Barksdale- Young Cemetery

Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX

Mary F. Dunn, Rusk County Cemeteries Vol II

Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk County Coordinator

On April 23 2001, I enjoyed a cemetery trip that lead to the Barksdale-Young, Pruitt and the Trammel Cemetery.  All of these cemeteries are located on private land in the Dirgin Area.   Albert and Edd Taylor and their wives were my host.  Both of the Taylors  were born on this land and  the property remains in the family.  Many thanks to the fine  people who care enough to take their time to show and allow me to take pictures.

This is a very old cemetery, located in the Church Hill Community.    Row 1 Barksdale,   Two rock vaults, one of a child and one of an adult. Reported to be members of the Barksdale family for whom the cemetery was   named. One said to be Cron Barksdale. Nine other unmarked graves in same row.

Brick vault was reported to be that of a peddler who died while visiting the Barksdale family. The brick were bought with the money he had at his death.

Row 2 Members of a Garvin family also reported to be here. (info provided by Albert Taylor) 

Thomas M. Garvin b: abt 1816 Lexington Co. SC, d: unknown and wife mary Jane Blakely Garvin  b: abt 1816  both buried in unmarked graves at Barksdale Young.  Their son Bazil W. Garvin b: Arp 8 1845 in Charleston SC d: Jul 24 1920 CSA Marker and his wife Mary Tabith Walker Garvin are both buried at Liberty Cemetery, Rusk Co. TX

There are five unmarked graves next to the Ella B. Young grave.

Row 5 there are five unmarked graves