The community of which the Ft. Houston Cemetery is part, began when 500 acres of land was donated in 1835 for the town of Houston in Anderson County, Texas. The original Fort Houston was a stockade and blockhouse of the Republic of Texas located at a site on current Farm Road 1990 two miles west of Palestine. The fort was built on the public square of Houston, Anderson County, by Texas Rangers and completed in 1836. The town later became known as Ft. Houston after the settlement declined when Palestine became the county seat. State historical markers have been placed at the townsite and the Ft. Houston Cemetery.
LINDSEY B.
CLARK
AUG. 4, 1889
NOV. 30, 1918
MEMBER OF
THE U.S. NAVY
CLARK
AUG. 4, 1889
NOV. 30, 1918
MEMBER OF
THE U.S. NAVY
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| FATHER R. F. HEATH DEC. 11, 1824 JULY 8, 1911 | MOTHER FANNIE HEATH FEB. 13, 1837 OCT. 30, 1915 |
1 LIEUT
T. B. SLAUGHTER
CO. A
3 BN GA SHARP
SHOOTERS
C.S.A.
T. B. SLAUGHTER
CO. A
3 BN GA SHARP
SHOOTERS
C.S.A.
