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Gulf Prairie Cemetery

Jones Creek, Brazoria County

Marker Text

Pioneer cemetery. Originally part of Peach Point Plantation. Used by descendants of James Franklin Perry and wife, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, Stephen F. Austin's sister, and by the community since 1829. In 1836, Austin, the "Father of Texas," was buried here. His remains were reinterred in the state cemetery in the city of Austin in 1910. (1967)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd., Jones Creek
Marker # 9565
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 28.976199, -95.472536

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