Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War

1861-1865

Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4

Houston, Texas

Last Resting Place of Sarah Emma Edmonds

Sarah Emma Edmonds, (Edmondson was the last name she was born with), whose married name was Mrs. Linus Seelye, died on September 5, 1898 in LaPorte, Texas. sarahobit Click on photo to see full size[The Death Roll, Wednesday, September 7, 1898, page 6, Houston Daily Post, Morning edition, Houston, Texas]

It has been a cherished purpose of the George B. McClellan post G. A. R. ,(Grand Army of the Republic), of Houston to remove the remains of their comrade, Mrs. Seelye, who was buried at a lonley spot by the seaside near LaPorte about three years ago, to their burial lot in the German Cemetery, (now known as Washington Cemetery), where it could be cared for and decorated on Memorial days. The preceding paragraph was the opening paragraph of an article titled, "She Rests In Houston", that ran in the Sunday Morning edition of the Houston Daily Post on June 2, 1901. After receiving permission from the family of Sarah Emma Edmonds (Mrs. Linus H. Seelye), the George B. McClellan post of the GAR moved Emma's body from to LaPorte to Houston on Memberial Day, 1901. ["She Rests in Houston", Sunday, June 2, 1901, Houston Daily Post, Sunday Morning Edition, Houston, Texas].

Emma's grave is located in Lot #46, Section G. Her grave can be easily walked to from either the road in between Sections H and G, or in between Sections G and F. If one comes down the road in between H and G, the location of Emma's grave will be on the right in between the graves of "Osler" and "Harp". One can see the military section where Emma is buried from the road. Just in case you are unable to read the inscription on her gravestone, (from the photograph); it says- "Emma E. Seely-Army Nurse". [Here is a bit of trivia, there have been so many inquiries about Emma's grave, that she is listed among the notables buried in Washington Cemetery that appears in the Glenwood Cemetery brochure].

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June Anderson Bates, one of our sisters, is standing to the left of Emma's gravestone

If you are interested in paying Emma's grave a visit, the name of the cemetery is Washington Cemetery, and the address is 2911 Washington Ave, Houston, Texas 77007, but since the Washington Cemetery has now under the managment of Glenwood Cemetery, the office for this cemetery is through the entrance at 2525 Washington Ave

Map of 2911 Washington Ave Houston, TX 77007-6034, US

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