Brandt Cemetery

Eilert Gerhard Brandt and his wife, Sophie Friedrich Wilhelmine Westing Brandt, immigrated from Oldenburg, Germany to this area in April 1888. They purchased nearly 400 acres of land near the community of Pecan (Holman). Just months later, in June 1888, they established this cemetery with the burial of Meta Wienken, who had cared for their sons H. Emil and George F. before the couple had arrived with four more of their children. Six others had been stillborn or died young and were buried in Germany. After her husband's death in 1919, Wilhelmine (d. 1924) sold the land to George and his wife, Julia, who built a home nearby. In the 1930s, George and Julia sold the property to their children. In 1952, family members formed the Brandt Cemetery Association, which holds annual decoration days for the burial ground. The cemetery features curbed burial plots and slab grave covers. It remains a link to the Brandt family and the many German immigrants who helped settle Fayette County. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

Brandt Cemetery is a historical marker in La Grange, Fayette County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8237, -96.7890 near La Grange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Burnham-Holman (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Burnam's Ferry, Holman Catholic, and Shaw.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149013053. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.