The Texas Spirit Quest
is a series of Caches placed by
many individuals, near cemeteries and historic sites in hopes of
paying respect to the many pioneer ancestors that have
‘walked’ before
us.
There are hundreds of cemeteries in the rural communities
across Texas. This series will introduce you to many of them. The
cache pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries,
tombstones and local lore.
This is a small and easily-overlooked cemetery right off the south
side of Highway 290, and does not feature any direct access or even
signage. There are three interments here for members of the Wallace
family (many others of whom are buried at the nearby and evidently
inaccessible Wallace Mountain Cemetery). The earliest burial took
place in 1869 for the infant son of John and Malvina Wallace, six
of whose 11 children did not survive to adulthood. John Wallace,
who was the third and final burial here in 1893, had a
distinguished lineage, including lines of descent from an
old-school Pilgrim, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and two presidents. He
served as postmaster in Dripping Springs in the Confererate
government and evidently was also a member of the CSA
army.
There is sufficient room alongside the highway to pull off
here, but make certain to get as far over as possible. The cemetery
can be seen on the other side of the fence, more or less in a
straight line from the No Trespassing sign. There *may* be some
poison ivy in the area--as it generally does not affect me, I don't
actually know how to recognize it. As always, any refinements to
the listed coordinates are
welcomed.