Champion Cemetery
| Cemetery Name | Champion Cemetery |
| Alternate Names | |
| Directions | Located on Brushy Creek Road (CR 174); traveling north on Parmer Lane, turn right on Brushy Creek Road (just after crossing the bridge at Brushy Creek); go 3/4 mile; as the road curves to the left, there is an entrance on the right to a parking lot; cemetery is visible from the parking lot. |
| Latitude | 30°30'44.34"N |
| Longitude | 97°45'26.11"W |
| Restrictions | |
| Survey Date | March 2007 |
| Photographed by | Danny Miller |
| Surveyed by | Susan Goldsworthy |
| Comments |
View of Cemetery
Historic Marker
John (Jack) Champion (1817–1908) was a native
of York County, South Carolina. He moved to
Texas by 1850, the year he and Naomi Jane
Standefer (1834–1862) were issued a marriage
license in Williamson County. In 1854,
Champion bought more than 200 acres at the
headwaters of Brushy Creek. He later served in
the Civil War and, briefly, as County Sheriff. The
grave of Naomi, the mother of seven of
Champion’s nineteen children, is the oldest of
the four marked graves in the pioneer family's
cemetery. surveys indicate the presence of at
least five unmarked graves.
Views of Unmarked Graves Shown with Blue Flowers
