Fannin Co. TX Elizabeth's Grove Cemetery or Culpepper N. of Savoy ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Susan Hawkins, Fannin Co. TxGenWeb Coordinator hawkins@texoma.net ***************************************************************** Elizabeth's Grove Cemetery This Cemetery is located on the South of the Valley Lake at the Power Plant just north of Savoy. It was named after the death of Elizabeth Benton Culpepper dau. of James F. and Mary Benton. She was buried here next to her infants. Many times you will find it listed as the Culpepper cemetery but it is most often called Elizabeth's Grove. It possibly contains over a hundred graves. Many stones are missing and damaged Benton, Eugenia dau. of James & Narcissas Benton. James F. 21 Oct.1815-1 Mar.1886 husb. of Narcissa Benton, John F.28 Aug.1866-11 Aug.1897 husb. of Mattie J. Benton, John R. 5 Oct.1852-3 Oct.1883 Benton, Narcissa 1825-1887 wife of James F. Benton, William M. son of J.R.& C. 9 Mar.1872-10 Dec.1877 Bettis, Annie Mable 18 Sept.1896-27 Aug.1897 dau. of J.W.& L.M.Bettis Bettis, Ula May 21 Feb.1894-21 Sept.1894 dau. of J.W. & L.M.Bettis Culpepper , Infant Daughter of J.A.& E.A. Culpepper b & d 14 Aug.1872 Cox, dau. of G.L.& L.M. 20 Dec.1856-23 Feb.1877 Culpepper, Elizabeth wife of J.W. Culpepper, dau. of James Benton and his first wife Mary Skillington Benton. Infant Son of J.A.& S.Jane Culpepper b & d 1 Dec.1873 Culpepper, Minnie daughter of J.A.& S.J. 8 Aug.1878-10 June 1879 Infant....................21 Feb.1894-21 Sept.1894 Gentry, John W.1857-1892 Gittings, Belle 1859-1894 Hicks, son of W.A.& M.E. 1882-1883 Ira, Andrew J. 1829-1898 Ira, N.E. 11 Sept.1836-14 Nov.1911 Johnson, Infant son of M.L.& M.D. 1894 McMahon, Sidney, son of D.T.& M. 1882 McMahon, Elnora 1872-1874 Dau. of D.T.& M.G.McMahon McSpadden, J.W. 23 Apr.1851-27 Oct.1899 McSpadden, Lily McSpadden, Mary Jane Inice 24 Feb.1875-3 Oct.1877 Infant dau. of Tom W.& Mag.C. McSpadden Pace, James A. 11 Nov.1837-8 July 1904 Pace, Martha F.wife of James A. 17 Feb.1840-14 Jan.1902 Pace, Mary I. 24 Jan.1875-1 Sept.1875 Infant of J.A.& Martha Pigg, Jennie 1885 Ragsdale, John R. 1869-1874 Ragsdale, Minnie Belle 1874-1884 Ragsdale, George T. 22 June 1859-15 Jan.1884 Ragsdale, Thomas A.(A.T.)a Sheriff killed in the line of duty. 3 Oct.1839-11 May 1885 Rosenbaum, Amanda E. 20 Nov.1886 age 34 years ...mos ... days Suddath, A.K. son of F.K.& M.G. Suddath 7 Sept.1867-21 Nov.1886 Taylor, Mary J. no dates Taylor, Matthew 4 July 1839-25 July 1927 Taylor, Rosa L. 1 Nov.1874-ndd Wrenn, Jackey Angaline Smith Jan 1833-. 24 May 1909 wed .31 Aug 1856.wife of James Wrenn, James M. 24 Feb. 1827-6 Nov.1886