Lissie Cemetery

Wharton County, Cemeteries of Texas

Submitted by Lois Kennedy  

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop    

A short history of the Lissie Cemetery was compiled by Alice Anderson Schmidt and Nancy Anderson. The last date used was 1990 so it is believed that the information was compiled that year or 1991. The same people and information was compiled for the Lissie Site # 1 Cemetery, the Harrington Cemetery and the Boot Hill Cemetery, all in the Lissie area. The history, as written is as follows:    

It is speculated that when the Texas Land and Immigration agent, W.G. Kingsbury with the address of 26 Finsbury pavement, Moorgate St. Station, London E C - England, brought the English colonists over and the first school house was located adjacent to the cemetery property that the cemetery property was set aside for that use all at the same time. 

The new addition on the right side of the entrance was added to the original tract in 1920. Mr. W.J. Nugent was caretaker and planted the crepe myrtle trees still in existence today. After his death Hammie Raasch was caretaker. In 1990 Mr. Fred Isenhower of Lissie has been overseeing the property. Information was gathered from Ed Causey, Ruth McCormick Jerrells, Ruth Clipson Anderson, Haymie Raasch and Fred Isenhower and compiled by Alice Anderson Schmidt and Nancy Anderson.   The earliest known grave was in 1882 and was an infant Thomas Elder Thompson.