Brazoria Co., TX - Cemeteries - SANDY POINT CEMETERY *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Melodey Mozeley Hauch Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** SANDY POINT CEMETERY, Sandy Point, Brazoria County, Texas Submitted by: Melodey Mozeley Hauch, Mail to: rhauch@houston.rr.com Sandy Point Cemetery is located on private property on the west side of FM 521 approximately one mile southwest of Sandy Point, Texas. A Texas State Historical marker stands beside FM 521 near the cemetery which is in Curtis J. Mowery's cow pasture several hundred yards from the road. The cemetery is the resting place for Francis Bingham and John W. Bradley, two of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. Four Confederate soldiers were buried at Sandy Point: brothers Aurelius J. Terry and Clinton L. Terry, J. Glassell Smith and Harrison Tankersley. A. J. Terry was also a veteran of the Mexican War. William Jefferson Kyle (1803-1864) and Thomas Jefferson Coffee (1805-1858), prominent local businessmen, were also laid to rest at Sandy Point. The Brazoria County Historical Museum's Cemetery Committee has been restoring the cemetery since 1998. Sandy Point Cemetery was granted Historic Cemetery Designation by the Texas Historical Commission in 2003, and a marker celebrating this status was dedicated on May 22, 2004. The restoration continues in 2004 with plans to lift heavier stones back into place. There are currently eighty- eight known burials in Sandy Point Cemetery. In many cases, the graves were not marked, and information and locations were provided by family members. The earliest existing tombstone is dated 1852, and the latest burial took place in 1996. The following graves are divided by family and individual plots, beginning with the restored brick mausoleum. 1. The Mausoleum WILLIAM JEFFERSON KYLE "To the memory of William Jefferson Kyle, Born in Hawkins Co. Tenn. Nov. 11th A.D. 1803, Died at Oakland Plantation Fort Bend Co., Tex., January 5th A.D. 1864. He was a devoted Husband, an indulgent Father, an affectionate Brother and a firm and generous Friend. All his duties of life were most rigidly performed. He was the noblest work of God. An honest man." WILLIAM RUFUS KYLE Born December 19, 1829, Died March 14, 1859 "Sacred to the Memory of My Husband, William R....Deceased.....4th, 1859." Inscription is now mostly illegible. ELI MANADUE JUSTICE "Eli Manadue Justice of Louisiana. Born January 22nd, 1809. Emigrated to Texas in January 1840, And Died Oct. 30th, 1857." 2. The Stapleton Plot JOHN B. STAPLETON "Our brother John B. Stapleton, Sept. 29, 1917 - Aug. 22, 1937" MARY STAPLETON Mrs. Mary Stapleton, died Sept. 19, 1938. Aged 33 yrs. 1 mo. 27 days. (Unmarked, card marker only in 1948) 3. The Carr Family Plot DAVID MILTON CARR Born March 22, 1870, Died January 25, 1946 (Unmarked) MATTIE OPHELIA WOODS CARR Born March 16, 1873, Died August 14, 1972 (Unmarked) (Wife of David M. Carr) ALANZO NEWTON CARR Born around 1909, Died August 28, 1932 (Unmarked) (Son of David and Mattie Carr) EARNEST WILLIAM WOODS Born 1930, Died March 14, 1930 (Unmarked) (Nephew of David and Mattie Carr) 4. The Terry Family Plot AURELIUS JOSIAH TERRY "Aurelius J. Terry, Veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars, Born in Hinds County, Miss., Died in Houston in 1869" WINIFRED F. MANADUE TERRY "Winifred F. Terry , Born Oct. 26, 1837, Died Jan. 23, 1862" (Wife of Aurelius Terry) CLINTON MANADUE TERRY "Clinton M. Terry, Born Nov. 30, 1855, Died Nov. 7, 1868" (Son of Aurelius and Winifred) CLINTON LUCRETIUS TERRY "Clinton Terry, Born Hinds County, Miss. in 1831, Mortally wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862, while gallantly leading a charge of Terry's Texas Rangers." (Brother of Aurelius Terry) WINIFRED BURNEY GILL "Mrs. W.F. Gill, born Dec. 10, 1801", no death date listed on the marker. (Grandmother of Winifred Manadue Terry and Betsy Manadue) BETSY BONNER MANADUE "Betsy B. Manadue, Born March 8, 1840, Died May 20, 1862" (Sister of Winifred Terry) 5. Coffee Family Plot THOMAS JEFFERSON COFFEE "Sacred to the memory of Thomas J. Coffee, Born February 16, 1805, Departed this life November 2, 1858. Erected to the memory of our father and mother." MALINDA GRAVES HALEY COFFEE "Malinda G. Coffee, born November 17, 1808, Departed this life December 24, 1857." (Wife of Thomas J. Coffee) HENRY COFFEE "Erected to the Memory of Our Brother, Henry Coffee, Born November 24, 1840, Departed this life, November 9, 1857." (Son of Thomas and Malinda Coffee) ELLEN COFFEE TANKERSLEY "Mrs. Ellen, Wife of J.H. Tankersley, Born June 17, 1835, Died April 1, 1866" (Daughter of Thomas and Malinda Coffee) ROXANA COFFEE WARD "Mrs. Roxana, Wife of Wm. Ward, Born Oct. 28, 1842, Died Aug. 22, 1860." (Daughter of Thomas and Malinda Coffee) HENRY LEE LOBDELL "Henry Lee Lobdell, born Sept. 5, 1850, died Aug. 23d, 1852." (Grandson of Thomas and Malinda Coffee) 6. The Tankersley Family Plot HARRISON TANKERSLEY "In memory of our dear uncle Harrison Tankersley, Born in Sumter County, Ala. April 4, 1841, Died June 1, 1908, Terry's Rangers 8th Texas Cavalry." JAMES GLASSELL SMITH "In memory of our loved one J. Glassell Smith, Born in Orange County, Va. May 18, 1837, Died July 4, 1908." BLACKBURN LOCHRIDGE "In memory of Husband and Father Blackburn Lochridge, Feb. 1, 1872, Oct. 25, 1929." SADIE ULMER LOCHRIDGE "In memory of Mother, Sadie Ulmer Lochridge, June 22, 1872 - Oct. 18, 1947" (Wife of Blackburn Lochridge, great-niece of Harrison Tankersley) INFANT DAUGHTER LOCHRIDGE "Infant daughter of B. & S. Lochridge, Born and Died Dec. 14, 1908" TOM AUSTIN LOCHRIDGE Born March 07, 1903, Died August 30, 1985 (Unmarked) (Son of Blackburn and Sadie) FRANCIS SAUNDERS ULMER "Francis S. Ulmer, Nov. 6, 1851, June 20, 1932" LUCY DADE TANKERSLEY ULMER "Lucy D. Ulmer, Sept. 12, 1854, July 14, 1940" (Wife of Francis Ulmer, niece of Harrison Tankersley) KENNETH GENE COLEMAN "Kenneth Gene Coleman, Aug. 26, 1930, Aug. 27, 1930" 7. The Meyer Family Plot FREDRIC W. MEYER "F.W. Meyer, June 6, 1851, April 21, 1917, In Loving Memory of a Devoted Father." ELIZA MAY CORRIN MEYER "Eliza May, Wife of F. W. Meyer, 1911, A Good Mother, A Noble Woman, A True Wife." These three phrases are on different sides of the monument. FERDINAND ROBERT MEYER "F. R. Meyer, Born Oct. 14, 1877, Died Oct. 10, 1906, Gone but not forgotten." (Son of F.W. and Eliza Meyer) INFANT SON MEYER "Infant son of F. W. & Eliza May Meyer, Born Nov. 26, 1896, Died May 13, 1897" 8. The Grassman Family Plot JACOB E. GRASSMAN "Jacob E. Grassman, Born East Hanover, Pa., Dec. 31, 1849, Died Feb. 23, 1899, May he rest in peace." KATE A. GRASSMAN "Kate A. Grassman, Sept. 19, 1843, Oct. 12, 1918" (Wife of Jacob E. Grassman) HARVEY G. GRASSMAN "In Loving Memory of Harvey G. Grassman, February 18, 1883, September 14, 1912. At Rest" (Son of Jacob and Kate Grassman) 9. The Bradley Family Plot EDWARD R. BRADLEY, JR. "Edward R. Bradley, Born May 15, 1807, Died Dec. 15, 1858" (Son of Old 300 Colonist E.R. Bradley, Sr.) JOHN W. BRADLEY (Old 300 Colonist) "Here lies the remains of John W. Bradley Who died in June 1864, Aged 55 years. He was the only brother of Edward R. Bradley, who here sleeps by his side." 10. The Bingham Family Plot FRANCIS BINGHAM (Old 300 Colonist) "Francis Bingham, Born 1772, Died 1854, A Texas Veteran." Bingham's remains were moved to Sandy Point Cemetery from a family cemetery after 1880. The new monument had a mistake: he died in 1851. MARGARET HALL BINGHAM "Margaret H. Bingham, Wife of Francis Bingham, Born Dec. 15, 1795, Died Jan. 29, 1860, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." JAMES PICKENS BINGHAM, SR. "James P. Bingham, Sr., Born Jan. 13, 1822, Died Feb. 5, 1882." (Son of Francis and Margaret Bingham) BETTIE CRAIG BINGHAM "Bettie C. Bingham, Born Jan. 20, 1837, Died June 30, 1930" (Wife of James) JOHN C. BINGHAM "John C. Bingham, Dec. 29, 1869 - Feb. 11, 1941" (Son of James and Bettie Bingham) CORDELIA BINGHAM "Cordelia Bingham, Born May 6, 1880, Died Nov. 18, 1888, Suffer little children to come unto me, And forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God." (Daughter of James and Bettie Bingham) ROBERT GORDON BINGHAM "Robert Gordon Bingham, Born May 4, 1861, Died Aug. 4, 1864. Unless you become as a little child, You shall in no wise enter the Kingdom of heaven" (Son of James and Bettie Bingham) GEORGE HIDEN BINGHAM "George Hiden Bingham, Sept. 27, 1872 - May 13, 1947" (Son of James and Betty Bingham) WILLIAM NOLAND TIGNER, SR. "Father, William Noland Tigner Sr., Aug. 17, 1858, Aug. 6, 1948" NANNIE BINGHAM TIGNER "Sacred to the memory of My Beloved Wife, Nannie Bingham Tigner, Born Feb. 13, 1864, Departed this life July 16, 1902. She was a noble hearted Christian, The Lord knoweth the days of the upright And their inheritance shall be forever." (Daughter of James and Bettie Bingham) WILLIAM NOLAND TIGNER, JR. "William Noland Tigner, Jr., Jan. 26, 1889, Dec. 24, 1962" (Son of William and Nannie Tigner) CLARKE HOPE TIGNER "In memory of Clarke Hope Tigner, Born July 23, 1890, Died Feb. 11, 1943" (Son of William and Nannie Tigner) JOHNNY H. WHITESIDE "Johnny H., Son of J. F. & S. C. Whiteside, Born Dec. 20, 1875, Died Aug. 1, 1880. The rose that is nipped in the bud, died enclosed with all its perfumes, like thee, my son, with all thy innocence, why should we deplore thy early grave for thou art promised the Kingdom of Heaven." (Great-grandson of Francis and Margaret Bingham) 11. The Day Plot CHARLES H. DAY "Born Nov. 2, 1832, Died Nov. 23, 1887, Age 55 yrs & 21 days, In God we trust." This headstone was described in the 1948 and 1963 surveys. It was inscribed with the Masonic emblem and is missing in 2004, foot stone only found in 2004. 12. The Rivero Plot _____RIVERO "Rivero, edad ...., fallecio (died) 7-18-1928" Headstone is broken into several pieces, and some pieces are missing. L. M. RIVERO "L. M. Rivero, fallecio (died) 3.4. 1924, edad 58 recuerdo de sus hijos (aged 58 remembered by his or her children) FRANK A. RIVERO " Frank A. Rivero, Feb. 15, 1884 - Nov. 13, 1958, Recuerdo de su esposa e hijo" (Remembered by his wife and son) 13. The Estrada Plot ROBERTO M. ESTRADA "Roberto M. Estrada, 7 - 31- 1935, 4 - 4 - 1941" 14. The Davis Plot ELLA M. JOHNSON DAVIS "Ella M. Davis, Born Jan. 8, 1845, Died Feb. 26, 1905, Age 60 yrs. 1 mo. 18 days. Mother how desolate our home bereft of thee." 15. The Whatley Family Plot EDMUND W. WHATLEY, SR. "Born Aug. 30, 1833, Died Nov. 3, 1897, A light from our household is gone, A voice we heard is stilled, A place is vacant in our hearts That never can be filled." SUSANNAH PARTHENIA AUTREY WHATLEY "Mrs. S. P. Whatley, Born May 31, 1837, Died Dec. 29, 1885, Here I lay my burden down, Change the cross into the crown." (Wife of E.W. Whatley, Sr.) EDMUND W. WHATLEY, JR. "E. W. Whatley, Jr., Born Jan. 15, 1866, Died Mar. 25, 1895" LEONIA S. WHATLEY "Leonia S. Whatley, Born Jan. 22, 1876, Died Apr. 25, 1899" (Daughter of E.W. and Susannah Whatley) WALTON OSCEOLA WHATLEY "Father, W.O. Whatley, Aug. 17, 1879, Nov. 01, 1958" (Son of E.W. and Susannah Whatley) WILSON W. WHATLEY "Wilson W. Whatley, Born Mar. 13, 1863, Died May 4, 1914. A loving husband and devoted father, Thou hast left us, and thy loss we deeply feel, but tis God that has bereft us. He will our sorrows heal." (Son of E.W. and Susannah Whatley) EMMIE WHATLEY "Emmie Whatley, Born Feb. 16, 1900, Died Feb. 16, 1900" (Probably the daughter of Wilson and Maggie Whatley) MARY A. WHATLEY MARTIN "Mary A. Martin, Born Sept. 6, 1861, Died Mar. 25, 1898" (Daughter of E.W. and Susannah Whatley) 16. The Cash Family, Burney, Oatis Plot HARVEY JAMES B. CASH "H. J. B. Cash, Born June 2, 1826, Died Dec. 18, 1895. At Rest." MARY ANN BECKMAN CASH "Mary A. Cash, Born Dec. 26, 1839, Died Oct. 10, 1891, Sweet Peace." (Wife of H. J. B. Cash, shares marker with ornate cross) JAMES A. WHARTON AYCOCK "Gone but not forgotten, In memory of J.A.W. Aycock, Born June 12, 1862, Died Mar. 26, 1881, Aged 18 years 9 mos., 16 days." (Son of Mary Ann Cash and her first husband, Nathaniel M. Aycock) M. E. CASH "In memory of M.E. Cash, Born Sept. 28, 1852, Died Nov. 7, 1874, Age 22 years 1 mo. & 9 days." (Daughter of H. J. B. Cash and his first wife, Saphronia Ann Runnels) U. G. CASH "In memory of U.G. Cash, Born Nov. 22, 1856, Died May 18, 1878, Age 21 years 5 months & 26 days." (Son of H. J. B. Cash and his first wife, Saphronia Ann Runnels) CHARLES NORFLEET HILL "Charles Norfleet Hill, 1846 - 1901" Q. B. CASH HILL "Q. B. Cash Hill, 1856 - 1933" (Daughter of H. J. B. Cash and his first wife Saphronia Ann Runnels, stone shared with husband Charles) DAVID BURNEY "In memory of David Burney, Born Feb. 10, 1807, Died Sept. 11, 1859, Age 52 years, 7 mos." DR. FRANCIS M. OATIS "Dr. F. M. Oatis, Born Feb. 22, 1826, Died Feb. 11, 1861" MARION OATIS "In memory of Marion, daughter of Dr. Francis M.& Lucy W. Oatis, Born Feb. 15, 1855, Died Oct. 17, 1857, Age 2 yrs. 8 mos. & 2 days." 17. Thurmond Family Plot JESSE JASPER THURMOND "J. J. Thurmond, Born in Edgefield County, SC Jan. 9, 1838, Died in Galveston, Texas Oct. 9, 1881." MARY B. KENNEDY THURMOND "Mary B. Thurmond, Born in Kershaw County, SC April 10, 1848, Died at Sandy Point, Brazoria County, Texas Sept. 11, 1879" (Wife of J. J. Thurmond) JESSE J. THURMOND "Jesse J. Thurmond, Aug. 26, 1877 - July 9, 1881, Age 3 yrs 11 months, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." (Son of Jesse and Mary Thurmond) MARY HAILE THURMOND "Mary Haile Thurmond, Born Aug. 26, 1877, Died Sept. 25, 1879" (Daughter of J.J. and Mary Thurmond) 18. Maxwell Family Plot FRED MARSHELL MAXWELL "Fred M. Maxwell, Mar. 29, 1886, May 15, 1943" BETTY MAE TAYLOR MAXWELL "Betty Mae Maxwell, May 5, 1892, Oct. 4, 1961" (shares stone with husband Fred) 19. Scales Plot JOHN H. SCALES "J.H. Scales, Urn of ashes. No date." A small brick structure similar to a short chimney sits in front of a fenced unmarked plot. An eyewitness to the cremation and funeral notified the committee of the grave location. 20. Wentzel Family Plot CHARLES MORRIS WENTZEL July 10, 1907 - October 28, 1962 (unmarked) MARY RUTH WENTZEL Born May 15, 1921, Died January 21, 1996 (metal marker only, wife of Charles Wentzel) The following individuals were buried in the cemetery according to family members but the location of their graves is unknown. ANN ELIZABETH COMPTON YOUNG Born March 7, 1827, Died July 21, 1884. (unmarked) The 1948 cemetery survey conducted by a local chapter of the DAR reported the burial of Ann E. Young. Mrs. Young's granddaughter, Kittie Nash Groce of East Columbia, Texas, provided the information. There was no marker or headstone in 1948. Ann Elizabeth Compton first married Warren Henry Manadue and following his death, she married Overton Young. TERISA EVELINE BENNETT BLAKE Born March 12, 1857, Died May 4, 1898 (unmarked) INFANT MILLIGAN Born 1914, Died 1914 (unmarked) (Son of Edmond M. and Cynthia Buice Milligan)