Dayton Hill Cemetery
San Jacinto Co:
Cemeteries of TXSubmitted by Brenda Wiggins
Special thanks to the San Jacinto County, Texas Historical Commission for authorizing use of historical information contained in their book entitled, "San Jacinto County Texas Cemetery Records," Copyright 1997.
ABBREVIATIONS AAD = Age at Death, H/O = Husband Of, S/O = Son Of, W/O = Wife Of
Dayton Hill Cemetery can be reached from Oakhurst by taking Highway 946 south to Felix Currie Road between Oakhurst and Willow Springs, turn left. This a dirt road, on Champion International property behind a locked gate. Stop in the area and ask area residents to direct you and obtain permission from Champion International before entering property.
Some of the local residents say that hunters took the stones from the presently unmarked graves and used them to build campfires. The earliest marker is that of Willie Williams - d. 7-24-1941; and the earliest birth date is that of Nathan Wyatt - b . 7-29-1902. There are 7 to 10 unmarked graves in Dayton Hill Cemetery, making a total of approximately 12 graves. The cemetery is no longer in use.
The survey and historical background was done by Huie and Betty White.
| SURNAME | GIVEN | MIDDLE | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS |
| Williams | Willie | B. |
3/25/1917 |
7/24/1941 |
AAD 24 |
| Wyatt | Nathan | 7/29/1902 |
8/3/1945 |
AAD 43 |