Cherokee County, Texas

      JONES CEMETERY 

    The Jones cemetery is located south of Jacksonville Texas on the north side of CR 1605 which connects US 69 with FM 347.  Turn to the right from US 69 onto CR 1605 and go exactly one mile.  The Jones farm is across a cattle guard to the right located at a sharp curve in the road.  The cemetery is on that farm and is on private property.  Once through the cattle guard follow the road 0.3 miles. The cemetery is on the left, just past an old home place with a chimney built of stones.  It is a small cemetery and is overgrown, stones are fallen and the fence has crude repairs.  The earliest marked grave is for John Jones who died in 1857.  The property is owned by Henry v. Jones, 1357 CR 1605, Rusk, TX 75785, 903-683-4673, Henry:903-312-7953, Mary: 903-245-1477.  The Cherokee County Appraisal District property ID is 107319000. Updated June 22, 2018 by Gordon Bennett.

This survey was done in May 1997 by Harold Acker and Gaylon White.

Ellis, Teresa . . . ..........Jon C Jul-18-1801  Jan-02-1886 Sandstone marker, dates barely readablePRIVATE

Ellis, Teresa . . . ..........Jon C Jul-18-1801  Jan-02-1886 With Sarah E and Jesse R Jones

Jones, David . . . ...........Jon D ...-..-....  ...-..-.... Sandstone marker no dates "In Remembrance"

Jones, Jesse R . . ...........Jon C Oct-12-1835  Jul-20-1892 With Sarah E Jones and Teresa Ellis

Jones, John . . . ............Jon D Feb-28-1785  Apr-..-1857 Shaped sandstone marker, professionally carved letters

Jones, Mary . . . ............Jon D Oct-14-1789  Jan-21-1864 "Wife of John Jones" Sandstone marker, prof carved

Jones, Sarah E . . ...........Jon C Aug-10-1847  Jan-23-1908 With Jesse R Jones and Teresa Ellis

Jones, Wm. C . . .............Jon A Jun-07-1830  Sep-26-1895 Civil War Vet; "He is not dead but sleepeth"

S, J M . . ...................Jon A ...-..-....  ...-..-.... Shaped Sandstone marker with initials JMS only

Scurlock, James W . . ........Jon A Dec-07-1839  Mar-22-1896 With Mattie E ;ME

Scurlock, John M . . .........Jon A Sep-26-1813  Apr-11-1875 With Katharine V "His record is on high"

Scurlock, Katharine V . . ....Jon A Oct-25-1825  Jan-10-1896 With John M "Wife of John M Scurlock"

Scurlock, Mattie E . . .......Jon A Jan-10-1854  Feb-07-1897 With James W "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep..."

For more information go to Find A Grave.

Updated December 28, 2023 by Gordon Bennett

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