Marker Inscription
Typical of burial sites chosen by early Texas Hill Country pioneers, Wooten Cemetery was established by April 1880 when one-year-old Cornelius Clay Jackson was buried. His headstone is the earliest grave marker in the cemetery. His mother, P. Jane Jackson, died in 1881 and is interred nearby. Other notable graves include a family group believed to be tuberculosis victims. The plot of the Allsup family is also prominent, as is the grave of Civil War veteran Simon Lee Wooten (1830-1896), for whom the cemetery is named, who came to Texas from Georgia upon the death of the Old South. (1997)
About this site
Wooten Cemetery is a historical marker in Telegraph, Kimble County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3741, -99.8897 near Telegraph. The nearest cataloged historic site is Outlaws of Pegleg Station (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Turner, R. M., Family, Telegraph Store and Post Office, and Hoggett Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267012000. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
