3
Small Cemeteries Between
Boonsville & Cottondale:
Hefley, Gilley & Bethel
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Hefley Cemetery
All Information Follows on This Page:
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. |