John James Survey 73 Cemetery is one of the forgotten cemeteries in San Antonio, Texas. Not much history is known about this cemetery online or offline. This news article will explain what John James Survey 73 Cemetery is. John James Survey 73 Cemetery
John James Survey 73 Cemetery was named in honor after John James, pioneer surveyor and developer during the during the Republic of Texas and early statehood. James learned surveying by practical field experience in the vast and largely unpopulated territory north and west of San Antonio. He began to acquire land by locating, surveying, and perfecting titles to large tracts of land in unsettled areas. He was paid in land certificates, and by hard work and expert knowledge he soon accumulated a great deal of land. It was said that James platted and recorded more land than any other single surveyor in Texas and that his name affixed to a deed was the guarantee to a perfect title. His foremost achievement as a surveyor came early in his career, when he reestablished the boundaries of the original grant from the king of Spain to the city of San Antonio after Mexican general Adrián Woll's forces captured the city in 1842. (Ref: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/james-john-1)
John James Survey 73 Cemetery was originally a 0.974 acre private cemetery owned by Henry Grote. Henry Grote established this private cemetery in 1884. During the early 20th century around the 1900s, the cemetery began accepting non-family burials. (Ref: Bexar County Land Deeds, Volume 499, Page 498)
This private cemetery was later sold to Ed Haag. Now Ed Haag had conveyed this private cemetery to Emelia Haag prior to his passing around 1939. The cemetery was put onto an estate in 1941 by Emelia Haag. Emelia Haag conveyed the cemetery on a warranty deed with vendor’s lien to Harry W. Ruebsamm on March 14, 1945. (Ref: Bexar County Land Deeds, Volume 2121, Page 372)
John James Survey 73 Cemetery was established by a non-profit organization and as a non-profit organization called John James Survey 73 Cemetery Association in 2003 on what is 7.504 acres of land off Lookout Road. (Ref: Bexar County Land Deeds, Document Number 20030308174)
MPC II INC converted all of the land to Mary Jo Hauser for John James Survey 73 Cemetery on a warranty deed with vendor’s lien during the very end of 2003. Mary Jo Hauser is trustee for the John James Survey 73 Cemetery Association. (Ref: Bexar County Land Deeds, Document Number 20040022757)
1.583 acres (68,976 square feet) of land out of a 7.504 acre tract were given to Mary Jo Hauser on a warranty deed with vendor’s lien on January 19, 2007. This gave John James Survey 73 Cemetery variable width drainage, sanitary sewer, water & pedestrian access right-of-way. (Ref: https://webapp9.sanantonio.gov/FileNetArchive/%7BA207EC24-0B34-464E-8B2D-B5E3F95CB5C5%7D/%7BA207EC24-0B34-464E-8B2D-B5E3F95CB5C5%7D.pdf)
John James Survey 73 Cemetery is located at 15940 Lookout Road, Selma, Texas, US 78154. (Ref: https://bexar.trueautomation.com/clientdb/Property.aspx?cid=110&prop_id=292882)
The other address for John James Survey 73 Cemetery is 999 Bluffside Boulevard, Selma, Texas, US 78154. (Ref: https://bexar.trueautomation.com/clientdb/Property.aspx?cid=110&prop_id=367133)
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