K.M. Jones Family Cemetery
Temple, Bell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
K.M. JONES FAMILY CEMETERY THIS FAMILY BURIAL GROUND WAS ESTABLISHED WHEN KEETON McLEMORE JONES WAS BURIED HERE IN 1890. JONES WAS A FARMER, STAGE STOP OPERATOR, AND VETERAN OF THE TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO, GUARDING BAGGAGE AT THE CAMP OPPOSITE HARRISBURG. JONES AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO BELL COUNTY FROM GRIMES COUNTY IN 1865, SETTLING NEAR THE OLD HOWARD COMMUNITY; HE AND HIS WIFE, LAURA ANN (CARTER), HAD 12 CHILDREN. LAURA CARTER IS INTERRED HERE WITH HER HUSBAND, ALONG WITH E.L. SEGUR, ONE OF THEIR GRANDDAUGHTERS. TODAY, THE K.M. JONES FAMILY CEMETERY IS A TESTIMONY TO A PIONEERING TEXAS FAMILY AND PROVIDES A REMINDER OF THOSE WHO SERVED DURING THE TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2010
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Bell County family burial ground took its name when Keeton McLemore Jones was laid to rest here in 1890. A farmer and stage stop operator, Jones had fought in the Texas War for Independence, guarding the baggage camp opposite Harrisburg during the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto before moving his large family to the Howard community in 1865. His wife Laura Ann and a granddaughter rest beside him, making the plot a compact monument to one pioneering Texas clan.
Why it matters
The graves link an ordinary settling family directly to the decisive battle that won Texas independence, a reminder that the republic's veterans went on to build its farms and towns.
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Related people
- · Keeton McLemore Jones
- · Laura Ann Carter Jones
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