Polk County, Texas -- Abbot Springs- Meadows Cemetery
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ABBOTT SPRINGS - MEADOWS CEMETERY, @ 1850
POLK COUNTY, TEXAS

By O. Jones Perkins
Perkalong@aol.com

Directions:  From Corrigan -  Highway 287 West, 2.5 miles. 
Turn right on Howell Road
For 1.1 miles. Turn right at Cemetery sign for .2 mile to Abbott Springs Meadows Cemetery.

CHAMBERS, Joseph B., born February 12, 1829, died August 31, 1874.
GHENT, Emily, died January 13, 1938, age 87 years, 4 months, 7 days.
GHENT, H. A.
HOBBS, Hattie Mae, born March 13, 1912, died November 08, 1919.
HOBBS, Mattie Mae, born July 30, 1909, died May 08, 1920.
HOBBS, W. M. Theston, born December 15, 1917, died December 03, 1922.
HOWELL, Bryn, born October 05, 1924, died March 10, 1929. 
 Son of Walter & Maud.
HOWELL, Edward Franklin, born November 16, 1858, died May 16, 1938.
HOWELL, Evyln, born  January 11, 1916, died March 04, 1929,
  Daughter of Walter & Maud.
HOWELL, Francis Ann, born May 09, 1858, died August 04, 1941.
HOWELL, John Albert, born May 14, 1892, died February 03, 1967.
HOWELL, Maud, born May 20, 1892, died April 05, 1975. Wife of Walter.
HOWELL, Virgal, born June 22, 1916, died November 04, 1917.
 Son of Walter & Maud.
HOWELL, Walter, born December 12,1886, died July 29, 1976.Husband of Maud.
HOWELL, William C., born November 16, 1909, died May 02, 1994.
JONES, Ellen, born September 04, 1867, died November 15, 1923. 
 Wife of James.
JONES, James Columbus, born September 29, 1861, died March 31, 1930.
 Husband of Ellen.
MEADOWS, Susan Antoinette Towns, born August 29, 1829, 
 died July 06, 1906.  76 yrs, 10 mos, 7 days.
MEADOWS, W. Elias, born February 18, 1823, died May 14, 1891.
  Husband of Susan.
SPARKS, Ellen Lucille, born 1922, died 1990.  Wife of Merle.
SPARKS, Merle E., born 1927, died 1995. Husband of Ellen Lucille.
STANDLEY, James B., born June 27, 1809, died February 1889.
STANDLEY, Milley Ann, born January 17, 1829, died April 18, 1906.
STANDLEY, Roxie J., born March 06, 1857, died January 24, 1868.
STANDLEY, Sarah L., born March 06, 1857, died August 10, 1884.
TOWNS, Luther H., born August 25, 1874, died July 15, 1917. 
 Stone is 5 ft tall. And 18 inches square.
TUCKER, Dorcas Jones, born 1886, died 1908.
TUCKER, Johnnie, born 1908, died 1920. Daughter of Dorcas.
WATSON. Terry Lee, born September 05, 1958, died March 10, 1999. 
WATTS, Louis V., born October 26, 1911, died May 23, 1916.
27 graves marked only by large rocks.