Collin Co., TX - Cemeteries - Old Celina Cemetery E- G *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Sheehy Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Old Celina Cemetery Celina, Collin County, Texas The town of Celina, settled by the natives of Celina, Tennessee, was founded near this site in 1870. The oldest grave is that of a child who died in 1884. W.J. Bounds (1830 – 1886) donated the land as a community cemetery after the death of Elizabeth McWhorter on Feb. 28, 1885. In 1900, residents of Celina began to relocate their homes along the railroad (2.5 miles NE). By 1910 only this burial ground remained at the original town site. A cemetery association was formed in 1918. Several more acres were later added to the cemetery which contains about 600 graves. (Historical Marker dated 1976 Directions to the cemetery: Take hwy 289 south of Celina, west on CR 55, cross over railroad tracks, cemetery is on the south side of the road. Most of the following information was taken from the book “The People of Old Celina Cemetery”, researched and written by Gayle Maxon. This is a must book for anyone who has someone buried in this cemetery. This book contains obituaries, short stories, and history on most of the families in this cemetery. Some of the dates and names on this list vary from the actual information on the headstone due to information I took from the book (obituaries and funeral home reports). If you would like a copy of this book, write to: Gayle Maxon 2008 Georgetown Drive Denton TX 76201 Edgar, George Tinsley Born and Died June 3, 1983 Edwards, Fred June 18, 1873 – Nov. 1, 1944 Ellard, Infant Daughter of J.E. Ellard, Born and Died Jan. 21, 1931 Eller, Eva Jan. 28, 1887 – Jan. 24, 1893, d/o John & Eliza Eller, Infant Daughter of John and Eliza Eller, born and died Dec. 12, 1891 Eoff, Jack Apr. 23, 1905 – Aug. 17, 1974 Eoff, Margaret Jane Sept. 26, 1927 – Mar. 22, 1929 Eoff, Mattie Lou (Stone) May 28, 1905 – Feb. 21, 1971 Evans, Geneva “Jackie” (Murphy) June 9, 1933 – June 3, 1995 Fancher, Bessie Thomas Sept. 29, 1894 – Aug. 14, 1908 Fancher, Erick Unmarked grave, no dates Fancher, Rebecca (Stone) Mar. 14, 1835 – Nov. 14, 1901, w/o Newton Fancher, Samuel McClellan Nov. 25, 1861 – Aug. 8, 1930, shares stone with Sarah Elizabeth Fancher, Sarah Elizabeth (Thomas) Sept. 19, 1864 – Jan. 20, 1946, shares stone with Samuel Farris, Buster N. Apr. 15, 1908 – Dec. 1, 1996, s/o Net and Annie Farris Farris, Claude Aug. 17, 1903 – July 12, 1909 Farris, Henderson Oct. 12, 1840 – June 24, 1899 Farris, Joeanna “Ana” Dec. 1, 1877 – Nov. 20, 1899 Farris, Lillie May Dec. 28, 1884 – Mar. 11, 1904, Sister to Alice M. Nevins & Cora Lee (Farris) Huston Farris, Mildred Nov. 16, 1844 – May 31, 1884, w/o Henderson Farris Farris, Milton N. 1869 – 1912, shares stone with Sarah Ann Farris, Sarah Ann “Annie” Apr. 10, 1883 – Feb. 28, 1911, shares stone with Milton Ferguson, Grace Oretha (Walden) Sept. 4, 1888 – Oct. 13, 1985 Ferrell, Ona (Horn) Waddle 1897 – Dec. 6, 1962 Finley, Albert Paschal June 8, 1906 – Oct. 16, 1965, shares stone with Frankie Lou Myers Finley, Alvin Thomas “Tom” Sr. Nov. 18, 1868 – Sept. 16, 1954 Finley, Beuna May (Lovelady) McWilliams May 15, 1904 – Dec. 29, 1990, shares stone with Solen F. Finley, Dee S. Aug. 13, 1895 – Oct. 26, 1940 Finley, Felix S. “Sid” Dec. 1857 – May 30, 1935 Finley, Frankie Lou (Myers) Apr. 1, 1907 – July 11, 1989, shares stone with Albert P. Finley, Jessie P. Oct. 23, 1889 – Nov. 23, 1934 Finley, Jesse Claude Sept. 24, 1898 – Nov. 29, 1976 Finley, Martha Bell “Mattie” (Humphrey) Aug. 4, 1866 – Feb. 28, 1947, stone reads death as Mar. 7, 1947 Finley, Maud (Blaine) Dec. 19, 1871 – Mar. 6, 1966 Finley, Robert F. Nov. 21, 1928 – Jan. 31, 1979 Finley, Solen F. May 16, 1898 – Apr. 30, 1962, shares stone with Beuna May Lovelady Finley, Viola Cordelia “Lokie” (Calliham) Oct. 12, 1869 – Dec. 2, 1937 Finley, William R. “Bob” Feb. 25, 1860 – Oct. 19, 1925, shares stone with Martha Bell Flanagan, Gerald Lee Sept. 18, 1949 – Aug. 22, 1983 Flores, Baby Boy Born and Died Nov. 13, 1963, unmarked grave Frederickson, Christopher John Aug. 1, 1945 - no death date, shares stone with Mary (Harris) Frederickson Frederickson, Mary (Harris) Oct. 20, 1953 – Jan. 4, 1980, shares stone with Christopher John Fulton, Isaac Hill 1851 – 1909 Fulton, Susan Bathenia (Cole) Mar. 1, 1849 – Sept. 27, 1936 Garza, Valentin “Rueben” Oct. 3, 1957 – Jan. 3, 2000, s/o Valentin Rodriquez & Matilda Garza Gearhart, Benjamin Franklin Sr. Aug. 2, 1852 – Mar. 4, 1925, wife Alice O’Brien Gearhart, Betty Kate (Stone) July 8, 1880 – Sept. 19, 1934, shares stone with William J. Gearhart, Esther Mae (Roberts) Mar. 19, 1902 – Mar. 26, 1990, shares stone with Samuel Perry Gearhart, Honora “Alice” (O'Brien) Nov. 12, 1860 – June 7, 1948 Gearhart, Hugh Roberts Nov. 19, 1939 – June 24, 1908 Gearhart, Mary Catherine “Kitty” Burruss Mar. 26, 1844 – Mar. 29, 1900 Gearhart, Mary L. July 27, 1886 – Apr. 26, 1891, d/o Benjamin and Alice Gearhart Gearhart, Samuel “Perry” Aug. 9, 1895 – Dec. 6, 1966, shares stone with Esther Mae Gearhart, Sarah (Roberts) February 11, 1819 – Feb. 11, 1890, w/o William Jefferson Gearhart Gearhart, William Jefferson Jan. 2, 1881 – Feb. 11, 1974, shares stone with Betty “Kate” Stone Giddings, Cannery E. Feb. 4, 1870 – June 8, 1913 Glendenning, Alex Winn June 11, 1921 – Jan. 27, 1936 Glendenning, Alex Nov. 15, 1895 – Oct. 24, 1959 Glendenning, Evelyn (Winn) Jan. 27, 1898 – Apr. 8, 1976 Glendenning, James H. Feb. 7, 1891 – July 18, 1955 Glendenning, Stella (Smith) Aug. 27, 1896 – Mar. 3, 1980 Glendenning, W.G. Died Aug. 1952 Grace, Iris September 17, 1928 – Sept. 26, 1928 Green, Bernard Sept. 13, 1923 – Sept. 16, 1987, real name Robert S. Gryn Greenwood, Lela Mae (Nevins) Aug. 28, 1900 – Dec. 23, 1963 Greenwood, Oscar Nov. 20, 1900 – May 14, 1989 Greenwood, Oscar Lee July 11, 1937 – July 14, 1937 Greer, James Valter May 8, 1874 – June 8, 1958 Greer, Maude Lenora (Cox) Nov. 6, 1882 – Feb. 16, 1945 Gresham, Minnie Lee Aug. 3, 1890 – Dec. 11, 1918 Griffin, Rozana “Rose” (Mann) Dec. 27, 1895 – Dec. 21, 1971 Gross, Mary Nell (Durham) March 1921 – July 1988 Grumbles, Connie L. Born and Died August 16, 1932 Grumbles, Etta (Pryor) Oct. 29, 1880 – May 20, 1922 Gryn, Robert Samuel Sept. 13, 1923 – Sept. 16, 1987 Guinn, C. Newton 1896 – Nov. 20, 1939 Guinn, James S. Dec. 23, 1872 – Jan. 5, 1951 Guinn, John Tillman June 9, 1893 – Sept. 12, 1918 Guinn, Mae (Taylor) June 9, 1895 – Dec. 2, 1916 Guinn, Mary Jane (Smith) Dec. 3, 1872 – July 12, 1950