MILAM CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas

Indexed October 2000 by Mackie & Kay Parker McCary

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DIRECTIONS

Milam 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.  Take Hwy 21 West or left 0.1 mile, turn North or right on North Vernon Street.  Cemetery is 0.2 mile at end of road.  Additional information added in parenthesis.

Legend:

  • #    Information from Blanche Toole – Probables and Unmarked; and from Census Record

  • %   Information from Dixie Nethery Sparks - Unmarked

  • *     “Historic Town of Milam”, The Champion, Shelby Co., Texas, 31 August 1927

  • @  Now Unmarked

  • WOW = Woodman of the World marker

  Name Born Died Inscription Comments
1 ALFORD, I. B. 29 Apr 1871 4 May 1944 "In Loving Memory"  
2 ALFORD, Lula Mae 20 May 1884 3 Dec 1960   w/o I. B. Alford
3 ANDERS, F. P. 10 Feb 1858 14 Jan 1906 "Gone but not forgotten"  
4 ANDERS, Mrs. Margett L. (Causey) 27 Apr 1866 26 Oct 1935 "Gone but not forgotten"  
5 ANDERS, R. S. 20 Feb 1896 6 May 1917 "Though lost to sight to memory dear" WOW  
6 ANDERS, B. F. --- 22 Mar 1923   (died with flu)
7 ARNOLD, F (Flim)  Kimble Sep 1908 (16) Jul 1964 "Gone but not forgotten -- By Sisters"  
8 ARNOLD, Flora --- 14 Mar 1923   (died with flu)
9 ARNOLD, Frank 1875 1959   dbl/w Stella Vickers Arnold
10 ARNOLD, Jefferson --- 12 Mar 1923   (died with flu)
11 ARNOLD, Seth --- 19 Mar 1923   (died with flu)
12 ARNOLD, Stella (Vickers) 1882 (22 Oct 1975)   dbl/w Frank Arnold
13 ARNOLD, Walter --- 28 Mar 1923   (died with flu)
14 BENNETT, (male) 3 Sep 1867 17 Oct 1890 "son of C. M. & M. L. – At Rest"  
15 BENNETT, C. M. (Charlie) 15 Oct 1820 13 May 1896 "wife-Mary - Father -
He was faithful to every duty"
 
16 BENNETT, Mary L. (Brazeale) 1 Apr 1830 10 Jun 1911

hus C. M. Bennett - Mother - Though lost to sight to memory dear"

 
17 BENNETT, Tom G. 3 Sep 1867 17 Oct 1890 "son of C. M. & M. L. Bennett"  
18 # BLACKBURN, Gabriel        
19 BOYD, John Sr. 1797 1864   (born KY)
20 BOYD, Mary 11 Mar 1802 5 Feb 1872 wife of John Boyd (born VA)
21 BOYD, W. (William) A. 5 Apr 1848 4 Jan 1899   (broken in 3 pieces)
22 CAUSEY, A. D. 1 Sep 1869 16 Apr 1912

w Katie B. - Twas hard to give thee up but thy will O God be done" WOW

(on ground)
23 CAUSEY, George Ross 1 Sep 1893 1 Sep 1893 "son of G. W. & M. F. Causey"  
24 CAUSEY, Katie B. (Blanche) Speights  1 Jul 1872 2 Mar 1899   w/o A. D. Causey (broken)
25 CAUSEY, Mary E. 5 Sept 1918 5 Sept 1918    
26 CAUSEY, William Gordon 24 Sept 1892 31 May 1897

"son of A. D. & K. B. Causey"

 
27 COLLIER, George W. 24 ?Jun 1803 30 Apr 1872 "Resting till the resurrection morn"

dbl/w Sarah E. Collier (****24 Jan – Check)

28 COLLIER, Sarah E. 14 July 1819 17 Feb 1906 "Her end was near" dbl/w George W. Collier
29 COLLIER, William Theodore 27 Nov 1857 8 Apr 1928 "born Miss"

h/o Louise Dexter West

30 % CORDRAY, Baby        
31 % CORDRAY, Child        
32 % CORDRAY, Child        
33 CORDRAY, Cleveland L. 1884 1961  

(h/o Lillie Bell Cordray)

34 CORDRAY, Dan T. 2 Dec 1918 17 Aug 1989

Pvt US Army WWII

 
35 CORDRAY, Dollie C. (Wilson) 1867 1950 "Asleep in Jesus"  
36 CORDRAY, James Dell 10 May 1925 6 Oct 1945

TX Pvt 403 AAF Airbase Sq.

 
37 CORDRAY, Lillie Bell (Britt) 1888 1965  

(h Cleveland L.Cordray)

38 CORDRAY, Nettie M. 1892 1894    
39 # CRAWFORD, Huldith (abt 1795) (abt 1859)   (born NC)
40 # CRAWFORD, Jacob (abt 1792) (abt 1859)   (born NC)
41 # CRAWFORD, Samuel T.  

 

  died when 3 months old
42 CRENSHAW, Marie 6 Sept 1916 18 Jan 1985    
43 % CUPID, Baby        
44 # DAVIDSON, Christina Crawford (abt 1822) (1873)    
45 DAVIDSON, Ed 1875 1950    
46 DAVIDSON, Elizabeth 29 Aug 1914 11 Oct 1933    
47 DAVIDSON, Ethel J. 9 Feb 1887 21 Jul 1908 "Thy will be done"  
48 DAVIDSON, Ina 31 Aug 1907 26 July 1911    
49 DAVIDSON, Lockye (Vickers) 1884 1964    
50 DAVIDSON, Mollie E. (Pratt) 1873 1952   dbl/w Walter M. Davidson
51 # DAVIDSON, Solomon
% (wife buried in same grave)
(abt 1812) (1900)  

(Effie Davidson Vance’s grandfather)

52 DAVIDSON, Walter M. 1872 1951   dbl/w Mollie E. Pratt Davidson
53 DENT, Annie M. (Watson) 1 Feb 1869 27 Jun 1949   hus. John T. Dent
54 DENT, John T.(Turner) 24 Sept 1847 27 Oct 1916   wife, Annie M. Dent
55 DENT, Mary L. 12 Feb 1902 30 Mar 1978  

(dau of  John T. & Annie M. Dent)

56 * DILLARD, William L. (12 Jan 1828) (10 Dec 1866)   (born VA)
57 DILLARD, W. (William) W. 12 Dec 1855 12 Oct 1866    
58 ELLIOTT, Frank 1879 1944 "Father"  
59 ELLIOTT, Fred 14 May 1913 21 Jul 1952 "Son"  
60 ELLIOTT, Mary Ettie (27 Jan) 1894 (May) 1986    
61 % ELLIOTT, Ollie      

(buried near Dent graves)

62 % ELLIOTT, baby of Ollie Elliott       (buried near Dent graves)
63 ELLIOTT, Seimon 1836 1886    
64 ELLIOTT, William A. 1913

1952

   
65 # FINLEY, Infant Son      

son of Needham & Louisa Finley - located near Harris graves

66 FINLEY, John 27 Mar 1836 29 Jun 1907

Pvt. 22nd GA INF CSA

 
67 FINLEY, Julia Frances McSwain Elliott 1850 1923   (1st married Seimon Elliott)
68 GANDY, Lee P. 29 Feb 1876 15 Oct 1936   dbl/w Mattie Davidson Gandy
69 GANDY, Lula M. 7 Jul 1902    22 Jul 1907 "dau of L. P. & M. E. - Age 5 yrs, 15 days – Sleep on Sweet babe and take thy rest God called thee home He thought it best"  
70 GANDY, Mattie (Davidson) 23 Dec 1874 4 Jan 1965   dbl/w Lee P. Gandy
71 GELLATLY, Mary C. 9 Jul 1847 24 Feb 1934   h. William Gellatly
72 GELLATLY, Nannie E. (/Elliott) 17 Sept 1868 9 Mar 1889 "dau of William & Mary Gellatly -Age 20 years, 5 mo, 22 da – We’ll try to meet you darling on the bright celestial shore"

(died from blood poisoning from a needle prick to her finger)

73 GELLATLY, William 16 Jul 1834 6 Jun 1909 "w Mary C. – There the tried heart knows no sorrow  And we meet to part no more."

(fallen on ground)

74 GOODRICH, Charles K. (King) 3 Jan 1893 3 Aug 1962

WWI TX Cpl 111 Supply TN 36 Div

 
75 GOODRICH, Corra 1870 17 Feb 1912

h Dr. R. L. Goodrich - Aged 42, 5 mo, 28 ds

 
76 GOODRICH, Nellie C. 1912 1914  

(dau of Reginald G. Goodrich & Laura Virginia Wooley)

77 GOODRICH, Dr. R. L. 18 Jan 1862 13 Jan 1918

"w Corra  - Age 55 yrs, 11 mo, 25 days – Death is eternal live  Why should we weep" WOW

 
78 # GRIFFITH, Lycurgas Edward       (b Maryland - w Sarah Clark)
79 HARRIS, Grover Cleveland 6 Oct 1888 11 Nov 1955 TX Pvt Co 30 WWI  
80 HARRIS, H. C. 4 Feb 1844 16 Oct 1907 "On that bright immortal shore – We shall meet to part no more"  
81 HARRIS, H. C. Jr. 4 Aug 1881 14 Aug 1911 "Asleep in Jesus  Gone but not forgotten" WOW marker
82 # HARRIS, William H.       (w Margaret Clark,  dau of William Clark"
83 HENDERSON, Elizabeth McSwain 1848 1879 "Mother"  
84 % HENDERSON, Lee       ((Buried to the left of Elizabeth Henderson McSwain)(Effie Davidson Vance’s grandmother)
85 HOGAN, Anne Jane Holton 1835 1917    
86 HOGAN, William Ira 16  Jul 1830 5 Feb 1921

CSA LA Co H 27th Regt LA INF

 
87 HOWARD, John S. 8 Nov 1868 21 Oct 1912 "Blessed are the Pure in heart for they shall see God" WOW  
88 % HOWARD, Nannie 1874 1928    

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