Hill Cemetery #1
(East of Fairfield Lake)
Freestone County, Cemeteries of Texas
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Status: Abandoned around 1913. Situated on private property east of Fairfield Lake. Directions #1: At the Fairfield City Limit Sign on East Hwy 84 go 4.9 miles to Co Road 1364. Make a left. From the 79/84 Junction take Hwy 84 about 15 miles and go to County Road 1364. Make a right. Go 1 mile and take Co. Road 240 for 3.3 miles and the veer to the left on FCR 235 and go 2.8 miles. The cemetery is on the left in a pasture. The cemetery is in an old fence and you really have to look for it. You can only see the tops of two head stones from the road. Directions #2: On west side of county road connecting FM 1364 and FM 2750, about 100 yards off the road and Myrtal Branch. Layout: Long axis aligned about N1degree W. Covers an area of about 9,628 feet or 0.22 acre. Enclosed by an old style metal graveyard fence with metal posts. Number of Graves: There are 22 marked graves (according to H of FC, Vol I, pg. 196, published 1978). In H of FC Vol II (published 1989), only 13 listed. Oldest Grave: May 18, 1873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford, James T. Jan. 23, 1871-Jul. 23, 1875 Son of W.H. & M.E. Crawford Hill, J.M. July 27, 1858-Jan. 29, 1896 son of Dr. Henry & Martha Hill, Mattie Emma Jan. 20, 1894-June 17, 1895 d/o J. M. & Lula Hill, Martha (Spear) Born: N.C. 1820 Died: Mar. 9, 1894 Wife of Dr. H.S. Hill Hill, Dr. Henry S. Born in Darlington S.C. June 18, 1815 Died: May 18, 1873 [5 missing Hill graves. H of FC, Vol I, pg. 196, published 1978 - mentions 9 Hill graves.Volume II published in 1989 only lists these 4.] Koonce, Augustus Staples July 11, 1892-Aug. 2, 1892 Son Of A.S. & L. M. Koonce Owens, Ida Aug. 11, 1877-July 12, 1879 Daughter of William G. & M.E. (Young) Owens Vaughn, A. B. Dec. 15, 1848-Sept. 3, 1912 Wooton, Rubble Dec. 17, 1907-June 19, 1911 Son of J.R. & N.A. Wooton Wooton, W.R. Jan. 22, 1900-Sept. 5, 1903 Son of J.R. & N.A. Wooton Young, Robert H. Nov. 17, 1877-July 22, 1878 Son of Dr. T.F. & Margaret E. Hill Young Young, Maggie E. July 30, 1885-Apr. 8, 1889 Daughter of Dr. T.F. & Margaret E. Hill Young
KNOWN UNMARKED GRAVES Barnett, Susan (Hill) July 19, 1848 - ? (bef 1870) d/o Dr. Henry & Martha Hill Towles, Abbie (Hill) d/o Dr. Henry & Martha Hill