Witten Cemetery - Colleyville, Texas
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N 32° 52.696 W 097° 07.385
14S E 675587 N 3639353
A small well maintained cemetery with less than 100 internments.
Waymark Code: WM7ZFR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2009
Views: 5
The historical marker states;
This cemetery was established for the family of Samuel Cecil Holiday Witten (1819-91), who came to Texas in 1854. A successful landowner, he also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy County Surveyor. Witten first used this burial site in 1857 for the interment of his son, William. Also buried here is another son, George (1841-68), who drowned while on a cattle drive, and a son-in-law, Ryan Harrington (1829-84), a participant in the 1849 California Gold Rush. Samuel Witten and his wife moved to Corpus Christi in 1890 and the cemetery was later used by family descendants.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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