Harris Cemetery

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Marker No: 9777

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.024996,-97.670174

Location: from Mendoza take US 183 N 1.3 miles to SH 21, then east .8 miles to FM 1854, then south .5 mile to gate entrance

Marker Text: Sidon H. Harris and his family arrived in Texas in 1851, and moved to this vicinity in 1856. Harris and his wife, amanda, bought two parcels of land, and this family cemetery was begun when Sidon died in 1861. Two Harris children were buried here in 1862, followed by Amanda in 1866. Descendants later sold the land, with the understanding that the cemetery would be maintained. Destruction of the cemetery in 1984 led to the replacement of the original grave markers. The cemetery reflects the history of an early Caldwell County family. ​(1986)