Sweetwater Cemetery

Nolan Co., Cemeteries of TX

Only partial  cemetery inscriptions available to us at this time.

Photos by Janie Davis

Location: Sweetwater Cemetery, W. Alabama Street.

Historical Marker: The oldest marked grave in this public burial ground is that of an infant, Purl Ray Scott, who died in 1880. It predates the founding of the town of Sweetwater of the Texas and Pacific Railroad by one year. Handcrafted tombstones and wrought iron fences are prominent features of the graveyard. Sweetwater Cemetery contains the burial sites of pioneers, immigrants, community leaders, and Civil War veterans. It is a reminder of the hardships of pioneer life and an important reflection of the history of the community. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.

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Photo Last Name First Name Birth Death Comment
Bills Rufus Wilson Dec 27 1932 Aug 03 1967 Viet Nam  photo by Bill Bown
cadenheadop.jpg (31178 bytes) Cadenhead Opal Jun 13 1919 May 22 1982 d/o Theo and Nancy Lee Powell. Sis/o Lonnie Jim, Don and Sonny (Charles G.) Powell.  w/o William Leland Cadenhead
cadenheadwl.jpg (39796 bytes) Cadenhead Wm Leland Oct 31 1911 Feb 01 1958
H/o Opal Powell Cadenhead.
davisalex.jpg (30760 bytes) Davis Alex R. Mar 09 1918 Mar 03 1983 WWII-Sgt
davissher&g.jpg (37276 bytes) Davis Sherline Sep 09 1954 - w/o Gary Don
-see above Davis Gary Don Oct 27 1949 Sep 08 1997 h/o Sherline
davisbarry.jpg (46948 bytes) Davis Barry Lynn Oct 27 1949 Jul 11 1990 -
davisbl.jpg (32980 bytes) Davis Bessie Ludy Aug 07 1895 Jun 30 1988 -
davisef.jpg (36501 bytes) Davis Edward Franklin Jan 01 1879 Aug 09 1960 -
davishillary.jpg (42658 bytes) Davis Hillary Shae Oct 10 1976 Apr 02 1982 "Our Little Girl:
davisjimf.jpg (29853 bytes) Davis Jimmie F. Dec 20 1919 Apr 29 1952 WWII
Obit Collins Eleanor Armstrong  Jun 20 1892 Apr 14 1984 d; Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx
Obit Collins James Thomas, Sr May 18 1888 Mar 03 1953 h/o 1. Thelma Gotcher   2. Eleanor Armstrong Lynn Collins
Obit Collins Thelma Gotcher Feb 05 1894 Jul 31 1918 Sweetwater, Nolan, TX
cookartist.jpg (31118 bytes) Cook Artist I. Apr 18 1896 Aug 07 1964 Daddy
cookmattiej.jpg (32196 bytes) Cook Mattie Jane Mar 17 1902 July 16 1964 Mother
freewr.jpg (38918 bytes) Free W.R. Jul 05 1858 Dec 31 1915 Father of Hiram Allen Free, H/o Lou Free
freelou.jpg (37147 bytes) Free Lou Dec 20 1863 Feb 11 1949 Mother of Hiram Allen Free, w/o W.R. Free
freeha.jpg (31232 bytes) Free hiram Allen Feb 26 1893 Feb 20 1954 S/o W. R. & Lou Free, brother to Haskell Reace Free and Nancy Lee Powell
freehr.jpg (30493 bytes) Free Haskell Reace Jan 15 1906 May 18 1986
Bro/o Hiram Allen Free and Nancy Lee Powell, H/o Ida Mae Free.
freeida.jpg (36753 bytes) Free Ida Mae Jun 19 1911 Jul 12 1989 w/o Haskell Reace Free
healer-cook.jpg (36284 bytes) Healer-Cook Family Plot - -
healerc.jpg (31671 bytes) Healer C.  Jan 20 1899 May 23 1965 -
healermattie.jpg (31451 bytes) Healer Mattie M. May 18 1904 Dec 03 1980 "mother"
healerfrancis.jpg (33355 bytes) Healer Francis E. Apr 10 1922 May 18 1994 "Daddy"
Morton William Ace Jul 01 1946 Jun 05 1970 Viet Nam  photo by Bill Bown
Powell Nancy Lee Aug 01 1897 May 21 1972 w/o Theo Powell.  Daughter of W. R. and Lou Free, Sis/o Hiram Allen and Haskell Reace Free, mother of Lonnie Jim Powell, Don Powell, Sonny (Charles G.) Powell and Opal Cadenhead
powello&c.jpg (39385 bytes) Powell James T. May 16 1895 Feb 05 1969
H/o Nancy Lee Powell.  Father to Lonnie Jim, Don, and Sonny (Charles G.) Powell. 
powelldon.jpg (36107 bytes) Powell Don L. Jan 16 1928 Mar 11 1949 S/oTheo and Nancy Lee Powell
powelllonnie.jpg (27253 bytes) Powell Lonnie Jim Jun 03 1930 Jul 26 1997 S/o Theo and Nancy Lee Powell.  H/o Willa Jean Powell  USArmy Korea
powellmt.jpg (49895 bytes) Powell Mark Tracy ? ? Grand S/oTheo and Nancy Lee Powell.
powello&c.jpg (39385 bytes) Powell Opal Thelma Oct 28 1918 Sep 16 1995 Son and daughter-in-law of Theo and Nancy Lee Powell.  Father and Mother to Rasolind Celeste Powell, infant
See Above Powell Charles "Sonny" Nov 271922 Jan 19 1998 Son and daughter-in-law of Theo and Nancy Lee Powell.  Father and Mother to Rasolind Celeste Powell, infant
powellrc.jpg (32780 bytes) Powell Rasolind Celeste May 10 1956 May 10 1956 d/o Sonny (Charles G.) and Opal Powell.