Marker Inscription
This burial ground originally served the family of T.B. White. His wife Elizabeth (d. 1857) and her father Henry Kirby (d. 1854) are interred here. White sold ten adjoining acres to the Salem Association in 1853 as a site for construction of a masonic lodge hall and academy. The site became a public cemetery after that date. The earliest marked grave is that of Jane McCullen (1788-1851). Also buried here is Francis J. Cooke, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. A cemetery association was established in 1949 to provide maintenance for the burial ground.
About this site
Salem Cemetery is a historical marker in Waller County, Texas. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1695, -96.0917. The nearest cataloged historic site is Francis Jarvis Cooke (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rock Island, Rock Island #2, and Scotts Grove.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473011378. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
