Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Texas. (original) (raw)

Tombstones
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Historical Marker Text

Waxahachie City Cemetery

The first burial here occurred on Jan. 1, 1852, after the death of pioneer merchant Silas Killough (b. 1805), one of the founders of this community. The original 4.16 acre tract was given in 1858 to trustees of the Methodist church by Emory W. Rogers (d.1874), who was Waxahachie's first settler (1846) and donor of land for the townsite. About 1900, the cemetery was transferred from church to municipal jurisdiction. By gifts and purchases of additional land, the site has grown to 65 acres and contains about 10,000 graves.
(1976)

Marker Location: W. Hawkins St., Waxahachie

Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Statue
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Guitar Tombstone
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012

Photographer's Note:
"If you look at the googlemap screen shot, you can see S. Hawkins Street appears to cut through the cemetery... or maybe they just expanded across the street later." - David Cole

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