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History:  Probably the oldest burial site in what is now the town of Terrell Texas.  It contains the remains of some of the first pioneer families to settle in what is now Kaufman County.  It contains some of the oldest existing tombstones in the county.

TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL MARKER:

"The Old Graveyard"

This small historic cemetery, also called the Irvine Family Cemetery, predates the town of Terrell by more than twenty years.  The first burial was that of Robert Alexander, nephew of W D Irvine, in 1851.  Now located within the city limits, the cemetery began on land owned by the Irvine family.  It contains the graves of Irvine family members, their neighbors and descendants, many of whom were responsible for founding this community.  The cemetery also contains many unmarked burials, The last known burial to take place here was in 1956.

Erected in 1996

ADDITIONAL MONUMENTS:

A granite monument was placed in the graveyard in 1996 by descendants of the persons interred there and the Kaufman County Historical Commission.   Listed on it are the names of persons known to be buried in the cemetery. **SEE BELOW FOR LIST

NOTE:
At the bottom of this record is a List of those tombstones that were listed on an abstract done in 1992 by Harold O'Neal and Hulon M Miller, and on the abstract done in 1995 by Marie Reasonover, which are no longer found to be in the cemetery.

The following Enumeration was done Feb. 2, 2003 to determine exactly which tombstones remain in the cemetery.  Since 1979 the site had been abstracted twice, not enumerated.  Both of those records included information that is not actually written on the tombstones and they both included information on persons for whom no tombstones have ever been found.

All information below is transcribed here EXACTLY as it is written on the tombstones that still exist in 2003 - enumeration was done by Kathey Kelley Hunt & Donald Hunt.

ENUMERATION

NOTE:
  In this enumeration there are vast differences in the spelling of names when comparing what was recorded in 2003 against all previous records.  The spellings above were meticulously copied and are as they appear on the tombstones.  A good example of differences is Babbie Weir (which probably is "Baby" misspelled by the stone mason)   All other reports have the name as Bobbie, however, the tombstone is easily read and has Babbie.

J G Alexander
12 Years, 4 Mos

J L Alexander
Aged 17 Years, 5 Mos.

James L Alexander
Aged Aged 49 Years, 5 Months

Minerva Alexander
Born Feb 18, 1818
Married Jas. Alexander
Jan. 14, 1840
Died May 4, 1880
*white limestone / Standing

Willie Alexander
Aged 2 Weeks
SSW
Robert Alexander
Aged 1 year, 2 Mos
*white limestone / standing

BAIN

Kenneth Bain
Died Nov 2, 1876
Aged 49 Yrs 11 Mos 15 Dys
Dearest Father thou hast left us
Here thy loss we deeply feel
Butt is God who have bereft us
He can all our Sorrow heal
*white limestone tombstone / standing

Mary A Bain
Wife of Kenneth Bain
Died Feb. 28, 1877
Aged 39 years, 9 mos, 11 Dys
There safe shall thou abide
There sweet shall be thy rest
And every longing satisfied
With full salvation best.
(*white limestone tombstone / standing)

BIGGS

Martin W
Son of R M & Sophie Biggs
Born Sep 26, 1843
Died Dec 26, 1857

CHISHOLM

"In Memory of"
Adelia Maulda Chisholm
Was Born Oct. 20^th AD, 1853
Departed this Life Oct 2^nd AD, 1854
Agd 1 Yr - 2 Days
"The morning flowers displey their sweet
and gay hair - silken leaves unfold
As carless of the noontime____"
(Remainder of Inscription illegible)
(*concrete tombstone - hand chiseled / standing)

"In Memory of"
Cecilia LaRoe Chisholm
Was born May 23rd, AD 1855
And Departed this Life
Nov 23^rd , 1856
Ag'd 1 yr & 6 Mo
(*concrete-hand chiseled / standing)

"In Memory Of"
Mary Amanda Chisholm
Born Aug 23^rd AD, 1855
Departed this Life Oct 11^th, AD 1857
Aged 1 yr, 1 month, 21 days
(*Concrete - hand chiseled / standing)

FIELDS

John Wilber Fields
Son of Rev J W & W A Fields
Born Dec 7, 1855
Died Jul 8, 1856
(*concrete / laying flat)

Rev. J W Fields
Born Oct 13 1817
Died Nov 17, 1886
"Blessed is he Whose
transgression is Forgiven,
Whose Sin is Covered"
(*white limestone tombstone / standing)

GRAY

John A W Gray
11 June 1830
23 June 1874
Co. D 21st Texas Cavalry
CSA Military Marker

GRIFFITH

Fannie R
Dau of John S & S E Griffith
Died April 20, 1879
Age 3 Mos
(*limestone / standing)

HARDIN

C N Hardin
Born Aug 25 1870
Died Jul 8 1895
(*granite tombstone - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

G L Hardin
Born Jan 2, 1826
Died May 6, 1876
(SSW)
N A Hardin
Born Mar 10, 1839
(No Death Date)
(*granite tombstone - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

M A Hardin
Born Aug 23, 1867
Died Oct 5, 1869
(*granite tombstone - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

Martha P
Wife of Ben Hardin
Died Nov 9, 1875
Aged (illegible)
(*limestone tombstone / standing)

Singer Hardin
Born Jan 3, 1875
Died Feb 15, 1884
(*granite tombstone - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

HOWARD

"In Memory of"
H. M. Howard
Born July 4, 1869
Died Sep 6 1873
"Weep not Father and Mother for me
For I am Waiting in Glory for thee"
(*Limestone tombstone / Standing)

IRVINE

Josephus Irvine
"Born in Kaufman County Texas"
Died Feb 26, 1853
"Change this World
For a Home in Heaven"
"May our Last end be as Peaceful
And Happy as his, For Blessed are
Those who Trust in the Lord"
(*Limestone tombstone / standing)
(*Has over-sized Footstone at grave)

Mary A Irvine
Born June 25, 1866
Died Dec 29, 1883
(*zinc metal marker - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

Peter Q irvine
Born Dec 17^th, 1826
Died Nov 29^th, 1853
Aged 26 Yrs - 11 Mos - 12 Das
*concrete tombstone - carved / standing

"In Memory of Our Mother & Father"
Sarah M Irvine
Born Oct 11, 1830
Died Sept 15, 1865
(SSW)
W. D. Irvine
Born Sep 16, 1821
Died Mar 23, 1906
*Granite / standing / both names on same stone

JOHNSON

"Going Home"
Henrietta A
Dau of J W & A Johnson
Died Sep 11, 1864
Aged 3 Yrs, 1 Mo, 29 Ds.
*limestone tombstone / Standing

JONES

Jos. L Jones
Born Sep 17 1852
Died Jul 24 1903
"A Precious One Has Gone from Us"
(SSW)
Wm P Jones
Born Jun 16, 1861
Died May 1, 1903
"Thy trials ended - Thy rest is won"

Mary Alice
Dau of J L & S J Jones
Born Feb 16, 1893
Died May 6 1893
"Here Lies Our Little Angel"
*limestone / laying flat

KUTCHER

Sarah J
Wife of George Kutcher
Died Jan 22, 1881
Aged 30 Yrs, 3 Mos, 29 days
(*limestone tombstone /standing)

LaROE

Moses D Laroe
Died Nov 6, 1870
Son of M K & S A LaRoe
Aged 10 Mos, 4ds
(*Limestone tombstone / laying flat)

McCORMICK

Adalpus
Son of John T & Sarah A McCormick
Born Sep 23, 1851
Died Jul 6, 1861
(*concrete- hand chiseled / standing)

McDOUGAL

Our Little Bannie
Dau of
A T & M A O McDougal
Died Sept 9, 1862
Aged 1 Yr. 9 M. 9 D
(*Limestone obelisk - standing)

NOELL

J T Noell
Born Dec 29, 1856
Died Dec 9, 1863
(*granite / standing)

John T Noell
Died Dec 7, 1864
Aged 7 Yrs 11 Mos 9 Days
(*Concrete / standing)

M A Noell
Born Aug 16, 1861
Died Oct 15, 1862
(*granite tombstone - standing inside wrought iron fence with finials)

PASCHAL

Isacc A Paschal
Son of George R & Elizabeth Paschal
Born Dec 11, 1839
Died Apr 6, 1857
(*concrete- hand chiseled / standing)

Sarah J Paschal
Daughter of George R & Elizabeth Paschal
Born Jan 27, 1847
Died July 2, 1854
(*concrete- hand chiseled / standing)

PASCHALL

Lula I
Dau of D A & V Paschall
Born June 2, 1870
Died Dec 12, 1873
(*concrete - hand chiseled / standing)

PIPKIN / PIPKINS

Clara Pipkin
Born Mar 7, 1848
Died June 28, 1933
"Tender Mother & Faithful Friend"
*limestone / standing inside largest fenced-in plot near road

J. M. Pipkin
Born Nov 22, 1842
Died July 12, 1916
"God Defend the Right"
*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road

"In Memory of"
Mary J
Wife of J. J. Rutledge
Born Aug 28, 1845
Died May 17, 1901
"Thy languishing Head is at Rest
It's Thinking and Acheing are Over;
The quiet immoveable breast
Will Heave with Affliction no More."
*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road

"Gone Home"
Mattie V
Daughter of jesse and Barbra L Pipkin
Died Nov. 4^th, 1891
Aged 36 Yrs, 5 Mos, 11 Dys
"Thy languishing Head is at Rest
It's Thinking and Acheing are Over;
The quiet immoveable breast
Will Heave with Affliction no More."
*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road

"Gone Home"
Sarah L
Dau of Jesse & Barbra L Pipkin
Died July 16, 1877
"Thy languishing Head is at Rest
It's Thinking and Acheing are Over;
The quiet immoveable breast
Will Heave with Affliction no More."
*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road

"PIPKIN" (on Base of stone)
Jesse Pipkin
Died Feb'y 15^th, 1892
Aged 82 Years
"Dear Father with a reverent hand
This to the Memory given
While one by one thy household band
God reunites in Heaven"
(SSW)
Barbra L
Wife of Jesse Pipkins
Died Nov 11, 1890-
Aged 78 Yrs, 11 Months, 11 Days
"Dear Mother in earth's__paths
(Remainder illegible)
(*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road)

Elmira J Pipkin
Wife of J M Pipkin
Born Aug 5, 1845
Died Jan 27 1891
(*limestone / inside largest fenced-in plot near road)

PORTER

Glennie Porter
1870 - 1956
*granite

WEIR

Babbie
Dau of R J & Cora Weir
Born May 12, 1876
Died May 28, 1876
"Little Babbie Sleeps"
*limestone / standing

UNKNOWNS

Broken tombstones & Pieces of Tombstones
with some portions of Transcription visible

    In
MEMORY
___ A____
(emblem like a sunburst in lower left corner)
(*Slate / 61" X 35" / laying flat/ hand inscribed)

12 Dys, 9 Ms, 28 Dys
(*Piece of white limestone / appx 8 " X 20")

David C
(*white limestone / curved top with Masonic emblem / laying flat next to Moses LaRoe)

ARCHIBALD
(*limestone - broken off top of tombstone - appx 10" X 18" )

B S Martin
Died July 1861
(* 3 pieces - rest of stone missing - concrete)

____ Aug 23, 1834
Died Jan 28, 1886
(*Limestone - piece appx. 20" X 24")

Died October 20, 1877
(limestone - piece appx 8" X 18")

Lennie
Dau of T & MC Jones
(*limestone - appx 15" X 18")

FOOTSTONES

Various Footstones found throughout the cemetery
that were not located close to any graves

OTHER MARKERS

On the site there are two large above-ground tombs made from slabs of field stones.  Neither are inscribed.
There are 16 fields stones lying flat which evidently mark graves..
There are three separate piles of limestone pieces, which were once tombstones, that mark graves.
There are two places with old, home-made bricks which are marking graves.
There is a pile of seventeen broken, illegible pieces of tombstones under a tree.
There are six standing tombstones carved from field stones which appear to have been inscribed at one time, but are now illegible.
There are five places in the open area which are covered in beds of iris, which apparently mark graves.

TOMBSTONES KNOWN TO NO LONGER EXIST AT SITE

The following tombstones were abstracted by Harold O'Neal & Hulon Miller in 1992 as being on the site, however, they were not found in 2003.

Francis A Dulany
_2 ___r 1825 - (Broken)
*had a Masonic emblem

David Grossman
Died Sep 15, 1919
Aged 82 years

Mrs David Grossman
Died 28 Oct 1911
Aged 70 years

Archibald Hanna
Died 12 Mar 1876
Age 63 yrs, 11 mos

Haslam Marshall
Born Novia Scotia
Apr 7^th , 1821
Died Terrell Texas
Nov 22^nd , 1883

Jane Patton Irvine
1788 - 1866
age 78

Josephus Irvine
24 Feb 1853 - 7 Dec 1883

William F Jones
6 Apr 1861 - 24 Jul 1903

Samuel Johnson
1921

Lydia M LaRoe
Died 17 Nov 1873
Dau of M K & A LaRoe

James Love
20 Aug 1847 - 4 Mar 1886
Jane Love
1829 - 27 Feb 1886
Wife of R H Love

Joseph D Love
1829 - 11 Nov 1859

Haslam Marshall
7 Apr 1821 - 22 Nov 1883

Edward Spekel
Died 2 Jun 1876

Susie Turner
1860 - 22 Jul 1937

NAMES TAKEN FROM THE MEMORIAL MONUMENT

"Early Pioners Known to be Buried in the Old Graveyard"

OTHERS KNOWN TO BE BURIED THERE

(From Death Records, Death Notices, Obituaries, Bible Records)

Benjamin F Coyle     1832-1893
Sarah Pipkins 23 Aug 1850 - 16 Jul 1877
Fronnie Porter 20 Feb 1871 - 18 Mar 1939
Mrs B S Martin 1840 - 13 Mar 1903

Texas Methodist Newspaper
12 Nov 1873
Harry Marion Fields, age six years, of Kaufman County; son of J W & M L Fields, died the 14th Inst of congestion.  He was the grandson of H C Douglass.