Pioneer cemetery. Originally part of Peach Point Plantation. Used by descendants of James Franklin Perry and wife, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, Stephen F. Austin's sister, and by the community since 1829. In 1836, Austin, the Father of Texas, was buried here. His remains were reinterred in the state cemetery in the city of Austin in 1910. (1967)
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Gulf Prairie Cemetery Historical Marker Location Map, Jones Creek, Texas
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