* = All three
names on one squared column.
295250N 970046W
From the Fayette Heritage Archives and Museum:
According to Norman C. Krischke: this site is located about 5 miles south of West Point and 1.3 miles east of FM 154 off Reiss Road/County Road 139. It is 0.3 mile south of Reiss Road/County Road 139 beyond Rocky Creek Ranch Gate #3. The cemetery is surrounded with a five-strand barbed wire fence on steel posts set in concrete with a double gate on the south side. The enclosure measures about 108 x 114 feet.
See Krischke's booklet: "Hale Cemetery or Brown Cemetery", May 1, 1973 [97.26.8 Cemetery files] in the Fayette Heritage Archives for his full report.
Surveyed May 1, 1999 by Lana (Sawey) LeCroy and Gwen (Brewer) McDaniel. Transcribed by Gwen (Brewer) McDaniel. Surveyed again in 2010 by Diane Mitchell with corrections to several dates.
From La Grange, go west on State Hwy 71 to West Point. Turn left (south) on Hwy 154 about 5 miles. At County Road 139 (Reiss Road) turn left (east) and go 1.3 miles. The cemetery sits .3 mile off the road on the right.
Click on links below for photos of markers contributed by Diane Mitchell.
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NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
COMMENTS |
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04 Aug 1830
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07 Aug 1903
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Wife of J.G.; shared marker; "Gone but not forgotten"
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02 Jun 1918
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27 Aug 1918
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"Dau of J. G. & A. M. Brown"
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28 Sep 1888
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28 Sep 1888
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"Child of S. S. & M. E. Brown"
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16 Apr 1916
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20 Jul 1918
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"Son of J. G. & A. M. Brown"; “A little time on earth he spent till God for him his angel sent”
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| Brown, Infant son |
23 Nov 1900
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23 Nov 1900
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"Infant son of S. S. & M. E. Brown" |
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4 Nov 1887
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06 Feb 1888
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24 Feb 1824
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13 Aug 1887
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Mason; shared marker with Amanda Brown
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1 Jan 1859 |
15 Dec 1901 |
"Gone, but not forgotten. May he rest in peace." |
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30 Mar 1866
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25 Oct 1888
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20 May 1864
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23 Jul 1922
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"Wife of S. S. Brown"; “She was the sunshine of our home.”; middle name was Elizabeth
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12 Nov 1883
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11 Jun 1888
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Dau of S.S. & M.E.
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10 Feb 1882 |
19 Feb 1884 |
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29 Jun 1862 |
18 Oct 1935 |
Middle name was Sigmon |
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10 Oct 1895 |
28 Feb 1899 |
Sister |
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22 Aug 1870 |
28 Jan 1910 |
Mother |
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18 Apr 1867 |
14 Nov 1914 |
"Woodmen of the World Memorial"; "Father" |
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18 Jan 1890 |
22 Dec 1900 |
"Brother" |
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02 Apr 1882 |
08 Aug 1901 |
Very difficult to read |
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02 Nov 1854 |
05 Jan 1933 |
"The Lord is My Shepherd" |
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Pausewang, Johann |
21 Dec 1842 |
29 Jun 1914 |
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22 Apr 1889 |
15 Feb 1918 |
"Son"; "Rest in Peace" |
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12 Aug 1852 |
19 Nov 1885 |
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Schaper, Julius C. |
13 May 1875 |
22 Aug 1889 |
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22 Sep 1850 |
23 Oct 1934 |
"Father"; "Rest in Peace" |
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Wetjen, Anna D. |
04 Mar 1883 |
17 Feb 1890 |
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Wetjen, Friedrich Wilhehm
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25 Mar 1889
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26 Dec 1900
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06 Jul 1849 |
22 Feb 1890 |
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* = All three names on one squared column.
