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"The pioneer record for large families was almost broken by Judge Hunnicutt's father and mother, above mentioned. There were seventeen children, my husband being among this number. I married Walter Hunnicutt on December 12, 1894. My maiden name was Miss Mattie Kyser and I was the daughter of W. D. Kyser a pioneer stockman and farmer, and business man of Merlin, Texas. My father and mother came to Texas from Alabama. "I will try to tell you about some of the first families of the Blue Ridge community where Judge Hunnicutt's father settle in 1849, and the way they lived at that time. The Forbes family came to the area from Tenneessee. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes arrived in the early fifties. His son, Dr. L. D. Forbes, graduated from the New Orleans school of medicine, and practiced both on the Ridge and in Marlin. The older Forbes built their home on the spot where Mrs. Forbes lives today. They built in the fifties, long before the Civil War. Aside from his practice of medicine, Mr. L. D. Forbes invented a mechanical cotton gin, where the feeders automatically carries the cotton to the gin-saws or units. Near the Forbes and Barclay homes there was located a mule-driven gin. This gin was across the road from the Swinnes place, owned by Bill and later, by Ed Vann. It was moved down near Big Creek and used until discarded for a newer model. "Another early family to settle on the Ridge was the Barclay family whose [?] was known as the "Squire" and they lived in a log house on the spot a few hundred yards north of where Hancock's store stands today. Farther north east on the Ridge the Garretts lived. They came from Tenneessee about 1849. The old home, with some improvement, stands today, a silent reminder of those early days. The family history is one of destiny and accomplishment. The original head of the family was Thomas Garrett. His children were Jasper, Mary Elizabeth, Cynthia Ann and Catherine, Jim, Sarah, Tome and Rennie. All are linked with history and development of this section of the country. "As we follow the Ridge in the location then of what is now Stranger, the next old home place is that of the Brothers family. Jesse Brothers with his wife and children came from Tenneesee to Texas in the late fifties. They brought their slaves with them. Like so many of their neighbors, they sought new fortunes in the land. They also sought relief from the troubled question of slavery; the Brothers family, with their slaves, camped under the big oak tree that stands today in the middle of the road as you approach the Ridge in the section now known as [?]. They settled near the Barclay family who kindly provided stock for meat for the family. The men went looked over the neighboring counties and returned to the Ridge an' bought land on the hill overlooking Big Creek and began to build their homes. Grandpa Jesse Brothers served in the Civil , returned on a furlough and died before the war ended. He left several sons, among them William, and Jesse, Junior. His sons and grandsons followed farming for their occupation. "Further South, along the Ridge, lived a family wo had a son, Joel, who was supposed to be the first official in the community. "One of Granny Moffett's daughters married Quinton Vann who farmed on the Little Brazos River. There are many descendants of the [?] family, whose head was William [?]. They came to the Ridge in an early day and William Erskine married Miss Mary Elizabeth Garrett. They built near the little church-school house where the present Methodist church is at Stranger. Frank [?] lives in the spacious old Erskine home in Stranger. {Begin page no. 5}"Still farther south-west, on the Ridge, is the old Eddins' home. John Eddins and family came to Texas from Alabama in 1860; and, after a short stay in Marlin, bought a farm lying close to Big Creek, in a valley between a ridge of hills. The farm now belongs to the Jesse Brothers' estate. Jasper Garrett persuaded Eddins to build his home up on the Ridge about the time the Civil War began. Eddins bought sufficient ground from the Garretts to build the home. Mr. Eddins and his sons had to walk a mile across the sandy ridge to get to his farm, leaving his wife and daughter, Kate to keep house. "Near the Eddins home was the home of Hodge and also of Swinnes. And nor far away was the pioneer home of Allen Morrell, a son of the Baptist preacher, Rev. Z. N. Morrell. Two years ago, all that remained of the Morrell home, a heap of logs, was moved to the Falls County Old Settlers Association grounds and there were built into a log cabin in remembrance of those early pioneers. This old Morrell home stood on a spot later occupied by the home of Bill Fannin; then Grady Blair bought the place. It stood on top of the Ridge, overlooking Big Creek Valley and from it could be seen one of the most picturesque views in the county. For miles one could see the farms, dotting the countryside, with little spots of grass land and trees scattered about. Through this country runs old Big Creek which flows into the Brazos River. East of this Morrell home is the town of Marlin. "Mr. W. T. Fannin came to the Ridge in 1875 and bought the Moffett home; later it was sold to the Blairs. On the Ridge, southwest of the Moffett home was the home of the Prices. W. A. Price, Junior, a son of the pioneer lives in the old Price home today. {Begin page no. 6}In 1882, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Shaw came to the Ridge to live and settled east of the Price home. Dr. Shaw served fifteen months in the Alabama Calvary of the Confederate Army. He was a native of Alabama and his wife, Miss Nannie Sypart, was a Tennessean. Dr. Shaw practiced on the Ridge for many years, then moved to Marlin, where he died. His son, Dr. Frank Shaw succeeded him in his practice. "About a mile south of the Stranger store, the Rogers family and John Marlin settled a few years after the battle of San Jacinto. The Rogers family settled on the Ridge, while the Marlin family settled at a place known as [?], a few miles south of the present town of Marlin. The Rogers and the Merlin families came from Tennessee, following the footsteps of Sam Houston. "The Kay home and store were built where old Mrs. Gertrude Hancock lived and was south east of Stranger. Mr. Kay was a farmer and devoted church worker. He organized the first Sunday School at Stranger and was superintendent until his death. He was an un-official post master before the rural mail service was established. On business trips to Kosse, he would call for the people's mail and bring it to his store, where they came to get it. Mrs. Kays' son, by a former marriage, was Hollman Hancock. He married Miss Gertrude Garrett, daughter of the pioneer family of Garrets, of Blue Ridge. [?], Sanford Hancock, still owns and operates the store at Stranger on the Ridge. "It is difficult to give the dividing line between Stranger and the Reagan community. The Stranger community on the Ridge can be seen for miles from the Waco-Marlin state highway. In fair weather, there is always a deep blue atmosphere over it, hence the name of Blue Ridge. The old Hunnicutt home stands overlooking the valley on the Ridge stands today just as it stood when Winfield Scott Hunnicutt located there in 1849. Additions have been made to the house and the logs covered with weather-boarding lumber. Two of his sons still live in the old house. "You may stand on the Ridge and look westward where you can see the broad valley as it abruptly drops down below you with a ravine between the Ridge and the valley. Farms, farm houses and the green woods of Big Creek, dot this valley. In the fall of the year cotton pickers can be seen swinging to and fro, gathering the fleecy staple. Tall trees, sloping hill and beautiful prairies form a never-to-be-forgotten picture. About ten miles to the west can be seen the tops of buildings in Marlin, and a few miles beyond Marlin, one can see the trees which border the Brazos River. "The Ridge gradually slopes south west to the little town of Reagan. Here is a small creek, named Salt Branch and on its banks many of the early settlers sleep the last sleep, unmindful of the changes wrought by Father Times since they came, in their ambition to build new homes, to the new state of Texas. "To the east, lies the town of Kosse, where the Houston and Texas Central Railroad came through in the seventies. Some of the early Ridge settlers moved over to Kosse for the benefit of the railroad facilities. Among them was Dr. Toland, who came to the Ridge as a young doctor. He, like Dr. Poindexter, boarded at Granny William's. They could tell many a story of those early days. I remember one story that they loved to tell. All the people met at the little church to pray for rain. One woman came with her coat and umbrella, prepared for an answer to their prayers. They brought their lunch and spent the day. A long about the afternoon, the sky became over-cast and by late afternoon, it began to rain and what a rain fell! It rained so hard that all the creeks got out of banks and the crowd had to spend the night in the little school-church house and they spent the night giving thanks for their answer to prayer. But only one came prepared for an answer to their prayers. It was one of the oldest members of the flock and she declared that in time gone by, the way to receive an answer to prayer, was to have the faith to be ready for it. "The Pools and the Bells were other families whose names are indelibly written into the history of the Blue Ridge settlement. The Bell family came from Tennessee ; they had a large family and took an active part in the affairs of the community. Two sons served in the Civil War and one had lost his life in the war with Mexico, along with fifteen other men from a neighboring county. Other prominent early families were the Arnetts, Mayes, Herron, Nichols, Vann, Hickman, Darden, Saxon, Clawson and many others who lived farther south on the Ridge. About 1870, two single men came from Tennessee; they were Henry Clay [Cowan?] and Jim Owens. Mr. Cowan married Miss Laura Wyche, who was teaching school near Bremond. She was a daughter of Dr. George Wyche who settled in the settlement known so Bedias, near Anderson, Texas, in the days before the Civil War. Jim Owens married Miss Betty Robertson, who came from a large family who lived on the lower Ridge. The Owenses made their home at Reagan, where they reared a family. The Cowan family, with others from the Ridge, moved in the early seventies to what was then known as Willow Springs, and is now the town of Mart. "It is difficult to give even a brief sketch of those early settlers, but the Stranger settlement dates back to the days before the Mexican War. The Hunnicutts, the Barnes, Cornelisons, Williams, Mitchells, and others who settled on Blue Ridge at Woodland, had a definite part in the building of the Stranger community. There were other communities on the Ridge, and all are linked with the history of Falls county. In this outline, mention only is made of those who lived nearest the place where the school and church were held. It was many years later that the place secured a post office and was given the name of Stranger. "Dr. Forbes had a gin a few hundred yards from his home. Later, Thomas Kerchain built a store and another man built a blacksmith shop. So, to a spot near the [??], came the first essentials of a community center, i. e., a doctor, a gin, a blacksmith shop, and a store. Kay's store was located where the present Hancock store stands today. Kerchain and others saw the advantage of having a post office up on the hill, and they wrote the government for blanks on which to make application for a post office. Kerchain received those blanks, worked out all the detalils and then they made their way to the nearest place to receive a hearing, probably Waco or Marlin. "According to local history, the hearing was favorable and the need for a post office was established. And, the story goes, that the name the applicants suggested did not meet with the approval of those who held the hearing and that one of the officials, with some impatience, turned to Kerchain, who spoked English brokenly, and said: "Come, come! Can't you think of a suitable name?" To which Kerchain hesitantly replied, "Well, I don't know. I'm just a stranger in the community." To this the official replied, "Well, that will do-- Stranger," and he wrote the word "Stranger" upon the application blank which went to Washington and was approved. So this is the story of how Stranger, on Blue Ridge, got its name". ![]() Stranger Location and Area History
Stranger, which went by the name, Upper or North Blue Ridge, is north of State Highway 7 and about ten miles east of Marlin in Falls County. The area was settled in the late 1840s and became a town in 1879. There are many sories about how the town got its name but the most likely story is that a post office representative asked the local blacksmith what to name the community, but that the blacksmith, a recent arrival, said he didn't know, he was a stranger to the town. By 1884 Stranger had four churches, a school, a steam cotton gin, a corn mill, and a hotel; at that time the community shipped cotton and grain. In the 1930's, Stranger still had five businesses but by the 1940s it reported only one business and an estimated fifty residents. In the 1940s the community still included three churches and two schools.
GARETTE CEMETERY
The Garette Cemetery was established in the original community of Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas in 1851 with a gift of land (and site selected by) Thomas McKissick Garrett. It was used as the community cemetery for almost two decades, until the Stranger Cemetery and Churches were established in July 1869.In addition to the survey of tombstones in this cemetery, Family Bibles, and Falls County Deed and Death Records have been searched to identify some who are buried here without tombstones. Undoubtedly, there are some buried here who have been missed. Twenty or more gravesites have boulder-type stones to mark them, without name or dates. Several plots are outlined with stones, but have no stone within these to mark gravesites.
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GRANGER CEMETERY LISTING
ABERNATHY, Bard L., b 1-22-1875, d 8-28-1936 - lst husband of Lytle Lucy Roberts (her 2nd husband, Leo S. Davis) ABERNATHY, Deane - son of J.R. & A.L. Abernathy, b 9-29-1891, d 8-6-1893 ABERNATHY, Jesse Roberts son of Bard L. & L .L. Abernathy, b 7-16-1905, d 6-2-1916 ![]() ADAIR, Daniel W. - son of N...I. & S.M. Davis, b 3-17-1874, d 7-21-1878 ![]() ALEXANDER, Alice Maud - daughter of Reverend G. W. & M. J. Alexander, b 4-13-1871, d 8-28-1882 ![]() ALLEN, Emma 0. - 2nd wife of B. W. Allen, b 5-2-1837, d 1884 ALLEN, Helen F. (Webster) - wife of L.P. Allen, b 8-30-1918 - no death date ALLEN, Leonard P., b 2-9-1907, d 11-22-1977 ALLEN, Marinda Martha (Busby) - Ist wife of B. W. Allen, b 1830 (sic 1833), d 3-5-1875 [and daughter of David T. & Martha (Sweeney) Busby] ![]() ARNETT, James Hansford, b 1830 - no date of death on tombstone - CSA: 2nd Lt.,Co. I, 21st Texas Cavalry ARNETT, Phoebe (Summerville) - wife of James Hansford Arnett, and daughter of Marcus L. & Mary (Cavitt) Summerville, b 7-14-1848, d 12-31-1940 BELL, Anna - wife of Samuel Bell, b 7-12-1815 in South Carolina, d 10-10-1876,age 61 years BELL, Samuel, b 1812 in South Carolina, d 12-8-1899, age 87 years Belle (Neal) Norwood, b 8-31-1906, d 12-17-1978 ![]() BROOKS, Charles L., 1867-1890 BROOKS, Daughter of Wm. F. & Lucy Frances (Rogers) Brooks, b 12-13-1873,d 10-31-1875 (Wm.F. Brooks was brother of Angeline Brooks Granade, 3rd wife of William Richards Erskine; Lucy Frances Rogers was daughter of Larkin & Mary Aycock Rogers, whose Ist husband was Joshua A. Saxon - killed in CSA) BROOKS, William H., d 1889 BROOKS, Woodrow W. - son of B. B. & Carrie Btooks, b 6-15-1919, d 2-16-1928 ![]() Brothers, b 3-10-1903, d 9-30-1960 BROTHERS, Charles Roye - son of Jesse Barzilla & Laura (Hufstetler) Brothers, b 12-10-1898, d 7-28-1973 BROTHERS, Essie Myrtle - daughter of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, b 7-19-1881, d 7-19-1884 BROTHERS, Griffith son of James Milton & S.A. Brothers, b 7-6-1891, d 2-21-1900 BROTHERS, Harris Kay ("Pat") - son of Jesse Barzilla & Laura Brothers, b 1-17-1888, d 7-22-1953 BROTHERS, Helen (Drefke) wife of J .A. Brothers, b 7-27-1915 alive in March 1988 BROTHERS, Henry L. ("Bunk") - son of Harris Kay & Jeannie Brothers, b 9-28-1921, d 12-2-1966 - WW II: S.Sgt., U.S. Air Force BROTHERS, Infant Son of James Milton & Sarah A. ("Sallie" Griffith) Brothers, b 8-12-1887, d 9-30-1887 BROTHERS, Infant Son of James Milton & Sarah A. (Griffith) Brothers, b 9-16-1896, d 10-12-1896 BROTHERS, Irene - daughter of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, b 6-23-1895, d 11-16-1895 BROTHERS, Irma A. - Infant Daughter of J.S. & E.F. Brothers, b 5-24-1906, d 5-30-1906 BROTHERS, Jack Kendal son of J.M. & L.E. Brothers, b & d 12-7-1932 BROTHERS, James R. - son of Jesse B. & Laura E. Brothers, b 11-30-1892, d 2-10-1931 BROTHERS, Jeannie (Cobb) - wife of H.K. ("Pat") Brothers, and daughter of Robert Long & Arrilla (Millerman) Cobb, b 3-20-1888, d 2-16-1951 BROTHERS, Jess A. - son of H .K. & J. (Cobb) Brothers, b 11-10-1912; d 4-6-1983 BROTHERS, Jesse Barzilla son of Jesse D. & Matilda Barzilla (Maulding) Brothers, b - 8-4-1859, d 3-3-1933 BROTHERS, Jesse Clarence ("Boog") - son of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, b 9-14-1883, d 1-21-1953 BROTHERS, Jesse Monroe ("Jack") - son of Jesse Barzilla & Laura (Hufstetler) BROTHERS, Jollie - son of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, b 12-8-1887, d 6-13-1889 BROTHERS, Kathleen, b 7-9-1910, d 5-17-1911 BROTHERS, Laura E. (Hufstetler) - wife of Jesse Barzilla Brothers, and sister to Mrs. Margaret (Hufstetler) McCoy - buried in Garrett Cemetery at Stranger, b 4-10-1869, d 12-25-1963 BROTHERS, Lenora Elizabeth ("Nora" Pool) - wife of T.F. Beothers, and daughter of Elias & Margaret (Bell) Pool, b 8-28-1867, d 2-3-1943 BROTHERS, Loraine Eugenia (Hancock) - wife of Jesse Monroe ("Jack") Brothers, & daughter of H.K. & G.E. (Garrett) Hancock, b 3-24-1902, d 10-18-1967 BROTHERS, Lucie Marie.("Tissie" Robertson) - wife of Charles Roye Brothers, b 12-5-1898, d 6-27-1975 BROTHERS, Marguerite Ann (Millerman) - wife of Jesse Clarence Brothers, and daughter of Charles Arrister & Frances Isadora ("Dora" Wright) Millerman; b 7-18-1886, d 4-23-1962 BROTHERS, Mozelle - daughter of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, 1889-1948 BROTHERS, Taylor Franklin - son of Jesse D. & Matilda Barzilla (Maulding) Brothers, b 8-4-1857, d 10-11-1914 BROTHERS, Taylor Franklin, Jr. - son of T.F. & L.E. Brothers, b 12-27-1894, d 3-1-1897 BROTHERS, William Jesse son of Jesse Barzilla & Laura Brothers, b 3-24-1896, d 1-11-1899 BROTHERS, William Noland - son of H.K. ("Pat") & Jeannie Brothers, b 11-19-1910, d 3-16-1962 - called "Buster" - WW II: PFC, 212 Armd Fld. Arty. BN BROTHERS, Winnie Evelyn, b 2-17-1908, d 5-17-1911 ![]() BURNEY, James Hiram, 1879-1957 ![]() CAPPS, Henry M., b 7-30-1898, d 8-2-1975 CAPPS, Henry M., Jr. - son of H. M. & G.E. Capps, b 6-14-1925, d 7-18-1926 ![]() CARPENTER, Infant Daughter of J.P. & R.V. Carpenter, b 9-27-1897, d 11-22-1897 (A Twin) CARPENTER, Infant of J.P. & R.V. Carpenter, b 9-27-1897, d 12-23-1897 (a Twin) CARPENTER, Jonathan Zollacoffer, b Walker County, Georgia 4-1-1862, d Limestone County, Texas 9-7-1883 ![]() CASEY, Eliza H. - daughter of M. & T.E. Casey, b & d 11-9-1887 ![]() CASH, A.M. - husband of Cynthia Charlotte Roberts - daughter of Joel Walter & Lucy Lelia (Tarver) Roberts; b 3-23-1857, d 4-10-1897 ![]() CHANDLER, Joseph Walter - son of J.M. & E.S. Chandler, b 6-21-1877, d 9-27-1880, aged 3 years, 3 months, 6 days CHANDLER, William H. son of J.M. & E.S. Chandler, b 10-21-1873, d 2-10-1877, aged 3 years, 3 months, 19 days ![]() CHATHAM, Baby Elizabeth - daughter of D.D. & E. Chatham, b & d 1936 CHATHAM, Durwood D. - b 4-27-1903, d 2-16-1976 CHATHAM, Esther (Williams) - wife of D.D. Chatham, and daughter of James William & Aramantha (Millerman) Williams - buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery; b 10-7-1903, ![]() CLAWSON, John I. - son of William I. & Clara C. (Coen) Clawson, b 1-26-1901, d 1-20-1924 CLAWSON, Orvie - son of William I. & Clara C. (Coen) Clawson, b 7-12-1888, d 10-5-1943 ![]() COBB, Eula Mae (Lane) - wife of George Waylan Cobb, and daughter of Samuel COBB, George Waylan - son of Robert Long & Arrilla (Millerman) Cobb, b 801501907, d 5-25-1961 ![]() COMMANDER, Edna 0. - wife of Jesse H. Commander, b 1-19-1897 - d 12-6-1982 COMMANDER, Jesse H., b 8-8-1898, d 10-1-1971 ![]() Concrete Stone - no identification ![]() COOK, Rhoda Viola, b 12-27-1877, d 7-5-1879 ![]() COX, Mary Florence (Gassaway) - wife of William David Cox, and mother of Florence Midora (Cox) Erskine, b 3-14-1830 in Kentucky, d 4-26-1886 COX, Mary C. - lst wife of David H. Cox (whose 2nd wife was Joelena ("Lena") Roberts - daughter of Joel Walter & Lucy Lelia (Tarver) Roberts; b 10-6-1870, d 3-13-1892 COX, Mary L. - daughter of David H. & Mary C. Cox - inscribed "Our Baby Daughter"; b 10-6-1892, d 4-6-1892 ![]() CRENSHAW, Clarence Reeves - son of T.N. & E.S. Crenshaw, 11-22-1888, d at age 5 weeks, 3 days (only one date on tombstone) CLAWSON, G. R. - son of W.M. & N.L. Clawson, b 12-27-1875, d 9-30-1895 ![]() CRISWELL, Little Jeffy - son of T.L. & M.M. Criswell, b 1-13-1888, d 11-23-1889 CRISWELL, Mary Magalene (Parton) - lst wife of Thomas Leroy Criswell, b 10-15-1867, d 1-13-1889 ![]() CUMMING, Inez Gertrude (Hancock) - wife of David John Cumming, and daughter of H.K. & Gertrude E. Hancock, b 5-18-1893, d 12-19-1978 (and buried in Nogales, Arizona.) Memorial Stone only. ![]() DAVIS, Daniel, b 3-20-1820, d 3-1-1888 DAVIS, Sarah E. - wife of J.R. Davis, b 9-8-1845, d 10-9-1882 ![]() DOWNS, Hettie Mary (Erskine) Poole - daughter of James Franklin & Florence Midora (Cox) Erskine - lst husband, William Thornton Poole; 2nd husband, Virgil Downs ![]() DRUM, Caroline, 1835-1905 - mother of Sarah (Drum) Webster ![]() EARLY, Lottie - daughter of W.D. & F.M. Early, b 8-12-1883, d 6-15-1888 ![]() AVEN, J. W., b 2-28-1819, d 11-15-1874 ![]() EAVES, Annie Lee - daughter of A.J. & I.T. Eaves, b 12-18-1888, d 2-13-1889 , Daughter of (Broken Tombstone), d 1881 - aged 22 years EAVES, Tennie - wife of A.J. Eaves, b 3-13-1870, d 2-8-1890 ![]() EDDINS, Abner W. son of J.R. & E.L. Eddins, 1866-1942 EDDINS, Claude C. son of J.R. & E.L. Eddins, b 4-25-1882, d 10-26-1882 EDDINS, Emeline L. wife of John R. Eddins, b 4-17-1842 ' d 12-31-1916 EDDINS, Ida Maudee (Williams) - wife of Abner W. Eddins, and daughter of W.H.W. & Matilda Barzilla (Maulding) Williams (her Ist husband was Jesse D. Brothers (buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery), 1869-1945 HAIR, Thomas J. - son of Archibald & Martha (Ronie) Hair, 1841-1927 - CSA:Co. E, 8th Mississippi Infantry EDDINS, John R., b 11-15-1837, d 12-21-1921 - CSA: Co. 11, 17th Ala. Inf. ![]() EDWARDS, M. J. - wife of William Edwards, b 8-15-1861, d 10-12-1888 HARLAN, Thomas D. - son of Reverend James & Margaret (Langston) Harlan, & father of John Luther Harlan - buried Blue Ridge Cemetery; b 6-1-1831, d 2-4-1910 ![]() ERSKINE, Baby Son of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine, b & d 9-8-1884 ERSKINE, Carl Cavitt - son of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine, b 12-3-1897, d 11-23-1980 ERSKINE, Carrie Mayflower (Haraegree) - 2nd wife of Jasper Stovall Erskine, and daughter of Midland Ella (Hawthorne) Hardegree, b 5-10-1888, d 2-24-1953 ERSKINE, Claude Gentry - son of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine, b 1-20-1886, d 1-8-1980 ERSKINE, Clyde (Petteway) - wife of Richard Franklin Erskine, and daughter of Mark Ignatius & Lena Petteway, b 7-26-1895, d 3-17-1956 ERSKINE, Florence Midora (Cox) - wife of James Franklin Erskine, and daughter of William David & Mary Florence (Gassaway) Cox, b 1-17-1860, d 10-20-1941 ERSKINE, Hattie Lavinia (McInnis) - lst wife of William David Erskine, and daughter of Thomas Josea & Delilah (Chiles) McInnis, b 4-3-1876, d 3-4-1905 ERSKINE, Infant Son of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine, b & d 9-30-1880 ERSKINE, James Franklin - son of William Richards * Mary Elizabeth (Garrett) Erskine, b 4-9-1857, d 2-19-1918 ERSKINE, James William - son of Jasper Stovall & Sarah Katherine Erskine, b 4-12-1906; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas Clst wife, Sue Inez Brothers - buried Stranger Cemetery - daughter of Jesse Barzilla & Laura (Hufstetler) Brothers; 2nd wife, Iris Tredway - daughter of Porter & Mamie Lee (Colwell) Tredway; 3rd wife, Tina (Cox) Kyserl ERSKINE, Iris (Tredway) 2nd wife of James William Erskine, b 1-11-1914, d 6-25-1980 ERSKINE, Jasper Stovall -.son of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine (ml Sarah Katherine Dillard; m2 Carrie Mayflower Hardegree), b 10-15-1881, d 6-1-1944 ERSKINE, Mary Theresa (Harlan) - wife of (:arl Cavitt Erskine, and daughter of Charles & Cynthia Tallulah (Vat-nado) Harlan, b 5-5-1903, alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas ERSKINE, Milton Wayne - son of Claude Gentry & Pauline Jane Erskine, b 4-29-1922, d 7-29-1943 - WW II: Cpl., 161 Coast Artillery ERSKINE, Nancy ("Nanniell Griffith) - lst wife of John Wilford Erskine, and daughter of Leonard Lenore & Sarah (Owens) Griffith, b 1852, d 1877 ERSKINE, Pauline Jane (Harlan) - wife of Claude Gentry Erskine, and daughter of Charles & Cynthia. Tallulah (Varnado) Harlan,, b 9-30-1891, d 9-27-1975 ERSKINE, Richard Franklin - son of James Franklin & Florence Midora (Cox) Erskine, b 3-30-1891, d 9-16-1947 - WW I: Pvt., 130th Field Artillery, 35th Division ERSKINE, Robert Reed - son of Jasper Stovall & Sarah Katherine (Dillard) Erskine, 1907-1964 (and husband of Betty Jo Patterson) ERSKINE, Rosa E. - daughter of J.W. & N. Erskine, b'1877, d ERSKINE, Stovall Dillard - son of Jasper Stovall & Sarah Katherine Erskine, b 1-17-1909, d 12-1-1913 ERSKINE, Sue Inez - lst wife of James William Erskine, and daughter of Jesse Barzilla & Laura Brothers, b 9-3-1906, d 7-17-1932 ![]() ESSLINGER, Charles A., b 11-14-1890, d 1-20-1945 ESSLINGER, Stella (Webster) - wife of Charles A. Esslinger, b 2-7-1888, d 4-11-1979 ![]() ETHRIDGE, J. D., b 3-14-1865, d 12-21-1973 ![]() FAIRBAIRN, Andrew Jackson - lst husband of Margaret Cornelia Emily Wolf, and son of Noah & Mavice Fairbairn, b 9-12-1842, d 10-26-1892 - CSA: Co. C, 3rd Regt., South Carolina Infantry (wife buried in Kosse, Limestone County, Texas Cemetery with 2nd husband, Thomas Andrew Bradley) ![]() FANNIN, Fred Baker - son of Warren Oscar & Sarah Fannin, b 12-12-1895, d 12-5-1971 FANNIN, Freddie Ray - son of Fred Baker & Lela Mae Fannin, b 7-12-1918, d 1-7-1922 FANNIN, Howell Oscar - son of Wm.T. & M.M. Fannin, b & d 4-28-1888 FANNIN, James Durett - son of Warren Oscar & Sarah Fannin, b 10-29-1891, d 12-19-1916 (Woodmen of the World) FANNIN, John Elton Cornelius - son of Warren Oscar & Sarah Fannin, b 12-8-1888, d 12-22-1905 FANNIN, Juanita (Towers) - wife of William Warren Fannin, and daughter of Junius Elbert & Mae Sue (Smith) Towers, b 11-18-1907, d 2-24-1985 FANNIN, Lela Mae - wife of Fred Baker Fannin, b 2-16-1896, d 7-23-1965 FANNIN, Mamie Lucile - wife of James Durett Fannin, b 10-11-1906, d 5-1-1907 FANNIN, Myrtice - daughter of Wm. Thomas & Mary Minerva (Varnado) Fannin, b 1-15-1884, d 9-11-1884 FANNIN, Sarah ("Sallie" A. Varnado) - wife of Warren Oscar Fannin, and a daughter of Charles & Rebecca Jane (Davis) Varnado, b 8-16-1869, d 1-14-1950 FANNIN, Sarah ("Sallie" Campbell - wife of James 0. Fannin & Mother of William Thomas Fannin, b 1-18-1818, d 12-4-1900 FANNIN, Warren Oscar - son of James 0. & Sarah ("Sallie" Campbell) Fannin,b 7-7-1860, d 6-1-1932 FANNIN, William Warren - son of Warren Oscar'& Sarah Fannin, b 4-25-1904; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas ![]() FLANNAGAN, Willie Aurora - daughter of J.D. & M.E. Flannagan, b 11-5-1871,d 10-20-1878 ![]() FORBES, Dr. Lycurgus Dudley - son of Dr. R.C. & E. Forbes, and 2nd husband of Sarah Permelia ("Sallie" Scogin) Hollingsworth, whose lst husband was Dr. Richard Collins Hollingsworth; b 1-15-1835, d 4-27-1887 FORBES, Elzira (Long) - wife of Dr. Robert C. Forbes [buried on private land in northern end of Stranger, Texas, b 11-5-1806, d 4-24-1871 - a son of John & Elizabeth (Hawthorne) Forbes, and daughter of Benjamin & Nancy (Menefee) Long, b 2-6-1806, d 6-30-1892 FORBES, Jessie (Snead) wife of R.D. Forbes, and daughter of Charles Henry Dudley & Frances Eugene (Shaw) Snead, b in Pineville, Alabama 1874, d 2-2-1955 FORBES, Robert Charlesworth - son of R.D. & J. Forbes, 1902-1903 FORBES, Robert Dudley son of Dr. L.D. & S. Forbes, b 2-20-1875, d 7-6-1923 FORBES, Sarah ("Sallie" Scogin) Hollingsworth - daughter of Toliver Lang & Caroline (Davenport) Scogin, b 11-28-1843, d 1-17-1911 ![]() FRAZIER, Alta Elzera (DeWitt) - 2nd wife of Alexander Frazier, and daughter of James Lee & Mary (Stutts) DeWitt, Sr.; 1860-1885 FRAZIER, Infant Daughter of A. & A.E. Frazier - b & d ca 1882 FRAZIER, Mary J. (Reed) - lst wife of Alexander Frazier, b 8-5-1845, d 9-17-1879 ![]() FULLER, Angelo James son of Miner Charles & Maty'Eliza ("Mollie" Chamberlain) Fuller, b 4-26-1887, d 1-13-1896 '(An older brother gave this young child the following name and b & d dates: Angelo Chamberlain Fuller, b 4-26-1883, d 1-13-1892, at age 9 years) ![]() GARRETT, James Leonard - son of Leonard Lenore & Lucy Carrol ("Carl" Hargrove) GARRETT, Agnes Estelle (Mitchell) - wife of Sanford Quay Garrett, and daughter of William Henry & Margaret Lucinda (Chamberlain) Mitchell - buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery; b 8-21-1896, d 10-6-1974 Garrett, b 7-22-1912, d 2-17-1983 GARRETT, Frankie of Jesse Clarence & Marguerite Ann (Millerman) Brothers, b 5-31-1916, alive in March 1988 in Bremond, Robertson County, Texas GARRETT, Glenn Willis - husband of Elnora (Ray), and son of Leonard Lenore & Lucy Carrol ("Carl" Hargrove) Garrett, b 9-28-1906, d 3-19-1979 GARRETT, Elnora (Ray) - wife of Glenn Willis Garrett, and daughter of Andrew Jackson & Fannie Emma (Dixon) Ray, b 10-12-1915 - alive in March 1988 in Stranger, Texas GARRETT, Hazel Vandalea (Reed) Mrosko - wife of S.Q. Garrett, Jr., and daughter of Lee Henry & Gertrude Jane (McAndrew) Reed, b7-15-1915, d..12-5-1971 (her lst husband, James Mrosko, buried Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Texas) GARRETT, James Odell - son of S.Q. & A. Garrett, and husband of Rebecca Ann Bradshaw), b 5-13-1921, d 3-20-1968 - WW II: U.S. Army Engineers, lst Lt. GARRETT, James Odell, Jr. - Infant Son of J.0. & M.A. Garrett, b & d 1878, and buried in grave with his mother. GARRETT, Leigh (Stanford) - 2nd wife of W.H. Garrett, b 12-26-1833 - alive in March 1988 near Palestine,, Texas - a daughter of Brady & Opal (Jones) Stanford GARRETT, Lillie Irene - daughter of Robert Jasper & Mary (Smith) Garrett, b 4-19-1882, d 12-14-1882 GARRETT, Martha Ann ("Mattie" Griffith - lst wife of James Odell Garrett, and daughter of Leonard Lenore & Sarah (Owens) Griffith, b 1852, d 1878 GARRETT, Mary ("Mollie" Smith) - lst wife of Robert Jasper Garrett, and daughter of Ephraim & Edith (Smith) Smith, b 6-16-1840 in Mississippi, d 7-19-1895 GARRETT, Mary Aline - Daughter of Thomas Henry & Mary Ella (Roberts) Garrett, b 1-14-1894, d 8-7-1895 GARRETT, Sandra Susan - daughter of S.Q. & H. Garrett, Jr., b 9-25-1948, d 10-19-1980 GARRETT, Sanford Quay - son of James Odell & Elizabeth Ann (Jackson) Garrett who are buried in Garrett Cemetery at Stranger, Texas; b 1-22-1897, d 2-19-1962 GARRETT, Sanford Quay, Jr. - son of S.Q. & A. Garrett, b 2-1-1918, d 7-12-1985 GARRETT, Sarah Frances - Infant Daughter of J.0. & M.A. Garrett, b & d 1876 GARRETT, Thomas McKissick, II - Infant Son of J.0. -& M.A. Garrett, b & d 1872 GARRETT, William Henry - son of S.Q. & A. Garrett; lst wife, Norma Jo Smith; 2nd wife, Leigh Stanford; b 11-6-1922, d 3-13-1969 - WW II & Korea, Major, U.S. Marine Air Corps ![]() GASSAWAY, Richard - brother of Mary Florence (Gassaway) Cox, b 1-1-1833, d 12-24-1913 ![]() GIBBS, Garland Gillis - son of Wm.R.K. & W.L. Gibbs, b 5-3-1919, d 7-1-1976 GIBBS, Marian Mitchell (Garrett) - wife of Garland Gillis Gibbs, and daughter of Sanford Q. & Agnes (Mitchell) Garrett, b 8-12-1919; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas GIBBS, Pauline R. (Goerdel) - 2nd wife of Robert Woodrow Gibbs, b 11-26-1909, d 5-21-1986 GIBBS, Robert Woodrow - son of Wm.R.K. & W.L. Gibbs, b 2-7-1913 - alive in March 1988 (lst wife, Emma Ruby Jones) GIBBS, William Robert Kendrick ("R.K.") - son of James Henry & Sarah Frances (Talley) Gibbs, b 11-12-1885, d 12-24-1967 GIBBS, Willie Ldurine (Lucas) - wife of Wm.R.K. Gibbs, and daughter of Wm. James-.& Laura Aylene (Price) Lucas, b 9-20-1888; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas ![]() GRAY, Arthur Allen, b 11-14-1852, d 1-28-1877 ![]() GREEN, James William - son of Riley Green, 1938-1972 GREEN, Pearl Caroline (Webster), 1886-1926 GREEN, William L., b 12-7-1890, d 7-30-1916 GREER, Annie C. - wife of R. P. Greer, b 1858, d 7-10-1878 - aged 20 years,3 months, 10 days ![]() GRIFFITH, Leonard Lenore, b 1820 in South Carolina,-d GRIFFITH, Sarah (Owens) - wife of Leonard Lenore Griffith, b 1826, d ![]() GRIGGEARS, Mrs. G. F. died at age 48 years, 9 months, 6 days - no dates ![]() HAIR, Anna S. (Taylor) - wife of Thomas J. Hair, and daughter of Frederick & Sophia Taylor, 1850-1917 ![]() HANCOCK, Alta Lela ("Daughty" Yates), wife of E.C. Hancock, and daughter of William Edward & Fannie (Frazier) Yates, b 2-10-1906; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas HANCOCK, Barbara Jean - daughter of Sanford S. & Florence Hancock, b 9-18-1930, d 5-17-1939 HANCOCK, Carolyn Sue - daughter of Sanford S. & Florence Hancock, b 12-5-1926)d 5-17-1939 HANCOCK, Cornick Kendal - son of H.K. & G.E., Hancock, b 1-18-1898, d 6-18-1899 HANCOCK, Earl Conrad - son of Holman K. & Gertrude E. (Garrett) Hancock, b 3-29-1904; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas HANCOCK, Florence Werlein - wife of S. S. Hancock, b 10-18-1897, d a daughter of Edwin Franklin & Ida (Williams) Werlein HANCOCK, Gertrude Eliza (Garrett) - wife of H.K. Hancock, and Twin of James Thomas Garrett - children of Robert Jasper & Mary ("Mollie" Smith) Garrett, b 11-25-1869, d 11-18-1941 HANCOCK, Holman Kendal son of Samuel B. & Louisa Jane (Adair) Hancock, b 1-19-1869, d 7-16-1926 HANCOCK, Robert Betran - son of H.K. & G.E. Hancock, b 9-26-1891, d 12-11-1891P and buried in Knickerbocker, Tom Green County, Texas. Memorial Stone only. HANCOCK, Samuel B. - son of Samuel & Sarah Hancock, and lst husband of Louisa Jane (Adair), b 1842, d 1871 (& believed to be buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery (without tombstone) HANCOCK, Sanford Stallworth - son of Holman Kendal & Gertrude Eliza (Garrett) Hancock, b 1-21-1900, alive in March 1988 in Hamilton, Texas HANCOCK, Sarah Halliday - her 2nd husband was Samuel Hancock, b 1806, date of death unknown, but believed to be buried by her son, Samuel B. Hancock, without tombstone in Blue Ridge Cemetery KAY, Louisa Jane (Adair) Hancock - lst husband, Samuel B. Hancock; 2nd husband, Harris Kay, and daughter of James W. & Alcey Elizabeth (Dillard) Adair, 1848-1892 (Her uncles, Thomas Milton & Odell Duckett Dillard are both buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery) Harlan, b 7-19-1859, d 11-1-1886 ![]() HARLAN, Margaret Langston ("Maggie") - daughter of Thomas D. & Rebecca C. HARLAN, Rebecca Charity (Jackson) - wife of Thomas D. Harlan, and daughter of John Wesley & Lydia (Clements) Jackson, b 11-18-1834, d 8-13-1914 ![]() HAYES, Edna (Arnett) - wife of Thomas Leslie Hayes, and daughter of James Aansford & Phoebe (Summetville) Arnett, b 12-26-1873, d 9-14-1948 HAYES, Esta Mae (sic, Esther Mae), b 1-8-1916, d 5-23-1945 HAYES, Infant Son and Infant Daughter of J.S. & S.A. Hayes - no dates PARSONS, Caroline V., b Conecuh Co., Alabama 3-11-1843, d near Marlin, Texas 11-13-1890 HAYES, Roy - son of James Sanford & Sarah A. (Reed) Hayes, b 10-31-1889, d 12-20-1901 HAYES, Thomas Leslie - son of James Sanford & Sarah (Reed) Hayes, b 8-21-1870, d 8-20-1954 ![]() HEARON, Cardelia A. (Nichols) - wife of Robert L. Hearon, b 11-26-1861, d 3-18-1935 HEARON, Clara E. (Swinnea) - wife of Ernest T. Hearon, and a daughter of Thomas S. & Julia I. (Varnado) Swinnea, b 4-2-1861, d 3-18-1935 HEARON, Ernest Hampshire - son of Ernest T. & Clara E. Hearon, b ca 1915, d ca 1980 HEARON, Ernest T. - son of Robert L. & Cardelia Hearon, b 11-2-1887, d 8-6-1950 HEARON, Hilton H. - son of Robert L. & Cardelia (Nichols) Hearon, b 3-4-1886, d 7-20-1932 (a Twin) HEARON, Robert L. - stepson of William Richards Erskine, b 10-25-1859, d 10-27-1945 HEARON, Waymon W - son of Robert L. & Cardelia Hearon, b 3-4-1886, d 5-10-1914 (a Twin) ![]() HERBERT, Elizabeth G. - daughter of J.J. & L.J. Herbert, b 3-2-1879, d 2-9-1880 ![]() HERRING, George - Infant Son of Emil & Annie (Utzel) Herring, died 1-31-1920 ![]() ![]() HERRINGTON, Charley E. - son of J. & J.H. Herrington, b 4-27-1867, d 9-24-1879 HERRINGTON, Udorah - daughter of J. & J.H. Herrington, b 7-5-1873, d 11-8-1874, age 1 year, 3 months, 7 days ![]() HODGE, Abner Harris - husband of Ruth Williams - buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery, and son of Archibald H. & Mary E. (Sears) Hodge, b 12-14-1875, d 6-3-1942 HODGE, Archibald H. ("Archie") - son of Abner H. & Elba (Rose) Hodge, b 3-8-1851, d 3-28-1928 HODGE, Ethel (Brothers) - wife of Milton Hodge, and daughter of Taylor Franklin & Lenora E. (Pool) Brothers, b 9-1-1885, d 5-19-1970 HODGE, Mary E. ("Mollie" Sears) - wife of Archibald H. Hodge, and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Vance Sears, b 4-12-1856, d 10-5-1935 HODGE, Thomas J. - son of Abner H. & Elba (Rose) Hodge, b 6-6-1842, d 7-16-1922 (believed to have been veteran of CSA) ![]() HOUSTON, Cynthia (Hodge) Roberts Moffett - known as "Grandma Moffett"; daughter of Archibald & Charlotte (Reeves) Hodge, b ca 1814, d 1905 [lst husband, m ca 1830 Andrew Roberts; 2nd husband, James P. Moffett who d in CSA in Virginia in April 1864; 3rd husband. a Mr. Houston] ROBERTS, Lucy Lelia (Tarver - 2nd wife of Joel Walter Roberts, b 1847, d 1888 ![]() ROBERTS, William Archibald son of J.W. & L.L. Roberts, b 1873; died young ![]() HURST, Edward Andrews, b 2-25-1864, d 10-12-1957 HURST, Jessie, 1894-1965 HURST, Minnie B. - wife of Edward Andrews, b 1-22-1873, d 6-26-1895 HURST, Riley, 1891 - Only one date ![]() JACKSON, John Wesley, b 7-11-1809, d 2-3-1886 - husband of Ludice B. Jackson, b 11-26-1812, d 6-19-1856 & buried in Arkansas JACKSON, Robert Lee - son of Robert Ewing & Mary Elizabeth (Garrett) Jackson, b 12-29-1887, d 1-7-1888 JOHNSON, Frederick W., b 12-3-1900, d 10-5-1975 JOHNSON, Mary Rebecca (Varnado) (a Twin) - daughter of C.W. & M.E. Varnado, b 10-22-1876, d 12-16-1897 - wife of C.H. Johnson JOHNSON,, Velma (Sandlin) - wife of F.W. Johnson, b 8-21-1897, d 12-21-1982 ![]() KAY, Harris - lst wife, Sarah Dunn; 2nd wife, Louisa Jane (Adair) Hancock, b in Alabama 1825, d 1889 KAY, Sarah (Dunn) - lst wife of Harris Kay, b 1825 in Georgia, d 1871 (no tombstone) ![]() KEMP, J. R., b 1920, d 1-15-1933 ![]() LANE, Louella - wife of S.S. Lane, b 8-20-1881, d 2-11-1924 POWELL, M. L., b 1848, d 9-9-1902 LANE, Samuel S., b 8-18-1881, d 7-26-1956 Lou (Brothers) - wife of James Leonard Garrett, and daughter ![]() LOVELESS, Easther A., b 9-14-1836, d 11-27-1899 LOVELESS, Mattie O., b 2-6-1856, d 12-5-1871 ![]() MAEYERS, Alta Lela (Hancock) - daughter of E.C. & A.L. (Yates) Hancock, b 8-22-19339 d 7-5-1985 (buried Deer Creek Cemetery, Rhome, Texas) ![]() MATHIS, Henry D. - no dates MATHIS, Infant Son of J.M. & L.J. Mathis, b 10-29-1883, d 11-21-1883 MATHIS, W. B., b 3-9-1844, d 4-23-1880 MATHIS, W. I., b Pulaski County, Georgia 8-23-1812, d Limestone County, Texas 8-30-1890 ![]() McALLISTER, Mary (Erskine)-- wife of Wm. B. McAllister, and daughter of Hugh & Jane @Richards) Erskine, b 12-16-1824 in South Carolina, d 8-22-1894 TATE, Edward-S.,@--,son of Captain James & Mary C. (Edwards) Tate, b 9-9-1860 in Alabama, d 1-19-1944 McALLISTER, William B. - son of William & Margarette'P. (Todd) McAllister, b 12-4-1825 in South Carolina, d 11-3-1894 ![]() McKINNEY, Agnes Estelle - daughter of W.M. & Lida McKinney, b 7-17-1885, d 5-28-1889 McKINNEY, Albert M. - son of W.M. & Lida McKinney, b 1-26-1881, d 9-22-1967 McKINNEY, Lida (Elydia Barclay) - wife of W.M. McKinney, and daughter of David A. & Dorcas Vardaman (Menefee) Barclay, b 19-2-1842, d 10-2-1899 McKINNEY, Nina - daughter of W.M. & Lida McKinney, b 1-20-1883, d 11-17-1966 McKINNEY, Sallie Dorcas - daughter of W.M. & Lida McKinney, b 5-31-1873, d 2-21-1929 McKINNEY, Sam B. - son of W.M. & Lida McKinney, b 3-13-1875, d 5-28-1957 McKINNEY, William M., 1839-October 2, 1899 ![]() McMAHEN, Floyd - son of W.E. & A.S. McMahen, b 4-1-1889, d 9-22-1892 Memorial Stone. ![]() METCALF, Letha A. (Bell) - wife of Volney Metcalf, and daughter of Samuel & Anna Bell, b 1-16-1850, d 7-19-1885 ![]() MOORE, Carlotta Estelle (Garrett) - wife of Robert Moore, and daughter of Robert Jasper & Mary (Smith) Garrett, b 1-10-1879, d 3-14-1943 MORE, Mary - daughter of J.H. & B.A. More, b 10-26-1893, d 3-8-1896 PARTEN, Mary Susan - wife of H. L. Parten, b 12-6-1839, d 8-19-1874 ![]() NATION, Miss Artiller J. (Teacher) - daughter of E.A. & A.J. Nation, b 6-25-1858 - death date broken off tombstone ![]() NEVILL, Robert H. - son of H.S. & M.E. Nevill, b 12-1-1876, d 12-4-1878, aged 2 years, 3 days ![]() NOBLE, J. P., b 3-1-1834, d 12-28-1901 ![]() NORWOOD, Charlie - husband of Hattie Gertrude Erskine, and son of Jim & Lima NORWOOD, Hattie Gertrude (Erskine) - daughter of James Franklin & Florence Midora Erskine, and wife of Charlie Norwood, b 9-15-1903, alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas NOTE: There were 10 or 12 other gravesites on the Erskine Farm where Elizabeth Catherine (Maulding) Roberts and her infant daughter were buried; but their's were the only two tombstones still standing (cattle are free in this field). It is believed that others buried here included Joel Walter Robert's mother, 2nd wife, and another child were also buried on this private land: ![]() OSBURN, Jewell Elizabeth, b 12-8-1929, d 7-31-1931 ![]() PARSONS, Mary C. - daughter of S.L. & C.V. Parsons, b 3-31-1878, d 9-12-1879 ![]() PARTEN, Maggie Marzell - wife of H. L. Parten., b 11-13-1856, d 10-8-1876, aged 19 years, 11 months, 5 days ![]() PELLHAUS, Walter Lee - son of T.P. & Icy (Briggs) Pellhaus, died 7-20-1920 ![]() PETTEWAY, Lena Mae (Causey) - wife of M.I. Petteway, and mother of Clyde (Petteway) Erskine, b 8-5-1876, d 10-17-1939 PETTEWAY, Mark Ignatius - father of Clyde (Petteway) Erskine, b 4-7-1873, d 4-3-1931 ![]() PHILLIPS, Dorothy May - daughter of Jasper Stovall & Carrie Mayflower Erskine,and wife of James Jtay ("Peck") Phillips, b 4-27-1922; alive in March 1988 in Waco, Texas PHILLIPS, James Ray ("Peck") - husband of Dorothy May Erskine, and son of William Ray ("Peck") & Lela Belle (Wells) Phillips, b 6-5-1916, d 8-15-1979 POOL, Elias, b 10-14-1826, d 11-14-1903 ![]() POOL, Margaret A. (Bell) - wife of Elias Pool, and daughter of Samuel & Anna Bell, b 1-6-1836, d 4-12-1913 ![]() POOLE, William Thornton - lst husband of Hettie Mary (Erskine), b 4-11-1874,d 1-23-1948 ![]() PRICE, Adeline Rebecca (Henry) - wife of John Hamilton Price, and daughter of George R. & Martha (Price) Henry, b 3-18-1812, d 7-31-1878 PRICE, George Robert - son of John Hamilton & Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price, b 11-24-1836, d 11-24-1908 - CSA PRICE, James A. - son of John Hamilton & Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price, b 9-14-1831, d 2-19-1882 - CSA PRICE, John David - son of Wm.T. & M.J. Price, b 9-13-1878, d 7-11-1888 PRICE, John Hamilton - son of James & Mary Dunlap (Howe) Price, b in North Carolina 8-19-1809, d 8-22-1878 PRICE, John Henry - son of John Hamilton & Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price, b 6-3-1838, d 2-22-1870 - CSA PRICE, Lula A. (Hughey) - wife of Wm. A. Price, Sr., and daughter of Edward Bryson & Indiana Tennessee (McKnight) Hughey, b 12-15-1887, d 11-27-1861 PRICE, Margaret Jane (Busby) - wife of William Thomas Price, and daughter of David T. & Martha (Sweeney) Busby, b 9-25-1847, d 10-16-1939 PRICE, Mary Martha - daughter of John Hamilton & Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price, b 4-2-1833, d 8-9-1883 PRICE, Minnie - daughter of Wm.T. & M.J. Price, b 3-8-1870, d 3-21-1880 PRICE, William Archer, Sr. - son of Wm. T. & M. J. Price, b 11-28-1884, d 6-25-1967 PRICE, William Thomas - son of John Hamilton & Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price, b Giles County, Tennessee 3-10-1842, d 6-4-1917 - CSA Died June 4, 1917 at Stranger, Falls County, Texas and buried in the Stranger Cemetery � was the youngest surviving child of John Hamilton and Adeline Rebecca (Henry) Price.On April 22, 1862, William Thomas Price enlisted at Alto Springs as a Private in Company B, 5th Calvary, Green's Brigade, Hardiman's Division, Trans-Mississippi Army. While en route to Val Verde, New Mexico with Captain Willis L. Lang, he contracted the measles at EI Paso and was left behind there - missing the tragic battle. Later, he became the Bugler for the company, and was in Galveston at the time of the surrender - remaining there for about a year after the end of the war to care for a sick friend. In 1867, William Thomas Price married Margaret Jane Busby, b September 25, 1847 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, d October 10, 1939 at Stranger and buried next to her husband-a daughter of David T. and Martha (Sweeney) Busby. William T. and Margaret lived on the Busby land, building the Price home beginning with the log cabin. They had five tenant families, raising cotton and corn. They reared four of seven children to adulthood: Martha Jane Price, b ca 1868 - married Charles O. Robertson of Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, and had three children: Rupert Robertson who married Lois Rose, resided in Marlin, Texas, and had Sally and Jack Robertson; Lucy Marie Robertson (called "Tissie"), b December 5,1898, who married Charles Roy Brothers of Stranger, and had Charles Robertson Brothers and Jane (Brothers) Knight; and William J. Robertson who married Fern Wilson and operated a variety store in Marlin. Minnie Price, b March 8, 1870, d March 21, 1880 at Stranger and buried in the Stranger Cemetery. Milton A. Price, b December 23, 1872, d - date not known, and buried in the Blue Ridge Cemetery at Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas. John David Price, b September 13, 1878, d July 11, 1888 and buried in the Stranger Cemetery at Stranger. Clara Belle Price, b August 26, 1875, - married David McKinney of Stranger - a son of William M. and Elydia ("Lida" Barclay) McKinney. They ran a boarding house in Marlin, Texas, and had no children. Margaret Ellen Price, b July 6, 1882, d January 19, 1940, and never married. William Archer Price, b November 28, 1884, d June 25, 1967 - married Lula A. Hughey. William Thomas Price took care of his sister, Mary Martha Price, b April 2, 1833, d August 9, 1883 and his brother, George Robert Price, b November 24, 1836, d November 24, 1908, until their deaths. He also took in a Confederate Corporal from Kosse, Solomon W. Stephen- son, b July 3, 1826, d April 23, 1912, who came by his home as a peddler and while there he was blinded by an accidental gun powder explosion. When he died, William Thomas Price buried him in the Stranger Cemetery in the Price family plot, and had the grave marked with a Confederate tombstone. Mr. Stephenson lived with the Price family until his death, and they cared for him as though he were part of the family. William Thomas and Margaret Jane (Busby) Price were members of the Methodist Church, with their membership in the Methodist-Presbyterian Union Church at Stranger. After his death, Margaret continued to live for twenty-two years in her home where their son, William Archer Price and his wife, Lula, lived and reared their two children. ![]() RICHARDSON, Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Arnett) - wife of Wm.B. Richardson, III, and daughter of James Hansford & Phoebe (Summerville) Arnett, b 9-6-1871, d 3-16-1947 (Their son,,G.A. "Jack" Richardson buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery) RICHARDSON, William Bryant, III - son of Wm.B. & Mary Sarah (Grice) Richardson, Jr., b in Alabama 11-21-1866, d 6-19-1937 ![]() ROBERTS, Ann Pickett daughter of J.W. & L.L. Roberts, b 6-5-1867, d 9-22-1874 ROBERTS, Elizabeth Catherine (Maulding) - lst wife of Joel Walter Roberts, and daughter of Presley & Catherine (Barzilla) Maulding (sister of Matilda Barzilla (Maulding) Brothers, and Nancy A. (Maulding) Sowders, who also settled in Stranger with husbands]; b 1-7-1845, d 1-7-1865 & buried on private land - now J.F. Erskine Farm at Stranger; and tombstone moved in 1986 to Stranger Cemetery & placed by her husband's tombstone. ROBERTS, Infant Daughter of J.W. & E.C. Roberts, b & d 1862 - inscribed "Our Darling" - a surviving older sister, Mary Ella Roberts, b 8-27-1860, d 4-7-1933 - m Thomas Henry Garrett, and both are buried in Kosse Cemetery in Kosse, Limestone County, Texas. ROBERTS, Joel Walter, b 5-2-1837, d 1-23-1920 son of Andrew & Cynthia (Hodge) Roberts (of Austin's "Old 300 First Colony to Texas); [lst wife, m ca 1859, Elizabeth Catherine Maulding; 2nd wife, m 12-27-1865, Lucy Lelia Tarver; 3rd wife, m 10-2-1888, Laura (Livingston) Brusenhan - widow of Patrick Brusenhan] - CSA: Co. B, Texas Cavalry, Waller's Division, Trans-Mississippi Army. ROBERTS, Joel Walter, Jr. son of J.W. & L.L. Roberts, b 7-9-1878, d 10-25-1893 ROBERTS, Lottie Lelia - daughter of J.W. & L.L. Roberts, b 3-27-1877, d 8-2-1878 ![]() ROBINSON, Sarah C. - wife of W.A. Robinson, b 3-24-1841, d 7-20-1876 ![]() ROGERS, Caleb W., b 7-13-1802, d 10-26-1875 - aged 73 years, 3 months, 13 days ROGERS, Emily J. daughter of W.S. & S.M. Rogers, b 1871, d 4-8-1877 ROGERS, Jefferson Davis - son of Henry Aycock & Eliza Jane (Cornelison) Rogers, b 5-1-1861, d 7-19-1880 ROGERS, Larkin R., 1807"1882 ROGERS, Marinda A. - daughter of M.J. & S.W. Rogers, b 4-22-1876, d 11-1-1880 ROGERS, Mary A. (Aycock) - wife of Larkin R. Rogers, b 1809, d 10-9-1875 a daughter of Henry & Mildred (Stovall) Aycock WEBB, Infant Son of T.E. & E.L. Webb, b & d 10-18-1895 ROGERS, Melvin - son of W.P. & A.E. Rogers, b 3-26-1896, d 11-22-1901 SEALS, Mary T., b 2-25-1844, d 4-2-1901 ROGERS, Paulina A. - wife of Caleb W. Rogers, b 8-15-1815, d 7-3-1877, aged 61 years, 10 months, 19 days ROGERS, Revis W., b 12-31-1878, d 10-13-1880 ROGERS, Sarah M. - wife of W. S. Rogers - engraved "My Wife"; b 1851, d 11-17-1877, aged 26 years, 8 months, 24 days ROGERS, Susan C., b 2-4-1853, d 1-27-1881 ROGERS,, Pauline daughter of W.S. & S.M. Rogers,- b 1869, d 5-24-1877 ROGERS., Mary Alice - daughter of W.S. & S.M. Rogers, b 1867, d 5-14-1877, aged 9 years, 8 months, 2 days ![]() SANDLIN, Audrey Wynne - wife of Cleaver R. Sandlin, b 10-12-1906 - no death date SANDLIN, Cleaver R., b 6-27-1905, d 1-2-1980 SANDLIN, Grady G., b 7-9-1909, d 2-3-1945 WW II: 1 Sgt., 143 Inf., 36th Inf. Division SANDLIN, Joe E., 1875-1938 SANDLIN, Mary J. (Webster) - wife of Joe E. Sandlin, 1879-1972 SANDLIN, Oscar - Infant Son of Joe & M. Sandlin no date ![]() SHAW, Fannie E. - daughter of J.C. & Nannie Shaw, b 12-24-1882, d 8-12-1893 ![]() SHELTON, Baby Son, b & d 4-12-1972 ![]() SHIELDS, Martin Lee - son of Barton Warren & Rena (Small) Shields (bur. Calvary Cemetery, Marlin); b 3-18-1911, d 4-29-1986 SHIELDS, Norma Marie - wife ot M.L. Shields, and daughter of Jesse Clarence & Marguerite Ann (Millerman) Brothers, b 3-8-1912, d 1-7-1988 ![]() SMILEY, Dea M. - son of L.M. & J.H. Smiley, b 6-11-18769 d 9-22-1886 SMILEY, Ruben B. - son of L.M. & J.H. Smiley, b 8-1-1878, d 9-28-1878 ![]() SMITH, Alexander - brother of Mary ("Mollie" Smith) Garrett, and son of Ephraim & Edith (Smith) Smith, b 2-18-1836 in Mississippi, d 12-13-1908 SMITH, Anna Mae (Smith) - wife of Isaac Smith - buried i n Blue Ridge Cemetery, and daughter of James Richard & Susa n C. (Holloway) Swinnea, b 11-2-1864, d 4-4-1952 SMITH, Richard Scott ("Dick") - son of Isaac & Anna Mae Smith, b 2-13-1901,d 1-30-1978 SMITH, S.E. - wife of D.L. Smith, b 1-16-1852, d 5-23-1890 ![]() SPEAR, H.D., b 5-6-1822, d 5-22-1884 ![]() SPICER, Annie Lue - daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Spicer, b 3-15-1913, d 3-20-1913 SPICER, Mrs. N. J., b 1841, d 5-11-1903 ![]() SPIKES, James Arthur, b 9-10-1856i, d 6-7-1877 ![]() SPIKES, James B., b 9-10-1856, d 6-7-1877 SPROTT, Betty Jean (Erskine) - wife,of Thomas Benjamin Sprott, Jr. (sometimes II), and daughter of Carl Cavitt & Mary Theresa (Harlan) Erskine, b 8-19.-1923; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas SPROTT, Thomas Benjamin, Jr. - husband of Betty Jean Erskine, and son of Thomas Benjamin & Estelle (Dickens) Sprott - buried in Waite Cemetery at Reagan, Texas; b 9-27-1918, d 12-3-1982 ![]() STEELE, Isabella - daughter of Robert A. & Ellen (Poll) Steele, b 1885, d 2-23-1930 STEELE, Robert Kearney son of Robert Henry & Annie (Eaves) Steele - buried in Criswell Cemetery), b 2-8-1898, d 3-19-1977 - WW II: U. S. Army STEELE, William Robert - Son of William John & Ophelia (Watson) Steele, b & d 3-13-1905 ![]() STEPHENSON, Solomon W. - no dates; CSA: Co, E, llth Mississippi Infantry SUTTLE, Elizabeth E. - wife of George M. Suttle, b 9-1-1824, d 9-13-1906 ![]() SUTTLE, George M., b 7-12-1827,,d 12-23-1885 ![]() SWINNEA,Billy Ross- born in 1925 and died in 1986. SWINNEA, S. H.- born 5-4-1882, d 7-26-1964 (his lst wife, Laura Belle Harlan, is buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery) SWINNEA, Bessie (Anderson) - wife of Taylor F. Swinnea, b 8-14-1917; alive in March 1988 in Marlin, Texas SWINNEA, Carl Lee - daughter of Richard & Bettie Swinnea, b 7-3-1901, d 7-20-1901 SWINNEA, Cecil W. - son of H.S. & M.K. Swinnea, b 8-20-1921, d 1-13-1986; WW II: U.S. Marine Corps SWINNEA, Claud - son of Richard & Bettie Swinnea, b 11-15-1891, d 7-20-1892 SWINNEA, H. - son of T.S. & J.I. Swinnea, b 11-10-1891, d 7-20-1892 SWINNEA, Henry S. - son of Thomas S. & Julia I. Swinnea, b 11-6-1898, d 1-6-1945 SWINNEA, Ida Lee, b 5-7-1857, d 3-24-1940 - daughter of James Richard & Susan C. (Holloway) Swinnea SWINNEA, Infant Son of R.B. & Bettie Swinnea, b & d 5-25-1905 SWINNEA, James Cornelius - 2nd husband of Sarah Katherine (Dillard) Erskine, and son of Thomas S. & Julia I. (Varnado) Swinnea, b 12-7-1894, d 10-15-1970 SWINNEA, James Richard - son of John & Rebecca (Phegan) Swinnea, b 11-7-1841, d 3-18-1925 SWINNEA, Julia I. (Varnado) - wife of Thomas S. Swinnea, and daughter of Cornelius Willington & Mary Elizabeth (Ratliff) Varnado, b 11-21-1873, d 10-4-1904 SWINNEA, Lillie E., 1876-1949 - daughter of James Richard & Susan C. (Holloway) Swinnea SWINNEA, Mary Elizabeth ("Bettie" Elder) - wife of R.B. Swinnea, and daughter of Thomas Jefferson & Nancy Jane (Vinson) Elder, b 10-10-1877, d 10-3-1976' SWINNEA, Mary K. (Williamson) - wife of Dewey Swinnea, b 6-22-1907, d 11-15-1940 SWINNEA, Mary Katherine (Martin) - wife of Henry S. Swinnea, b 9-6-1897, d 8-12-1972 SWINNEA, Matilda I. (Brothers) - 2nd wife of Samuel H. Swinnea, and daughter of Jesse & Laura (Hufstetler) Brothers, b 8-15-1890, d 7-29-1964 SWINNEA, Oma Roy - son of T.S. & J.1. Swinnea, b 7-4-1901, d 4-1-1902 SWINNEA, Richard Biles - son of James R. & Susan C. Swinnea, b 12-27-1871, d 2-11-1920 SWINNEA, Samuel H. - son of Suldon Wright & Mary Elizabeth (Hunnicutt) SWINNEA, Sarah Katherine ("Kate" Dillard) Erskine - 2nd husband was J.C. Swinnea (lst husband J.S. Erskine), and daughter of William & Georgia (Fairbairn) Dillard, b 1-15-1887, d 9-2-1972 SWINNEA, Susan C. (Holloway) - wife of James Richard Swinnea, and daughter of Richard Louis & Martha Holloway, b 3-20-1849, d 6-21-1922 SWINNEA, Taylor F., b 8-25-1914, d 8-12-1976 - WW II: U. S. Army - a son of Samuel H. & Matilda I (Brothers) Swinnea SWINNEA, Thomas Henry - son of H.S. & M.K. Swinnea, b 6-27-1918i, d 6-24-1985 SWINNEA, Thomas S. - son of James Richard & Susan C. Swinnea, b 2-4-1870, d 11-17-1921 ![]() TARTER, P. G., b 2-24-1850, d 12-17-1925 TARTER, Pat - son of P. G. Tarter, b 4-5-1901, d 8-9-1919 ![]() TATE, James Hansford ("Dick") - son of Edward S. & M. (Arnett) Tate, b 10-28-1891, d 10-11-1947 TATE, Mary Jane ("Mollie" Arnett) - wife of Edward S. Tate, and daughter of James Hansford & Phoebe (Summerville) Arnett, b 12-30-1868, d 12-31-1963 TATE, Idus Elizabeth (Garrett) - wife of Clyde Edward Tate, and daughter of Nathan Willis & Martha Ellen (Jackson) Garrett, b 6-31-1893, d 10-1-1917 TATE, Mary C. (Edwards) - wife of Captain James Tate, and mother of Edward S. Tate, 1820-1886 TATE, Milton Scott - son of J.H. ("Dick") & U.C. Tate, b 10-13-1919, d 8-22-1920 TATE, Una (Cornelison) - wife of J.H. ("Dick") Tate, and daughter of Samuel Milton & Mildred Ellen (Swinnea) Cornelison - buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery; b 7-10-1891, d 2-2-1980 ![]() TODD, H. Cater, b 6-17-1839, d 10-27-1871 TODD, James, b 12-31-1799, d 7-24-1872 TODD, R. H., b 4-12-1878, d 3-22-1880 ![]() TOLSTON, Lucinda, b 1883, d 1-28-1912 ![]() TOON, Ada Pearl - daughter of J.W. & Mary A. Toon, b 7-2-1904, d 9-14-1905 TOON, J. W., b 8-7-1847, d 9-2-1905 - believed to have been in CSA TOON, Mary A. - wife of J. W., b 4-6-1861 - date of death not inscribed TOON, William Edward - son of J.W. & Mary A. Toon, b 8-15-1861, d 10-12-1888 ![]() Unmarked Grave Unmarked Grave Unmarked Grave VANCIL, Sarah Isabella (Jackson) - wife of James M. Vancil, b 2-23-1843 or 5-23-1843 in Alabama, d 10-7-1882 ![]() VANN, J. E., b 5-23-1845, d 12-28-1928 VANN, Nettie - wife of J.E. Vann, b 9-12-18529 d 2-30-1878 (sic, 2-28 or 29, or 3-1 or 2 - no such date as February 30th) VANN, Rachel Nunn - wife of J. E. Vann, b 12-27-1856, d 5-18-1940 VANN, John, 1869-1915 ![]() VARNADO, Cornelius Willington - son of Charles & Rebecca Jane (Davis) Varnado, and brother of William Howell Varnado, b 1-1-1850, d 6-27-1916 VARNADO, Martha Jane (a Twin) - daughter of C.W. & M.E. Varnado, b 10-22-1876, d 9-5-1897 VARNADO, Mary Elizabeth ("Bettie" Ratliff) - wife of Cornelius Willington Varnado, and daughter of John D. & Mary (Case) Ratliff, b 12-24-1851, d 6-27-1916 VARNADO, William Howell - lst husband of Lola Angela (McInnis), and son of Charles & Rebecca Jane (Davis) Varnado, b 12-22-1866, d 11-29-1894 ![]() WAGNER, Ellen R. - wife of W.M. Wagner, b 1-1-1850, d 3-21-1930 WAGNER, Ira E., 1879-1959 ![]() WALKER, M. J., b 7-16-1835, d 12-11-1909 (May have been CSA) WALKER, Sarah A. - wife of M.J. Walker, b 2-14-1851, d 7-6-1914 ![]() WALLACE, E. W., b 10-31-1895, d 10-25-1918 - WW I: 4th Co., 16th Unit ![]() WARD, Mrs. E. A., b 1841, d 5-7-1903 ![]() WEBB, Daniel Mathew, b 6-11-1871, d 1-20-1951 WEBB, Nealie - wife of Daniel Mathew Webb, b 7-18-1880, d 4-2-1961 ![]() WEBSTER, Charles, b 12-27-1856, d 8-14-1935 WEBSTER, Clifford W., b 12-28-1890, d 4-18-1984 WEBSTER, Floy L. - wife of Clifford Webster, b 5-14-1895, d 8-25-1965 2 Stone Markers - no names or dates WEBSTER, Floyd D., b 12-24-1894, d 2-14-1973 WEBSTER, Hester (Commander) - wife of Floyd D. Webster, b 5-27-1895, d 9-26-1964 WEBSTER, Sarah E. (Drum) - wife of Charles Webster, and daughter of caroline Drum (buried above), b 1-2-1862, d 8-10-1941 ![]() WILLINGHAM - no identification or dates WILLINGHAM, Catharn - wife of John Willingham, b 2-28-1832, d 7-25-1871 ![]() WOLF, Simon Peter - husband of Margaret Jane Harlan, a daughter of Henry Langston & Emily (Milam) Harlan, b 9-21-1826, d 6-8-1886 - CSA ![]() WOLFRAM, Bertram, Jr. - husband of Joydelle Garrett, and son of Bertram & Elizabeth Esther (Basset) Wolfram of Galveston, Texas; b 2-22-1922, d 11-12-1952 and buried in Calvary Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. WOLFRAM, Joydelle (Garrett - wife of Bertram Wolfram, Jr. (married 7-4-1950),and daughter of S.Q. & A. Garrett; b 7-4-1926, alive in May 2000 in Marlin, Texas ![]() WYATT, Amelia L. - wife of W.B. Wyatt, b 9-15-1871, d 2-8-1505 WYATT, William Bassett, b 11-6-1866, d 2-27-1901 ![]() For more information, contact Len Kubiak at:
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