Hefley, Gilley & Bethel

3 Small Cemeteries Between 
Boonsville & Cottondale:

Hefley, Gilley & Bethel

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Hefley Cemetery

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    Hefley Cemetery is just across Fm Rd 920 form Boonsville Cemetery. (See Boonsville page). You go up the driveway to a brick house with white trim and then behind the house to a barn. Walk through the white pipe gate to the right of the barn and go through the pasture. The cemetery is grown up in brush but is fenced with a cyclone and pipe fence.

 

 

 

    In March 2001 we took pictures of the 8 headstones present. They are available for email. Click Here to request.

    The information is in the table below. LaDarla Keith added some information in parenthesis ( ).

 

 

 

# Last Name First Name Born Date of Death Information

5

Ferguson

Sarah E.

Mar 20, 1856

Nov 12, 1879

Wife of Joseph - Daughter of ?.M. & J.D. Hefley (Daughter of John & Jane Hefley)

6

Hefley

J.M. (John Martin "Doc")

Jan 31, 1823

June 30, 1883

Consort of J. - TX PVT CO C TX Cavalry Confederate States Army (dates on military marker are 1825-1887- Name is John)

7

Hefley

Jane D.

Apr 11, 1828

Feb 7, 1910

Wife of J.M.

(X)

Hefley

Minerva

no dates

 

Died as a child - headstone not found in 2001

2

McCright

Columbus N.

Aug 20, 1884

July 15, 1890

Son of C.C. & N.A.

1

McCright

Joseph F.

Dec 13, 1882

July 19, 1883

Son of C.C. & N.A.

3

McCright

Nancy A.

Aug 13, 1860

July 20, 1890

Wife of C.C. (Daughter of John & Jane Hefley)

4

McCright

Thomas A.

Nov 26, 1889

Aug 19, 1890

Son of C.C. & N.A.

8

McGrain

Edna Earl

Nov 3, 1882

Aug 16, 1883

Son of A.J. & N.G.

Gilley Cemetery

    Gilley Cemetery is located on CR 3655 about 3 miles east of Boonsville. It is visible on the north side of the road, but is out in the pasture about 100 yards. There's a white pipe fenced lane just to the east.
    The sign on the fence says "Gilley Cemetery est. 1860 by John B. Gilley".

    

 

 

 

    The cemetery was mowed and well kept when we took pictures of the 23 headstones in March 2001. We moved from the northeast corner south and west as we numbered the headstones.
    

    Additional information provided by Joyce Gore Locke and Doris Sanders is included in this data. It will be in parenthesis ( ). Joyce Locke has a very complete family history of Andrew Jefferson Gore on page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~goredata/andy.html 

# Last Name First Name Born Date of Death Information

14

Barfield

Eugene D. (Eugene Derene)

(June 6) 1898

(Jan 7) 1920

(Son of Robert Ervin & Mary Ann Elizabeth "Lizzie"Gilley Barfield)

15

Gilley

G.D. (Gabriel Derene)

Mar 20, 1826

Apr 9, 1882

(Brother of John B.) (Husband of Nancy Nation) (CSA 34th TX REG)

19

Gilley

H.C. (Henry C.)

Dec 27, 1873

Aug 9, 1900

Son of J.B. & M.A.(Mary A. Davis) Gilley

21

Gilley

John B.

Oct 22, 1818 (In TN)

Mar 28, 1892

Old headstone and also one with Mary A.- Medallion "Citizen of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846" (Father of Mary Ann Elizabeth Gilley)(Wed Oct 6, 1859 to Mary Adline Davis in Wise County) (CSA Ward's Co Quale's Battn. Frontier Troops - not documented Mexican War 1846-47) (Son of John Gilley & Sarah - on first wagon train to what is now Smith Co., TX)

20

Gilley

John Derene

May 10, 1872

Jan 6, 1934

 

22

Gilley

Mary A. (Mary Adeline Davis)

(Nov 18) 1836 (In Cobb Co., GA)

(Dec 27)1935

Headstone with John B. - Medallion "Citizen of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846" (Mother of Mary Ann Elizabeth Gilley) (Daughter of John S. Davis and his first wife Rebecca Cantrell of Habersham Co., GA)

8

Gore

A.J. (Andrew Jackson)

Feb 14, 1843

Dec 1, 1916

Headstone with Iona J. (see bio on page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~goredata/andy.html )

1

Gore

Iona J.

Dec 19, 1845

June 6, 1893

Wife of A.J. - Old headstone and new one with A.J. (Daughter of Robert & Mary Magee Wright)

7

Gore

John D.

1874

1938

(Son of A.J. & Iona)

23

Hayse

Melissa Jane Gilley

Sept 6, 1863

Sept 7, 1891

(Wife of Benjamin W.)

2

Helms

Annie Belle

Sept 1, 1905

Jan 24, 1907

 

3

Helms

Dovie Lee

Feb 10, 1899

Jan 15, 1907

 

4

Malone

S.C.

Aug 21, 1871

Sept 8, 1891

 

5

Price

C.F.

July 7, 1873

June 18, 1884

 

6

Price

Mary A.

Oct 1, 1869

Mar 18, 1873

(Daughter of Marmaduke Price)

18

Stricklin

Francis O. (Francis Odus Gilley)

Feb 6, 1869

July 15, 1893

Wife of W.J.(William Joseph) (Daughter of John B. & Mary A. Gilley)

17

Thedford

M.C.(Mack Charles)

Apr 2, 1855

May 27, 1885

Headstone with Sarah E.

16

Thedford

Sarah E.(Eveline)

June 8, 1862

Oct 31, 1883

Wife of M.C. (Daughter of John B. & Mary Adeline Gilley)

9

Wimberly

James

Apr 30, 1847

June 16, 1935

Ward's Co. TX CAV Confederate States Army (First Frontier Troops Quale's Battn) - Note last name spelling

12

Wimbley

Alice

July 21, 1885

May 3, 1892

Daughter of James & Eliza

10

Wimbley

Eliza (McCrory)

May 13, 1854

Jan 30, 1892

Wife of James

11

Wimbley

Infant

Oct 4, 1875

Oct 25, 1875

Infant of James & Eliza

13

Wimbley

James

Dec 24, 1893

Jan 17, 1895

Son of James & Martha

Bethel-Boonsville Cemetery

    Bethel Cemetery (more than one in the county) is located about half a mile to the east of Gilley Cemetery. Like Gilley it is on the north side of CR 3655 about 100 yards from the road, but dense woods keep you from seeing it from the road. Turn in on the dirt road pictured below and you will see the double gate to the cemetery on the left.

 

 

 

    Of the 27 headstones recorded in an earlier survey by Jim Paschall of Cottondale, we were only able to find and picture 25. The cemetery was about waist high in dead grass. 
    The information from the previous survey is included in the data with parenthesis ( ), and the two headstones we didn't find are noted with (X) for a headstone number.

 

# Last Name First Name Born Date of Death Information

25

Barllett

Harriet

Feb 13, 1842

June 21, 1901

Wife of J.L.

(X)

Brians

A.V.

Jan 18, 1880

Jan 21, 1932

(Not found in 2001)

13

Brown

Walter

Jan 3, 1870

Oct 4, 1896

 

10

Harrell

G.W.

Mar 10, 1847

Oct 28, ? (1871)

11

Hines

Andrew J.

 

Nov 29, 1879

Aged 22 years - Son of A.J. & E.

12

Hines

Ellen Jane

 

Dec 6, 1879

Aged 44 years - Wife of A.J.

7

Huddleston

Daniel C.

1844

1922

Headstone with Martha A. - TX PVT 13 REGT TX CAV Confederate States Army

6

Huddleston

Henry C.

Apr 16, 1888

Nov 15, 1891

Son of D.C. & M.A.

8

Huddleston

Martha A.

1852

1917

Headstone with Daniel C.

5

Huddleston

Myre A.

July 23, 1895

Aug 13, 1895

Daughter of D.C. & M.A.

3

Mattingley

Luster A.

June 22, 1896

Oct 7, 1896

Son of W.H. & J.E. - Headstone with Marvie H.

2

Mattingley

M.

1844

1926

 

4

Mattingley

Marvie H.

June 28, 1899

Apr 27, 1900

Duaghter of W.H. & J.E. - Headstone with Luster A.

(X)

Mattingley

Williard H.

July 2, 1871

Jan 8, 1961

(Not found in 2001)

9

Middleton

Vinson H.

Dec 25, 1811

Aug 21, 1899

 

23

Paschal

James A.

1829

1907

Tennessee PVT CO D 4 BN TENN CAV Confederate States Army

21

Paschall

Charley A.

 

Oct 4, 1884

Aged 13 yrs, 6 mos, 26 dys - Son of J.A. & S.A.

22

Paschall

S.A.

July 9, 1835

Apr 16, 1900

Wife of J.A.

15

Russell

Burditt B.

Dec 9, 1873

Jan 29, 1881

Son of M.S.

17

Russell

Martha S.

Jan 8, 1835

Oct 19, 1899

Wife of Dr. R.Y.

16

Russell

Robert Y.

Dec 26, 1823

Apr 5, 1884

Husband of M.S.

14

Russell

Thomas F.

Nov 11, 1858

Feb 18, 1890

Son of M.S.

1

Rutherford

Robert M.

Mar 28, 1903

Apr 1, 1903

 

20

Slover

Emma F.

Oct 21, 1866

Mar 19, 1891

Wife of W.S.

18

Stevenson

Infant

Dec 12, 1887

Dec 12, 1887

Daughter of G. & M. - Headstone with Maude

19

Stevenson

Maude

Oct 20, 1884

Feb 3, 1905

Daughter of G. & M. - Headstone with Infant

24

Ward

Nancy L.

Nov 16, 1836

Nov 17, 1890

Aged 54 years, 1 day - Wife of W.D.