Amos Cemetery in Kohrville, Texas - Find a Grave Cemetery

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Get directions Kohrville, Texas, 77070 USA

Coordinates: 30.01132, -95.58558
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Amos Cemetery is located on both the east and west sides of on Hufsmith-Kohrville Road between Cossey Road and Spring Cypress Road. The original cemetery is Amos Cemetery East. In 1906 Thomas Amos bought 1.6 acres west of Hufsmith-Kohrville Road, the burial area being immediately south of present-day Pilgrim Branch Bible Church.

This cemetery is a historical landmark for the State of Texas. The Text from the historical marker -

"The Amos family came to Texas before 1860. In 1881, Thomas Amos and his son-in-law, Duncan Kosse (Cossey), bought 130 acres in Kohrville, which became a self-sufficient African American community. The Amos family grew and prospered, leading them to establish the nearby Kohrville School (1893) and Pilgrim Branch Baptist Church (1898). Thomas set aside one acre for a cemetery, and in 1906 he bought 1.6 acres west of the road, part of which is also used for burials. The earliest marked grave is that of Minnie Williams Kosse (1891-1915). Noteworthy burials include WWI veterans, pastors, Kohrville School teachers, and freemasons. Descendants formed The Kohrville Community Amos Cemetery Association in October 2007 to ensure that this cherished link to the past would be maintained with dignity."