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SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS - FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas

 

Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas
 

Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas – From the Sabine County Court House in Hemphill, Texas take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87.  Go North or Left on Hwy 87 for 7 miles to Milam.  Continue North on Hwy 87 for 7.1 miles, then turn East or Right on Reeves Road.  Continue 3.5 miles until the road “T’s” and take a Right.  At 0.6 mile take the Right fork and continue 1.0 mile you will see the Bennett Cemetery Sign on the Right.  Take the road to the Right and when you get to a fork, go Left on the fork to the cemetery.  J. B. Sanders Cemetery Book (Abt 1963) lists 32 graves as being unmarked.  Additional information added in parenthesis.
GPS Coordinates:  313347N - 0935021W; First Marked Burial – 23 Feb 1880 ; Last Marked Burial – 6 Feb 1942
Indexed 24 February 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell

Notations/Symbols/Footnotes
# Unmarked grave – info from family members

 
 
 

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NAME

BIRTH DATE

DEATH DATE

INFORMATION-COMMENTS

 

1.

Bennett, A. J., Sr.

 29 Jany 1815

28 March 1886

Born in West Feliciana Parish, LA, Removed to Texas Dec 1842 (Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. – Son of Henry Bennett & Mary Palmer – Married 1 Aug 1839 w Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey)

2.

Bennett, M. J. E.

17 Dec 1821

8 March 1901

Born in Pitt Co., North Carolina, Moved to Texas Dec 1842 (Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Daughter of Seth Harvey & Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd - Married 1 Aug 1839 h Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr.)

3.

Bennett, Phoebe Paul

2 Feb 1863

10 Feb 1908

(Phoebe Paul – Daughter of Samuel Burton Paul & Mary Caroline Shamburger - Double with Robert Emmett Bennett)

4.

Bennett, Robert Emmett

6 May 1855

21 Nov 1924

Each Duty done, They Rest in Peace (Son of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Double with 2nd w Phoebe Paul Bennett; 1st w Mary Collins)

5.

Bragg, Henry C.

1910

1919

Gone to be an angel (Son of William Henry Bragg, Sr. & Mary Ann Harrison)

6.

Chambers, Allen Demont

27 Jun 1878

12 Jul 1885

(Son of Nathan Berrian Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett)

7.

Chambers, Henry Seth

12 Feb 1897

7 Oct 1932

Texas – PVT 165 Depot Brig. – Gone but not forgotten (Military Marker - Son of Nathan Berrian Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett – w Mae Russell)

8.

Chambers, Ina May

21 Jul 1910

20 Dec 1912

Of such is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers & Nannie Leona Bragg)

9.

Chambers, Mrs. M. L.

5 May 1857

4 Dec 1923

She was the sunshine of our home (Margaret Louisa Bennett – Daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - h Nathaniel Berrian Chambers)

10.

Chambers, N. B.

24 Dec 1853

6 Apr 1897

At Rest (Nathaniel Berrian Chambers – Son of Allen Chambers & Mary Dixon - w Margaret Louisa Bennett)

11.

Chambers, Nannie L.

11 Aug 1889

5 Feb 1919

In My Father’s House are many mansions – She was a loving wife, a fond mother and a friend to all. (Nannie Leona Bragg – Daughter of William Jesse Bragg & Elizabeth Constible Collins – 1st w of James Malcom Chambers)

12.

Chambers, Nelson B.

21 Nov 1923

8 Apr 1925

 

13.

# Chambers, Mollie Bragg

(24 Sept 1878)

(Abt 1 Jul 1946)

(Mary Ellen “Mollie” Bragg - Daughter of William Jesse Bragg & Elizabeth L. Reeves - 3rd w of James Malcom Chambers – 1st h John Allen Anderson - Unmarked to right of wrought iron fence)

14.

# Chambers, Roberta

(20 Jun 1875)

(8 Jan 1938)

(Roberta “Berta” Fogelman - Daughter of Elijah Fogelman & Irene Montgomery - 2nd w of James Malcom Chambers – 1st h John H. Miller (m 1906) - Unmarked to right of wrought iron fence)

15.

Chambers, Verda

23 Jan 1909

31 March 1909

Of such is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers & Nannie Leona Bragg)

16.

Chambers, Verna Ethel

19 Oct 1905

18 Dec 1906

Of such is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers & Nannie Leona Bragg)

17.

Clippa, Daniel

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18.

Harrison, Sarah J.

16 Oct 1847

10 Feb 1928

Wife of W. H. Harrison – Life’s work well done She rests in peace (Sarah Jane Bennett – Daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey – h William H. Harrison)

19.

Harrison, W. H.

16 Mar 1850

5 Dec 1900

Born in Jones Co, Ga – Moved to Texas 1869 (William H. Harrison – w Sarah J. Bennett)

20.

Reeves, Joseph

24 Jan 1832

5 Jan 1910

AT REST - Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord (Son of Richard Lawson Reeves & Allie Rene Bates – 1st w Celia E. Strother buried in Strother Cemetery SCT, 2nd w Mary Ann Bennett, 3rd w Margaret Ann Harvey)

21.

Reeves, Mary A.

(Can’t Read)1839

23 Feb 1880

To see all of life’s ???osy ????? Blushed  D????Dawn and passed away (Mary Ann Bennett – Daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey – h Joseph Reeves - Broken and repaired)

22.

Russell, Clement Perkins

16 Feb 1911

18 Jun 1913

Gone to be an angel (Son of Elzie H. Russell & Mary Emma Smith)

23.

Russell, Mary E.

14 Oct 1881

9 Jun 1918

Wife of E. H. Russell – In after time we’ll meet her (Mary Emma Smith – Daughter of Henry Clay Russell & Mary Ann Morris – h Elzie H. Russell buried at Mason Cemetery, SCT)

24.

Sanders, Ada Lovella

18 Sep 1886

6 Feb 1942

Gone But Not Forgotten (Ada Lovella Chambers - Daughter of Nathan Berrian Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett – h Garnet E. “Dick” Sanders)

25.

Sanders, B. F.

21 Sep 1878

8 Nov 1903

At Rest - Asleep in Jesus (Benjamin F. Sanders - Son of Benjamin F. Sanders & Margarett Lee Dent – w Florence V. Sanders)

26.

Sanders, Florence V.

5 Sep 1874

20 Aug 1905

At Rest – wife of B. F. Sanders – Asleep in Jesus [FS:  F. V. S.] (Florence V. Harrison – Daughter of William H. Harrison & Sarah Jane Bennett – h Benjamin F. Sanders)

27.

Wright, Thomas Marrice

18 Nov 1919

17 Jan 1920

The Lovely Flower has Faded

28.

Aunt Jane

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(Scratched into Funeral Home Marker)

29.

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One grave marked with a concrete block.