Wilson County Texas Archives Photo Place.....Historic Cemetery Marker - Beall Cemetery September 26, 2008
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BEALL CEMETERY	

     Beall Cemetery, located in the Young Perry Alsbury survey, began as a 
family burial ground on the farm of early settlers Erasmus (Erastus) and 
Elizabeth Brinkley Beall, parents of six sons and four daughters.  The Beall 
family migrated to Texas from Warren County, Georgia by 1853 and purchased 
land from San Antonio realtor John James and additional acreage from San 
Antonio banker John Twohig.  The eldest son, William Henry Beall, passed away 
in 1854 and the family buried him at this site.  Elizabeth Beall (d. 1869) and 
her granddaughter, Susan Emeline (d. 1871) were the last family members buried 
here; the gravesite of Erasmus Beall remains unknown.  No other interments 
occurred here until the late 20th century.
     In 1981, land containing the cemetery transferred to Countryside Memorial 
Park, which officially incorporated the next year.  Beall Cemetery, though 
small, now serves as a testament to the lives of a pioneer family and others 
who settled and lived in this area of Wilson County.

Historic Texas Cemetery 
2005

Additional Comments:
Beall Cemetery is located off FM 1346, between La Vernia and St. Hedwig.

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