At the end of the 19th century, a community of Mennonites settled on the 33 lots of the Barnabas Wickson league. It is believed that the first persons interred on this site were Heinrich Reimer (d. 1898) and Maria Klassen (d. 1899). Siblings Maria and Isaac Neufeldt died of typhoid fever in 1900 and are also thought to be interred here. In 1905 George W. Howell, a non-Mennonite, deeded one acre of his land adjoining the Concord school for a public cemetery. Jacob Suderman, a Mennonite cemetery trustee, died in 1906 and probably is buried here. After the devastating 1900 storm, the Mennonites began moving away. Settlers of German, Czech and Polish descent began to occupy the area and use the burial ground. The earliest marked grave is that of Anesha Dobes, who was buried in 1913. During an archeological investigation in 1995, ten unmarked graves were discovered. (2000) Incise on back: Funded by Concord Cemetery Association of Fairchilds, Inc.
Concord Cemetery
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Concord Cemetery is a historical marker in Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4452, -95.7627 near Rosenberg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mennonite (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cesinger Cemetery, Cesinger-Seiler, and Wheat Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157011884. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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