Swisher Co. TX - Vigo Park Cemetery Submitted by: Zoe Smith, Tule Creek Genealogical Society Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------ VIGO PARK CEMETERY Swisher County, Texas Vigo Park Cemetery is located twenty-three miles north-east of Tulia, Texas on FM highway 146. The Cemetery is located one mile west and one mile north of Vigo Park. Mrs. Bessie C. Hall was the first person buried at this cemetery. Charles Gardner and J. C. Stitt rode around on their horses to locate a most likely place for it. There are a lot of tin markers that do not have names on them. [View map of cemetery (coming soon)] LOT 1 a. NUZUM, Minnie Inez Nov 23, 1860 - Sept 7, 1917 b. NUZUM, James Thomas July 3, 1843 - Jan 25, 1920 LOT 4 a. GARDNER, Charles Robert May 18, 1870 - May 11, 1940 b. GARDNER, Ethel Grace Feb 28, 1817 - Oct 22, 1950 c. GARDNER, Xenia May 15, 1921 - Oct 16, 1930 d. GARDNER, Stanley Maxwell (Inf) ? - July 2, 1951 LOT 5 b. NEWTON, Agnes M Sept 27, 1912 - Feb 7, 1915 Her father was Charles Her mother was Mary S LOT 6 a. STITT, J C b. STITT, Child (tin marker) ? - 17 Nov 1912 LOT 7 b. MONTGOMERY, Ina D Wife of James N. Nov 17, 1874 - Mar 17, 1913 c. MONTGOMERY, Susan L June 4, 1862 - Mar 10, 1934 d. MONTGOMERY, Andrew J Apr 5, 1855 - Dec 25, 1927 LOT 8 b. wood marker LOT 9 a. HENRY, Baby ? b. SPEAR, Baby - tin stake ? LOT 10 a. HAY, Hershell W Mar 27, 1896 - Nov 12, 1950 b. HAY, Infant son of R.W, & K B. Hay Feb 7, 1900 - Feb 9, 1909 c. HAY. Kathren L dau of R.W. & K.B. Hay July 19, 1900 - Apr 15, 1912 d. HAY, Rollin W. Feb 23, 1870 - Jun 12, 1917 LOT 11 b. HALL, Bessie C Jan 28, 1880 - Apr 4, 1908 LOT 12 KENNON, Lawrence March 12, 1868 - August 27, 1913 LOT 15 a. HAY, Addie (Little) Feb 3, 1854 - July 17, 1935 b. HAY, William H 1851 - 1887 LOT 16 a. HANCOCK, Darrett or Garrett ? - ? b. HANCOCK, Adeline (alleyway) Feb 21, 1873 - Sept 19, 1950 d. HANCOCK, Albert Feb 22, 1869 - July 26, 1933 HICKS, S M tin marker LOT 17 SADLIER, H ? LOT 18 a. WELKER, Oran E Sept 21, 1893 - June 10, 1914 d. WELKER, John Mar 7, 1861 - Apr 28, 1920 LOT 19 ROUNDTREE, Baby ? LOT 20 a. GARDNER, Orvell West Sept 23, 1898 - Mar 29, 1980 LOT 21 a. GARDNER, Betty LaJean Sept 13, 1931 - Sept 7, 1945 b. GARDNER, Leo Charles Apr 17, 1896 - Mar 4, 1978 c. GARDNER, Sophia Anna July 26, 1904 - Oct 22, 1988 LOT 24 d. SMITH, Joriam H (father) Apr 23, 1852 - Mar 28, 1931 LOT 26 a. May, J L (tin marker) 1933 - 59 yrs old LOT 28 a. WEAKS, George W Oct 27, 1856 - July 3, 1921 c. WEAKS, Brad Aug 22, 1890 - Nov 12, 1929 d. WILSON, Lou Ollie (mother) May 21, 1893 - Mar 11, 1928 LOT 29 a. GARDNER, Loyd Frank Nov 15, 1900 - Sept 22, 1982 LOT # 30 b. ROUNDTREE, Missouriann Jan 21, 1856 - Feb 20, 1922 c. ROUNDTREE, Rev. Felix S Apr 16, 1852 - July 25, 1934 LOT 31 a. McBRIDE, Parker H. Feb 14, 1921 - Feb 10, 1976 marr Aug 21, 1945 to b. McBRIDE, Rosa Lee Dec 5, 1927 LOT 33 a. LOWE, Roy May 17, 1919 - June 1, 1919 b. LOWE, Ray May 17, 1919 - June 6, 1919 c. LOWE, Rea (Baby) 1921 - 1921 LOT 34 a. MAY, Baby son b/d Apr 26, 1919 b. May, Roy Oswald Sept 20, 1920 - Feb 9, 1933 c. MAY, Aralea Feb 17, 1916 - July 8, 1935 LOT 38 2 tin markers ? LOT 40 b. Tin marker ? Baby Turner LOT 41 b. Tin marker ? LOT 43 a. PARKER, Howard Franklin July 1, 1915 - May 15, 1983 LOT 62 WESLEY, Alva (Lily) Jan 22, 1918 - July 17, 1918 LOT 63 FROST, Wilma Ruth dau of W. L. Frost b/d Aug 16, 1919 LOT 64 a. tin plate ? LOT 65 a. COX, Lee Apr 11, 1915 - Feb 12, 1925 b. COX, W. M. July 1, 1867 - Nov 23, 1925 LOT 70 a. ROBERTS, Baby dau of J. H. b/d Oct 7, 1918 c. WRIGHT, Carroll Waynne May 16, 1940 - Jan 16, 1990 marr Mar 30, 1961 to WRIGHT Marion Jo McMullen