Tobey Cemetery, Copperas Cove Burnet Co. TX Submitted by Laurie J. Mullen LJMUL3@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. Gloria B. Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com TX Tombstone Project Manager ************************************************************************ Tobey Cemetery, Copperas Cove Burnet Co. TX Submitted by Laurie J. Mullen LJMUL3@aol.com DIRECTIONS: Tobey Cemetery is located in Copperas Cove near Oakalla approximately 3 miles NE of Oakalla on Burnet County Road 221. For the history of the Tobey Cemetery see the last page. To make your research easier I put the surnames in alphabetical order but because the names are grouped together this is not a guarantee that they are from the same “clan”. I am willing to take a Polaroid picture of the stone for people living outside of the immediate are. Laurie AMOS SCOTT & ARTHUR INFANT SONS OF J. F. & M.V. AMOS “OUR LITTLE BOYS SLEEP SWEETLY” (no dates) ATWOOD CHARLES ATWOOD OKLAHOMA PVT 75 INF 15 DIV SEP 29, 1936 AXLEY “IN MEMORY OF JAMES AXLEY WAS BORN DEC THE unreadable AND DIED NOV THE 4 1877” “ELIZABETH AXLEY WAS BORN AUG THE 30 1817 DIED ? THE BIRTH” (stone faded and difficult to read) BEABOUT DAVE F. BEABOUT b. SEP 11, 1897 d. NOV 11, 1968 BELL PHESEALUS T. BELL b. NOV 2, 1884 d. JUL 12, 1952 MARY F. BELL b. AUG 16, 1878 d. OCT 19, 1882 IDA MAY BELL b. JAN 30, 1883 d. OCT 29, 1883 WILLIE H. BELL b. NOV 5, 1886 d. NOV 11, 1893 “SON AND DAUGHTERS OF M.T. & P.S. BELL” Z.O. BELL b. NOV 28, 1871 d. DEC 27, 1952 JULIA A. BELL b. SEP 26, 1842 d. ? 1889 J. S. BELL b. JUN 26, 1847 d. JUL 14, 1923 (Masonic symbol) BLACK JOHN BENSON BLACK TEXAS PVT US ARMY OCT 18, 1891 OCT 16, 1925 JAMES B. BLACK b. MAY 29, 1857 d. APR 6, 1903 W. R. BLACK b. MAY 27, 1821 d. AUG 22, 1894 JOHN R. BLACK b. OCT 21, 1893 d. JUN 29, 1895 EMMA MAY BLACK b. MAR 18, 1889 d. OCT 28, 1907 BORDERS MARIAN BORDERS b. MAR 1, 1856 d. JAN 6, 1883 “A KIND HUSBAND AND AFFECTIONATE FATHER” BRAZIEL ORA CASTLEBERRY BRAZIEL 1886 - 1912 BRAZIEL INFANT (no dates) BRITTAIN VINIS V. BRITTAIN TEXAS S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II DEC 9, 1912 NOV 8, 1973 VIOLET BRITTAIN b. APR 4, 1892 d. JUN 13, 1978 GEORGE BRITTAIN b. JUL 20, 1887 d. FEB 7, 1925 LITTLE B. BRITTAIN PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II 1920 - 1980 CASTLEBERRY SARAH J. WIFE OF S. C. CASTLEBERRY b. DEC 8, 1861 d. SEP 7, 1892 EMA CASTLEBERRY b. MAR 26, 1902 d. AUG 10, 1947 MATH CASTLEBERRY b. AUG 25, 1894 d. DEC 21, 1972 MOLLIE CASTLEBERRY b. OCT 15, 1871 d. MAY 24, 1957 S. C. CASTLEBERRY b. SEP 25, 1850 d. JUN 2, 1935 COWAN JOHN COWAN 1854 - 1881 INFANT COWAN (no dates) EAKIN NANCY E. EAKIN b. JAN 2, 1866 d. JUN 8, 1939 L. E. EAKIN b. JUL 13, 1893 d. JUN 7, 1895 GUTHRIE MARION LAVOY GUTHRIE TEXAS PVT US ARMY APR 30, 1929 APR 21, 1960 OLEN R. GUTHRIE PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II DEC 31, 1915 FEB 23, 1979 IRA NUGENT GUTHRIE 1893 - 1970 “INFANT” DAUGHTER OF MARION & CORA GUTHRIE 1913 HAPRER “MOTHER” MARGARETT L. WIFE OF J. T. HARPER b. OCT 13, 1849 d. MAR 9, 1906 “FATHER” JAMES T. HARPER b. MAY 8, 1935 d. NOV 12, 1884 JOHN HARPER 1832 - 1886 MARY ANGELINA DAVIS HARPER WIFE OF GALVIN ENOS HARPER 1806 - 1880 HARRIGAL MRS. SUSIE HARRIGAL b. APR 24, 1888 d. AUG 30, 1951 HUGHES ETHEL EAKIN HUGHES b. OCT 24, 1873 d. FEB 4, 1962 JENKINS THOMAS H. JENKINS b. MAR 17, 1935 d. JUL 19, 1962 (photo in stone) KIMSEY CHARLES F. KIMSEY b. AUG 14, 1885 d. MAR 4, 1971 LULA E. KIMSEY b. FEB 4, 1889 d. APR 6, 1979 ERNEST KIMSEY b. MAY 28, 1912 d. JUN 3, 1984 LANING PAUL HARTLEY LANING b. DEC 5, 1926 d. DEC 20, 1986 “COWBOY WITH A HEART” (picture of a cowboy riding a bull) MASSEY REBECCA M. MASSEY b. JUN 1, 1848 d. ? 28, 1879 MCNEW JOHN S. MCNEW b. JUN 7, 1848 d. MAR 6, 1918 MILLER LEWIS EDWARD MILLER MSG US ARMY KOREA DEC 23, 1930 SEP 2, 1986 MORRIS L. C. MORRIS TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II SEP 30, 1924 APR 2, 1967 NEAL LOIS NEAL b. OCT 23, 1922 d. AUG 6, 1923 PATE PAMELA ROXANNE SMITH PATE b. JAN 14, 1953 d. DEC 24, 1982 PRIEST HUGH M. PRIEST b. MAY 5, 1902 d. NOV 23, 1980 ETTA L. PRIEST b. SEP 18, 1906 d. JUN 15, 1992 LENUEL MARTIN PRIEST b. OCT 24, 1902 d. NOV 18, 1989 BERNICE ARLEEN PRIEST b. OCT 10, 1905 d. NOV 9, 1977 MARY A. PRIEST b. MAR 23, 1841 d. JAN 10, 1925 JOHN M. PRIEST Sr. b. SEP 4, 1839 d. FEB 22, 1908 (AMERICAN LEGION MARKER) ROLAND W. PRIEST b. JUL 25, 1877 d. NOV 24, 1905 INFANT SON OF J. M. & MARY A. PRIEST BORN & DIED FEB 1, 1885 J. M. PRIEST Jr. b. DEC 6, 1870 d. MAR 5, 1909 JAMES MADISON PRIEST b. MAY 1, 1872 d. NOV 26, 1920 SAMUEL H. PRIEST 1868 - 1944 MINNIE PRIEST 1877 - 1958 PRAYTOR LUCY ANN PRAYTOR b. AUG 11, 1849 d. JUL 31, 1931 JOHN C. PRAYTOR b. JUL 29, 1852 d. FEB 26, 1950 RANKIN LELA RANKIN b. OCT 2, 1910 d. FEB 9, 1971 “IN LOVING MEMORY” “BROTHER & SON” JIMMIE RANKIN b. OCT 19, 1938 d. MAR 26, 1944 REAVIS A. M. (BUCK) REAVIS 1869 - 1961 (ALBERT MONROE REAVIS) LIZA REAVIS 1876 - 1947 HILERY REAVIS b. OCT 27, 1902 d. JUN 16, 1987 AUDRA N. REAVIS b. JAN 28, 1903 d. JUN 27, 1984 BILLIE JOE SON OF MABEL & HURCHEL REAVIS b. APR 26, 1929 d. AUG 7, 1932 MABEL WOOTEN REAVIS b. SEP 19, 1904 d. MAY 25, 1997 J. HURCHEL Sr. b. DEC 23, 1906 d. MAR 16, 1984 (marriage date in the stone) ELLA REAVIS 1886 - 1950 BERTIE REAVIS 1885 - 1940 LAVON E. REAVIS b. MAR 7, 1930 d. DEC 14, 1988 JO NITA REAVIS b. MAY 26, 1932 d. NOV 12, 1982 HOWARD REAVIS b. SEP 5, 1904 d. JUL 3, 1998 BUNA E. REAVIS b. DEC 19, 1904 d. DEC 9, 1961 JOHN A. REAVIS b. DEC 24, 1898 d. AUG 20, 1958 BESSIE L. REAVIS b. MAY 24, 1900 d. OCT 5, 1968 ILY H. REAVIS TEXAS PVT CO E 111 AMMUNITION “TN” WORLD WAR I SEP 21, 1895 SEP 11, 1957 W. H. REAVIS b. 1822 d. MAR 13, 1885 HARRITT REAVIS DIED MAY 7, 1893 AGED 63 YEARS LILLIR GERTRUDE REAVIS 1886 - 1887 REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1896 REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1898 REAVIS INFANT SON DIED 1916 OLLIE HARRIETT REAVIS b. MAR 9, 1897 d. JAN 13, 1919 JOHN H. REAVIS TEXAS PFC VETERINARY HOSP. 18 MD WORLD WAR I SEP 4, 1893 JUL 26, 1963 KATE REAVIS 1916 - 1994 (buried with John H. Reavis) MRS. N. T. REAVIS b. FEB 11, 1866 d. FEB 19, 1930 J. W. REAVIS b. FEB 9, 1854 d. JUL 28, 1934 W.W. REAVIS 1888 - 1918 BAT. B 133 F. ART “SON” (AMERICAN LEGION MARKER) ZULA MAY REAVIS WIFE JOE REAVIS b. SEP 24, 1904 d. NOV 30, 1927 SANDERS BILL SANDERS b. JUN 17, 1875 d. AUG 19, 1951 VAN B. SANDERS 1874 - 1916 SHED “FATHER” G. H. SHED b. JAN 8, 1876 d. APR 22, 1957 A. M. SHED b. JAN 13, 1881 d. SEP 19, 1940 (photo in stone) EDDIE RAY SHED b. DEC 11, 1905 d. APR 25, 1985 RUBY DALE SHED b. APR 15, 1912 d. SEP 6, 1994 CHERLOTTA J. SHED 1878 - 1953 HENRY C. 1880 - 1952 “OUR DARLING SON” JIMMY SHED b. AUG 10, 1957 d. SEP 29, 1960 JOHN W. SHED b. SEP 16, 1836 d. DEC 14, 1907 LOU ALICE SHED MAY 23, 1944 ALBERT E. SHED b. JAN 22, 1906 d. MAR 23, 1946 SKAGGS HELEN SKAGGS 1947 - 1996 (Spanish marker) SMITH CHARLIE SMITH 1888 - 1971 OLLIE FRANCIS 1900 - 1963 OLA REAVIS SMITH b. OCT 8, 1900 d. FEB 9, 1984 CARL DEWEY SMITH b. OCT 8, 1898 d. OCT 7, 1978 GEORGE SMITH b. APR 15, 1929 d. NOV 5, 1967 ELIZA J. SMITH b. DEC 5, 1850 d. MAY ? 1888 WILLIS SMITH b. JUL 22, 18?? d NOV 5, 18?? WILLIS SMITH DIED AUG 18th 1891 AGED 77 YEARS FLOYD SMITH 1930 - 1930 “LITTLE ANGEL” WILLIAM H. SMITH TEXAS SFC 66 TANK BN WORLD WAR II FEB 14, 1919 APR 13, 1954 BERT SMITH b. JUL 12, 1931 d. MAY 7, 1963 SPENCER JOE N. SPENCER b. JUL 18, 1894 d. MAR 2, 1977 GERTRUDE SPENCER b. DEC 30, 1897 d. APR 28, 1985 WELLS JOHN HENRY WELLS MSG US ARMY KOREA 1929 - 1976 HERMAN S. WELLS b. MAY 25, 1924 d. JAN 2, 1968 “GRANDFATHER” JOHN E. WELLS “IN LOVING MEMORY” “FATHER” CLAYTON M. WELLS b. APR 13, 1932 d. APR 22, 1971 (photo in stone) ELLA WELLS b. DEC 25, 1902 d. OCT 15, 1975 “MOTHER” CLYDIE E. WELLS b. SEP 16, 1899 d. SEP 9, 1947 (photo in stone) “DADDY” DANIEL WALLACE WELLS b. MAR 13, 1892 d. JAN 31, 1975 WHITEHEAD ELMER BENNER WHITEHEAD SON OF J.A. & L.E. M. WHITEHEAD b. NOV 25, 1905 d. APR 11, 1907 WILLIAMS LILLIAN VIRGINIA WILLIAMS b. OCT 8, 1887 d. AUG 15, 1972 EMILY WILLIAMS b. NOV 4, 1880 d. SEP 6, 1981 (double stone) JOSEPH WILLIAMS b. DEC 2, 1864 d. JUN 30, 1932 FANNIE ALICE WILLIAMS b. MAR 21, 1866 d. JUN 11, 1947 ALBERT WILLIAMS BATTERY C 133 FIELD ARTILLERY JUL 18, 1894 DEC 6, 1917 (AMERICAN FLAG ETCHED IN STONE) (AMERICAN LEGION MARKER, GRAVE SURROUNDED BY CEMENT CANNON BALLS) “FATHER” H. T. WILLIAMS 1871 - 1922 (MASONIC SYMBOL) TOBEY CEMETERY HISTORY “ This cemetery, which began with the burial of Mary J. Tobey in 1872, overlooks a stretch of the Lampasa River Valley named for Nathaniel Wheeler Tobey (1810 - 1892). A Backsmith from Connecticut, Tobey settled on several hundred acres here about 1870 and built a two-story rock house nearby in 1875. Nathaniel Tobey, his wife Winnie (Dennis) (1828 - 1878), and Mary J. Tobey are the only Tobeys buried here. About 1875 William H. Reavis (1821 - 1885) and his wife Harritt (Ellis) Reavis (1830 - 1893) purchased land along the Lampasas River East of this site. William and Harritt and a large number of their descendents are buried here. In 1895 John Priest, Sr.; (1839 - 1908) and Mary (Castleberry) Priest (1841 - 1925) purchased a significant portion of the Tobey’s original estate, including this cemetery. John and Mary Priest and many of their descendents also are buried here. Successive generations of the Reavis and Priest families have owned land in this area of Tobey Valley. Tobey Cemetery contains burials of the many of the pioneer families and their descendents who lived in Tobey Valley including the Bell, Williams, Shed, Castleberry, and Black families. cemetery is maintained by a cemetery association. THIS PLAQUE WAS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION