Durst Cemetery - Leon County, Texas ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Cheryl Burks USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** From the intersection of FM 977 and highway 75 in Leona, go east on FM 977 1.60 miles to CR 142. Go left on CR 142, 0.50 miles to a gate with a cattle guard on the left side of the road. Cross over the cattle guard and follow the driveway curving to the right at a barn. Going past a tank on the left and then curving back to the left past a house. At this point you can see a sign on the fence corner just at the edge of the woods saying "DURST CEMETERY" with a date of 1849. Keep following the trail a total of 0.30 miles from CR 142 to the cemetery. There is a large area that is fenced with barbed wire. Within this area is an area that is about 50 feet square that has a 4 - foot stone wall around it that is the main burial area. Out side of this stone enclosure is a huge pile of stones that is at least 4 feet high, 6 feet wide and 15 feet long. It is bound to be a grave but does not have any markings. There is a smaller pile of stones about 2 fee tall and 4 feet wide and 4 feet long that could be another grave. There are 9 tombstones out side of the stone enclosure. BARKLEY, D. McD June 3, 1823 Nov 7, 1880 CESSNA, N.R. (MOTHER) 66yr, 1mo, 19days June 10, 1878 CESSNA, Rowena 16yr, 8mo, 18days Aug 18, 1866 DURST, Addie L. Wife of John S. Durst Apr 25, 1844 Nov 19, 1874 DURST, Benigna E. May 13, 1855 Jan 30, 1883 DURST, Bruno 2nd Lt. Co. A. 13th Tex Cav C.S.A. hus of Neillana M. Durst no dates DURST, Clara E. Dau of John & H.M. Durst 10yr, 2mo, 7days Nov 13, 1856 DURST, Clara M Dau of J.S. & A.L. Durst Mar 16, 1866 Apr 30, 1867 DURST, Delna Dau of H. & C.E. Durst 1895 1907 DURST, E.A. Wife of H. Durst July 26, 1848 Oct 24, 1880 DURST, Estelle Dau of H. & C.E. Durst Nov 18, 1889 June 23, 1901 DURST, Eugene M. Son of John & H.M. Durst 7mo, 22days Aug 31, 1849 DURST, Gould Son of A.E. & H. Durst Feb 22, 1874 Nov 17, 1900 DURST, H.M. Wife of John Durst Feb 5, 1807 Sept 23, 1885 DURST, Harney Son of Bruno & N.M. Durst 18yr, 4mo, 5days Mar 19, 1877 DURST, John John Durst came to Texas in 1821. Owner of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches in 1835. Moved to Leon Co. in 1844, his wife being the 1st Anglo-American woman resident of the county. Born in Ark. Feb 4, 1797, he died Feb 9, 1851. His wife Harriet M. (Jamison) Durst, b. in Virginia, Feb 5, 1807 d. Sept 23, 1885. (Erected by the State of Texas - 1936.) hus of H.M. Durst 54 years Feb 9, 1851 DURST, Louis O. Son of John & Harriet Durst Sept 1, 1827 Nov 15, 1859 DURST, Maggie Dau of D.M. & M. Carleton Consort of Horatio Durst 18yr, 5mo, 28days July 16, 1864 DURST, Neillana M. Wife of Bruno Durst 19yr, 4mo, 26days June 7, 1860 DURST, Willie Son of John & Lila Durst July 10, 1879 Oct 23, 1880 HAYDON, Beatrice J. Wife of M.W. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) May 31, 1850 Dec 26, 1884 HAYDON, Emma H. Dau of M.W. & B.J. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) Oct 25, 1872 Nov 7, 1878 HAYDON, Franklin G. Son of M.W. & B.J. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) July 31, 1879 Nov 30, 1881 HAYDON, M.W. Hus of Beatrice J. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) Nov 10, 1845 Nov 30, 1887 HAYDON, Maggie B. (buried outside of stone wall) Oct 10, 1882 Aug 14, 1890 HAYDON, Marvel Dau of T.L. & N.L. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) July 16, 1893 Oct 7, 1894 HAYDON, Mary B. Dau of T.L. & Nina Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) July 31, 1895 Dec 3, 1896 HAYDON, Nina Wife of T.L. Haydon (buried outside of stone wall) Jan 18, 1871 Apr 30, 1898 HOPKINS, Archie (not found on 1999 survey) _________ Sept 22, 1944 HOPKINS, Harriet M. Dau of John & H.M. Durst Wife of Dr. Sim Hopkins 31yr, 6mo, 12days Feb 10, 1871 HOPKINS, Maria Louise Wife of Dr. S.S. Hopkins Jan 1, 1848 June 19, 1937 HOPKINS, S.S. Dr. b. Raleigh, N.C. Hus of Maria Louise Hopkins June 30, 1828 Aug 23, 1904 LANDERS, Maggie E. 21yr, 11mo, 24days Mar 23, 1872 LIVINGSTONE, Hamill (buried outside of stone wall) (not found on 1999 survey) 42 years June 12, 1879 McADAMS, J.L. Hus of Jennie McAdams July 2, 1877 Mar 12, 1947 McADAMS, Jennie Wife of J.L. McAdams Nov 11, 1877 Feb 4, 1930 McADAMS, Jim Bruno Jan 31, 1898 Feb 3, 1900 McKINNEY, Lottie Dau of J.W. & Hattie McKinney Mar 3, 1890 Mar 11, 1892 WAY, Jessie C. Jan 22, 1885 Nov 1, 1952 Original survey done in 1966.