Murphy, Collin Co. Cemeteries of TX
From the intersection of Murphy Rd. and FM 544, turn north onto FM 2551. Cross railroad tracks. Turn east onto Tom Clevenger Dr., just past the Murphy Fire & Rescue station. Travel about ¼ mile; at the curve in the road, turn north onto gravel road with sign "No Outlet". Travel the 1-lane gravel road over the bridge. The cemetery is located behind the school building.
Rows transcribed in North to South direction.
Comfort A. McMillen moved to
the area in 1846. The community was first called Old Decatur and then Maxwell
Branch. In 1888 when the St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad (Cottonbelt) came
through, the name was changed to Murphy. It was named for William Murphy, who
moved to the area in 1850. At one time Murphy had 3 gins, a drug store, several
grocery stores, a post office, a barber shop, an ice house, a blacksmith shop
and a cafe.
James W. Maxwell deeded 3 acres of land for a cemetery in 1886. Maxwell Creek is
on the eastern edge of the cemetery, with a small creek on the south. The
cemetery has several names. Today most people refer to it as the
Murphy Cemetery.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| Row 1 | - | - | - |
| 20 spaces | - | - | - |
| Gate | - | - | - |
| 14 spaces | - | - | - |
| Dowling, Mattie A. | June 28 1877 | June 29 1878 | d/o W.J. & M.M. Dowling |
| Reese, Lottie Bell | Jan 13 1882 | Aug 4 1883 | d/o R.C. & S.E. Reese |
| 2 spaces | - | - | - |
| Row 2 | - | - | - |
| McMillen, Charley D. | Apr 27 1861 | Aug 3 1878 | s/o L. & A. McMillen |
| McMillen, Almedia | 1823 | June 24 1884 | Wife of Louis McMillen |
| 6 spaces | - | - | - |
| Armstrong, Mary E. | Dec 21 1872 | Apr 26 1879 | d/o W.P. & Annie A. Armstrong |
| Armstrong, S.A. | Mar 18 1867 | Nov 24 1878 | d/o W.P. & A.A. Armstrong |
| Armstrong, C.C. | Dec 8 1860 | Apr 29 1877 | s/o W.P. & A.A. Armstrong |
| Dunlap, -----n D. | July 15 18-- | Nov 1 1879 | - |
| Johnson, Alice | Mar 20 1875 | ----- | - |
| Johnson, Iola | May 13 1880 | July 9 1881 | - |
| 3 spaces | - | - | - |
| Garrett, Benjamin F. | Apr 20 1868 | Feb 19 1887 | - |
| 1 space | - | - | - |
| Entrance path | - | - | - |
| 3 spaces | - | - | - |
| Smith, Rev. J.T. | 1869 | 1941 | - |
| Smith, M.C. | 1874 | 19-- | - |
| 1 space | - | - | - |
| -------, S.A. | - | July 30 ---- | "My Wife" |
| 6 spaces | - | - | - |
| Pitts, Nessie May | Mar 3 1884 | June 8 1887 | d/o C.W. & N.J. Pitts |
| England, baby girl | ----- | Apr 22 1925 | - |
| England, infant | Sept 14 1918 | Sept 14 1918 | s/o Amos & Emma England |
| 5 spaces | - | - | - |
| Chandler, John T. | Nov 21 1825 | Oct 25 1885 | - |
| 1 space | - | - | - |
| row 3 | - | - | - |
| 1 space | - | - | - |
| Marsalis, M.J. | July 17 1853 | Nov 3 1877 | Wife of ?.B. Marsalis |
| Williams, Etha | May 7 1888 | Oct 3 1888 | d/o J. & S.E. Williams |
| 4 spaces | - | - | - |
| Parker, L. | Aug -- ---- | Feb -- ---- | - |
| Parker, J.W. | Dec 25 1809 | Mar 9 1862 | - |
| 4 spaces | - | - | - |
| Garrett, infant | ---- | 1873 | d/o G.W. & L. Garrett |
| Garrett, Lucinda | Feb 20 1832 | July 29 1876 | Wife of G.W. Garrett |
| Entrance path | - | - | - |
| 4 spaces | - | - | - |
| Russell, Mary E. | Jan 9 1855 | Aug 16 1861 | d/o J.V. & N.J. Russell |
| Russell, James W. | Oct 12 1864 | Sept 3 1866 | s/o J.V. & N.J. Russell |
| 7 spaces | - | - | - |
| Poynter, Mettie Bell | Mar 25 1880 | June 8 1880 | Aged 2 months, 18 days |
| 4 spaces | - | - | - |
| Gentry, M.W. | Dec 10 1825 | Jan 19 1917 | - |
| Daniel, W. | - | - | footstone |
| 1 space | - | - | - |
| Broken headstone | Jan 12 ---- | Dec -- ---- | - |
| Row 4 | - | - | - |
| McMillen, W.A. | Mar 8 1847 | Mar 17 1921 | Begin McMillen plot |
| McMillen, Mary F. | Aug 19 1852 | July 24 1884 | Wife of W.A. McMillen End McMillen plot |
| Vacant spot | - | - | - |
| McMillen, Carrie Lee | July 7 1876 | June 18 1877 | d/o J.D. & M.E. McMillen |
| 3 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| McMillen, Bennie R. | Apr 6 1874 | Sept 28 1874 | s/o W.A. & M.F. McMillen |
| McMillen, Elbert N. | Dec 8 1844 | Feb 14 1861 | s/o G.A. & Lydia McMillen 2nd stone |
| Vacant spot | - | - | - |
| Marked grave | - | - | Cement slab with 3 bricks, metal cross |
| Mc-------, ----- | Mar -- ---- | Apr 1 186? | Footstone – H Mc |
| McMillen, --------- | Sept 26 1796 | Dec 31 1869 | Footstone = C Mc |
| Moulden, infant | Aug 18 1870 | Sept 2 1870 | d/o J.L. & Susan Moulden |
| Lovelace, Louis A. | May 5 1873 | May 10 1873 | s/o D.M. & E.J. Lovelace |
| McMillen, W. Allen | Dec 20 1847 | Mar 28 1885 | - |
| 8 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Broken tombstone | - | - | - |
| Broken tombstone | - | - | - |
| Page, Robert T. | Aug 29 1855 | July 26 1858 | Aged 2 years, 10 months, 26 days |
| 5 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Row 5 | - | - | - |
| McMillen, Minnie E. | July 24 1876 | Oct 13 1877 | d/o W.A. & M.F. McMillen |
| 2 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Bumpass, George W. | Jan 15 1810 | Aug 21 1885 | - |
| 10 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| McCollough, Mrs. Mary | ---- | Apr 7 1855 | Age 54 years |
| Brown, Amanda P. | Aug 6 1862 | ----- | Wife of J. Brown, broken stone |
| Brown, James | Aug 8 ---- | April 18 ----- | s/o J. & A.P. Brown |
| 10 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Row 6 | - | - | - |
| 24 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Tucker, Cyntha A. | ---- | Mar 11 1855 | Aged 25 years |
| 9 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Gates, Sarah E. | Mar 10 1840 | May 20 1876 | Wife of J.M. Gates |
| Gates, J.M. | Nov 24 1831 | June 13 1879 | - |
| Gates, Effie L. | Apr – 1872 | June – 1876 | d/o J.M. & S.E. Gates |
| Gates, Lou Ella | ---- | Oct 9 1876 | d/o J.M. & S.E. Gates |
| Gates, Sarah E. | Aug 28 1866 | Apr 9 1882 | d/o J.M. & S.E. Gates |
| 5 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| Huey, Dilly M. | May 14 1882 | June 2 1882 | d/o G.D. & M.A. Huey |
| 5 vacant spots | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
