Brummett Cemetery
Bigfoot, Frio County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Between Old Laredo Road and Fort Ewell Road, in a locality accessible to the pioneers, this cemetery was in use by 1860, as shown by gravestone of Elijah Ross, aged two. The burial ground was deeded to the public by Mrs. Kizzie Brummett and her son William Brummett on Sept. 21, 1889. Interments have included John T. Brummett (1815-1881), the husband and father to the donors; two Brummett daughters; noted early Texan James Washington Winters (1817-1903), a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; also many Winters descendants. There are now (1974) about 275 graves. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Tucked between the old Laredo and Fort Ewell roads, this pioneer burial ground was in use by 1860—its earliest known grave that of two-year-old Elijah Ross—and was formally deeded to the public in 1889 by Kizzie Brummett and her son William. Among its roughly 275 graves lie the family patriarch John T. Brummett and James Washington Winters, a veteran of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, along with many of his descendants. It is recognized as a Historic Texas Cemetery.
Why it matters
The cemetery anchors the memory of the pioneer families who settled the Texas brush country and of a San Jacinto veteran who helped win Texas independence.
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Related people
- · John T. Brummett
- · James Washington Winters
- · Kizzie Brummett
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