Glass Cemetery
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Glass Cemetery is located west of Alvord. Its out in the pasture on the south side of CR 1590 on the Mallard Ranch.
You can see its pipe fence from the road but its grown up in grass and several old trees have blown over on the fence.
Just north of Alvord on Hwy 287 turn left on CR 1590, or from Chico go north on Hwy 101 and turn right on CR 1590. The cemetery is on the south side of the road about half way between Hwy 101 and Hwy 287. Its 0.7 miles to the west of where CR 1591 intersects CR 1590 from the north.
The gate into the pasture is a wire gate and the road out to the cemetery is a pasture road. You will need to walk from the gate straight-ahead to the cemetery.
When we found the cemetery in October 2000 there were headstones for 11 individuals. Some were under trees and partially covered, but we were able to read and photograph most. (This cemetery was still reported to be very overgrown in brush and briars in 2007)
Headstone of Texas Ranger William A.
Glass |
In 2000 we found the bottom of this
headstone buried in the dirt, but in 2007 Homer Cleckler and his wife,
from Georgetown, TX visited this cemetery and dug out the dirt from around
the bottom. The headstone picture below was sent in by Homer Cleckler. He
said that the Lost Valley Indian fight, in Jack County, was lead by Texas
Ranger John B. Jones. Homer's email - [email protected] Ray Heinsohn also visited the
cemetery after researching the history of the Texas Rangers. He wrote that
witnesses report that William A. Glass was originally buried in Cambren
Cemetery, which is not actually a cemetery, but a number of graves
scattered on the Loving Ranch at Lost Valley. The grave of fellow Ranger,
David Bailey, is still there. |
# |
Last Name |
First Name |
Born |
Date of Death |
Information Notes |
1 |
Glass | Albert Brice | 1883 |
1963 |
Donated this land for cemetery 1957 |
4 |
Glass | Chunk | Dec 28, 1886 |
Jan 24, 1889 |
Son of J.K. & S.W. |
11 |
Glass | George W. | Jan 22, 1816 |
Jan 29, 1880 |
Headstone with Sarah L. - TX PVT Martin's REGT TX CAV Confederate States Army (older headstone has date of death as Jan 29, 1881) |
2 |
Glass | John W. | 1851 |
1927 |
Headstone with Lizzie |
6 |
Glass | John Wesley | Oct 3, 1883 |
Apr 3, 1884 |
Son of J.W. & A.D. |
3 |
Glass | Lizzie | 1853 |
1887 |
Headstone with John W. |
5 |
Glass | Nora Belle | Jan 21, 1879 |
Jan 23, 1879 |
Daughter of J.N. & S.W. |
10 |
Glass | Sarah L. | Dec 27, 1827 |
Dec 23, 1911 |
Wife of Geo. W. |
8 |
Glass | William A. | covered |
Son of G.W. & S. | |
9 |
Glass ? | broken | Aug 2, 1877 |
Aug 8, 1878 |
|
7 |
Peeler | William Alonza | Dec 9, 1847 |
Aug 11, 1885 |
Sgt US Army (military marker has birth date as Dec 9, 1846) |