Details for Green Dewitt Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177012837
Data
| Marker Number | 12837 |
| Atlas Number | 5177012837 |
| Marker Title | Green Dewitt Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Green Dewitt Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Gonzales |
| County | Gonzales |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 650519 |
| UTM Northing | 3261350 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 2002 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | gravel road to the cemetery that runs north off of CR #197; Located about 500 yards north of State Highway #97 where it cuts off from U.S. Highway #183, 2 miles south of Gonzales (#183 continues to Cuero & #97 goes to Cost and Nixon). There is a gravel road to the cemetery that runs north off of CR #197. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | HTC marker |
| Marker Text | Green Dewitt Cemetery Green (1787-1835) and Sarah (Seely) (1789-1854) Dewitt moved their family from Missouri to Texas in 1826 after he successfully petitioned the Mexican government for an Empresario Grant to settle 400 Anglo-Americans on lands southwest of Stephen F. Austin's colony. In 1831, Sarah received a separate grant, the Sarah Seely League, from which this acre was set aside for a family cemetery. The grave of Sarah, known for her "come and take it" flag as the fight for Texas Independence began, stands near a memorial for her husband, who is laid to rest in Mexico. The first known burial here is their grandson, Jonas Dewitt (1850-1851). Historic Texas Cemetery-2002 |