Brown Cemetery - Kerrville, TX - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Joshua Brown, founder of Kerrville was the first burial in this cemetery that is now named for he and his family. Part of the grounds were given to the local American Legion Auxiliary to use for veteran's burials. Over time that section, which is now separate from the Brown Cemetery became the Kerrville National Cemetery.

Located on Texas Spur 100, there are 65 graves in the Brown cemetery. A Texas Historical Marker at the front of the cemetery reads:

"During the late 1840s, Joshua D. Brown (1816-1876) traveled from Gonzales and established a cypress shingle mill on the site of what is now Kerrville. This cemetery dates from 1872, when Brown's nephew, Thomas Goss was buried here. The graves of Brown and his wife, Sarah Jane (Goss), and Sarah's parents, the Rev. John and Mary Goss, are also located here. In 1923, use of part of the Brown Cemetery was granted to the Woman's Auxiliary of a local American Legion post for a veterans' burial ground that came to be called Kerrville National Cemetery. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986"

City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed Approximate number of graves: Not listed Cemetery Status: Not listed Cemetery Website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   09/20/2022 WalksfarTX visited it