Biggerstaff Cemetery

Fannin County, Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Susan Hawkins hawkins@texoma.net

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

 

 From Dodd City Take Fm 2077 South Approximately 5.2 miles to FM 1550; then east on Fm 1550 .6 miles. 

Historical Marker

The families of Oliver (1812-1872) and Mary (Livingston) Jackson (1818-1890) and George (1823-1906) and Didama (Jackson) Biggerstaff (1835-1902) Moved here from Missouri and settled on adjoining farms in 1854. The Jacksons erected a schoolhouse on their property and this cemetery was established on the Biggerstaff farm. The first recorded burial here was that of Grant Clutter in 1864. The cemetery, which contains about 50 burials, served as the graveyard for the Jackson and Biggerstaff families and their descendants. The last recorded burial was that of Russell McCormack in 1935. Sesquicentennial of Texas. Statehood 1845-1895

 

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Andrada

Ragul

-

Apr 03 1919

Age: 54 yrs

Aubrey

Infant

Apr 01 1875

Sep 07 1875

S/o G.W. & H.M.

Bedford

Sarah E.

Dec 24 1856

Dec 08 1881

-

Biggerstaff

Aubry

1878

-

I/o G.W. & D.M.

Biggerstaff

Didama Melissa Jackson

Feb 28 1835

Jul 19 1902

W/o G.W.

Biggerstaff

Earl

Apr 02 1895

May 02 1897

S/o W.E. & S.C.

Biggerstaff

G.W.

Jun 20 1823

Feb 20 1906

B: KY H/o D M: Oct 14 1852

Biggerstaff

George W.

Oct 12 1897

Nov 10 1898

S/o J.K. & E.E.

Biggerstaff

Infant

Oct 28 1890

Oct 28 1890

S/o W.E. & E.C.

Biggerstaff

Infant

Jan 12 1894

Feb 19 1894

S/o J.K. & E.E.

Biggerstaff

Infant

Sep 02 1888

Oct 02 1888

I/o H.W. & C.E.

Biggerstaff

Infants

Oct 19 1889

Oct 19 1889

S & D/o H.W. & C.E.

Biggerstaff

Infant

Dec 20 1889

Jan 04 1890

D/o J.K.

Biggerstaff

Sally

-

Mar 01 1923

Unmarked Grave

Biggerstaff

Sarah Ophelia

Jan 30 1856

Sep 25 1856

D/o B.B. & Sally

Biggerstaff

William O.

Feb 12 1837

Aug 22 1892

-

Biggerstaff

Willie A.

Aug 14 1894

Sep 25 1900

D/o H.W. & C.E.

Clutter

Angeline

1835

1897

W/o G.Unmarked Grave

Clutter

D.G.

1803

1864

-

Clutter

P.P.

Feb 11 1809

Jun 08 1896

-

Daniels

Willie

Mar 13 1884

Apr 04 1884

S/o L.C. & Susan J. (Biggerstaff) Daniels

Davis

Addie Lee

Jun 25 1892

Jun 25 1892

D/o J.A. & N.A.

Duncan

W.H.

Jun 08 1853

Jul 04 1901

-

Feggett

Mrs. Didama Jackson

Jul 26 1817

Nov 20 1889

W/o J.

Garrett

Creasy Jackson

Aug 01 1896

Oct 27 1897

S/o G.T. & M.M.

Gatlin

J.L.

1864

1895

-

Gatlin

Mary E. Biggerstaff

Jan 21 1864

Jan 03 1895

W/o James

Jackson

Andrew

Feb 18 1855

Dec 14 1903

-

Jackson

C.C.

Sep 08 1838

Oct 24 1906

-

Jackson

Infant

-

-

D/o Andrew & M.J.

Jackson

Infant

-

-

S/o O.J. & M.A.

Jackson

Joseph “Joe”

1797

1875

-

Jackson

M.A.

Dec 14 1818

Oct 17 1890

W/o O.J.

Jackson

M.J.

1855

1901

W/o A.

Jackson

O.J.

Mar 07 1812

Jul 05 1872

-

McCormack

Emma

Jun 07 1885

Jun 09 1931

-

McCormack

Harriett

Apr 28 1871

Aug 08 1906

Stone W/ Russell

McCormack

Russell

Jan 02 1867

Apr 15 1935

-

Nevill

Mollie L.

Jul 28 1865

Jan 15 1890

W/o T.M.

Parsons

Elizabeth

Jul 28 1820

Dec 10 1901

-

Parsons

James C.

Aug 26 1819

Apr 25 1899

-

Reaves

Baby

Jun 17 1881

Jun 17 1881

D/o R.T. & H.A.

Smith

Icy H. & Baby

1891

1908

-

Southard

Gracie E.

Sep 14 1876

Jul 16 1889

D/o M.A. Jackson

Tarver

M.J. Aaron

Apr 25 1859

Jan 22 1887

W/o L.C.

Thomas

Angeline Clutter

Aug 22 1879

Sep 06 1897

W/o J.C.

Twitty

Didamie V.

Nov 13 1892

Jul 18 1897

D/o A.J. & A.Z.

Twitty

Infants

Jun 09 1889

Jun 17 1889

S & D/o A.J. & A.Z.

Twitty

James W.

Feb 24 1855

Dec 03 1907

WOW

Twitty

Lila Agnes

Aug 14 1897

Jan 25 1903

D/o A.J. & L.A.

Twitty

Lula

Aug 04 1865

Apr 05 1902

-

Twitty

(Amanda)Zemmah

Sep 21 1867

Nov 26 1894

W/o A.J.

Veach

James W.

Feb 24 1855

Dec 03 1907

WOW Stone

Williams

Jesse Biggerstaff

-

Feb –- 1923

W/o Henry  Died in Childbirth

Unmarked Grave

Williams

Sally

Feb 16 1923

Mar 08 1923

D/o Henry & Jesse

Unmarked Grave

Williams

Mercedes

-

Jul –- 1924

Age: 5 yrs

D/o Henry & Jesse Run over by a car Unmarked Grave today