Details for Cedar Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5149011878

Data

Marker Number 11878
Atlas Number 5149011878
Marker Title Cedar Cemetery
Index Entry Cedar Cemetery
Address
City LaGrange
County Fayette
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes cemetery; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1997
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 5 mi. SW of LaGrange on FM 609
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text John and William Lewis settled in the LaGrange area in the 1830s and established a family cemetery here. The earliest marked grave is that of Carl Huebner in 1857. John and Ann Lewis donated 1.25 acres of land for the cemetery in 1879. All records were kept in German until 1931 \, and German cultural influences are evident on many tombstones. The site became a community cemetery, and the name was changed three times. Burials include veterans of the war for Texas independence, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War. (1997)

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