McFall Cemetery

Nelta, Hopkins Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted  by June E. Tuck and Deborah Tuck Young 


Cemetery is located in the north central part of county, at Nelta, on FM 71. It is in a pasture, east of the Nelta cemetery, same side of road, north. A very old cemetery, bad conditioned when indexed. Have been told many stones are missing now. Many of the early settlers are buried here.

 

Bartlett, Sarah - b. 21 Jan. 1813, d. 1878, wife of J. N. Bartlett

Hargrave, Robert - b. 13 Feb. 1845, d, 7 Mar, 1871, husband of Sarah L. Hargrave

Hargrave, Margarette - b. 24 Aug. 1816, d. 6 June 1858, wife of Harvey Hargrave

Hargrave, Lettie - b. 11 Feb. 1796, d. 26 Oct. 1880, age 84 yrs. 8 mos. 15 days, wife of W. M. Hargrave

Hargrave, W. M. - b. 25 Nov. 1794, d. 14 Sept. 1872

E.C. - died 10 Jly. 1855. Initials carved on a flat wooden marker, located next to the Hargrave markers. Could this be the daughter of James Hargrave?

Hargrave, Harriet - b. 17 Dec. 1828, d. 14 Oct. 1891

Hargrave. Alfred Jackson - b. 31 Oct. 1833, d. 9 Jly. 1909 (2nd Lieut. Co. L, 27 Reg., Texas Cav. C.S.A.)

Hargrave, William Wallace - b. 1838, in Indiana, d. 26 Aug. 1843, son of William & Lettie Hargrave. Unmarked grave. (Eli Hargrave’s family history says its the first grave in McFall cemetery)

Hargrave, Harvey - b. 13 Feb. 1816, in Warrick Co., Indiana, d. 18 Ap. 1881

Hargrave, Lewis Morgan - d. 17 Oct. 1842, son of Glen and & Nancy Hargrave, 1 year old. His name is being added in memory of him. As Glen and Nancy were on their way to Texas, their little son, Lewis Morgan, died. It is not known where he is buried. (From the records of Eli Hargrave)

Jayne, Etha - b. 13 Aug. 1866, d. 25 Aug. 1908, wife of J. W. Jayne (Obituary - Mrs. Etha Jayne, wife of John Jayne, died at her home at Birthright. Also reported that she lived at Sand Hill and died August 25th. Burial in McFall Cemetery (S.S. Gazette, Aug. 28, 1908) Later reported - She was born in Illinois August 13, 1866, and married John Jayne August 22, 1906, she having resided in Illinois prior to this time. She was a member of the U. B. A Order, and burial services were conducted by same. She leaves a husband with two children to mourn the loss of a beloved wife and second mother; also one sister and two brothers.

Jayne, J. W. - b. 10 Mar. 1856, d. 18 Jan. 1911

Jayne, S. L. - b. 17 Ap. 1859, d. 27 June 1905, wife of J. W. Jayne

Leewright, Wm. M. - b. 12 Jly. 1852, d. 27 Oct. 1876

Leewright, Queen I. - b. 20 Oct. 1857, d. 16 Nov. 1875, wife of Wm. M. Leewright

Merchant, Mary A. - b. 13 June 1838, d. 12 Mar. 1886 (Mother)

Merchant, Laura J. - b. 3 Feb. 1862, d. 27 Jan. 1886 (Sister) (Daughter of Mary A. Merchant)

Neely, Greenleaf - b. 20 Ap. 1807, d. 16 Nov. 1875

Tucker, Ida M. - b. 3 Mar. 1865, d. 8 Sept. 1906, wife of W. J. Tucker

Tucker, Dennis - b. 9 Dec. 1889, d. 14 Sept. 1892, son of W. J. & Ida M. Tucker

Tucker, John W. - b. 21 Jan. 1892, d. 14 Nov. 1892, son of W. J. & Ida M. Tucker

Tucker, Vivian R. - b. 17 June 1887, d. 6 Jly. 1900, daughter of W. J. & Ida M. Tucker

Tucker, Jasper Morris - b. 26 Aug. 1906, d. 13 Oct. 1906, son of W. J. & Ida M. Tucker

Whitt, Steven B. - d 28 Aug. 1878, age 7 yrs, 11 mos., 23 days, son of J. P. & M. C. Whitt

Welch, Marion Ferdinand - b. 9 Feb. 1860, d. 18 Dec. 1888

Welch, Susan M. - b. 14 Sept. 1882, d. 17 Aug. 1883, daughter of M. M. & M. J. Welch

Welch, Mary A. - b. 19 Aug. 1833, d. 20 Aug.1908, wife of Francis Marion Welch