In honor of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan’s birthday and a former slave that represented Fort Bend Co. in the Texas House of Representatives, volunteers gathered at former slave cemeteries in the area to help with cleaning efforts. fortbendco bhm kprc2
Fort Bend County’s Bates Allen Park is home to the historic Newman Chapel Cemetery and Oak Hill cemeteries, which are located at 630 Charlie Roberts Ln. in Kendleton, Texas. While there, volunteers assisted in cleaning tombstones and removing brush overgrowth that restricted access to the gravesites.
Cleaning efforts for the cemeteries began in Feb. 2022 after locals discovered the tombstone of Benjamin Franklin Williams, located in Newman Chapel Cemetery, had fallen into an “unacceptable state of disrepair,” the news release said. Volunteers have made seven visits to Bates Allen Park to clean tombstones, clear access to tombstones from overgrowth, and reconstruct tombstones that had fallen over.
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