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Bexar History
on a PinheadHistory
on the community of Bexar is between thin and non-existent. It began sometime
after the Civil War and started declining shortly after the 20th Century began.
It was granted its own post office from 1883 to 1907 although no population figures
are available.
Maps showed that Bexar had a store, church and cemetery
in the 1930s but little else. The community’s proximity to San Antonio dealt it
a death blow after WWII when the church disbanded and the store closed. Outside
of a few houses in the vicinity, Bexar is remembered today by its cemetery.
A
Visit to BexarPhotographer's
Note
Went down Senior
Road east of Somerset and found nothing. Headed west to the former community of
Bexar and only found a few homes and a cluster of cemeteries, one of which was
a private family cemetery. - Terry
Jeanson, November, 2009 |
One
of the oldest grave markers in the cemetery. John W. James, 1856-1896.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2009 |
"I
saw a military tombstone. As I approached it, I was surprised to find out whose
it was."
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Terry
Jeanson, November 2009 | |
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