Bosqueville Cemetery - Bosqueville, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 31° 36.821 W 097° 11.866
14R E 670953 N 3499026
Entrance marked with historical marker and rock pillars. No signage. Enclosed in a chainlink fence. Appears well kept.
Waymark Code: WMWTP0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2017
Views: 2
Historical Marker:
Burials began here as early as 1850 on 10 acres given by Little Berry White for a school and cemetery. A log schoolhouse at this site in 1853-54 served the Methodist and Baptist Churches as a meeting place. Some of the unmarked graves were those of slaves. The first marked graves dated 1856, were those of David Smith Kornegay, a veteran of San Jacinto, and his mother-in-law, Bridget Lamb McGary. Another San Jacinto soldier, Alexander McKinza, and thirty-one veterans of the confederate army are buried here. In 1908, heirs of Dr. N.J. Wortham gave 1.5 acres.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Bosqueville, TX, USA
Approximate number of graves: 1411
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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