Details for Pioneer Rest Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5327004032

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Marker Number 4032
Atlas Number 5327004032
Marker Title Pioneer Rest Cemetery
Index Entry Pioneer Rest Cemetery
Address US 83, S side of Menard
City Menard
County Menard
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 424731
UTM Northing 3419948
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location on US 83 (W side of road) on southern edge of Menard
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Burial plot was begun by Adam Bradford, who buried his father, Jack Bradford, here in 1863. As the town and cemetery grew, the city bought the tract from Mrs. Gustav E. Schleicher in 1904. Fence surrounding cemetery was built of stone from the old courthouse and jail, razed in 1931, and reputed to have been in the original structure of nearby San Luis de Las Amarillas (Built by the Spanish in 1757). Final resting place for many area pioneers, including soldiers, cowboys, gamblers, preachers, civil war veterans, Indian fighters, and Texas Rangers.

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