BURNS STATION CEMETERY

DeWitt Co. Cemeteries of TX

The following data is copied by Elsie Ottinger with permission of Patsy Goebel from the Cemetery Records of DeWitt County Vol. Patsy and Karen McWhorter with the help of others surveyed many cemeteries starting in 1985. I have tried to accurately copy this data. Contact Elsie Ottinger for permission to copy.

CEMETERY RECORDS OF DEWITT COUNTY VOL I

Located on Highway 87 South of Cuero toward Victoria, past Irish Creek on right side of highway. There is a highway sign at this location. Surveyed by Patsy Goebel and Karen McWhorter. According to residents in the area this cemetery was partially destroyed before being protectively fenced.

Name Birth Death Comments

ALLEN, Joseph

1812 (Ireland)

Oct 18, 1853

 -

BELL, Infant Girl

Aug 29. 1915

Aug 29, 1915

 Daughter of John and Ida Bell

BONNER, Elizabeth

Jun 12, 1817

Feb 15, 1894

 Wife of William Bonner

BONNER, Julia

Oct 2, 1860

May 23, 1893

 Wife of Willis Nelson Bonner

BONNER, Willis Nelson

Aug 5, 1869

Feb 4, 1918

 -

BROWN, Stella A.

Jul 5, 1875

Jan 19, 1888

 -

BURNS, Martha E.

Oct 28, 1834

Mar 26, 1880

 -

COOK, A. E.

Mar 191932

no date

 -

COOK, Willie

no date

no date

 Sof of A. E. Cook

DAY, Frances A.

Apr 19, 1836

Apr 6, 1883

 -

DAY, John W.

Mar 22, 1835

Feb 1872

 Pvt. Company G. 36 Texas Calvary Confederate States Army

DAY, Mary J.

Jun 17, 1864

1878 Age 16

 -

DAY, Philip

Mar 23, 1870

no date

 -

DEMOSS, Joseph

Jul 3, 1849

Sep 11, 1876

 -

DOWLEARN, Jane

no date

Jun 23, 1871

  age 39

DOWLEARN, Joshua M.

no date

no date

 Pvt. 3 Regt. Texas Calvary - Confederate States Army

DOWLEARN, Rufus

no date

no date

 -

ESTES, Katie

no date

no date

 -

HASSON, Hattie Neel

Dec 4, 1857

Feb 22, 1895

 Wife of James A. Hasson

GARNER, Mary Lucy

no date

Nov 17 1867

age 8 Daughter of J. T. and M. S. Garner

JENKINS, John E.

Jan 17, 1898

Dec 12, 1898

 Son of G. W. and M. B. Jenkins

KEY, Elma Milligan

1886

1963

 -

KEY, Dr. G. L.

Mar 27, 1834

Apr 8 1898

 Physician 1 Co. Calvary - Confederate States Army

KEY, Mrs. G. L.

1851

1933

 -

KEY, Infant boy

1889

1889

 Son of J. W. and Ora Meeks Key

KEY, Mary Miller

1872

1896

 -

KEY, Otto Z.

1880

1970

 -

KEY, Tallulah

Aug 19, 1889

Mar 29 1893

 Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Key

KEY, Thomas

1891

1905

 -

KILLOUGH, Infant

Oct 5, 1886

Oct 5, 1886

 Infant of W. H. and K. Killough

LUCAS, Infant

no date

no date

 Infant of J. R. and E. A. Lucas

McDONALD, John

Mar 1, 1793

Dec 24, 1854

 Born in Georgetown, South Carolina

MEADOWS, Edward

Jul 5, 1876

Aug 2, 1876

 -

MILLS, James Arthur

1906

1962

 -

MILLS, Jesse

1911

1984

 -

MILLS, Jesse J.

Apr 21, 1870

Jan 6, 1921

 -

MILLS, Joe

Aug 1, 1904

Sep 23, 1947

 -

MILLS, Martha Louise

Dec 29, 1878

Feb 8, 1971

 -

MILLS, Minnie Jenkins

Dec 5, 1856

Apr 12, 1888

 -

MILLS, Sam G.

Jul 29, 1901

Feb 1, 1959

 Pvt. U. S. Army - World War II

MORROW, James M

Mar 4, 1874

Jan 31, 1892

 -

MYERS, Fayette

Jul 25, 1861

Oct 24, 1891

 -

MYERS, Houston

1840

1908

 -

MYERS, Jessie M.

Dec 3, 1887

Dec 8, 1887

 -

MYERS, Mary E.

1851

1935

 Wife of Houston Myers

MYERS, Mary Rankin

Jul 16, 1819

Sept 2, 1896

 -

MYERS, Samuel

no date

Dec 13, 1877

age 59

MYERS, Walter

no date

Aug 1, 1868 age

4 yr 11 mo   Son of A. and M. A. Myers

NEEL, Ella Ruth

Sep 18, 1900

Feb 4, 1917

 -

NEEL, Mrs. Laura

Jul 23, 1847

Aug 31, 1890

 -

NEEL, Lula J.

Aug 14, 1869

Sep 22, 1956

 Wife of Samuel E. Neel

NEEL, Mary L.

Sep 25, 1874

Dec 13, 1874

 -

NEEL, Massena

Jan 5, 1825

Feb 8, 1869

 -

NEEL, Ollie

Jan 5, 1889

Apr 2, 1891

 Child of Mrs. Laura Neel

NEEL, Samuel E.

Aug 30, 1860

Sep 4, 1937

 -

PACE, Hiram C.

1842

1882

 -

PACE, Mary Ann Burns

1858

1894

 Wife of Hiram C. Pace

PARKER, J. H.

Nov 7, 1849

Feb 1, 1888

 -

PARKER, John Henry

Dec 2, 1872

Mar 15, 1877

 Son of J. H. and Johanna Parker

RANKIN, Benjamine

no date

Aug 18, 1855

Age 2yr 6 mo Son of M. B. and Christina Rankin

RANKIN, Christiana Hogan Metcall

no date

Aug 1, 1855

age 37yr 11mo st wife of M. B. Rankin

RANKIN, Elizabeth Butler

no date

May 11, 1867

age 69 1st wife of J. K. Rankin

RANKIN, James M

Jan 15, 1860

Oct 14, 1887

 -

RANKIN, John Keith

no date

Nov 17, 1884

age 93

RANKIN, Martha Ann Hamilton

no date

Nov 1, 1878

age 76

RANKIN, Moses Berry

Nov 9, 1817

Nov 9, 1895

 -

RANKIN, Sarah Ballow Metcalf

no date

Jan 17, 1886

age 672nd wife of M. B. Rankin
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REED, Daniel

Nov 4, 1826

May 1, 1892

 -

REED, Henry

Apr 12, 1840

Mar 12, 1894

 -

ROSE, Laura V.

Dec 29, 1857

Dec 20, 1922

 -

ROSE, Maggie L.

May 24, 1885

Oct 25, 1885

 -

ROSE, Samuel M.

May 9, 1855

May 12, 1937

 -

RYAN, John

Feb 17, 1826

Sep 1877

 -

SQUYRES, Mira Key

1872

1899

 -

SQUYRES, Tandy

1895

1895

 -

THOMAS, Mrs. M. A.

Feb 11, 1829

Jan 29, 1869

 -

THOMPSON, Charlott E.

Nov 26, 1843

Oct 28, 1881

 Wife of C. C. Thompson

TUMEY, Susan O.

Dec 8, 1858

Dec -- ----

 -

WERNER, Frederick

Nov 19, 1837

Aug 2, 1885

 Born in Germany

WILLIAMS, Oscar Fitzgerald

May 19, 1837

Apr 10, 1895

 Born in Fayette Co, Tennessee

YOUNG, Lonnie A.

Sep 23, 1889

Sep 28, 1889

 -

YOUNG, Sarah F.

Sep 12, 1881

Sep 3. 1891