Graves
Some of the graves include:
- Bonnie Houston: born September 9, 1899 & died February 19, 1900 - gravestone inscription "Another link is broken, in our household band. But a chain is forming in a better land."
- John C. Houston: born July 8, 1813 & died November 22, 1885
- Mary Virginia Houston: born February 19, 1823 & died February 13, 1894
- Samuel L. Houston: born June 13, 1856 & died February 17, 1883
- Susan E. Houston (née Stewart) - gravestone inscription "A precious one of us has gone. A voice beloved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home which can never be filled."
- Earl Le-Roy Roesch: born October 7, 1895 & died October 26, 1895
Read more about this topic: Houston Pioneer Cemetery
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