Ener Cemetery
Historical marker location:This burial ground has served southeastern Sabine County since the mid-19th century. Early settlers came to this area by the 1830s, establishing farms along the fertile soil of the Housen Bayou north of here. One pioneer was James Trehane Ener (Ennor), for whom this cemetery is named. Ener was born in 1810 in Cornwall County in England. Escaping poor economic conditions, he immigrated to the United States with his brother, William, in 1835 and came to Texas shortly thereafter. He arrived here by the 1840s, and in 1847 married Marry Ann Gomer (d. 1897), daughter of James Frederick and Anna (Bateman) Gomer, early area pioneers. James and Mary Ann had twelve children. James Ener established a large farm in southeastern Sabine County. He also rented land to sharecroppers and worked as a blacksmith. Additionally, Ener served under Capt. O.M. Wheeler in Company K, 2nd Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers during the U.S.-Mexico War (1846-48). In 1859, Ener was murdered near the Sabine County Courthouse. The earliest known burial here is of an infant daughter of James and Mary Ann. James Ener was the second person interred here. Although most of the interments in this burial ground are of Ener family relative and descendants, there are others buried here as well. The rural family burial ground is maintained by the Ener Cemetery Association and today, it remains as a record of a pioneer family's history and a vital link to this area's historic past. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2006 Marker is property of the state of Texas.