Seaton Cemetery
photo by Richard Rodgers, 2010
From Baird, go south on US283 for 11.8 miles. Turn right onto State Highway 36; travel for 15.1 miles Curn right on CR 232. Travel .4 mile; Turn right; travel .6 mile; cemetery will be on the left.
Distance from Baird 28.44 miles.
There is a survey in the Archives.
This cemetery is named for the Seaton family who owned the land that surrounds it. This land is currently owned by Dr. V. H. Shoultz. Catherine Seaton, wife of J. B. Seaton, is the only Seaton grave marked as such, although several unmarked field stones exist in the cemetery. Robert Franklin "Bob" Kelton was one of the earliest settlers in the Eula community, where he is listed in the 1880 Census. He died of a fever at age 35 on November 14, 1888, and is buried in Seaton Cemetery (there being no Eula Cemetery at that time). The location of his grave has been lost, but his name is on a Kelton Family Monument in the Sweetwater Cemetery, where his wife Fannie was buried in 1925.
This list is provided by Georgia Shipman Yawn from walk-through of the cemetery with Jan Burleson Loper and Ru Burleson Jones on April 28, 2005. There are 106 marked graves in this cemetery, the earliest grave being that of W. J. Mask in 1880 and the latest grave being that of Jane Aten Chapel in 1975. There may be earlier graves marked with field stones; however, no information is available. There is a double headstone for Dr. Shoultz and his wife who are still living. Our deepest appreciation to Georgia Yawn for making this burial list available as a free service to the public.
| Surname | First Name | Born | Died | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | Malissa N | Feb 22, 1858 | Oct 17, 1909 | dau of S & E Bradley |
| Brocks | surname etched in standing natural rock; no other information | |||
| Bynum | Ethel | Oct 8, 1895 | Jan 24, 1896 | |
| Bynum | Leonard W | Sep 16, 1870 | Apr 22, 1896 | husband of Rilla E Bynum |
| Bynum | Rilla E | Aug 21, 1875 | Sep 25, 1899 | wife of Leonard W Bynum |
| Cameron | Horace | Feb 31, 1896 | Mar 31, 1896 | son of A J & Catharine Cameron |
| Chapel | Jane Aten | Jan 5, 1920 | Apr 20, 1975 | latest grave in cemetery |
| Corn | Franklin | Feb 21, 1903 | Aug 31, 1904 | son of C N & C E (Thomas) Corn |
| Cox | Infant | Mar 19, 1897 | son of T C & N L Cox | |
| Cox | Mary E | Aug 30, 1884 | Jul 11, 1904 | wife of S F Cox |
| Cox | Nancy L | Aug 16, 1857 | May 11, 1946 | wife of Thomas C Cox |
| Cox | R Frank | Jun 28, 1885 | Dec 29, 1932 | |
| Cox | S F | Sep 1, 1832 | Aug 24, 1889 | husband of Mary E. Cox |
| Cox | Thomas C | Oct 1, 1857 | Sep 28, 1936 | husband of Nancy L Cox |
| Dalmont | Mary G | Oct 26, 1866 | Feb 21, 1895 | wife of L N Dalmont ; married Mar 8, 1885 |
| Dalmont | Minnie Pearl | Jan 10, 1889 | Sep 7, 1889 | dau of L N & M G Dalmont |
| Davis | Valentine Martin | Feb 14, 1898 | Nov 3, 1900 | son of J H & L E Davis |
| Dearman | E Lee | Sep 7, 1909 | Nov 20, 1920 | |
| Dearman | Edgar L | Sep 29, 1883 | Apr 14, 1968 | |
| Dearman | H Ted | May 25, 1890 | Nov 11, 1923 | |
| Dearman | Mrs. Willie Towns | Jul 10, 1861 | Nov 5, 1944 | "Mother" |
| Dearman | Sam J | Feb 5, 1898 | Jul 6, 1965 | |
| Dearman | Will G | May 28, 1881 | Jun 17, 1912 | |
| Dillard | J D | Apr 2, 1887 | Sep 5, 1891 | |
| Downing | C C | Sep 25, 1840 | May 27, 1922 | |
| Downing | Infant | Apr 26, 1903 | dau of D E & Viola Downing | |
| Earley | Auda V | Nov 13, 1917 | Nov 13, 1917 | "a little bud of love to bloom with God above" |
| Earley | Thurman A | Nov 25, 1909 | Jul 4, 1918 | |
| Farley | Mrs. E A | 1891 | 1959 | Elliots Funeral Home marker only |
| Floyd | Infant | Sep 28, 1896 | Sep 28, 1896 | dau of F J & C C Floyd |
| Floyd | James Otis | Dec 16, 1893 | Sep 25, 1894 | son of F J & C C Floyd |
| Fuqua | Henry | Dec 20, 1854 | Dec 7, 1898 | |
| Gardner | Annie | May 7, 1855 | Nov 26, 1883 | wife of W B Gardner |
| Gardner | Aunt Molly | Jul 22, 1861 | Aug 24, 1942 | |
| Gardner | Infant | Jul 23, 1897 | Jul 24, 1897 | son of Wm & M E Gardner |
| Gardner | Johnie | Nov 27, 1881 | Dec 29, 1881 | dau of W B & Annie Gardner |
| Gardner | K L (on foot stone)
headstone is finished marble but no information; among Gardner graves |
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| Gardner | Mattie Ella | Jan 4, 1870 | Jul 30, 1897 | wife of Wm Gardner |
| Gardner | W B | Aug 28, 1836 | Dec 14, 1898 | "W B Gardner came to Abilene from Fulton , KY Dec 25, 1881 " on red marble block on top of headstone |
| Gilbreath | Lessie | Nov 3, 1900 | Dec 5, 1900 | dau of Jas & L S Gilbreath |
| Guiles | Isaac | Mar 16, 1835 | May 5, 1892 | |
| Guiles | Ollie D | May 30, 1885 | Nov 30, 1885 | dau of L & M J Guiles; "our darling lamb" |
| Hicks | Frances E | Dec 16, 1839 | Dec 13, 1892 | wife of E J Hicks |
| Kirkendoll | R | Mar 8, 1842 | Jul 31, 1887 | husband of Sarah M Kirkendoll |
| Kirkendoll | Sarah M | Apr 14, 1846 | Apr 19, 1929 | wife of Rube Kirkendoll |
| Lanham | Bonnie Bulah | Mar 1, 1895 | Jan ?, 1901 | dau of J C & R J Lanham |
| Lanham | J C | Nov 4, 1846 | Dec 25, 1919 | husband of Josephine Lanham |
| Lanham | Josephine | Aug 5, 1849 | Sep 10, 1923 | wife of J C Lanham |
| Mask | Fannie B | May 26, 1876 | Sep 4, 1891 | dau of W T & N L Mask |
| Mask | Robert Oliver | Jan 31, 1880 | Sep 23, 1895 | |
| Mask | W J | Feb 12, 1852 | Jun 7, 1880 | earliest grave in cemetery |
| Mask ? | rock with nothing on it between 2 Mask graves | |||
| Mathis | Daisy | Apr 29, 1876 | Feb 3, 1897 | wife of W A Mathis & dau of R & S M Kirkendoll |
| Mathis | Ethel | Jan 9, 1897 | Jan 28, 1897 | dau of W A & Daisy Mathis |
| McCright | Ella | Feb 11, 1875 | Oct 20, 1895 | wife of J S McCright |
| Merrick | Lou | Nov 9, 1888 | Oct 3, 1889 | dau of J M & N E Merrick |
| Murray | Amanda T | Jun 3, 1844 | Mar 10, 1896 | wife of F I Murray |
| Musick | Aberham Lincoln | Mar 29, 1888 | Nov 17, 1960 | "beloved husband and father" |
| Musick | Arthur James | Feb 15, 1893 | Aug 16, 1957 | Pvt Co E 123 Infantry, World War I VET |
| Musick | Dollie | Nov 10, 1894 | Feb 3, 1896 | dau of T M & M J Musick |
| Musick | Eller | dau of T M & M J Musick ; stone broken | ||
| Musick | Steller | Jul 20, 1900 | Aug 10, 1900 | dau of W F & S N Musick |
| Nichols | Clara May | May 16, 1904 | Feb 11, 1907 | |
| Nichols | James Clyde | May 27, 1906 | Apr 19, 1918 | |
| Nichols | Willie | Nov 15, 1891 | Dec 2, 1900 | dau of G W and S E Nichols |
| Petree | Infant | son of Elsworth & Lela Petree | ||
| Petree | Lela | Jan 26, 1886 | Jan 26, 1923 | wife of Elsworth Petree |
| Poe | Mart | Jul 13, 1896 | Jul 13, 1896 | son of S W & T R Poe |
| Poe | Roye ? | illegible | illegible | dau of S W & T R Poe |
| Pollard | E T | Aug 14, 1854 | Dec 23, 1893 | wife of R A Pollard |
| Pollard | Lydia W | Oct 5, 1822 | Nov 15, 1900 | |
| Pollard | May E | Nov 9, 1879 | Aug 8, 1882 | dau of R A & E T Pollard |
| Pollard | R A | Aug 25, 1842 | Jan 1, 1930 | husband of E T Pollard |
| Pollard | Robert Aubrey | May 7, 1890 | Aug 11, 1900 | son of R A & E T Pollard |
| Pollard | Rose | Sep 25, 1884 | Nov 21, 1959 | |
| Rhuison | Little May | Jul 1, 1895 | Jun 9, 1901 | dau of F L Rhuison |
| Seaton | Catherine | Apr 2, 1840 | Oct 5, 1901 | wife of J B Seaton |
| Sele | Robert | Jun 8, 1889 | Dec 30, 1899 | son of ? & Nannie Sele |
| Shelley | William G | Jan 23, 1887 | Oct 20, 1888 | |
| Shelly | William Washington | Oct 23, 1878 | Sep 22, 1880 | son of M W & Elizabeth Samantha Shelly |
| Shoultz | Jean Abbott | Feb 1, 1926 | living | wife of Vardeman Hudson Shoultz ; nurse |
| Shoultz | Vardeman Hudson | Jan 31, 1921 | living | husband of Jean Abbott Shoultz ; doctor |
| Smith | Clinton | Jul 1, 1930 | Texas , Pvt 607 Aero SO VET | |
| Smith | Lula | Nov 8, 1873 | Sep 1, 1904 | wife of G W Smith |
| Snow | Polly E | Jan 7, 1844 | Jul 31, 1920 | wife of S B Snow |
| Stansbury | Pearl | Jun 18 | dau of E D & Mable Stansbury | |
| Stevens | George F | Jan 26, 1850 | Dec 26, 1884 | |
| Stiles | Charles Clifford | Sep 27, 1891 | Sep 2, 1892 | son of W S & C J Stiles |
| Thomasson | Beatrice | Mar 17, 1904 | Mar 29, 1904 | dau of W A & Lena Thomasson |
| Thomasson | Infant | Mar 29, 1905 | Apr 4, 1905 | dau of W A & Lena Thomasson |
| Thomasson | Lena | Dec 2, 1877 | Jan 21, 1921 | wife of W A Thomasson |
| Thomasson | Nancy (Stiles) | 1880 | 1901 | |
| Townsley | Arthur Douglas | Feb 10, 1900 | Jan 14, 1940 | |
| Townsley | James F | Dec 8, 1904 | Aug 16, 1905 | son of J W & L F Townsley |
| Townsley | James W | Oct 19, 1856 | Mar 9, 1944 | husband of Lizzie F Townsley |
| Townsley | Lizzie F | Sep 28, 1868 | May 29, 1909 | wife of J W Townsley |
| Townsley | Robert M | May 5, 1895 | Nov 13, 1895 | son of J W & L F Townsley |
| Townsley | Thomas E | Dec 27, 1906 | Jul 29, 1907 | son of J W & L F Townsley |
| Townsley | W H A | Nov 30, 1892 | Sep 1, 1895 | son of J W & L F Townsley |
| Trotter | Marshall | Nov 3, 1898 | Nov 3, 1898 | son of S H & Maggie Trotter |
| Waddell | Addie Jewel | Dec 25, 1895 | Mar 9, 1898 | |
| Williams | Addie | May 30, 1884 | Apr 3, 1886 | dau of J B & M C Williams |
| Williams | Ida C | Oct 3, 1871 | Sep 29, 1934 | |
| Williams | S | Jun 13, 1870 | Jan 24, 1901 | |
| Wilson | Ernest | Nov 16, 1891 | Sep 10, 1900 | son of J E & Julia Wilson |
| Wilson | Julia L | Jun 10, 1857 | Feb 11, 1900 | wife of J E Wilson |
Notes:
There are several unmarked field stones, some at both head and foot of obvious graves.
A standing rectangular stone with no markings is in the Shelley plot.
Some field stones within plots and aligned with other graves are listed above with the surnames of markers in the plot followed by ?.