Oak Knoll Cemetery (Historical Marker)

Frederick William (1800-1854) and Marie Louise Starke (1827-1894) Luhn purchased 697 acres here in 1848. When Frederick died in 1854, he was buried on this homestead just east of their log home. A year later, Marie married John Siegfried (1821-1898). As the need arose, the Siegfrieds offered the use of the site for burials. In 1870, a small parcel was deeded to the fathers of three interred children. In 1889, as more burial plots were sold, an association was formed that has, since those early days, overseen the funding, the layout, the growth and the care of this site that chronicles the lives of generations of Bellville's Citizens. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001

Oak Knoll Cemetery is a historical marker in Bellville, Austin County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 83 historical markers documented in Austin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 273 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.9443, -96.2483 near Bellville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Knoll Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Joachim H. Hintz, Pilley, Michael Robert, and Machemehl, L.A. and Adelheid.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5015012711. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.