Hamrock Cemetery, Hamrock Community near Italy, Ellis Co. TX *********************************************************** Submitted by: Pat Thompson Date: May 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** This is all that I could read; the cemetery is located south of Italy, Texas where a community was called Hamrock. Patsy Buie Thompson 4/18/2000 SKELTON.....Mary wife of A. Skelton....b. July 9, 1868 - d. June 28, 1902 BENNETT.....Joshua S. Bennett.....b. May 27, 1837 - d. February 2, 1891... Farewell in Memory......Martha J. wife of J. Bennett......Born July 16, 1840 STOCKARD......Plavy son of W. N. and H. B. Stockard.....b. September 27, 1888 - d. September 11, 1899 It was an Angel that visited the green earth and took a flower away. DOWNING.....Henry G. son of W. H. and [K, F, I ?] Downing....b. May 10, 1899 - d. October 2, 1900 [M. L. daughter of S & ? Rucker?] *COUCH or Count....Lewis C. son of Julius and Emily Couch....b. July 30, 1849 - d. November 16, 1879 HUDSON....In Memory of....Elizabeth Hudson....b. 1833 - d. 1881 LYNCH....Milie May daughter of J.D. and M.M. Lynch....b. October 9, 1891 - d. August 29, 1892 MARRS....Ollie daughter of J. M. and N.C. Marrs....b. August 24, 1891 - d. September 8, 1892 ELLIS....C.J. son of W. J. and S. A.....b. September 17, 1892 - December 26, 1892 COUCH....Laura May Couch....Died 1838 about 19 years old SHAFFER....George W. Shaffer....b. March 13, 1833 - d. April 1, 1898 SHAFFER....J. W. Shaffer....b. June 26, 1862 - d. December 19, 1875 Sleep on my sweet one, sleep so early gone; to earth a child lost; to heaven a Cherub is born. Woodsman of the World Memorial SHAFFER Charlie L. Shaffer....b. August 17, 1874 - d. September 4, 1914 SEARCY....Carrie Lee daughter of C. and Minnie Lee Searcy....b. Nov 6, 1898 - d. August 25, 1900 HUNTER....Infant son of S. L. and P. H. Hunter ....February 28, 1884 died 1 day old Our little boy sleeps in heaven. HUNTER......Grant child of S. L. and P. H. Hunter.....d. September 21, 1891 WEIR.....James J. Weir .....b. May 7, 1827 - d. May 20, 1910 WEIR....Catherine J. wife of J. J. Weir....b. December 25, 1836 - d. December 25, 1882 WEIR....Sam H. son of J. J. and C. J. Weir....b. August 7, 1857 - d. December 25, 1882 WEIR....Willie Muriel daughter of J. J. and C. J. Weir....b. May 1875 - d. 1882 At Rest WEIR....Robert son of T. J. and Annie Weir....Died August 12, 1895.... Aged 11 months 16 days We can safely leave our boy our darling in thy Christ. WEIR.......[a partial; H. Weir] GREEN......H. H. Green.....b. October 18, 1854 - d. March 13, 1899 GREEN.....Bessie daughter of H.H. and E. J. Green.....b. February 1879 - d. 1899 GREEN.....W. B. son of H.H. and E. J. Green.....b. September 1, 1887 - d. December 24, 1898 GREEN.....M.C. daughter of H.H. and E. J. Green.....b. January 18, 1893 - d. August 15, 1898 GREEN.....A. B. daughter of H.H. and E. J. Green.....b. February 27, 1898 - d. February 11, 1900 *Should be: Counts....Lewis C. son of Julius and Emily Counts....b. July 30, 1849 - d. November 16, 1879