Historical Marker
Johnson City Masonic Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Johnson City, Texas
( North Nugent Street (Spur 356), inside cemetery by the flagpole)
Marker installed: 2002
In 1892, local masons Joseph Bird, W.H. Withers and G.M. Nash, on behalf of Johnson City Masonic Lodge No. 561, purchased land at this site from Julia Ann Moore Jjohnson, widow of town
founder James Polk Johnson. Early marked graves date from the 1890s and include many community leaders, as well as veterans of military conflicts from the War of 1812 to Vietnam. Also
Interred here is the celebrated Texas Ranger Cicero Rufus Perry (d. 1898). With over 250 graves, the historic Johnson City Masonic Cemetery is an important reminder of early settlers.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002.