| Marker Number |
9054 |
| Atlas Number |
5157009054 |
| Marker Title |
Needville Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Needville Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Needville |
| County |
Fort Bend |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
226777 |
| UTM Northing |
3255688 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; German immigrants/immigration; churches |
| Marker Year |
|
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1 mi. SE of Needville on SH 36, then 1.25 mi. north on Needville-Fairchild Rd. to Padon Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Located on land purchased by the Needville German Methodist Church from the State of Texas in 1896, this small cemetery began in 1903, when the infant son of the church's pastor, William Sievers, and his wife Alma was buried near the church building. By 1905 children of the Busch and Kielman families also were buried here, and the Zich family began burying relatives in the graveyard in 1907. Adjacent to the Needville Public Cemetery, this plot has historically been used by members of the Methodist church, which moved into the town of Needville in 1927. Incise on base: Funded by the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bacica |
