McCulloch County, Texas - Cemeteries: Chaffin Cemetery ************************************************************************ 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 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Louann Hall Jan 2008 ************************************************************************ CHAFFIN CEMETERY The Chaffin Cemetery is located 20 miles northwest of Brady off Hwy. 283. To reach Chaffin Cemetery, turn left on FM Rd. 765 and go three miles to the intersection of Fm Rd. 765 and 2635. Turn north on the dirt road and go 4 miles, then go east on the dirt road (County Rd. 326) for one mile. The cemetery is on the right side of the road. This is probably the oldest county-established-maintained cemetery in McCulloch County. It is located 1 mile from the Colorado River near the old Waldrip Bridge - a landmark in northwest McCulloch County. The town of Waldrip was about two miles southwest of the cemetery. The Chaffin family settled, farmed, and ranched the land along the Colorado River. There was a river-crossing on their place and the Chaffin Crossing was a long-ago land mark. During the early years, churches in the Lohn - Fife - Waldrip areas baptized their new members in the river at Chaffin Crossing. This was also a gathering place for picnics and family outings. During later years, the Lohn school students used it for class parties and picnics. This crossing was very prominent until the early 1960's. At this time, the land changed hands and the new landowner built a fence and put up a locked gate, thus closing Chaffin Crossing after almost 100 years of public use. The old Chaffin home was near the present cemetery and is now only marked by stones where the house once stood. The Chaffin family gave the land for the cemetery, where Captain Joseph Chaffin, a captain in the Confederate Army, is buried. His grave is the only Chaffin grave still marked among many unmarked graves. Many graves are marked with only worn sandstone markers. In 1959, people living in the Waldrip area orgainzed a Marion-Chaffin Cemetery Association to provide upkeep for the area's cemeteries. Submitted by Larry and Ann Walker. Special thanks to Ann and Larry for providing the updated lists for Chaffin and Marion Cemeteries. Updates and research from 1999 through 2007 were submitted by Alvin L. Bolton BURIAL NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE A. R. (initials in sandstone) no dates no dates BOND, L. W. age 90 yrs. July 8, 1898 BRAY, John E. Dec. 12, 1857 Aug. 25, 1898 BRAY, L. O. no dates no dates BRAY, J. A. ? ? BUMGARDNER, Effie Lee ? ? CAPPIS, L. A. Nov. 22, 1819 Feb. 22, 1895 CAPPIS, Angeline (small child) July 17, 1887 Feb. 2, 1889 CAPPIS, N. L. July 8, 1869 June 8, 1893 CAPPIS, Henry Hovis 58 yrs. old Mar. 4, 1905 CARMICHAEL, Gertrude (dau of C.C. & S.H) Apr. 10, 1893 Apr. 21, 1894 CHAFFIN, Joseph (Co. H. 28 Miss. Cav. CSA) ? ? CHAFFIN, Capt. Jackson Florida Mar. 10, 1838 Aug. 22, 1929 CHAFFIN, Susan Stockton ? Apr. 1, 1883 CRISP, S. M. Oct. 5, 1814 Oct. 6, 1898 CUNNINGHAM, Gressie Sept. 6, 1865 Dec. 3, 1884 DAVIS, John 18 yrs. old May 3, 1915 FINLAY, James (hus. of Agnes) Feb. 23, 1816 Nov. 1, 1892 FINLAY, Agnes B. (born at Leslie, Scotland) (wife of Jam Mar. 14, 1814 July 23, 1903 GILMORE, Asa (Mason) July 10, 1822 Jan. 9, 1884 INFANT, ? (1 hr. old) Jan. 6, 1912 Jan. 6, 1912 JACKSON, Ed (son of S.P. & M.L.) Aug. 25, 1903 Dec. 25, 1905 J. L. L. (initials in sandstone) no dates no dates KERSEY, Thomas 54 yrs. old Sept. 17, 1904 LONG, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Long no dates no dates LONG, Robert Lee Nov. 3, 1871 May 9, 1928 LONG, Mrs. Susan (88yrs. 10mo. 8da.) Mar. 22, 1832 Jan. 30, 1921 MARTIN, Eliza Jane 66yrs. 4mo. 1da May 10, 1912 MAYO, Newton Thomas ? May, 1920 MILLER, Dear Charles (Infant) Apr. 3, 1882 Apr. 25, 1882 O.L.R.P. (Initials in sandstone) ? ? POOL, Francis (Inf. dau. of S.P. & Sara) Sept. 5, 1889 Dec. 3, ,1889 POOL, Miles (small child) Oct. 6, 1876 Dec. 1, 1888 POWELL, William J. 84yrs. 4mo. 4da May 9, 1913 RANDALS, Clay Stockton May 22, 1878 Aug. 21, 1950 RANDALS, Emma Greer Apr. 6, 1875 Aug. 31, 1944 RANDALS, D.C. (Father) (hus. of M.M.) (CSA) June 19, 1844 June 30, 1927 RANDALS, M.M. (Mother) (wife of D.C.) Nov. 26, 1847 Dec. 1, 1918 ROSSER, Cavie (dau. of B.F. & M.L.) June 7, 1884 Oct. 20, 1888 ROSSER, Charlie ? ? SAPP, Cora (young child) 1yr. 7mo. Nov. 30, 1905 STACY, Morgan Allan (dau. of Morgan & Lula) Jan. 31, 1893 Jan. 23, 1894 STOCKTON, Cynthia Oct. 30, 1835 Feb. 9, 1905 STOCKTON, L. L. Mar. 23, 1839 May 28, 1901 THOMPSON, Infant Son (Inf. of A.C. & B.M.) ? Feb. 17, 1891 VAN WINKLE, Infant Son of J.H & Rebecka age 30 min. Oct. 25, 1883 WAINWRIGHT, Infant Daughter of W.L. & S.A. May 1, 1897 May 1, 1897 WAINWRIGHT, Infant Son of W.L. & S.A. Dec. 18, 1893 Feb. 17, 1894 WESTER, Inf. baby of Lula Jackson (5mo. 13da.) Aug. 16, 1911 Jan. 26, 1912 WESTER, James L. (Infant) 6mo. 6da. Jan. 26, 1912 WHITELEY, Arthur P. (son of N.L. & T.M.) June 15, 1885 July 16, 1892 WILLIAMS, Mary E. (wife of G.W.) Feb. 6, 1852 July 16, 1893 WILLIAMS, Mary J. (Inf. dau. of M.M. & D.) Mar. 23, 1900 June 18, 1900 WRIGHT, Maggie ( wife of T.F.) Feb. 8, 1881 Apr. 18, 1900 WRIGHT, A.L. May 22, 1876 Oct. 9, 1894 WYATT, Ary Adeline (wife of J.G.) Jan. 18, 1842 July 17, 1904 WYATT, John Henry Sept. 8, 1864 Apr. 30, 1947 .