One of the representative business men of Coweta, Wagoner County, is Albert H. Burgess, manager of the Minnetonka Lumber Company here. He was born in Pottsboro, Grayson County, Texas, on the 15th of July, 1880, a son of Connor and Sallie (Reeves) Burgess, also natives of that county. For many years the father engaged in …
A complete listing of all available online Grayson County Texas cemeteries, with links to multiple cemetery transcriptions, gravestone photos, tombstone photos, official records, etc.
Person Interviewed: J. W. Stinnett Place of Birth: Grayson County, Prairie Grove, Texas Date of Birth: 1863 What with raising nine grandchildren whose mammy is dead, this old head of mine has too many troubles to remember much about them slave days, but anyways I was born in 1863, at a place in Grayson County, Texas, …
A cemetery transcription of the Thompson Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. This cemetery is located about ¾ mile west of Dixie Cemetery and 2 or 3 blocks on right side of road in brush and briar. All stones were overturned and on the ground. THOMPSON Infant, b. & d. 10 Apr. 1884. Son of T. …
Dr. Charles W. Vowell, a leading representative of the medical fraternity of Washington County, has followed his profession in Porum since 1906 and his pronounced ability has won for him an extensive practice. He was born in Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, in January, 1870, and is a son of James J. and Josephine (Choate) Vowell, …
Location of this cemetery is not given except for a note that it is on private property. BLACK Infant, b. 13 Feb. 1884, d. 14 Feb. 1884. Son of J. E. & T. E. SHIRES W. S., b. 14 Aug. 1867, d. 27 Mar. 1872. HARVILL G. C., b. 9 Mar. 1867, d. 27 Mar. …
This able attorney at law has his office at Harrison, Arkansas, and in every branch of his profession he is meeting with marked success. He has a decided veneration for the law, and this, combined with the accuracy of his legal knowledge, lucidity of statement and felicity of illustration has given him the confidence of …
A cemetery transcription of Harvil Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. The specific location of this cemetery is not given except that it is on private property. Note that the name Harvil in the name of the cemetery is spelled differently than the only tombstone with that name. BLACK J. E., b. 13 Feb. 1884, d. …
Peter J. Broll. Of the successful business men of Kansas City, Kansas, perhaps none began life with fewer opportunities and under more unpromising circumstances than Peter J. Broll. The education which most boys secure while living in comfortable homes and attending schools with nothing else to divert their minds was denied him and he obtained …
This representative agriculturist and patriotic citizen is one of the leading farmers of the vicinity of Nyssa, having a quarter section of good land, which is his family home, two miles west from that town. Mr. Brown was born in Platt County, Missouri, on January 22, 1850, being the son of George and Jemima (Harris) …
The only “second-hand dealer” in Fannin County, came to Bonham and opened a large second-hand store on South Main street, in the fall of 1884. He has, in connection with his business of selling and buying second-hand goods of every description, a mattress factory, and a line of furniture. This is a new departure in …
Location is not noted on records. ALLMON Sarah C., 1828 – 1899. Mother. POWELL Mary A., 1850 – 1896. Sister. POTTER Jane A., 1855 – 1884. Sister. MCADOW Mary Jane, b. 18 Apr. 1886, d. 20 May 1897. Dau. of W. R. & Lee. MELTON Tim, b. 18 Sept. 1875, d. 1 July 1877. Son …
Located on private property at Mill Creek near Lake Texoma. BARNES Infant, b. 7 Feb. 1888, d. 22 Feb. 1888. Son of J. N. & J. A. Ray, b. 18 Feb. 1889, d. 18 Feb. 1904. Son of J. N. & J. A. GRUBB Mary E., b. 27 Aug. 1851, d. 22 Feb. 1917. George …
On private property – exact location not given. Copier noted several large stones turned over and too heavy to move. SHEMMAULT Russell, b. 3 Mar. 1889, d. 12 Nov. 1889. FITE I. J., b. 5 Apr. 1842, d. 11 Nov. 1879 THOMAS W. R., b. 9 June 1888, d. 17 July 1888.
Robert Lee Orcutt, president of the General Warehousing Company of St. Louis, was born in this city October 7, 1879. His father, Rosalvo E. Orcutt, was a representative of an old English family and is now living retired. He married Annie Rose in St. Johns, New Brunswick, and they became the parents of five sons …
Richard M. Kleinhans is a veteran railroad man, having been in the active service more than twenty years. He started in his native State of Michigan, worked through various grades of promotion with the Lake Shore Branch of the New York Central lines, and finally came to the Southwest in the employ of the Missouri, …
Who lived many years in Fort Bend County, and died there, and whose remains rest in her soil, was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, March 2, 1834. In 1855 he went to Howard County, Indiana, and was made a Royal Arch Mason there in 1857. In 1858 Mr. Fields moved to Grayson County, Texas, arriving …
This private cemetery is located the woods off Choctaw creek. HOPKINS Infant, 17 Oct. 1850 (1859?) – only one date. Son of John W. John W., 17 Oct. 1859 – only one date.
A cemetery transcription of Damron Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. The specific location of this cemetery is not noted. DAMRON Annie, b. 27 Aug. 1875, d. 27 Nov. 1899.
A cemetery transcription of the Hollingsworth Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. The specific location is not noted. HOLLINGSWORTH W. V., b. 26 Sept. 1837, d. 7 Feb. 1905. E. J., b. 18 Aug. 1843, no death date. Wife of W. V. DOUGLAS Katie, b. 20 Dec. 1848, d. 4 Oct. 1863. Dau. of W. C. …
