| Marker Number |
8368 |
| Atlas Number |
5477008368 |
| Marker Title |
John McNeese Graveyard |
| Index Entry |
McNeese, John |
| Address |
|
| City |
Independence |
| County |
Washington |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
747327 |
| UTM Northing |
3353248 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Independence, take US 390 W about 5 mi. to Wind Hill Farm, marker is on main road into farm - private property.
|
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Other - explain |
| Marker Text |
Land here on La Bahia Road was in 1831 grant to brother-in-law and sister of Stephen F. Austin. It was bought by John McNeese (1789-1853), an 1835 settler from South Carolina, whose grave is here. Plot is set aside by deed covenants forever for McNeese family graves. |
