Steele Cemetery

 

Original survey by Mrs. Walter R. Beaver

This cemetery is located two and one half miles south of Mexia on the Avarado (Rado) Steele farm.
Avarado Steele and his wife, Virginia (Jennie) Bennet Steele, lived on this place for many years.
Avarado was a veteran of the Civil War.

Steele, J. L. Alonzo 1-13-1872 6-15-1873
Steele, Avarado 7-23-1843 5-17-1933
Steele, Jennie Bennett no date 5-17-1933
Steele, Laura 1-13-1870 no date
Steele, Rado, Jr. 12-21-1875 no date

There are two unmarked baby graves.  Mattie McCleskey said that they were graves of children
belonging to tenant farmers that lived on the home place.