| DIRECTIONS
Abney Scurlock Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas - From the Courthouse in
Hemphill, Texas go west on State Hwy 184 (Main Street) for 2.1 miles to
the “Y” intersection of Hwy 184 and FM 1592. Take the right at the “Y” on
FM 1592 and go 8.0 miles to the intersection of FM 1592 and State Hwy 103.
Continue across Hwy 103 on FM 1592 for 0.8 mile until you reach a stop
sign. Here you will join FM 1, turn north or right on FM 1 and go 6.8
miles until you reach County Road 155. There is a green Abney Scurlock
Cemetery sign. Turn right and go 1.3 miles until you reach CR 156. Go
left
on CR 156 for 0.5 mile to the cemetery. There is a steep hill that may
cause problems getting back out in wet weather. The cemetery is fenced and
fairly well kept. The back portion has a wrought iron fence around it and
the front portion has a cyclone fence that ties into the wrought iron
fence. Additional information added in parenthesis. |
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Name | Born | Died | Inscription | Comments | |
| 1 | ABNEY, John C. | 1821 | 16 Jul 1888 | In God we Trust - Taber Shreveport | (married Sarah M. “Sallie” Scurlock - dau of William Scurlock & Frances Thompson | |
| 2 | *GREY, Mary | 27 Aug 1824 | 11 Jun 1906 | Faithful to her trust, even unto death | ||
| 3 | HAMILTON, Isiah | 27 Jan 1818 | 21 Apr 1887 | Co C 1 Batt CAV Texas State TRP CSA 1816 - 1887 | (Born in MS - w Susan A. THOMPSON Hamilton) | |
| 4 | *KIMBALL, Nancy Ann | (1842) | 1850 | age 8 | ||
| 5 | *MARTIN, Essie W. | --- | --- | no dates on marker | ||
| 6 | *MARTIN, Lenial B. (Benoine) | --- (9 Sept 1909) |
--- (18 Oct 1998) |
no dates on marker | ||
| 7 | NOBLE, Fannie A. (SCURLOCK) | 10 Feb 1840 | 12 Aug 1897 | Wife of I. O. (Isaac Owen) Noble - Meet me in Heaven - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, they rest from their labors and their works follow them | (Frances Sneed Scurlock - dau of William Scurlock & Frances Thompson) | |
| 8 | NOBLE, I. O (Isaac Owen) | 19 Nov 1833 | 20 Feb 1903 | Mason - Sexton Lodge No. 251 A.F. & A.M. - Meet me in Heaven - Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavily laden and I will give you rest | (h/o Frances A. Sneed Scurlock) | |
| 9 | NOBLE, Theo H. | 12 July 1878 | 12 May 1897 | Sleep on my son and take thy rest God took thee when He thought it best | (Son of Isaac Owen Noble and Frances A. Sneed Scurlock) | |
| 10 | PARRISH, Sallie P. (HAMILTON) | 20 Feb 1856 | (Bet 1890-1900 - Broken - gone) (18 May 1883) |
Wife of M. (Melville) S. Parrish - Daughter of Isaiah & Susan A. (Thompson) Hamilton - She lived respected & died lamented Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Remember friends as you pass by, as I am now, so you must be Prepare for death and follow me. | (Broken in several pieces) (death date from Laura Smith) |
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| 11 | SCURLOCK, Baby | 27 Apr 1905 | 27 Apr 1905 | Daughter of Billie (William M. Scurlock, Jr.) & Jennie (Mary Virginia Gray) Scurlock | (Jennie is daughter of Mary Grey) | |
| 12 | SCURLOCK, Francis (THOMPSON) | 5 Nov 1821 | 19 Nov 1902 | Wife of Captain Wm. Scurlock | (dbl/w Captain William Scurlock - dau of William Alston Thompson & Phenaty Harris) | |
| 13 | SCURLOCK, Sallie | --- | --- | Child size rock vault - no dates | ||
| 14 | SCURLOCK, Captain Wm. | 22 Oct 1807 | 21 Jan 1885 | At Rest - Veteran of Mexican War -Asleep in Jesus Blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to weep - His many virtues from (sic) the noblest monument to his memory | (In Battle of San Jacinto - Double with Francis Scurlock - Son of Joseph Scurlock & Martha Jones) | |
| 15 | SNEED, Child | --- | --- | Child size rock vault (no further information) | ||
| 16 | SNEED, Phenaty (HARRIS) Thompson | --- | --- | (Phenaty Harris Thompson Sneed - married 1st William Alston Thompson - No Dates - remnants of rock vault) | ||
| 17 | SNEED, William J. (Joseph) | --- | --- | (No Dates - Rock vault) | ||
| 18 | THOMPSON, George W. | 8 Jun 1835 | (15 Oct) 1864 | (Marker broken - full death date missing) | ||
| 19 | THOMPSON, William A. (Alston) | 1793 | 1837 | Soldier of the Republic of Texas | (William Alston Thompson - Rock Vault - top caved in - Son of Samuel & Precious Thompson) | |
| 20 | * WALTON, (W.) Charlie | 1869 | 1932 | Gone but not forgotten | h/o Nannie Payne - m. 6 Jun 1896 SCT | |
| 21 | * WALTON, Mrs. Charlie “Nannie” (PAYNE) | 23 July 1879 | 24 Dec 1954 | There is rest in heaven | w/o W. Charlie Walton | |
| 22 | * WALTON, Effie | 8 June 1897 | 12 Apr 1903 | Lead Kindly Light - Dau of W. C. and Nannie Walton - Sleep on dear child and take thy rest, In Jesus’ arms forever blest. | ||
| 23 | WALTON, J. D. | 9 Aug 1875 | 31 Dec 1901 | Gone but not forgotten | ||
| 24 | *WALTON, Katie | 31 July 1881 | 11 Sept 1899 | Wife of J. D. Walton- Gone but not forgotten- A precious one from us is gone, A Voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. | ||
| 25 | *WALTON, Nancy Ann | 1 June 1843 | 20 Apr 1902 | Wife of W. J. Walton | ||
| 26 | *WALTON, W. J. | 18 June 1838 | 27 May 1916 | Co D. 36 Miss Inf CSA - He is at Rest | (w Nancy Ann Walton) | |
Sabine
County Cemeteries
