St. Martin Cemetery - Tours, TX
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N 31° 45.401 W 097° 02.690
14R E 685178 N 3515128
Although several unmarked graves exist, the cemetery's first marked grave is that of Clement Uptmore (1831-1876).
Waymark Code: WMW1WK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2017
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Marker Text:
A wagon train of German Catholic settlers from Teutopolis, Illinois arrived in this area on November 11, 1874, the feast day of St. Martin of Tours. That year, they built and dedicated a log cabin church to St. Martin. The John Deiterman family donated five acres for the church and two for a cemetery. Other German, Czech and Moravian families soon joined the farming community.
In 1887, county surveyors discovered an error in the cemetery's location. It was actually sited on Anton Halbrook's property. He sold 10 acres across the road, and the graves were moved to the new site.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Tours, TX, USA
Approximate number of graves: 1153
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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