Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
Bastrop Co. TX
Submitted by Joyce murphyjm@att.net
It is close to the intersection of Rd.473 and Rd 479. I copied that from the sign. There is a run down building that has an Texas Historical Marker in front of it. It was a Wells Fargo station during the civil war and was Calles The Lawrence station I believe. Their names are stillon the bricks of the chimney and things. We didn't go in as it was too rundown but out beside it are these two beautiful stones in the weeds. I don't think there are more but there may be. You have to crawl through the barbed wire fence to see them close. What a treat it was. They are my Grandmother, Hattie Samuelson of Elgin, great?? Grandparents.
Stones are at the original Lawrence Chapel Cemetery at
cabin used for Wells Fargo and General Lee was said to have stayed there once during the
civil War. I do not know if that can be proved or not but maybe.
The present day Lawrence Chapel is I think known as Pleasant Grove
Cemetery.
Stone 1-
Adam Lawrence
Born in Kentucky-1799
Died at Lawrence Chapel Texas, 1878
Came to Texas in 1815
Revolutionary Soldier-1836
and
Sarah Miller, his wife
1803-1870
Daughter of Simon Miller
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Lawrence Chapel
Founded 1836
By Adam Lawrence
Austin Colonist 1812
Veteran of Texas Revolution
Stone 2
Simon Miller
Son of Simon and Elizabeth Roade
Born in Bedford County Virginia-1780
Died in WashingtonCounty, Texas-1836
Austin Colonist -1821
Descendant of King Edward III; and
Sarah Lucinda Rucker, his wife
1783-1851
By John Poindexter Landers
Their great, Great, Great Grandson