Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX
This cemetery is one of the 42 lost cemeteries found by Don & Becky Austin
Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk Co CC
Location: About one mile northeast of Church Hill Community, north of
FM 1251
Number of graves: 40-50..........Number of identifiable graves: 13.........Number of non-identifiable marked graves: 25-30............Earliest known grave: 1857........Latest known grave: 1963
Age percentage range: 65% adults, 35% infants and/or children
Race count: Predominantly white
Located in the edge of moderate woodland on gently sloping ground, led
to by an old road. The cemetery is in a small clearing and contains a
substantial number of identifiable graves. However, there are many
non-identifiable marked graves, most of which are marked at the head and
foot by old handmade brick lying either atop the ground or embedded in
the ground. Some of these are very well defined by small rectangular
mounds of gravel extending the entire length of the grave.
An old cedar tree shades a few graves at one end of the cemetery and
nearby are the remains of a large rectangular brick structure, probably
a vault of some sort. However, the most striking feature of the
cemetery is two large rock structures, each side by side and about two
and a half feet in height, one in the shape of a rectangle and the other
a circle, consisting of stacked iron ore rocks forming a hollow inside
and a covered top. These are apparently some sort of vaults and
probably mark the oldest graves in the cemetery or might even be Indian
graves since it is believed that some Indians were buried near this
site.
Identifiable graves:
Gray, Delilah
D About 1858
Age about 75 years
Gray, Jane E. - wife of John Gray
B Jan 17, 1859
D May 16, 1876
Gray, Zachariah - son of John & Janie E. Gray
B Mar 11, 1876
D May 31, 1876
Gray, Samuel
B Feb 12, 1813
D Jan 8, 1872
Gray, Elizabeth A. - wife of Samuel Gray
B Sep 5, 1818
D May 10, 1868
Gray, Sarah E. - dau of S. & E.A. Gray
B Jan 5, 1850
D Jan 7, 1875
Gray, Mahala - dau of S. & E.A. Gray
B Nov 17, 1859
D June 1, 1865
Marlar, Mary C. - infant child of J.G. & R.C. Marlar
B May 15, 1857
D July 11, 1857
Young, John Miller
B 1808
D 1883
Young, Ella B. - dau of M.F. Young
B Sep 30, 1866
D Oct 19, 1873
Young, Andy
B Dec 1, 1866
D Feb 5, 1956
Young, Tex E.
B Jan 25, 1876
D June 15, 1963
Young, Johnnie
B Apr 16, 1899
D June 27, 1963
Non-identifiable graves:
Young, Infant dau of A.T. & Tex Young
B Sep 7, 1902
D Sep 28, 1902