Chaffin Family Cemetery - Houston Co., TX

CHAFFIN FAMILY CEMETERY

From Grapeland four and one-half miles out the Old Palestine Highway, two and one-half miles north of Oak Grove Church on the Leland Herod place. Not accessible to public.

Surveyed previously by Mrs. Kate Ellison Wright McClinton and Mrs. Eva Caskey Cummings (Charles). Recopied and submitted 1985 by Hazel Moore, member Houston County Historical Commission. Dates and further information furnished by Mrs. Loretta McGehee, (which is in parenthesis) .

PARKER

Mrs. L. E. (Lavena; b: 1808; d: 1892; b. in Kentucky; was wife of Eli CHAFFIN who died 1846; He may be buried here later

married James PARKER)

CASKEY

Mary Jane Chaffin; no marker; gr.m/o Eva Caskey Cummings; (L. M. has record of Mary L. "Sis" b. 1849 -may be Mary Jane)

CHAFFIN

George

John

W/oJohn

W. J. (William Joseph, Sr.; b: 8-28-1829; d: 9- -1908

(Rebecca Parker; b: 10-8-1832; d: 1-14-1901; w/o William Joseph)

ELLISOR

Joshua Melchi; gd/o Kate E. W. McClinton (Joshua Malichi ELLISOR b. 1832 C S A Co. K. 22 TEXAS INFANTRY, Methodist

preacher-taught singing schools)

Lucy Chaffin; b: (1837; d: 9-11-1908; marked by rock), w/oJoshua - gr.m/o Kate E. W. McClinton

Sam; b: (no dates; Both died young; rocks mark graves)

Albert; (no dates; Both died young; rocks mark graves)