The Hawley cemetery

The Hawley Cemetery Ryan LezakTidehaven High SchoolShelley AndersonEl MatonMatagorda County

1 The Hawley Cemetery was established in 1854. Jonathan Edward Pierce donated an additional 1.5 acres.The Cemetery Association purchased an additional 3.5 acres. The start of it all

Historical marker placed in 1967. Historical Marker

Here is a picture of Abel Head Shanghai Pierce. The founder of blessing.A.H. Pierce

Abel H. Pierces brother, Jonathan Pierce donated 1 acres of land to the Hawley cemetery.

Jonathan Pierce

This is a letter wrote to Abel Pierce from his wife saying that she missed him while he was gone on a trip.Letter

Here is a picture of the gate to enter the burial grounds of Abel H. Pierce.Burial Gate

I give credit to rootweb.com for my information. Google images for pictures.I would like to give the most credit to Mrs. Anderson because she took our class on a trip to get this information.Creditswww.rootsweb.comwww.google.com

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