![]() ![]() Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery Historic Texas Cemetery designation See a description of the cemetery and photos of over 100 markers in the Pitman Cemetery. At this time the only graves are those of Jack Dies Pyburn, Jr., AugOctober 24, 2010, and his son, Clinton Pyburn. The Piney Creek Cemetery at 3031 Piney Creek Road was created as a family cemetery in October 2010. View background information, photos, and a list of grave sites in Pine Springs Cemetery We found no signs of a church but the outhouse was falling down when Kathy Carter and Helen Muras surveyed this cemetery on. Joe cole reports that the church had fallen down in 1958. There are probably many unmarked graves as there are a lot of sandstones, fieldstones, petrified wood and bricks throughout the site. This cemetery is located about a mile and a half from Warda at the end of county Road 154. View the text of the Historic Texas Cemetery marker and a list of grave sites in the Pin Oak Cemetery. See photos, a list of burials and other information about the Picker Cemetery.Īlso known as the Old Black Jack Springs Cemetery ![]() The cemetery was visited 25 October 1971 by the author and no tombstones could be found. I could find no trace of the graves and no markers. They said that about 20 years ago there were some monuments here and that some of the Peeler family came and cleaned the grass and brush from the stones. I visited these graves along with Henry Beier and Martin Guentert. The graves are about 200 yards east of the Guentert house in a cotton field. PEELER FAMILY CEMETERY 2 1/2 miles west of High Hill on a farm owned at present by Martin Guentert is the Peeler Cemetery. Joe Cole, Smithville, Texas recorded this cemetery 20 July 1958 in his survey of Fayette County cemeteries. The deed states: "We reserve one-half acre of land where the graveyard is, the boundarly lines to be established by us so as to secure the graveyard to ourselves." Counsel League to Joseph Ripple for $2700.00 on 28 October 1872. Forester, daughter of Squire and Jane Peeler, sold 149.3 acres of land in the H. The cemetry is mentioned in Fayette County Deed Record, Vol. Jane Peeler's estate of 400 acres in the Counself League was auctioned to her sons, Richmond and William Peeler 2 December 1884 for $14.45 per acre. Their graves were marked with tombstones as late as 1939 but the stones cannot be found today. Squire Peeler and Jane Peeler, who died during the latter part of 1883, are supposed to be buried in Peeler Cemetery about 200 yards east of Martin Guentert's house east of County Road 432 which was the old Peeler Road. Squire Peeler died in 1854 and his estate was probated in March 1856 dividing the land among his wife and the seven children. The following is taken from Graves, Graves, Graves, copyrighted 1999, with the permission of the author, Norman C. Krischke lists the Jerrells grave, Cole does not. Graves are scattered over a large area." Mr. Many bricks scattered on ground indicating grave sites. One grave with iron fence under large live oak tree. Krischke states: "Covers large acreage on hill NW in confluence of _ Creek and old bed of Colorado. This is a large cemetery with only 5 monuments left standing others are all broken and falling down."Īccording to a report by Norman Krischke of, the site was established on the Parr farm, later owned by Rudy Mitschke and in 1968 known as the Zilss farm. Across a little branch 100 yards east is the Parr Cemetery. Has had a galvanized wire fence the fence is missing. See background information, photos, an annotated list of burials and a map of the Pagel Cemetery.Īccording to the JoeCole Cemetery Survey of, this site is "two miles south of Winchester on the north bank of Spring Branch just above the spring. If you have a photograph or information about a cemetery you'd like to contribute, please contact Rox Ann Johnson. ![]() ![]() You do not need to know the name of the cemetery. In addition, the Archives staff will check their extensive cemetery database for you by e-mail. We are indebted to Kathy Carter, former director of the Fayette Heritage Archives and Museum, for the following cemetery information. ![]()
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