New Fountain Masonic Cemetery
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Located in New Fountain, Texas.

Transcription courtesy of Donna Schulte Loth.  Thanks Donna.

Texas Historical Marker Text:

In 1859, a decade after Medina County was created, Freemasons and others in the New Fountain settlement built a 2-story stone church-lodge hall at this site.

Hondo Valley Lodge No. 252, A.F.&A.M. was chartered in 1860.  The Masonic Cemetery was opened here in 1864 when Junior Warden Rubin Smith was killed by Indians.

Masons and members of their families rest here in 22 graves.  By an unexplained circumstance, Masonic Emblem is upside down on two headstones.  Hondo Valley Lodge, demised in 1883, was parent of Devine Lodge No. 590 and Hondo City Lodge No. 756, A.F.&A.M.
(1973)

NameBirth DateDeath DateOther Inscriptions/Notes
Burnet, Edgar Thomas 11/8/1874son of Laura & T. Burnet, died Nov. 8th,
1874 aged 3 years, 7 months, 22 days
Elam, John J.4/10/18484/4/1878 
Harper, Ann L3/3/18204/25/1868Wife of George W.
Harper, George W.9/25/18027/9/1882 
Harper, Malinda F.4/19/18075/13/1856wife of G. W. Harper
Kennedy, George 7/24/1878Aged 48 years
King, Horace P.1/3/18509/6/1867Son of J. J. (unclear) and A. L. King
King, John W. 10/1/1869Son of I. H. & M. M. King,
died aged 3 months & 20 days
King, Twin DaughtersNo Visible
dates		 Our twins, infant daughters of
I. H. and M. M. King
Long, Samuel Anderson5/16/18179/17/1866Native of Tennessee, Rep. of TX Army
1837 - 1839
Nine Unmarked Graves   
Redus, Hugh Willie11/11/18602/17/1861In memory of Hugh Willie, infant of
John & Sarah Redus
Redus, Lucy Willo8/2/186410/5/1867In memory of Lucy Willo, daughter of
John & Sarah Redus
Smith, R. C. 4/15/1864was killed by Indians April the 15th, 1864
was Junior Warden of Hondo Lodge #252
from it's organization until his death,
aged 38 years.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Masonic Cemetery, New Fountain updated on 08/13/2008

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