W.L. Seegar - Washington Cemetery, Houston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 29° 45.966 W 095° 23.320
15R E 269046 N 3295257
Formerly known as Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedhof, German Society Cemetery, renamed Washington Cemetery in 1918 due to anti-German sentiment during World War I.
Waymark Code: WM10WJ0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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A large marble obelisk for W.Lee Seegar, buried next to him is his wife Louisa F. Simms Seegar. (1819 - 1895)

In
Loving Remembrance
Of My husband

W.L. Seegar,
Born
Jan. 22, 1859,
Died Nov. 11, 1896

Lo! Where the silent marble weeps,
A friend, a husband, a father sleeps,
A heart within whose sacred cell,
the peaceful virtue loved to dwell.

Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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