Olivet Cemetery, Farwell, Parmer Co., Cemeteries of TX



Photos by Sheriff Jerry Hicks

 

Left: The Hassell Family marker with wife and all eight children. Sheriff Hicks says that Mr. George J. Hassell married his brother's widow,  and the children were hers, this making them nieces and nephews, and also step children. See George Hassell's execution information on Executions of Texas

Left is the only Confederate with a marker at the Olivet Cemetery at Farwell.

Last Name

First Name

Birth

Yr

Death

Yr

Comments

Allen

Edgar O.

1889

-

-

1914

-

Armstrong

Florence Collady

1879

-

-

1969

-

Armstrong

John R.

May 22

1869

Nov 17

1908

Very tall stones.

Bingham

Ralph

Sep 16

1910

Oct 4

1911

-

Black

Paul Nelson

Jun 14

1895

July 19

1916

Son of J. C. & Maud Black

Burton

Charles McLean

Mar 7

1869

Jun 22

1962

In newer fenced area.

Burton

Mattie McLean

1843

-

-

1912

Double stone with May William Burton. In newer fenced area.

Burton

May William

1839

-

-

1923

Dble stone with Mattie McLean Burton. VA stone: 1 Lt. CSA Civil War

Burton

Minnie Collins

Oct 17

1870

Oct 23

1968

In newer fenced area.

Burton

Orpha Mary

Oct 8

1867

Aug 17

1952

In newer fenced area.

Carter

Andrew R.

1856

-

-

1937

-

Carter

Raymond H.

1897

-

-

1917

-

Chambers

John R.

May 10

1883

Mar 15

1911

In old small fenced area.

Clay

Burlie

July 9

1888

July 24

1936

-

Clay

Melvin B.

Dec 19

1920

Mar 19

1934

-

Colliday

James E.

1873

-

-

1928

-

Cranfill

Chester D.

Aug 1

1920

Nov 9

1977

VA stone: MSGT USMC WW2

Cranfill

David H.

Feb 10

1868

Feb 27

1939

-

Cranfill

Davis Ellis

1890

1945

-

-

-

Cranfill

Erastus

Nov 15

1860

Dec 25

1939

Double stone with Susan F. Cranfill

Cranfill

Mansell

May 12

1917

July 16

1960

VA stone: SK2 USNR WW 2

Cranfill

Martin

-

1886

-

1957

Double stone with Rosa A. Cranfill

Cranfill

Rosa A.

-

1876

-

1962

Double stone with Martin Cranfill

Cranfill

Susan F.

May 15

1863

Oct 16

1918

Double stone with Erastus Cranfill

Day

E. H.

-

1849

-

191?

Broken stone DOD not found. Mother is on the stone

Dixon

Mollie Boss

Nov 13

1885

Jan 7

1925

Wife of N. C. Dixon

Douglass

Jimmy Carmen

-

1904

-

1913

-

Downey

Verlile

April 22

1915

April 5

1916

In newer fenced area. Dau. Of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Downey.

Dycus

Charlie

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone. Says Our Dad.

Dycus

Connell Harwell

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone.

Dycus

Ella

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone.

Dycus

Fanny

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone. Says Our Mom.

Dycus

Toliver

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone.

Edgerton

Ida Marie

Mar 10

1904

Mar 21

1922

-

Floyd

William H.

1858

-

-

1922

Within old fence area.

Ford

Our Baby

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

No dates on stone. Says Our Baby Mr. & Mrs. Ford Buried with

Gill

Francis

Aug 3

1916

July 17

1917

-

Gill

J. H.

1876

-

-

1926

-

Gill

Leta

May 6

1914

July 7

1917

-

Graf

Frieda

unmarked

Jan 9

-

1921

Age: 24 yrs 5 mos & 15 days. Dau of Paul & Emma Gra

Graf

Johanna Emma

Mar 14

1873

Dec 9

1924

Wife of Paul Graf. (Stone is broken)

Graham

Mrs. J. P.

1853

-

-

1933

-

Hamilton

James Darlington

Aug 5

1971

Jan 10

1950

Born in Louisville KY died in Clovis NM

Hamlin

James Martin

1843

-

-

1938

Born in Pittsburgh PA. Double stone with Mary Gilman.

Hamlin

Mary Gilman

1835

-

-

1924

Born in Louisville KY. Double stone with James Martin Hamlin.

Hassell

Alton

Aug 25

1905

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

David

Feb 17

1919

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Johnnie

Nov 4

1920

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Maudie

Jun 7

1913

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Nannie Martha

Aug 15

1922

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Russell

Jun 28

1915

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Samuel

Feb 18

1925

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Susie

Dec 24

1885

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hassell

Virgil

Mar 23

1911

Dec 8

1926

Murdered by step-father buried in common grave with only one stone.

Hicks

James D.

-

1884

-

1957

Double stone with Zula G. Hicks

Hicks

Lola C.

-

1916

-

1926

Dau of Mr and Mrs J. D. Hicks

Hicks

Zula G.

-

1832

-

19??

Double stone with James D. Hicks

Hoodenpyle

David

-

1857

-

1911

Double stone with Essie Hoodenpyle

Hoodenpyle

Essie

-

1898

-

1907

Double stone with David Hoodenpyle

Houston

Birttie

-

1897

-

1929

-

Jones

Emma Lee

Sep 27

1870

Aug 30

1938

Double stone with Keeton W. Jones

Jones

Keeton W.

Aug 30

1866

Feb 14

1925

Double stone with Emma Lee Jones

Jones

Minnie E.

1889

-

-

1934

-

Jones

Walter H.

1883

-

-

1961

-

Jones

Williams J.

Sep 25

1908

Aug 9

1981

VA stone show CPL US Army World War 2

Kindred

James Martin

Mar 27

1837

Mar 13

1922

-

Kloepper

Clara M.

Dec 2

1904

Jun 27

1913

Broken stone.

Lease

John

unmarked

-

April 1

1918

Age: 51 years

Leftwich

James H.

Oct 29

1890

April 27

1953

VA stone: Pvt US Army WWI

Linthicum

Louisa B.

-

1859

-

1943

Double stone with Theodoric C. Linthicum

Linthicum

Theodoric C.

-

1852

-

1930

Double stone with Louisa B. Linthicum

London

Madgie Lee

Feb 5

1883

Feb 10

1918

Wife of C. A. London. (Broken stone)

McCormick

Lorena Jones

Aug 1

1906

May 21

1941

-

Medina

Maria S.

Jun 17

1936

May 5

1977

-

Moore

Lula F.

April 5

1865

May 22

1918

Broken stone

Moore

Robert

1887

-

-

1937

Small metal marker only.

Murphy

Mary E.

Nov 24

1859

Feb 23

1953

-

Murphy

W. Otho

Jan 13

1895

Sep 10

1943

-

Murphy

William

Mar 7

1853

Aug 7

1925

-

Newburn

Dewey

April 22

1899

Jun 11

1917

-

Nichols

Erie Rose

April 6

1857

Jan 16

1931

-

Nichols

William Henry

Oct 10

1854

Mar 21

1931

-

Osborne

Frances E.

Feb 5

1869

Jun 11

1955

Double stone with Henry W. Osborne

Osborne

Henry W.

Aug 17

1864

Dec 27

1939

Double stone with Frances W. Osborne

Osborne

James Luther

Jun 26

1887

Dec 1

1920

-

Our Father's

Friend

unmarked

-

unmarked

-

This was the only marking on stone. Buried with the Dycus family.

Overstreet

Anne Hamlin

-

1873

-

1967

Born in Louisville

Overstreet

Robert Smith

-

1852

-

1915

Born in Mercer Co. KY. Double stone with Anne Hamilton Overstreet.

Owens

William J.

July 27

1837

April 15

1909

-

Paxton

Joe

Feb 5

1867

Jun 10

1920

-

Scott

Frank A.

-

1892

-

1911

Son of Chas. & Mary E. Scott. Large stone. Within old fence area.

Scott

Lillian Ella

-

1889

-

1975

Within old fence area.

Webb

Mary Adelia Nichols

Aug 12

1887

Jun 23

1935

Wife of Dr. T. J. Webb

Whitley

Flora B.

April 28

1902

Jun 27

1916

-

Williams

Joseph B.

Jan 31

1856

July 2

1925

-

Zoch

John

Oct 17

1847

Mar 3

1925

-