Colorado County Cemeteries

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Abell Cemetery (also known as Jones Cemetery)

Location: about 2.5 miles directly north of Garwood and 1.5 miles east of Highway 71, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 752879E, 3264462N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1879
Racial mix: all white
Audited by Bill Stein and Elizabeth Schoellmann on February 21, 1992
Number of known burials to date: 5

Abell, Elizabeth (Lizzie); born: Apr 2, 1858; died: Jun 18 (13), 1905;
Nee Stockman, married Robert A. Abell May 18, 1871

Abell, Henry Simpson; born: Sep 21, 1847; died: Feb 5, 1884;
Son of James Crane and Margaret (Giberson) Abell

Abell, Robert A.; born: Jun 20, 1844; died: Feb 29, 1916;
Son of James Crane and Margaret (Giberson) Abell, Confederate veteran

Abell, unknown; born: Feb 4, 1879; died: Feb 18, 1879;
Daughter of Henry Simpson and Annie Abell

Stockman, T.C.; born: Apr 2, 1847; died: Nov 7, 1893;

The following persons may also be buried in this cemetery according to information
from Dorothy Elkins Cox:

Abell, Margaret G. B., died Apr 7, 1870 (Probate Records #654, County Clerk's office,
Colorado County, Columbus, Texas

Giberson, Elizabeth, died Jul 28, 1861: Mother of Margaret Abell and Elizabeth Jones.

Abell, Benjamin Simon, born ca 1847; died unknown; (On census of 1850 but nothing more.)
Son of James C. and Margaret (Giberson) Abell.

Adams Cemetery

Location: about one half mile north of Ramsey Road, about 1.3 miles southwest of its intersection with FM 102, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 750553E, 3281633N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1911
Racial mix: all white
Surveyed by MacDonald Ruffeno, Rita Ruffeno and Bill Stein on July 6, 1990
Number of known burials to date: 7

Adams, Lee; born: Dec 24, 1918; died: Dec 25, 1918;
Child of Frank R. and Mellie (Wilkens) Adams

Adams, Lela; born: Dec 24, 1918; died: Dec 25, 1918;
Daughter of Frank R. and Mellie (Wilkens) Adams

Adams, Melie Ina; born: Jun 20, 1908; died: Jul 7, 1915;
Daughter of Frank R. and Mellie (Wilkens) Adams

Adams, Sadie Lee; born: Mar 2, 1910; died: May 14, 1911;

Finney, Clark; born: 1919; died: Nov 18, 1920;
Son of Clark and Ada (Kretzschmar) Finney

Finney, Clark; born: Aug 10, 1871; died: Oct 4, 1932;
Son of Clark and Isabella (Greentree) Finney, Spanish American War veteran

Kretzschmar, Arthur; born: Jun 7, 1893; died: Dec 3, 1917; Btry B 344 FA; Died of other Causes, Domestic Death
Son of Emil and Augusta (Johse) Kretschmar, died during World War I

Adkins Cemetery

Location: about one tenth of a mile northeast of County Road 102, between 1.5 and 2 miles north of its intersection with County Road 206
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 722986E, 3293744N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1860
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 4

Adkins, Catherine; born: c. 1792; died: c. 1860;
Née Clapton, married John F. Adkins
Adkins, John F.; born: Nov 4, 1792; died: unknown;

Adkins, Susan; born: May 23, 1831; died: Jan, 1862;
Née Munn, married William Lucius Adkins

Adkins, William Lucius; born: May 27, 1816; died: Aug 30, 1872;
Son of John F. and Catherine (Clapton) Adkins

Alexander Cemetery

Location: about .5 miles east of the juncture of Highway 71 and Duncan Lane (County Road 111), just to the south of the Community Cemetery, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 750285E, 3267293N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1867
Racial mix: all black
Number of known burials to date: 10
Comments:
The cemetery has not been used for decades and is consequently in a dense thicket. The surveyors listed below and an earlier team of explorers consisting of Tony Williams, Dora Dervin, Elizabeth Schoellmann, and Bill Stein actually walked through the cemetery without noticing its existence before, on a second attempt the same afternoon, Glenda Henderson Jordan located the first tombstone. Only three readable stones were found. Two were concrete slabs laid on the ground. One was inscribed with the name, birth, and death dates of Addie Alexander. The top left corner of the other, on which part of the dead person's name was inscribed, was broken off. What remained read "L DERVIN." The surveyors took the "L" to be the final character of a first name rather than an initial. One other stone, a small, quite elegant slab of marble that was mostly intact, provided the name and dates of birth and death of Patcy Durvine. All three of the discovered tombstones were partially or completely covered with dirt and vegetation. Evidence of other graves exists, but no other readable grave marker was located. Based on information provided by Tony Williams, library staff subsequently searched the death records at the Colorado County courthouse and added four names to the list of those buried in the cemetery. None of those added, however, were said on their death certificates to be buried in the Alexander Cemetery. Two, Lucian and Emmett Alexander, were said to be buried in Vox Populi, one, William Alexander, was said to be buried in Garwood, and another, Saloman Alexander was said to be buried near Garwood. Nonetheless, based on Tony Williams' testimony, and recognizing that each of the listed places of burial might easily be confounded with the location of the Alexander Cemetery, all have been added to our survey.

Alexander, Addie; born: Oct 15, 1883; died: Dec 25, 1921;

Alexander, Emmett; born: Mar 3, 1900; died: Sep 18, 1941;
Son of Henry and Mausria (Shelton) Alexander

Alexander, James; born: unknown; died: unknown;

Alexander, Lucian; born: Sep 3, 1912; died: Jan 23, 1941;
Son of Lucian and Verdell (Johnson) Alexander [death certificates gives Ned as the father]

Alexander, Saloman; born: unknown; died: Nov 23, 1919;
Son of James and Sylvia (Owens) Alexander

Alexander, William; born: unknown; died: Dec 11, 1919;
Son of James and Sylvia (Owens) Alexander

Banks, Shellie; born: Feb 27, 1908; died Oct 7, 1959;
Daughter of William and Sarah (Alexander) Lowe [Information from death certificate]

Dervin, Betty; born: unknown; died: unknown;
Daughter of Richard Dervin

Dervin, Richard; born: unknown; died: unknown;

Dervine, unknown; born: unknown; died: unknown;

Durvine, Patcy; born: Nov 20, ?; died: Mar 6, 1867;

Allen Cemetery

Location: about 100 yards south of County Road 102, at a point about 2.3 miles south of its intersection with Interstate 10, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 745069E, 3287932N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1852
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 3

Allen, Adaline C.; born: Apr 12, 1842; died: Sep 16, 1860; (tombstone photo)

Carlton, Rebecca T.; born: Mar 6, 1832; died: Apr 30, 1852; (tombstone photo)

Hester, William Allen; born: Oct 26, 1868; died: Aug 7, 1869; (tombstone photo)
Son of John Robert and Alma J. (Coates) Hester

Alley Family Cemetery

Location: about seven tenths of a mile west of County Road 102, a mile or so behind a gate that is almost precisely three miles south of the intersection of County Road 102 and Interstate 10, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 746433E, 3285701N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1831
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 52
Comments:
On November 2, 1881, Nicola and Elisabeth Glaiser deeded one acre "to the following named Families (as a burial ground) Dukes Neals Alleys & Clapps" for one dollar (see Colorado County Deed Records, Book Y, p. 40). Though this must be counted as the formal creation of the cemetery, it is certain that there were earlier burials. In fact, the deed uses as one of its landmarks, "the Tombstone erected to the memory of T. C. Wright," who had died in 1876. In creating the cemetery, the Glaisers also reserved the right to have themselves and their descendents buried there.

Photos by Ann Warner

Alley, Abraham; born: Dec 22, 1803; died: May 16, 1862; (tombstone photo) (tombstone photo 2)
Son of Thomas and Catherine (Baker) Alley

Alley, Alvin Jim; born: Feb 4, 1897; died: May 20, 1976;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley

Alley, Amanda L.; born: Jun 29, 1852; died: Dec 27, 1862;
Daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Millar) Alley

Alley, Annie Alice; born: Jul 31, 1883; died: Sep 10, 1889;
Daughter of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley

Alley, David; born: Apr 17, 1953; died: Apr 17, 1953;
Son of Wylie Wayne and Mary Laura (Cook) Alley [The date is Apr 7, 1953 per death certificate]

Alley, Della Isabell; born: Nov 16, 1887; died: Feb 11, 1957;
Daughter of John Abner and Nancy Ann (Tatters) Parker, married Joseph Daniel Alley. February 10, 1910.

Alley, Donald; born: Apr 17, 1953; died: Apr 17, 1953;
Son of Wylie Wayne and Mary Laura (Cook) Alley

Alley, Earl Fulton; born: Jul 29, 1912; died: Feb 14, 1954;
Son of Joseph Daniel and Della Isabell (Parker) Alley, veteran of World War II, killed in an automobile accident

Alley, Everett; born: Dec 4, 1879; died: Dec 10, 1879;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley

Alley, Felton Forrest; born: Mar 7, 1924; died: Feb 5, 1944;
Son of Joseph Daniel and Della Isabell (Parker) Alley, killed in World War II

Alley, J. D.; born: Jul 7, 1920; died: Jan 23, 1992;
Son of Joseph Daniel and Della (Parker) Alley, veteran of World War II

Alley, John Ross; born: Jun 15, 1847; died: Jan 10, 1926;
Son of Abraham and Nancy (Millar) Alley, Confederate veteran

Alley, Joseph Daniel; born: Dec 21, 1885; died: Aug 19, 1939;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley

Alley, Josepha Haley; born: Aug 6, 1850; died: Apr 23, 1875;
Daughter of William J. and Sarah Anne (Pigford) Wright, married John Ross Alley Aug 20, 1867

Alley, Mary Laura; born: Sep 5, 1926; died: Sep 1, 1990;
Daughter of Ira and Effie (Hutchins) Cook, married Wylie Wayne Alley, May 9, 1943

Alley, Myra Elizabeth; born: Nov 11, 1858; died: Jun 14, 1949;
Daughter of Joseph P. and Julia Ann (Overstreet) Hoover, married John Ross Alley (his second wife) April 04, 1877

Alley, Nancy; born: Sep 13, 1817; died: Oct 28, 1893; (tombstone photo) (tombstone photo 2)
Daughter of John and Elizabeth (Payne) Millar, married Abraham Alley, Apr 26, 1835

Alley, Peter Hoover, born: March 10, 1888; died: Jan 19, 1919;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley, married Ollie Lange May 14, 1910

Alley, Rawson; born: 1793; died: May 1833; (tombstone photo)
Son of Thomas Alley

Alley, Shelly Lee; born: Jul 6, 1894; died: Jun 1, 1964;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley, veteran of World War I

Alley, Willie R.; born: Dec 31, 1877; died: Oct 15, 1894;
Son of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley

Alley, Wylie Wayne; born: Mar 4, 1922; died: Apr 14, 1991;
Son of Joseph Daniel and Della (Parker) Alley

Bonds, Elizabeth; born: Jul 25, 1831; died: Jul 1861; (tombstone photo)

Courtney, Hattie; born: unknown; died: unknown;
Née Glaiser, married Benjamin Courtney

Courtney, infant boy; born: unknown; died: unknown;
Son of Benjamin and Hattie (Glaiser) Courtney

Dawson, G.G.; born: Jan 6, 1819; died: Jun 1, 1889;

Dawson, Mary E.; born: c. 1844; died: Sep 1903;
Daughter of Abram and Nancy (Millar) Alley, married Timothy C. Wright, Jun 4, 1863, married G. C. Dawson, Dec 7, 1883

Glaiser, John; born: Oct 17, 1861; died: Jul 1, 1939;

Goeckler, Frances; born: Aug 26, 1885; died: Jul 11, 1930;

Goeckler, Gustav; born: Nov 15, 1884; died: Nov 28, 1968;
Son of Emmanuel and Marie (Willhost) Goeckler

Goeckler, Raymond; born: Nov 8, 1919; died: Nov 13, 1983;
Veteran of World War II

Kelley, Marvin L.; born: Jul 30, 1928; died: Sep 13, 2000;
Son of Ernest and Maggie (Woods) Kelley

Millar, Elizabeth; born: Mar 20, 1797; died: Jan 1, 1837; (tombstone photo)
Née Payne, married John Millar

Millar, John; born: Jan 11, 1787; died: Oct 21, 1831; (tombstone photo)

Millar, John, Jr.; born: Aug 27, 1826; died: Nov 7, 1843; (tombstone photo)
Son of John and Elizabeth (Payne) Millar

Millar, Julia; born: unknown; died: 1831;
Daughter of John and Elizabeth (Payne) Millar, died of smallpox

Millar, William; born: unknown; died: 1831;
Son of John and Elizabeth (Payne) Millar, died of smallpox

Neal, Lulu; born: Jul 24, 1883; died: Jan 17, 1886;
Daughter of William Fitzgerald and Laura Ann (Wright) Neal

Neal, Ronie O.; born: Jul 7, 1875; died: May 24, 1878;
Daughter of William Fitzgerald and Laura Ann (Wright) Neal

Owens, Fred M.; born: Mar 27, 1944; died: Sep 29, 1991;
Son of Joseph Edward and Mildred Frances (Bounds) Owens

Parker, Mary Florence; born: Jan 30, 1881; died: Nov 22, 1969;
Daughter of John Ross and Myra Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley, married Haywood Parker, 1920

Perry, Arthur Howard; born: Oct 24, 1891; died: Jan 31, 1936;

Perry, Jack Howard; born: Jul 23, 1923; died: May 28, 1928;
Son of Arthur H. and Olive Thelma (Alley) Perry

Perry, Olive Thelma; born: Feb 4, 1897; died: Feb 28, 1982;
Daughter of John Ross and Elizabeth (Hoover) Alley, married Arthur H. Perry February 17, 1916.

Roberts, Ruben F.; born: Jun 21, 1855; died: Jun 16, 1880;
Shot to death by Juba Fricke

Waddell, Sarah Elizabeth; born: Feb 28, 1854; died: Mar 5, 1930;
Daughter of Joseph P. and Julia Ann (Overstreet) Hoover, married J. F. Waddell, Feb 20, 1889

Watson, Phine; born: Aug 30, 1866; died: Apr 5, 1956;
Née Suhr, married W. H. Watson in 1900

Wright, Alley; born: Jul 31, 1869; died: Nov 6, 1875;

Wright, Annie; born: Feb 8, 1872; died: Jun 22, 1872;

Wright, Laura Ann; born: Mar 27, 1838; died: Dec 15, 1856; (tombstone photo)
Née Alley, married Timothy C. Wright, Jan 3, 1856

Wright, May; born: May 18, 1864; died: May 26, 1864;

Wright, T.; born: Jul 1873; died: Aug 1873;

Wright, Timothy C.; born: Jun 6, 1833; died: Jan 5, 1876; (tombstone photo)
Son of William J. and Sarah Anne (Pigford) Wright

Ann Smith beside the tombstone of her ancestors,
Abraham and Nancy (Millar) Alley

Amthor Cemetery

Location: about 300 yards south of the point on Kveton Road that is about .3 miles east of its intersection with Sealy Road. On private property--not accessible to the public.
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 757956E, 3296394N (NAD83/WGS84)
Earliest known year of death: 1868
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 9
Comments:
The cemetery contains nine graves, arranged chronologically, with the earliest grave on the left side of the small, fenced enclosure and the latest on the right. A larger stone, in the center of the cemetery announces, in German, that the stones mark the burial sites of the beloved children of Heinrich and Emilie Amthor (Zur Erinnerung an alle unsere Lieben Kinder von ihren tiefbetrübten Elltern Heinrich & Emilie Amthor, or, in English, In rememberance of all our dear children from their deeply sorrowed parents Heinrich & Emilie Amthor).

Amthor, Bertha; born: Nov 21, 1866; died: Mar 7, 1869;
Daughter of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Carl; born: Jun 5, 1865; died: Mar 11, 1867;
Son of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Emil; born: Jul 6, 1863; died: Mar 21, 1869;
Son of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Emilie; born: Apr 12, 1860; died: Jun 21, 1868;
Daughter of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Emma; born: Apr 24, 1868; died: Mar 1, 1869;
Daughter of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Friederich; born: Dec 28, 1873; died: Jul 28, 1882;
Son of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Heinrich; born: Jan 17, 1871; died: Nov 11, 1871;
Son of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Hugo; born: Feb 2, 1878; died: Nov 19, 1878;
Son of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor, Marie; born: Mar 11, 1862; died: Feb 21, 1869;
Daughter of Heinrich and Emilie (Schultz) Amthor

Amthor Cemetery

Photographs of the Amthor Cemetery
Courtesy Dennis Boatright

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