Myrtle Springs Cemetery

This cemetery has not been enumerated yet. If you would like to volunteer to enumerate this cemetery, please contact Bunny Freeman or Holli Boone Kees.

History of the Cemetery	Directions to the Cemetery	Transciption
Historical Marker	Photos	Veterans of this Cemetery
Contact Information

History of the Cemetery

Myrtle Springs Cemetery sits on the 1848 family farm of Ashley Oliver, whose great grandparents, great great grandparents, 3rd great grandparents and 4th great grandparents are buried there. They do the upkeep on the cemetery. This land was registered in 2004 as an historic family farm in Texas, having been in the family for over 100 years. This cemetery has over 130 marked burials with over 112 unmarked burials. Families buried here are: Barr, Bass, Boles, Bristow, Cook, Dickerson, Dixon, Dunklin, Ellis, Evans, Gauntt, Harden, Hardin, Harrell, Hill, Holder, Ingram, Lamb, Lindsey, Masters, May, Petrey, Phillips, Prescott, Pruit, Ray, Roberts, Schaefer, Smith, Stokes, Swift, Tarrant, Taylor, Tucker, Vandiver, Walker, Weaver, Wessiner, Wood, Woods, Wright, Wylie.

Directions To

Located near the Fincastle Community of Henderson Co., Tx. Take Highway 175 from Athens to LaRue. Turn on SSR 60 Loop and go until you reach County Road 4343. Follow CR 4343 until you reach County Road 4346. Turn left and go until it dead ends into County Road 4336. Turn right and follow. Cemetery is on left hand side of CR 4336.

Enumeration

Transcriber needed for this cemetery

Information submitted by Donna there are no stones, but known burials


Tucker, Rhoda (Hughes)
b. May 1823 GA
d. Dec 1902-1904 Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Tx.
(note: wife of Roden Alexander Tucker married 2 Dec 1849 Yalobusha Co., MS
husband buried in either Madison or Henderson Co., TN)

Tucker, Julia
b. 1860 Pontotoc MS
d. Jan 1896 Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Tx.

Historical Marker

Not Available

Photos

Photos Courtesy of Holli Boone Kees

Photos of this cemetery wanted

Veterans

Harden Peter April 14 1903 CSA CPL 13th Texas Brigade	Bristow A. L. no dates no dates CSA Co C 46th ALA
Wissener M. no dates no dates CSA Co A 22nd Texas Inf	Vandiver William C. February 27 1916 September 9 1970 WWII Tex. Medical Dept.
Boles Axom April 25 1901 CSA 4th Tx. Inf

Veteran Information provided by Holli Boone Kees

Contact Information

William Walker 903-876-2045

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