German born, Heinrich Leverkuhn, came to Texas in 1857 & was a foragemaster for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He ran a store in Hockley after the war. In 1878, he became a farmer-rancher in "Foresouth Prairie", now Macedonia Community. He had a cotton gin, syrup mill, & blackshop shop. Levenkuhn helped found Macedonia Methodist Church & McPherson School. He married Selma Kuhn (d. 1876) & Martha Rebecca Davis (1855-1906) & had fourteen children. (Recorded 1979)
CEMETERY HISTORY taken from the Waller Co Cemetery Book published in 1977.
This cemetery was originally located on Leverkuhn land in the north east end of Waller County, & it contained one acre of land.
The first burial here was Mrs. Kuhne, date unknown. The second burial was Selma Kuhne Leverkuhn, first wife of Mr. Leverkuhn, date December 1873.
In the year 1968, the Leverkuhn established an endowment fund for the upkeep of this cemetery with a gift of $100.00 from Selma Leverkuhn Davis & is added to yearly at the Reunions of the Clan.
GPS: Latitude: 30.11819, Longitude: -95.83372