Joseph J. Manor Cemetery
Webberville, Travis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Joseph J. Manor (1818-1884) came to Texas from Tennessee at age twenty, settling finally in Webberville, where he acquired land and opened a store and cotton gin. He married Caroline Scott (1930-1851) in 1847; both are laid to rest here, as are other early area pioneers. Veterans of the War of 1812, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, Indian conflicts, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam are buried and honored at this site, some with national markers. An association formed in 1982 oversees the care of this cemetery that records the lives of many area settlers and their descendants. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Joseph J. Manor came to Texas from Tennessee at twenty and settled at Webberville, where he built a store and cotton gin and gathered land along the Colorado River. He and his wife Caroline lie here among other early pioneers, in a burial ground that honors veterans of nearly every American conflict from the War of 1812 through Vietnam. A descendants' association formed in 1982 now cares for the site.
Why it matters
The cemetery is a layered record of one Central Texas community's founders and the generations of its sons who answered the nation's call to arms.
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Related people
- · Joseph J. Manor
- · Caroline Scott Manor
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