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Conroe Community Cemetery is located in Conroe off Airport Road
and is just north of Hwy 105 East at 10th street. This is an African American cemetery located just behind the fence of
Oakwood Cemetery
and is in very bad shape.
In the
"African
American Experiences In Montgomery County
Texas,"
this cemetery is
referred
to as “the cemetery without a name,” or “the community cemetery,” the
graveyard existed in relative seclusion for decades hidden among the woods
behind the predominantly white Oakwood Cemetery at the intersection of 10th
Street and Highway 105 East. It is said to be one of the oldest burial
grounds in Montgomery County serving as a final resting place for dozens of
blacks who settled here during the post Civil War era."
Clarence Lewis of
Clarence Lewis & Son Mortuary, telephone 936-756-8662 in Conroe confirmed in
a conversation on July 15, 2008 with Jane Keppler. Here is a synopsis of
what he said:
The black cemetery behind
Oakwood used to be called Conroe Community Cemetery. Last burial
was in 1966. His great-great-grandfather L. J. Dorsey bought the
land. He would like to organize a cleanup when it starts getting
cold.
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Transcription of Conroe Community Cemetery
aka Unknown Cemetery |
