Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
Thrall, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Adam Lawrence (1799-1878), pioneer farmer and cattle raiser, donated this tract in 1840. Born in Kentucky, he received a Texas land grant, 1822. Fought in Texas Revolution (1836) and many Indian battles. Once jumped horse 20 feet into river below to evade war party.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Adam Lawrence, a Kentucky-born pioneer who received a Texas land grant in 1822, donated this tract for a cemetery in 1840. A farmer and cattle raiser, he fought in the Texas Revolution of 1836 and in numerous frontier conflicts, and legend held that he once leaped his horse twenty feet into a river to escape pursuers. The burial ground he gave still marks the community he helped found.
Why it matters
Lawrence embodies the first generation of Anglo-Texan settlers whose land grants, fighting, and folklore laid the groundwork for the Republic and the communities that followed.
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