Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The Davidson Cemetery Association will meet today at 10 a.m. at the cemetery. Davidson Cemetery is located on FM 1829 between Hwy. 84 and FM 107.
The cemetery, originally known as Blackfoot Cemetery, was established on land owned by James Madison (Matt) Davidson. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is that of S.R. Bailey in 1862. Many burials, including several for small children, took place before the graveyard location was described in a land survey in the 1890’s.
Among the more than 600 graves are those of veterans of wars from the Civil War through the Vietnam War.
The Davidson Cemetery Association was established in 1985 to maintain the grounds. Two acres of land donated in 1988 by a Davidson descendant were added to the original six-acre graveyard.
