Elkins Cemetery

 

Brown County Cemeteries

 

This cemetery has a chain link fence and is well kept. It is located straight out Austin Ave. (SE - FM2524) approximately 7.5 miles from the city limits of Brownwood at a "Y" in the road. Information in brackets  [ ], furnished originally by Pearl S. Tolleson, Mrs. Grover Woods and McInnis Funeral Records.

 

fhm=funeral home marker  Historical Marker

dmw=double marker with

A-M Surnames

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Atkins, Aunt Jennie 11 Jan 1862 15 Dec 1935 [Maiden name was Mason] dmw/ Uncle John Atkins
Atkins, Uncle John L. 23 Nov  1846 28 Dec 1935 dmw/ Aunt Jennie Atkins
Beaird, A.[lonzo]T.[homas] 29 Aug 1870 10 May 1964    
Beaird, E.A. 30 Aug 1826 25 Apr 1918      
Beaird, G.M. 3 Nov 1863 10 Feb 1933   [born GA]
Beaird, Gussie P. 16 Apr 1878 11 May 1978      
Beaird, Ida Lee 8 Nov 1875 18 Jun 1898   d/E.A. & M.E.
Beaird, Mary E. 2 Dec 1831 8 Jan 1901     w/ E.A.
Beaird, Susana 3 Aug 1829 28 Dec 1922      
Bell, Jettie Clide 5 Sep 1879* 25 Oct 1880   dau/W.D. & M.J.   *birth date was calculated based on  the information on the stone (1yr 1mo 20 days)
Beard, Marvin Otis 28 Dec 1889 22 Apr 1972   dmw/ Oma Avants Beard [WWI Vet]
Beard, Oma Avants 2 Feb 1895 2 Mar 1968   dmw/ Marvin Otis Beard
Bell, Jettie Clide 5 Sep 1879* 25 Oct 1880   dau/W.D. & M.J.   *birth date was calculated based on  the information on the stone (1yr 1mo 20 days)
Beshears, Effie [Chloe] 27 Feb 1905 24 July 1972   [Father George M. Jones, Mother Callie Hobbs], [born Ebony, Texas], [died Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas]
Beshears, Uliss 1901 9 Sep 1979   fhm  died in Mills County
Blair, J.W. 6 Sep 1866 13 Aug 1906    
Boyd, Marzilla 13 Jun 1894 5 Jan 1909     dau/H.&L.
Boyd, Price 12 Apr 1892 24 Dec 1908     son/H.&L.
Bratton,Willie J. 1878 1900   [maiden surname Crawford]
Brewington, Harrell 1901 1986   dmw/ Thelma
Brewington, Thelma 1911 2003   dmw/ Harrell
Briley, Elizabeth 20 Feb 1828 13 Jul 1901   w/A.
Briley, Fannie J. 28 Aug 1869 4 May 1895   W/J.H., d/William M. & Caroline Hood
Briley, Homer W. 6 Jan 1893 17 Nov 1905   s/J.H.& Fannie J.
Briley, J.[ohn]H.,[Rev] 1 Jul 1847 3 Jan 1921 Masonic, [also Minister, died Dallas]
Briley, Leander G. 6 Apr 1895 10 Nov 1895 (calc)     s/J.H. & Fannie J., 7 mos. 4 days
Careathers, E.F. 10 May 1847 6 Sep 1890      
Clary, Cleo 23 Aug 1938 8 Jun 1992    
Cleary, Nora S. 18 Aug 1892 12 Apr 1906   w/R.S.
Cleary, Robert [23 Jul]1889 [3 Mar]1959    
Coble, Eli L. 7 Dec 1868 16 Jun 1950 brother
Cox, Irlan 11 Apr 1895 5 Jun 1912    
Cox, Marvin 14 May 1873 23 Mar 1937 dmw/Victoria Cox
Cox, Victoria 25 Mar 1878 19 Jan 1972         [father was Curt Trousdale, mother was Miss Clark]
Crawford, Mary A. 11 Sep 1848 31 May 1899   w/J.P.
Creel, Mary J. 18 Jun 1830 31 Oct 1919    
Cross, Elizabeth 3 May 1858 8 Jun 1906   w/J.R. [Trousdale]
Cross, James Madison 1811     born Tenn. dmw/ Lucy N. Cross, [father of William Bailey Cross]
Cross, Lucy N. Bailey 1812     born Virginia dmw/ James M. Cross
Cross, Susan         no marker, information from McInnis Funeral Home records
Crow, Birtha Mae 2 Dec 1895 12 May 1898   dau/E.M. & M.P.
Crow, Infant 23 Oct 1897 23 Oct 1897   infant of E.M. & M.P.
Crow, Isaac 31 Oct 1819 6 Jul 1890    
Daniel, Alice [14 Nov]1878 [22 Jan]1950    Auntie [born Arkansas]
Daniel, J. C. 31 Mar 1835 4 Apr 1920   dmw/ Susan Daniel
Daniel, Susan [Strickland] 16 Mar 1843 29 Nov 1926   dmw/ J.C. Daniel
Davis, Jerry Lee 11 Jul 1881 19 Aug 1906   [born Ala.]
Davis, John [H.] 25 Dec 1834 18 Feb 1911 Masonic Lodge,  CSA
Davis, M.A. 25 Apr 1869 28 Oct 1900   w/J.M.
Davis, Sarah Alta 19 Jul 1891 13 May 1908    
Dennis, John M. 10 Jan 1880 8 Feb 1950 Tex Pvt. 28 Inf. Philippine Insurrection
Dennis, Mary E. 1859 1934 Mother [w/J.R. Dennis]
Evans, C.[lifton] R. 1854(calc) [17 Nov] 1927         [born Lancaster, KY , parents were Zack & Caroline Jackman Evans] [age 73 yrs. on death cert.]
Forsythe, Charles B. 13 Apr 1885 29 Oct 1938 dmw/ Jessie May
Forsythe, Jessie May 3 Jan 1891 12 Nov 1958 [maiden names was Lewellen]
Foster, Bertie 27 Feb 1889 5 Oct 1966     dmw/ Joe W., [maiden names was Lewellen]
Foster, Earl L. 1915 2002   fhm/Heartland
Foster, Joe W. 2 Oct 1899 29 Aug 1960     dmw/ Bertie
Foster, Lois D. 10 Jan 1938 1 Oct 1993    
Gardner, Coleman 22 Aug 1878 13 May 1879     three unidentified burials next to this child
Gentry, T. A. 7 Mar 1856 7 Jul 1903    
Greer, Easter 13 Oct 1877 18 Jan 1907   W/T.F. Greer
Grogan, Georgia [Ann] 29 Aug 1861 28 Jun 1936 wife of William F. Grogan, [born in Nacogdoches, Tx], [maiden surname was Choate]
Grogan, William F.[rank] 15 Sep 1862 16 Dec 1954 husband of Georgia Grogan, father was W.F. and mother was Mary Calnett Grogan
Guynes, James C. 17 Jan 1857 9 Dec 1906    
Harris, Shirley Imogene 22 Oct 1950 24 Jan 1984    
Hash, Thomas G.[lenn] 1 Feb 1930 ?    
Head, John 1835(calc) 1883     48 years old
Hefner, Annie 13 Mar 1839 16 Apr 1918      
Hefner, Frankie 5 Nov 1850 29 Mar 1920      
Hefner, Fred 23 Jan 1853 14 Aug 1931    
Hefner, Joseph H. 13 Sep 1875 2 May 1899     s/W.H. & Ann Hefner
Hefner, W.H. 6 Jun 1839 25 Jan 1909      
Holland, Mrs M.D.[Mamie Bertha] 2 Jul 1883 14 May 1905  
Honea, J[ames] W.[arren] 26 Feb 1849 22 Aug 1885   [husband of Mary Jane Heeling Honea]
Honea, Lou Genie 9 Dec 1874 11 May 1939   [father was James Warren and mother was Mary Jane Heeling Honea]
Honea, Mary Jane 27 Dec 1851 13 June 1937   [wife of  James William Honea]
Honnell, James N. no dates no dates   Co. A, 32 Miss Inf, CSA
Hopkins, A.J. 4 Dec 1884 6 Mar 1915 dmw/ Fannie
Hopkins, Fannie 27 Aug 1884 19 Jun 1984    
Hutcheson, John R. 12 May 1861 23 Oct 1876    
Ives, Baby   1908    
Ives, Earnest 1906 1932   [husband of Mary Lou Goins, father was S.J and mother was Gertrude Nash Ives] [died in Mills County]
Ives, Gertrude 31 Jan 1888 20 Jun 1970  [d. Cross Plains, Callahan, TX], [father was Wm. J. Nash, mother was Nannie Jentrey(sp)]
Jarrett, Missouri 2 Jan 1851 9 Apr 1899     [wife of C. A. Jarrett]
Johnson, Green 5 Aug 1842 6 May 1902   Masonic Lodge
Jones, Callie 15 Nov 1871 5 Feb 1957 wife of George M. Jones [maiden name was Hobbs]
Jones, Clarence S. 2 Nov 1894 17 Mar 1907    
Jones, George M.[elton] 5 Nov 1861 24 Jan 1942 [husband of Callie and father of Hard Jones of Ebony Community]
Jones, Infant 15 Aug 1909 18 Aug 1909     inf/ George M. & Callie Jones
Jones, Infant 29 Dec 1897 29 Dec 1897   inf/ George M. & Callie Jones
Jones, Infant 11 Feb 1895 11 Feb 1895   inf/ George M. & Callie Jones
Jones, Infant 13 Feb 1907 16 Feb 1907   inf/ George M. & Callie Jones
Jones, J.H. 2 May 1899 27 Jan 1989     "Deacon"
Jones, Letha Z.[ona] 18 Jul 1897 14 Feb 1958 dmw/ Louie Jones
Jones, Louie 19 May 1893 28 Sep 1968  
Joyce, Patsy Nell 3 Oct 1931 11 Jun 1994    
Kendrick, Press Wade 4 Apr 1871 16 Oct 1882     son of I.T. and S.E. Kendrick
Latimer, Orval J. 18 Jun 1920 24 Nov 1973 TEC4, US Army WWII
Latimer, Rose Estelle 25 Feb 1927 19 Dec 2004    
Lee, Robert 1 Mar 1819 10 May 1908    
Lewellen, Archie Carl 8 Jan 1887 22 Mar 1901     s/ G.B. & S.L.
Lewellen, Gabriel B.[rence] 8 Mar 1850 19 Oct 1932    
Lewellen, Sarah L.[ouisa] 22 Sep 1852 27 May 1941    
McGaugh, [H.] Jennie 2 Mar 1849 9 Jun 1927 w/ M.W.
McGaugh, Matthew W.[eskley] 8 Jul 1846 13 Apr 1919  
Mears, Clara Belle Cordelia 23 Dec 1892 26 Nov 1897   dau. of D.H. and M.A. Mears
Mears, Dwight H.[ayes] 5 Dec 1842 15 Jan 1928   dmw/ Mary A, Mears [b. Robeson County, NC, son of  Moses and Lucy Taylor Meares]
Mears, Mary A. 26 Apr 1849 3 Jan 1937   dmw/ Dwight H. Mears  [b. N.C., dau. of James Pickney  and Lucinda Warwick Barnes, died in Santa Ana, Coleman, TX]
Melton, Bertha [Bell] 12 July 1875 110Apr 1940       "Mother" , dmw Robert W. Melton, [father Tom Clackler b. GA, mother Miss Norton b. GA]
Melton, Dorothy Frances 13 Dec 1915 30 Nov 1917      
Melton, D.O. 30 Mar 1854 28 Sep 1876   s/I.W. & Mariah All three in adjoining curved top crypts.
Melton, I[saac] W. 20 Sep 1826 27 Mar 1910  
Melton, Mariah 21 Nov 1833 14 Jun 1884   w/I[saac] W.
Melton, Robert W. 17 Dec 1869 9 Apr 1935     "Father", dmw Bertha Bell Melton
Morgan, Frankie 3 Nov 1899 18 Jun 1907     d/ W.M. & E.A. Morgan
Morgan, Lizzie 23 Nov 1896 1 Dec 1896     d/ W.M. & E.A. Morgan
Morgan, Willie 9 Nov 1901 13 Dec 1901     s/ W.M. & E.A. Morgan
Mosely, Cpt. D[an] H. 13 Jul 1828 21 Jul 1892