Waller County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....Cemetery, St Mary's Catholic Church And 
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Cemetery:           St Martin De Porres Catholic Cemetery
Name:               St Mary's Catholic Church And Cemetery

Date Of Photograph: July 2010
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The first of many Czech immigrants to settle in this area purchased land from 
Galveston Developer E.H. Fordtran in 1891.  Four Czech families founded St. 
Mary's Catholic Church in 1892.  The first recorded burial was that of Antone 
Blinka in 1893.  In 1895 the church built a sanctuary on four adjoining 
acres.  The church closed in 1947 and the cemetery was taken over by St Martin 
de Porres Church in Prairie View in 1977.

Additional Comments:
Latitude: 30.03280, Longitude: -95.94440



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