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Black plaque № 24547

Klein, TX, United States

McDougle Cemetery. This small cemetery reflects the common 19th-century custom of burying friends and family near the family homestead. In 1838, George McDougle (1786-1871) bought 100 acres out of the John House survey and moved his family to the property surrounding this cemetery, on which he built

a house, established a farm and raised cattle. The McDougle family retained ownership of the homestead for 100 years. There are 15 marked graves in the McDougle cemetery and an unknown number of unma

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