Location: Kennard Cemetery, Roans Prairie. Local history map, SE of Rains Prairie, E of FM 2562, near Walker Cem. TxGenWeb, TxDoT map, S of T intersection with CR 217, E of roadway. SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/28/04: SKennard Cemetery, Roans Prairie. Local history map, SE of Rains Prairie, E of FM 2562, near Walker Cem. TxGenWeb, TxDoT map, S of T intersection with CR 217, E of roadway. THC site visit MB 4/28/04: Small fenced site on bluff over roadway. Large pink granite state marker, 1936, in area of Cedar marker trees and fieldstone markers and curbing. State of Texas, 1936. Quad 3095-322. NOTE: 9/15/04 comments from Marcus Mallard, former mayor of Anderson, Tx, who witnessed highway cut through site, bones removed and placed in box in current site. Unkown other sites dislodged by highway cut.Approx 0.04 acre. GPS 30.33.11.20997N –95.55.17.94876W. Quad 3095-322Currently Low endangerment, previously partially destroyed. Now maintained, fenced, near residences,, 1936 state marker.
To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the
Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.
The Historic
Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by
recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent
to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic
Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.
A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition
for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s
presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or
agency may submit a request for designation.