Black Grove Cemetery
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Black Grove Cemetery

Manheim, Lee County, Texas, USA

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    Coordinates: 30.25671, -97.02543
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From Giddings take CR2440 for 5.7 mi; turn left onto TX21W for .4 mi; turn right onto CR107 for .3 mi; turn right onto CR109 for 2.1 mi. Cemetery on left on private property to left of "R" gate. Only 1 grave stone & foot stone remaining now on ground outside of small iron individual cemetery fence.



The only remaining headstone and foot stone, lying flat on ground, belong to Hilery Elder (1824-1885) and are recorded in FindAGrave records. The iron fence enclosure is unidentified. Lee County Tax records record a deed for this property once owned by Hilery Elder circa 1884, now buried on property.

Descendants of more recent family ownership history states that there were more graves and may have also been a church on the property. Remembrance of wooden picket fencing, iris growing, older tombstones dated back to the 1850's located on approximately 1 acre unfenced wooded pasture. Also, CR109 may split the cemetery. At one time the cemetery included other graves marked &/or enclosed with rocks and large stones.

The property including cemetery which is today cleared and remains not fenced, was surveyed by Jan Conn & Ray Pearson, January 1980. The property is currently part of the Black Jack Ranch. Ranch foreman Ray Pearson states that on the ranch land deeds 1 acre has been set aside for this cemetery.



From Giddings take CR2440 for 5.7 mi; turn left onto TX21W for .4 mi; turn right onto CR107 for .3 mi; turn right onto CR109 for 2.1 mi. Cemetery on left on private property to left of "R" gate. Only 1 grave stone & foot stone remaining now on ground outside of small iron individual cemetery fence.



The only remaining headstone and foot stone, lying flat on ground, belong to Hilery Elder (1824-1885) and are recorded in FindAGrave records. The iron fence enclosure is unidentified. Lee County Tax records record a deed for this property once owned by Hilery Elder circa 1884, now buried on property.

Descendants of more recent family ownership history states that there were more graves and may have also been a church on the property. Remembrance of wooden picket fencing, iris growing, older tombstones dated back to the 1850's located on approximately 1 acre unfenced wooded pasture. Also, CR109 may split the cemetery. At one time the cemetery included other graves marked &/or enclosed with rocks and large stones.

The property including cemetery which is today cleared and remains not fenced, was surveyed by Jan Conn & Ray Pearson, January 1980. The property is currently part of the Black Jack Ranch. Ranch foreman Ray Pearson states that on the ranch land deeds 1 acre has been set aside for this cemetery.



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