Beall Cemetery
N 29° 22.593 W 098° 10.082
14R E 580739 N 3249992
This historical marker is easy to miss. It is placed closely to the corner of a chain link fence where the young hackberry tree shades this marker. It can be seen from the roadway, but you'll need to be watching for it
Waymark Code: WM18RG9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2023
Views: 2
This historical cemetery is not at the junction of Cemetery Lane with FM 1346 (La Vernia Road), but it is easily found by driving just short of a half-mile down Cemetery Lane. Look for the arched entrance gate in the middle of the cemetery's fence.
As the historical cemetery marker says, there are few grave markers and these that are here are family members of Erasmus and Elizabeth Beall from the last half of the 1800s.
Marker Number: 13572
Marker Text:
Beall Cemetery, located in the Young Perry Alsbury Survey, began as a family burial ground on the farm of early settlers Erasmus (Erastus) and Elizabeth Brinkley Beall, parents of six sons and four daughters. The Beall family migrated to Texas from Warren County, Georgia by 1853 and purchased land from San Antonio realtor John James and additional acreage from San Antonio banker John Twohig. The eldest son, William Henry Beall, passed away in 1854 and the family buried him at this site. Elizabeth Beall (d. 1869) and her granddaughter, Susan Emeline (d. 1871) were the last family members buried here; the gravesite of Erasmus Beall remains unknown. No other interments occurred here until the late 20th century.
In 1981, land containing the cemetery transferred to Countryside Memorial Park, which officially incorporated the next year. Beall Cemetery, though small, now serves as a testament to the lives of a pioneer family and others who settled and lived in this area of Wilson County.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
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