Marker Inscription
After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.1 mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial and carved several of the plain brown gravestones before he died in 1852. The cemetery's 24 marked and 81 unmarked graves are mostly those of Norwegian immigrants. A Lutheran church built nearby in 1889, served as a cemetery chapel until the 1920s. Will Tergerson tended the site for many years. An association formed in 1974 by descendants of early settlers now maintains it.
About this site
Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is a historical marker in Brownsboro, Henderson County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3040, -95.6113 near Brownsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Normandy, Site of Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Unknown Cemetery #10, Brownsboro Cemetery, and Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5213010345. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
