Cherokee County, Texas
BENGE CEMETERY
Latitude Longitude |
3152247N |
(photo by Kaye Slover)
Benge cemetery is located to the South and West of Jacksonville, Texas, On County Road 3111, 2-3 miles south of the Antioch community on the left. It is very small in a heavily wooded area. A giant old cedar tree marks the probable spot at which the cemetery began. Many of the older more vulnerable stones have been broken but most have been replaced with newer stones. The stone for Lola Hill is broken in many pieces and hasn't been replaced.
June Love Penn of Tyler Texas provided information on Jemima Jane Chessher Williams Chapman known to be buried here. Her grave is marked with the original stone for Bragg Williams. It was placed on Jemima's grave when Bragg was given a replacement stone.
This survey was completed in August 1996 by Ira Gaylon White.
The earliest marked grave is Ca1861, that of Nancy Myers BengePRIVATE
Alexander, Thomas W. .........Bng A Feb-09-1834 Dec-09-1907 "Mar Mary D. Boggs Aug-25-1870"
Benge, Callie O. .............Bng D Apr-06-1870 Mar-22-1913 "Wife of WR Benge; The hearts keep secrets..."
Benge, Clarrissa C. ..........Bng C ...-..-1841 ...-..-1918 With Hugh L
Benge, George C. .............Bng C ...-..-1802 ...-..-1883 With Nancy Myers; at base of giant cedar
Benge, George L. .............Bng C ...-..-.... ...-..-.... "Aged 4 yrs, 4 mos, 15 days"
Benge, H. A. .................Bng D Jul-24-1894 Mar-15-1896 "Son of WR & Callie Benge; another link is broken.."
Benge, Harriett L. ...........Bng A Feb-07-1836 Feb-08-1908 "Wife of RF Benge; ...to memory dear"
Benge, Hugh L. ...............Bng C ...-..-1837 ...-..-1898 With Clarrissa C.
Benge, Martin L. .............Bng C ...-..-.... ...-..-.... "Aged 1 yr, 11 mos, 7 days"
Benge, Mertie Orene ..........Bng C Oct-12-1895 Jan-..-1897
Benge, Nancy Jane Sides.......Bng F ...-..-.... ...-..-.... With Lewis Richard Sides
Benge, Nancy Myers ...........Bng C ...-..-1802 ca1861 With George C.
Benge, O. L. .................Bng D Dec-18-1897 Jan-03-1901 "Son of JB & HI Benge" info tenuous
Benge, Reta Catherine Felps...Bng E ...-..-1838 ...-..-1906 "Mar Samuel T. Benge in 1868" Inside fence
Benge, Robert F. .............Bng A Apr-09-1839 Nov-26-1909 "Husband of HL Benge; Tho lost to sight..."
Benge, S. T. .................Bng E Jan-15-1836 Nov-17-1890 "Husb of Catherine" ME; In wrought iron fence
Chapman, Jemima Jane Chessher.Bng B ...-..-1843 ...-..-.... Marked by original stone for Bragg, B.B. Williams
Chessher, Jemima Jane WilliamsBng B ...-..-1843 ...-..-.... Marked by original stone for Bragg, B.B. Williams
Felps, Reta Catherine Benge...Bng E ...-..-1838 ...-..-1906 "Mar Samuel T. Benge in 1868" Inside fence
Hammett, Infant ............. Bng E Dec-15-1879 Dec-25-1879 "Inf dau of WH & Kate"
Hammett, James M. ............Bng E Jan-01-1873 Mar-13-1939
Hammett, Katherine .......... Bng E Dec-27-1833 Jun-30-1923 "Wife of WH Hammett; a tender mother & ..."
Hammett, W. H. ...............Bng E Jul-15-1819 Jul-19-1894 Beside Katherine "He was a fond father..."
Hill, Lola Lee ...............Bng B Sep-30-1898 Oct-17-1900 Broken "Dau of John & Betty Hill"
Lackey, W. C. ................Bng C Mar-18-1848 May-29-1890 "father" Repl stone
Lackey, W. S. ................Bng C Jul-05-1876 Jun-14-1903 "Sam, son of Calvin" repl stone
Moore, infant ............... Bng E Mar-15-1911 Mar-15-1911 "Inf son of Dr. JW & AA Moore; Twas but a flower..."
Reynolds, Edmond C. ..........Bng D Aug-23-1887 Aug-23-1967 "TX Pvt Co C 85 Inf WWI"
Reynolds, Jasper Z. ..........Bng D May-28-1862 Aug-09-1897 With Josephine Benge Reynolds Williams
Reynolds, Josephine Benge Wil.Bng D May-10-1863 Jan-29-1945 With Jasper Z.
Sides, Lewis Richard .........Bng F ...-..-.... ...-..-.... "Co D TX 17th Cal CSA" With Nancy Jane Benge
Sides, Nancy Jane Benge.......Bng F ...-..-.... ...-..-.... With Lewis Richard
Tillman, Eugene ............. Bng D Jul-28-1895 Aug-08-1896 "Son of EH & MA Tillman"
Weatherford, Elsie Myrl ......Bng D Aug-24-1896 Nov-10-1899 "Dau of JE & R Weatherford"
Williams, B. B. ............. Bng B ...-..-.... ...-..-.... Broken, prob original stone for Bragg
Williams, Bragg ............. Bng B ...-..-1866 ...-..-1901 With Ruth
Williams, Jemima Jane ChessherBng B ...-..-1843 ...-..-.... Marked by original stone for Bragg, B.B. Williams
Williams, Ruth .............. Bng B ...-..-1868 ...-..-1949 With Bragg; replacement stone
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