Hall Of Honor

Historic Texas Cemeteries

Hall of Honor

This part of the Texas Cemetery Preservation project was developed for those folks who chose to "Adopt A County Cemetery List".
They have taken on a noble cause. This web page can offer only a little recognition. They deserve so much more.
Thank you for your kindness & Dedication

Love Never Dies

Brazos County- I will help any way that I can. I have discovered that Brazos County was inventoried and transcribed five or six years ago and there is a book in the Carnegies Library in Bryan which lists the cemeteries. If I can find the publisher of the "Cemeteries of Brazos County", I will determine if I can get permission to place the information on the Texas GenWeb sites.

I helped to organize the Peach Creek Cemetery Association, several years ago, by obtaining its non-profit charter, writing the Constitution and By-Laws and getting its tax exemption status under the IRS rules. If I recall correctly, the oldest tombstone in that cemetery is 1840.

Hamilton County-- Lt Col Eldon L. Sanders, USAF (MSC), Retired. This county cemetery list has been adopted by The Hamilton County Genealogical Society We have logged every grave in Hamilton County. We have funeral home records, we know where each cemetery is and what kind of shape it is in. There are two ways to contact us. One is through The Hamilton County Genealogical Society and the other is through
Carlian Massingill Pitman We will be glad to help.

Bell County--The Bell County Transcription Project has adopted the cemetery list for Bell County. They are in the process of cataloging every cemetery in the county.
Joe Deaver Bell County TXGenWeb County Coordinator

Bastrop County ---Oct. 11, 2000
I try and take my digital camera when I go survey cemeteries, therefore, the online pictures. I have a realtors map that has a lot of cemeteries marked, so I check them off as I go. The master database is a few years of work, collecting death information as I get it. Completed surveys are put on the rootsweb archives, which I'm behind on.
I know what it is like to not be able to go out of town to a cemetery of my ancesters and the joy of finding an online listing for a cemetery with a direct line ancester's information. This is my way of giving back to those that have given. Tammy Owen Bastrop County, TXGenWeb Coordinator

Van Zandt County --I will give you a little background on how I work with the Genealogical Society to keep this particular section updated.
I do not use their surveys, I use surveys and information obtained from the various cemetery boards and some older surveys from other books from the Van Zandt County Historical Society that I have permission to transcribe. Then I keep them updated as well as I can via the obits from the news paper. Since I started this project, the Genealogical Society's sale of their publications has increased 25 to 30 percent. Also, my dad, who is also a member on the board of one of the Cemeteries has produced a color coordinated map that the society sells that is absolutely wonderful when it comes to finding these elusive sites.
I LOVE my work with the web site, after all, my ancestors are buried in some of these cemeteries and I owe them that much!! Also, someday, I too will be buried here and hope someone cares enough to do the same for me.
Betty Miller Van Zandt TX GenWeb.County Coordinator

Crosby County --- All cemeteries located in Crosby County are maintained by the Cemetery Association and supported by this association along with the Crosby County Historical Society. We re-set stones, pay to have the cemetery mowed, and have rules and regulations strictly adhered to.
All cemeteries have been surveyed, transcribed and obits, pictures added at the TXGenWeb Project for Crosby County. www.rootsweb.com/~txcrosby/cemeteries.htm
Thank you,
Linda Hughes
Member of Crosby County Historical Society
Webmaster for Crosby County TXGenWeb Project

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