Dunkin Cemetery
Angelina Co. Cemeteries of TX
Surveyed by Debra Coursey Pitts and son D.J. in March 2003.
Location : Located in southeastern Angelina County , south of Zavalla , just off
of highway 69 on private property (Dunkin Cemetery sign is just past County
Rd.379 sign ).The entrance to this cemetery is also the entrance to a cattle
pasture (a metal gate with chain)...you must go about 250 yards before getting
to this cemetery down a "cow pattie" filled lane , then open another
gate before getting into the cemetery. Please keep all gates closed as you found
them.
Information is listed / copied , as it reads on the individual tombstones.
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This cemetery contains approx.22 unknown graves (no names-no info) of which 21
are "whitewashed".
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"Mother",Adelia Merrian ELLERBEE
2-21-1854
4-14-1929
asleep in Jesus
"Mother",S.M.DUNKIN
3-24-1852
3-9-1928
She was a kind mother,affectionate wife,and a friend to all
"Father",H.W.DUNKIN
1-2-1852
6-24-1919
A precious one from us has gone,a voice we loved is stilled.A place is vaccant
in our home which never can be filled.
Dee DUNKIN
1893
1936
Easley SMITH
8-29-1899
9-1-1943
Aldora C.SHARP-RICHEY
1-10-1862
5-22-1941
mother is at rest
( I wonder about the spelling of the last name , as all others are spelled with
an "ie" not "ey")
G.T.SHARP
died 12-21-1910
(member of the Mason's)
Rest soldier,rest,thy warfare over
J.H.RICHIE
10-16-1864
7-26-1913
may he rest in peace
Mary A., dau. of J.H.and A.C. RICHIE
9-30-1893
5-18-1902
William J.RICHIE
Texas,Cook,Med.Dept.
March 20,1921 (no other date)
Pvt. Kinchin A.WATSON
Co K 15 Miss Inf. CSA
1829-1894
Physician
Addie S.DUNKIN
no info
Kinch M.DUNKIN
no info
Effie DUNKIN
1885
1954
Allie Fara DUNKIN / Emmett Payton DUNKIN
1895
1887
1986
1955
mama
daddy
In the land where we'll never grow old.
Little Jimmy Alan DUNKIN
11-12-1956
4-6-1959