Brinlee Cemetery

Photo by Elaine & Patricia

photos by Gary Webb (GW)

Melissa, Collin Co., Texas

Other Photos and Info submitted by Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall

CR473 Latitude 33.304N Longitude 96.508W

History

Travel Hwy 75 N Take exit 45 – 121N towards Bonham travel 0.6 miles and keep right travel 1.4 miles; keep to the left - travel 3 miles; turn right on CR 420 travel 1.1 miles; turn right on CR 472 travel 0.3 miles and turn right on CR 473 Destination is at the end of the road on the right side of the road

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments
Harpole, Sarah Nov 10 1875 May 20 1888 w/o  C. W.   GW

Sarah Harpole Not found by Elaine and Patricia

Name

Birth

Death

Comments

Nelson, Claudius L.

July 19 1883

June 27 1884

s/o W.L. & J.E. Nelson- tombstone located in fence row

Nelson, Minnie L.

Sept 26 1874

July 11 1886

d/o W.L. & J.E. Nelson tombstone located in fence row

Row 1

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Nichols, Ida

Apr 20 1870

July 10 1893

d/o J.M. & J.A. Nichols

Nichols, John Leslie

May 2 1873

Nov 21 1890

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Nichols, Sarah

Nov 10 1815

Nov 29 1888

w/o G.W. Nichols

Nichols, Walter

Mar 10 1882

Mar 13 1883

s/o J.M. & Jane Nichols

2 vacant spaces

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Nichols, Jane A.

Dec 11 1842

Dec 20 1909

w/o J.M. Nichols

Nichols, James Monroe

Oct 13 1842

Jan 27 1916

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Nichols, Dora H.

1869

1944

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6 vacant spaces

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Swafford, James W.

Apr 5 1886

Apr 5 1886

s/o E.M. & M.J. Swafford

5 vacant spaces

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Row 2

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2 vacant spaces

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Carroll, Sarah A.

Dec 11 1862

Dec 9 1937

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Carroll, Elex

July 2 1858

Sept 25 1888

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4 vacant spaces

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Osburn, Robert

1795

1885

Begin Osburn plot carved in curb of plot

Osburn, Robert

Oct 17 1828

Oct 5 1880

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Moore, Mary E.

Oct 23 1849

Oct 1 1878

D.o W. V. & Lucinda Moore   GW

3 vacant spaces

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Osburn, S.

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1869

Carved in curb of plot

Osburn, J.C.

1873

1874

Carved in curb of plot End Osburn plot

Vacant space

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Sims, George

Jan 27 1867

Disappeared CA 1887

Brother of Ben Sims s/o Robert B. Sims

Sims, R.B.

Nov 18 1825

July 5 1889

Robert B. Sims Co. H Anderson’s Tex Cav CSA footstone

Sims, Houston

Feb 25 1858

Oct 7 1859

s/o R.B. & E.M.L. Sims

10 vacant spaces

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-

Row 3

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Carroll, J.M. “Milt”

1856

1924

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Carroll, Kitty

1859

1907

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Lindsey, George L.

Aug 30 1871

Jan 30 1888

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Lindsey, ------

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Overturned double stone

Footstone

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M.F.L.

9 vacant spaces

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Brinlee, Wm. Washington

Nov 1 1869

Mar 12 1888

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Footstone

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D.L.

Brinlee, Charlie D.

Dec 2 1881

Jan 30 1882

Stone leaning against a tree

Brinlee, Hiram

Dec 25 1808

July 28 1885

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McKinney, E. Betsy Ann

Feb 21 1813

Mar 23 1889/99

w/o Hiram Brinlee born KY buried Roff, OK

Brinlee, David F.

June 19 1844

Apr 23 1893

Co. K Martin’s Regt CSA

Vacant space

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Brinlee, Hiram C.

1842

1920

Capt Mantua Co. 15 Texas BDE CSA

Brinlee, Sarah Betts

1840

Apr 9 1923

w/o Wm. J. Anderson

Illegible stone

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-

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3 vacant spaces

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Row 4 – vacant

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Row 5

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2 vacant spaces

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Poff, Andrew A.

Apr 21 1868

Mar 8 1890

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4 vacant spaces

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Harpole, Mary Ethel

July 17 1887

Apr 5 1888

d/o R.J. & M.E. Harpole  GW

Northcutt, John A.

Dec 30 1887

June 27 1889

s/o A.F. & R.A. Northcutt

13 vacant spaces

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-

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Row 6

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4 vacant spaces

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Lacy, Callie R.

1873

1895

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Davis, Laura C.

Feb 2 1831

Nov 1 1893

w/o A.A. Davis

Vacant space

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Davis, A.A.

Jan 6 1825

June 6 1890

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Vacant space

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Wooden stake

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Vacant space

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Davis, Laura

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July 5 1888

w/o Dr. J.J. Chambliss Age 18 yrs

Wooden stake

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Wooden stake

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Wooden stake

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9 vacant spaces

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Row 7

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2 vacant spaces

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Osborne, Bessie

May 11 1896

Jan 28 1897

d/o W.A. & S.A. Osborne

Osborne, Earl

Aug 1 1898

Feb 4 1899

s/o W.A. & S.A. Osborne

2 vacant spaces

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Mizer, Cora Lee

June 17 1910

Nov 11 1979

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2 vacant spaces

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Osburn, Louisa

Mar 17 1861

Oct 24 1891

w/o G.N. Osburn

3 vacant spaces

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Nichols, Harvy Campbell

June 25 1891

Aug 23 1891

s/o L.L. & Florence Nichols

4 vacant spaces

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Cambron, J.A.

--- 11 18-2

Aug 29 1891

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Vacant space

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Moore, W.V.

May 1 1826

Mar 3 1900

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Moore, Lucinda C.

Nov 20 1823

Nov 25 1896

w/o W.V. Moore

2 vacant spaces

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Orlds, John N.

Feb 8 1914

July 18 1973

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Orlds, Elsie Faye

Jan 31 1915

July 14 1986

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Row 8

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-

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Wright, Edd

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Wright, Ben W.

1884

1929

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Wright, Amanda V.

1885

1971

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Wright, Clifford O.

July 30 1922

July 23 1952

Texas SSgt US Marine Corps WWII

Smith, Martha Kemp

Jan 16 1952

July 3 1977

“Daughter”

Kemp, Clara Wright

May 17 1918

July 9 1981

“Mother”

Kemp, Selby Evans

Sept 23 1910

July 9 1981

“Daddy”

Vacant space

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Morgan, Johnnie Robert

Sept 27 1891

Nov 12 1891

s/o Henry E. & Mollie C. Morgan

Cravens, Roy Elmer

Oct 12 1895

Sept 10 1966

Texas CPL Co.D 143 Infantry WWI

Cravens, Matilda J.

Dec 23 1890

Nov 17 1972

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Vacant space

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-

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Nichols, Josiah

Feb 6 1822

Mar 28 1915

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Nichols, Elizabeth

Sept 9 1824

June 6 1911

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Nichols, James Oliver

Aug 21 1868

Dec 11 1924

-

7 vacant spaces

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Reid, Jonathan

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July 2 1999

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Stewart, Iva Gene

Dec 31 1930

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Married June 11 1955

Stewart, John Robert, Sr.

Feb 14 1923

Oct 30 1996

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Row 9

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Wright, Ben

July 20 1856

June 13 1896

“Daddy”

Footstone

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“Mama”

Butrom, Dovie Wright

1853

1945

Weep not she is not dead, but sleepeth  GW

Butrom, W.B.

June 15 1871

Aug 15 1915

h/o Dovie Butrom

Butrom, George Dewey

Oct 23 1904

Apr 4 1905

s/o W.B. & Dovie Butrom

Wright, Fred Ray

July 23 1908

Aug 23 1909

s/o B.H. & Amanda Wright

Vacant space

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Wright, Raymond J.

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Jan 9 1915

Age 4 months

5 vacant spaces

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Wright, Effie Francis

1900

1920

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Vacant space

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-

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Niell, Charles Franklin

Apr 13 1930

Sept 18 1995

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Niell, Willie Mae

Oct 27 1900

July 10 1952

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FHM

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1957

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Sturdvaint, Mary

July 4 1805

Jan 23 1917

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Vacant space

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-

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Barnes, Jim

1869

1954

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Barnes, Lizzie

1880

1952

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Jordan, Collin Witt

Dec 22 1892

Sept 11 1972

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Jordan, Nancy Marie

Feb 8 1898

Mar 3 1979

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Vacant space

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-

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Cathey, J.A.

Feb 10 1917

Mar 31 1963

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Cathey, Opal Maye

Aug 24 1911

Feb 9 1979

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