Born in West Virginia in 1832, George Oliver Chew came to Texas in 1839. He married Nancy Taylor prior to 1870, and they settled in western Llano County in 1883, purchasing 320 acres of land. This site probably was first used as a family cemetery about 1885 when their infant granddaughter was interred here. The second marked burial was that of a 2-year-old grandson, Osceola Chew, in 1887. George Oliver Chew was interred here in 1901. The Chew family continued to grow, operating a school and later a cotton gin. In 1927 they sold the land to another family, who donated back the one-acre cemetery twenty years later. There are more than 40 known graves in the Chew Cemetery. Both a Confederate and a Union soldier are interred here, as are veterans of other military conflicts. (1999)
Chew Cemetery
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Chew Cemetery is a historical marker in Llano, Llano County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 50 historical markers documented in Llano County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 130 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7971, -98.9494 near Llano. The nearest cataloged historic site is Arthur Lee Taylor (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kassell, Homesite of Emil Kriewitz, and Umfrid.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5299012033. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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