Rains County, Texas

Willow Springs Cemetery
Row by Row

Cemetery surveyed north to south. Row 1 begins at the north (only) entrance gate. The area to the west of the gate appears to be vacant.  The use of the word vacant indicates there is no visible grave in the area, not that there is not burials there.

Row 1
Chain link fence
14 Vacant spaces

ORear, Ada Harris Feb 16, 1871 - Feb 24, 1955
Harris, Dennis B. Jan 30, 1857 - Oct 7, 1899
9 Vacant spaces

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Row 2
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15 Vacant spaces

Cooke, Edward J. Dec 21, 1871 - Aug 10, 1879, Son of R.J. & Lou E. Cooke
Cooke, Lou E. Aug 27, 1846 illegible, Wife of R.J. Cooke
Vacant spot
Cooke, Abbie Mar 1, 1858 - Mar 22, 1891, Wife of R.J. Cooke
6 Vacant spaces

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Row 3
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20 Vacant spaces

Engleman, John H. 1870 1939
Engleman, Espie A. 1868 1942
Engleman, Ocie Nov 16, 1893 - Apr 7, 1986, CPL U.S. Army WWI
Engleman, Bessie Burns Feb 1, 1902 - Mar 26, 1983
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
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Row 4
Chain link fence
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Goff, Rev. W.A. May 11, 1844 - Jan 13, 1920
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Goff, Mary C. Aug 13, 1846 - Jan 27, 1895, Wife of W.A. Goff (double stone with Cornelius O. Goff)
Goff, Cornelius O. Oct 15, 1872 - Dec 18, 1890, s/o W.A. & M.C. Goff (double stone with Mary C. Goff)
Woodson, Mollie July 30, 1882 - Nov 10, 1901, Wife of J.W. Woodson
12 Vacant spaces

Turner, Martha A. Feb 16, 1834 - Dec 30, 1912
Turner, L. May 22, 1828 - Jan 12, 1880
Turner, Issael May 22, 1828 - Jan 12, 1880
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
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Row 5
Chain link fence
Vacant spot
Morgan, G.E. Buster Dec 22, 1910 - Dec 26, 1936
Morgan, G.A. July 23, 1860 - April 4, 1921
Morgan, Alice May 23, 1867 - Mar 8, 1899 wife of G.A. Morgan
Morgan, Willie Barnard Sept 26, 1887 - Oct 1, 1889, s/o G.A. & M.A. Morgan
Morgan, Mrs. Margaret A July 4, 1836 - Feb 6, 1918
Parrish, Alice Asaline Aug 29, 1884 - Dec 27, 1884, d/o L.A. & L.D. Parrish
Parrish, L.A. Feb 20, 1862 - Oct 14, 1918
Parrish, Luvicy Druecellie July 28, 1859 - Feb 7, 1935
16 Vacant spaces

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Row 6
Chain link fence
16 Vacant spaces

Metal plate 
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Metal plate 
Cement block
Vacant spot
Metal plate 
Vacant spot
Cement block
Vacant spot
Shrum, Loyd Eugene Aug 18, 1915 - Nov 7, 1989
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Row 7
Chain link fence
9 Vacant spaces

Large cedar tree
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Graves, Ford Junior Oct 21, 1925 - Mar 17, 1974, TX S1 US Navy WWII
Vacant spot
Graves, J.D. Mar 2, 1924 - Mar 8, 1974, TX S2 US Navy WWII
Graves, Claudie Feb 23, 1904 - Jan 17, 1984
Graves, Ford Apr 11, 1901 - Nov 19, 1970
Graves, Jim 1870 1957
Graves, Elsie 1875 1939
Graves, Murphy 1903 1948
Graves, Cecil 1910 1995
Porter, Elsie J. 1908 2000
Porter, Preston P. 1905 1940
Porter, Ambros L. 1871 1962
Shrum, Bulah L. Feb 14, 1895 - Nov 8, 1974
Shrum, Buck Angus Aug 9, 1912 - Mar 26, 1963
Shrum, B.F. Frank Oct 26, 1890 - Oct 25, 1976
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Row 8
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17 Vacant spaces

Wynn, Eva Mae June 19, 1929 - , Married Nov 6, 1948
Wynn, Patrick Claborn Nov 3, 1925 - Feb 1, 1989, TEC US Army WWII
Franks, Doris A. Porter Apr 3, 1939
Franks, Randall Joe Dec 6, 1934
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
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Row 9
Chain link fence
9 Vacant spaces

Jeffrey, Maggie Lou Mar 31, 1934 - , Married July 28, 1956
Jeffrey, Joe Clifton Feb 11, 1928 - Oct 13, 1998
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Sykes, Jean Dement Jan 5, 1931
Sykes, Charles Emons Aug 4, 1923 - Nov 28, 1998, LTJG US Navy WWII
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Vacant spot
Greer, Nancy 1825 - ---- 6, 1893
9 Vacant spaces

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Row 10
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12 Vacant spaces

Childers, Shirlie J. Dec 21, 1943 - , Mother of Kimberlie Kae & David Jon
Childers, R. Fayne Oct 25, 1931 - Feb 20, 1996, Father of Tamela Gayle and Derek Fayne; grandfather of Victoria
8 Vacant spaces

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Row 11
Entire row vacant

Row 12
Entire row vacant

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