Minter Springs Cemetery

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Cemetery Name: |
Minter Springs |
Location: |
Brazos County South |
County: |
Brazos |
USGS Quad: |
Wellborn |
Coordinates: |
20 20 18N / 96 19 12W |
Maintained by: |
Leah Smith Family-Straub/Barron descendents |
Land owner: |
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Read by: |
In 1983: Stan & Dottie Clark, Mary Horn, Don & Vicki Simons-Src: BGQ VII(1). In 2009: Ellen Horner |
Date read: |
1983, May 2009 |
Photos by: |
Ellen Horner |
Date added to Rambler web site: |
May 2009 |
Condition of cemetery**: |
Fair |
Directions: |
Three mi. west of Wellborn, TX. Take Koppe Bridge Rd west to Minter Springs Rd; go to where road forks to right; take dirt road to left to a fork where road bears left; turn left again; cemetery at end of road |
Location |
Name |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Comments |
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Barron, Annie Lillian |
08 Jan 1893 |
24 July 1936 |
"Wife of T. J. Barron" |
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Barron, Mary H. |
26 Feb 1872 |
11 July 1936 |
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Barron, Tom Joe |
01 Jun 1890 |
19 Dec 1951 |
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Barron, Young N. |
08 May 1868 |
12 Mar 1935 |
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Crummel, Aubrey Wade |
10 Aug 1923 |
09 Jun 1933 |
Single marker w/Christine; "Here lie two little pals"; "Donated by ILA #1273"; Mary Horn said, "They drowned in clay pit tank." 1930 TX Harris County Census: d/of & s/of Chester & Mary Crummel |
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Crummel, Christine Mary |
04 Feb 1925 |
09 Jun 1933 |
Single marker w/Aubrey; "Here lie two little pals"; "Donated by ILA #1273"; Mary Horn said, "They drowned in clay pit tank." 1930 TX Harris County Census: d/of & s/of Chester & Mary Crummel |
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Dew, Baby Boy |
1913 |
1913 |
t/s w/M.S. & Jessie E. Dew |
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Dew, Mrs. Jessie E. |
07 Nov 1887 |
18 Mar 1972 |
t/s w/Babby Boy & M. S. Dew |
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Dew, Maurice S. |
19 Apr 1884 |
15 Dec 1924 |
t/s w/Baby Boy & Jessie E. Dew; "married July 30, 1910" |
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Dickerson, Mrs. D. L. |
26 July 1825 |
10 Jan 1905 |
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Dickerson, G. R. |
03 Dec 1859 |
18 May 1951 |
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Farquhar, James |
* |
* |
*No dates; "Pvt Texas Mounted Volunteers Mexican War" |
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Johnson, Bynum |
22 Jan 1817 |
23 Dec 1893 |
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Johnson, Martha |
24 Nov 1822 |
25 June 1897 |
w/of B. Johnson |
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Jones, Wade H. |
* |
10 Mar 1933 |
*No date; "Texas Pvt 1st Class 341 Butchery Co. QMC" |
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Logan, W. L. |
1903 |
1921 |
"He is away" |
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McVey, Claud Harper |
29 Dec 1879 |
31 Jan 1895 |
"Son of W.H. & M.L. McVey A precious one from us has gone A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in our hearts That never can be filled" |
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McVey, Mary Lou |
Sep 1861* |
1934 |
*DOB month-Src: 1900 TX Brazos County Census; w/o William H. McVey |
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McVey, William H. |
June 1857 |
1925 |
*DOB month-Src: 1900 TX Brazos County Census; h/o Mary Lou McVey |
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Neelley, John B. |
07 Oct 1851 |
27 Jan 1917 |
Masonic emblem |
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Neelley, Mary E. |
31 Jan 1855 |
31 Mar 1848 |
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Parker, J. A. |
31 Aug 1844 |
28 Dec 1914 |
"Madison Cav., CSA" |
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Parker, Nora May |
22 Nov 1890 |
12 May 1941 |
b. Sisco (sic) TX; d. Houston, TX; surviving sons: Ray Parker Jr., Barron Lionell Parker |
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Parker, Ray E. |
22 July 1883 |
07 Feb 1918 |
W.O.W. Memorial |
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Straub, August |
1872 |
1947 |
"Dad"; DOB month-Jan 1870-Src: 1900 TX Brazos County Census |
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Straub, Augusta |
06 May 1897 |
09 Jan 1907 |
"Son of A.S. & E.F. Straub"; "Our darling one hath gone before To greet us on the blessful shore." |
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Straub, Fanny |
08 Feb 1865 |
11 Nov 1915 |
"Our precious Mother hast left us" |
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Straub, Little Davis |
21 Apr 1905 |
16 Oct 1905 |
"Son of A.S. & E.F. Straub"; "Our darling one hath gone before To greet us on the blessful shore." |
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Straub, Laura B. |
07 Sep 1910 |
20 May 1993 |
d/s; "Mother"; w/o Lawrence Straub |
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Straub, Lawrence |
24 Oct 1906 |
37 Dec 1978 |
d/s; h/o Laura B. Straub |
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Straub, Sadie V. |
17 Oct 1902 |
9 Nov 1999 |
d/s; "Mother"; w/o Welcome 'Buck' Straub |
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Straub, Welcome 'Buck' |
18 Jan 1904 |
22 Aug 1975 |
d/s; h/o Sadie V. Straub |
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Welch, A. B. |
25 July 1854 |
01 Aug 1925 |
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Welch, Jane L. |
09 May 1857 |
22 June 1941 |
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Worthington, Bobby Ray |
* |
* |
*No dates; "Pvt Texas Mounted Volunteers Mexican War" |
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Worthington, J. W. |
18 Jan 1884 |
09 July 1909 |
"Erected by Almira, his wife" |
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Worthington, Lena |
17 Feb 1868 |
20 Nov 1955 |
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Worthington, R. W. |
13 Feb 1881 |
22 May 1918 |
"Erected by his wife" |
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Worthington, T. W. |
06 Apr 1852 |
06 Jan 1930 |
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** Condition of
cemetery as observed on the given date -
may not be representative of care at other times of the year
Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned
*Explanation
of Abbreviations:
R = Right side of road; L = Left side of road; BC =
Back center; C = Center
d/s = double stone; t/s = triple stone; q/s quadruple stone
s/o = son of ; d/o = daughter of; c/o = child of; m/o = mother of; h/o = husband of; w/o =
wife of;
FS = Footstone; FHM = Funeral Home Marker; MM = Military Marker; SRC - Source; BCGS = Brazos County Genealogical Society; BCGSQ = Brazos County Genealogical Society Quarterly; TDR = Texas Death Records; SSDI = Social Security Death Index; WOW = Woodman of the World
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