Mason Co., TX - Cemeteries - Chew Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Cindy Shaffer" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** CHEW Cemetery Pictures July 2002 and transcription Aug 2002 (transcription done from photos, every effort has been made to transcribe the information correctly). Comments in [brackets]. DESCRIPTION: This is a small cemetery, enclosed with a fence. It is a lovely cemetery, with a large, old tree near the front entrance. There is a picture of the tree, with my 9-year-old grandson (who is from England and who helps me document cemeteries when he visits) standing in front, to give an idea of its size. The cemetery appears to be well maintained. LOCATION: Off Hwy. 29, between Llano and Mason; there is a sign on Hwy. 29 indicating the cemetery. You will travel down a road that is at first paved, then caliche, about 4-5 miles. There will be another sign directing you to the Chew Cemetery. HISTORICAL MARKER: Chew Cemetery Born in West Virginia in 1832, George Oliver Chew came to Texas in 1839. He married Nancy Taylor prior to 1870, and they settled in western Llano County in 1883, purchasing 320 acres of land. This site probably was first used as a family cemetery about 1885 when their infant granddaughter was interred here. The second marked burial was that of a two-year-old grandson, Osceola Chew, in 1887. George Oliver Chew was interred here in 1901. The Chew family continued to grow, operating a school and later a cotton gin. In 1927 they sold the land to another family, who donated back the one acre cemetery. Twenty years later, there are more than 40 graves in the Chew Cemetery. Both a Confederate and a Union soldier are interred here, as are veterans of other military conflicts. Paul Barnes [no dates] ================== Percy D. Chew July 29, 1920 - June 28, 2002 [burial occurred just 2 days before I visited the cemetery] Leb? Chew [may be Lebon] Born Dec. 13, 18?8 [may be 1868] Died May 28, 1910 [may be March] “Gone but not forgotten” ================== Arvella Chew April 11, 1921 June 28, 1922 ================== Dalmon D. Chew SP4 US Army Mar. 18, 1931 May 1, 1994 ================== Eva Chew 1837 - 1922 ================== George O. Chew Born June 10, 1832 [the month is in question] Died July 27, 1901 [the “27” is in question] “His judgment, true to his ??” [looks like Conv_ _t _] ================== Gerald Wayne Chew 1954 - 1954 [funeral home marker] ================== [double stone] H. H. Chew Apr. 10, 1856 Sept. 16, 1903 Martha Lee Chew Nov. 25, 1864 June 18, 1954 ================== Herbert C. Chew Texas PFC 101th MO BN 26 Div World War I January 22, 1893 May 13, 1947 ================== [double stone] James D. (Tavis) Chew Sept. 25, 1896 Sept. 22, 1945 Winnie Ester Chew Sept. 28, 1899 Oct 29, 1990 “Wed Aug. 6, 1916” ================== [double stone] Marion L. Chew Jan. 22, 1895 Oct. 12, 1991 Mary Edna Chew Apr. 23, 1898 Sept. 4, 1979 Military Marker Marion L. Chew Pvt US Army World War I Jan 22 1895 Oct 12 1991 ================== [funeral home marker] Edith Marie Chew 1921 - 1967 ================== Nelda Loree Chew Aug. 1, 1935 Jan. 11, 1936 ================== Osceola, son of H. H. & M. L. Chew Born Sept. 2, 1885 Died Jan 10, 1887 [the “10” is in question} “____ at rest” ================== [double stone] A. E. Davis Jan. 9, 1906 Aug. 20, 1970 Henry Retta Davis Apr. 9, 1904 Apr. 29, 1967 “Married Nov. 18, 1925” ================== “Son” Alvin Dale Davis Sept. 6-7, 1930 ================== Miriam Davis Nov. 22, 1868 Apr. 18, 1937 ================== Thomas Franklin Davis Aug. 14, 1875 Feb. 1951 [no day marked] ================== Amanda J. Harlow June 29, 1861 Dec. 6, 1935 “Meet Me in Heaven” ================== Harlow Baby [no dates] ================== [double stone] Clyde E. Harlow June 18. 1897 Jan. 28, 1964 E. Vere July 7, 1900 Dec. 15, 1964 ================== E. Harlow Born Feb. 14, 1829 Died Mar. 9, 1906 “Died in hope of eternal life” ================== Elanor J. Harlow Nov. 6, 1841 Sept. 6, 1933 ================== “In Loving Remembrance” Robert Jefferson Harlow Born April 21, 1860 Died Aug. 4, 1915 “Gone But Not Forgotten” ================== William Jefferson “Wid” Harlow Feb. 16, 1885 July 8, 1925 ================== [double stone] “Father” David Thompson Dec. 24, 1832 June 29, 1917 “Mother” Cansada Thompson Jan. 14, 1844 Nov. 10, 1915 [dates in question, are hard to read] ================== Wootan Baby [no dates] ================== [double stone] Joe V. Wootan, Sr. Aug. 2, 1866 Aug. 18, 1947 E. Jane Wootan Aug. 29, 1872 Sept. 17, 1951 ==================