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Frey Cemetery

Brookshire vicinity, Waller County

Marker Text

John Frey, born Johannes Frei in 1857 in Switzerland, came to America in 1877. He settled in Austin County, Texas, where he married German immigrant Mary Baethe in 1879. They eventually were the parents of fifteen children. They moved to Waller County in 1889 and settled near this site. In 1902 the Freys' infant daughter, Annie, died and was buried on the family farm. Hers was the first grave in what became the family cemetery. John and Mary Frey were also buried here. Their descendants still maintain the historic graveyard.

Marker Details

Address From Brookshire, take FM 362 north to Richard Frey Rd., then east to Blinka Rd, go north 1.5 mi. to Frey Cemetery Rd.
Location Description From Brookshire, take FM 362 north to Richard Frey Rd., then east to Blinka Rd, go north 1.5 mi. to Frey Cemetery Rd., Brookshire vicinity
Marker # 9385
Dedicated 1990
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 29.979907, -95.972631

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