Location: From
Hico southern city limits take FM 1602 south 9.5 miles to Cemetery.
Historical
Marker: First called Gap for its geographic setting
between two hills, this sparsely settled community became known
as Martin's Gap in the 1860s after a man named Jim Martin reportedly
was killed by Indians while traveling through the area. When
local citizens applied for a United States Post Office in 1884,
the name Fairy was chosen in honor of Fairy Fort Phelps (1865-1938),
the petite daughter of pioneer settlers Battle and Sallie Fort.
Fairy and her father taught area children in a school in their
home for many years, and the Fort family donated land to several
area churches. Although the earliest known burial occurred here
about 1880, deed records show that this graveyard was not officially
set aside as a community burial ground until 1890. Among those
interred here are numerous pioneer settlers, dozens of victims
of the 1918 influenza epidemic, at least one Texas Ranger, and
veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the
Korean War. Encompassing three sections, the cemetery contains
many distinctive handmade gravestones and other types of grave
markers. Maintained by a local association of descendants, the
cemetery is a reflection of the area's pioneer heritage. Recorded--1970 Photos by Ric Gordon
Last, Given, Birth, Death,
Comments
Cunningham, J. B., Dec. 7, 1882,
Dec. 26, 1980 Cunningham, Laura B., Mar. 18, 1886,
Jun. 23, 1958
Cunningham, Lawton S., 1891, 1975, (Lillie Mae's husband)
Cunningham, Lillie Mae Goyne, 1897, 1978, dau of J.D. Goyne and
Angie Honeycutt Goyne
Goyne, Evan, Jun. 14, 1892, Mar. 12, 1893
Goyne, George W., Mar. 4, 1849, Jan. 2, 1907
Goyne, George W., Oct. 9, 1890, Jul. 27, 1891
Goyne, Infant, Mar. 5, 1897, Mar. 5, 1897, Daughter
Goyne, Locker, Sep. 27, 1895, Mar. 1, 1896, Daughter
Goyne, Malinda C. White, Sep. 11, 1855, Oct. 31, 1937
Goyne, Mrs. J. D., Feb. 17, 1858, Dec. 15, 1929
Goyne, Percie, Jun. 14, 1894, Dec. 4, 1894
Goyne, Zella, 1877, 1961 Reeves, Montie Ogle, Oct. 27, 1900,
Feb. 9, 1965, Mother Smith, A. A., Mar. 27, 1834, Aug.
28, 1893 Smith, Nancy E., Feb. 26, 1836,
Nov. 9, 1921 Smith, Willie W., Apr. 5, 1881,
May 31, 1903, Son of A. A. & N. E. Smith Young, Council, Dec. 11, 1859, Jun.
29, 1918, Wife of S. W. Young Young, Dr. S. W., Jul 20, 1857, Jan.
8, 1929 Young, G. W., Jul. 4, 1827, Sep.
29, 1913 Young, Infant, Feb. 25, 1891, Mar.
6, 1891, Daughter of Dr. S. W. and S. C. Young Young, Lema, Apr. 17, 1888, May
16, 1897, Daughter of S. W. and S. C. Young Young, Mattie, Feb. 20, 1883, Mar.
23, 1951, In Loving Memory Young, Mont, Sep. 5, 1881, Mar. 25,
1961, In Loving Memory Young, Rowena Ellen, Mar. 27, 1833,
Apr. 14, 1911, Wife of G. W. Young
Location: From
Hico southern city limits take FM 1602 south 9.5 miles to Cemetery.
Historical
Marker: First called Gap for its geographic setting
between two hills, this sparsely settled community became known
as Martin's Gap in the 1860s after a man named Jim Martin reportedly
was killed by Indians while traveling through the area. When
local citizens applied for a United States Post Office in 1884,
the name Fairy was chosen in honor of Fairy Fort Phelps (1865-1938),
the petite daughter of pioneer settlers Battle and Sallie Fort.
Fairy and her father taught area children in a school in their
home for many years, and the Fort family donated land to several
area churches. Although the earliest known burial occurred here
about 1880, deed records show that this graveyard was not officially
set aside as a community burial ground until 1890. Among those
interred here are numerous pioneer settlers, dozens of victims
of the 1918 influenza epidemic, at least one Texas Ranger, and
veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the
Korean War. Encompassing three sections, the cemetery contains
many distinctive handmade gravestones and other types of grave
markers. Maintained by a local association of descendants, the
cemetery is a reflection of the area's pioneer heritage. Recorded--1970 Photos by Ric Gordon
