KING FAMILY CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas

Indexed 8 April 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell

DIRECTIONS

King Family Cemetery – Milam, Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87.  Go North or left 7 miles to Milam.  At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam continue North on Hwy 87 5.4 miles to West Carter’s Ferry Road.  Turn West or left on West Carter’s Ferry Road, go 3.8 miles to King Family Cemetery sign on right side of road.  Turn in to the right, you will be on the highline Right of Way and you will follow the road to the left about 100 yards and turn right for about another 100 yards.  The cemetery is on the left completely taken over by the woods and underbrush.  Additional information added in parenthesis.

  Name Born Died Inscription Comments
1 ARNOLD, James Martin 1 Nov 1888 17 Jul 1900 "Too good for earth, God called him home"  
2 ARNOLD, Loye 11 Oct 1896 11 Sep 1897 "Our darling on hath gone before, To greet us on the blissful shore"  
3 ARNOLD, Mary Etta 7 Oct 1886 9 Jul 1887 She is not dead, but sleepth"  
4 *BENNETT, William Burtis 25 Oct 1875 11 May 1925   wife, Allie Bennett
5 DEAN, Cynthia (Glaze) 15 Aug 1843 1 Mar 1926 wife of D. H. Dean (1st hus. Elias King)
6 DEAN, D. H. 26 Jun 1855 13 May 1906 WOW marker (h/o Cynthia Glaze Dean)
7 DEAN, H. H. (Hugh) 16 Dec 1883 30 May 1908 "My sweet Boy is gone but not forgotten. Mama" (son of D. H. & Cynthia Dean)
8 DEAN, Marguerite 5 Apr 1899 10 Oct 1899 "She was shunshine in our home"  
9 GREER, Addie Bright 16 Jun 1875 12 Dec 1904    
10 GREER, Edward Jaskson 16 Apr 1903 22 Nov 1928    
11 GREER, Elijah 24 /apr 1882 10 Nov 1905 "son of D. E. & M. S. Greer  
12 GREER, Little Onie 15 Feb 1877 12 Jul 1884    
13 GREER, Martha (Arnold) 26 Jul 1856 7 Jul 1935   (w/o David Elijah Greer - Blind Dave)
14 HARRIS, Mary M. 8 Oct 1828 29 May 1889 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept my faith"  
15 HORNE, Nimmie 16 Nov 1870 8 Jun 1873 "son of W. W. & L. J. Horne" (only grave inside of wrought iron fence)
16 KING, Elias L. 11 Mar 1828 9 Oct 1876   (h/o Cynthia Glaze)
17 KING, Sidney W. 10 Feb 1870 9 Oct 1913 "son of Elias & Cynthia King - Safe in the arms of Jesus" WOW monument

Also present: 4 rock slabs
Last Burial 1935
* We did not find this grave, although it is listed in J. B. Sanders Book on Sabine County Cemeteries.

Sabine County Cemeteries

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