In the 1860s, the Roberts and Teague families came to the Bee Cave area, where for generations their skills as farmers, ranchers, cedar choppers, coal kiln burners, and homemakers helped shape its development and culture. The cemetery is said to have been established in 1898 when Joseph Roberts (1842-1925) offered the site to the grieving Simons family for an infant’s burial. A number of veterans are buried there, including Alfred R. (Buck) Simpson (1895-1961), the second most decorated soldier of World War I. The burial ground preserves the lives of the pioneers and families of the once isolated canyons of Travis County.