Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery, Waller County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Junior McKay Date: 18 Sep 2010 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** In 1856, Dr. Richard R. Peebles and the widow that he married, owned the land of the town-site of Hempstead. Dr. Richard R. Peebles and James W. McDade entered into an agreement with the Southern Pacific Railroad to lay out the town of Hempstead. Mr. McDade and Dr, Peebles platted the town-site of Hempstead and allotted the land for the large Hempstead Cemetery as a White burial ground. The Texas Town Let Company owned the land that the Hebrew Cemetery is now on. The Hebrew Cemetery has been is use from the early 1840's or 1850's. There is no actual record now of how the land for the Hebrew Cemetery was acquired. The oldest grave marker extant is from the early 1870's. On August 16, 1966, Mr. L. D. Gale gave $15,000 to the City of Hempstead. This money was collected from as many descendants of the old families and others buried in the Hebrew Cemetery as could be found. This money was put up and the interest accruing, to be used for the upkeep of the cemetery by the city of Hempstead. GPS: Latitude: 30.08347, Longitude: -96.06898 Alexander, Anna C. b. Feb. 17, 1857 d. Feb. 14, 1943 Alexander, Sam A. b. 1852 d. Dec. 11, 1898 Cohen, Isaac b. Sep. 28, 1855 d. Jan. 19, 1901 Cohen, Jacob H. b. 1879 d. 1960 Cohen, Jimmie b. 1866 d. 1878 Cohen, Joseph b. Feb. 19, 1827 d. Feb. 4, 1881 Cohen, Peter b. Mar. 7, 1863 d. Feb. 4, 1935 Cohen, Rachael b. Mar. 6, 1833 d. Jan. 31, 1885 Dreyfuss, Hanna Marcus b. 1870 d. 1915 Dreyfuss, Moise b. 1871 d. 1945 Ephriam, Jacob b. unknown d. Mar. 10, 1895 Ephriam, Nellie b. Jan. 12, 1851 d. Apr. 10, 1908 Ephriam, Rebecca b. unknown d. Oct. 5, 1893 Epstein, Clara b. May 8, 1879 d. Aug. 16, 1883 Fisher, Florence Schwarz b. Jul. 8, 1866 d. Oct. 2, 1944 Fisher, Morris b. unknown d. Sep. 13, 1907 Freed, Abraham b. unknown d. Nov. 5, 1881 Frenkil, Bella Dua b. Oct. 15, 1914 d. Sep. 12, 2009 Frenkil, G. K. b. 1880 d. 1936 Frenkil, Isadore b. 1905 d. 1971 Frenkil, Max b. Oct. 14, 1903 d. May 13, 1975 Frenkil, Rebecca b. 1881 d. 1939 Frenkil, Rose Radoff b. 1907 d. 1997 Gale, Hal Lawrence b. Jul. 15, 1925 d. Mar. 14, 1933 Gale, Lamar Hymen b. Sep. 3, 1903 d. Sep. 13, 1983 Gale, Marie B. b. Feb. 24, 1900 d. Sep. 30, 1981 Gales, Lawrence D. b. Jun. 16, 1899 d. Dec. 8, 1976 Galewsky, Balbina b. Jul. 31, 1873 d. Mar. 2, 1960 Galewsky, Gus b. 1893 d. 1939 Galewsky, Gussie b. Feb. 16, 1874 d. Oct. 23, 1964 Galewsky, Gussie Marcus b. Feb. 6, 1875 d. Mar. 23, 1953 Galewsky, Harry b. Apr. 11, 1896 d. May 19, 1974 Galewsky, Heiman b. Apr. 1, 1866 d. Oct. 21, 1921 Galewsky, Jacob b. Sep. 24, 1869 d. Oct. 27, 1927 Galewsky, Morris b. Jul. 17, 1864 d. Oct. 2, 1921 Golding, Bernard Marcus b. 1916 d. 1996 Golding, Bessie S. b. 1889 d. 1982 Golding, Dori Bounds b. 1927 d. unknown Golding, Maurice b. 1884 d. 1968 Golding, Sylvan H. b. Oct. 14, 1919 d. Sep. 5, 1966 Goldis, Norman b. 1937 d. 2002 Gordon, Adele b. Oct. 27, 1896 d. Dec. 14, 1990 Gordon, Leo b. Sep. 21, 1892 d. Oct. 24, 1960 Green, Abe b. 1884 d. 1939 Green, Max b. 1843 d. 1902 Green, Rickie b. 1855 d. 1926 Howe, Beartice M. b. Jun. 21, 1905 d. Jul. 27, 1905 Israel, Alice b. Sep. 13, 1890 d. Jul. 30, 1978 Israel, Jack b. Jul. 6, 1875 d. Feb. 13, 1951 Kaiser, Rose b. unknown d. Mar. 26, 1890 Kempe, Flora b. Dec. 24, 1854 d. Mar. 12, 1923 Kempe, Marks b. Oct. 10, 1852 d. Jan. 29, 1916 Kempe, Maurice b. 1881 d. 1955 Kempe, Rosa b. 1887 d. 1955 Klein, Abe b. Jan. 21, 1898 d. Jun. 2, 1978 Klein, Hortense b. Jan. 20, 1901 d. Jul. 30, 1984 Knop, Kaspar b. 1859 d. 1936 Knop, Lina Schwarz b. 1863 d. 1954 Koshkin, Gladys G. b. Feb. 7, 1918 d. Jul. 15, 1973 Lawrence, Hal b. Jul. 15, 1925 d. Mar. 14, 1933 Lissner, Alfred b. Mar. 22, 1883 d. Mar. 25, 1939 Lissner, Samuel b. Mar. 26, 1857 d. Aug. 4, 1919 Lissner, Valeria b. May 26, 1858 d. Aug. 31, 1928 Marcus, Meyer b. unknown d. Feb. 20, 1900 Marcus, Rosa b. unknown d. Oct. 2, 1899 Meyer, Gertrude Fischer b. unknown d. Sep. 16, 1910 Meyer, Sophie Galewsky b. Aug. 6, 1894 d. Oct. 12, 1987 Morris, Bertha b. Dec. 2, 1862 d. Jan. 9, 1938 Morris, Herman b. Apr. 15, 1860 d. Nov. 4, 1924 Reinstein, Julia b. Jul. 13, 1864 d. Sep. 18, 1881 Reinstein, William b. Jul. 13, 1864 d. Sep. 18, 1881 Rubenstein, Herman b. Jun. 30, 1883 d. Feb. 22, 1884 Rubenstein, Joseph b. Sep. 28, 1867 d. Dec. 12, 1898 Rubenstein, Julia b. Jul. 13, 1864 d. Sep. 18, 1881 Rubenstein, Solomon b. unknown d. Jul. 26, 1885 Rubenstein, William b. Sep. 4, 1832 d. May 9, 1882 Schwartz, Helen b. Nov. 26, 1895 d. Jan. 29, 1899 Schwartz, Ignatz b. unknown d. Jul. 18, 1892 Schwarz, Alfred b. May 2, 1856 d. Apr. 6, 1931 Schwarz, Amelia Hirsch b. Dec. 6, 1889 d. Nov. 28, 1976 Schwarz, Ben b. Dec. 25, 1863 d. Jan. 3, 1941 Schwarz, Benno b. Feb. 10, 1852 d. Jul. 22, 1930 Schwarz, Bertha b. 1885 d. 1957 Schwarz, Erwin b. 1883 d. 1952 Schwarz, Gabriel b. unknown d. Mar. 28, 1911 Schwarz, George b. Dec. 15, 1859 d. Nov. 10, 1932 Schwarz, Harry David b. Oct. 5, 1886 d. Apr. 13, 1941 Schwarz, Harry David, Jr b. Aug. 17, 1918 d. Sep. 27, 1992 Schwarz, Helen b. Nov. 26, 1895 d. Jan 29, 1899 Schwarz, Icnatz b. Jul. 18, 1892 d. unknown Schwarz, Ida b. Dec. 29, 1856 d. Feb. 24, 1921 Schwarz, Ida D. b. Dec. 25, 1872 d. Dec. 15, 1949 Schwarz, Isaac b. unknown d. Aug. 28, 1888 Schwarz, James b. 1884 d. 1956 Schwarz, Jeanette b. Mar. 4, 1910 d. unknown Schwarz, Julie b. unknown d. Jun. 13, 1904 Schwarz, Louise b. 1898 d. 1956 Schwarz, Marks b. May 16, 1886 d. Oct. 8, 1961 Schwarz, Minna b. unknown d. Aug. 15, 1916 Schwarz, Rabbi Chajim b. Sep. 15, 1824 d. Oct. 17, 1900 Schwarz, Rebecca b. Jul. 3, 1873 d. Mar. 15, 1951 Schwarz, Recha b. Dec. 9, 1869 d. Apr. 20, 1948 Schwarz, Rosa b. unknown d. Dec. 1, 1911 Schwarz, Samuel b. Aug. 11, 1841 d. Oct. 3, 1918 Schwarz, Sidney b. 1879 d. 1975 Selber, Gertrude Galewsky b. Jan. 22, 1906 d. Mar. 24, 1995 Shwartz, Benny b. Feb. 27, 1878 d. Jan. 12, 1883 Simon, Abraham b. Aug. 6, 1903 d. Oct. 29, 1983 Simon, Esther W. b. Mar. 4, 1913 d. May 18, 1987 Simon, Herman Ira b. Feb. 19, 1943 d. Jul. 22, 2008 Simon, Joel Steven b. Mar. 15, 1946 d. Jan. 26, 1991 Stein, Isaac b. 1878 d. 1957 Stein, Janie b. 1877 d. 1964 Stein, Mike b. 1901 d. 1970 Stein, Philip b. 1906 d. 1994 Stein, Roselle W. b. 1905 d. 1997 Stein, Sadie Kalil b. 1918 d. 1998 Weismann, Fsidor b. unknown d. Jan. 6, 1883