Details for New Cemetery of Montgomery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5339007893
Data
| Marker Number | 7893 |
| Atlas Number | 5339007893 |
| Marker Title | New Cemetery of Montgomery |
| Index Entry | New Cemetery of Montgomery |
| Address | Plantersville St. |
| City | Montgomery |
| County | Montgomery |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 240262 |
| UTM Northing | 3364773 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 1 block south of SH 105 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Burial place of many honored Texans, including Dr. Charles B. Stewart, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first secretary of state; also wife of Gen. Memucan Hunt, Texas soldier and statesman. Other noted individuals here include soldiers of the Texas army and veterans of the Civil War and other wars engaged in by the United States. This cemetery was founded December 1, 1868, to relieve "Old" Methodist plot. First persons buried on land (donated by P. J. and R. S. Willis, merchants) were 3 men killed by vigilantes. A fourth was buried nearby. |