Grayson County TX

Emberson Chapel Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

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 of Loveanna. HODGES David P., b. 13 Oct. 1890, d. 18 Jan. 1887. MORGAN Mary, b. 5 Apr. 1856, d. 3 June 1901. Wife of D. V. Johnny W., stone broken across dates – illegible. KITCHENS J. M., b. 8 July 1826, d. 9 Mar. … Read more

Price and Burton Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

A cemetery transcription of the Price and Burton Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. No specific location given on this cemetery. MILLIGAN Mahalie, 4 Dec. 1912 (one date only). ADAMS Henry and wife, Amanda, 14 Sept. 1922 (one date only). PRICE Ann, b. 4 June 185?, d. 1 June 185?. WILSON B. W., b. 1833, d. 28 Mar. 1883. WATSON Betsey, d. 3 Apr. 1873, ae. 54 yrs. Wife of R. BURTON Jackson, b. 4 July 1875, d. 3 Sept. 1882.

Binion Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

Cemetery transcription of Binion Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. Location is not given but is noted that it is on private property. THORNBOURGH O. A., b. July 1833, d. 29 Jan. 1888. Wife of J. B. OWNBY Martha, b. & d. 14 Mar. 1888. Sallie C., b. 2 July 1869, d. 28 Mar. 1888. Wife of J. E. BINION Bula, b. & d. Jan. 1888. Dau. of Z. W. & Z. Pauline, b. 10 June 1829, d. 3 Feb. 1915. Thomas, b. 20 May 1827, d. 15 Apr. 1900. Sarah, b. 13 Aug. 1872, d. 8 July 1955. Zeph W., … Read more

Simpson – Smith Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

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.

Biography of Albert H. Burgess

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 agricultural pursuits but he is now living retired in Pottsboro. The mother died in 1918. Albert H. Burgess was reared in Pottsboro and attended the public schools of that community. At the age of twenty-one years he made his initial step into the lumber business … Read more

Holder Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

A cemetery transcription of Holder Cemetery in Grayson County Texas. Specific location of this cemetery is not noted. THOMAS F. (or T?) L., b. 29 June 1878, d. 6 July 1878. Dau. of C. H. & E. F. HOLDER Caledonia, b. 22 May 1837, d. 4 May 1877. Buried with infant. Wife of I. N. SHANNAN James B., b. 25 Apr. 1812, d. 11 Sept. 1849. SHANNON Nancy, b. 7 June 1814, d. 10 June 1848. Eliza J., b. —-, d. — May —-. Ada P., b. 29 Oct. 1874, d. 1 Sept. 1875. Dau. of J. N. & M. … Read more

Massey – Steel Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

MASSEY Jan, d. 1865. (stone broken) Julie, no dates. (stone broken) Margaret, b. 30 May 1788, d. 2 Apr. 1860. John T., b. 3 Feb. 1773, d. 26 Oct. 1862. DUNNING Frank, b. 15 Jan. 1882, d. 7 Nov. 1882. Son of R. M. & M. H. STEEL J. P., b. 10 May 1836, d. 22 Mar. 1906. Mary J., b. 1 Feb. 1840, d. 8 Feb. 1908. Wife of J. P. Nancy, b. 26 Oct. 1806, d. 19 Feb. 1898. John, b. 11 Aug. 1811, d. 4 aug. 1853. MASSEY John, b. 3 Feb. 1773, d. 26 Oct. 1862. … Read more

Slave Narrative of Amanda Oliver

Person Interviewed: Amanda Oliver Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Place of Birth: Missouri Date of Birth: November 9, 1857 Age: 80 I ‘membuh what my mother say, I was born November 9, 1857, in Missouri. I was ’bout eight years old, when she was sold to a master named Harrison Davis. They said he had two farms in Missouri, but when he moved to northern Texas he brought me, my mother, Uncle George, Uncle Dick and a cullud girl they said was 15 with ‘im. He owned ’bout 6 acres on de edge of town near Sherman, Texas, and my mother … Read more

Biography of Peter J. Broll

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 his education largely by direct contact with the world and those processes of intelligent thought which are quickened by a live mind and a fundamental interest in the life about him. A humble clerkship was his first opportunity of experience, and gradually, being of a … Read more

Biography of Richard M. Kleinhans

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, Kansas and Texas. He is now car accountant for that road with headquarters at Parsons. Born in Detroit, Michigan, September 8, 1877, he is a son of George and Cecelia (Hunt) Kleinhans. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1813, moved from that state to … Read more

Bombarger Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

A cemetery transcription of the Bombarger Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. Specific location not noted. BOMBARGER A. L. J., b. 28 Jan. 1941, d. 14 Feb. 1914. Wife of C. D. BROOKS H. O., b. 1 Mar. 1845. M. A., b. 9 Dec. 1846, d. 10 Apr. 1910. Married 30 Dec. 1864.

Montgomery Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

A cemetery transcription of Montgomery Cemetery of Grayson County, Texas. The specific location of this private cemetery is not noted. MONTGOMERY John W., 11 Mar. 1853, d. 3 May 1870. Son of T. E. & S. A. Sabaha, b. 23 Nov. 1823, d. 7 Aug. 1883. Wife of T. E. T. E., b. 4 Aug. 1814, d. 8 Jan. 1871. Husband of S. A. V. H., 1850 – 1917. Emma M., b. 21 May 1856, d. 10 Oct. 1880. Mabel, b. 25 Oct. 1879, d. 24 Oct. 1880. Lucy S., b. 2 Feb. 1855, d. 24 Aug. 1886. Wife of … Read more

Hagerman Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

Located in the northwestern part of the county. MONROE Chester, d. 9 July 1935. Tex Pvt US Army. THOMPSON Brother Melvin L., b. 26 July 1903, d. 25 Sept. 1825. Emery P., b. June 1871, d. 6 Oct. 1924. Amanda D., b. 24 Jan. 1866, d. 22 July 1946. Wife of Emery P. CLANCY Thomas M., b. 11 Aug. 1917, d. 24 Apr. 1955. Tex Pvt 9201 Trans. S.U.C. Unit WWII.

Hollingsworth Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

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. & L. A. Stone down & broken.

Grubb Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

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 W., b. 9 Mar. 1869, d. 5 Mar. 1886. Robert M., b. 5 Apr. 1844, d. 31 Jan. 1874. A. N., b. 25 Nov. 1867, d. 7 Jan. 1868. BEATY B. A. G., b. 9 May 1854, d. 15 Oct. 1865. A. G., b. 7 … Read more

Biography of Robert Lee Orcutt

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 and two daughters. Robert L. Orcutt, the sixth in order of birth, was educated in the Cote Brilliant Grammar school, which he attended to the age of seventeen years and then turned his attentions to the storage and moving business, becoming associated with the firm … Read more

Thompson Cemetery, 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. J. & L. A. Harvey, b. 7 May 1811, d. 5 Dec. 1878. M. B. H., b. 15 Apr. 1810, d. 22 Dec. 1876. PERRY James, b. 19 Feb. 1838, d. 21 Dec. 1881.

Biography of Fields, W. I.

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 here in January, but first returned to Kentucky from Indiana before concluding to make Texas his home. During those days the Indians often raided Cook and Montague Counties, and Mr. Fields accompanied several expeditions against them, in which battles were fought of more or less … Read more

Biography of Warner E. Williams

Warner E. Williams. While now one of the great trunk railway systems of the country, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad was largely developed as a Kansas corporation. The main offices of the company at Kansas are at Parsons, where 2,200 of its employes reside. The different lines of the road converge and diverge from that point in six directions: To Hannibal and St. Louis, Missouri; to Kansas City, Missouri; to Junction City, Kansas; to Joplin, Missouri, to Denison, Texas; and to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For several years the general manager of the system with headquarters at Parsons was Warner … Read more

Biography of Walton Elan Bass

Walton Elan Bass, who came to Muskogee in April, 1916, and is here a prominent figure in connection with loan interests, holding the office of loan examiner in connection with the Farm & Home Savings & Loan Association of Missouri, was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 10, 1878. His parents were William Ambrose and Usa Dissa (Anderson) Bass, the former a dry goods merchant. Walton E. Bass pursued his early education in the public schools and afterward attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, from which he was graduated with the class of 1899, having pursued a mechanical and … Read more