Linscomb Cemetery
Orange, Orange County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Joseph Linscomb (1798-1873) moved from Louisiana to Texas about 1835 and served in a volunteer militia unit during the Texas Revolution. He and his family settled in Jefferson County by 1841. The area became Orange County in 1852. Linscomb deeded one acre of land for use as a family cemetery and his wife Denise (Peveto) became the first person buried here. Descendants and friends also are interred here. Still active, the cemetery contains more than 100 marked graves and some unmarked graves. The site is maintained by family members. (1997)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Joseph Linscomb moved from Louisiana to Texas around 1835 and served in a volunteer militia during the Texas Revolution before settling with his family in what became Orange County. He set aside an acre for a family burial ground, and his wife Denise was the first laid to rest there. Still active and tended by descendants, the cemetery holds more than a hundred marked graves.
Why it matters
The resting place of a Texas Revolution militiaman and his line, the cemetery ties one family's westward move to the fight for Texas independence.
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Related people
- · Joseph Linscomb
- · Denise Peveto Linscomb
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