Abshier Cemetery

The families of Benjamin and Hannah (Weed) Abshier and Benjamin and Sarah (Hanks) Weed came to this area of Texas from Louisiana in 1843. The extended families purchased land and established farms in this vicinity. In June 1852 the Abshiers' 27-year-old daughter, Lucinda Abshier Higginbotham, died, leaving a husband and six children. She was laid to rest on the Abshier family farm, in a plot of land which would become a family graveyard. Since that time, members of many generations of Abshier, Weed, and related families have been interred in the cemetery. Among those buried here are veterans of the War of 1812, the Texas Revolution, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and Korea. A number of unusual and elaborate grave markers can be seen, including tree-trunk-shaped monuments of the Woodmen of the World Lodge, a 19th-century fraternal organization. There are also a number of unmarked burials. Established in 1896, a cemetery association maintains the historic graveyard. The original two-acre plot was enlarged to three acres in 1938. The cemetery continues to serve as a reminder of early Liberty County pioneers. (1990) Historic Texas Cemetery

Abshier Cemetery is a historical marker in Hankamer, Liberty County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Liberty County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.9165, -94.6238 near Hankamer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Worthy Cemetery (cemetery), about 4.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wood Cemetery, Norris Cemetery, and Allbritton-Speight Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5291009635. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.