Henderson County Texas

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Myrtle Springs Cemetery
Henderson County Texas

History of the Cemetery Directions to Cemetery Transciption
Historical Marker Photos Veterans
  Contact Information
Laura Gregory Roberts
  
Obituaries

History of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery

 

Myrtle Springs Cemetery sits on the 1848 family farm of Ashley Oliver, whose great grandparents, great great grandparents, 3rd great grandparents and 4th great grandparents are buried there. They do the upkeep on the cemetery. This land was registered in 2004 as an historic family farm in Texas, having been in the family for over 100 years. This cemetery has over 130 marked burials with over 112 unmarked burials. Families buried here are: Barr, Bass, Boles, Bristow, Cook, Dickerson, Dixon, Dunklin, Ellis, Evans, Gauntt, Harden, Hardin, Harrell, Hill, Holder, Ingram, Lamb, Lindsey, Masters, May, Petrey, Phillips, Prescott, Pruit, Ray, Roberts, Schaefer, Smith, Stokes, Swift, Tarrant, Taylor, Tucker, Vandiver, Walker, Weaver, Wessiner, Wood, Woods, Wright, Wylie.

Directions to Cemetery

Located near the Fincastle Community of Henderson Co., Tx. Take Highway 175 from Athens to LaRue. Turn on SSR 60 Loop and go until you reach County Road 4343. Follow CR 4343 until you reach County Road 4346. Turn left and go until it dead ends into County Road 4336. Turn right and follow. Cemetery is on left hand side of CR 4336.

 

 

Enumeration

There are 226 memorial on Find-A-Grave as of 3/11/2024

Tucker, Rhoda (Hughes)
b. May 1823 GA
d. Dec 1902-1904 Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Tx.
(note: wife of Roden Alexander Tucker married 2 Dec 1849 Yalobusha Co., MS
husband buried in either Madison or Henderson Co., TN)
 Information submitted by Donna there are no stones, but known burials
Tucker, Julia
b. 1860 Pontotoc MS
d. Jan 1896 Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Tx.
 Information submitted by Donna there are no stones, but known burials

 

Historical Marker

 

Photos

Photos Courtesy of Holli Boone Kees Click to see Holli's obit.

   

 

Veterans

Harden Peter
April 14 1903
CSA CPL 13th Texas Brigade 		Bristow A. L.
no dates no dates
CSA Co C 46th ALA 		 
Wissener M.
no dates no dates
CSA Co A 22nd Texas Inf 		Vandiver William C.
February 27 1916 September 9 1970
WWII Tex. Medical Dept. 		 
Boles Axom
April 25 1901
CSA 4th Tx. Inf 		   

 

Contact Information


William Walker 903-876-2045

 

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