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Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com  TX Tombstone Project Manager Submitted by Annette Burns and Janice Curtis ************************************************************************ Purves Live Oak Cem., Erath County TX Transcribed by Annette Burns and Janice Curtis "Fragments of History, Erath County" by Homer Stephen Name Birth/Death Date Notes Albright, Mrs. Katie July 18, 1869 - Dec. 3, 1893 Anderson, E.L. No dates Anderson, Julia A. June 10, 1841 - Feb. 7, 1908 Ascue, Mary E. Jan. 28, 1863 - Oct. 14, 1909 Ascue, Thad July 5, 1856 - Jan. 6, 1933 Ashmore, Mrs. S.M. 1853 - 1933 Babb, George H. Dec. 4, 1873 - June 7, 1927 Benedict, James B. No dates Co. E 6th Ky. Inf., USA Bruner, Rhoda M. May 20, 1857 - Oct. 11, 1943 Bruner, W.P. May 26, 1853 - Mar. 5, 1918 Burnett, Mrs. Angeline 1862 - 1936 Butler, L. Oct. 10, 1838 - Oct. 7, 1914 Butler, Susan E. Feb. 4, 1844 - Aug. 22, 1913 Case, Nancy Ann 1848 - 1943 Case, William Marion 1842 - 1915 Daniel, Cordia Jan. 13, 1876 - Apr. 18, 1944 Daniel, Harold W. Jan. 24, 1836 - Feb. 4, 1918 Daniel, James R. Jan. 23, 1871 - Nov. 24, 1926 Daniel, Lucinda A. Dec. 25, 1839 - Oct. 24, 1908 Deaton, Mrs. Georgia Webb June 11, 1865 - Sept. 18, 1909 Wife of former sheriff Dave Deaton Deweese, Nancy Ellen 1855 - 1933 Deweese, William Feb. 15, 1852 - Jan. 3, 1925 Gentry, Elizabeth June 27, 1827 - July 4, 1912 Gentry, Laura Feb. 15, 1862 - Jan. 9, 1898 Gentry, W.M. Dec. 28, 1836 - Jan. 19, 1926 Gotcher, Caroline Dec. 28, 1840 - Aug. 30, 1898 Hammitt, Dora Dec. 23, 1940 75 years, 10 months, 15 days Hammitt, J.F. July 09, 1935 74 years, 3 months , nine days Hammitt, James Feb. 8, 1822 - July 18, 1896 Hammitt, Mary M. Jan. 7, 1819 - Apr. 16, 1892 Hammitt, Poke Apr. 18, 1848 - Aug. 18, 1899 Harris, W.M. No dates given Hawkins, Margaret Jan. 15, 1816 - Jan 27, 1893 Hess, Mrs. No dates Hess, Phillip R. Oct. 26, 1826 - Feb. 1, 1892 Hill, Joshua C. 1874 - 1929 Hill, Maggie L. 1881 - 1917 Jeffreys, Gainer 1862 - 1931 Jeffreys, Leonard 1890 Not sure is this is birth date, or death date Jones, Calvin D. Nov. 7, 1863 - Apr. 1, 1891 Langston, J.H. Jan. 16, 1835 - Feb. 17, 1917 Langston, Mrs. Olevia Dec. 23, 1830 - Sept. 10, 1908 McCurdy, David Dec. 29, 1838 - Nov. 16, 1892 McCurdy, James Acie Mar. 22, 1875 - Mar 19, 1944 McCurdy, Martha 1843 - 1920 McKinney, Mrs. Rhoda 1843 - 1927 Munch, A.F. Dec. 25, 1855 - Jan. 10, 1926 Munch, Buena Vesta Oct. 17, 1849 - July 22, 1940 Pruitt, Francis L. Mar. 25, 1872 - Aug. 28, 1892 Rasmussen, Mrs. Tiller Jan. 2, 1848 - No date 86 years, 6 months, 7 days Rogers, Christina Aug. 27, 1861 - Jan. 17, 1892 Salyers, F.F. Mar. 10, 1832 - Aug. 14, 1890 Shipman, John Feb. 24, 1813 - May 25, 1899 Shipman, Margaret P. Sept. 6, 1812 - Mar. 24, 1891 Sinclair, James S. Mar. 7, 1844 - Apr. 7, 1921 Sinclair, Mrs. Rhoda Apr. 12, 1861 - June 13, 1889 Smith, Tex A. Feb. 18, 1870 - Mar. 12, 1900 Stephen, F.F. 1883 - 1902 Stroble, David L. Apr. 17, 1827 - July 11, 1903 Thomas, Johnson Dec. 18, 1855 - Jan. 22, 1929 Thomas, Mary Addie Jan. 29, 1864 - Mar. 20, 1930 Thomas, Nancy L. July 22, 1835 - Oct. 25, 1892 Vannis, Arnold May 19, 1827 - Nov. 30, 1892 Whisenant, Elvira Jan. 25, 1859 - Mar. 14, 1902 Whisenant, Hendrex G. 1860 - 1937 Whisenant, John B. No dates Whisenant, Mary Apr. 5, 1819 - Oct. 5, 1910 Whisenant, Mrs. Susan A. June 26, 1839 - Sept. 26, 1905 Whisenant, Nathan C. No date - Dec. 6, 1943 59 years, 4 months, 19 days Whisenant, Peter May 15, 1812 - Feb. 19, 1897 Whisenant, W.B. May 22, 1853 - June 2, 1894 Whisenant, W.M. Sept. 26, 1864 - Dec. 17, 1896 Wilkins, Arra Apr. 23, 1868 - June 25, 1937 Wilkins, Joe E. July 26, 1868 - July 19, 1920 Wilkins, Sam C. Oct. 17, 1866 - Oct. 10 - 1936 Wilkins, Samuel Apr. 4, 1828 - Dec. 2, 1886 Wooley, Hiram J. Oct. 15, 1870 - May 2, 1936 Wooley, Ida March 29, 1905 30 years, 11 months, 29 days 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.