Gonzales Co. TX - CEMETERIES - Pearce - Pierce Family Cemetery This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Webb-Lucas Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- I do not know of a name for the cemetery. The Karnstad family owned the land that this cemetery is located on in the 1910's to 1920. There are no Karnstads buried here. This cemetery is located on private property, located off Salt Lake Road in Gonzales Co., TX.---approx. 8 miles from Ottine. My g.grandfather bought the Karnstad land along with other land in the area, to total over 5000 acres in 1921. It all touched to make one large ranch. There were 26 cemeteries at various places on the property at that time, and none were named. My g.grandfather fenced each of them off in the hopes to preserve. Although most of the land has been sold out of our family now, I am working with the current land owners, my g.uncle and father, in an attempt to locate as many of the cemeteries as I can, and record them and all of the information on the tombstones for future generations. This cemetery was once large- the area is very uneven. There are stones that are unmarked that I found still standing. Also, there are probably headstones under the ground. There are only four visible headstones left, and a portion of another one. I have located these families in the census in 1880 - Gonzales Co., ED 70- pages 491B and 492A. Lorena - Daughter of J.C and Fannie McGee Born May 23,1880-Died April 25, 1883 John H.-Infant son of DE & LE Buerose Aug. 4, 1888 Oct. 21, 1888 "In Memory of" Lydia Pierce Born March 10, 1810 Died March 18, 1885 Aged 75 years " The grave has no errors for those who have kept their faith" Joseph Pearce Born 1812 Died 1883 (Large open Bible at top of headstone) Joseph is the husband of Lydia Pierce (note the surname spellings of Pearce and Pierce) ? J. Pearce b. 1819 D. 1851 (His stone was right beside Joseph's)