Fuqua Family Cemetery
highway 149 east four miles turn left on hiway 3090 go 1and 1/2 mile on the left cemetery road, Anderson, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1841
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Fuqua Family Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Fuqua Family Cemetery
Fuqua Family Cemetery was named for Ephraim Fuqua, an early settler who received a Republic of Texas land patent in 1841 and donated land for the burial ground. Its first recorded burial was Confederate soldier Patrick H. Fuqua, who died in 1862. Later burials included family veterans of the Spanish-American War and both world wars.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Fuqua Family Cemetery
FUQUA FAMILY CEMETERY FUQUA FAMILY CEMETERY WAS NAMED FOR THE EPHRAIM FUQUA FAMILY, ONE OF THE EARLIEST FAMILIES TO SETTLE IN THE AREA. EPHRAIM FUQUA RECEIVED A LAND PATENT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS IN 1841 AND DONATED A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CEMETERY. THE BURIAL GROUND IS SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET SOUTH OF EPHRAIM FUQUA’S ORIGINAL HOMESITE. THE FIRST RECORDED BURIAL HERE IS THAT OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER PATRICK H. FUQUA, WHO DIED IN 1862. OTHER FUQUA FAMILY MEMBERS BURIED HERE INCLUDE VETERANS OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II. THE CEMETERY SERVES AS A MEMORIAL TO A PIONEERING TEXAS FAMILY. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2008 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5507016029
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