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Waller Cemetery

Richards, Grimes County

Marker Text

According to oral history, Alexander Waller was the first person to be buried at this site. He died shortly after helping his father choose the family burial ground on their land purchased in 1872. John Waller, a veteran of the 15th Texas Cavalry, and his wife Frances (Dyer), had eleven children, several of whom are buried in this cemetery. Other Confederate veterans are interred here: Thomas Cothran, Jesse Long, and Oliver Smoot. Many more Sulphur Branch community families rest here, including two African-American families originally buried outside the main cemetery. Waller Cemetery continues to serve descendants of the early residents of Sulphur Branch.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 3 mi. S of Richards on Fm 1486; 2.1 mi. W on CR 214/212 to CR 210; 1.2 mi. S on CR 210
Marker # 11922
Dedicated 1998
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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