. Located on the stage road between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas, the settlement was established by Elisha Turner in 1845. In the 1870s the town was . . . — — Map (db m97850) HM |
| Near Bradshaw Street at West Moore Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Graphic historian of longhorn cattle, western trails, and range.
Born in Illinois. Son of George W. and Clarinda Morgan Reaugh. In 1876 moved to Kaufman County, where on trail beside the family cotton farm was born his love for wild range . . . — — Map (db m97588) HM |
| Near County Road 237A 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1392, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1873, soon after the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through this area, a group of investors formed the Texas Colony Association with the goal of promoting a town. Named for one of the company directors, the town of Lawrence was . . . — — Map (db m97635) HM |
| Near Bradshaw Street south of West Moore Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south. |
| | After Terrell was established as a railroad town in 1873, its citizens saw the need for a community burial ground. In 1878 John R. Terrell sold 7 acres of land for use as a cemetery, and the first burials were those of Peter Meinenger and Dr. G. W. . . . — — Map (db m97640) HM |
| Near Bradshaw Street south of West Moore Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south. |
| | A native of Tennessee, Robert Adams Terrell lived in Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana before coming to the Republic of Texas about 1840. A farmer and surveyor by trade, he was commissioned to locate headright land grants in several North Texas . . . — — Map (db m97639) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 273 0.3 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2578, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Wild roses covered this hillside when settlers from Tennessee camped here in 1866. The land was first used as a burial site after a son of W. R. Dickey died on Aug. 14, 1866. Dr. James R. Stovall, leader of the pioneers, later donated the property. . . . — — Map (db m97235) HM |
| Near B Avenue 1.1 miles north of East State Street. |
| | Soon after the Terrell State Hospital opened in July 1885, a portion of the property was set aside for burial of patients who died while hospitalized. The first burial here occurred Oct. 22, 1885. The oldest gravestone is dated Jan. 19, 1888, but . . . — — Map (db m98111) HM |
| On New Hope Street at Polk Street, on the right when traveling south on New Hope Street. |
| | This small historic cemetery, also called the "Irvine Family Cemetery," predates the establishment of Terrell by more than 20 years. The first burial was that of Robert Alexander, nephew of W.D. Irvine, in 1851. Now located within the city limits, . . . — — Map (db m97645) HM |
| On North School Road at West Advogt Street, on the right when traveling south on North School Road. |
| | When Adam Vogt (1822-1882) deeded land for this cemetery to the city in 1867, there were already some graves present. The earliest documented burial, that of Anton Peter Loth, dates to 1862. In the older sections of the cemetery are graves . . . — — Map (db m155737) HM |
| On High Street west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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This German language monument, erected 1866, honors the memory of 68 men (mostly Germans) from this region who were loyal to the Union during the Civil War. Trying desperately to reach U.S. Federal troops by way of Mexico, about . . . — — Map (db m34985) HM |
| On Old San Antonio Road (Old No. 9) 0.1 miles north of Grape Creek Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Ferdinand Hohenberger (ca. 1813-1895) with his wife Katherine Schultze and their family, left Bremen, Germany in 1855. Arriving in Galveston on November 20 after a 73-day ocean voyage, they first settled in Luckenbach (Approx. 10 mi. NE). The . . . — — Map (db m157172) HM |
| On San Antonio Street (Farm to Market Road 480) at Elm Pass Road, on the right when traveling south on San Antonio Street. |
| | The earliest known settlers in this area were Mrs. Elizabeth Denton and her children and slaves, who arrived in 1852. They were joined in 1858 by the family of Dr. Charles Ganahl, who named the new community Zanzenberg, after his hometown in . . . — — Map (db m111264) HM |
| On Junction Highway (State Highway 27) at Henderson Road, on the right when traveling north on Junction Highway. |
| | Howard Henderson (1842 - 1908) came to Texas in 1857. He was a survivor of the Civil War Battle of the Nueces in 1862, in which he and other Unionists were ambushed by a Confederate Force near the Nueces River. He later served as a Texas Ranger. . . . — — Map (db m159832) HM |
| Near Nichols Cemetery Road 0.2 miles south of State Highway 27. |
| | Early Texas pioneer Mary Ann Kent was born in Missouri (Calloway Co.) in 1827 to Andrew and Elizabeth (Zumwalt) Kent. Their family moved to Texas in 1830, settling in Gonzales. Andrew was a carpenter, farmer and rancher before joining in the fight . . . — — Map (db m156148) HM |
| On State Highway 27 at Nichols Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 27. |
| | Born about 1805, Rowland Nichols settled in Kerr County where he served as county commissioner. Upon his death at the hands of Indians, Nichols was buried, as he wished, under a live oak tree on his farm on April 11, 1859. This site became a . . . — — Map (db m156146) HM |
| On Spur 100, on the left when traveling north. |
| | During the late 1840s, Joshua D. Brown (1816-1876) traveled from Gonzales and established a cypress shingle mill on the site of what is now Kerrville. This cemetery dates from 1872, when Brown's nephew, Thomas Goss was buried here. The graves of . . . — — Map (db m159743) HM |
| On Upper Turtle Creek Road (Farm to Market Road 1273) at Canyon Road, on the left when traveling west on Upper Turtle Creek Road. |
| | This schoolhouse and nearby burial ground originally served the pioneer settlers of the Turtle Creek area. The oldest marked grave is that of Miles L. Denton (1857 - 75). Also buried in the cemetery is Susan Elizabeth Bird (1866 - 87), the wife of . . . — — Map (db m159765) HM |
| On Wharton Road 4 miles north of Center Point River Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | One of the earliest settlers in Kerr County, William Watson Wharton (1799-1871) purchased 640 acres when he came here in 1857 with his wife Thankful (1803-1885) and their three sons. The family's cabin stood near this cemetery. Wharton's is the . . . — — Map (db m156375) HM |
| Near Junction Highway (State Highway 27) 0.5 miles south of Sunset Cemetery Road W.. |
| | The earliest marked graves in this cemetery are those of James and Susan Dowdy's four children. They were killed by Indians in 1878, soon after the family migrated from Goliad. However, local tradition says the first interment is that of M.B. . . . — — Map (db m159871) HM |
| On Morales Street north of Gonzales Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Northeast Junction, commonly known as Little Mexico, is a “Latin American” community that is separated by the Llano River from the main portion of Junction. In the late 1920s an automobile route called the Old Spanish Trail was . . . — — Map (db m143974) HM |
| On Reid Road (County Highway 190) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 377, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Pioneer-North Llano cemetery was established on this site 500 feet from the North Llano River across from the Speer Homestead. The earliest burials are unmarked, but it is recorded that Sam Speer was buried here in 1876 beside his mother . . . — — Map (db m160322) HM |
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