Waller Cemetery
3 mi. S of Richards on Fm 1486; 2.1 mi. W on CR 214/212 to CR 210; 1.2 mi. S on CR 210, Richards, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1872
EST. 1872
1872
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Waller 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 Waller Cemetery
Waller Cemetery was established on land purchased in 1872 by the Waller family in the Sulphur Branch community, with Alexander Waller traditionally remembered as the first burial. John Waller, a veteran of the Fifteenth Texas Cavalry, and several relatives were later interred there alongside other Confederate veterans. Two African American families were buried within the grounds.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Waller Cemetery
According to oral history, Alexander Waller was the first person to be buried at this site. He died shortly after helping his father choose the family burial ground on their land purchased in 1872. John Waller, a veteran of the 15th Texas Cavalry, and his wife Frances (Dyer), had eleven children, several of whom are buried in this cemetery. Other Confederate veterans are interred here: Thomas Cothran, Jesse Long, and Oliver Smoot. Many more Sulphur Branch community families rest here, including two African-American families originally buried outside the main cemetery. Waller Cemetery continues to serve descendants of the early residents of Sulphur Branch. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5185011922
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