Mack Cemetery

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Located at 99° 10' 50" Long, 33° 53' 57" Lat. about 18 miles south of Vernon. The 
community evolved in the 1880s and became a gathering place for farmers and ranchers. A 
post office was estabilished in 1889 with George W. McCollum as postmaster whish was 
disconyinued and moved to Pinta in 1894. About 1893 a schoo; was started. It served the area 
until it was consolidated with the Grapevine school in 1932. Early settlers of Mack includes 
the Boyle, Reed, Schaub and Ferebee families. Noth8ing remained of the commumity bt the 
1980s except the cemetery just east of the highway near what is now known as Turkey Creek.

To reach the cemetery go south on U.S. 183/283 from Vernon about 18 miles. One crosses 
Paradise Creek just south of Vernon. Just past Zacaweista, the headquarters of the Waggoner 
ranch, one crosses Beaver Creek. Continuing on south Turkey Creek is next. Just south of the 
bridge is Diving Board Rd. (shown on some maps as Cottonwood Rd.) Turn east. The 
cemetery is ahout 100 yards on the right. 

 

Starting in the Northwest corner

Row 1

Mary E. McCollom 2 Nov. 1833 - 13 Aug. 1891

Lores N. Reed 19 Jan. 1899 - 9 Mar. 1906

Row 2

Charley Hawley*

Baby Hawley*

Mack Hawley*

Mrs. Joe Hawley*

Row 3

Pitman*

Pitman*

Evan J. Attaway 1903 - 1906

Row 4

Pitman*

Pitman*

Vickie Oller

Mrs. Vickie Oller 1856-1899

Rev.G. A. Oller 1854 - 1941

Esther Oller 5 Sep. 1828 - 18 May 1906

Jacob Oller 24 Sep. 1827 - 16 Jan. 1909

Callie, Wife of Rev. J. W. Oller 22 Apr. 1852 - 18 Mar. 1935

Rev. J. W. Oller 17 Mar. 1864 - 13 May 1946

Row 5

F. M. M. E. Schaub 10 Dec. 1875 - 8 Jan. 187?( weathered)

O. A. F. Schaub 20 Nov. 1872 - (weathered) 1872

Baby Vaughn*

Baby Vaughn*

Row 6

Joseph William Love 9 Sep. 1856 - 31 Jan. 1892

Lester Lee son of Mr. & Mrs. E. T. Bates 21 Aug. 1903 - 13 Aug. 1909

Esta E. daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. T. Bates 28 Mar. 1910 - 4 Mar. 1912

Row 7

Mr. Morton*

Lucy M. wife of W. P. Bates - 14 Apr 1850 - 14 Sep. 1926

W. P. Bates - 22 Nov. 1837 - 20 Oct. 1928

Junior son of Mr. & Mrs H. B. Wilkinson23 Dec. 1920 - 2 Oct. 1923

Vera Bates Wilkinson 1892 - 1975

Laura E, Wilkinson 28 Dec. 1857 - 28 May 1947

Stith H. Wilkinson 11 Jan 1858 - 1 Mar. 1932

Row 8

Baby Stovall*

Baby Ladd*

Martha Case 21 Jan. 1872 - 20 Oct. 1932

Jessie Franklin Bates Died 2 Feb. 1924 1yr. 1 mo. 13 days

Row 9

Baby White*

Row 10

Baby*

Baby*

Row 11

Baby*

John C. Cohron*

Row 12

Mazie Hawley 8 Jun. 1886 - 10 Oct. 1910

Theodore Roosevelt Hawley Pvt. U.S. Army W.W. II 24 Nov. 1905 - 17 Feb. 1986

Homer C. Hawley 1946 - 1966

Mary Joe York*

Mary E. Hawley 1883 - 1975

Solon C. Hawley 1882 - 1973

Baby Crabtree*

Row 13

A. P. Hawley*

Jane Hawley*

Thomas Hawley*

James B. Hawley 1856 - 1937

Alsie Hawley 25 July 1900 - 8 Aug. 1900

Alsie J. Hawley 1856 - 1900

Ima Hawley 28 Apr. 1898 - 13 Jan 1901

* indicates a simple concrete marker inscribed as indicated