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Butler Cemetery

Posted in cemeteries, surname Mayes, surname Meeks, tagged , , , , , , , on Sunday, March 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The Hays County Historical Commission updated their website to include the comprehensive cemetery inscription list which previously resided on the county website. It makes sense to put this information alongside the history, old photographs and bits of ephemera pertaining to the county’s history. Now there is a brief history of each cemetery along with some photos to complement the listing. Overall, [...]

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Murphree Cemetery

Posted in cemeteries, surname Bull, tagged , , , , on Sunday, October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Bull interments in the Murphree Cemetery, Hamilton County, Texas.
Bull, James C., 1833-1911 (double stone)
Bull, Isabell Hawkins, 1838-1919 (double stone)
Bull, Dorcas Leah, 1863-1936
Bull, Ambrose Mack, 1875-1936
Bull, Frank, 15 July 1899-1 August 1921
Bull, Robert J., 5 September 1873-21 December 1950 (double stone)
Bull, Lydia Dunn, 10 September 1877-7 July 1934 (double stone)
Bull, Finis, 16 March 1910-17 March 1910
Bull, [...]

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Denson Cemetery

Posted in cemeteries, tagged , , , , on Thursday, October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The following list was transcribed from Cemeteries of Williamson County Volume I, pages 95-97.
Page 95
LIST OF NAMES OF PERSONS BURIED IN THE DENSON CEMETERY
(Compiled by Mary Ellen and H. E. “Dick” Lindsey, May 21, 1972)
Thomas Clinton Denson
b. 2 February 1898
d. 1 January 1926
Double Stone:
Father
Thomas J. Denson
b. 7 April 1848
d. 17 October 1916
(Member of Odd Fellows)
Mother
Sallie [...]

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Comanche Peak/McFadin Cemetery

Posted in cemeteries, tagged , , , , on Thursday, October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This information was received some time ago from Ken Stanley on the Williamson County, Texas board at Rootsweb. It was circulating as a listing of the “Circleville Cemetery.” I believe it is known as either the Comanche Peak or McFadin Cemetery and is not the cemetery closest to Circleville. (David Hutchinson McFadin served in the Texas Revolution.) I looked for [...]

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some old files

Posted in cemeteries, family history, genealogy, tagged , , , , , on Monday, September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Most people’s response to hearing about my family history/research/library obsession is to yawn. I consider the long hours spent searching and transcribing a tribute to the lives of those who lived at a time when life was much harder and more interesting.
Edwards County Memories – pages I originally put together as an assignment for an [...]

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