Dickerson Cemetery
San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
Marker Inscription
William and Lucinda Dickerson established this burial ground after the death of a son, Levi, in 1858. The Dickerson family came from Florida, settling in Grapevine in 1839. The family opened the cemetery to neighbors and other family, and additional property was donated. A community church moved beside it in 1946; all denominations housed in the church, except for the Missionary Baptist Church, eventually moved to other buildings. Now a community burial ground, Dickerson Cemetery features curbing, grave slabs and vertical stones. Among those interred are veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. Today, it continues to serve Grapevine while providing a record of the area's early settlement. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
William and Lucinda Dickerson, who had come from Florida to settle at Grapevine in 1839, established this burial ground after their son Levi died in 1858. They opened it to neighbors and kin, and additional land was donated over time; a community church joined the site in 1946. Now a community cemetery marked by curbing, grave slabs, and upright stones, it holds veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War.
Why it matters
The Dickerson family's cemetery records the settlement of San Augustine County by families who migrated west to Texas in the decades before the Civil War.
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Related people
- · William Dickerson
- · Lucinda Dickerson
- · Levi Dickerson
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