Llano County, TX - Cemeteries: Mayes Chapel Cemetery, Llano County, Texas Nicole Wiebe ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization orpersons. 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 USGenWebarchivist 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 *************************************************************************** Mayes Chapel Cemetery, Llano County, Texas Tuesday, February 19, 2002 Complete Transcription Directions: The cemetery is located on Highway 16 North from Llano toward San Saba. The green cemetery sign is visible from the road, turn right on white paved road and proceed over the creek and turn right onto the pasture road which leads to the gate. The Mayes Chapel Cemetery was named for the Mayes family who donated the land in 1890 for a church and a cemetery. This cemetery has less than 60 marked graves, listed below is every visible marker that I could find. Further down the page are notes that I found posted on the board with the cemetery map. Buchanan, M.E. -- b. December 21, 1836 d. April 27, 1904 Buchanan, T. -- b. 1877 d. 1945 Buchanan, Mrs. M.J. (Martha Jane) -- b. 1832 d. 1919 Cain, Florence -- b. October 2, 1883 d. July 9, 1959 Cain, J.D. -- b. October 9, 1915 d. March 23, 1981 (PFC US Army, WWII) Cain, Lue A. -- b. April 19, 1843 d. July 11, 1912 Cain, Robert H. -- b. July 18, 1881 d. September 15, 1912 Cain, W.L. -- b. February 7, 1871 d. March 22, 1932 Cornett, William Irving -- b. 1890 d. 1899 Fenstemaker, Dessie -- b. September 21, 1888 d. October 5, 1966 (wife of Ray) Fenstemaker, Ray -- b. February 18, 1886 d. February 5, 1934 (husband of Dessie) Fox, Albert L. -- b. December 7, 1892 d. January 25, 1914 Fox, Pierce Garrett -- b. February 12, 1899 d. June 1, 1899 (son of WA & SJ) Fox, Syrena J. -- b. May 5, 1857 d. December 19, 1926 (wife of William A.) Fox, Virgil Osgood -- b. July 20, 1895 d. November 30, 1903 (8 yrs, 4 mths,10 days) Fox, William A. -- b. July 18, 1846 d. December 19, 1919 (husband of Syrena) Freeman, Franklin -- b. August 15, 1818 d. February 26, 1907 (husband of Sarah) Freeman, Joe B. -- b. June 26, 1875 d. February 6, 1952 Freeman, Lizzie -- b. September 8, 1856 d. March 21, 1935 (wife of N.B.) Freeman, Lum -- b. December 8, 1876 d. June 22, 1947 Freeman, N.B. -- b. May 15, 1853 d. January 15, 1925 (husband of Lizzie) Freeman, Nolan -- b. July 4, 1886 d. October 6, 1957 Freeman, Sarah -- b. May 14, 1821 d. May 30, 1907 (wife of Franklin) House, George W. -- b. 1871 d. 1946 House, Mattie D. -- b. 1875 d. 1917 House, Pearl -- b. 1901 d. 1912 Hughes, Elizabeth (Parker) -- b. 1858 d. 1894 Jones, Carlie M. -- b. July 23, 1860 d. September 27, 1913 (wife of John J.) Jones, John J. -- b. August 8, 1858 d. August 7, 1934 Lewis, J.O. (Jackson Owen) -- b. 1836 d. 1906 Lewis, M.A. -- b. September 24, 1851 d. April 12, 1931 (shares headstone with W.S.) Lewis, Robert L. -- b. August 18, 1890 d. August 9, 1973 Lewis, Tommye -- b. September 17, 1895 d. March 25, 1916 Lewis, W.S. -- b. April 18, 1844 d. April 28, 1915 (shares headstone with M.A.) Mathews, Mrs. P.E. -- b. Oct 25, 1860 d. November 14, 1900 Mayes, J.L. -- d. October 10, 1906 (husband of M.E.) Mayes, Mrs. M.E. (Townes) -- d. December 27, 1900 (married JL Mayes January 3, 1850) Mulligan, John R. -- b. September 14, 1859 d. February 9, 1921 Mulligan, Mae -- b. May 9, 1882 d. September 17, 1971 Nash, John -- Company C, 1 Texas Calvary Parker, Prunella -- b. ca 1820 d. 1895 Reid, Belle Irene -- b. October 2, 1899 d. October 11, 1906 Reid, Warren B. -- b. June 27, 1903 d. July 2, 1903 (son of JH & MJ) * hard to read Rudasill, G.M. -- b. June 8, 1837 d. April 17, 1892 Tinsley, Benjamin S. -- b. March 19, 1849 d. June 8, 1939 (husband of Rachel) Tinsley, Rachel M. -- b. September 11, 1851 d. November 23, 1919 (wife of Benjamin) Tuckness, Julius -- b. April 2, 1884 d. October 1893 (shares headstone with Nancy Jane) Tuckness, Nancy Jane -- b. December 25, 1865 d. February 14, 1897 (shares headstone with Julius) Woods, Leander Norman -- b. 1872 d. 1899 Woods, Mrs. M.A. -- b. July 14, 1821 d. January 24, 1892 Woods, Virgil -- b. July 31, 1896 d. August 9, 1896 broken and unreadable stone by the Fenstemaker's sunken white headstone next to Prunella Parker sunken white headstone next to Elizabeth (Parker) Hughes headstone with no name or dates in between Lue A. & Robert H. Cain ************************************************** These notes were posted at the cemetery: The following list contains names of people believed to be buried here at Mayes Chapel. This list will be updated as new information is received. We were given copies of two surveys conducted by volunteers several years ago. The survey done in 1965 has several people listed that today there is no visual evidence of their graves. We have also listed people that through conversations and research would lead you to believe that there is a good possibility that they are buried here. Lloyd Fleming, Jr. - 3 months old. No sign of grave Graham - The grave sites listed as #12 and #13, are thought to be Graham children. One could be Clifford Graham 15 years old and the other could be a Graham child 4 years old. They are supposedly two of John & Etta Graham's twelve children. There is a cement curb around the graves. R.A. King - b. March 24, 1834 d. June 6, 1887, the 1965 survey shows Mr. King's grave here with a flag on it. Carter Mentor - Died 1930 at 33 years of age. County clerks records show burial here, but there is no sign of a grave. Owens - Site #4. 1965 survey shows Frances Elizabeth Owens b. June 30, 1887 d. July 8, 1899. Also speaks of a broken stone reading 1898 daughters of C.D. (Charles Dale) Owens and M.E. Owens. J.W. Rhodes - b. August 19, 1848 d. February 6, 1883. Born in Cherokee Co., Alabama. This was in the 1965 survey. G.B. Summers - Died January 11, 1895. This was in the 1965 survey. The later survey tells of a stone laying flat on the ground broken with the January 11, 1895 deathdate. Site #26 has this stone. Victoria Summers - b. 1862 d. 1935. Some records suggest she is buried here. No confirmation. Russell Ward - b. January 31, 1837 d. April 21, 1920. Listed in the 1965 survey. Born in Russell Co., Arkansas, no sign of his grave. Dessie Whitis - Listed as obituary in the 1965 survey. Born September 21, 1888 and died October 5, 1966. Daughter of Robert Summers. No sign of her grave, may not be buried here. ** (my note: these appear to be the same dates listed for Dessie Fenstemaker. NW)