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When the widow of Sam Houston died of yellow fever during the epidemic of 1867, the danger of contagion made it impossible to carry her to Huntsville for burial beside her husband. She lies here, with her mother, Mrs. Nancy Lea, near the sites of their last homes and the old church they both loved.
Houston-Lea Family Cemetery is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3198, -96.3467 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Houston-Lea Vault and, Old Baptist Church, and Texas Baptist Historical Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008353. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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