Historical Significance:

Founders Memorial Park Cemetery, aka "Old City Cemetery" was established as the city of Houston's first cemetery in 1836 at the outskirts of the city limits on land donated by the Allen Brothers who founded Houston the same year. The majority of burials here occurred in the early 19th Century, the last one being in 1949. There were many mass burials and unmarked graves in the cemetery due to the recurring yellow fever and cholera epidemics. There is a conservative estimate of over 850 graves here. There are 28 Texas Centennial Monuments erected here for veterans of the battles in Texas fight for independence as well as dignitaries who served in the Republic of Texas. The first Masonic Funeral recorded in Texas was conducted here for Major Collingsworth in 1838.

Who is Buried Here:

There are 28 Texas Centennial Monuments erected here for veterans of the battles in Texas fight for independence from Mexico, dignitaries which served in the Republic of Texas, prominent Houston citizens, and many other Texas Pioneer families. John Kirby Allen, a founder of Houston, was buried there in 1838. Republic of Texas President Mirabeaux Lamar's mother, Rebecca Lamar is also buried there.