Ben Ficklin Cemetery

Tom Green Co, Cemeteries of Texas

Photos by Carolyn Mioduski

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Location: 5 miles South of San Angelo, off SH 306.

Historical Marker: Replaced older burial plot at nearby settlement of Ben Ficklin, after flood of Aug. 24, 1882, washed away the town and inundated the cemetery, exposing many graves. Charles B. Metcalfe, nephew of Col. Francis C. Taylor, founder of Ben Ficklin, selected this site, on higher ground, to re-inter remains of relatives, including Col. Taylor, and bury his mother, sister, and another uncle, victims of the flood. Final resting place of many Tom Green County pioneers. Cemetery and village were named for owner of San Antonio-El Paso mail line, Ben Ficklin. (1973)

Last Name First Name Birth Year Death Year

Humpherey

Margaret Brandon Hess

Mar. 22

1930

Aug. 12

2005

Lawler

John Wilburn

Sep. 27

1867

Aug. 17

1937

Lawler

Lawrence Teague

Jun. 10

1905

Jul. 5

1905

Lawler

Silas Joab

Jan. 10

1904

Apr. 4

1904

McDonald

Stephen Patrick

Jul. 18

1958

Jun. 6

2003

Metcalfe

Mary Jane

Apr. 27

1826

Aug. 24

1882

Metcalfe

Zemula L

Jul. 15

1866

Aug. 24

1882

Stewart

Arthur Bowman

Jan. 18

1875

-

unknown

Stewart

Carrie Winas

Apr.

1890

-

unknown

Stewart

Lee Arlington

Sep. 23

1877

Feb 19

1943

Stewart

Mary Jane Watterson

Oct. 15

1866

Mar. 21

1936

Stewart

Orrytis

Jul.

1879

-

1935

Stewart

Samuel Kimbell

Oct. 15

1848

-

1915

Taylor

Francis Cobbett

Nov. 24

1822

Jun. 4

1879

Taylor

James Blakely

Jul. 31

1824

Aug. 24

1882

Tollett

Emma Leona Watson

Apr. 11

1881

Apr. 7

1923

Tollett

Thelma

May 13

1907

Jun. 13

1907

Ward

Orlou Elam Stewart

May 10

1873

Jul. 5

1959

Watson

Alice

-

1901

Apr. 18

1912

Watson

Carroll

Mar. 11

1910

Apr. 10

1912

Watson

Edwin Jacob

-

1904

Apr. 3

1912

Watson

Jessie E. Stewart

Jan. 30

1886

-

unknown

Watson

John Henry

Jul. 8

1886

-

unknown

Watson

Julia Eleanor Manning

Oct. 27

1846

Jan. 7

1936

Watson

Luther Alvin

Mar. 31

1913

Jan. 8

1938

Watson

Nena Beatrice

Aug. 27

1910

Jul. 15

1911

Watson

Rufus Riley

Dec. 30

1883

Aug. 14

1914

Watson

Thomas Jesse

Jan. 22

1908

Mar. 31

1912

Watson

Thomas Leon

Oct. 18

1942

Oct. 29

1942

Watson

Thomas Levi

Apr. 26

1889

Jan. 9

1944

Watson

William Marion

Jul. 26

1844

Feb 24

1916

Winas

Charlsie Stewart

Dec.

1883

Apr 23

1940