Gay – Hagan Cemetery 1990

Gladewater,Upshur/Greg County Line,

Upshur County, Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Sharon Pierce

Cemeteries of Texas: Dolores I. Bishop

This cemetery is located on the Greg-Upshur County line on N. Phillips Springs Rd., 4/10 of a mile east of East Lake Dr. and 1 9/10 miles northwest from Gay Ave. in Gladewater, TX. The cemetery is in very poor condition, no longer being maintained and has not been used for some time. Vandalism on the 1970’s and 1980’s has left its mark, with several stones taken from the cemetery, some stones broken, and some graves actually disturbed. There are lots of graves marked only with only native stones and others with just funeral home markers.

Ryan and Thomas Coker read this cemetery on February 11, 1990 for Ryan’s Eagle Scout project. Read in March 2002 by Sharon Pierce, Randy Pierce, and Eddie Philips. Each reading has a few different names than the other. Over time, with vandalism and erosion of the stones, some stones were lost, accounting for the difference in the readings. What you will find here is a compilation of all three readings. Some of the earliest settlers of Gladewater were buried in this cemetery.

A Texas Medallion, due to the efforts of John Ben Shepperd, once graced this cemetery, dedicated to Elvey Shepperd. The first one was stolen, it was then replaced, and the second one was stolen also. It Read:

Pioneer Mother Elvey Shepperd 1779- 1860 born in South Carolina, daughter of Elijah Anderson, a soldier of the American Revolution and ______Brock. Married William Shepperd in Georgia on Jan 22 1802. Husband died 1828 in Alabama. Led her family to Texas in 1845 where with help of her sons and slaves, she built one of the first log cabins in this area ---- a log cabin that stood over 100 years.

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Adams

S.A.

Mar 24 1847

Mar 19 1890

W/o B. Cannon Adams

Allen

Rebecca

1828

Aug 12 1896

-

Burlington

Arthur

1872

1904

-

Bridges

Mary Ann

May 21 1827

Jul 05 1875

-

Cannon

Noah

1878

1919

-

Cannon

Martha

1870

1924

-

Cameron

N.C.

1846

1924

-

Cannon

Mandy

1856

Jul 02 1885

-

Denton

Mattie B.

1884

1885

-

Denton

Lissie

1883

1891

-

Estes

Gertrude

1912

1923 or 1933

D/o I.E. & Mattie

Estes

I.E.

1853

1921 or 1934

-

Estes

Mattie Gay

1871

1953

W/o I.E Estes

Foshee

Claudia

May 05 1880

Sep 18 1887

D/o Wm E. & Mary R.

Gay

Charles

1877

1880

-

Gay

Luther

Jan 28 1905

Nov 07 1905

-

Gay

M.A.J.

Sep 02 1846

Mar 06 1883

-

Gay

Mattie Jane Ribble

Feb 06 1873

Feb 09 1907

-

Gay

May

Aug 25 1900

Oct 06 1900

-

Gay

R.M.

Mar 31 1851

Apr 10 1907

-

Gay

Nancy

Nov 25 1853

Feb 08 1928

-

Gay

Robert

Jun 16 1906

Jun 16 1906

-

Gay

Sarah E.

Mar 02 1872

Feb 05 1876

D/o MAJ Gay

Grimes

George H.

1859

Mar 10 1939

-

Grimes

Virginia T.

1862

Dec 21 1939

W/o George H.

Grooms

D.P.

1909

1927

-

Hewitt

Perry

1834

1922

Confederate Soldier

Hill

Margaret

Mar 14 1861

Aug 04 1907

-

Maston

Leonard

1905

1905

S/o John & Cora

Maston

Tommie or Tommy

Sep 13 1871

Jul 13 1925

-

Moore

Maude

-

-

Dates Eroded

Perdue

Mary Ann Bridges

1827

1875

-

Perdue

Sidney Chapel

Jan 09 1867

Sep 16 1873

-

Perdue

William Wesley

1814

1896

-

Pope

Freeman

Dec 01 1941

Dec 01 1941

-

Ribble

John Edward

Apr 06 1905

Sep 12 1905

S/o D.H. & Maggie

Robinson

James A.

1873

1944

-

Robinson

Emma R.

1863

1943

W/o James A.

Rollins

James D.

1856

1879 or 1924

-

Shepperd

Alfred F.

Nov 13 1817

Jul 24 1876

-

Shepperd

Benjamin A.

Oct 20 1876

Jul 28 1878

S/o G.F. & M.D. or M.O.

Shepperd

C.L. or L.L.

Jul 30 1849

May 12 1854

-

Shepperd

Florence E.

Nov 09 1825

Sep 08 1907

-

Shepperd

Jessie M.

Mar 28 1875

May 12 1876

D/o G.F. & M.D. or M.O.

Shepperd

Infant

Jan 24 1874

Mar 12 1874

D/o G.F. & M.D. or M.O.

Shepperd

L.A.

1860

1866

S/o Alfred F. & Florence E.

Shepperd

Broken

1845

?

-

Stull

John

May 08 1868

May 12 1875

-

Wesley

William

Dec 14 1814

Dec 02 1896

-

Yeargon

Wammon Lester

1904

1939

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