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Photos and research by Duane Peterson and Kristie Denbow

Lawhon Cemetery location: take Edge Falls Rd., turn left on Wengenrath Rd., to driveway along rock fence; forward about 1 mi. to the east on private property; Kendall County, Texas. GPS: 29°55'29.46"N,  98°31'10.32"W

This cemetery is on land purchased by Captain John W Lawhon from Judge William Early Jones on 12 Mar 1860 (Kendall County Deed Records V. 3, pp 678, 679). The first person known to be buried on the property was Theodosia Paralee Knibbe who was born 31 Dec 1869 in Kendall County, Texas and died there on 6 Jun 1870. She was the first child of August Henry Knibbe and Mary Elizabeth Gourley Knibbe, who was the sister-in-law of Captain Lawhon's daughter, Elizabeth. In 1875 Captain Lawhon's son, John Thomas "Tom" Lawhon, who was a Texas Ranger and was killed in a dance hall fight, was buried on the property. As time passed several other family members were buried here and on 3 Jun 1897 the property was sold by the heirs of John and Jane Lawhon to Valentin Kunz (Kendall County Deed Records V. 16, pp 269 - 274). The last person buried here was Eliza Lawhon. In 1990 the property was deeded to A & VK LTD by the last of the Kunz heirs. These graves are on private property now belonging to A & VK LTD.
Gourley, Scott b. 6 Nov 1881 d. 12 Jan 1886 Tombstone Tombstone
Gourley, Thomas Jefferson b. 18 Jun 1872 d. 11 Aug 1878 Tombstone
Gourley, William Lozier b. 2 Dec 1874 d. 24 Aug 1878 Tombstone
Knibbe, Theodosia Paralee b. 31 Dec 1869 d. 6 Jun 1870
Lawhon, Elizabeth A "Lizzie" b. 8 Apr 1859 d. 18 Feb 1942 Tombstone
Lawhon, Jane Cornelia nee Miller (Mrs. John Lawhon) b. 1 Feb 1823 d. 31 Dec 1896 Tombstone
Lawhon, John Thomas "Tom" b. 18 Jun 1854 d. 25 Oct 1875 Tombstone
Lawhon, John William (Captain) b. 2 Oct 1822 d. 27 Mar 1883 Tombstone
Lawhon Roy b. 7 Oct 1901 d. 25 Nov 1901 Tombstone
Gourley, William Patton no dates
Piper, Henry Tucker b. 7 Sep 1858 d. 12 Dec 1897 Tombstone
Short, William Wesley "Wes" b. 2 Jun 1870 d. 29 Dec 1898
Unmarked graves: 2

This information is printed with permission from a survey of cemeteries made by members of Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society, published in 1983, "Gone But Not Forgotten, Vol. I"; p73/ Catharine Schwarz / /printed June 1997

1 May 2021: Hal Harwell (2nd great grandson of Captain John W Lawhon) updated the information on this page. Missing dates and the history of the cemetery were added and links to additional information was provided. GPS coordiinates and pictures of tombstones were added.

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