Cedar Cemetery
LaGrange, Fayette County, Texas
Marker Inscription
John and William Lewis settled in the LaGrange area in the 1830s and established a family cemetery here. The earliest marked grave is that of Carl Huebner in 1857. John and Ann Lewis donated 1.25 acres of land for the cemetery in 1879. All records were kept in German until 1931 \, and German cultural influences are evident on many tombstones. The site became a community cemetery, and the name was changed three times. Burials include veterans of the war for Texas independence, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War. (1997)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Lewis family settled the La Grange area in the 1830s and set aside this ground as a family burial place, where the earliest marked grave dates to 1857. German immigrants left a deep imprint here—records were kept in German until 1931 and their culture is carved into many of the tombstones. Renamed several times as it grew into a community cemetery, it holds veterans of every American conflict from Texas independence through the Korean War.
Why it matters
Cedar Cemetery captures the blending of Anglo pioneers and German immigrants that shaped Central Texas, where an Old World language and customs endured for generations beside the graves of American soldiers.
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