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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Texas.= Official Website =Fayette County was established in 1837 from land given by Bastrop and Colorado Counties. It is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero. It is the location of the real Chicken Ranch, which was the basis of the musical play and feature...
This project is for those from Texas and/or their respective Counties. : Only add profiles to this project if the county or counties is/are unknown. For example, John Doe's birth, marriage, or death place is listed as Texas Please follow this link for more information. of Honor Recipients - Texans (either born in Texas or the Home of Record is Texas)==Texas claims 75 Medal of Honor Recipients, ...
Restlawn Cemetery is located at 8700 Dyer. It covers 85 acres with over 20,000 burials. There are about 450 burials here each year. Restlawn was started by Mrs Bull in 1927. She sold it to Norman Anderson who later sold the cemetery to the Service Corporation International. It has been resold. TX Gen Web Find a Grave Ancestors at Rest
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Four miles north of Carthage, Panola County, Texas, on Hwy # 59, beside Rehobeth Methodist Church. This cemetery is enclosed in a chain link fence and is well maintained. Find a Grave Cemeteries of Texas TX Gen Web
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tom Green County, Texas. Official Website The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named after Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area over 60,000 square miles. The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River de...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hays County, Texas.= Official Website =On March 1, 1848, the legislature formed Hays County and was named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer. Adjacent Counties * Guadalupe County * Caldwell County * Comal County * Travis County * Blanco County Cities & Villages * Austin (part)*Bear Creek*Buda*Driftwo...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Victoria County, Texas. Official Website The county was formed in 1836 and was named for Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. Adjacent Counties Lavaca County Jackson County Calhoun County DeWitt County Goliad County Refugio County Cities & Communities Bloomington Inez McFaddin Moursund ...
The cemetery was established in November 1951 with blocks "A" And "B". In 1970 the next section of the cemetery was opened with blocks 1 through 7. The first mausoleum was built In 1967. The outdoor, second mausoleum was built in 1984. The addition to the existing mausoleum (1A) was completed in May, 2009. The lawn crypts were established in 1985. The rest of the cemetery was developed and open...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lavaca County, Texas.The county was created in 1846 and was named for the Lavaca River. Adjacent Counties * Fayette County * Colorado County * Gonzales County * Jackson County * Victoria County * DeWitt County Cities, Towns & Communities *Breslau*Hallettsville (County Seat)*Moulton*Shiner*Speaks*Sublime*Sweet Home*Yoakum (part) Links...
Not to be confused with San Marcos Community Cemetery, a former name of San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery, which is located northeast of San Marcos. This cemetery was established in 1874. It is currently owned and maintained by the City of San Marcos. Address: 1001 Old Ranch Road 12 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 78666 Find a Grave Interment.net Historical Marker Database
Pioneers of Texas= >Welcome to the Pioneer of Texas Project. Please add profiles that were born or migrated to Texas between the years of 1599 and 1899. The importance of this project is to trace the early settlers of Texas and to be sure everyone is recognized and highlighted by a side project. A few early pioneers are highlighted, but they need assistance adding more profiles of our ancestors...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Colorado County, Texas.= Wikipedia =
Galveston County, Texas United States of America = Geographic Location: 29° 18' 4.8528" N, 94° 47' 51.7056" W This is a (sub) project of the State of Texas and Counties Project and the Galveston County, Texas sub-project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Galveston County, Texas. * Galveston County, Texas Genealogy on familysearch.org * Galveston County, Texas on Wikipedia * Galvest...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Corpus Christi, Texas.Corpus Christi is the county seat of Nueces County and means Body of Christ in Latin. History Karankawans inhabited the Corpus Christi region in pre-Columbian times.Spaniard Alonso Alvarez de Pineda traveled in 1519 to this bay on the day of the religious “Feast of Corpus Christi,” thus naming the semi-tropical b...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nueces County, Texas.The county was formed in 1846 and organized the following year. It is named for the Nueces River. Adjacent Counties * Kleberg County * Jim Wells County * San Patricio County * Aransas County Cities & Communities *Agua Dulce*Aransas Pass (part)*Banquete*Bishop*Chapman Ranch* Corpus Christi (County Seat, part)*Drisc...
Mount Olivet Cemetery is located at 7801 Gulf Freeway, on the southbound service road to IH 45 at Hughes Road, in Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas. If coming from Houston or League City area take IH-45 S. Take exit 19 (Hughes Rd. /Dickinson). Continue south across FM517 and Dickinson Bayou. The big brick entrance gate is plainly visible just before the Hughes Rd. overpass. Drive along the en...
Within Seaside Memorial Park is what was once Aberdeen Cemetery . It was taken over by the Seaside Cemetery around 1945, and does not have a sign to designate its location but is shown on the official map from the Seaside Cemetery Office. Address: 4357 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 78412 Official Website
Wikipedia Designed to capture contributors and participants in America's expansion westward from the east coast. Including politicians, newsmen, explorers, founding fathers, frontiersmen, mountainmen, railroadmen, lawmen, outlaws, gunfighters, etc. Notable people of the American Old West Artists Frederic Remington - Artist who specialized in the American Old West Explorers Sa...
Wikipedia University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or simply Texas) is a state research university and the flagship institution of The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883 as "The University of Texas", its campus is located in Austin—approximately 1 mile (1,600 m) from the Texas State Capitol. The institution has ...
Calvary Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery was built on a foundation of faith, dignity and tradition. Calvary Hill Cemetery, located at 3235 Lombardy Lane in Northwest Dallas, was established in 1926 by Bishop Joseph Patrick Lynch when it became apparent that Calvary Cemetery (on Hall St.) was no longer adequate to serve the needs of the growing Catholic community in Dallas. The new cemetery, which...
The cemetery is located on 601 North Pecan Street, Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas. Find a Grave
The entrance for this large cemetery is on 65th Street. From I-45, take 61st south, turn right (west-ish) onto Stewart and then left (south-ish) onto 65th. The gate is just after the back of the shopping center. Address: 2506 65th St. Galveston, Galveston County, Texas The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Find a Grave Billion Graves
This project is for those who are buried in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County, Texas. The cemetery is located on 100 South Joliet, on the east side of the street. It is also known as Plainview IOOF Cemetery . Find a Grave
Wikipedia =The county is named for 11th Vice President, George Mifflin Dallas .
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dallas County, Texas.= City of Dallas Official Website == County of Dallas Official Website =The county was founded in 1846 and was possibly named for George Mifflin Dallas, the 11th Vice President of the United States under U.S. President James K. Polk. Adjacent Counties * Collin County * Denton County * Rockwall County * Kaufman Cou...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ellis County, Texas.= Official Website =The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Adjacent Counties * Dallas County * Kaufman County * Tarrant County * Johnson County * Henderson County * Navarro County * ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Smith County, Texas. Official Website History The first known inhabitants of the area now known as Smith County were the Caddo Indians, who were recorded here until 1819. That year, a band of Cherokees, led by The Bowl (also known as Chief Bowles), migrated from Georgia and settled in what are now Smith and Rusk Counties. The Tr...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Denton County, Texas. Before the arrival of settlers, various Native American peoples, including the Kichai and the Lenape, infrequently populated the area. The area was settled by Peters Colony landowners in the early 1840s. Until the annexation of Texas, the area was considered part of Fannin County. On April 11, 1846, the First Te...
Wikipedia Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a 295-acre campus in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. It is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the U.S. and the top 100 in...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Collin County, Texas.= Wikipedia =The county is named for Collin McKinney .
Catholic cemetery alongside Emanu-El Jewish cemetery. Entrances are on Hall Street and Duff Street, in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. It is also known as Old Calvary Cemetery and Old Calvary Hill Cemetery . Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grayson County, Texas.= Official Website = History The earliest known inhabitants of what is now Grayson County were Caddo Amerindian groups, including Tonkawa, Ionis, and Kichai. These groups engaged in agriculture and traded with Spanish and French colonists at trading posts along the Red River.[3] Trading posts were established at ...
Wikipedia =The county is named for Henry Clay , Speaker of the House, Senator & Secretary of State.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Harris County, Texas.= Official Website = History Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca may have visited the area in 1529. French traders recorded passing through in the 18th century. Spaniards attempted to establish a fort in the area around the same time, but did not persist for long.The first recorded European settlers in Harris County arrive...
Bexar County, Texas, United States of America This project is for anyone that was born, lived, or died in Bexar County, Texas since its creation in 1836. There are or will be "sub-projects" for the founding families of La Villa de San Antonio de Bexar. See Related Projects. Bexar County, Texas has a long rich history that goes back more than a hundred years before its official existence as Be...
The county, formed in 1846, is named for Vice Pres. John C. Calhoun , the seventh vice president of the United States. Wikipedia
The University of Texas School of Law (Texas Law) is the law school of the University of Texas at Austin. Texas Law is consistently ranked as one of the top law schools in the United States and is highly selective—registering the 8th lowest acceptance rate among all U.S. law schools for the class of 2022—with an acceptance rate of 17.5%. According to Texas Law’s 2019 disclosures, 90% of the Cla...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Callahan County, Texas. Official Website The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1877. It is named for James Hughes Callahan, an American soldier in the Texas Revolution. Adjacent Counties Shackelford County Eastland County Brown County Coleman County Taylor County Jones County Cities, Towns & Com...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hale County, Texas.= Official Website =The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888. It is named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. Adjacent Counties * Floyd County * Crosby County * Swisher County * Lubbock County * Castro County * Hockley County * Lamb County Cities, Towns & Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pecos County, Texas. Official Website The county was created in 1871 and organized in 1875. It is named for the Pecos River. The Comanche Trail crossed Pecos County near Horsehead Crossing and through Comanche Springs.[6] The Chihuahua Trail connecting Mexico's state of Chihuahua with Santa Fe, New Mexico, brought travelers throug...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Mitchell County, Texas.The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. It is named for Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution. Adjacent Counties * Howard County * Scurry County * Sterling County * Borden County * Nolan County * Coke County Cities, Towns & Communities *Colorado City (County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Falls County, Texas.= Official Website = History The Brazos River valley served as hunting grounds for several tribes, including Wacos, Tawakonis, and Anadarkos. The Comanches were often a more aggressive band who forced other tribes off the land. The Tawakoni branch of Wichita Indians originated north of Texas, but migrated south int...
On December 14, 1837, the second Congress of the Republic of Texas adjusted geographical limits to create Fayette County, and remove Gonzales and Caldwell Counties from Mina's boundaries. On December 18, 1837, Sam Houston signed acts that (a) incorporated the town of Mina and (b) changed the name of the county and town of Mina to Bastrop to honor Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron of Bastrop , an early...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Johnson County, Texas.= Official Website =Johnson County was created in 1854 and was named for Middleton Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician. The first settler of Johnson County was Henry Briden, who built a log cabin on the Nolan River in 1849. His log cabin still exists, and can be seen along State Highway 174 in Rio V...
Aransas County, Texas United States of America =This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Anderson County, Texas. Aransas County, Texas on Wikipedia Aransas County, Texas on texasalmanac.com website Namesake: Rio Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu==Aransas County, Texas History and Timeline=====Aransas County, Texas Military======Aransas County, Texas Notables
Location: 2900 Hatcher Street, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. L. Butler Nelson Memorial Park includes two historic cemeteries, the oldest of which was previously unnamed. Its earliest marked grave (1896) is that of Cherry Lawler, an 85-year-old grandmother. In 1911, William B. West, John P. Starks and William E. Ewing of Peoples Undertaking Co. purchased the cemetery and named it Woodland (or W...
Indigenous peoples inhabited the area as early as 4500 BC. Later known tribes in the area include Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, and Comanche. During the 1820s-1830s, Stephen F. Austin and Green DeWitt conducted surveying and Indian-fighting explorations. In 1849, the United States established Fort Croghan, and in 1848, the first settlers arrived in the county, Samuel Eli Holland, Logan Vandeveer, Pet...
The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution. Wikipedia
The cemetery is located at 125 McDavitt Boulevard, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas 78521. The cemetery is at the corner of McDavitt Boulevard and Paredes Avenue just east of Expressway 83. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 1109 North Texas Avenue, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Find a Grave
Wikipedia The county is named for Sam Houston. It is the county seat of Harris County .
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Tarrant County, Texas. Official Website Tarrant County, one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony, was established in 1849. It was named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas militia. For a complete list of other towns & communities, please see Wikipedia Adjacent Counties Ellis Cou...
The Mexican–American War , also known as the First American Intervention , the Mexican War , or the U.S.–Mexican War , was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution.Combat operations lasted a year and a half, from spring 1846 to fall 18...
Wikipedia Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas,and the flagship institution of the Texas Tech University System. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the four-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enro...
Located 1/2 mile off of Highway 75 South at 1336 Spur 104, about 4 1/2 miles south of Madisonville, in Madison County, Texas. Land for this cemetery was given by Mrs. Elizabeth Park. A marker has been placed in her memory. US Gen Web Find a Grave
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team located in Houston, Texas. The Astros are members of the American League (AL) West division in Major League Baseball (MLB), having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000.The Astros were established as the H...
In 1838, land surveys were made of the area. In 1856, Welcome W. Chandler from Mississippi became the first settler, arriving with his family, John H. Fowler, and seven slaves. They built a log cabin on Pecan Bayou. The county was formed from Comanche and Travis Counties. It is named after Henry Stevenson Brown, an American pioneer from Kentucky. In 1858, the county was formally organized. Brow...
The original site of the Brown County seat of Brownwood was east of Pecan Bayou. A dispute arose over land and water rights, and the settlers were forced to find a new location. Greenleaf Fisk donated 60 acres to relocate the county seat to the west side of the bayou, on what is now the current site of Brownwood, and 100 additional acres for county use. The town was incorporated in 1884. Durin...
Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America =This project is part of the State of Texas and Counties Project. Please place profiles of anyone who was born, lived, died, or is buried in Hidalgo County, Texas.For complete history, please see: Hidalgo County, Texas on Texas State Handbook Online website Parent County/Formed From: Established in 1852 from San Patricio County and Cameron County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Robertson County, Texas. The county was created in 1837 and organized the following year. It is named for Sterling C. Robertson, an early settler who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Adjacent Counties Limestone County Leon County Falls County Milam County Burleson County Brazos County Cities & Commun...
Wikipedia Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, TAMU, or A&M) is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas, United States. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System, the fourth-largest university in the United States and the largest university in Texas. Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution reflects a range of ...
Wikipedia Texas A&M University–Central Texas (TAMU-CT) is a public university in Killeen, Texas. It is one of the newest members of The Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1999 as a branch of Tarleton State University, it became an independent member of the Texas A&M University System in September 2009. TAMUCT is an upper division college, meaning its students must complete their freshman ...
This project is for those buried in Wesson Cemetery, Wixon Valley, Brazos County, Texas. Find a Grave
This project is used to relate all units from Texas who served in the Confederate Army. Handbook of Texas Online: Civil War Texas Military Forces Museum: Texas Military Forces in the Civil War Texas Civil War Confederate Units Texas Civil War Museum Texas Military Forces Museum: Texas During the Civil War Under the Rebel Flag: From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Wikipedia ==Baylor University=Baylor University is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and was one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States. The university's 1,000-acre campus is located on the banks of the Brazos River next to free...
The old stone Chapel of the Chimes goes back to the reconstruction era. Graves were moved here from Allen Parkway Village (which would be the original Old City Cemetery No. 3 ) in 1943. Also moved here were the graves from Episcopal-Masonic Cemetery . These graves are located adjacent to the Chapel with original tombstones in place. The cemetery has no upright markers except in the old Berry se...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Madison County, Texas.The county was created in 1853 and organized in 1854. It was named for James Madison , the fourth President of the United States. Adjacent Counties * Leon County * Houston County * Walker County * Grimes County * Brazos County Cities, Towns & Communities *Madisonville (County Seat)*Midway*Normangee (part)*North Z...
In 1837, most of the area of present-day Brazos County was included in Washington County. The Brazos River, which bisected the latter, proved a serious obstacle to county government, and a new county, Navasota, was formed in January 1841. The first court, with Judge R. E. B. Baylor presiding, was held later that year in the home of Joseph Ferguson, fourteen miles west of the site of present Bry...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Montgomery County, Texas.= Official Website =The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837 and is named for the town of Montgomery. Adjacent Counties * Liberty County * Harris County * Waller County * San Jacinto County * Grimes County * Walker County Cities, Towns & Communities Conroe ...
The county is named for James Abijah Brooks, one of the “Four Captains” who modernized the Texas Rangers. He retired to Farfurrias, served two terms as state representative, lobbied successfully for the county’s creation, and served thirty years as county judge. Brooks County has several large ranches, including Mariposa Ranch and the King Ranch, both in the east. The county’s largest employer...
The project purpose is to connect all of the Geni profiles of those who were defenders at the Alamo. The primary reference for the defenders is , which provides links to details on each person.Another list of defenders (including survivors) : of Texan survivors of the Battle of the Alamo: (free) users can join the project and help with expanding on the details within existing profiles and resea...
A project for those who have family members who go back to the days of Mexican Texas and the Republic of Texas. Mexican Texas is the name given by Texas history scholars to the period between 1821 and 1836, when Texas was governed by Mexico. The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Mexican Texas - Wi...
Wikipedia Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas. The campus is located on 272 acres about three miles (8 km) from downtown Fort Worth. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ. Its mascot is the "horned frog". For most varsity sports TCU competes in the Big 12 conference of the NCAA's Division I. The uni...
The park is located on 808 West Jack Finney Boulevard, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. Find a Grave
From downtown Bristol, Ellis County, Texas, turn east on any street, most don’t have street signs. They all dead end at or cross Church Street. Turn south on Church Street and go straight to the cemetery. Find a Grave
The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for Andrew M. Briscoe , a soldier during the Texas Revolution. At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe Co...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Hunt County, Texas.First settled in 1839, the county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839. Adjacent Counties * Fannin County * Delta County * Hopkins County * Rains County * Collin County * Kaufman County...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Baylor County, Texas. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1879. It is named for Henry Weidner Baylor , a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War . Adjacent Counties Wilbarger County Archer County Throckmorton County Knox County
Please bring your Texas Ranger profiles on over to this project - must be set to "public."* from Texas Department of Public Safety ==Silver Stars and Sixguns: The Texas Rangers=="They were men who could not be stampeded"That's the way the late Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr., longtime director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, once described the men who have worn the silver or gold star of ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Panola County, Texas. Jonathon Anderson, a migrant from the United States and founder of Panola County, donated about 500 acres of land in the 1800s to get the county started. The county was formed in 1846 and developed for cotton plantations. It was named after a Choctaw/Chickasaw word for cotton. Adjacent Counties & Parishes ...
Wikipedia Southwestern University (also referred to as Southwestern or SU) is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, United States. Formed in 1873 from a revival of collegiate charters granted in 1840, Southwestern claims to be the first university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church with a nonsectarian curriculum...
Brewster County was marked off in 1887 from Presidio County and named for Henry Percy Brewster. Murphyville, later renamed Alpine, was selected as county seat. In response to threats of ongoing Indian attacks, Camp Peña Colorado was established in 1879 a few miles south of the future site of Marathon. Word of mouth about the open rangeland in the area was spread by freighters John W Burgess a...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hardeman County, Texas.The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1884. It is named for two brothers, Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, early Texas politicians and legislators. Adjacent Counties * Foard County * Wilbarger County * Cottle County * Childress County * Harmon County, Okla. * Jackson County, Okla. Citie...
Brazoria County takes its name from the Brazos River, which flows through it. Anglo-Texas began in Brazoria County when the first of Stephen F. Austin's authorized 300 American settlers arrived at the mouth of the Brazos in 1821. Many of the events leading to the Texas Revolution developed in Brazoria County. In 1832, Brazoria was organized as a separate municipal district by the Mexican govern...
The cemetery was established in 1922 after the Old Brazoria Cemetery became full. It is located on 113 Tennis Street, Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lamar County, Texas.The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840 and organized the next year. It is named for Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. Adjacent Counties * Choctaw County, Okla. * Red River County * Bryan County, Okla. * Fannin County * Delta County...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Travis County, Texas. Official Website The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. It is located along the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east. In ...
Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas*
In 1927, land was purchased by a private corporation; $10.00 was paid for 112.5 acres of land! Family migrations, the breakup of family farms, and the growing populations in cities, family cemeteries were no longer feasible. A private corporation filled the need for burials with space available for public use in Austin. A rock home still stands proudly at the cemetery entrance which once served...
Though feuds and range wars were rampant throughout the American West, it seems the Lone Star State wins the "prize" for having the most. In virtually every county in the state, bitter wars were waged, often beginning with a few family members before growing to include hundreds of men. From disputes rising out of Civil War sympathies, to cattle thievery, and old-fashioned arguments between neig...
From US 77 in Minerva, Milam County, Texas, turn east on County Road 232LP and go 0.6 mile east and northeast. Find a Grave
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Austin, Texas. Austin is the county seat of Travis County, Texas and the state capital of Texas . Official Website Overview Residents of Austin are known as Austinites. They include a diverse mix of government employees, college students, musicians, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and a vibrant LGBT community. The city'...
The cemetery is located on 20500 FM 2252, Garden Ridge, Comal County, Texas The Cemetery is also known as Bracken Cemetery , Bracken Community Cemetery , Community Cemetery and Bracken Methodist Cemetery . There is also another Bracken Cemetery located nearby in Bracken, Comal County, Texas. Find a Grave
This rural cemetery is on a sprawling prairie in Maysfield, Milam County, Texas. The cemetery dates back to 1867. The graves are scattered throughout the property. The signage is located over the drive-thru gate, and the property is clean with room for expansion. This burial ground is very calm and peaceful due to the rolling land and beautiful trees. Many tall, older headstones are found ...
Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located approximately three miles west of Maydelle, Cherokee County, Texas, just north of Highway 84. Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church is located next to this cemetery. This is a very well maintained older cemetery that is still being used today. This cemetery was catalogued in 1970 and has been partially updated in Oct. 2002 by Martha Coates. Find a Grave ...
This small cemetery is in southwestern Taylor County on the south side of the Callahan Divide. The cemetery is in the are of the now extinct community of Moro. It is near Bluff Creek and two miles north of FM 1086. Find a Grave
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.[3] Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the U.S. Senator from Texas, U.S. Representative from Tennessee, Tennessee and Texas Governor, and first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston. The installation's missions include serving as the command headquarters for the United States Army North (formerly the Fifth Unit...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Red River County, Texas. The county was created in 1835 and organized in 1837. It is named for the Red River, which forms its northern boundary. Red River County was the birthplace of John Nance Garner, 32nd Vice President of the United States. Adjacent Counties McCurtain County, Okla. Choctaw County, Okla. Lamar County ...