Desert, Collin Co. Cemeteries of TX
Submitted and Photos by Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall
Surveyed July 2009
This cemetery is at the Fannin,
Collin, and Grayson County lines about about 1 mile east of the blinking
light at the intersection of SH 160 and SH 121 in the Desert community. The
church and cemetery are at a northwest angle from the road, making them
almost invisible from SH 121 when you are heading east. The cemetery covers
about 1 acre. There are relatively few graves for that much space. The
church and cemetery are active. They are well maintained.
This cemetery is connected with the West Shady Grove Baptist Church. The
church was started in 1891 in the Gentry School house. I do not know if it
was in Collin County. In June of 1900 the congregation had enough money and
pledges to construct a church building. The land was given for the church
and cemetery by John Gentry in December of 1900. The deed is listed in Vol
52, p 286, and is for 2 acres. It says to go from the Fannin County line,
north to the Grayson County line, then west along the Grayson County line so
many yards, etc. There is an East Shady Grove Cemetery about 5 miles inside
Fannin County, just west of Leonard.
(Comments by
Cemeteries of
Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough)
SH121
33.39770N
96.38506W
From the intersection of Hwy 78 and 380 at Farmersville,
travel north on Hwy 78. Merge left onto Hwy 160. At the intersection of SH160
and SH 121, turn right (east) onto SH1821. Travel 1.4 miles to CR635; turn
north and the cemetery is located behind the West Shady Grove Baptist Church.
The cemetery is on the Collin County & Fannin County line.
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Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
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Aug 3 1873 |
June 4 1914 |
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Mar 16 1894 |
July 30 1898 |
d/o R.C. & M.J. Burnett |
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Sept 25 1899 |
Dec 9 1901 |
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1875 |
1913 |
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1868 |
1905 |
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Sept 22 1894 |
Jan 11 1896 |
d/o A.L. & M.C. Butler |
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Dec 13 1933 |
------- |
Grandson of C.C. Withrow |
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Sept 25 1912 |
May 30 2009 |
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1862 |
1949 |
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June 20 1906 |
June 20 1906 |
s/o W.H. & A.E. Clark |
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Feb 23 1898 |
June 5 1900 |
s/o W.H. & A.E. Clark |
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Aug 19 1883 |
Feb 16 1897 |
s/o W.H. & A.E. Clark |
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Sept 26 1895 |
Oct 8 1917 |
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1854 |
1934 |
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Sept 19 1900 |
Sept 19 1900 |
Child of S.H. & S. Daniel |
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Mar 22 1904 |
Feb 26 1948 |
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1889 |
1931 |
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Oct 11 1891 |
Nov 30 1960 |
Texas Pvt 91 Balloon Co. Air SVC WWI |
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Dec 26 1903 |
Sept 8 1978 |
Married Aug 14 1922 |
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Aug 1 1901 |
Apr 6 1997 |
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1872 |
1943 |
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1872 |
1935 |
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Nov 4 1853 |
Dec 16 1927 |
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Dec 1 1844 |
Feb 17 1933 |
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Dec 4 1877 |
Mar 28 1920 |
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July 17 1896 |
Aug 3 1896 |
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Nov 24 1958 |
June 8 2007 |
US Army |
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July 28 1948 |
July 28 1948 |
s/o Mr. & Mrs. C.L. Hendrix FHM |
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Feb 3 1882 |
Jan 5 1892 |
s/o M.D. & S.A. Holcomb age 9 yrs, 11 mo, 2 days |
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May 11 1909 |
May 15 1909 |
Infant of A.P. & C.C. Jared |
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1931 |
1986 |
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1931 |
1986 |
FHM |
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Feb 25 1899 |
Feb 25 1899 |
d/o M.H. & Mattie Jones |
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Feb 7 1830 |
Apr 3 1895 |
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Oct 30 1895 |
Aug 19 1896 |
d/o J.H. & B.E. Lewis |
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July 19 1899 |
July 24 1904 |
s/o J.H. & B.E. Lewis |
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July 30 1867 |
Dec 22 1922 |
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June 25 1869 |
June 11 1927 |
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July 28 1863 |
Dec 11 1893 |
d/o B.F. & S.A. Lewis |
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Dec 3 1871 |
Oct 1 1895 |
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Feb 3 1884 |
Aug 5 1895 |
s/o T.W. & Martha Lewis |
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1830 |
1903 |
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Apr 3 1899 |
Feb 1 1900 |
d/o J.S. & V.R. McCollom |
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Nov 28 1834 |
Jan 19 1899 |
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June 26 1834 |
Apr 28 1897 |
w/o J.S. McCollom |
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Jan 1 1817 |
May 2 1904 |
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May 25 1840 |
May 1 1900 |
Wife of J.J. Morrison |
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1877 |
1940 |
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1877 |
1922 |
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Mar 27 1878 |
Dec 1 1970 |
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Feb 6 1869 |
Nov 20 1916 |
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Apr 22 1961 |
Mar 17 2003 |
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1881 |
1959 |
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1878 |
1944 |
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Jan 18 1886 |
Jan 25 1892 |
d/o ? & M. Tree |
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1909 |
1935 |
FHM |
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1937 |
1937 |
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----- |
Dec 16 1970 |
d/o Bobby & Hillery Vandagriff |
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1913 |
2002 |
FHM |
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1913 |
2002 |
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1930 |
1930 |
FHM |
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1932 |
1932 |
FHM |
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1934 |
1934 |
FHM |
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1910 |
1969 |
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1875 |
1943 |
“Mother” |
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Mar 21 1902 |
Nov 14 1982 |
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1872 |
1961 |
“Father” |
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Feb 14 1910 |
Oct 24 1997 |
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Apr 28 1863 |
Jan 29 1925 |
“Mother” |
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Aug 5 1874 |
Feb 29 1960 |
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Oct 4 1890 |
Dec 9 1890 |
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June 9 1909 |
July 3 1911 |
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Apr 7 1871 |
Aug 12 1936 |
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Feb 24 1897 |
Sept 14 1918 |
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1871 |
1950 |
“Father” |
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Oct 18 1875 |
Aug 27 1893 |
Wife of C.C. Withrow Married Aug 24 1892 |
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June 12 1838 |
Mar 29 1924 |
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1874 |
1953 |
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May 2 1891 |
Sept 19 1892 |
d/o I.H. & M.M. Yates |
