Freestone County, Texas
Cemeteries



Claypool Cemetery

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Background:  The Claypools and Daniels are one of the original pioneer families 
  as evidenced by the land patents. In the 1855 scholastic census of 
  Freestone County, the children of Daniel Potter and Stephen J. Claypool were
  listed.  The cemetery is located in the Claypool Survey in the Stewards Mill 
  area. Later the land was owned by the Watson and Bradley families.
 
Directions:  Drive north from Fairfield towards Stewards Mill.  
   Across the road from Claypool Hill (a famous spot to get stuck when the roads 
   were dirt roads since it was composed of red clay) is the cemetery on private
   propery.  The cemetery is near Cottonwood creek.

People's Rememberances:
   The Claypool Cemetery was on the west side of the road to Stewards Mill. It 
   was very small and only had a few graves. All the markers were rocks. 

   The cemetery was near where Curtis & Eloise Freeman use to live and the back 
   west side of the property backs up to Christine Marsters.  Parcel is very 
   wooded. The cemetery is across the road from where Billie Hugh Bonner lives 
   on Claypool Hill. 


Oldest Grave: 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*** NEED TO DO TRANSCRIPTION ***

Speculated Burials:


   

John S. Claypool (married Ann E. Marley 1856/01/20 in FC, probate in Vol I 1854-1859)

John N. Claypool (Commissioner 1851-1852, 1854) (first settled at Troy, probate in Vol I 1854-1859)
   (owned 15 yr old male slave in 1850 Limestone Co., TX slave schedule)
   
Hanah Claypool (widow in 1860, b 1797) (Probably married to John S or John N or their father.  Just not sure which.)

Stephen J. Claypool (b 1817) (Justice of the Peace 1851-52)  (listed as L.J. in 1860)              
his wife Dice  (b 1814)
  kids:
       Hanah M. Claypool (b 1841, m James S. Odom on March 7, 1867.)
       William S./L. Claypool (b 1845)
       George W. Claypool (b 1848)
       Daniel B. (b 1855)
  
Kids of unknown parent:
  James Claypool      (b 1843  d Clarksville, TN. 12/14/1861 with CSA 7th TX Inf, Co. G)
  Stephen Claypool    (b 1844)
  Hannah E Claypool   (b 1847)
  Lucinda Claypool    (b 1852)
  Wm M Claypool       (b 1855)
  Martha Claypool     (b 1857)

--------------------------------------------------
Potters buried at Stewards Mill Cemetery

Daniel Potter (b. 1826) and first wife, Cynthia Potter (b 1825, suppose to be buried at Claypool Cemetery)
        Hanah Potter (school age in 1855, not in 1860 census with family)
        Lucinda A. Potter (b 1844)
        Millard Potter (b 1859)
        Hillary D. (wife of C. E.)
        William A. "Bud" (b 1864) and wife "Lithy" (Telitha Matilda "Lithia" Willard b 1869; d/o Nelson Alexander Willard; m 26 Mar 1885 FC)
           (Potter-Watson Log Cabin - Built about 1852 by Daniel Potter, farmer who tamed
wild horses. Has cedar floor, split board roofing joined by pegs. Hewn logs
interlock securely. Cabin became family room in house erected by W. A. Potter.
He sold it to A. T. Watson of Stewards Mill in 1901. His son Edward M. Watson,
rancher and merchant, brought his bride here, 1904. His son Edward, Jr., born
in the cabin, gave it to museum for preservation, 1967. Recorded Texas Historic
Landmark - 1969) 
                     Bud and Lithy's kids:
                            William Potter (b 1887)
                            Lewis Potter (b 1891)
                            Ambrous Potter (b 1892)
                            Grace Potter (b 1895)
        Elizabeth, deceased