Freestone County, Texas
Cemeteries



Spillers Cemetery

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Status: Abandoned

Background:  Spillers Cemetery is a family cemetery started for the descendants
of Warrington Spillers.  William Harper Spillers moves to the area in 1851
from Montgomery County, Texas after Warrington has died and owned a large 
amount of land (7,317 unimproved acres according to the 1860 Agricultural census)
[H of FC, Vol I, p. 584, entry #774].

Directions #1:
This cemetery is located three miles NE of Mexia on the border line of 
Limestone and Freestone Counties.  The cemetery only accessible by county roads.  
The cemetery is east of 14 and south of Ranch Road 27 which leaves east out of 
Wortham to Kirvin.  The cemetery is west of 1384 that connects Cotton Gin to 
Lebanon near Kirvin.  The cemetery is located at the end of dirt road on the 
west side of Elm Creek near the home of Addie Mag and William P'Pool on private
property.   

Directions #2:
Off country road #986 north of its intersection of #254 down a dirt road 
leading east.  At end of dirt road.

Cemetery Description: Gate says "WLR" on top of it. 1/2 mile down dirt pasture 
 road till dead ends. SE about 300 feet.

Note - just west of the cemetery across in Limestone County is Lindley Cemetery.

Oldest Marked Grave:  Warrington Spillers 27 July 1847

Latitude: 31.43.16 N
Longitude: 096.25.59 W

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 31.7211, Longitude: -96.4331

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Andrew, E.M. (Elizabeth Montgomery)
Mother of Nancy Jane Spillers & Elizabeth Andrew Harber
Grandmother of Frankie Andrew 3-22-1797 8-30-1876 

Andrew, Frankie
son of H.H.& Ella Andrew
Grandson of Eliz. Montgomery Andrew 3-17-1870 8-13-1877 

Curry, Son  *1*
Son of Minerva J. (Spillers) Curry

Curry, Minerva J.  (Spillers)  (no tombstone)  *1*
(Minerva was dau of W.H. & Nancy Spillers & mother of Minnie (Curry) Sewell.)     

Deis, John M.
Hus. of Mary Ann Matilda (Spillers) Deis 3-31-1841 11-10-1918 

Deis, John Andrew, Jr.
son of J.A. & Grace Deis
grandson of J.M. & Mary Ann M. Deis 11-11-1911 11-13-1911 

Deis, Mary Ann Matilda (Spillers)
wife of John M. 
dau of N. Harper & Nancy Jane Spillers 9-16-1847 11-12-1926 

Harbor, Elizabeth Andrew   (no tombstone)
sister of Nancy Jane Spillers no date 12-24-1906 

McFall, Andrew M.
son of R.E. & Eliz. 2-17-1862 1-27-1883 

McFall, Elizabeth Frances (Spillers) (no tombstone)
wife of R.E. McFall
dau of W.H. & Nancy Jane Spillers 8-22-1834 1-21-1905 

McFall, Elizabeth Frances 
dau of R.E. & Ell 10-26-1862 12-29-1862 

McFall, M[ary] J[ane]
dau of R.E. & Elizabeth McFall 10-18-1855 8-8-1862  

McFall, R[obert] E[mmett]     CSA
Hus. of Elizabeth (Spillers) McFall 12-4-1818 5-30-1868 

McGilvary, Billie (John William)
son of J.C. & N. A. McGilvary 2-22-1877 9-5-1891 

McGilvary, John Clinton
hus of Annette (Spillers) McGilvary 5-31-1847 6-30-1914 
son of John Martin & Eleanor McGilvary 

McGilvary, M[aggie] E[leanor]
dau of J.C. & N. A. McGilvary 8-7-1895 6-15-1896 

McGilvary, Narcissa Annette (Spillers)
wife of J.C. McG.
dau of W. Harper & Nancy Jane Spillers 5-18-1856 6-19-1903 

McGilvary, Ralph
son of J.C. & N. A. McGilvary 1-10-1900 2-7-1915 

McGilvary, Roy
son of J.C. & N. A. McGilvary  11-7-1884 1-19-1886 

Spillers, J[ames] H[enry]
son of W.H. & Nancy Jane Spillers
Father of Henry Spillers 5-28-1858 10 25-1898 

Spillers, Nancy Adeline
dau of W.H. & N.J.  2-13-1845 8-13-1901 

Spillers, Nancy Jane (Andrew)
dau of Elizabeth Montgomery Andrew
wife of W. Harper 2-17-1817 8-12-1901 

Spillers, Sarah Margaret
dau of W.H. & N.J. 4-16-1850 9-10-1896 

Spillers, W[illiam] Harper
bro. or nephew of Warrington & William
Hus of Nancy Jane Andrew 7-20-1809 4-29-1890 
[b Caldwell County, KY.]

Spillers, Warrington 1-13-1767 7-27-1847 

Spillers, William
bro. of Warrington 4-15-1787 2-18-1856 

Stallion, ????           ? - bef 1892


*1* = Surname could be spelled "Currie" instead of "Curry"