YOUNG SCHOOL HOUSE CEMETERY, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contact at Txtammy@hotmail.com for information on this file. ************************************************************************ YOUNG SCHOOL HOUSE CEMETERY BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS UPTON AREA (Smithville, TX postal area) LOCATION: Young School House Cemetary is located on the corner of Cnty Rd. 280 and 281 in Upton, Texas (Smithville, TX postal area.) From city of Bastrop, go west, turn left on FM 304. Go 10 miles, turn left on Cnty Rd. 281. Church and cemetery are located on Cnty Rd. 281, left side of road after the left turn to Cnty Rd 280. Plaque by the Texas Historical Commission erected next to the school house: Young School House and Cemetary In 1872, area pioneer John P. Young (1829-1906) donated two acres of his land for a community school and cemetary. The earliest marked grave, that of W. T. Sanders, is dated 1874. Since then, the cemetary has been used primarily by area settlers and their descendants. Shortly after the land was donated, community leaders opened a five-month term school, which was named in honor of John Young. With the help of carpenter Samuel D. Sanford, this school house was constructed in 1872 of hand-hewn pine logs. Young school closed in 1907 when the rail line was laid through the Upton community (3 MI.N), and a larger school was established there. Although no longer in use as a school house the building has been maintained as a community center and has been the site of worship services for several area congregations. Young School House Baptist Church, whose roots date to 1910, continues to worship at this site. The building has been moved twice to make room for more cemetary plots. Much of the history of this part of Bastrop County revolves around Young School House and Cemetary, each of which has been in use for more than 100 years. (1983) Surveyor's notes on line under headstone inscription. S/w means "headstone shared with." Abbott, Debbie L. 1958 1984 Adams, Charlie 4/26/1871 12/24/1943 Father Adams, Charlie O. 7/25/1841 6/3/1900 Died in Bastrop, TX Born Talbot Co., CA Adams, Maggie E. 12/23/1885 4/1/1966 Mother Andrews, Mabel 10/17/1883 7/29/1952 Bell, Catherine 1/7/1800 6/23/1825 Bell, James Henry 8/22/1884 3/20/1976 s/w Lillian Ada Bell Bell, Jessie 6/22/1888 12/18/1894 Dau of W.H. and Jennie Bell Bell, Juanita C. 9/14/1931 None s/w Melvin O. Bell Bell, Kate 1/2/1847 11/4/1905 Wife of John P. Young Bell, Lillian Ada 7/10/1892 4/5/1969 s/w James Henry Bell Bell, Melvin O 1/21/1930 9/22/1996 Married 5/27/1950 Bell, W.H. 1835 11/9/1800 Bellamy, Joseph L. 10/10/1878 8/31/1890 Son of AJ and RA Bellamy Bohot, Margie Mae 8/27/1918 12/7/1997 Bohot, Walter Herbert 8/15/1920 7/7/1982 TEC5 US Army WWII Bowen, Caroline 2/27/1841 5/5/1921 s/w Hiram C. Bowen Bowen, Hiram C. 8/26/1827 3/25/1893 Breeden, Gladys Marie 3/26/1912 4/16/1989 Briggs, Ellen R. 3/13/1872 7/19/1941 s/w William M. Briggs Briggs, Lena E. 1/11/1879 7/1/1955 Briggs, William M 4/11/1866 3/19/1935 Brown, Mrs. A.L. 12/1/1877 11/25/1922 Brown, Albert L. 1/14/1898 7/7/1915 Brown, MD Albert L. 9/15/1868 9/11/1909 Brown, Baby 3/3/1908 3/4/1908 Dau Of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. A.L. Brown Brown, Carrie Vashti 3/8/1896 2/9/1936 Bryers, Fred C. 1866 1946 s/w Mary I. Bryers Bryers, Mary I. 1868 1953 Cain, James M. 4/25/1834 4/29/1886 Georgia 2nd LT Co B 8 Regt GA CAV Confederate States Army Calhoun, Willie James 10/29/1948 4/30/1993 SP4 US Army Vietnam Cameron, Baby 8/18/1919 8/18/1919 Carlisle, A.W. 1844 1911 Carlisle, John C. 1879 1924 Carlisle, Mae Cottle 2/22/1889 1/8/1919 Wife of T.L. Carlisle Carlisle, Margaret Mae 9/6/1915 4/26/1918 Dau of T.L. and MPE Carlisle Carroll, Mrs. R. 1845 8/23/1924 Wife of M. Carroll Cox, Anna Bell 9/2/1914 3/29/1996 Cox, Arthur Lloyd 4/1/1914 4/14/1988 US Army Cox, Elizabeth 1867 1947 Cox, WM 1866 1952 Cox, W.J. 5/3/1895 8/29/1917 Crippen, Mary 6/9/1837 7/27/1912 Crippen, Orrin 7/9/1826 6/9/1926 Dabney, Freddie Tom 1916 1932 Dabney, Robert A. 4/1/1914 4/14/1988 MAJ US Army WWII Dabney, Sarah E. 3/19/1886 3/16/1970 s/w William C. Dabney Dabney, William C 7/31/1878 8/7/1951 Dabney, Woodie C. 1908 1985 Deavers, Infant 11/29/1906 1/7/1907 Son of Tom and Katie Deavers Deavers, Infant 9/11/1919 9/14/1919 Dau of Tom and Katie Deavers Deavers, Ada M. 1/26/1883 9/24/1964 Deavers, Delton D. 1925 1986 Deavers, Frank 1879 1957 Deavers, Herman J. 1919 1996 Deavers, Ida Jane 1/25/1880 10/17/1908 Wife of WT Deavers Deavers, Kate Bell 1889 1944 Deavers, Katie 6/18/1888 7/10/1975 s/w Tom B. Deavers Deavers, Louis E. 12/5/1897 7/6/1944 Texas PVT 1CL 726 Mil Police BN Deavers, Maggie M.L. 1/2/1802 11/15/1892 Dau of WT and IJ Deavers Deavers, Malisa 3/16/1881 11/29/1882 Dau of Wm and Ida J. Deavers Deavers, Tom B. 9/12/1884 10/26/1946 Deavers, W.T. 6/9/1850 8/5/1935 DeLoach, Callie V. 6/22/1859 8/16/1911 s/w W. T. DeLoach DeLoach, Doyle D. 11/4/1920 7/20/1935 DeLoach, John Haynie 1/12/1928 11/12/1980 PVT US Marine Corp WWII DeLoach, Rena Bell 4/29/1895 3/27/1983 s/w William L. DeLoach DeLoach, W. T. 4/10/1854 10/24/1919 s/w C. V Porter and C. L. Porter DeLoach, William L. 8/4/1895 5/19/1968 Married 11/10/1917 Drake, Claude L. 3/27/1925 12/25/1982 Jimmie Joe Drake, Winfred 1921 1985 Son of Susie Tiner and Tommy Drake Easley, Bobby Joe 1940 1974 Our son Easley, Dan H. 3/27/1861 8/6/1942 Father Easley, Daniel W. 1/27/1893 1/7/1952 s/w Mary Easley Easley, ID 1905 None Daddy Easley, Lucile 11/26/1915 10/23/1997 Momma Easley, Mattie 4/12/1870 1/5/1955 Mother Easley, Mary 4/26/1881 None Echels, Child 3/24/1876 7/20/1877 Son of J.F. and M.A. Echels Echels, Mary L. 1/28/1891 Wife of WM Echels Age died 30 yrs Echols, Jesse Lee 4/25/1880 11/30/1968 Echols, Mary Jane 5/10/1884 11/19/1943 Farris, Claude L. 6/2/1895 5/13/1933 s/w Eva (Farris) Gallion Farris, Eva Gallion 6/13/1899 1/17/1984 Together Again Farris, Freddie 8/15/1887 8/19/1887 Son of John and Sophronia Farris Farris, Henry C. 8/29/1896 2/8/1968 Texas PFC Mil Police Corps WWI Farris, John F. 8/11/1864 2/19/1930 s/w Sophronia Farris Farris, Sophronia 4/12/1870 8/6/1967 s/w John F Farris, Daughter of Lewis and Martha Tiner Foraker, Ernest E. 1912 1982 Formby, Clyde W. 3/18/1915 9/19/1981 Franklin, Beulah 1879 1933 s/w Steve Franklin Franklin, John N. 9/18/1880 8/14/1912 Franklin, John R. 2/7/1836 1/20/1891 Franklin, Lena N. 2/5/1873 11/10/1890 Franklin, Mary F. 11/18/1848 5/20/1918 Franklin, Steve 12/22/1876 10/17/1918 Free, Janice L. 5/20/1943 11/6/1998 Age 55 Free, Victor Lydell 12/30/1968 4/24/1992 Furr, F.P. 1/20/1907 5/4/1932 Furr, P.F. 8/9/18?6 10/1885 (headstone broken at date) Gallion, Harland Davis 4/16/1909 5/22/1988 S1 US Navy WWII Gray, W. 3/28/1828 6/7/1894 Grohman, Susie (BOB) 3/15/1899 1/31/1992 Susie Tiner Drake, Daughter of Lewis and Celia Petty Tiner Hart, Betty 1928 1990 Hart, James A. 1915 1985 Haynes, J.E. 10/21/1857 4/28/1896 Highsmith, Elizabeth J. 12/25/1829 1/24/1910 B. Lincoln Co., MO D. Upton, TX Wife of Thomas J. Potter HIGHSMITH (3 FT MONUMENT, FOUR SIDES WITH INFORMATION) In memory of our children W.A. and L.A. Highsmith1892 Alice 3/7/1872 6/5/1874 Age 2 ys 2 mos, 28 days Our 3rd daughter Kathie Lea 2/17/1874 7/24/1882 Age 8 ys 5 mos, 7 days Our 4th daughter Lelia Harninee 1/3/1868 11/8/1886 Age 18 ys 10 mos 5 days Our 1st daughter Hill, Larry Dale 3/25/74 7/14/87 Kelley, Andrew Nathan 9/30/1885 5/18/1975 s/w Myra Marie Kelley Kelley, Danial Coffield 8/4/1843 9/7/1912 B. Lee Co, GA D. Holt, TX Co. B 8 GA CAV CSA, Son of Nancy Knight Kelley, Bro to Martha Tiner Kelley, Elizabeth Jordan 1847 1892 Wife of DC Kelley s/w Nancy Knight Kelley Kelley, Francis 12/13/1850 11/16/1918 s/w W. L. Kelley Kelley, James 1865 1940 Kelley, James E. 3/17/1938 4/19/1979 PVT US AF Kelley, Marion 1909 1981 Kelley, Mildred M. 11/1/1921 None s/w William Thomas Machen Kelley, Myra Marie 3/11/1891 3/31/1981 Kelley, Myrtle 4/11/1914 11/10/1916 Dau of A.N. Kelley and wife Kelley, Nancy Knight 1807 1879 Mother of Martha Tiner, W. L. & Danial Kelley Kelley, Roy E. 4/16/1910 3/4/1934 Kelley, W.L. 10/16/1847 9/10/1927 Kelly 1922 1969 Kelly, Allie B. 7/25/1909 2/24/1988 s/w James H. Kelly Kelly, Ada 2/17/1891 11/15/1902 Daughter of J.A. and I.D. Kelly Kelly, (Brance?) 8/1890 Kelly, Horace Lee 10/6/1919 9/18/1973 Pvt US Army WWII Kelly, James A. 1946 1996 Kelly, James H. 2/16/1905 7/5/1973 Kelly, Lyda 1883 1952 Kelly, Leonard L., JR. 1880 11/1959 Kelly, Oscar D. 8/29/1916 10/5/1975 Kelly, Paul Dee 12/23/1923 3/4/1990 SR 3 US Navy WWII Kennedy, George W. 7/23/1881 10/10/1880 Age 38 yrs Gone home Kennedy, Robert E. 8/19/1886 6/18/1889 Son of George W. and Josephine Kennedy Kitchen, Louis K. 1901 1982 Dad s/w Verna Lee Kitchen Kitchen, Verna Lee 1905 1992 Mom Lee, Chester Marvin 12/13/1901 7/5/1985 s/w Lizzie Bell Briggs Lee, John Standford 1863 1955 Lee, Lizzie Bell 3/27/1912 2/24/1988 Lee, Martha Mae 12/17/1903 6/9/1963 Lee, Mattie E. 1883 1912 Lee, Robert C. 1905 1981 Loudat, Henrietta 4/6/1926 None Machen, Ada 1/19/1890 6/4/1958 s/w John W. Machen Machen, John W. 8/22/1888 5/24/1972 Machen, Ida Lee 2/16/1920 None s/w Woodrow Wilson Machen Machen, William Thomas 7/25/1915 6/22/1983 US Navy Seaman 2nd class s/w Mildred M. Kelley Machen, Woodrow Wilson 5/15/1913 11/25/1995 Married Ida Lee 12/24/1934 May, Robert W. 9/15/1838 11/13/1902 Mayes, Frances 1866 1915 s/w Marten Mayes Mayes, Marten 1856 1926 McAnaney, Ethel Nash 12/15/1888 12/7/1936 McDonald, Lillie M 5/6/1888 2/21/1892 McDonald, Nannie Rose 10/15/1860 2/21/1945 Mother s/w Robert A. McDonald McDonald, Robert A. 1/18/1855 6/5/1944 Father McDonald, Rose Alice 2/20/1879 2/4/1924 Father McMahan, Hillie 2/20/1889 8/26/1889 Our Baby Boy Son of Ed and Sallie McMahan McWhorter, Arthur Lee 2/8/1898 10/20/1918 Mobley, Dulce Annie 10/16/1897 8/15/1963 Nee McDonald Mobley, Thomas Ray 1/1/1900 4/1/1957 Texas S Sgt 1307 Engr CONS BN WWII Moore, Ida Belle 9/23/1875 6/17/1891 Dau of W. and Georgia Moore Morgan, William (BILL) 11/17/1928 None Myers, Charlie 4/5/1894 Born in Germany Nash, Bertha Lee 12/4/1894 4/30/1910 Nash, Claude 1897 1900 Nash, Elmore 1902 1903 Nash, Frank 1822 1900 s/w Martha Jane Nash Nash, Frank A. 10/5/1892 2/15/1918 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Nash 345 FA Bat D 165th Brigdr 90th Div died at Camp Travis Nash, Joe Lela 10/7/1868 9/6/1959 s/w Joseph H. Nash Nash, John 1856 1932 s/w Madaline Nash Nash, Joseph H. 9/2/1857 8/21/1949 Nash, Madaline 1852 1923 Nash, Martha Jane 1879 1912 Nelson, Frank None None Our Friend Buried next to Lillie M. McDonald Nipps, Lucy 3/5/1905 1/26/1907 Nakunz, Leah Frances 3/31/1908 9/20/1986 Olayton, H. W. 6/25/1945 12/27/1890 Age 45 yrs Palmer, Melvin Leroy 1904 1997 Parker, P.J. 12/22/1913 9/6/1962 Parker, JR. P.J. 6/26/1939 Parker, Martha Edna Hilbig 1941 1996 Parker, Mary Ellen 9/30/1930 1/11/1989 Parker, Roy Raymond 10/12/1943 Parker, Truman 12/15/1923 None s/w Mary Ellen Parker Patterson, James Monroe 7/3/1874 5/29/1959 s/w Rose Lee Patterson Patterson, James W. 9/29/1927 None s/w Shirley Ann Patterson Patterson, Lilly Mae 11/8/1910 4/10/1933 Patterson, Rose Lee 9/9/1890 7/16/1935 Patterson, Shirley Ann 2/3/1931 11/30/1992 Payton, William W. 3/7/1908 3/31/1908 Pendleton, Willie Eugenia 11/22/1818 4/11/1916 Perkins, Myrtle 2/15/1889 8/22/190? Dau of JD and Tennessee Perkins Perkins, C.C. 11/27/1909 9/29/1957 Perkins, Leslie H. 1900 1947 US Army WWII Pfouts, Robert Charles 2/27/1915 7/30/1984 CPL US Army WWII Phelps, G. B. 1/15/1850 1/8/1935 Porter, C. L. 8/16/1892 3/9/1972 s/w W. T. DeLoach and C. V. Porter Porter, C. V. 6/22/1848 8/16/1911 s/w W. T. DeLoach and C. L. Porter Potter, Ben F. 10/3/1863 1/27/1930 Father Potter, Jennie Bell 4/16/1866 3/27/1951 Mother Potter, May 12/23/1896 5/5/1941 Potter, T.W. Billy 10/16/1865 3/14/1946 Ray, Thomas, JR 10/14/1927 10/15/1927 Rosanky, Ede 4/12/1881 6/15/1905 Rosanky, Fritz W. 12/23/1847 1/13/1911 Rosanky, Mary F. 6/25/1857 7/30/1935 Sanders, W.T. 6/16/1828 1/5/1874 Scallorn, Bettie Lou 5/14/1932 Infant Dau of JS and Lela Scallorn Scallorn, Evohn 2/24/1938 Inft Dau of JS and Lela Scallorn Scallorn, Franklin M. 10/31/1925 2/29/1936 Scallorn, Gladys E. 1/19/1909 3/28/1993 s/w W. Paul Scallorn Scallorn, James H. 12/20/1926 6/7/1977 US Army WWII Scallorn, James S. 2/3/1880 2/14/1946 Scallorn, Lela 10/1/1894 None s/w James S. Scallorn Scallorn, W. Paul 1/17/1901 7/27/1969 Schiller, Sandra Annette 3/17/1960 1/28/1981 Schlortt, Esther 11/23/1933 None s/w Quinn Schlortt Schlortt, John Wm 5/25/1888 4/12/1955 s/w Susie R. Schlortt Schlortt, Minnie Backhaus 9/5/1920 NONE Schlortt, Robert E SR. 10/9/1911 5/15/1997 MSGT USA WW II Schlortt, Susie R. 3/20/1886 10/11/1970 Schlortt, Quinn 8/28/1917 5/21/1986 Sgt US Army WWII Wed 11/23/1933 Smith, Andrew S. 1868 1927 Father s/w Mattie G. Smith Smith, Jones L. 4/11/1906 9/22/1906 Son of AJ and MG Smith Smith, Mattie G. 1869 1918 Mother Smith, O.B. 7/12/1869 6/8/1930 Stall, Frank J. 4/4/1907 9/29/1949 Thompson, Ada E. 2/17/1864 12/26/1943 Mother s/w John B. Thompson Thompson, Annie B. 8/14/1886 7/13/1964 s/w Thomas S. Thompson Thompson, Curtis 1889 1890 Thompson, David B. 4/7/1909 3/6/1968 Thompson, Francis Ann 2/6/1817 7/31/1907 s/w Samuel Thompson Thompson, John B. 3/18/1855 12/20/1946 Father Thompson, Norma 1/25/1925 1/25/1925 Thompson, Samuel 12/7/1810 11/6/1884 Thompson, Thomas S. 1/25/1881 7/9/1911 Threadgill, Edward Lewis 6/4/1883 6/23/1946 Threadgill, Mary E. 5/11/1854 4/26/1915 Throwbridge, Mahala Mae 3/16/1928 12/13/1981 s/w Arliss Maurice Throwbridge Throwbridge, Arliss Maurice 3/25/1930 7/24/1928 Tillman, Myrtle 10/8/1891 3/16/1949 Tiner, Anne Bell 1926 1926 Tiner, Ben 5/22/1916 9/1/1983 Tiner, Ben T. 1885 1935 s/w Mae M Tiner Tiner, Celia C. 8/22/1881 1/18/1977 s/w Louis M Tiner, Daughter of Joseph Riley Petty & Elizabeth Casbeer Tiner, Johnnie L. 1917 1974 Father s/w Roberta Tiner, Son of Lewis Michael & Celia Tiner Tiner, Lewis 9/10/1843 9/6/1942 Co C 2 GA CAV CSA Lewis Taylor Tiner, Husband of Martha Kelly Tiner Tiner, Louis 10/6/1904 2/6/1913 William Louis Tiner, Son of Louis M & Celia Tiner Tiner, Louis M. 5/13/1881 4/13/1926 Louis Michael Tiner, Son of Lewis & Martha Tiner. Husband of Celia C. Tiner Tiner, Mae M. 1885 1969 May Maggie Sawyer, Wife of Ben T. Tiner Tiner, Martha K. 12/1/1840 12/18/1926 nee Kelly Martha Kelley, Wife of Lewis Taylor Tiner. Dau of Nancy Knight Kelley Tiner, Roberta 1921 None Mother Roberta Meuth, Wife of Johnnie L. Tiner Tiner, Susie Hayslip 1/28/1849 5/17/1923 Wife of William Wright Tiner Tiner, Tonya Lynn 9/10/1974 Tiner, Wright W. 6/16/1845 7/26/1938 William Wright Tiner, Brother to Lewis Taylor Tiner Walker, Wesley Wayne 5/13/1926 4/26/1991 US Army WWII Webb, B.S. 5/2/1844 Mah 26, 1936 Co D 12 Miss CAV CSA Webb, Millie E. 4/1/1859 9/17/1955 Wendt, Mary Smith 11/1/1870 5/5/1951 s/w Richard Bruce Wendt Wendt, Richard Bruce 9/23/1875 5/8/1926 Williams, Baby 8/30/1901 8/31/1901 Williams, Bowen 1/13/1888 1889 Boy Williams, Clara Doms 1886 1971 s/w Clyde V. Williams Williams, Clyde V. 1883 1968 Williams, Ida Gray 12/25/1866 12/12/1943 s/w Stephen N. Williams Williams, Jade Omri 2/19/98 2/19/98 Stillborn Dau of Kenneth Lavon and Kristi Kruse Williams Gr gr gr gr grandaughter of Lewis Taylor Tiner. No relation to other Williams' buried in this cemetery. Williams, J. M. 1/26/1877 2/15/1904 Williams, Martin E. 3/1/1900 11/4/1900 Son of William E. Williams Williams, Stephen N 1/29/1857 11/20/1932 Williams, Willie B. 11/12/1902 8/17/1917 Work, Joe Bailey 3/12/1920 5/25/1998 Age 78 Young, Clark Hutton 11/21/1932 6/13/1993 s/w unknown