MURCHISON CEMETERY

Collin Co. Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall

January 2009

DIRECTIONS:
From McKinney, Texas, take US380 east to Farmersville. Turn north onto State Hwy 78. Travel about ¼ mile to McKinney St./BUS 78; turn east into town. From Main St, town square, turn North (left). Go approximately 1 mile to FM2194. Turn East (right). Go approximately ¾ mile to CR657. Turn North (left). Go approximately ½ mile to CR1027. Turn East (right). CR1027 is a one lane gravel road that dead ends at the cemeteries.

History of Murchison Cemetery

Alphabetical Index       Burial Order

NAME

BIRTH DATE

DEATH DATE

COMMENTS

ROW 1 - - -
25 vacant spaces - - -
McCandless, Mary S. July 18 1839 Mar 9 1895 w/o W.L. McCandless
7 vacant spaces - - -
W.C.A. - - Footstone
4 spaces - - -
ROW 2 - - -
McElyea, G.M. Feb 14 1845 July 22 1891 w/o W.F. McElyea
28 vacant spaces - - -
Anderson, Walter C. Mar 2 1886 Apr 19 1891 s/o J.R. & M.J. Anderson
London, George R. Mar 25 1854 July 4 1881 -
3 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 3 - - -
27 vacant spaces - - -
Andrews, Porter Lee Mar 4 1889 Aug 10 1891 d/o A.B. & H.J. Andrews
7 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 4 - - -
10 vacant spaces - - -
Swindel, Hannah L. Feb 6 1844 June 5 1881 w/o J.M. Swindel
1 vacant space - - -
Guttery, Infant July 9 1904 July 9 1904 s/o I.F. & L.E. Guttery
Willis, Jack ---- ---- -
Terrell, Essie Clyde Aug 25 1902 Sept 4 1904 -
2 vacant spaces - - -
Sumrow, Henry F. Feb 11 1864 Oct 5 1888 -
Tombstone base - - -
Smith, Harriett W. Dec 16 1811 Feb 21 1884 -
ROW 5 - - -
Cement slab - - -
9 vacant spaces - - -
Andrews, Susan C. Apr 14 1854 June 29 1887 w/o G.F. Andrews
7 vacant spaces - - -
Tombstone base - - -
3 vacant spaces - - -
Box, Marlin D. July 18 1889 Oct 24 1890 s/o S.A.D. & V.V. Box
Box, Sylvan T. Mar 28 1893 Nov 25 1893 s/o S.A.D. & V.V. Box
10 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 6 - - -
13 vacant spaces - - -
Vance, Lilly May Apr 29 1883 Apr 2 1885 d/o J.Z. & M.E. Vance
2 vacant spaces - - -
King, Eliza Nov 16 1807 July 18 1879 w/o John King
14 vacant spaces - - -
Bell, Infant May 27 1892 May 28 1892 d/o O.H. & L.A. Bell
2 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 7 - - -
14 vacant spaces - - -
Houghton, Estelle Raymond Aug 2 1877 May 22 1879 d/o E. & E.L. Houghton
7 vacant spaces - - -
Sowell, Ida Nomer Sept 8 1888 Feb 16 1889 d/o M.D. & M.A. Sowell
ROW 8 - - -
Groves, M.M. June 22 1841 Nov 10 1884 -
14 vacant spaces - - -
Wooden Post - - -
23 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 9 - - -
14 vacant spaces - - -
Cole, Mattie D. Oct 7 1878 Oct 10 1879 d/o Noah L. & Mattie A. Cole
Wooden Post - - -
Cole, Carrole C. Nov 16 1865 May 10 1879 s/o Noah L. & Mattie A. Cole
Cole, Mattie A. Sept 1 1840 Jan 30 1879 Wife of Noah L. Cole
Franklin, M.L. Mar 28 1886 Aug 16 1887 d/o J.A. & N.D. Franklin
1 vacant space - - -
10 vacant spaces - - 4th row Murchison Plot
ROW 10 - - -
Brooks, William A. Sept 4 1862 Dec 14 1881 s/o J.M. & F.L. Brooks
6 vacant spaces - - -
Moore, Jane Aug 1 1831 Sept 21 1890 -
Moore, Thompson Oct 2 1825 Sept 11 1860 -
10 vacant spaces - - -
Thompson, Albert Mar 18 1852 Apr 19 1885 h/o F.E. Thompson
Thompson, A.M. Mar 14 1880 Mar 4 1885 Children of A.L. & F.E. Thompson
Thompson, Johney Feb 20 1882 Mar 14 1882 Children of A.L. & F.E. Thompson
Sheppard, Mary E. May 5 1823 May 19 1879 w/o J.O. Sheppard
Sheppard, John O. Oct 7 1810 Nov 26 1881 -
2 vacant spaces - - Begin 3rd row Murchison Plot
Gilmore, Alice Aston May 22 1856 July 16 1897 w/o H.F. Gilmore
Robinson, Prudence E. Jan 1 1815 June 3 1891 w/o Greenberry Robinson
Robinson, Greenberry Sept 1 1816 Nov 29 1874 -
5 vacant spaces - - End 3rd row Murchison Plot
ROW 11 - - -
24 vacant spaces - - -
1 vacant space - - Begin 2nd row Murchison Plot
Murchison, Mary J. Apr 26 1876 July 31 1876 d/o J. & J. Murchison
2 vacant spaces - - -
Murchison, John W. Sept 26 1868 May 11 1886 s/o Dr. A. & M.E. Murchison
2 vacant spaces - - -
Murchison, Emma L. Aug 19 1871 June 24 1873 d/o Dr. A. & E.M. Murchison
Murchison, Flora Oct 18 1859 July 18 1874 d/o R. & E.M. Murchison
Murchison, Jesse M. Dec 7 1865 Feb 23 1890 -
4 vacant spaces - - End 2nd row Murchison Plot
ROW 12 - - -
13 vacant spaces - - -
A.H. - - Footstone
Howell, Alfred Feb 11 1881 Mar 6 1881 s/o H.H. & L.A. Howell
13 vacant spaces - - -
W.O.N. ---- 1880 -
Murchison, William D. July 25 1849 Oct 20 1883 Begin 1st row Murchison Plot
Murchison, Florah Sept 28 1809 July 3 1888 w/o Kinneth Murchison
Murchison, Kinneth Aug 18 1806 Feb 8 1892 b. Cumberlin Co N.C.
m. Nov 4 1830
moved to GA 1830
moved to TX 1870
2 vacant spaces - - -
Jackson, Infant Sept 2 1879 Sept 3 1879 s/o M.A. & R. Jackson
Whitman, Mattie Sept 2 1874 Oct 17 1874 d/o W.P. & E. Whitman
5 vacant spaces - - End 1st row Murchison Plot
ROW 13 - - -
Empty - - -
ROW 14 - - -
15 vacant spaces - - -
Bowden, Mollie B. Jan 19 1883 July 9 1899 d/o J.M. & M.L. Bowden
Bowden, Mary L. July 8 1858 Feb 18 1904 w/o J.M. Bowden
13 vacant spaces - - -
Belt, Allie V. Sept 3 1898 Feb 7 1900 -
2 vacant spaces - - -
Robinson, Elizabeth ---- June 17 1892 w/o Charles Robinson
age 67y 9m 18d
Robinson, Charles Jan 22 1822 Jan 10 1895 -
3 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 15 - - -
Phillips, Earnestine July 26 1890 Nov 5 1891 d/o E.E. & M.E. Phillips
2 vacant spaces - - -
Mason, Sammy L. July 25 1884 Oct 4 1885 s/o J.O. & Ida Mason
16 vacant spaces - - -
Tombstone base - - -
5 vacant spaces - - -
Collier, Myrtle Aug 4 1885 May 30 1887 d/o W.N. & E. Collier
Collier, Infant Mar 20 1887 ----- d/o W.N. & E. Collier
6 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 16 - - -
22 vacant spaces - - -
"Unknown" - - -
10 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 17 - - -
Wylie, Eddie Eldridge Feb 26 1894 July 22 1894 s/o J.P. & A.E. Wylie
8 vacant spaces - - -
Sellars, Florance Nov 12 1863 June 22 1891 w/o W.J. Sellars
Sellars, Infant ---- June 22 1891 d/o Florance & W.J. Sellars
10 vacant spaces - - -
Allison, John W. ----- ----- Co. D 26 Iowa Inf.
2 vacant spaces - - -
W.B.G Mar 8 188? Sept 8 1887 Curbed plot with footstone
10 vacant spaces - - -
R.E.L. - - Wooden marker
1 vacant space - - -
ROW 18 - - -
Brown, A.E. Mar 6 1882 July 14 1890 -
5 vacant spaces - - -
Bell, T.H. July 4 1841 Nov 11 1892 -
15 vacant spaces - - -
Gated plot – 2 spaces - - J.C.C.B. footstone
Cox, Evvie Apr 19 1883 Oct 4 1884 d/o W.J. & Thetus Cox
Temple, Major Wilkerson July 9 1846 Apr 24 1899 -
4 vacant spaces - - -
Young, James H. July 20 1867 Feb 9 1886 s/o W.J. & L.R. Young
Young, C.D. Feb 17 1858 Sept 21 1887 h/o S.B. Young
3 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 19 - - -
23 vacant spaces - - -
Basham, J.G.C. Nov 29 1864 June 29 1886 -
Parker, Lacy Mar 6 1879 July 27 1883 s/o S. & D. Parker
4 vacant spaces - - -
Young, Annie Nettie July 1 1878 Apr 7 1886 d/o J. & A.E. Young
4 vacant spaces - - -
ROW 20 - - -
25 vacant spaces - - -
Parker, Cynthia E. May 10 1820 June 2 1890 w/o P.L. Parker
9 vacant spaces - - -
Robertson, Anna Mar 6 1882 Aug 27 1883 d/o W.E. & M.E. Robertson

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