Hill Cemetery, Fannin County, Cemeteries of TX

This cemetery is called Round Prairie, as is the Elwood Cemetery at times. Apparently it refers to the whole area.

This cemetery is almost completely destroyed. At one time it had many wooden markers including that of some outlaws from the Dalton Gang that were hung at Elwood. This is mentioned in the story by Cullen Richards and the hanging place shows up on his hand drawn map, as does the cemetery. It is shown just across from the Jim Hill home.

Thank you to J. Douglas Wofford, who received these years ago in research. It was titled "The Old Elwood Cemetery - Located On The Shuf Gibb Farm. Located a few miles west of Elwood, Texas in Fannin County." He is a descendant of Rebecca Hill.

Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Cross	Lela H.	Nov 28 1863	Dec 22 1883	W/o Sid
Fields	Cora L.	Aug 30 1862	Oct 14 1878	W/o J.A. Fields
Hill	Rebecca Taylor	Dec 14 1832	Apr 01 1877	Age: 46 yrs 3 mos 17 days W/o B.P.S. Hill Marker erected by her son Benjamin E. Wofford
Jackson	Lizzie H.	-	Mar 12 1883	Age: 70 yrs
Martin	Mary A.	Mar 25 1832	May 11 1874	W/o T.H. Footstone Reads: N.T.M.
McClendon	Henry Huston	Jun 08 1829	Mar –- 1890	Age: 60 yrs 9 mos 14 days; A Mason
McClendon	Martha	Jan 03 1836	Nov 27 1878	W/o H.H.
McClendon	Mary L.	Nov 21 1852	Dec 07 1869	D/o H.H. & Martha
Moore	Celia	Mar 13 1872	Feb 20 1873	-
Taylor	Elizabeth A.	May 26 1812	Jul 01 1887	Age: 75 yrs 1 mo 5 days
Taylor	Frank	May 03 1805	Sep 15 1891	Age: 64 yrs 4 mos 12 days
Taylor	John A.	Jun 19 1849	Sep 08 1869	S/o E.A. & F.
Taylor	W. A.	1871	-	Age: 22 yrs 7 mos 22 days

Note on Lizzie H. Jackson - she died March 12 1883 – 70 years old. "This lady was traveling thru the county in a covered wagon with her family when she became ill. They were allowed to camp along the road between Tulip and Elwood. She died after a few days and was buried beside the road. The present owners had the land plowed and the stone was turned over and disturbed. Mr. Shuf Gibb found the stone and took it to his house for safekeeping.