Richard Grimes, a cattleman born in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, established this family cemetery in 1856 after the death of his infant grandson. Having pursued a seafaring career from a young age, Grimes came to Texas in 1837 aboard his brig, The Driver, and settled at Palacios Point on Matagorda Bay, where he continued in the shipping trade. In 1843 he entered the cattle business with his son William Bradford Grimes, and together they established the WBG Ranch here. The ranch was an early Texas operation that employed cowboys who later became well known, including Charles Angelo Siringo and Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce. After the Civil War, several major cattle drives to Dodge City and Abilene, Kansas, began from this ranch and continued annually through the 1870s. After Captain Grimes died, William continued ranching here until his wife's death in 1876, when he moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became a successful financier, banker, and businessman. In 1881 he gave the WBG Ranch to his eldest daughter, Fannie Louise, when she married Thomas Jefferson Poole. Their son, Thomas Jefferson Poole, Jr., inherited the ranch from her and continued ranching until his death. He served for many years as a director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and, upon his death, was honored by the Texas State Legislature for his achievements as a cattleman. The burial ground remains an active cemetery today.