Brown-Hale Cemetery

(also known as Hale Cemetery)
FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

295250N 970046W

From the Fayette Heritage Archives and Museum:

According to Norman C. Krischke: this site is located about 5 miles south of West Point and 1.3 miles east of FM 154 off Reiss Road/County Road 139. It is 0.3 mile south of Reiss Road/County Road 139 beyond Rocky Creek Ranch Gate #3. The cemetery is surrounded with a five-strand barbed wire fence on steel posts set in concrete with a double gate on the south side. The enclosure measures about 108 x 114 feet.

See Krischke's booklet: "Hale Cemetery or Brown Cemetery", May 1, 1973 [97.26.8 Cemetery files] in the Fayette Heritage Archives for his full report.

Surveyed May 1, 1999 by Lana (Sawey) LeCroy and Gwen (Brewer) McDaniel. Transcribed by Gwen (Brewer) McDaniel.

From La Grange, go west on State Hwy 71 to West Point. Turn left (south) on Hwy 154 about 5 miles. At County Road 139 (Reiss Road) turn left (east) and go 1.3 miles. The cemetery sits .3 mile off the road on the right.

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

COMMENTS

Brown

J. T.

1 Jan 1859?

15 Dec 1901

Brown

S. R.

10 Feb 1882

19 Feb 1884

Brown

Dalton L.

16 Apr 1916

20 Jul 1918

Son of S.S. & M.E. Brown

Brown

C. Pansey

02 Jun 1918

21 Jun 1918

Dau of S.S. & M.E. Brown

Brown

Sam Sigmon

29 Jun 1862

18 Oct 1935

Brown

Mollie Elizabeth

20 May 1864

23 Jul 1922

Wife of S. S.

Brown

Myrtle Bell

19 Nov 1889

11 Jun 1898

Dau of SS & ME

Brown

Child

29 Sep 1888

29 Sep 1888

Child of SS & ME

Brown

John L.

30 May 1866

25 Oct 1888

Brown

J. E.

24 Nov 1887

06 Feb 1888

Brown

J. G.

24 Feb 1824

13 Aug 1887

Mason

Brown

Amanda

04 Aug 1830

07 Aug 1903

Wife of J.G.

Hale

William Duff

18 Apr 1867

14 Nov 1914

W.O.W.; Father

Hale

Mary M.

22 Aug 1870

28 Jan 1910

Mother

Hale

William Irvin

18 Jan 1890

22 Dec 1900

Brother

Hale

Clara Mae

10 Oct 1895

28 Feb 1899

Sister

Harsch

Ernst August

02 Apr 1892

06 Aug 1901

Pausewang

Anna A.

02 Nov 1854

05 Jan 1933

Pausewang

Johann

21 Dec 1842

29 Jun 1914

Reiss

Willie

22 Apr 1889

15 Feb 1918

Son

Scharper

Eduard

12 Aug 1852

19 Nov 1885

Scharper

Julius C.

13 May 1875

22 Aug 1889

*

Slider

Rudolph

22 Sep 1850

23 Oct 1934

Father

Wetjen

Friedrich Wilhehm

25 Mar 1889

26 Dec 1900

Wetjen

Anna D.

04 Mar 1883

17 Feb 1890

*

Wetjen

Johann P.

06 Jul 1849

22 Feb 1890

*

* = All three names on one squared column.