Shell Graves of the Texas Hill Country

There seems to be no factual explanation for the shell graves found in various cemeteries primarily in the south Texas communities which were settled by German immigrants in the 19th century.

FRANZ & EMMA

Kindor von

GUSTAV & LOUISE
BIERMANN

Buried in the Comfort Cemetery,
Comfort, Texas

Hier Ruht in Gott Unsere Liebe Tochter (Here Rests in God Our Dear Daughter) IDA KUTZER GEB 28 Nov 1864 Gest 5 Sept 1885 Buried in the Boerne City Cemetery Boerne, Texas

Charlotte Henriette LEEDER GEB Mai 29, 1821 GEST Jan 12, 1898 RUHE SANFT (Rest Gently) Buried in the Comfort Cemetery Comfort, Texas