Graves Cemetery

Jack County Cemeteries of TX

Recorded and transcribed by Leroy Lane and Leroy Williams
Submitted by Bennie Bob Graves

Location: 6 miles north of Jacksboro on Highway 148, turn left (west) on FM Road 2190 for 3 miles to a Graves Cemetery sign. Turn left (south) across a cattle guard for 2 miles. There will be one or more locked gates between the highway and the cemetery so a key will be needed to get to the cemetery. The land is owned by Wilmer Grum and is leased by Billy Joe Easter, 940-507-6128.

The cemetery contains about 2 acres under fence. In the southeast corner is a sheet iron roofed tabernacle that serves as a shelter during the "Cemetery Working Day". Traditionally the Work Day includes "dinner on the ground" and a program when all of the families gather to maintain the cemetery and graves.

J. T. Graves gave the land for the cemetery that bears his name and he is buried in this cemetery. We were not able to locate his sandstone marker when the cemetery was surveyed on November 9, 1991, however, he is located on some of the older census that have been made of this cemetery. In November 1991, 146 graves were located.

The oldest marked grave in this cemetery is that of R. C. Dunlap, February 8, 1881. The cemetery probably started about that time. There were not many settlers north of Jacksboro until the late 1870s or early 1880s because of the Indian raids. The Indians would come out of Oklahoma on horse stealing expeditions and when they found any unarmed settlers or women and children, the Indians would murder them. They were seldom stupid enough to attack any settlements that could defend themselves.

Row, Number, Last Name, First Name/Middle, Birth, Death, Place, Spouse Marriage, Comments
1, 5, BELVIL, ?? SS MARKER
2, 5, INFANT SS MARKER
2, 6, INFANT SS MARKER
2, 10, MCCOMBS, INFANT, Sep 18, 1906, Oct 18, 1906,
2, 13, AMBURN, Lucia Vernice, Jun 21, 1891, Jan 6, 1944, w/o Jim, Maiden name/Weir
2, 14, AMBURN, Jim Olen,1887,1958, h/o Lucia V.
2, 17, PARKER, Leon, , Apr 1, 1946, Dec 25, 1969
2, 23, HENDERSON, Floyd D., Apr 15, 1909, Apr 25, 1970,b Jack Co.
2, 24, HENDERSON, Terry Lynn, Nov 16, 1951, Sep 14, 1982
2, 25, HENDERSON, Harry Key "Doc", Apr 18, 1914, Nov 26, 1974, b Jack Co., h/o Geneva Brisc
2, 26, COWDEN, Cecil, 1942, 1990,
3, 7, ROACH, Charles A., , 1948, 1948
3, 8, ROACH, W. A. Billy, Jun 19, 1949, Jun 19, 1949,
3,9, ROACH, Hattie M., Apr 10, 1903, b Jack Co., w/o William A., maiden name/Kaltrider
3, 10, ROACH, William A., Mar 28, 1900, Dec 19, 1945, h/o Hattie M.
3, 25, TONEY, Dylon T., 1991, 1991
4, 3, HICHCOCK, SS MARKER
4, 4, GIBSON, SS MARKER
4, 5, GIBSON, BABY, SS MARKER
4, 6, GIBSON, B. H., SS MARKER
4, 7, BABY SS MARKER
4, 8, SS MARKER
4, 9, HENDERSON, Jasper Newton, Jun 24, 1915, Sep 29, 1916, b Jack Co.
4, 10, HENDERSON, Little Sister, Oct 25, 1925, Oct 25, 1925, b Jack Co.
4, 11, HENDERSON, Lizzie, Aug 8, 1884, May 24, 1958, b Squaw Mtn., w/o James, maiden name/Burt
4, 12, KALTRIDER, Henry A., Feb 13, 1902, Oct 15, 1974, b Jack Co.
4, 13, HENDERSON, Matt Allen, Jan 21, 1927, Oct 13, 1990, b Jack Co., h/o Melva Brooks
4, 16, HOWARD, Ethel, Dec 27, 1890, Oct 2, 1918
4, 17 , CHAPMAN, Rosa Lee, Aug 6, 1925, Aug 3, 1941
4, 18, CHAPMAN, Bessie, Dec 27, 1890, Jan 13, 1960, w/o William Fred, maiden name/Taylor
4, 19, CHAPMAN, William Fred, Jul 19, 1880, Feb 21, 1968, h/o Bessie,
5, 4, BLACK, S. A. SS MARKER,
5, 5, KALTRIDER, John M., Mar 5, 1863, Sep 4, 1948
5, 6, KALTRIDER, George, Nov 15, 1838, Oct 23, 1920, h/o Elizabeth, Nov 7, 1861
5, 7, KALTRIDER, Elizabeth, Aug 8, 1841, Sep 15, 1911, w/o George, Nov 7, 1861, maiden name/Yohe
5, 8, KALTRIDER, BABY SS MARKER
5, 9, KALTRIDER, George Howard, Jan 11, 1877, Oct 25, 1906, h/o Lizzie
5, 10, ROACH, Lura J., Feb 11, 1925, Apr 29, 1930
5, 11, HENDERSON, James H., Mar 1, 1874, May 26, 1936, h/o Lizzie
5, 13, UNKNOWN RUSTED FH MARKER,
5, 20, FRANKLIN, E. M. "Shorty", 1929, 1971
6, 1, ZEMMER, J. F., 1883, Feb 26, 1900
6, 4, UNKNOWN RUSTED FH MARKER
6, 5, SANDSTONE MARKER
6, 6, UNKNOWN, Henry SS MARKER
6, 7, SANDSTONE MARKER
6, 9, SANDSTONE MARKER
6, 10, SANDSTONE MARKER
6, 11, WILKS, SS MARKER
6, 12, PROSSER, D. F., Dec 18, 1859, Feb 24, 1890
6, 13, SANDSTONE MARKER
6, 14, SANDSTONE MARKER
7, 1, STINSON, Alford E., Mar 5, 1890, Jun 21, 1890
7, 2, SMITH, Lou, Jul 13, 1870, Aug 4, 1943, A. G.
7, 3, SMITH, A. C. (Mother), Nov 21, 1843, Apr 7, 1930, w/o D. J.
7, 4, SMITH, D. J. Rev, Sep 18, 1836, May 2, 1922, h/o A. C.
7, 5, DUNLAP, R. C., Jun 5, 1835, Feb 8, 1881
7, 6, SIMS, Corinna M., Nov 8, 1830, Apr 19, 1887
7, 9, UNKNOWN, RUSTED FH MARKER
7, 10, HANN, Gertrude M., Oct 18, 1896, Apr 27, 1904
7, 11, DUKES, Sallie, Mar 23, 1873, Nov 7, 1914, w/o J. F.
7, 12, DUKES, INFANT SON, Mar 6
7, 13, DUKES, INFANT SON, Feb 4, 1904
7, 14, DUKES, F. M., Oct 28, 1821, Jun 5, 1905
7, 15, DUKES, Billy J., Jun 8, 1808, Dec 7, 1914
7, 16, DUKES, J. F., 1859, 1934, h/o Sallie
8, 2, SMITH, Maude L., Mar 15, 1887, Jul 23, 1906
8, 3, SMITH, Alfred G., Dec 11, 1859, Apr 1, 1942, b Leon Co., h/o Elizabeth J., Feb 15, 1880,
8, 4, SMITH, Elizabeth J., Sep 5, 1864, Feb 10, 1899, w/o Alfred G., Feb 15, 1880, maiden name/Graves
8, 5, SMITH, Ophy, Dec 4, 1880, Jul 7, 1886
8, 6, GRAVES, Eliza Jane, Aug 17, 1815, , , mother/o James Thomas Graves,
8, 7, GRAVES, James Thomas, Jun 9, 1840, Feb 1900
8, 8, GRAVES, Nancy Martin, 1842, , , 1st wife/o James Thomas Graves
8, 9, GRAVES, Texanna Meadows, 1854, May 1895, , 2nd wife/o James Thomas Graves
8, 10, SANDSTONE MARKER
8, 11, GRAVES, William T., Sep 30, 1888, Apr 8, 1910
8, 12, WARD, Amanda , Jan 16, 1833, Jan 16, 1909, w/o E. W. Graves, maiden name/Graves
8, 13, SANDSTONE MARKER
8, 15, BILBARY, Nancy Cordelia, Jul 8, 1878, Jan 26, 1917, , maiden name/Graves
8, 16, BILBARY, Gerthel Gertrude, Apr 25, 1904, Jan 31, 1922, w/o Noble Barber
8, 17, BILBARY, Marvin Ernest, Feb 14, 1907, Mar 4, 1925
8, 18, BILBARY, William Henry, May 10, 1872, Mar 11, 1941
8, 19, MCKENZIE, St. Odell, Aug 5, 1910, Aug 25, 1950, h/o Ruby Lee
8, 20, MCKENZIE, Ruby Lee, Apr 5, 1910, , w/o St. Odell, maiden name/Bilbary
8, 21, MCKENZIE, Billy O., Dec 8, 1938, Jan 15, 1968
9, 2, NICHOLS, John W. "Doc", Jan 13, 1861, Mar 13, 1933, h/o Mary E., 1887
9, 3, NICHOLS, Mary E. "Mollie", Dec 14, 1870, Nov 16, 1920, b Tennessee, w/o John W., 1887, maiden name/Graves
9, 4, NICHOLS, SS MARKER, Jul 10, 1896
9, 5, NICHOLS, SS MARKER, May 15, 1887
9, 6, NICHOLS, Minnie, Jun 23, 1888, Nov 4, 1892
9, 7, NICHOLS, Johnney, Dec 19, 1890, Nov 1, 1892
9, 8, NICHOLS, SS MARKER, Jan 28, 1899
9, 9, NICHOLS, Joseph Baily, Mar 11, 1907, Mar 24, 1986
9, 10, MARTIN, INFANT, 1915, 1915
9, 11, MARTIN, INFANT, 1923, 1923
9, 12, INFANT
9, 13, INFANT
9, 14, UNKNOWN, RUSTED FH MARKER
9, 15, MASSENGALE, Ola V., 1898, 1980, w/o Mack W., maiden name/Bilbary
9, 16, MASSENGALE, Mack N., 1881, 1948, h/o Ola V.
9, 18, MASSENGALE, Cecil A., Feb 22, 1922, Apr 22, 1976
10, 1, WEIR, Christopher C., Jan 21, 1839, Mar 15, 1921, h/o Eliza Powell, 1878
10, 2, WEIR, Eliza Powell, Jul 25, 1852, Mar 1, 1920, b Arkansas, w/o Christopher, 1878, maiden name/Mize
10, 3, MIZE, Delila A., Nov 27, 1830, Feb 10, 1918, b Illinois, w/o Zachariah, maiden name/Ingram
10, 4, WEIR, INFANT SS MARKER, 1909
10, 5, FILES, Elsie E., 1894, 1901
10, 6, SANDSTONE MARKER
10, 7, HENDERSON, Evie F., Oct 22, 1904, Mar 10, 1905
10, 8, HENDERSON, Eliza Delilah, Feb 25, 1888, Nov 15, 1912, w/o Charlie, maiden name/Weir
11, 4, SANDSTONE MARKER
11, 6, UNKNOWN, RUSTED FH MARKER
11, 8, RIGGS, Lilie SS MARKER
11, 10, SANDSTONE MARKER
12, 4, MIDDLEBROOKS, Mary Idella, Jul 10, 1879, Nov 17, 1967, b Navarro Co., w/o John R., Oct 31, maiden name/Weir
12, 5, MIDDLEBROOKS, John Randolph, Nov 14, 1869, Dec 7, 1918, b Georgia, h/o Mary Idella, Oct 31,
12, 6, HOLMES, James C., 1893, 1934
12, 7, HOLMES, Harry, 1887, 1920
12, 8, HOLMES, Harriet, 1821, 1904
12, 9, ROBERTS, Cecil L., 1909, 1909
12, 10, HOLMES, Nealey, 1860, 1933
12, 11, HOLMES, Haden, 1852, 1936
12, 14, ELLIOTT, Jennie SS MARKER, Jan 1, 1875, Mar 11, 1907
12, 15, ELLIOTT, Charles W., Sep 26, 1870, Mar 31, 1909
12, 17, SMITH, Cleo Patre, Oct 1, 1896, Dec 4, 1971, w/o Moses L., Mar 7, maiden name/Pearson
12, 18, SMITH, Moses L. "Boss", Jun 13, 1896, Aug 19, 1974, h/o Cleo Patrie, Mar 7
13, 3, MIDDLEBROOKS, Nobel Avis, Oct 15, 1907, Aug 13 1908
13, 4, MIDDLESBROOK, Eliza Jennie, Nov 3, 1903, Sep 23, 1907
13, 5, MIDDLEBROOKS, Ernest Lloyd, Mar 20, 1897, Oct 27, 1912
13, 7, BURT, Lora Dale, 1890, 1918
13, 8, SNIDER, George R., Dec 15, 1888, Nov 11, 1900
13, 9, SANDSTONE MARKER
13, 10, SANDSTONE MARKER
13, 14, SANDSTONE MARKER
14, 3, SANDSTONE MARKER
14, 9, HOLCOMB, William J., Aug 5, 1860, Aug 17, 1909
14, 10, SNIDER, George V., May 14, 1845, Apr, 1926, h/o Mary E.
14, 11, SNIDER, Mary E., 1865, 1956, w/o George V.
14, 13, GRIFFITHS, George T. (Uncle), 1871, 1950
14, 14, WILLIAMS, Ellis R., Dec 19, 1879, April 17, 1949
14, 15, WILLIAMS, Hattie A., Jan 6, 1895, Feb 23, 1986
14, 16, WILLIAMS, Katy Burton, Aug 2, 1933, Aug 7, 1978
15, 3, EPPS, Joe Melvin, 1938, 1956
15, 4, EPPS, Sherwood A., Jun 4, 1914, Apr 18, 1958, h/o Verna Mae
15, 11, CLEMAN, A. B. SS MARKER,
15, 13, SNIDER, Sam Rusty FH MARKER
16, 3, NASH, BABY, Jan 24, 1961, Jan 24, 1961