The Howe Cemetery is located on private property.  To reach it, go about 11 miles northeast of Coleman on State highway 206, then turn right (east) on FM 585.  Go about four and one-half miles.  The cemetery is about one-quarter mile south in a pasture.

       In 1907, David William Howe deeded to the Howe community one and one-half acres at the north base of a hill for public burial with the provision that the community "put a good wire fence with cedar posts around the land and keep it in good repair" (Coleman County deed records - Volume 65, page 35).

       The cemetery is well kept and fenced.  The original size of one and one-half acres is still fenced, with a rock lined road leading from the old gate.  However, in recent years, the area where all the graves are located was fenced with a chain link fence, making maintenance easier.  It has been kept up for many years by Arthur (now deceased) and Ruby Watters.  We wish to thank Ruby Watters for her help in recording this cemetery.  Reading began in the northwest corner and was read in a snake like fashion, ending at one row and beginning at that point on the next row.  Some family plots may have been separated by this process.

row 1 (reading from north to south):
JENNINGS, Polly M. - 1848 - 1936 - "Mother"
JENNINGS, Thomas S. - 1855 - 1917 - "Father"

unknown grave - (rock)

DAVIS, Ruth Marie - Nov 28, 1924 - Sept 13, 1930 - (dau of C. W. & Willie (Bryant) Davis)

row 2 (south to north):
DE TAR, Ruby Mae - Oct 27, 1908 - Feb 2, 1981

BRYANT, Maggie - Apr 2, 1895 - Oct 8, 1980

LANCASTER, William F. - July 22, 1882 - Dec 14, 1936 - "Daddy"
LANCASTER, Sallie (Tabor) - Feb 17, 1877 - July 30, 1929

BRYANT, J. F. - 1869 - 1914 - "husband & Father"
BRYANT, Auther - Nov 6, 1903 - June 25, 1905 - "son of J. F. & S. E. Bryant"
BRYANT, J. L. - Mar 29, 1901 - Apr 15, 1901 - "son of J. F. & S. E. Bryant"

two unknown graves - (rocks)

JENNINGS, Andrew - July 22, 1860 - Dec 2, 1906 - "husband of Alice Jennings"
JENNINGS, (Mary) Alice - June 18, 1863 (DC=June 17, 1845) - May 29, 1945

row 3 (north to south):
EUBANKS, John W. - died Aug 18, 1936 - "age 69 yrs, 6 mos, 24 days" - (Austin-Morris FHM)
(EUBANKS, Becky - no dates - marked with rock)
EUBANKS, James H. - Dec 2, 1893 - Jan 23, 1894 - "son of J. W. & B. A. Eubanks"
EUBANKS, Joseph Elbert -Sept 1, 1897 - Nov 29, 1957 - "Texas Pvt Co B 742 Mil Pol Bn WWII"
LEWIS, Mattie Eubanks - July 18, 1891 - Sept 8, 1966
(EUBANKS, Will - died 1910 - unmarked)

row 4 (south to north):
SMITH, Ruby - Apr 22, 1904 - Dec 30, 1904 - "dau of Bill & Allie (Howe) Smith"

MILLER, Raymond W. - Nov 24, 1904 - Dec 23, 1906 - "son of H. E. & R. W. Miller"

row 5 (north to south):
HOWE, Mrs. S. E. (Safronia Elizabeth) (Barnett) - 1861 - Oct 26, 1946
HOWE, D. W. (David William) - April 9, 1850 - May 29, 1918
MOORE, Alma Ethel Howe - Apr 12, 1889 - Dec 21, 1916
HOWE, Florence - Apr 3, 1881 - Apr 9, 1905 - "dau of D. W. & S. E. Howe"
HOWE, Willie - Oct 3, 1892 - Nov 24, 1900 - "son of D. W. & S. E. Howe"
HOWE, Infant - b & d Apr 21, 1893 - "infant of D. W. & S. E. Howe"

BOYLE, Infant - b & d Nov 15, 1896 - (OD) - "infant son of J. W. & L. T. Boyle"
BOYLE, Bertha A. - June 7, 1894 - Oct 13, 1900

YOUNG, L. F. - May 7, 1876 - Apr 30, 1920 - "Mother"

TABOR, Belva M. - 1912 - 1929

unknown grave - (rock)

unknown grave - (FHM)

HARRIS, ? - Dec 28, 1930 - Dec 21, 1938 - marked with FHM)

row 6 (south to north):
SELPH, Susan J. (Jordan) (Blumdell) - Nov 1, 1854 - Feb 27, 1934 - "wife of F. M. Selph"
SELPH, Melvin Elzy - Mar 9, 1893 - Jan 21, 1919
SELPH, Oscar Edward - Jan 5, 1897 - Jan 19, 1919
SELPH, Francis Marion - Oct 8, 1851 - Apr 21, 1916 - "Father & husband"
(SELPH, Homer - died 1910 - unmarked)

unknown grave - (rock)

four unknown graves - (four rocks)

FIELD, Cleo Claden - May 9, 1917 - Oct 8, 1917 - (dau of W. L. & Ellen (Howe) Field)

unknown grave - (rock)

FIELD, Ellen M. - July 6, 1887 - Apr 21, 1930 - "Mama"       (CS)
FIELD, Walter L. - Dec 13, 1886 - June 20, 1959 - "Dad"     (CS)

row 7 (north to south):
unknown grave - (rock)

WHITE, Willie (Ethel) (Barnett) - (July 12,) 1893 - (Aug 27,) 1928

POWERS, John - May 2, 1849 - Mar 21, 1914
POWERS, J. S. - Jan 19, 1899 - Jan 29, 1901
POWERS, Lucy A. (Ann) (Crawson) - (July 27,) 1859 - (Apr 23,) 1944 - "Mother"

row 8 (south to north):
SNOW, Jessie C. - Feb 10, 1878 - Mar 11, 1943 - "husband & Father"
SNOW, Calvin Berry - Sept 27, 1907 - Feb 14, 1926 - "son & brother"
SNOW, Vernon Loyd - Mar 20, 1925 - Oct 28, 1925

WATTERS, Thomas Young - Mar 26, 1883 - Jan 18, 1952
WATTERS, Minnie Eular (Powers) - (July 26,) 1882 - (Feb 12,) 1937
WATTERS, Isadoria Ann (Fort) - Feb 13, 1849 - Aug 22, 1926

BARNETT, Robert D. - (died) June 20, 1943 - (OD) - "Texas Pvt 356 Field Rmt Sq QMC"

row 9 (north to south):
POWERS, Maggie - 1899 - 1940                                            (CS)
POWERS, John E. (Elmer) - (Jan 7,) 1893 - (Oct 20, 1954)    (CS)