Freestone County, Texas
Cemeteries




Killgore/Kilgore Family Cemetery  

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Background:
  A family cemetery located near the old home of Charles Killgore/Kilgore. *1* *2*
  Charles Killgore married Mary Ann Cockrum about 1848 and then started raising
a family of 3 kids in what then was Limestone Co., TX. but soon became Freestone 
Co., TX. Mary died before the 1860 census.  Charles remarried to Mrs. Patience 
Malinda (Self) Cockrum, widow of John Cockrum.  Then Charles had a large family 
of another 9 children.
 
Cemetery Description:  The original size looks 50' x 40' under a cluster of
  cedars and ground cover of lilies.  Currently on private property owned
  by the Moore family.

General Location: the old Avant Prairie area *2*

Directions: Located 7 miles E of Teague, just south of State Highway 179,
Teague to Dew.  Located across from the Avant Prairie Cemetery off FM 179.

Oldest Marked Grave: 9/18/1872

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Killgore, C[harles Robert Sr.] 06/23/1810-08/18/1888 *O* *T*
Killgore, Elmore               05/04/1861-09/18/1879 *T*
Killgore, [James?] Thomas            1877-09/21/1885 *O*
Killgore, L[ee] J[ohnson]      08/10/1871-03/23/1900 *O* *T*
Killgore, Patience M[alinda Cockrum] 08/06/1835-11/20/1913

broken stone                     1853

About 10 to 12 unmarked graves possible.


 
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LEGEND:
  *O* = Obituary can be found on this website.
  *T* = Tombstone is known to still exist  

SOURCES:
 *1* = Fairfield Recorder - 30 Mar 1900 issue has the obituary of Mr. Lee Kilgore 
and says "...He was buried Sunday morning in the old family graveyard close to 
the old Kilgore home."   
 *2* = Fairfield Recorder - 24 Aug 1888 issue has the obituary of Mr. Charles
Kilgore who died at his residence on Avant Prairie and notes "... His remains 
were interred in Monday the family graveyard on his place."