William Leggette Lewis, a physician and ordained Methodist minister who served in the Civil War, came to Texas with his family in 1878. Lewis land probably was used for a family and community burial ground before 1884, when Rebecca Ann Stevenson, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza T. Stephenson, was interred in the earliest marked grave on this site. Dr. Lewis' son, M. Dee Lewis, was interred here a month later. Dr. Lewis and his wife, Isabelle D. (Palmer) Lewis, deeded 100 square yards of land for the cemetery to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1888. Of the more than 209 known graves in the Salem Cemetery, 61 are unmarked; a few have initials scratched on rocks. Twelve graves are those of Civil War veterans. Others served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. (1999)
Salem Cemetery
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Salem Cemetery is a historical marker in Llano, Llano County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Llano County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7980, -98.7989 near Llano. The nearest cataloged historic site is Box B Ranch (cemetery), about 3.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Valley Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Community of Valley Spring, and Heine.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5299012036. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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