Cesinger Cemetery
Needville, Fort Bend County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Frederick and Anna Cesinger brought their family to this area to live in 1891. They bought a 320-acre tract of land, and two years later deeded 160 acres to their son, George. In 1894, when George's sister Philipina died just one month before her eighth birthday, he set aside one acre of land for a family burial ground. Among the interments here are those of Cesinger and related family members and neighbors. Although owned and maintained from 1909 to 1928 by the german Evangelical Emmanuel Church in Needville, the graveyard later was returned to Cesinger heirs.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Frederick and Anna Cesinger, German settlers, brought their family to this corner of Fort Bend County in 1891 and soon deeded part of their land to their son George. When George's young sister Philipina died in 1894, he set aside an acre as a family burying ground, which grew to hold relatives and neighbors. For nearly two decades a German Evangelical church in Needville tended the plot before it returned to Cesinger heirs.
Why it matters
Family cemeteries like this preserve the intimate, everyday history of German immigrant communities that quietly shaped rural Texas.
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Related people
- · Frederick Cesinger
- · Anna Cesinger
- · George Cesinger
- · Philipina Cesinger
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