Travis Co., TX - Cemeteries - Merrelltown Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Larri Jean Jacoby Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** Merrelltown Cemetery, Travis County, Texas Missing letters, listed as “.elltown Cemetery” Sign missing letters, on Burnet Rd. (FM 1325) near Williamson County line Transcribed by Larri Jean Jacoby, May 14-16, 2003 Note: This was a small cemetery with many stones that could not be read. I tried my best to decipher the weather-beaten stones and placed question marks if I simply could not make it out. Name Birth Death Ash, A. Hoyt 1849 1892 Ash, James Guy March/May 19, 1879 May 14, 1880 Ash, V. Tennie 1855 1929 Baines, Laura Dillingham September 14, 1854 August 17, 1945 Baxter, Grove S. “Son of T.L. & Z.J. Chambers” January/July 7, 1894 June 20, 1902 Bertelson, Dorman No Dates Bertelson, Olene No Dates Bertelson, Synthia Kay “Cindy” March 14, 1952 July 18, 1996 Brock, Julia Ann 1837 1921 Brock, “Little Henry” “Son of J.H. & M.J. Brock October 1/4, 1897 (2 years) Brockman, Emma 1874 No Date Brockman, Fritz John “Popese” June 25, 1906 February 15, 1995 Brockman, John 1861 1943 Brockman, Lenora Ann “Sassy” July 15, 1938 February 12, 1977/1979 Brockman, Martha Anna Hulda Goerlitz “Granny” December 11, 1913 September 10, 1994 Cahill, Camby Smith “Mother” June 18, 1862 April 16, 1939 Cahill, Ellen?? Infant ? of J.D. Cahill August 17, 1895 Note: this stone has been repaired, covering some of the writing Cahill, Henry 1900 1956 Cahill, Jasper W. “Humpy” August 26, 1902 January 28, 1984 Cahill, John D. May 17, 1881 April 4, 1973 Cahill, John Daniel “Father” July 22, 1852 January 15, 1938 Cahill, Lela B. December 1, 1880 April 3, 1973 Cahill, Mike October 8, 1883 September 17, 1917 Carter, Andrew J. February 1889 – only date on the stone Carter, Charles April 27, 1877 January 1, 1901 Carter, Mrs. A.J. “Mother” July 31, 1838 October 14, 1909 Clinkscales, James Asa 1880 1902 Collier, Elizabeth H. January 11, 1823/1828 February 20, 1901 Collier, G.M. “Father” Cannot Read Dates Collier, John October 31, 1858 July 26, 1886 Collier, S.D. “Mother” October 17, 1853 June 4, 1910 Daugherty, Edna E. “Wife of D.H. Daugherty” April 7, 1878 July 28, 1901 Dean, ? February 20, 1896 September 24, 1896 Dean, Nancy A. “Infant of Mr. And Mrs. Dean April 5, 1882 August 29, 1833 Dean, Sidney “Husband of Sallie E. Dean” February 2, 1860/1869 April 27, 1893 Dillingham, Brice No Dates Dillingham, Brice March 4, 1831 June 20, 1886 Dillingham, Ella March 25, 1864 December 5, 1949 Dillingham, James M. November 22, 1862 May 26, 1941 Dillingham, John “Father” May 22, 1832 May 14, 1917 Dillingham, Lelia December 11, 1870 January 8, 1888? Dillingham, Lena S. 1885 No Date Dillingham, L.P. “Little Pearl” No Dates Dillingham, Lucy E. “Mother” January 16, 1838 October 4, 1928 Dillingham, Sarah Margaret “Mother” 1836 1912 Dillingham, W.W. 1873 1952 Ferguson, James C. 1839 1910 Ferguson, Lucy A. 1848 1918 Fleischer, Herman “Father” October 12, 1853 March 22, 1925 Fleischer, Katharina “Mother” March 3, 1854 June 5, 1909 Ford, Mary Smith July 18, 1853 January 9, 1944 Ford, W.S. December 3, 1837 January 27, 1923 Ford, William B. October 4, 1875 Foster, Hattie “Mother” 1867 1961 Foster, L.M. 1903 1915 Garner, Arch B. “Husband of F.A. Garner” September 18, 1848 July 3, 1891/1894 Garner, Frances February 22, 1849 February 14, 1922 Garner, James P. August 8, 1878 July 6, 1892 Glenn, Andrew February 24, 1833 May 27, 1867 Glenn, A.J. February 24, 1833 May 27, 1867 Note: Another stone is next to A.J. Glenn, listed as “Andrew Glenn” with same dates Glenn, Nancy August 25, 1835 January 23, 1915 Graves, Edna “wife of W.J. Graves” July 21, 1864 January 24, 1905 Graves, Emma October 24, 1885 April 9, 1906 Graves, William J. November 18, 1853 July 2, 1917 Harmon, J.F. 1822 1879 Harris, Beatrice “Child of E.W. and L.D. Harris” April 6, 1910 April 27, 1911 Hennig, Charles Louie September 9, 1864 January 19, 1959 (Hennig), Lula M. “Dau of C.L. & I.L. “Henning” June 19, 1891 March 11, 1892 Note the spelling Hennig versus Henning Hennig, Edgar “Son of C.L. & I.L. “Henning” October 1, 1888 June 5, 1889 Hennig, Ida Letitia June 12, 1866 February 4, 1934 Hennig, Laura/Laurance? September 17, 1899 November 10, 1901 Howard, Mary Smith 1865 1939 Howard, Robert J. 1870 1934 Kemp, Abigah G. 1851 1897 Kemp, Annie A. December 25, 1865 August 12, 1900 Kemp, Daisy “Daughter of L.C. & A.A. Kemp 1890 1902? Kemp, E.S. “Mother” “Wife of J.B. Kemp” January 14, 1833 December 15, 1918 Kemp, J.B. “Father” April 18, 1833 December 27, 1881 Note: There are two stones for J.B. Kemp, one placed much later, probably as a memorial. The death dates do not match, as the second stone states death as December 26, 1881 Kemp, Laura (Carter) (Stamp) April 2, 1874 August 16, 1965 Kemp, L.C. November 26, 1905 July 24, 1906 Kemp, Louis Cass February 12, 1859 September 18, 1950 Kemp, Minnie R. “Daughter” April 12, 1870 March 18, 1886 Kemp, Nancy 1807 1892 Kemp, William B. 1814 1883 Killen, J.A./H. July 16, 1844 December 18, 1911 Killen, Mary “Wife of J.?. Killen March 18, 1839 January 17, 1883 King, Estella J. “Daughter of L.W. & I.C. King September 6, 1886 December 2, 1906 King, F.L. April 25, 1862 July 11, 1863 King, Ida C. November 16, 1863 December 7, 1938 King, J.L. November 5, 1825 December 29, 1865 King, Jessie Louis February 3, 1891 March 25, 1917 King, L.W. March 8, 1860 July 30, 1939 King, Lura Smith 1867 1956 King, Mollie W. March 6, 1885 April 24, 1912 Lynch, Leona February 22, 1918 August 9, 1930 Lynch, Mrs. Ellen December 28, 189? September 6, 1927 Mercer?, Andrew “Son of W.H. and V.D. Mercer” August, 1903 October 30, 1903 Merrell, Capt. Nelson October 6, 1810 January 11, 1879 Note: Next to Capt. Nelson Merrell’s Stone is another one, saying “Mother”, and it looks as though the name is Martha Jane. It mentions Capt. Merrell, but I cannot make out the inscription or dates. Merrell, Julia March 9, 1850 ?? 26, 1852 Merrell, Nelson December 16, 1868 November 19, 1959 Merrell, R.M. February 29, 1811 September 2, 1862 Merrell, S. Dudley “Brother” March 14, 1874 March 5, 1936 Merrell, William March 28, 1871 August 1, 1939 Michael, D.I. March 3, 1874 February 16, 1930 Michael, Mary Elizabeth Ford “Mollie” September 29, 1876 November 10, 1978 Moore, Johnie “Son of J.R. & ?? Moore Cannot read dates Moore, Mrs. Blanche August 6, 1912 March 16, 1999 Musser, Mary 1908 1996 Nally, Hessie “Mother” February 2, 1900 January 4, 1980 Note, at the foot of Nally grave is a single stone with “father” printed on it. Parker, C.J. April 23, 1924 November 10, 1995 Parker, Carl “Doc” December 5, 1906 May 20, 1993 Parker, Charles L. November 25, 1876 December 24, 1960 Parker, Cora Rose July 24, 1884 May 30, 1954 Parker, Ida Maurine August 10, 1943 December 27, 1943 Parker, D.W. “Father” August 30, 1841 February 19, 1922 Parker, Gladys “Daugher of C.L. & I.L. Parker” December 1, 1908 July 31, 1910 Parker, “Daughter of C.L. & I.L. Parker” September, 1900 May, ???? Parker, Sr., Dan Ivy September 24, 1910 February 16, 1972 Parker, Dorothy H. April 3, 1903 February 28, 1981 Parker, Emma E. “Wife of S.B. Parker” February 9, 1882 March 4, 1905 Parker, Geo Bev (a hand-carved stone) No Dates Parker, George Edward “Sp4 US Army” February 22, 1936 June 30, 1988 Parker, Ida L. November 22, 1878 October 15, 1930 Parker, James No Dates Parker, Minnie February 12, 1911 June 4, 2000 Parker, Nellie Arthur Ward 1/23/1922 (only date on the stone) Parker, Rachel “Wife of D.W. Parker” May 4, 1841 December 6, 1917 Parker, Richard C “GMSN US Navy Korea” January 23, 1930 November 18, 1987 Parker, William E. May 16, 1898 May 10, 1990 Pearson, Ethel “Daughter of E.J. & L.E. Pearson” December 1, 1893 July 30, ???? Pennington, Mary J. July 10, 1841 November 28, 1899 Pennington, S.D. September 18, 1819 April 12, 1886 Powell, Maggie J. “Daughter of G.B. & E.T. Powell October 20, 1896 June 25, 1897 Preston, Reuben “Our Father” Tombstone has sunk into the ground, cannot read dates Ravanelli, Annie August 31, 1888 July 21, 1914 Ravanelli, Jr., G./C. February 8/18, 1913 November 19, 1913 Reece, Wendell O. “Von” June 27, 1923 December 13, 2000 “Beloved Husband and Father” Rice, Sarah C. August 17, 1856 July 3, 1875 Rogers, Mrs. Octavo July 1, 1851 November 20, 1894 Rusi, Lilie 1829 Schulze, Thelma No Dates Shanholtzer, George Harrison “O.R.C.” January 1, 1858 July 5, 1945 Shanholtzer, Ida Dillingham January 30?, 1861 No Date Shoults, Andrew J. “Father” 1842 1929 Shoults, Valeria A. “Mother” 1851 No Date Shults, B.T. August 29, 1890 July 6, 1891 Smith, D.A. “daughter of J.B. and E.S. Kemp” June 7, 1861 January 27, 1906 Smith, E.W. September 16, 1830 December 24, 1888 Smith, James Martin 1861 1894 Smith, Miss Letitia November 10, 1834 April 21, 1922 Smith, Rubie Lee??? September 9, 1897 May 25, 1898 Smith, Stella M. “Daughter of J.M. & M.L. Smith” September 4, 1879 May 25, 1880 Smith, U.A. 1877 Cannot Read Smith, William Ira January 16, 1891 May, 1891 Snow, Sudie U. June 24, 1876 February 21, 1882 Stamp, A.T. July 8, 1869 No Death Date Stemmens, Emmitt O. “Son of Mr. & Mrs. G.D. Stemmens Cannot Read Dates Stevens, Beulah 1870 1938 Stevens, J.L. 1865 1936 Stramler, Arthur H. “Tx. Captain Inf-Res WWI March 6, 1894 October 31, 1953 Stramler, E.H. June 6, 1860 May 10, 1924 Stramler, Nan J. 1868 1951 Taylor, Infant “Infant of C.P. Taylor Born and Died January 9, 1915 Thorp, Charles W. February 18, 1851 December 8, 1899 Thorp, E.S. “Mother” June 8, 1824 September, 1915/1916 Thorp, E.V. (Skete) January 3, 1885 July 4, 1946 Thorp, Ella Dillingham March 25, 1864 December 5, 1949 Thorp, James M. November 22, 1862 May 26, 1941 Thorp, Zena S. November 26, 1851 August 3, 1931 Tuey, Albert Austin “Son of J.W. & M.E. Tuey ???? October 24, 1888 Tuey, Clarence Dell “Son of J.W. & M.E. Tuey” Cannot Read Dates Turner, W.H. 1848 1920 Walton, Loraine A. “Mam-Ma” January 25, 1915 February 2, 1981 Ward, Adeline E. “Daughter of H.& P. Ward” October 26, 1883 January 6, 1884 Ward, Hiram March 16, 1830 April 5, 1909 Ward, Nancy O. “Daughter of H.& P. Ward” December 23, 1870 December 17, 1884 Ward, Phoebe “Mother” “Wife of Hiram Ward” October 14, 1843 July 23, 1920 Weber, August 1838 1920 Weber, Caroline 1846 1904 Weber, Robert E. June 12, 1840 May 25, 1902 Wilson, Nora G. July 6, 1876 June 5, 1954 Womack, Frances J. “Wife of L.L. Womack” January 11, 1835/1855? August 8, 1890 Womack, J.W. November 27, 1813 May 27, 1880 Womack, Martha October 5, 1817 March 9, 1895 Woodward, Ida W. December 1, 1886 September 25, 1887 Woodward, Jane February 13, 1814 June 17, 1878? Woodward, L.S. May 17, 1813 November 10, 1891 Wylie, Ethel “Baby” October 1/11, 1910 October 1/11, 1910 Wylie, W.W. “Daddy” October 23, 1852 July 1, 1934 Zimmermann, E.F. February 21, 1846 October 6, 1893