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| Cemetery Name: | Wesson Cemetery |
| Location: | Kurten, Texas |
| County: | Brazos |
| USGS Quad: | Kurten |
| Coordinates: | 30°45'57"N
/ 96°19'26"W |
| Maintained by: | City of Wixon Valley |
| Land owner: | City of Wixon Valley |
| Read by: | Bill Page |
| Date read: | 2005 |
| Photos by: | Ellen and Charles Horner |
| Date added to Rambler web site: | December 2005 |
| Condition of cemetery**: | Fair*** |
| Directions: | Take
Hwy 21 East to FM 2776. Turn North; go about 1.75 miles. A sign denotes cemetery on East side of 2776. Entry is via gate. |
| ***Note: This historic cemetery was included in the A&M United Methodist Church Project Clean-up Day, April 1, 2006. Approximately twenty individuals helped clear brush, remove dead trees, mow, and bestow an enormous amount of TLC on a neglected cemetery. Special thanks go to Rev. Gene Lovering and Mission Committee Chair David Brochu for their leadership and untiring help. Wixon Valley Mayor Ruby Andrews expressed her thanks on behalf of the community. |
Wesson Cemetery Index |
| Sec | Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Black, H.M | 1824 |
06 Jan
1907 |
76y; birth calculated |
| |
Blair, E.C. | 08 Oct 1831 |
16 Oct 1879 |
|
| Buckhault, Walter | 1897 |
* Feb 1899 |
1y 8m; *birth calculated; Bryan 'Eagle' 23 Feb 1899 | |
| Collins, Royal A. | 29 Nov 1884 |
25 Oct 1885 |
10m 24d | |
| Collins | no inscription; | |||
| Collins, Walter R. | 28 May 1883 |
23 Jun 1884 |
ly 20d | |
| Connell, Little V.C. | 09 Dec 1887 |
29 Dec 1887 |
Inf son | |
| Connor, Virgil | 08 Dec 1887 |
29 Dec 1887 |
s/o D.C. & L.F. Connor; from book by B. Smith | |
| Crenshaw, Erma D. | 1900 |
1939 |
||
| Crenshaw, Harriet | 11 Oct 1835 |
12 Aug 1882 |
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| Crenshaw, Harrison | 12 Feb 1830 |
24 Feb
1905 |
||
| Crenshaw, Henry | 31 Jul 1862 |
08 Jul
1926 |
from book by B. Smith | |
| Crenshaw, Joel F. | 1854 |
22 Apr
1905 |
||
| Crenshaw, Mellie W. | 1862 |
23 Apr
1905 |
||
| Crenshaw, Ruby | nl |
192? |
||
| Crenshaw, Wayne | nl |
nl |
||
| Duncan, Lillie Marion | 24 Dec 1880 |
15 Aug 1889 |
8y 7m 22d | |
| Edge, Infant | 28 Sep
1903 |
28 Sep
1903 |
s/o J.H. & M.L. Edge | |
| Etheridge, Infant | nl |
24 Feb
1927 |
Court Record | |
| Etheridge, Infant | nl |
16 Oct
1926 |
Court Record | |
| Fowlkes, (child) | 1893 |
12 Mar
1905 |
Bryan 'Eagle', 01 Sept 1898 | |
| Fowlkes, W.A. | 17 Apr 1849 |
11 Dec
1906 |
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| Graham, C.A. | 1839 |
28 Aug 1878 |
||
| Graham, Mary J. | 26 Dec 1821 |
10 Dec 1893 |
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| Graham, Moses | 04 Mar 1825 |
13 Jan
1904 |
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| Graham, Paulina | 09 Dec 1857 |
18 Feb 1891 |
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| Hester, John A., Capt. | 12 Aug 1837 |
27 Apr
1901 |
A1 Co D 17 Inf CSA | |
| Hester, Mrs. John A | *
|
* |
*No Date; w/o John Hester | |
| Kelly, Geraldine | 42 Jan 1891 |
14 Mar
1918 |
d/o W. & R. Kelly | |
| Kelly, Robina Norwood | 03 sep 1849 |
16 Sep
1910 |
w/o Wiley Kelly | |
| Kelly, Wiley | 38 Feb 1860 |
15 Jul
1916 |
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| Lawless, Catherine | 31 Mar 1810 |
01 May 1885 |
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| Lawless, H.D. | 08 Jan 1841 |
08 Sep 1882 |
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| Lawless, Shady A. | 13 Aug 1843 |
23 Jan 1825 |
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| Love, Nancy | 28 Aug 1832 |
16 Feb 1900 |
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| McDonald, Annie Malone | 06 Feb 1868 |
21 Mar
1936 |
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| McDonald, Daniel James | 29 Nov 1861 |
22 May
1932 |
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| McDonald, Ozelle | 27 Dec
1963 |
27 Dec
1963 |
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| Mickle, Andrew | 09 Dec 1815 |
21 May 1886 |
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| Mickle, Helen Norwood | 24 Jan 1817 |
19 Oct 1892 |
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| Slaughter, Arbena | 08 Mar 1833 |
26 Mar 1896 |
w/o W.R. Slaughter | |
| Slaughter, W.E. | 04 Oct 1857 |
06 Sep 1892 |
34y 11m | |
| Stiner, Nancy A. | 1830 |
24 Oct 1890 |
60y; birth calculated | |
| Whitten, J.D. Mrs. | 13 Jul 1844 |
13 Sep
1923 |
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| Williams, Bony | 1854 |
21 Sep
1901 |
47y birth calculated |
** 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
