PIONEER / NORTH LLANO CEMETERY - KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS July 6,2000 (Compiled and Submitted by Frederica Burt Wyatt) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Location: On Reid Road, just off North Main Street, in Junction. The Pioneer Cemetery, sometimes bearing the name of North Llano, and occasionally, Keton, is the oldest burial location in what is now the city of Junction. It is impossible to identify all persons who rest in peace here, but we have listed all the graves known to us. Apparently, the cemetery was much larger at one time, but through the years, many of the grave locations have become indiscernible. Kimble Historical Commission was able to partially restore some grave sites. A chain-link fence was installed after the City of Junction purchased the site and placed it in the care of the local historical group. We believe this to be the final resting place of Sam Speer, killed by Comanche Indians on Christmas Eve, 1876. Victims of early day gunfights were among those interred here. A veteran of the Mexican War and at least seven Civil War veterans are buried at this site. The last person buried here was Andrew Jackson Wilson, a veteran of the Frontier Troops of Texas Rangers, in 1916. His minister, John S. Durst, wrote an eulogy that we quote, in part, from the Junction newspaper: "His faithful team of black horses that had carried him around for so many years, at his request, pulled his mortal remains to the last resting place. His body was laid to rest in the North Llano cemetery on the morning of the 27th in the presence of a large concourse of friends and his many relatives." This cemetery is now a recorded Texas Historical Landmark. BIRTH DEATH Adams, William 1889 Ake, Amos R. 1876 1896 Anderson, Richard 10-01-1904 Barton, Tom C. 1868 07-16-1904 Blackman, J. H. 1895 Brashear, Button *** Frazier ? circa 1878 Brashear, Pete *** Frazier? circa 1878 Burleson, Widow 05-12-1887 Cammer, B. W. 1832 02-09-1885 Chambers, Aquilla (son of John and Mary Ellen) circa 1873 1880 Chambers (children of John and Mary Elle (No Dates) Dagher, Nicholas**** circa 1870 04-29-1894 Page 2 Deaton, James M. 09-12-1878 Doran, Thomas (CSA veteran) 05-09-1844 12-21-1878 Earwood, Betty Jane Wilson (wife of T.C.) 09-14-1872 05-17-1894 Elkins, J. Newton (CSA veteran) 1843 1907 Ellis, John G. (CSA veteran) 1827 1913 Evans, Edward (George Edward) (CSA & Mexican War veteran) 1820 1879 Gibson, California 04-30-1852 11-20-1883 Gipson, William 04-01-1885 Hall, Mary E. 03-02-1881 08-06-1882 Hall, Warren Joseph 1865 02-00-1899 Hughey, Elmira 1833 05-22-1903 Jones, D. K. 03-00-1887 Jones, Stella 1872 11-06-1884 Keton, Archie Y. 12-20-1862 12-22-1890 "Our darling one has gone before to greet us on the golden shore To him we trust a place is given among the saints with Christ in Heaven." Keton, Charles H. (CSA veteran) 07-15-1830 02-13-1894 Keton, Charles W. 10-10-1859 12-12-1889 Keton, Julia A. (wife of Charles H.) 08-25-1836 07-28-1900 "Rest, Mother, rest in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep" Keton, Willie S. 08-02-1871 06-27-1882 Lemons, James W. (son of m/m P.C.) 09-13-1877 09-02-1879 Lindsey, William Henry 1844 1883 Mayes, Luke (son of J.T.& S.E.) 05-16-1880 03-29-1881 Meeks, Merritt 1810 12-10-1882 Meeks, Sarah (wife of Merritt) 1820 02-09-1883 Miller, Charley Chester 1887 01-17-1904 Mullins, William Newton 07-02-1910 Murr, Earnest (son of A. & E. E.) 07-25-1888 07-29-1888 Pettitt, Henry (son of G. D. & Mary A.) 1866 circa 1877 Pettitt, Mary Ann Ellis ***** (widow of CSA veteran) 04-30-1829 05-10-1901 Poston,Jim W. 1870 04-02-1907 Randolph, Lucy 01-00-1904 08-26-1904 Randolph, Lula Richards 1907 Shaw, Lizzie (dau. of James & Martha) 1885 1886 Shuricy, Richard H. (CSA veteran) 1821 01-25-1902 Smith Boy 12-21-1885 Smith, Hunter 03-00-1892 07-16-1914 Smith, William 1840 04-13-1882 Page 3 Speer, Sam 12-24-1876 Speer, Elizabeth McAllister 1822 1876 Stout, Edward 1887 Strong, Alexander Joe 06-06-1855 1902 Temple, James Lewis *** 12-21-1878 Willis, Anderson (CSA veteran) 08-24-1834 03-05-1884 Wilson, Andrew Jackson "Andy" (Veteran - Texas Frontier Forces 09-14-1847 09-26-1916 Wilson, Milus 12-24-1883 11-08-1900 Word, Jane 1896 Word, Mark (CSA veteran) 1896 Wright, Major*** 1878 *** Data from IT OCCURRED IN KIMBLE - 0. C. Fisher. N.C.Patterson lists the names as "Frazier". ****This is the probable resting place of Nicholas Dagher, an itinerant peddler or "drummer" of the "Arabian tribe" who drowned at the eight-mile crossing on the South Llano River while attempting to retrieve his wares that were thrown into the water when his hack overturned. Passersby discovered his horse still tied to a tree on the bank of the river, and the body was recovered. An inquest was held, and the drowning was declared an accident. *** " According to the late Annie Wilson Keese and Mattie Wilson Petty, their step-grandmother, Mary Ann Pettitt, widow of Confederate veteran G. D. Pettitt, was laid to rest in the Pioneer Cemetery (at the foot of Betty Wilson Earwood's grave), but her headstone was placed in the Junction City cemetery near the grave of other family members. I believe her grave stone was purchased after the use of the Pioneer Cemetery was discontinued. Mrs. Pettitt was a sister of Confederate veteran John Ellis, whose grave in the Pioneer cemetery has been marked with a government stone.