St. Martin de Porres Catholic Cemetery
The St. Martin de Porres Catholic Cemetery (formerly: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery ) is a burial site near the small Texas town of Waller . It is located about three kilometers south of the city on Farm Road 362. The saint is named after the Dominican brother Martin de Porres .
history
The cemetery began at the end of the 19th century. The first Czech immigrants to settle in the area acquired farmland from Galveston -based land developer EH Fordtran in 1891 . Four Czech families built a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1892 . A Catholic cemetery was established under Pastor A. Laska on a piece of land donated by Frank Divin, Sr. The first burial was that of Antone Blinka in 1893. For two years the parish set up a protected area in the four adjacent fields. The development of the settlement stalled after a devastating storm in 1900. In 1947 the church was closed.
In 1977 St. Martin de Porres Church in Prairie View took over the maintenance of the cemetery.
Graves of famous people
- Anna Katherine Grudziecke (1998-2004), first child, which a DeBakey-heart pump was used
source
- Historical marker of the Texas Historical Commission (established 1994)
Coordinates: 30 ° 1 ′ 58.2 ″ N , 95 ° 56 ′ 40.9 ″ W.