YOUNG CEMETERY Location: About one mile northeast of Church Hill Community, north of FM 1251 Number of graves: 40-50 Number of identifiable graves: 13 Number of non-identifiable marked graves: 25-30 Earliest known grave: 1857 Latest known grave: 1963 Age percentage range: 65% adults, 35% infants and/or children Race count: Predominantly white Located in the edge of moderate woodland on gently sloping ground, led to by an old road. The cemetery is in a small clearing and contains a substantial number of identifiable graves. However, there are many non-identifiable marked graves, most of which are marked at the head and foot by old handmade brick lying either atop the ground or embedded in the ground. Some of these are very well defined by small rectangular mounds of gravel extending the entire length of the grave. An old cedar tree shades a few graves at one end of the cemetery and nearby are the remains of a large rectangular brick structure, probably a vault of some sort. However, the most striking feature of the cemetery is two large rock structures, each side by side and about two and a half feet in height, one in the shape of a rectangle and the other a circle, consisting of stacked iron ore rocks forming a hollow inside and a covered top. These are apparently some sort of vaults and probably mark the oldest graves in the cemetery or might even be Indian graves since it is believed that some Indians were buried near this site. Identifiable graves: Gray, Delilah D About 1858 Age about 75 years Gray, Jane E. - wife of John Gray B Jan 17, 1859 D May 16, 1876 Gray, Zachariah - son of John & Janie E. Gray B Mar 11, 1876 D May 31, 1876 Gray, Samuel B Feb 12, 1813 D Jan 8, 1872 Gray, Elizabeth A. - wife of Samuel Gray B Sep 5, 1818 D May 10, 1868 Gray, Sarah E. - dau of S. & E.A. Gray B Jan 5, 1850 D Jan 7, 1875 Gray, Mahala - dau of S. & E.A. Gray B Nov 17, 1859 D June 1, 1865 Marlar, Mary C. - infant child of J.G. & R.C. Marlar B May 15, 1857 D July 11, 1857 Young, John Miller B 1808 D 1883 Young, Ella B. - dau of M.F. Young B Sep 30, 1866 D Oct 19, 1873 Young, Andy B Dec 1, 1866 D Feb 5, 1956 Young, Tex E. B Jan 25, 1876 D June 15, 1963 Young, Johnnie B Apr 16, 1899 D June 27, 1963 Non-identifiable graves: Young, Infant dau of A.T. & Tex Young B Sep 7, 1902 D Sep 28, 1902 ========================================================================= Submitted by: Bonnie Palmer (bpalmer@bihs.net) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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.