Lowe Cemetery
Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Named for Barnabas Colistus "Barney" Lowe, an early pioneer who moved to Texas circa 1832, Lowe Cemetery has burials that date as early as 1840. For his service in the Siege of Bexar in 1835, Barney Lowe was granted 640 acres of land just south of the present-day cemetery. Later, Barney and his son, Valerious Carlock Lowe, served during the Civil War. Six military veterans in total are buried here, ranging from the Texas Revolutionary War, Civil War, and Korean War. Nine citizens of the Republic of Texas are buried here as well. Lowe Cemetery is also known as Stumptown Cemetery after the surrounding community cut all the virgin timber by 1925 thereby receiving the name of Stumptown. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Lowe Cemetery honors Barnabas Colistus "Barney" Lowe, a pioneer who reached Texas around 1832 and earned 640 acres for his service in the 1835 Siege of Bexar during the Texas Revolution. Burials here date to 1840 and include nine citizens of the Republic of Texas and veterans spanning the Texas Revolution, the Civil War, and the Korean War. It is also called Stumptown Cemetery, for the community that clear-cut its virgin timber by 1925.
Why it matters
This burial ground gathers into one plot the whole arc of a Texas frontier community—from revolution and republic through the wars that its sons kept answering.
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Related people
- · Barnabas Colistus "Barney" Lowe
- · Valerious Carlock Lowe
Related events
- · Siege of Bexar
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