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Union Hill Cemetery Updated October 25, 1986 by John R. Maxwell of Keith, Texas
Name Born Died Remarks Adams, James H. 19 May 1880 05 Jun 1884 Son of W.B. & Annie Adams Blount, Emily Hall 24 Sep 1882 12 Sep 1889 Dau. of E.C. & E.H. Blount Blount, Lavada Bettie 06 Nov 1900 30 Sep 1903 Dau. of R.O. & L.D. Blount Cappleman, S.J. 04 Jun 1855 10 Aug 1910 Wife of D.R. Cappleman Cleghorn, M.E. 19 Feb 1848 17 Feb 1932 Collins, Annie E. 1847 04 Feb 1895 Born in Carroll Co., Miss Collins, John A. 1820 12 Sep 1889 Born near Swansborough, N.C. Franklow, Abby Woods Hewitt Graves (6-8 graves) Jones, Minnie Sikes 05 Mar 1900 18 Jan 1924 Lambert, Elizabeth 19 Jul 1819 19 Nov 1874 Layhman, Sam 09 Jun 1832 18 Oct 1906 C.S.A. Layhman, Sarah A. 25 Sep 1839 14 Mar 1908 Wife of S. Layhman Layhman, Annie 19 Jan 1876 12 Sep 1889 Dau. of S. & S.A. Layhman Layhman, Sarah L. 04 Feb 1881 27 Oct 1883 Dau. of S. & S.A. Layhman Lunsford, Mary 27 Apr 1866 27 Oct 1875 Dau. of J. & S.A. Lunsford Manly, Marion Manly, Mrs. N. 31 Oct 1838 26 May 1910 Wife of W.H. Manly Manly, W. H. 01 Jun 1832 27 Nov 1896 Martin, S.L. Wife of J.R. Martin McDougald, J.W.W. 05 Oct 1855 03 Jan 1910 McDougald, Rebecca 19 Oct 1855 18 Jul 1926 Wife of J.W.W. McDougald McDugald, D.H. 31 Jul 1828 30 Oct 1907 McDugald, E.A. 29 Jun 1838 22 Jul 1917 Wife of D.H. McDugald McDugald, Infant b&d 07 Sep 1897 Son of A.O. and M. A. McDugald McGilberry, D.J. 17 Jun 1858 30 Oct 1922 McGilberry, Horace 13 Dec 1888 15 Jun 1890 Son of W.T. & M.A. McGilberry McGilberry, Infant 20 Nov 1891 27 Nov 1891 Infant son of J.J. & M.E. McGilberry McGilberry, J.L. 30 Jul 1865 04 Jul 1893 Son of John & Lucinda McGilberry McGilberry, John 13 Jun 1829 04 Apr 1906 McGilberry, Lucinda 18 Nov 1827 28 Jan 1912 Wife of John McGilberry Meyers, Marion 1835 1912 Meyers, Sarah 1847 1921 Myers, Bessie Manly Aug 1881 Wife of Marsh Williams and Mr. Myers Polk, George R. 24 Sep 1892 09 Oct 1892 Son of G.C. & T.H. Polk Ray, Robert Henry 1838 1895 Ray, Rebecca 1844 1916 Ray, Fannie Mary 1842 1859 Rice, Emily B. 06 Jan 1824 19 Jan 1910 Rice, Jesse Willie Sanders, William 1843 Jun 1927 Co. F. 11 Texas Inf. C.S.A. Sanders, Mattie Fleming 1905 wife of William Sanders Sikes, Miss Ada B. 17 Dec 1892 16 Jan 1986 Sikes, Ben 07 Jun 1930 Texas PVT Co. Trans. Corps. Sikes, Brown 1860 11 Mar 1946 Sikes, Dixie Oral 19 Jun 1904 09 Jan 1967 Sikes, Mable Opal 04 Aug ---- Sikes, Laura 1864 1926 Sikes, Plummer 18 Feb 1905 25 Jul 1907 Son of P.H. & D.E. Sikes Sikes, (Monroe) Tim Dec 1901 18 Apr 1956 Smith, E. Jerome 11 Oct 1889 06 Aug 1968 Smith, Johnnie H. 10 Aug 1882 25 Oct 1884 Son of S.P. and A. L. Smith Smith, Kelly 14 Mar 1910 10 Dec 1975 WWI Smith, Marshall D. 24 Nov 1887 19 Mar 1949 Smith, Martha Frances 01 Jan 1848 17 Mar 1880 Smith, Raymon 20 Oct 1902 03 Nov 1905 Son of J.W. & E.P. Smith Tombstone Inscriptions illegible Tombstone Broken base: tombstone slab missing Williamson, Gertrude 16 Jan 1893 30 Sep 1905 Woods, Ada 29 Dec 1893 02 Sep 1898 Daughter of J.N. & Mary Woods Woods, J.G. 04 Jun 1820 10 Sep 1900 C.S.A.
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Inventory of Union Hill Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas by David Kelley, 15 March 1974.
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ADAMS
James H. Adams, born 19 May 1880, died 05 Jun 1884. He was the son of W.B. & Annie
Adams.
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BLOUNT
Emily Hall Blount, born 24 Sep 1882 in Singleton, Grimes County, Texas, died 12 Sep
1889. She was the daughter of Emery Clayton Blount and Elizabeth Hall.
Lavada Bettie (Bittie) Blount, born 06 Nov 1900 in Keith, Grimes County, Texas, died
30 Sep 1903. She was the daughter of Robert Orear Blount and Lilla Dale Burns.
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CAPPLEMAN
Sallie J. ROBBINS, born 04 Jun 1855, died 10 Aug 1910, married Daniel Russell
Cappleman, 02 May 1871 in Grimes County. Texas. He was born 05 Apr 1843 in Selma,
Alabama and died 27 Oct 1912. He was the son of Jacob Felton Cappleman and Isabella
Kerr.
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CLEGHORN
Mary Emily Rice, born 19 Feb 1848 in Alabama, died 17 Feb 1932, daughter of Emily
B. Rice buried in Union Hill Cemetery. She married Sam Cleghorn. Her father was
Jesse W. Rice.
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COLLINS
Annie E. Collins, born 1847 in Carroll County, Mississippi, died 04 Feb 1895.
John A. Collins, born 1820 near Swansborough, North Carolina, died 12 Sep 1889.
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FRANKLOW
Abby Woods, born 04 May 1872 in Grimes County, Texas, died 05 Dec 1901, married Robert
William Franklow, 03 Feb 1901 in Grimes County, Texas. She was the daughter of James
Garland Woods and Eliza Manley. He was born 29 Oct 1860 the son of Luke William
Franklow and Narcissus Tennessee Driskill.
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LAHMAN
Annie Lahman, born 19 Jan 1876 in Grimes County, Texas, died 12 Sep 1889. She was the
daughter of Samuel Lahman and Sarah Ann Lunsford.
Samuel (Sam) Lahman, born 09 Jun 1832 in Switzerland, died 18 Oct 1906. He married
Sarah Ann Lunsford, 02 Jun 1872 in Guadalupe County, Texas.
Sarah L. Lahman, born 04 Feb 1881 in Grimes County, Texas, died 27 Oct 1883. She was
the daughter of Samuel Lahman and Sarah Ann Lunsford.
Sarah Ann Lunsford, born 25 Sep 1839, died 14 Mar 1908. She married Samuel Lahman,
02 Jun 1872 in Guadalupe County, Texas.
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LUNSFORD
Mary Lunsford, born 27 Apr 1866, died 27 Oct 1875. She was the daughter of J. & S.A.
Lunsford.
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MANLEY
Nancy Eliza Jackson, born 31 Oct 1838 in Washington County, Texas, died 26 May 1910,
married William (Johnson) Henry Manley, 28 Feb 1858 in Washington County, Texas. She
was the daughter of Elisha Davis Jackson and Anna Harbour.
William H. Manley, born 11 Jun 1832 (Manley Bible, 1 Jun 1832) in St. Charles
County, Missouri, died 27 Nov 1896, married Nancy Eliza Jackson, 28 Feb 1858 in
Washington County, Texas. He was the son of James Manley, Sr. and Marie (Mary)
Therese Geoffry (Joffré).
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MARTIN
S.L. Martin, wife of J.R. Martin.
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McDOUGALD
Daniel Hughee (another source, Hughes) McDougald, born 31 Jul 1828 in South Carolina,
died 30 Oct 1907, married Eliza Ann West.
Joseph W.W. (Westly) McDougald, born 05 Oct 1855 in Alabama, died 03 Jan 1910, married
Rebecca Reece.
Rebecca Reece, born 19 Oct 1855 in Tennessee, died 18 Jul 1926. She married Joseph
W.W. (Westly) McDougald.
Eliza Ann West, born 29 Jun 1838 in Sumter County, South Carolina, died 22 Jul 1917,
married Daniel Hughee McDougland.
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McGILBERRY
infant McGilberry, born 20 Nov 1891 in Grimes County, Texas, died 27 Nov 1891, son of
J.J. (Johnny) McGilberry & Mary Elizabeth Barnett.
D.J. McGilberry, born 17 Jun 1858, died 30 Oct 1922.
Horace McGilberry, born 13 Dec 1888 in Grimes County, Texas, died 15 Jun 1890. He was
the son of W.T. & M.A. McGilberry.
James L. McGilberry, born 30 Jul 1865 in Texas, died 04 Jul 1893. He was the son of
John McGilberry and Lucinda Lary.
John McGilberry, born 13 Jun 1829 in Alabama, died 04 Apr 1906, married Lucinda Lary.
Lucinda Lary, born 18 Nov 1827 in Alabama, died 28 Jan 1912, married John McGilberry.
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MEYERS (MYERS)
Francis Marion Myers, born 1835 in South Carolina, died 1912. He was a veteran of the
Civil War.
Sarah E. Myers, born 1847, died 1921.
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POLK
George Robert Polk, born 24 Sep 1892 in Grimes County, Texas, died 09 Oct 1892. He
was the son of George Clinton Polk and Texanna H. Blount.
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RICE
Emily B. Rice, born 06 Jan 1824 in South Carolina, died 19 Jan 1910, mother of Mary
Emily Cleghorn buried in Union Hill Cemetery. She married Jesse W. Rice son of John
Rice and Catherine Cook.
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SANDERS
William Sanders, Co. F. 11 Texas Inf. C.S.A.
The Texas 11th Infantry Regiment was formed in Houston, Texas in May 1862 and placed
under the command of Colonel Oran M. Roberts (later governor of Texas) and was
involved in several engagements including the Red River Campaign and the Camden
Expedition, two attempts by the Union to invade Texas. Company F officers were:
Captain R.P. Sibley, 1st Lieut. J.H. Oliphant, 2nd Lieut. W.T. Eddington, and 2nd
Lieut. W.T. Nurris.
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SIKES
Ben B. Sikes, died 07 Jun 1930. He was the son of Walter Brown and Annie L. Sikes.
Texas PVT Co. Trans. Corps. (WWI)
Dixie Oral Sikes, born 19 Jun 1904, died 09 Jan 1967. He was the son of Walter Brown
and Annie L. Sikes.
Laura Sikes, born 1864, died 1926.
Mable Ople Sikes, born 04 Aug ----.
Plummer Sikes, born 18 Feb 1905 in Iola, Grimes County, Texas, died 25 Jul 1907. He
was the son of Philemon Henry Sikes and Drue Ella Woods.
Tim (Monroe) Sikes, born 1901, died 1956. He was the son of Walter Brown and Annie L.
Sikes.
Walter Brown Sikes, born 06 Jun 1860 in Springfield, Limestone County, Texas, died 11
Mar 1946. He was the son of William Sikes and Emily Patterson.
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SMITH
E. Jerome Smith, born 11 Oct 1889, died 06 Aug 1968.
Marshall D. Smith, born 1888, died 1949.
Martha Frances Smith, born 01 Jan 1848, died 17 Mar 1880.
Raymon Smith, born 20 Oct 1902, died 03 Nov 1905. He was the son of J.W. & E.P.
Smith.
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Tombstone
Inscriptions illegible
Tombstone
Broken base: tombstone slab missing
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WOODS
Ada Woods, born 29 Dec 1893 in Mesa, Grimes County, Texas, died 02 Sep 1898. She was
the daughter of James Nathaniel Woods and Mary Lola Chaddick.
James Garland Woods, born 04 Jun 1820 in Kentucky, died 10 Sep 1900, married Eliza
Manley, 15 Oct 1850 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. She was the daughter of James
Manley, Sr. and and Marie (Mary) Therese Geoffry (Joffré).
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Revised and annotated by David Kelley, November 2004. Corrections and/or additional
information will be appreciated. Update: 09 Nov 2004
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ADDITIONS and/or CORRECTIONS
13 May 2005
David,
I have the 1986 Union Hill Cemetery list done by John Maxwell of Grimes County. Here
are the names that he listed that are not on your list:
1). Johnnie H. Smith, b. Aug 10, 1882, d. Oct 25, 1884 (son of S.P. and A.L.)
MY NOTES: The parents are Samuel Pryor Smith and his second wife, Annie Leslie
(Unknown). They are both buried in Bedias Cemetery.
2). Infant McDougald - born and died Sept 7, 1897. Son of A.O. and M.A. McDougald.
MY NOTES: Allen Oscar McDougald and Martha Ann McGilberry are his parents.
3). RAY
a. Robert Henry Ray, b. 1838, d. 1895
b. Rebecca Ray, b. 1844, d. 1916
c. Fannie Mary Ray, b. 1842, d. 1859
4). Elizabeth Lambert - b. July 19, 1819, d. Nov 19, 1874
MY NOTE: Her maiden name was Hagen (Hagan). Wife of Isaac Lambert, b. abt.
1811, GA. His parents were Isaac Lambert and Rachael Stephens.
5). Jesse Willie Rice - no information given
6). Minnie Sikes Jones, b. Mar 5, 1900, d. Jan 18, 1924
7). Kelly Smith, b. Mar 14, 1910, d. Dec 10, 1975 (WWI).
8). Mar?, Pat (metal grave marker)
9). Ada B. Sikes, b. 1893, d. 1986
10). Manly, Bessie*
11). Manly, Marion* (died as young man)
* These two graves are "known" to be in this cemetery near the graves of W.H. and
Nancy Manly. They are two of their children. Bessie was first married to Marsh
Williams and second to ____ Myers. She was born Aug 1881 according to the 1900
census of Grimes County. She was a widow with one son, John D. Williams, born May,
1900.
Julia Fuchs
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14 May 2005
1). M. E. Cleghorn, b. AL - On the Union Hill Cemetery list for the Grimes CO, TX
GenWeb Site, you list M.E. Cleghorn's death date as Feb. 17. On John Maxwell's
list the death date is Feb. 7.
2). Eliza Ann McDugald - I have listed that her maiden name was Barryman, not West.
I believe I got that from McDugald information given to me by Elizabeth Neff.
3). Joseph W.N. McDugald, b. AL, married Rebecca Reece (maiden name). (again McDugald
information from Elizabeth Neff).
4). McGilberry Family:
a. Infant McGilberry (Name addition) - Son of Johnny Jefferson McGilberry and
Mary Elizabeth (Bet) Barnett. Johnny Jefferson McGilberry's parents were John
McGilberry and Lucinda Lary. Mary Elizabeth Barnett's parents were John
Calhoun Barnett and Georgia Ann Lambert.
b. D.J. McGilberry (Name addition) - David Jonas McGilberry, b. TX, son of John
McGilberry and Lucinda Lary.
c. Horace McGilberry, b. TX (Name additions) - Son of William Thomas (Billy)
McGilberry and Mary Alice Smith. W.T. (Billy) McGilberry's parents were John
McGilberry and Lucinda Lary. The parents of Mary Alice Smith were James M.
Smith and (Unknown) Rankin.
d. James L. McGilberry (Name addition) - James Lafayette (Jimmy) McGilberry, b.
TX, son of John McGilberry and Lucinda Lary.
e. John McGilberry, b. AL - son of Angus McGilberry and Keziah (Unknown),
husband of Lucinda Lary.
f. Lucinda (Lary, maiden name) McGilberry, b. AL - daughter of Daniel Lary and
Delilah (Delia) Stuckey, wife of John McGilberry.
5). Martha Francis Smith (she spelled it, "Francis"), first wife of Samuel Pryor
Smith. Her maiden name was also Smith. Her parents were Thomas H. Smith and Ann
Caroline Singletary.
6). James H. Adams - John Maxwell has son of W.R. Adams instead of W.B. Adams.
7). W.H. Manly - You have b. June 11, 1832. John Maxwell has b. June 1, 1832.
8). Layman - On John Maxwell's list, all of the Layman people there have their name
spelled "Layman". On your list, one of the Lyman people, Annie, has her surname
spelled "Laymann". You have her birthdate as Jan 19, 1876. John Maxwell has the
date as Jan 29, 1876.
9). Emma Hall Blount - You have Emily. John Maxwell lists Emma.
10). Abbie Wood Franklow - as listed by John Maxwell - b. 1873 d. 1901
11). The name of Marion Myers and Sarah Myers was spelled "Myers" by John Maxwell.
12). Dixie Oral Sikes - John Maxwell has (Father) under the name.
13). Mable Opal (you have "Ople") Sikes and John Maxwell has "Opal". John Maxwell has
(Mother) underneath the name.
14). Plummer Sikes - John Maxwell has d. July 26 instead of July 25.
15). George R. Polk - Was his father G.O. Polk or G.C. Polk?
Julia Fuchs
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