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This cemetery, established in 1877, is located in Bells, Grayson County, Texas. Find a Grave USGW Archives
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Although a fire destroyed the earliest written records of this burial ground, it is known that the first graves are those of Elisha Whitley and Henry McCray who were killed by hostile Indians in 1872. Another early grave is that of Isaac Galbreath (d. 1874), killed by Indians at the age of seventeen. His father, Thomas Galbreath (1823-1902), a Texas Ranger and veteran of the Mexican War (1846-4...
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 J. Fisher Bird who patented the survey. Continuously used as a voting place since 1885, this property was obtained by School Trustees in 1892 through...
CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS===1st Texas Infantry Regiment== Also Called the "Ragged Old First" The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in...
This small rural cemetery is south of Halletsville, Lavaca County, Texas. It may be reached by going south from Halletsville on Hwy 77 toward Hope, turn left on county road CR 444. Drive 3.4 miles and turn right on CR 447, go 2.2 miles, cemetery is on left. As a side note, it was believed that a lot of gravestones were lost, especially toward the creek side of the cemetery. Find a Grave
Junction City Cemetery is one mile south on Hwy 377 from intersection with Main Street. Cemetery is bounded by 20th Street, South Llano Street & Highway 377, in Kimble County, Texas. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on Farm to Market Road 318E, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas. The oldest burial in this cemetery is Ida Herder dated 1876. Find a Grave
Location on Smith Land, south of Hope, in Lavaca County, on 77 towards Victoria. You will need permission to get into the cemetery. This small fenced cemetery south of Hope is the site of about thirty graves. The earliest known grave according to Sammy Tise is the unmarked burial place of Sara Ann Bailey Fitzhenry who died in 1860. Tise included a plat of the cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas C...
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. Trading posts were established at Pr...
The WHITTENTON CEMETERY was the first cemetery at Blue Ridge. This cemetery is north of CR 406 and west of CR 404. It is not visible from either road. In 1876 Marion Andrew Whittenton donated land to establish a public cemetery--the Whittenton Cemetery at Blue Ridge. This cemetery is owned and maintained by an active Cemetery Association and contains upward of 85 graves. There are sixteen un-m...
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...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Texas. Official Website The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1886. It is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general. Adjacent Counties Foard County King County Haskell County Stonewall County Baylor County Throckmorton County Cities, Towns & Communities Benjami...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kleberg County, Texas. The county was organized in 1913 and was named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler. Most of the county's land lies in the famed King Ranch, Adjacent Counties Kenedy County Brooks County Jim Wells County Nueces County Cities, Towns & Communities Kingsville (County Seat) Loyola Beach ...
This cemetery is located on County Road 23, Kirkland, Childress County, Texas. Find a Grave Cemeteries of Texas TX Gen Web Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kinney County, Texas. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1874. It is named for Henry Lawrence Kinney, an early settler. Adjacent Counties Edwards County Uvalde County Val Verde County Coahuila, Mexico Maverick County Cities & Communities Brackettville (County Seat) Fort Clark Springs Spo...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in King County, Texas. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It was named for William Philip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. Adjacent Counties Foard County Cottle County Knox County Haskell County Stonewall County Dickens County Communities Dumont Finney Grow Guthrie (County Sea...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kimble County, Texas. History Prior to the arrival of foreign settlers, the area that later became Kimble County was inhabited by several Native American groups, including the Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, and Lipan Apache. The first Europeans to encounter the area were the Spanish, who led several campaigns against the local Ind...
This cemetery is located on 3516 Lake Road, Killeen, Bell County, Texas. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Killeen, Bell County, Texas. Official Website Killeen is a military boom town due to it's close proximity to Fort Hood . History In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying 360 acres a few miles southwest of a small farming community known as Palo Alto, which had existed sin...
Located on the north side off of Cedarland Boulevard, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. It is owned and maintained by the Texas Masonic Retirement Center on 1501 West Division Street, Arlington, Texas. Phone Number: (817) 275-2893. In order to obtain a photo for this cemetery you must contact The Texas Masonic Retirement Center and give them the name of the person. They will go take the pictur...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kerr County, Texas. Kerr County was formed in 1856 and was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. In 1963, Hud starring Paul Newman was filmed at Camp Waldemar in Hunt and in 1975, The Great Waldo Pepper starring Robert Redford was filmed in Kerrville. Adjacent ...
This cemetery is located on the farm located at 2994 CR-1331 about two miles east of Hare, Texas in Milam County. As of October 2010 this property was owned by Bill Carlson, telephone number (512) 940-1154. From Taylor, Texas go North on Highway 95 about 5 miles to the junction with CR 1331 and turn right or east towards Hare. Drive to Hare and then two miles past that village. You will see th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Frio County, Texas. Official Website The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. Frio is named for the Frio River. Adjacent Counties Dimmit County LaSalle County Zavala County Medina County Atascosa County Cities, Towns & Communities Bigfoot Derby Dilley Frio Town Hilltop Moore Nor...
This cemetery is located on 833 Main Street, Sealy, Austin County, Texas. It's also known as Sealy Catholic Cemetery . Find a Grave County Gen Web