Raven Hill Cemetery
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Raven Hill Cemetery

Also known as Kittrell Cemetery , Kittrell Place Cemetery

Oakhurst, San Jacinto County, Texas, USA

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    Coordinates: 30.70354, -95.29705
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Originally called the Kittrell Cemetery or Kittrell Place Cemetery, this cemetery is located on a dirt road off FM 946. This land was once the Cedar Valley Plantation owned by Dr Pleasant W Kittrell, for whom the cemetery was named, and his family. In 1867, Kittrell and his family moved to Huntsville, where he later succumbed to yellow fever while caring for other victims of the epidemic. Cedar Valley was then granted to Henry Munnerlyn to settle a debt. The land was later sold to the local Gibbs family, who then divided up the land and sold it to farmers. These farmers established a close-knit community and a building that served as a meetinghouse, church, and school. On November 25, 1912, Jim and Belle Williams, two farmers, sold 1/2 acre of land to the Elders of the Church of Christ to establish a church and cemetery. Elder Andrew J McAdams, who died the following year, was the first burial in the cemetery. Cemetery trustees were elected in 1967, who changed the name to Raven Hill Cemetery, as it was known locally. Raven Hill was the name of Sam Houston's country home, located nearby, which is marked by a historical marker. The same year, an additional 1/2 acre of land was sold by Joe and Mary Harrison to expand the cemetery. Raven Hill Cemetery continues to be cared for by the relatives of those buried there.
Originally called the Kittrell Cemetery or Kittrell Place Cemetery, this cemetery is located on a dirt road off FM 946. This land was once the Cedar Valley Plantation owned by Dr Pleasant W Kittrell, for whom the cemetery was named, and his family. In 1867, Kittrell and his family moved to Huntsville, where he later succumbed to yellow fever while caring for other victims of the epidemic. Cedar Valley was then granted to Henry Munnerlyn to settle a debt. The land was later sold to the local Gibbs family, who then divided up the land and sold it to farmers. These farmers established a close-knit community and a building that served as a meetinghouse, church, and school. On November 25, 1912, Jim and Belle Williams, two farmers, sold 1/2 acre of land to the Elders of the Church of Christ to establish a church and cemetery. Elder Andrew J McAdams, who died the following year, was the first burial in the cemetery. Cemetery trustees were elected in 1967, who changed the name to Raven Hill Cemetery, as it was known locally. Raven Hill was the name of Sam Houston's country home, located nearby, which is marked by a historical marker. The same year, an additional 1/2 acre of land was sold by Joe and Mary Harrison to expand the cemetery. Raven Hill Cemetery continues to be cared for by the relatives of those buried there.

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  • Added: 8 Nov 2006
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2195920