Location: Oddfellows Cem.SEE ALSO Anderson Oddfellows Cemetery—Parsons. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: “Anderson Oddfellows Cem… location on a beautiful hill about 1 mile W of the courthouse. Given by Mrs. J. F. Martin (Caroline Hadley)… she and husband [nearby] planned new home under oaks on hill. 1846 he died, [burial on hill at planned homesite] Used as family cemetery, later given to Oddfellows Lodge and became known as Anderson Oddfellows Cemetery. Enlarged with land donated by Christian Becker. Vet markers.” TxGenWeb: “as Oddfellows Cem. Located one mile west of the courthouse in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Take 149 west out of Anderson about one mile just past County Road 250. The cemetery will be on the left just past Zion Lutheran Church. The cemetery was given by Mrs. John F. Martin. She and her husband, who was living down the hill, were planning on building their new home underneath the tall oaks on the high hill. In February 1846, Mr. Martin suddenly became ill and died. She buried him there under the tall oak trees in the place he loved. After being used as a family cemetery, the land was given to the Oddfellows Lodge. It was enlarged with land owned by Christian Becker. Partial index only, ”SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/21/04. In Anderson, Tx. High hilltop off FM 149, about 1 mile from SH 90, W side of roadway. Large formal site with great diversity of formal markers over time. Examples of earlier shell carnes, unique graveyard pavilion-gazebo, stone curbing and walls and one rock vault. Many Cedar, Crape Myrtle and Pecan marker trees, Also Arborvitae, Lilies, Roses, Iriese. Some fenced individual and family plots. Some curbing, slabs, fieldstones markers. Abundant floral decorative grave materials. US veterans; CSA; Eastern Star, Masonic. Recent burials. Approx 5 acres. GPS 30.29.14.89588N –96.00.17.27467W. Quad 3096-144Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near town, residences, recent burials. SEE Notes.
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
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