Evergreen Cemetery (Houston, Texas)

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"THE EVERGREEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED IN 1894, AND PURCHASED AT THIS SITE TO ESTABLISH A CEMETERY. THE FIRST RECORDED BURIAL WAS THAT OF THE INFANT NELLIE STORKES ON OCTOBER 4, 1894.

CHARLES HOOPER REPLACED FIRST SEXTON JOSEPH GRENEDIG IN 1898 AND SERVED UNTIL 1924. HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY HIS SON, JAMES, DURING WHOSE TENURE (1924-1934) 12 OF THE ORIGINAL 25 ACRES WERE SOLD. HOOPER FAMILY MEMBERS CARED FOR ALL OR PART OF THE CEMETERY UNTIL 1984. . .

AMONG THOSE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY ARE THE VETERANS OF CONFLICTS RANGING FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR II. CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS, AND LOCAL LABOR GROUP AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS INCLUDING THE MASONS, ODD FELLOWS, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAN, AND WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. THE CEMETERY IS MAINTAINED BY AN ASSOCIATION COMPRISED OF DESCENDANTS OF PEOPLE BURIED HERE." (Texas Historical Commission plaque at site, 1992)