Grimes Co., TX - Cemeteries - Fanthorp Family Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Sheron Smith-Savage" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** Fanthorp Family Cemetery at Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, administered by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Anderson, Grimes County, Texas Alphabetical list of names on headstones: Kenneth Lewis Anderson Patience Burdett Anderson James Peronneau DeSaussure Julia Stone DeSaussure Martha C. Dickson Annie V. Stone Dodson Henry Fanthorp John H. Fanthorp Rachel V. Fanthorp Sarah E. Fanthorp Mary Ann R. Kennard Michael Moore Kennard Marie Virginia Kettler John Laprelle Martha Laprelle Eleanor Stone McDonald J. G. McDonald, Jr. Mary Eleanor McDonald Bette Moore Rebecca L. Moore S. Virginia Peck William H. Peck Alice Yarborough Ratcliff John Noble Ratcliff Wilmar Rhoda Henry Fanthorp Stone Mary Stone Mary A. Fanthorp Stone William M. Stone Transcriptions, recorded by Sheron Smith-Savage in 1983. Numbers correspond to attached drawing: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/grimes/cemph/fanthorp/fanthorp.jpg 1. ANDERSON ERECTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS IN MEMORY OF KENNETH LEWIS ANDERSON BORN IN HILLSBORO NORTH CAROLINA, Sept. 11, 1805 DISTRICT JUDGE, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE SIXTH CONGRESS AND LAST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DIED JULY 3, 1845 THE NAME OF THE TOWN OF FANTHROP [sic] WAS CHANGED TO ANDERSON IN HIS HONOR (on the opposite side:) IN MEMORY OF PATIENCE BURDETT WIFE OF KENNETH LEWIS ANDERSON BORN IN SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE, DEC. 25, 1806 DIED JULY 4, 1886 BURIED AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES PERONNEAU JULIA STONE DIED SEPT. 10, 1965 DIED AUG. 17, 1964 DeSAUSSURE 3. MARTHA C. DICKSON BORN Sep. 20, 1831 DIED July 16, 1874 (on the opposite side:) Mother of D. J. -- J. L. & John Laprelle M. E. Dickson, Mollie A. Bartlett AND Reagan Dickson 4. ANNIE V. STONE DODSON AUG. 22, 1867 OCT. 8, 1906 5. IN MEMORY OF HENRY FANTHORP Born in England NOV. 20, 1790 DIED OCT. 31, 1867 6. JOHN H. FANTHORP Born Aug. 11, 1840 Died Jan. 20, 1863, aged 22 years 6 mo & 6 days 7. Sacred to the MEMORY OF RACHEL V. FANTHORP DIED Nov. 2, 1867 Aged 54 years 8. SARAH E. DAU. OF Henry & Rachel V. FANTHORP Died June 8, 1844 Age 2 y'rs 3 mo's & 13 days 9. MARY ANN R. KENNARD Born June 30, 1826 Died June 21, 1874 [?] 10. M. M. KENNARD JULY 27, 1809 JULY 7, 1895 (historical marker:) MICHAEL MOORE KENNARD (JULY 27, 1809 -- JULY 7, 1895) BORN IN TENNESSEE. IN 1828 HE AND FAMILY JOINED ROBERTSON'S COLONY, BOUND FOR TEXAS. ARRIVED IN 1830, PROBABLY HAVING STOPPED TO "MAKE A CROP" ALONG THE WAY. LIVED IN PRESENT GRIMES COUNTY; WAS GRANTED A THIRD OF A LEAGUE OF LAND IN ROBERTSON'S COLONY. FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE TEXAS REVOLUTION. RECEIVED ADDITIONAL LAND IN MENARD AND LEON COUNTIES. HIS MERCANTILE BUSINESS--FIRM OF FANTHORP, WOMACK & KENNARD-- WAS THE FIRST IN GRIMES COUNTY. RECORDED 1971 11. OUR MARIE MARIE VIRGINIA KETTLER DIED NOV. 16, 1890 AGED 1 Y'R 2 MO. 14 D'YS NONE KNEW HER BUT TO LOVE HER. 12. JOHN LAPRELLE DIED Dec. 23, 1855 Aged 47 years & 4 Months --------.--------- MARTHA Daughter of John & Martha LAPRELLE DIED Mar. 18, 1855 Aged 2 Mo's. 13. ELEANOR DAUGHTER OF MAJ. Wm M. & MARY FANTHORP STONE WIFE OF J. G. McDONALD JR. FEB. 10, 1869 JAN. 25, 1903 A BRIGHTER STAR NEVER SHONE, THROUGH EVERY CHANGE AND TRIAL TRUE. 14. McDONALD J. G. McDONALD JR. SEPT. 11, 1858 MAR. 5, 1938 ONE OF NATURE'S NOBLEMEN 15. MARY ELEANOR McDONALD JAN. 21, 1903 JUNE 15, 1903 16. BETTE MOORE Born May 22, 1846 Died Feb. 5, 1865 Aged 18 years 8 mo, & 11 days 17. REBECCA L. MOORE BORN June 22, 1819 DIED May 20, 1866 18. IN memory of Mrs. S. VIRGINIA PECK died Sept. 25th, 1852 in the 51st year of her age 19. WILLIAM H. PECK Infant Son of W. M. & S. V. Peck Born in Texas, Jan 31, 1851; Died in Tenn. June 13, 1853, Aged 2 Yrs. 4 Mo & 13 Ds. 20. RATCLIFF JOHN NOBLE ALICE YARBOROUGH 1889 1948 1896 -- 1969 IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED "RAT" OUR BELOVED "SWEETIE" 21. LITTLE WILMAR Son of V. H. & S. E. RHODA DIED May 28, 1875 AGED 1 Yr. 11 M's 28 d's 22. HENRY FANTHORP STONE APR. 14, 1874 MAY 12, 1894 23. MARY Daughter of Wm. M & MARY STONE: Born Nov. 9, 1865 DIED July 19, 1869 24. STONE MAJOR Wm. M. MARY A. FANTHORP STONE STONE APR. 17, 1834 DEC. 29, 1844 NOV. 8, 1874 MAY 4, 1901 MEMBER OF GEN'L WALKER'S STAFF C.S.A. 25. (A broken headstone with all identifying information missing.)