Alto Springs Cemetery
GPS Coordinates 31.289412, -96.674919
Alto
Springs Cemetery is actually quite a ways from the road, way back in the middle
of private land around FM 2745 and FM 413
This
area of land is completely fenced and thick with trees and brush
Some
tombstones are almost completely covered over and the weeds are 4 foot high in
most areasJoseph
Byrd and Tabitha (Massengale) Rogers
came to Falls County, Texas after 1855, where he purchased 2,000 acres of land
in the Sarah Pillow Survey. It was here that he built his log cabin, and donated
land for the Alto Springs Cemetery. His broken tombstone indicates that he was a
Methodist, and a Mason
Alto Springs Cemetery Highway Sign
Submitted by J. L. Cain
Alto Springs Cemetery Highway Sign
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Alto Springs Cemetery Highway Sign
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Gate Leading Into The Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
The Community Center is just inside of a gate on FM 2745 where the sign
says "Alto Springs Cemetery".
Annie Lee McCarver Davis, born in Kosse, lived in Alto Springs, has lived
in Waco for close to 60 years,
said that as a small child, she and the other children would sing and have plays
on the stage just beyond the piano. She said they would have square dances
all the time here, and on Sundays they would have church.
She thinks the Community Center was built in 1931, but before it was built,
there was a 3 room schoolhouse close by, with porches on each side and little
cloak rooms where they hung up jackets and a shelf where they put their lunch.
She started first grade there (around 1929). The schoolhouse was moved at
some point, and she had been told it was moved to Marlin and that a family lived
in it, but she is not sure if that is true.
She says that the community center was actively used from when it was first
built in 1931 until she was 20, which would have been 1943.
Outside View Of Old Community Center Near Alto Springs Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Outside View Of Old Community Center Near Alto Springs Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Inside View of Old Community Center Near Alto Springs Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Inside View of Old Community Center Near Alto Springs Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
Hidden Fence Behind All The Vines In Alto Springs Cemetery
Submitted by Delores Oliver
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Last Name |
First Name |
Birth |
Death |
Notes
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John Wilkins |
Sep 16 1830 |
Feb 04 1862 |
Full name and dates submitted by
Brenda Scott Hines
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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CAIN |
Catherine |
Jan 19 1900 |
Feb 16 1928 |
Daughter of Thomas R. and S. C. Cain |
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Sallie A. |
Aug 8 1847 |
Jul 2 1927 |
“Mother”
Another view of Sallie A. Cain tombstone
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Mary R. (Swann) |
Sep 25 1817 |
Oct 18 1915 |
Wife of Thomas J. Cain
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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James Andrew |
Oct 8 1847 |
Feb 19 1936 |
James Andrew Cain was born in Florida to Thomas J. and Mary Rives Swann
Cain
All info from the Cain Family Bible, dated 1865 and submitted by Donna
Owen, Great Grand Niece
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Louisa Georgia Americus (Warren) |
Aug 26 1849 |
Feb 8 1907 |
Wife of James Andrew Cain
All info from the Cain Family Bible, dated 1865 and submitted by Donna
Owen
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Thomas J. |
Jul 29 1818 |
Aug 17 1886 |
All info and picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Rev. Thomas R. |
Sep 2 1854 |
Mar 19 1929 |
“He lived and served God”
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver
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Lucia A. |
Jul 17 1848 |
Nov 04 1879 |
Wife of T. B. Collins
All info and picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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DAVIDSON |
Dr. G. L. |
No Date |
Nov 30 1887 |
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Sallie |
Sep 16 1859 |
Feb 21 1885 |
Tombstone erected by sister and daughter
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Robert |
Mar 2 1859 |
Aug 8 1860 |
Son of W. M. and M. E. Davis
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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William |
Jun 5 1832 |
Aug 23 1874 |
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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DAVIS |
Unknown |
No Date |
No Date |
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DAVIS |
Ada Lee |
Dec 4 1891 |
Aug 30 1902 |
Daughter of Wiley and I. Davis |
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FENNER |
Mary Jane (Rogers) |
Apr 11 1843 |
Nov 10 1897 |
Wife of S. J. Fenner |
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GARRETT |
R. |
Oct 4 1901 |
Aug 13 1902 |
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HUDGINS |
S. I. |
No Date |
No Date |
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HUNT |
Infant Daughter |
Aug 7 1892 |
Aug 7 1892 |
Infant Daughter of W. G. and L. R. Hunt |
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KIDD |
Rev. William L. |
Jul 24 1825 |
Dec 30 1892 |
He was the son of
Webb and Rebecca Allen Kidd and brother to Dr. T. O. Kidd who are all
buried in the Alto Springs Cemetery. He was a Methodist minister and a
teacher, as well as the postmaster in Alto Springs in 1899. Info submitted by Teresa Carneal Sanofsky |
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Rebecca |
Feb 1798 |
Jun 22 1885 |
Wife of Webb Kidd
“Age 87 yrs. 4 mos.”
Other Views of Tombstone
Pictures submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Webb |
Mar 1795 |
Jan 18 1883 |
Husband of Rebecca Kidd
“Age 87 yrs. 10 mos.”
Other Views of Tombstone
Pictures submitted by Delores Oliver |
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KIDD |
Maggie V. |
No Date |
Apr 4 1873 |
Wife of W. Z. Kidd
“Age 33 yrs.” |
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Dr. T. O. |
No Date |
May 27 1867 |
Son of Webb and Rebecca Kidd
Info submitted by Teresa Carneal Sanofsky
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Claud Livingston |
Sep 22 1878 |
Dec 4 1879 |
Son of S. M. and E. V. Kimball
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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J. H. |
No Date |
Jul 22 1883 |
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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LEWIS |
P. G. |
No Date |
Sep 24 1878 |
Wife of F. A. Lewis
“Age 48 yrs.”
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OLIVER |
Beary H. |
Dec 14 1870 |
Sep 12 1880 |
OWEN |
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OWEN |
Oscar T. |
Nov 24 1875 |
Jun 13 1899 |
Oscar T. Owen grave is inside an iron fence erected by Rosa Owen |
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G. W. |
No Date |
No Date |
CO E 35TH
TEXAS CAV
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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T. J. G. |
Jan 14 1858 |
Sep 15 1900 |
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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R. F. |
Nov 30 1857 |
Mar 25 1899 |
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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RIDDLE |
V. |
Sep 21 1876 |
Jun 19 1900 |
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RIDDLE |
E. R. |
Jun 28 1897 |
Aug 14 1900 |
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Charles W. |
Nov 20 1867 |
Jul 19 1892 |
Charles W. Rogers was born in Limestone County, Texas and died in Kosse,
Texas
Son of Larkin and Mary (Aycock) Rogers
Poem
on bottom of Headstone
Pictures submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Joseph Byrd |
Jun 6 1806 |
May 23 1867 |
Death date submitted by
Brenda Scott Hines
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Thomas B. |
May 12 1872 |
Jun 29 1873 |
Son of H. J. and L. M. Rogers
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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TALLY |
Alma A. |
Mar 13 1868 |
Aug 26 1880 |
Daughter of A. D. and J. H. Tally |
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Maggie C. |
Apr 20 1865 |
Apr 27 1910 |
Wife of W. R. Thompson
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Maggie C. |
Nov 3 1902 |
Nov 3 1902 |
Daughter of W. R. and M. C. Thompson
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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THOMPSON |
James Foy |
Jul 14 1891 |
Jan 24 1908 |
Son of W. R. and M. C. Thompson |
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Sarah L. |
Apr 1 1884 |
Apr 1 1884 |
Daughter of W. R. and M. C. Thompson
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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WARREN |
Emery Gillis |
Nov 2 1893 |
Jul 30 1907 |
Son of G. W. and M. E. Warren |
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WARREN |
G. W. |
Sep 18 1856 |
Mar 6 1925 |
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Unknown |
No Date |
No Date |
This tombstone was unreadable
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Unknown |
No Date |
No Date |
This tombstone was unreadable
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Unknown |
No Date |
No Date |
This tombstone was unreadable
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
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Unknown |
No Date |
No Date |
This tombstone was unreadable
Picture submitted by Delores Oliver |
