Shelby County Cemeteries |
These cemeteries have been transcribed by various persons, some from Shelby County and some from other places. We would like to thank all those that have participated on the project. It is realized that some errors exits in these records, but every effort has been made to insure accuracy. Some markers are particlly destroyed, faded and hard to interpret and some information came form individuals. Please email Leonard Irish to report any discrepancy in these records.
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* Indicates cemeteries that have been designated Historical by the State of Texas.
Cemetery | * | First Name With Marker | First Burial | Map |
Adams | Benjamin F. Adams | 1860 | ||
Allen | J. W. Allen | 1896 | - | |
Antioch | Jehun Crocker | 1887 | - | |
Asbury Chapel | James Lee Davis | 1885 | - | |
Ashton | Chancer H. Harvey | 1863 | - | |
Barlow Family | James E. Barlow | 1929 | - | |
Bell | Caroline Lodge | 1870 | - | |
Bethel | E.S. Hearn | 1874 | ||
Biggar-Bigger | James Biggar | 1836 | ||
Blair | Claborn Yarborough | 1878 | - | |
Borders | William Borders | 1890 | - | |
Bounds-Estes | * |
William Echols | 1855 | |
Bradley Springs | Ida Ross | 1875 | - | |
Bradshaw | Laura Borden Bradshaw | 1890 | - | |
Brandon Shofner Memorial | Brandon Paige Shofner | 1986 | - | |
George Groves | 1875 | - | ||
Brookland | * |
H.L. Brook | 1821 | - |
Brown Family | Edith Brown Noble | 1893 | - | |
Bryce Family | Louiza E. Bryce | 1888 | - | |
Buckley | * |
Mary Buckley | 1881 | - |
Buckner | Freeman Buckner | 1898 | ||
Buena Vista | * |
W. M. Pounds | 1851 | - |
Burrow Family | William Burrow | 1867 | - | |
Campbell | Theophilius Campbell | 1860 | - | |
Campti | E.W.Pitman, Sr. | 1888 | - | |
Cannon | Lesly L. Cannon | 1877 | - | |
Carroll | Sallie L.Cannon | 1842 | - | |
Cassel | Deliah L. Paul | 1892 | - | |
Cedar Yard | Nelson Waling | 1848 | ||
Center Ridge | Daniel W.Edge | 1897 | ||
Choate | Redmon Choate | 1861 | - | |
City- Tenaha | Jules Carlton | 1896 | - | |
Clardy | James Clardy | 1871 | ||
Clever Creek | Martha Yates | 1912 | ||
College Street | Johnnie Taylor | 1893 | - | |
Connell | Sarah Armstreet | 1887 | - | |
Conway | - | - | - | |
Corinth | * |
Martha McLendon | 1865 | - |
Corley/Harrison | Edmund Thomas | 1873 | - | |
Creech | Mary Charity Creech | 1876 | ||
Daughtery | D.S. Daughtery | 1899 | ||
Davis Family | Catherine Davis Pinkston | 2004 | - | |
Daw | Ennice Daw | 1902 | - | |
DeFee Family | Jim DeFee | 1882 | ||
Dixon | Richard Jowell | 1860 | ||
Duncan | * |
Benjamin H.Schooler | 1864 | - |
Dunnigan | James Royce Risinger | 1980 | - | |
East Hamilton | Three Sanders | 1847 | - | |
Eaves-Smith | Infant Eaves | 1883 | - | |
Eddins-Anderson | * |
Infant Eddins | 1860 | |
Ellington | Martha Ellington | 1861 | - | |
Enterprise | Aubrie Brookshier | 1889 | ||
Epps-Lovell | Warren A. Lovell | 1930 | - | |
Fairview | * |
Sarah D. Sanders | 1852 | - |
Ferguson | Joel Ferguson | 1881 | - | |
Fields | - | - | - | |
Folsom Chapel | Ora Miller | 1917 | - | |
Forbis | Mary Magdaline Weaver | 1845 | - | |
Friendship-Baptist | Mary Nelson Lawson | 1988 | - | |
Gibbs Family | Mary Gibbs | 1888 | - | |
Good Hope | Lenora Jane Durrett | 1884 | - | |
Greer-Brady | Eglintine Greer | 1844 | - | |
Griffith | Joseph A. Matthews | 1890 | - | |
Hall | Henrietta Hall | 1882 | - | |
Hamilton-Everett-Nicholson | Patsy Hamilton | 1880 | - | |
Hancock | Matilda Hancock | 1877 | - | |
Hendricks Family | Robert Bolton | 2004 | - | |
Henrietta | Rebecca Matsler | 1928 | - | |
Hilliard Family | J.D. Hilliard | 1887 | - | |
Hinton | - | - | ||
Holly Springs | S. M. Cannon | 1889 | ||
Holmes | Mary Ann Crenshaw | 1873 | ||
Holt | Sarah A. Holt | 1910 | - | |
Hooper | Infant Hooper | 1895 | - | |
Hooper-May | - | - | - | |
Hot | Barker Ferguson | 1901 | - | |
Hutto | * |
George S. Hutto | 1881 | |
Jackson | Howell Hudson | 1844 | - | |
Joaquin | * |
Elijah Morris | 1865 | - |
Johnson-Fellowship | - | - | - | |
Johnson-Henrietta | Mary J. Barkeloo | 1854 | - | |
Johnston-Tenaha | Robert G. Farmer | 1917 | - | |
King Family | Coolidge King | 1870 | ||
King-Oates | * |
Amanda Oates | 1871 | - |
Latham | John Latham, Jr. | 1855 | - | |
Law Family | Una Law | 1894 | - | |
Littleton | Carl Littleton | 1996 | - | |
Lone Cedar | * |
Shanon McKee | 1874 | - |
Lone Oak | Julius Bridges Armstrong | 1899 | ||
Lovell Family | Haven Lovell | 1899 | ||
Lucas | Geo. Washington Lee | 1872 | - | |
Martha Moce | Martha Moce | 1897 | - | |
Martin | - | - | - | |
Matlock | Bettie B. Smith | 1895 | - | |
May Family | Richard Hubbard May | 1879 | ||
John May | * |
John May | 1870 | - |
McClelland | Martha Donaldson | 1906 | ||
McNairy Family | John H. McNairy | 1859 | - | |
Methodist Church | * |
Jarrell B. Chandler | 1861 | - |
Moore-Ellington | William H. Moore | 1859 | ||
Mt. Herman | * |
Irene Martin | 1922 | |
Mt. Olive | Perry Nelson | 1866 | - | |
Mt. Pleasant | Joseph Edwin Winn | 1863 | - | |
Mt. Zion | Edward Mathis | 1804 | - | |
Mull | * |
Mary F. Mull | 1896 | - |
Myrtle Head | Laura Johnson | 1889 | - | |
Neuville Family | Frank M. Lynch | 1887 | ||
Neuville | John Henry Potts | 1887 | ||
New Hope | Fannie Jetton | 1849 | - | |
New Prospect | W.R. Dornetll | 1885 | - | |
Newburn | * |
William Smith | 1841 | |
North Jericho | John Day | 1852 | - | |
Oaklawn | Mildred N. Campbell | 1953 | - | |
Oates at Day School | Amanda Oates | 1871 | ||
Oates | * |
Fannie Oates Hutto | 1860 | - |
Ogden | Isaac C. Ogden | 1826 | - | |
Old Center | ||||
Old Home | J.A. Johnson | 1858 | ||
Old Salem | * |
Mary Christian Perry | 1858 | - |
Old Texan | J.M. Bradley | - | ||
Oliver | Mahalie Oliver | 1884 | - | |
Parker-Jones | ||||
Patroon | * |
John W. Nethery | 1861 | - |
Payne | Elvira Pinckney Payne | 1872 | - | |
Permenter | Banks Permenter | 1888 | - | |
Pilgrim Rest | Rebecca Matsler | 1928 | - | |
Pine Ridge | * |
Franklin C. Reeves | 1914 | |
Pleasant Grove | * |
J.H. Anderson | 1878 | - |
Pleasant Hill | * |
Ella J. Buckley | 1890 | - |
Frank Potts | Jams L. Fausett | 1906 | ||
Powdrill | James H. Walker | 1845 | - | |
Price-Campti | Lenah J. Carroll | 1875 | - | |
Price Lone Cedar | * |
Amanda L. Golden | 1875 | - |
Pull Tight | Essie Hines | 1908 | - | |
Ramah | * |
Ella Holley | 1878 | |
Rather | Mary Gullick | 1860 | ||
Restland | Mathilde Motley | 1908 | ||
Reynolds | Nora Ellen Reynolds | 1902 | - | |
Sample | * |
John Sample | 1847 | |
Sandhill | W.S. Samford | 1895 | ||
Sanford | William Moore Borders | 1891 | - | |
Sardis | S.E. Hughes | 1881 | - | |
Sellman Family | Henry Ennis Sellman | 1998 | - | |
Shady Grove | * |
Emma I. Foster | 1884 | - |
Shelbyville | Polly, Indian Girl | 1838 | - | |
Shofner | M.L. Shofner | 1894 | - | |
Sholar | * |
Edward J. Sholar | 1854 | - |
Short | * |
Archabald Turbeville | 1867 | |
Sinclair | N.J. Sinclair | 1867 | ||
Smith Eli Family | Cooper Smith | 1891 | ||
Smith-Hayden | Lillie Mott | 1863 | ||
Smith-James | Minnie Azula Jones | 1896 | - | |
Smith-Jones | Maria Jones | 1860 | - | |
Spann's Chapel | Robert W. Spann | 1947 | - | |
Stanley Family | Clarenda Vaughn | 1898 | - | |
Strong | * |
France E. Vaughn | 1884 | - |
Tatum Family | A.J.G. Tatum | 1867 | ||
Tenaha (Old) | - | - | ||
Tennessee | * |
Lizzie Roper | 1828 | - |
The Trails End | Howard Wayne Tollett | 2005 | ||
Thompson | James N. Lister | 1850 | ||
Timpson-Miss-Baptist | Jack Bowlin | 1951 | - | |
Truitt | Sarah Hall Truitt | 1848 | - | |
Floyd Turner | W.L. McCary | 1872 | - | |
Tyer-Tyre | Mary C. Tyer | 1884 | ||
Union | Burford Hairgrove | 1898 | ||
Walker | James M. Walker | 1896 | - | |
Waterman | Isaac Stewart | 1892 | ||
Weaver | * |
Nora Harvey | 1882 | |
West Hamilton | James Denton Wilburn | 1906 | - | |
Wheeler | * |
Infant Taylor | 1879 | |
White Rock | * |
John B. Tyler | 1879 | |
Whiteside-Henry | Nancy Whiteside | 1870 | - | |
Whitton | John J. Whitton | 1865 | - | |
Wilkerson | Tonnie Wilkerson | 1913 | ||
Willow Grove | Almer Madden | 1900 | ||
Wilson-Haywood | B.M. Wilson | 1873 | - | |
Wimberly-Rayburn | * |
Clarinda Jones Wimberly | 1870 | - |
Windham | George Windham | 1860 | - | |
Windham-Oliver-Parker | Nancy Richardson Parker | 1880 | ||
Woodlawn-Timpson | James Morgan Truitt | 1850 | - | |
Lost Cemeteries | - | - | - |