| Marker Number |
8618 |
| Atlas Number |
5185008618 |
| Marker Title |
The Stoneham Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Stoneham Cemetery, The |
| Address |
9851 Stoneham Cemetery Road |
| City |
Stoneham |
| County |
Grimes |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
219078 |
| UTM Northing |
5361980 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Stoneham Cemetery (High Point Cemetery), NE side of SH 105, 0.3 mi. E of FM 2445
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Franklin Jarvis Greenwood (1804-1882), who came to Texas in 1829, donated land for this cemetery. It was originally called "High Point" for a nearby settlement. The first known interments were Greenwood's daughters Mary Anne (b. 1840) and Harriet. They died in 1856 of cholera. Graves of yellow fever victims were specially marked to avoid spread of the epidemic. Many burials are descendants of Stephen F. Austin colonists. The name of the cemetery and town changed to "Stoneham" after John H. Stoneham (1829-1894) gave land for the railroad in 1879. (1978) |
