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Cego Cemetery
Falls County, Texas

"The Baptist Church provided the land across the street from the Baptist Church for the cemetery in 1889. In the upper section of the cemetery, close to the road, is where the Baptist Church members are buried, and in the lower section of the cemetery, the people of the Evangelical Church or Germans are buried."

(Note: The preceding information was extracted from a college term paper entitled, "Environmental History of Cego, Texas (Falls County)", written by Lee Maxcy, a Baylor University graduate student, in November of 1977. The statements were attributed to Cego resident, Anton Miller.)

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Directions to Cego Cemetery

From Waco:

Heading southbound on Interstate 35, from the direction of Waco, turn off at the Eddy exit 315. At the first stop sign, turn left, then turn back right after crossing back over the Interstate. Follow this frontage road until you come to FM 1239S which crosses over the railroad tracks. Turn left onto FM 1239S and proceed for about 7 miles, until you reach the intersection with FM 1950. Turn left on FM 1950 and follow it into Cego (approx. 2 miles). In downtown Cego, turn right on CR 463S. The cemetery will be on your left, set back from the road. There is a large sign at the entrance to the cemetery.

From Temple:

Heading northbound on Interstate 35, from the direction of Temple, take the Eddy exit 315. Turn right onto FM 1239S and proceed for about 7 miles, until you reach the intersection with FM 1950. Turn left on FM 1950 and follow it into Cego (approx. 2 miles). In downtown Cego, turn right on CR 463S. The cemetery will be on your left, set back from the road. There is a large sign at the entrance to the cemetery.

From Chilton-Marlin:

Stay on Hwy. 7 westbound until it intersects with Hwy. 77. Turn right (north) onto Hwy. 77. Approximately 1/2 mile down Hwy. 77, you will need to turn left (west) off Hwy. 77 onto FM 1950. Follow this farm-to-market road until you arrive in Cego, then turn left onto CR 463S and proceed to the cemetery, which will be on your left.

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The Cego Cemetery survey began on October 25, 2003 and was completed on November 3, 2003.
The survey was conducted by beginning at front entrance (West side) of cemetery, moving in criss-cross pattern going North to South, concluding on East side of cemetery (German section), also referred to as St. Paul United Church Cemetery.

Note:
Marker inscriptions are displayed in red.
Links to bios, family webpages, and obits are displayed in blue.

Surname	Name	Birth	Death	Inscriptions/Notes
HERRINGTON	Alford Ben Ruby Wood	4-4-1910 5-12-1914	2-9-1976 11-4-2006	"Married September 10, 1933" Son of B. O. & Fannie Herrington. Alford Herrington obit Ruby Herrington obit
HERRINGTON	James Earl Norma Mary	1-10-1923 6-9-1917	1-25-1985 7-5-2009	"Wed October 6, 1945" Son of B. O. & Nannie Lee (Hardcastle) Herrington. James E. Herrington obit Norma Herrington obit
WALKER	Billie Gladys	6-6-1926 4-17-1929	1-2-1994	"Married August 18, 1947" Billie Walker obit
WARRICK	Randy Denise Kay	6-25-1959 2-29-1956	2-24-2006	Denise Warrick obit
MCCALEB	Walter Earl Linda Joy	10-15-1940 9-15-1941	8-21-2002	Daughter of Wilbert & Edith McKee. Linda McCaleb obit
MCKEE	Wilbert Addison Edith Bridger	11-17-1912 1-30-1911	1-13-1990 10-27-1991	"Pap and Edith-Married 58 years" Son of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee. Wilbert McKee obit Edith McKee obit
HARDCASTLE	Jim C. Allie	2-23-1906 3-5-1909	9-8-1984 9-30-1977	"Married October 10, 1926" Son of John T. & Dora B. Hardcastle. Jim Hardcastle obit Daughter of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee.
CARRILLO	Lupe P. Epifania P.	8-14-1914 4-7-1915	5-9-1981
PHELPS	Monta A. Mattie R.	5-23-1906 9-3-1910	9-9-2000 10-8-1992	"Married Aug. 21, 1927" Son of Walker W. & Ada Phelps. Monta Phelps obit Daughter of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee. Mattie Phelps obit
ABBOTT	Richard W.	10-2-1920	11-4-1995	"U. S. Air Force World War II"
JASTER	Emil E. Mary A.	8-8-1915 1-17-1921	3-28-1999	"Married July 29, 1938"
JASTER	Ernest Adolph	8-14-1944	9-10-2004
JASTER	Willie A. Betty Jo	9-16-1944 8-9-1949	6-20-1999
MYERS	Viola Franks Sam R.	9-30-1915 9-19-1916	11-8-1982 10-17-1997
FRANKS	Sibbie George	8-23-1890 5-30-1893	9-4-1935 9-19-1959
ASHLEY	Alfred L. Minnie H.	1885 1892	1918 1918	Stone markers on either side of graves..gravesites of children?
HORTON	Roy Felix	1905	1905	"son of (?) Horton"
ROBERTS	Mary	10-22-1864	2-24-1911	"wife of M. B. Roberts"
ROBERTS	M. B.	1905	1905	"husband of Mary Roberts"
BRUNER	Rosa May Earls	5-17-1886	9-28-1973	"Mama Jo"
EARLS	John M. Zella	8-23-1884 4-29-1888	11-17-1968
ROBERTS	Claud D.	6-15-1906	2-2-1910	"son of S. B. & D. M. Roberts"
WOODARD	Kristen Elizabeth	3-15-1992	3-16-1992	Great-granddaughter of W. M. & Dora Mae Miller. Kristen Woodard obit
MILLER	W. M. "Harley" Dora Mae	6-18-1913 10-1-1921	2-12-1994 1-13-2006	"Wed March 4, 1938" Bill Miller obit Dora Miller obit marker
RUCKER	Jason Harley	11-2-1984	11-2-1984	Grandson of W. M. & Dora Mae Miller. marker
GOSS	Lilly	4-19-1900	5-2-1920	"daughter of E. F. & C. C. Goss" marker
GOSS	Seabron A.	5-27-1896	1-17-1917	"son of Mr. & Mrs. E. F. & C. C. Goss" marker
MOORE	Homer McKendee	4-29-1895	6-11-1895	"son of T. A. & M. J. Moore"
GOSS	Semon Oscar	6-23-1889	1-15-1895
CLARK	W. T.	3-15-1915	2-1-1916
GOODMAN	Infant Infant		1901 1903	"Two little infants of Rev. J. S. & S. E. Goodman"
GOODMAN	Nettie P.	11-12-1884	6-2-1904	"wife of G. H. Goodman"
JACKSON	Mollie	1855	1936
CROSBY	Charles Harold Jewell Irene	8-9-1922 6-22-1922	4-15-2004	"Wed Aug. 12, 1944"
CROSBY	Preston C. Ruby P.	1-18-1902 8-1-1901	5-3-1970 12-28-1981	Ruby Crosby obit
JENKINS	Charles R.	6-12-1882	10-17-1904
HERRINGTON	Eddie J. Ethel E.	1884 1890	1967 1980	Son of Mary Herrington. Ethel Herrington obit
JENKINS	Maudiee	11-28-1889	3-28-1890	"daughter of W. J. & L. F. Jenkins"
JENKINS	William M.		4-17-1889	"son of C. R. & R. J. Jenkins, Aged 8 months"
GRAHAM	Earnest	1892	1893	"son of G. G. & Nancy Graham"
GRAHAM		8-3-1902	8-5-1902	"infant Son of W. L. & L. B. Graham"
JENKINS	Ruby P.	6-1-1897	10-3-1901	"daughter of C. R. & R. J. Jenkins"
GRAHAM	Nancy Ann	10-19-1854	4-4-1943	Wife of G. Gilliam Graham.
GRAHAM	G. Gilliam	8-2-1848	10-21-1911	Husband of Nancy Ann Graham.
JENKINS	Richard L.	1-14-1899	5-22-1902	"son of C. R. & R. J. Jenkins"
JENKINS	Amanda C.	3-8-1845	4-21-1913
JENKINS	Paul Lee	6-27-1876	10-4-1900	"son of A. C. & C. L. Jenkins"
JENKINS	Susie L.	9-16-1889	6-11-1902	"daughter of C. L. & A. C. Jenkins"
WYATT	Bettie L.	12-4-1896	2-4-1899	"daughter of E. B. & G. J. Wyatt"
GRAHAM	James D.	6-9-1879	8-4-1914	Son of G. Gilliam & Nancy Ann Graham
GRAHAM	W. L.	11-18-1876	7-30-1922	Son of G. Gilliam & Nancy Ann Graham
GRAHAM	Rev. J. B.		8-17-1900	"Aged 28 yrs"
CLARK	Lydia Hirsch	8-13-1894	1-6-1919
BRADLEY	Norfleet J.	1-19-1860	2-12-1909
BRADLEY		8-11-1898	8-11-1898	"Infant son of N. J. & Maud Bradley"
MCKINNEY	R. L.	1873	1958	Son of John L. & Bettie M. McKinney. R. L. McKinney obit
MCKINNEY	Bettie M. John L.	3-5-1849 1-7-1841	3-27-1924 8-16-1924	Betty McKinney obit John L. McKinney obit
MOORE	Lucy E.	7-19-1825	10-13-1910	"wife of T. W. Moore"
PLOCEK	Una H.	3-26-1905	8-6-1996	Daughter of Ren & Susie Herrington. Una Plocek obit
HERRINGTON	Ren R. Susie A.	9-8-1883 1-20-1887	5-28-1968 10-15-1981	Son of Mary Herrington. Daughter of J. W. & M. Elizabeth Stephenson.
MARTIN	Cora Pearl	10-26-1884	1-9-1913	"wife of Dr. J. E. Martin" Daughter of John L. & Bettie M. McKinney. Cora Pearl Martin obit
BYRD	Walter	8-27-1901	4-6-1912	"son of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Byrd"
BYRD	Jimmie	1-18-1906	2-4-1906	"son of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Byrd"
HOOD	Joe F. Mattie Pace	1876 1876	1935 1955
STEPHENSON	Willie H. Rosa L.	10-12-1921 10-8-1919	4-20-2002	Rosa Lee Stephenson obit
STEPHENSON	Dean Keaton	6-30-1923	10-24-1986
STEPHENSON	Georgia	7-31-1900	10-25-1971
STEPHENSON	W. D.	6-2-1891	9-14-1954	Son of J. W. & M. Elizabeth Stephenson.
STEPHENSON	M. Elizabeth	1850	1946	Wife of J. W. Stephenson.
STEPHENSON	J. W.	4-13-1843	3-22-1911	"He Was A Confederate Soldier Under Capt. Carter Brigade" Husband of M. Elizabeth Stephenson.
STEPHENSON	Mary C.	12-11-1838	7-19-1905
STEPHENSON	Lauretta	12-7-1884	8-9-1902	"wife of D. P. Clark" Daughter of J. W. & M. Elizabeth Stephenson.
FUTCH	James Woolam	1899	1900	"son of M. B. & J. L. Futch"
JOHNSON	Nannie	blank	blank	Note: This marker is the first of four identical markers, located adjacent to each other.
JOHNSON	Bell	blank	blank	Note: This marker is the second of four identical markers, located adjacent to each other.
TRAMMELL	Liza	blank	blank	Note: This marker is the third of four identical markers, located adjacent to each other.
FUTCH	Bettie	blank	blank	Note: This marker is the fourth of four identical markers, located adjacent to each other.
FUTCH	Fannie Bell	7-12-1888	10-2-1892	"daughter of J. & S. E. Futch"
				Note: Stone imbedded in ground. Possible gravesite.
SPIVEY	Girtha	9-1-1899	11-22-1922	"daughter of G. S. & F. C. Spivey"
SPIVEY	Arthur G.	8-17-1894	1-29-1895	"son of G. S. & F. C. Spivey"
SPIVEY	Alvin L.	11-29-1897	9-28-1898	"son of G. S. & F. C. Spivey"
SPIVEY	Martha A.	5-10-1832	11-19-1904	"In Memory of Martha A., wife of A. M. Spivey"
SPIVEY	A. M.	2-15-1833	3-22-1918	"Aged 85 years, 1 mo., & 6 days"
SPIVEY	Lela Ann	11-16-1888	9-18-1920	"wife of I. P. Spivey"
O'NEIL	Barbara Lee Miller	1-12-1939	12-29-1997	Daughter of W. M. & Dora Mae Miller.
				Note: Round stone imbedded in ground. Possible gravesite.
PHELPS	Walker W. Ada Ardel	1878 1877	1959 1960	Walker Phelps obit Ada Phelps obit marker
HARDCASTLE	John T. Dora B.	1872 1871	1945 1949	Daughter of F. M. & R. A. Phelps. marker
MILLER	Carolyn Janet	3-16-1941	2-26-1943	Daughter of W. M. & Dora Mae Miller. marker
HARDCASTLE	Virginia	8-20-1921	8-25-1921	marker
PHELPS	F. M. R. A.	1837 1842	1916 1924	marker
HARDCASTLE	Jessie William	11-2-1910	2-23-1911	"son of J.T. & D.B. Hardcastle" marker
FREE	Della	1891	1893	"daughter of ? Free"
MAY	Ethelred Julia	1-?-1835 6-?-1840	6-7-1925 6-?-1925	Ethelred May obit
HERRINGTON	Fannie A.	12-14-1880	12-22-1916	"wife of B. O. Herrington" Fannie Herrington obit
HERRINGTON	Mary	1-?-1860	7-17-1944	Daughter of Ethelred & Julia May.
HERRINGTON	Nannie Lee Ben O.	11-1-1901 11-1-1880	2-25-1988 12-28-1956	Daughter of John T. & Dora B. Hardcastle. Nannie Lee Herrington obit Son of Mary Herrington.
HERRINGTON	Ervin Pearl	5-27-1905 3-6-1909	6-22-1991 7-30-1976	"Married April 29, 1944" Son of B. O. & Fannie Herrington. Ervin Herrington obit Pearl Herrington obit
USSERY	Eula	8-11-1900	4-30-1932
CLARK	(Baby)			Note: Flat stone serves as marker
STRAWN	Lilie	1-10-1893	8-11-1900	"daughter of W. J. & M. M. Strawn"
JOHNSON	Velma E.	1884	1943
FRITZE	Mary Beth	4-6-1939	9-7-2005	Wife of Jerard H. Fritze. Mary Beth Fritze obit
FRITZE	Jerard H.	1-21-1928	6-30-1990	Husband of Mary Beth Fritze.
FRITZE	Hilton J.	1904	1964
FRITZE	Carolyn L. J. Eloise	5-28-1937 12-18-1932	3-27-1938 7-3-1934
BRUNER	Alice C. James R.	8-23-1887 3-11-1884	3-26-1976 4-14-1956
BRUNER	Nancy C.	6-5-1853	2-23-1912
BRUNER	Ben H. Maude L.	9-11-1887 8-23-1895	4-6-1958
JONES	Edith Bruner William Edward	10-19-1890 4-9-1886	9-22-1975 2-6-1971
PRYOR	Carris Iris	11-30-1897	2-8-1900	"daughter of C. F. & J. E. Pryor"
				Note: Stone marker. Possible gravesite
LOGAN	W. W.	7-02-1917	10-24-1918	marker
LOGAN	Dora J. (McKee)	1-04-1898	10-22-1918	marker Daughter of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee.
MCKEE	Ollie Saline	7-17-1915	6-14-1918	"daughter of W. A. & L. R. McKee" marker
MCKEE	W. A. Lillie R.	1871 1874	1952 1961	W. A. McKee obit Lillie R. McKee obit marker
KUNZE	Emilie Auguste	1-02-1883	8-10-1898
ZIMMERMANN	Annie Sophia	7-02-1902	8-13-1902	"daughter of R. C. & M. S. Zimmermann"
ZIMMERMANN	Ernst Carl	6-11-1903	6-13-1903	"son of R. C. & M. S. Zimmermann"
FISCHER	Nora W.	4-21-1903	8-04-1903	"daughter of Carl & Anna Fischer"
BENEDICT	Willy Albert	6-01-1895	9-08-1899	"son of F. & A. M. Benedict"
LEBRECHT	Marie	3-27-1880	10-25-1900	"wife of F. C. Lebrecht"
JAYROE	Eldon Eugene	11-21-1902	8-17-1975	Note: Homemade flat stone marker.
HARDCASTLE	J. T. Jr. Bessie D.	8-17-1915 6-16-1916	3-31-1964 3-14-2003	Son of John T. & Dora B. Hardcastle. Daughter of Carl & Jennie Pace. First married to J. T. Hardcastle, Jr., then later married Beckham Lancaster. Bessie Lancaster obit marker
MILLER	Kenneth D. Jenna L.	8-04-1939 11-08-1946	11-12-1989
SMITH	Infant Eugene H.	10-06-1902 9-12-1901	10-06-1902 8-24-1902	"child of G. W. & A. A. Smith" "son of G. W. & A. A. Smith"
MCKEE	Marion W.	12-15-1931	9-24-1972	"TEXAS SW. U.S. NAVY KOREA" Son of William F. & Mary T. McKee.
MCKEE	David Franklin		7-17-1970	Son of Marion W. McKee.
MCKEE	William F.	11-05-1900	4-24-1968	Husband of Mary T. McKee. Son of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee.
MCKEE	Mary T.	12-13-1910	1-25-1960	Wife of William F. McKee.
DUNLAP	Mary A.	1881	1963
HOWZE	John G.	7-11-1908		"PVT. 6 S.C. INF. CSA"
STEWART	Lee A.	1838	1912	"CO. E. 9 TENN. INF. CSA" Confederate marker dedicated on November 29, 1992. bio, marker, family page
				Note: Flat stone marker. Possible gravesite
UPCHURCH	Annie Lee John Owen	4-21-1889 1-21-1889	7-04-1964 9-25-1964
				Note: Concrete stones from a family plot. Possible gravesite
UPCHURCH	Virgil Earl	11-28-1894	10-12-1941
				Note: Two stone markers. Possible gravesites
WILHITE	Tompie	8-15-1922	8-16-1922
WILHITE	Minnie	1886	1920
				Note: Two stone markers. Possible gravesites
WILHITE	T. A. Jr.	10-20-1921	10-20-1921
PACE	Carl E. Jennie E.	3-2-1888 11-5-1893	2-24-1972 9-15-1964	Carl Pace obit Daughter of W. A. & Lillie R. McKee. marker
HARDCASTLE	Fred W. Willie Mae	11-18-1907 1-1-1910	5-19-1981 3-23-1999	"Married February 2,1928" Son of John T. & Dora B. Hardcastle. Fred Hardcastle obit Daughter of Carl & Jennie Pace. Willie Mae Hardcastle obit marker
WOOLLEY	Bradford Eugene	5-8-1929	5-9-1929
DODD	F. Alvin "Smokey"	8-26-1905	5-19-1957
PHILLIPS			3-27-1909	"Infant daughter of F. F. & L. M. Phillips Age 5 days"
WILHITE	W. L.	11-3-1846	10-18-1905	"Husband of M. E. Wilhite"
TURNER	Preston	1882	1919	Struck and killed by lightning while chopping cotton on the McKinney farm at Cego. Preston Turner obit marker
				Note: Three stone markers. Possible gravesites
LANE	Robert W. Zela Mae	1-20-1893 11-24-1892	1-22-1955 10-3-1972	Robert W. Lane obit
LANE	Georgia Ann	11-28-1865	9-22-1929
LANE	Mildred Florine	8-24-1915	10-21-1918	"Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Lane"
COLLIER	Oscar E. Ida May	8-11-1877 4-25-1886	12-11-1940 12-1-1940
BEASLEY	Frances E. B.	5-27-1893	8-18-1922
BEASLEY	Rebecca	1845	4-27-1907	"wife of P. B. Beasley"
BEASLEY	Phillip	1843	1917	Phillip Beasley obit
NORTHINGTON	A. H.	12-04-1869	11-05-1907
BEASLEY	Bill	4-29-1884	5-12-1960
BEASLEY	Henry L.	3-8-1870	5-14-1949
MURPHY	L. R.	1895	1922
TIDWELL	Urah S.	1897	1970	Daughter of R. L. & Tula Shotwell.
BRADLEY	Ima Shotwell	9-5-1900	10-6-1939	Daughter of R. L. & Tula Shotwell.
SMITH	Terissa	1841	1924	Mother of W. P. & R. L. Shotwell. Terissa Smith obit
SHOTWELL	R. L.	1865	1919	Husband of Tula Shotwell. R. L. Shotwell obit R. L. Shotwell death certificate marker
SHOTWELL	Tula	1876	1967	Wife of R. L. Shotwell. marker
SHOTWELL	W. P. Alice	1860 1861	1924 1933	Willis Pinckney (W. P.) Shotwell was the son of Marion W. and Theresia Mathis Shotwell. Marion Shotwell was the son of Jesse and Caroline Barry Shotwell. W. P. Shotwell was an early settler of Cego area and ran a grocery store there for many years. He also served as Cego postmaster from 9/5/1903 to 5/12/1905. Alice Mae Adams Shotwell was born August 3, 1861 and died on August 19, 1933. She was the daughter of Julia Rogers Adams Bass and Jesse L. Adams. Julia Rogers was born in KY and was the daughter of Lazarus Matthews and ? Keitle Rogers. Jesse L. Adams was born in Gonzales Co., TX and was the son of James and Jane Adams. He was a Civil War veteran. (see Jesse L. Adams Civil War page) Julia Rogers Adams Bass is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple, Texas. W. P. & Alice Mae Shotwell were married on January 21, 1879 in Bell Co., TX. They were charter members of the Cego Baptist Church. W. P. Shotwell obit Alice Shotwell obit Alice Shotwell death certificate marker Information provided by Mayme Hause and Patsy Redeen.
SHOTWELL	Callie Mae		12-20-1951	Daughter of W. P. & Alice Shotwell. marker
SHOTWELL	Leslie B.	1897	4-2-1936	"Texas U.S. N. P. F. Fireman 3CL 1897 April 2, 1936" Son of W. P. & Alice Shotwell. Leslie Bert Shotwell was born January 18, 1897 to W. P. & Alice Mae Adams Shotwell. He died on April 2, 1936. He was married to Ina Marie Craven. He served in the U. S. Navy in World War I. Information provided by Patsy Redeen. marker
				Note: It is believed that this is the gravesite for Jennings Bryan Shotwell, son of W. P. & Alice Shotwell, born 1899, died 1934. Currently there is a plain stone marker marking this gravesite. J. B. Shotwell obit marker
BEAUCHAMP	Jessie A.	3-2-1910	3-9-1963
BEAUCHAMP	Daniel C. Anner Lee	6-20-1870 2-11-1875	12-24-1964 8-10-1957
UNDERWOOD	Emma E. Glenn	4-19-1886	10-10-1914
BRIDGER	Mary Louise	1927	1928
DODD	Bryant	1903	1936
ILLEGIBLE				Note: Stone marker, name illegible.
PRYOR	Julia	1873	1960	Wife of George P. Pryor. Sister of George D. V. Whitaker.
PRYOR	George P.	3-3-1872	6-19-1953	Husband of Julia Pryor.
STIRMAN	Carmack "Mack" Martha "Sis"	4-4-1913 7-31-1914	5-14-1992 4-26-2001	Daughter of George D.V. & Martha E. Whitaker.
WHITAKER	Pink Carter	12-31-1912	12-4-1994	Son of George D. V. & Martha E. Whitaker. bio
WHITAKER	John George	2-7-1907	10-16-1963	"TEXAS SGT 2017 SVC COMD UNIT WORLD WAR II" Son of George D. V. & Martha E. Whitaker.
WHITAKER	George D. V. Martha E.	10-24-1875 2-2-1880	8-18-1961 3-15-1974	Brother of Julia Pryor. bio Martha E. Whitaker obit
WHITAKER	Mrs. M. F.	11-11-1843	8-9-1934	Mother of George D. V. Whitaker.
KEELING	Lida J. Virgil	2-28-1903 9-29-1901	12-6-1996 4-16-1987	Daughter of George D.V. & Martha E. Whitaker.
MAYFIELD	William Ambrose	2-3-1882	10-20-1918
HOOD	Dollrose	1904	1924
HOOD	Thad A.	1906	1933
HOOD	Mary J.	1872	1948
WHITAKER	Robert E. Lee Tressie A.	1901 1903	1969	Son of George D. V. & Martha E. Whitaker.