CEDAR CREEK CEMETERY WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS Submitted by cshaffer@houston.rr.com Cindy Shaffer This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Cindy Shaffer (cshaffer@houston.rr.com) with assistance with photos and transcription by her daughter, Amanda Golden Emery and grandson, Steven Kristopher Golden (8 years old) in 2001. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Location: From Hempstead, Texas, travel Hwy. 6 north to Farm Road 2979. Turn west (right) onto 2979 and the cemetery will be on your right about 1/10 of a mile. Description: Cedar Creek Cemetery is enclosed with a chain link fence. The gate is unlocked. It is still in use today. It is not a very large cemetery (104 graves) and does have some trees. The grounds show signs of upkeep and recent mowing. There is not a sign at the cemetery indicating the name. Inscriptions are marked with quotation marks, comments are in ( ). Pictures are included. There is a large wooden board hung on a metal frame in the cemetery, with the following: Doss Norris Alpha Elizabeth Norris, wife W. A. Doss, Wallar Co.,Tex. June 18 1844 Mar 17 1878 Doss Children Buried Here Joseph Karchel Oct 18 1860 Oct 27 1860 John Thomas Feb 28 1862 June 15 1863 Maternal Grandparents Thomas Marchel Norris Born Aug 6 1802 Elizabeth Norris Apr 1803 Thomas Norris Vet. Tex. Rev. 1836 Erected V. E. Doss HISTORY of CEDAR CREEK, TX: Presumably named for the creek nearby, Cedar Creek existed by the middle of the 1880s when Henry Kloecker, a German immigrant, opened a cotton gin for local farmers. The gin remained in the Kloecker family until about 1902 or 1903, when a resident of Navasota in neighboring Grimes County purchased it. A school for local children had opened by 1892; in 1906 thirty-seven children attended classes, but the school had apparently closed by the 1930s. A cemetery which may have begun during the Civil Warqv era lies at the northern edge of the community. A small number of citizens resided at Cedar Creek in 1990, and St. Luke Church was in the vicinity. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Waller County Historical Commission, Cotton Gins of Waller County (Brenham, Texas, 1981). Waller County Historical Survey Committee, A History of Waller County, Texas (Waco: Texian, 1973). Paul M. Lucko "CEDAR CREEK, TX." The Handbook of Texas Online. [Accessed Wed Jun 6 18:52:58 US/Central 2001 ]. ************************************************************************ LAST NAME, FIRST MIDDLE, DOB, DEATH, INSCRIPTIONS/NOTES ALLEN Albert Monroe Jan 12 1912 -Apr 22 1984 "In Loving Memory of My Great Uncle" ALLEN George 1925 -2001 (Double marker w/Stella) "May They Rest in Peace" ALLEN James Alton Aug 28 1953-July 26 1986 "Death Is Where The Pain Stops and The Good Memories Begin" ALLEN Stella 1934 (Double marker w/George) "May They Rest in Peace" AMSLER Lillian Etna 1923-1966 BADE Adeline Mar 25 1872 - Mar 4 1919 "Gone But Not Forgotten" BADE Ernest T. Born June 18 1872 Died June 1 1909 (Woodsmen of the World marker) "In Memory of My Beloved Husband" "At Rest" BADE R. A. Apr 24 1877-July 15 1926 "Brother" BLACKMON Carroll F 1875 -1945 (foot marker-CFB) BLACKMON Susie T. 1874 No date (next to Carroll) BLUMBERG August H. 1906-1975 (Double marker w/Lucille H.) BLUMBERG Lucille H. 1916-1973 (Double marker w/August H.) BLUMBERG Mary E. Jan 19 1911-Feb 5 1997 "With Jesus" BLUMBERG Teria Ann 1874-1946 "In Loving Memory" BLUMBERG William Albert 1869-1944 "Husband" "Gone But Not Forgotten" DEWEES Timothy Apr 5 1925 Dec 24 1984 "Rest in Peace" DEWERS Alfred Leo July 5 1890 Apr 13 1970 "CPL 502 CO MT0 CC World War 1" DEWERS Mrs. Louise Aug 23 1897 May 19 1958 "At rest" DOSS Alpha Elizabeth Norris June 18 1844 Mar 17 1878 "Wife of W. A. Doss" (see Cedar Creek introduction for add'l information) DOSS Annie Belle Aug 30 1910 July 9 1997 (Double marker w/Clarence) DOSS Clarence June 24 1899 June 9 1981 (Double marker w/Annie Belle) DOSS Elizabeth 1862 1945(Double marker w/William H. Doss) DOSS William H. 1844 1922 (Double marker w/Elizabeth Doss) DOSS John Thomas Feb 28 1862 June 15 1863(see Cedar Creek introduction for add'l information) DOSS Joseph Karchel Oct 18 1860 Oct 27 1860 (see Cedar Creek introduction for add'l information) DOSS Loyd Edward Jan 3 1904 Aug 27 1976 "We will always remember" (next to Ruby) DOSS Ruby Thelma Sept 11 1910 Jan 18 1974 "We will always remember" (next to Loyd) EMSOFF Mattie Losack Dec 8 1880 Feb 24 1964 (double marker w/P. Ernest) EMSOFF P. Ernest Dec 13 1874 Dec 22 1925 (double marker w/Mattie) FLEMING Bertha Dec 2 1888 Sept 6 1908 "Mother" GAIDOSIK Frank Lawrence Feb 15 1919 Feb 18 1998 (McWilliams Funeral Home marker at foot) (double marker w/Mary) GAIDOSIK Mary Kloecker (double marker w/Lawrence) GAIDOSIK Rosemary Nov 29 1949 Dec 16 1949 "At Rest" (foot stone RC) GALLIHER Mary Lou Oct 28 1924 Mar 21 1980 "Our Loving Mother" GUTHRIE James 1877 1954 (Double marker w/Lou Ethel) GUTHRIE Lou Ethel 1876 1953 (Double marker w/James) HAFFELDER Emily Stephens Feb 12 1934 Jan 17 1973 "Gone But Not Forgotten" (Next to Harold Stephens) HANCOCK John L. Oct 20 1839 Dec 23 1917 "He is at rest in Heaven" (doublestone w/Mariah Jane) HANCOCK Mariah Jane 1840 1923 (double stone w/John L.) HEDKEL Edan (?) Born Nov 29 1848 Died Nov 8 1897 HEISE Anna C. Nov 2 1853 Jan 26 1905 (double stone w/Frederick) HEISE Bill June 20 1907 Nov 10 1986 (double stone w/Jackson Jewel) HEISE Carl (one date only) July 19 1923 HEISE Corrine Mar 15 1896 Apr 21 1986 (double stone w/Fred) HEISE Fred H. Mar 5 1891 Mar 9 1980 (double stone w/Corrine) HEISE Frederick C. Dec 2 1848 Aug 31 1915 (double stone w/Anna C.) HEISE Herman A. Feb 28 1929 Dec 1 1983 HEISE Homer R. May 11 1929 Dec 9 1976 HEISE Lillie M. Apr 21 1903 Apr 11 1987 (double stone w/August) "Wed Jan 28 1923" HEISE Myrtle Marie Jun 12 1919 Nov 3 1986 "Devoted and Beloved Daughter and Sister" HEISE SR. August M. Aug 17 1893 Jan 14 1980 (double stone w/Lillie) "Wed Jan 28 1923" HEISE SR. August Martin Aug 17 1893 Jan 14 1980 "CPL US Army World War 1" JACKSON Jerry Wayne Aug 2 1955 Feb 11 1985 "In Loving Memory" JACKSON Jewel Heise (one date only) Oct 1 1926 (double stone w/Bill) JACKSON SR. Glenn Allen Nov 14 1953 Sep 18 1998 "In Loving Memory" KLOECKER Fritz Fredrick 1887 1981 "In Loving Memory" (next to Willie Lou Kloecker) KLOECKER Willie Lou 1903 1961 "In Loving Memory" (next to Fritz Fredrick Kloecker) KLOECKER SR. H. Born Sept 10 1842 Died July 3 1926 "Born Hanover, Ger." (inscription nearly illegible, in German) (foot stone H.K. Sr. (next to Marie Pattberg) KLOECKER Alice May 23 1879 May 25 1960 "In Memory Of Our Mother" (next to August) KLOECKER August H. June 10 1884 Aug 11 1936 "In Memory Of Our Husband and Father" (next to Alice) KLOECKER Henry June 23 1876 Oct 6 1940 "Hanover Germany" "Gone But Not Forgotten" KLOECKER Marie Pattberg (Pattbero??) Born in Germany Oct 29 1843 Jan 2 1919 "In My Father's House are Many Mansions" "Wife of H. Kloecker" "Age 75 yrs 2 Mos 4 Days" "Was Gott Thut. Das Ist Wohlgethan. Dies Worth Stillt Unser Banges Flehn, Ach Ruhe Sanft Auf Wiedersehn" (German inscription - difficult to decipher) KLOECKER Marisa Ann Krzenski Oct 29 1957 Oct 4 1981 (wrought iron fence, pink marble marker and slab) LANGE "In God's Care" LANGE Bertha Born Apr 30 18?? Died Aug 14 1838(stone is broken and mars birth year) "Dau of Edward & Amalie Lange" "She is at the beautiful gate, wating and watching for us" (sic) LOSACK Annie M. 1897 1979 (double marker w/Fritz) LOSACK Edna E. (only one date) Oct 20 1917 (double marker w/Shelby) LOSACK Fritz W. 1885 1968 (double marker w/Annie) LOSACK Gladys Marie 1932 1944 (next to Edna) LOSACK Otto E. 1883 1941 "Father" LOSACK Dock T. Apr 22 1918 Feb 12 1999 (Baker Funeral Home marker at foot) (double marker w/Lydia) LOSACK Godfree J. 1849 1910 (double stone w/Rosa Lee) LOSACK Lydia F. (only one date) Oct 8 1919 LOSACK Rosa Lee 1851 1919 (double stone w/Godfree) LOSACK Shelby L. Feb 1 1916 Jan 10 1995 (double marker w/Edna) MATHEWS Ona Losack Feb 10 1912 Mar 6 1979 PADBAY Frederick Born June 5 1810 Died Aug 10 1889 "All is Well" PRICE R. L. 1868 - 1946 PUGH Jessie Born July 10 1865 Died June 29 1908 "In Memory of My Beloved Husband" PULLEN Rosa Lee Nov 15 1910 Nov 13 1971 RASLER Joseph F. Mar 16 1888 July 1 1963 2nd stone for Joseph) RASLER Joseph Frank Mar 16 1888 July 1 1963 "Austria" "CPL 144 AERP SQ World War 1" (military marker) RASLER Viola Y. Mar 20 1904 Apr 25 1993 RICHTER Bessie Feb 23 1907 July 21 1988 (Double marker w/Emil) RICHTER Emil Mar 4 1900 Sept 5 1977 (Double marker w/Bessie) SLEDGE Cynthia E. Nov 29 1889 Sept 21 1956 (double marker w/Edward E) SLEDGE Edward E. June 20 1887 May 13 1951 (double marker w/Cynthia) SPOERLE August May 13 1894 Dec 19 1954 At Rest" SPOERLE Carrie Born June 9 1871 Died Dec 6 1948 "Till we meet again" SPOERLE Chris Carl Born June 14 1963 Died Sept 20 1926 "Prepare to Meet Me in Heaven" (foot stone C.C.S.) SPOERLE Elizabeth 1829 - 1913 SPOERLE Gottlob Born Nov 1860 Died Nov 29 1926 (foot stone - G.S.) SPOERLE Jacob 1825 - 1910 SPOERLE Pauline July 25 1902 - Dec 4 1991 "Forever in our hearts" STEPHENS Harold C. Sept 6 1900 - Nov 13 1947 (Next to Emily Stephens Haffelder) STEPHENS Sally E. Nov 15 1906 - Nov 3 1988 WEATHERS Alma Zach Sept 12 1912 - June 4 1944 WHIGHAM Dorothy E. Mar 14 1916 - Nov 9 1991 WHIGHAM Joe Mar 17 1886 - June 15 1957 WILLIAMS Frankie Pearl 1908 - 1937 WILLIAMS George T. 1901 - 1976 "PFC US Army" YOUNGBLOOD Alvin D. Jan 26 1903 - May 9 1904 YOUNGBLOOD Francis E. 1872 - 1964 (Double marker w/Minnie A.) YOUNGBLOOD Minnie A. 1879 - 1969 (Double marker w/Frances E.) YOUNGBLOOD Nila Mabel July 5 1921 - Aug 13 1940 YOUNGBLOOD Belle 1871 - 1945 (double stone w/Lee) YOUNGBLOOD Lee 1868 - 1925 (double stone w/Belle) YOUNGBLOOD JR. Francis July 19 1913 - Mar 13 1951 "Texas Tech 4 564 Ord MAM CO World War II" ZACH Fred 1907 - 1969 ZACH Ida Lange Sept 7 1875 - Nov 28 1960 ZACH Otto Nov 17 1901 - Jan 29 1970 "In Loving Memory of our Uncle" ZACK Born Mar 11 1909 Died May 26 1910 "Here Rests Our Son and Brother" (between Alma Weather and Alphonso Zack) ZACK Alma ZACK Alphonso Born July 5 1866 - Died Aug 5 1917 (Woodsmen of the World marker) (foot stone AZ) (inscription is difficult to make out) "'from his loved ones, his children, his wife'." ZACK Karl