Cemetery

Slaves of Mary E. Cravens, brought to Texas from Christian County, Ky, in 1845. Most of these were buried in the cemetery on land owned by Gershom Cravens and his mother, Mary E. Cravens. This plot of land chosen for the slaves’ cemetery was on the west side of the road, west of the Cravens’ family cemetery, north of the community of Bantam. The list of the birth of slaves, both those brought to Texas and those born in Texas, have been taken from written records in the family Bible belonging to Mary E. Cravens. Unfortunately we do not have … Read more

This cemetery is located near the Bartley school and the land was settled by the Harper family in the early days of Fannin county. BURROWS Emmet, b. & d. 1866. Son of J. S. E. HARPER G. W., 1828 – 1865. There are also two native stone tombstones with no names or dates.

This Jones family came to Texas in 1846 from North Bend, Ohio (now part of Cincinnati). They came by boat down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, and then up the Red river to Shreveport. From there the family traveled by wagon to the place where the graveyard is located. It took five months for this move from Ohio to Texas. The graves are located on private property one miles north of Selfs. JONES John W., 1785 – 1850. Tamazine, 1791 – 1853. One unmarked grave.

Bain Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas The Bains settled west of Allens Chapel the 1840’s. Two of the men were shot to death on what was later the Bantom gin lot. They had returned from selling some horses. The money for the sale was never found so it was believed they were robbed and shot. BAIN Hugh, 1821 – 1853. Born in Robertson Co. NC. Married Mary Bowls 1849. John A., 1823 – 1862. Born in Nc. Married Anna Hicks 1853. GAMBELL Catherine Bain, 1825 – 1848. Born in NC. Married Wm. Gambell 1847. MCGRAW Mary A., 1846 – 1862. Dau. … Read more

Mary Bruce Allen, mother of Elbert J. Allen, an early settler, is buried in an unmarked grave in this cemetery. Mary Bruce Allen died in 1848 and her will is recorded at Bonham, Texas. David Young Allen was born in 1820 in South Carolina and he died during the war between the states while at Fort Washtaw in 1863. Newt Wright (husband of Mary Bruce and cousin to David Young Allen) and Allen put into a written agreement that if one died while at war, the other would bring his body back home for burial. Newt Wright suffered much danger … Read more

This cemetery is located about eight miles north of Honey Grove near the Selfs community on private property. WRIGHT W. N. [William Newton], 1830 – 1909. M. G. [Minerva Bruce], d. 1889, ae. 63 yrs. Mary E., 1826 – 1856. [1st] wife of W. N. Willie, 1860 – 1861. Son of W. N. & M. G. Mary, 1853 – 1860. Dau. of W. N. & M. E.

This Darnell family settled north of Ivanhoe near the Red river. DARNELL Rachel E., 1821 – 1897. Robert C., 1818 – 1878. BATES Henry C., 1872 – 1891. Sarah Elizabeth, 1856 – 1933. FOX Treston H., 1878 – 1948. Husband of Rose L.

The Pace cemetery has been destroyed. It was located across the road from the Jack Ridge farm and southwest of the old Ridge home.

BIGBEE CEMETERY Fannin County The Bigbee family settled about three miles west of the Bois d’Arc springs. A school was built and named after this family. A Mr. Perkins had a general store which he called Perkinsville. The cemetery is located north of Coffee Mill Lake, about two miles south of highway 273 and about one and a half miles east of highway 2029. [Ed. Note: For many years this cemetery was not fenced and suffered the ravages of cattle and wild hogs. It is our understanding that an effort was started about 1988 to repair and restore the cemetery … Read more

This graveyard is on the old Bernethy farm located about half way between Monkstown and Telephone. BERNETHY Baby, b. & d. 1893. Child of D. R. & S. E. BRIDGES F. M., 1842 – 1889.