Barron Cemetery

 

This cemetery is located in the southern part of Cooke County near the Grayson County line. It is about 4 miles south of F.M. 902, and about 2 miles southeast of Mount Zion cemetery. The inscriptions were records on Sep 10, 1978 by Patti Tucker and Michele Kneupper. A marker at the gate tells this history of the cemetery:

 

“Named for John Barron (1831-1887), a civil war veteran who came here from Va. And bought a good farm in 1870. Married first to Delilah Ward (d. 1860’s), then to Margaret McElroy. He had 15 children. About 1875, he gave land for a church/school building and this community cemetery, where he and some other members of his family were later buried. William Jenkins (1829-1878), who also was a Confederate veteran is the earliest known among some 6 dozen interments. The burial ground, closed about 1920 is care for by descendents who have formed (1971) the Barron Cemetery Association.” (2000 - the cemetery is not kept up at present. Cwr)

 

Last Name       First Name             Birth              Death               Comment            Original #

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Barron        James Earl          Jul 23, 1884         Aug 23, 1885     son of A.J. & L.D.       7-01

 

Barron        Mittie              Oct 6, 1873          May 28, 1879     dau of A.J. & L.D.       7-02

 

Barron        John G.             Nov 11, 1839         Oct 5, 1887      Masonic Emblem           7-03

 

Beaver        Noah                Nov 14, 1898         Dec 29, 1898     son of John & Minnie     7-04

 

Jenkins       Edwin               Jul 3, 1871          Sep 10, 1880     son of W.M. & N.         7-05

 

Jenkins       William             May 3, 1878          May 16, 1879                              7-06

 

Jenkins       William M.          Dec 9, 1829          Dec 11, 1878                              7-07

 

King          Jennie Smith        1865                 1883                                      7-08

 

Lemons        Edna                Sep 26, 1852         Jun 14, 1887     wife of S.A.             7-09

 

Martin        name unreadable     dates unreadable                      son of J. & A.W.         7-10

 

Roach         Rose Barron         Jul 19, 1868         Jul 15, 1905                              7-11

 

Smith         W.R.                Jul 24, 1832         Dec 13, 1892                              7-12

 

Smith         Will T.             Sep 23, 1878         Jul 25, 1901     son of W.R. & A.V.       7-13

 

Bell          Cora (?)            no dates                                                       7-14

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