Submitted by Laurie J. Mullen
Location: In Copperas Cove near Oakalla approximately 3 miles NE of Oakalla on Burnet County Road 221.
History: TOBEY
CEMETERY: This cemetery, which began with the burial of Mary J.
Tobey in 1872, overlooks a stretch of the Lampasa River Valley
named for Nathaniel Wheeler Tobey (1810 - 1892). A Backsmith from
Connecticut, Tobey settled on several hundred acres here about
1870 and built a two-story rock house nearby in 1875. Nathaniel
Tobey, his wife Winnie (Dennis) (1828 - 1878), and Mary J. Tobey
are the only Tobeys buried here.
About 1875 William H. Reavis (1821 - 1885) and his wife Harritt
(Ellis) Reavis (1830 - 1893) purchased land along the Lampasas
River East of this site. William and Harritt and a large number
of their descendents are buried here. In 1895 John Priest, Sr.;
(1839 - 1908) and Mary (Castleberry) Priest (1841 - 1925) purchased
a significant portion of the Tobeyís original estate, including
this cemetery. John and Mary Priest and many of their descendents
also are buried here. Successive generations of the Reavis and
Priest families have owned land in this area of Tobey Valley.
Tobey Cemetery contains burials of the many of the pioneer families
and their descendents who lived in Tobey Valley including the
Bell, Williams, Shed, Castleberry, and Black families. Cemetery
is maintained by a cemetery association.
To make your research easier I put the surnames in alphabetical order but because the names are grouped together this is not a guarantee that they are from the same"clan". I am willing to take a Polaroid picture of the stone for people living outside of the immediate are. - Laurie
AMOS
SCOTT & ARTHUR INFANT SONS OF J. F. & M.V. AMOS
"OUR LITTLE BOYS SLEEP SWEETLY" (no dates)
ATWOOD
CHARLES ATWOOD OKLAHOMA
PVT 75 INF 15 DIV SEP 29, 1936
AXLEY
"IN MEMORY OF JAMES AXLEY WAS BORN DEC THE unreadable AND
DIED NOV
THE 4 1877"
"ELIZABETH AXLEY WAS BORN AUG THE 30 1817 DIED ? THE BIRTH"
(stone faded and difficult to read)
BEABOUT
DAVE F. BEABOUT b. SEP 11, 1897 d. NOV 11, 1968
BELL
PHESEALUS T. BELL b. NOV 2, 1884 d. JUL 12, 1952
MARY F. BELL b. AUG 16, 1878 d. OCT 19, 1882
IDA MAY BELL b. JAN 30, 1883 d. OCT 29, 1883
WILLIE H. BELL b. NOV 5, 1886 d. NOV 11, 1893
"SON AND DAUGHTERS OF M.T. & P.S. BELL"
Z.O. BELL b. NOV 28, 1871 d. DEC 27, 1952
JULIA A. BELL b. SEP 26, 1842 d. ? 1889
J. S. BELL b. JUN 26, 1847 d. JUL 14, 1923
(Masonic symbol)
BLACK
JOHN BENSON BLACK TEXAS
PVT US ARMY OCT 18, 1891 OCT 16, 1925
JAMES B. BLACK b. MAY 29, 1857 d. APR 6, 1903
W. R. BLACK b. MAY 27, 1821 d. AUG 22, 1894
JOHN R. BLACK b. OCT 21, 1893 d. JUN 29, 1895
EMMA MAY BLACK b. MAR 18, 1889 d. OCT 28, 1907
BORDERS
MARIAN BORDERS b. MAR 1, 1856 d. JAN 6, 1883
"A KIND HUSBAND AND AFFECTIONATE FATHER"
BRAZIEL
ORA CASTLEBERRY BRAZIEL 1886 - 1912
BRAZIEL INFANT (no dates)
BRITTAIN
VINIS V. BRITTAIN TEXAS
S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II DEC 9, 1912 NOV 8, 1973
VIOLET BRITTAIN b. APR 4, 1892 d. JUN 13, 1978
GEORGE BRITTAIN b. JUL 20, 1887 d. FEB 7, 1925
LITTLE B. BRITTAIN PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II 1920 - 1980
CASTLEBERRY
SARAH J. WIFE OF S. C. CASTLEBERRY b. DEC 8, 1861 d. SEP 7, 1892
EMA CASTLEBERRY b. MAR 26, 1902 d. AUG 10, 1947
MATH CASTLEBERRY b. AUG 25, 1894 d. DEC 21, 1972
MOLLIE CASTLEBERRY b. OCT 15, 1871 d. MAY 24, 1957
S. C. CASTLEBERRY b. SEP 25, 1850 d. JUN 2, 1935
COWAN
JOHN COWAN 1854 - 1881
INFANT COWAN (no dates)
EAKIN
NANCY E. EAKIN b. JAN 2, 1866 d. JUN 8, 1939
L. E. EAKIN b. JUL 13, 1893 d. JUN 7, 1895
GUTHRIE
MARION LAVOY GUTHRIE TEXAS
PVT US ARMY APR 30, 1929 APR 21, 1960
OLEN R. GUTHRIE PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II DEC 31, 1915 FEB 23, 1979
IRA NUGENT GUTHRIE 1893 - 1970
"INFANT" DAUGHTER OF MARION & CORA GUTHRIE 1913
HAPRER
"MOTHER" MARGARETT L. WIFE OF J. T. HARPER
b. OCT 13, 1849 d. MAR 9, 1906
"FATHER" JAMES T. HARPER b. MAY 8, 1935 d. NOV 12, 1884
JOHN HARPER 1832 - 1886
MARY ANGELINA DAVIS HARPER WIFE OF GALVIN ENOS HARPER 1806 - 1880
HARRIGAL
MRS. SUSIE HARRIGAL b. APR 24, 1888 d. AUG 30, 1951
HUGHES
ETHEL EAKIN HUGHES b. OCT 24, 1873 d. FEB 4, 1962
JENKINS
THOMAS H. JENKINS b. MAR 17, 1935 d. JUL 19, 1962 (photo in stone)
KIMSEY
CHARLES F. KIMSEY b. AUG 14, 1885 d. MAR 4, 1971
LULA E. KIMSEY b. FEB 4, 1889 d. APR 6, 1979
ERNEST KIMSEY b. MAY 28, 1912 d. JUN 3, 1984
LANING
PAUL HARTLEY LANING b. DEC 5, 1926 d. DEC 20, 1986
"COWBOY WITH A HEART" (picture of a cowboy riding a
bull)
MASSEY
REBECCA M. MASSEY b. JUN 1, 1848 d. ? 28, 1879
MCNEW
JOHN S. MCNEW b. JUN 7, 1848 d. MAR 6, 1918
MILLER
LEWIS EDWARD MILLER MSG US ARMY
KOREA DEC 23, 1930 SEP 2, 1986
MORRIS
L. C. MORRIS TEC 4 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II SEP 30, 1924 APR 2, 1967
NEAL
LOIS NEAL b. OCT 23, 1922 d. AUG 6, 1923
PATE
PAMELA ROXANNE SMITH PATE b. JAN 14, 1953 d. DEC 24, 1982
PRIEST
HUGH M. PRIEST b. MAY 5, 1902 d. NOV 23, 1980
ETTA L. PRIEST b. SEP 18, 1906 d. JUN 15, 1992
LENUEL MARTIN PRIEST b. OCT 24, 1902 d. NOV 18, 1989
BERNICE ARLEEN PRIEST b. OCT 10, 1905 d. NOV 9, 1977
MARY A. PRIEST b. MAR 23, 1841 d. JAN 10, 1925
JOHN M. PRIEST Sr. b. SEP 4, 1839 d. FEB 22, 1908 (AMERICAN LEGION MARKER)
ROLAND W. PRIEST b. JUL 25, 1877 d. NOV 24, 1905
INFANT SON OF J. M. & MARY A. PRIEST BORN & DIED FEB 1, 1885
J. M. PRIEST Jr. b. DEC 6, 1870 d. MAR 5, 1909
JAMES MADISON PRIEST b. MAY 1, 1872 d. NOV 26, 1920
SAMUEL H. PRIEST 1868 - 1944
MINNIE PRIEST 1877 - 1958
PRAYTOR
LUCY ANN PRAYTOR b. AUG 11, 1849 d. JUL 31, 1931
JOHN C. PRAYTOR b. JUL 29, 1852 d. FEB 26, 1950
RANKIN
LELA RANKIN b. OCT 2, 1910 d. FEB 9, 1971 "IN LOVING MEMORY"
"BROTHER & SON" JIMMIE RANKIN b. OCT 19, 1938 d. MAR 26, 1944
REAVIS
A. M. (BUCK) REAVIS 1869 - 1961 (ALBERT MONROE REAVIS)
LIZA REAVIS 1876 - 1947
HILERY REAVIS b. OCT 27, 1902 d. JUN 16, 1987
AUDRA N. REAVIS b. JAN 28, 1903 d. JUN 27, 1984
BILLIE JOE SON OF MABEL & HURCHEL REAVIS b. APR 26, 1929 d. AUG 7, 1932
MABEL WOOTEN REAVIS b. SEP 19, 1904 d. MAY 25, 1997
J. HURCHEL Sr. b. DEC 23, 1906 d. MAR 16, 1984
(marriage date in the stone)
ELLA REAVIS 1886 - 1950
BERTIE REAVIS 1885 - 1940
LAVON E. REAVIS b. MAR 7, 1930 d. DEC 14, 1988
JO NITA REAVIS b. MAY 26, 1932 d. NOV 12, 1982
HOWARD REAVIS b. SEP 5, 1904 d. JUL 3, 1998
BUNA E. REAVIS b. DEC 19, 1904 d. DEC 9, 1961
JOHN A. REAVIS b. DEC 24, 1898 d. AUG 20, 1958
BESSIE L. REAVIS b. MAY 24, 1900 d. OCT 5, 1968
ILY H. REAVIS TEXAS
PVT CO E 111 AMMUNITION "TN" WORLD WAR I SEP 21, 1895
SEP 11, 1957
W. H. REAVIS b. 1822 d. MAR 13, 1885
HARRITT REAVIS DIED MAY 7, 1893 AGED 63 YEARS
LILLIR GERTRUDE REAVIS 1886 - 1887
REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1896
REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1898
REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1916
OLLIE HARRIETT REAVIS b. MAR 9, 1897 d. JAN 13, 1919
JOHN H. REAVIS TEXAS PFC
VETERINARY HOSP. 18 MD WORLD WAR I SEP 4, 1893 JUL 26, 1963
KATE REAVIS 1916 - 1994 (buried with John H. Reavis)
MRS. N. T. REAVIS b. FEB 11, 1866 d. FEB 19, 1930
J. W. REAVIS b. FEB 9, 1854 d. JUL 28, 1934
W.W. REAVIS 1888 - 1918 BAT. B 133 F. ART
"SON" (AMERICAN LEGION MARKER)
ZULA MAY REAVIS WIFE JOE REAVIS b. SEP 24, 1904 d. NOV 30, 1927
SANDERS
BILL SANDERS b. JUN 17, 1875 d. AUG 19, 1951
VAN B. SANDERS 1874 - 1916
SHED
"FATHER" G. H. SHED b. JAN 8, 1876 d. APR 22, 1957
A. M. SHED b. JAN 13, 1881 d. SEP 19, 1940
(photo in stone)
EDDIE RAY SHED b. DEC 11, 1905 d. APR 25, 1985
RUBY DALE SHED b. APR 15, 1912 d. SEP 6, 1994
CHERLOTTA J. SHED 1878 - 1953
HENRY C. 1880 - 1952
"OUR DARLING SON" JIMMY SHED b. AUG 10, 1957 d. SEP 29, 1960
JOHN W. SHED b. SEP 16, 1836 d. DEC 14, 1907
LOU ALICE SHED MAY 23, 1944
ALBERT E. SHED b. JAN 22, 1906 d. MAR 23, 1946
SKAGGS
HELEN SKAGGS 1947 - 1996 (Spanish marker)
SMITH
CHARLIE SMITH 1888 - 1971
OLLIE FRANCIS 1900 - 1963
OLA REAVIS SMITH b. OCT 8, 1900 d. FEB 9, 1984
CARL DEWEY SMITH b. OCT 8, 1898 d. OCT 7, 1978
GEORGE SMITH b. APR 15, 1929 d. NOV 5, 1967
ELIZA J. SMITH b. DEC 5, 1850 d. MAY ? 1888
WILLIS SMITH b. JUL 22, 18?? d NOV 5, 18??
WILLIS SMITH DIED AUG 18th 1891 AGED 77 YEARS
FLOYD SMITH 1930 - 1930 "LITTLE ANGEL"
WILLIAM H. SMITH TEXAS SFC 66 TANK BN
WORLD WAR II FEB 14, 1919 APR 13, 1954
BERT SMITH b. JUL 12, 1931 d. MAY 7, 1963
SPENCER
JOE N. SPENCER b. JUL 18, 1894 d. MAR 2, 1977
GERTRUDE SPENCER b. DEC 30, 1897 d. APR 28, 1985
WELLS
JOHN HENRY WELLS MSG US ARMY
KOREA 1929 - 1976
HERMAN S. WELLS b. MAY 25, 1924 d. JAN 2, 1968
"GRANDFATHER" JOHN E. WELLS "IN LOVING MEMORY"
"FATHER" CLAYTON M. WELLS b. APR 13, 1932 d. APR
22, 1971
(photo in stone)
ELLA WELLS b. DEC 25, 1902 d. OCT 15, 1975
"MOTHER" CLYDIE E. WELLS b. SEP 16, 1899 d. SEP 9,
1947
(photo in stone)
"DADDY" DANIEL WALLACE WELLS b. MAR 13, 1892 d. JAN 31, 1975
WHITEHEAD
ELMER BENNER WHITEHEAD SON OF J.A. & L.E. M. WHITEHEAD
b. NOV 25, 1905 d. APR 11, 1907
WILLIAMS
LILLIAN VIRGINIA WILLIAMS b. OCT 8, 1887 d. AUG 15, 1972
EMILY WILLIAMS b. NOV 4, 1880 d. SEP 6, 1981
(double stone)
JOSEPH WILLIAMS b. DEC 2, 1864 d. JUN 30, 1932
FANNIE ALICE WILLIAMS b. MAR 21, 1866 d. JUN 11, 1947
ALBERT WILLIAMS BATTERY C 133 FIELD ARTILLERY
JUL 18, 1894 DEC 6, 1917 (AMERICAN FLAG ETCHED IN STONE)
(AMERICAN LEGION MARKER, GRAVE SURROUNDED BY CEMENT CANNON BALLS)
"FATHER" H. T. WILLIAMS 1871 - 1922 (MASONIC SYMBOL)