Freestone County, Texas
Cemeteries





Hammett Family Cemetery 

by Eric Bonner Wood

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Status: Inactive.  Probably last burial here in 1870s.

Located on Private Property.

Directions: Go eastward from Fairfield down Highway 84.  Turn left onto FM
1364/#163 near Turlington.  Go down FM 1364/#163 for 3.3 miles to junction with
#109 that goes to the Coffield State Prison.  Go to the left fork onto #109
towards the prison.  Half a mile down.  Along a line N 11 degrees 30'E. 

Background:  Unknown.  [I would speculate that this is the family cemetery for
Berryman P. Hammett from Greenville Co., SC (see #105 at 1850 Limestone County
census). Note that their neighbors are the Tyus family and this is next to the
Tyus cemetery.  Berryman P. Hammett was a farmer and surveyor.  He was one of
the earliest settlers of Freestone County before its formation. He was entitled
to Mercer Colony Certificates for Land Grants.  See H of FC, Vol I, #383.]

Number of Graves:  3 graves.

Oldest Marked Grave: N/A (no marked graves remaining)

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Only single grave detectable is marked by a small chunk of limonite.  At least
two unmarked ones.