The Davenport Cemetery

Northern Bexar Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Dave Dopp

 This is a small, private cemetery containing thirteen graves, located about two mile west of Selma, TX on Evans Road.  Selma is a suburb north of San Antonio, TX on I-35.  The land is relatively flat, however the cemetery site is on the top of high ground with a good view in all directions.  There are a few trees in and surrounding the cemetery.  The countryside is quite open, however San Antonio is growing slowly in that direction. 

 The cemetery has four, painted wrought iron enclosures.  The paint is chipped and weathered but was originally white. The smallest enclosure is on the north side and contains one grave.  The largest enclosure contains ten graves laid side-by-side from east to west.  The second grave from the east is surrounded by a wrought iron fence.  The fourth enclosure contains two graves on the south side of the largest enclosure and at its west end.   The graveyard is in fair condition with two monuments broken.  The earlier headstones are moderately weathered but still quite readable.  I had to use paper and pencil to rub some of the date information and epitaphs.  None of the graves had subsided and there were no unmarked depressions to indicate possible unmarked graves.  (There may be some, but I saw no evidence of any.)

 Jack Davenport Family by  Belynda Davenport