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There was a schoolhouse near this site in 1854 when, according to tradition,
the first interment was made here. That early grave, for a child by the name of Whitly, had no marker and has
been lost.
This land was part of a one-league head right grant made on October 15,
1832, by Mexico to George W. Singleton who had come to Texas with the "Old Three Hundred" settlers of Stephen F. Austin.
Two of Singleton's heirs living in Washing County in October 1856, deeded 10 acres from the grant for the use and
benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The Alexander Church building was then erected near the school,
and burials continued in the area.
The earliest identifiable grave is that of one of the original trustees
of the property, James Walker ( 1817-1874). William Lawrence, another of the first trustees, was also buried here in
1879.
The Alexander Cemetery Association was formed in 1941, with A.J. McCallum
as President and L.T. Wilson as Secretary-Treasurer. Joe B. Walker, Wilson's successor, has served the association
for 27 years. The association installed the chain link fence and water supply system. There are about 300 marked graves,
and the cemetery is still open to burials.
Alexander United Methodist Church, 5300 Alexander Cemetery Rd, Bryan, TX 77808
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