Historical MarkerSargent Cemetery
Sargent · Matagorda County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5321004593
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Marker Inscription
George Thomas Sargent (1791-1875) and his family came to Texas from England in 1834. In 1838 they moved to Matagorda county, where Sargent became a major landowner. This family cemetery contains six graves. The first to be interred here was a Sargent grandson, Jacob Smith, Jr. (1843-1859). The second burial was that of a great-grandson, Frank J. Freeman, in August 1872. George T. Sargent and his daughter - in - law, Sarah Ann, drowned in the storm of 1875. Granddaughter Cornelia Smith Freeman (d. 1883) and her husband, Henry H. Freeman (d. 1908), were the last to be buried here. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
About this site
Sargent Cemetery is a historical marker in Sargent, Matagorda County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.8068, -95.6531 near Sargent. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sargent (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Defenses at the mouth of Caney Creek, St Mark Church, and Shiloh Missionary Baptist.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321004593. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
