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Bennett
Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas |
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Bennett
Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas From the Sabine
County Court House in Hemphill, Texas take FM 83 East 1 block to
State Hwy 87. Go North
or Left on Hwy 87 for 7 miles to Milam.
Continue North on Hwy 87 for 7.1 miles, then turn East or
Right on Reeves Road. Continue 3.5 miles until the road Ts and take a
Right. At 0.6 mile take
the Right fork and continue 1.0 mile you will see the Bennett
Cemetery Sign on the Right. Take
the road to the Right and when you get to a fork, go Left on the
fork to the cemetery. J. B. Sanders Cemetery Book (Abt 1963) lists 32 graves as
being unmarked. Additional
information added in parenthesis.
GPS Coordinates: 313347N - 0935021W; First Marked Burial 23 Feb 1880 ;
Last Marked Burial 6 Feb 1942
Indexed 24 February 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell
Notations/Symbols/Footnotes
# Unmarked grave info from family members
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BIRTH
DATE
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DEATH
DATE
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INFORMATION-COMMENTS
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1.
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Bennett,
A. J., Sr.
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29
Jany 1815
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28
March 1886
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Born in
West Feliciana Parish, LA, Removed to Texas Dec 1842 (Adam Jackson
Bennett, Sr. Son of Henry Bennett & Mary Palmer Married
1 Aug 1839 w Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey)
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2.
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Bennett,
M. J. E.
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17 Dec
1821
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8 March
1901
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Born in
Pitt Co., North Carolina, Moved to Texas Dec 1842 (Mary Jane
Elizabeth Harvey - Daughter of Seth Harvey & Zelotus Margaret
Ann Boyd - Married 1 Aug 1839 h Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr.)
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3.
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Bennett,
Phoebe Paul
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2 Feb
1863
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10 Feb
1908
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(Phoebe
Paul Daughter of Samuel Burton Paul & Mary Caroline
Shamburger - Double with Robert Emmett Bennett)
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4.
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Bennett,
Robert Emmett
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6 May
1855
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21 Nov
1924
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Each
Duty done, They Rest in Peace (Son of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr.
& Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Double with 2nd w Phoebe Paul
Bennett; 1st w Mary Collins)
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5.
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Bragg,
Henry C.
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1910
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1919
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Gone to
be an angel (Son of William Henry Bragg, Sr. & Mary Ann
Harrison)
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6.
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Chambers,
Allen Demont
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27 Jun
1878
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12 Jul
1885
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(Son of
Nathan Berrian Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett)
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7.
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Chambers,
Henry Seth
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12 Feb
1897
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7 Oct
1932
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Texas
PVT 165 Depot Brig. Gone but not forgotten (Military Marker
- Son of Nathan Berrian Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett w
Mae Russell)
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8.
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Chambers,
Ina May
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21 Jul
1910
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20 Dec
1912
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Of such
is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers &
Nannie Leona Bragg)
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9.
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Chambers,
Mrs. M. L.
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5 May
1857
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4 Dec
1923
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She was
the sunshine of our home (Margaret Louisa Bennett Daughter of
Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - h
Nathaniel Berrian Chambers)
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10.
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Chambers,
N. B.
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24 Dec
1853
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6 Apr
1897
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At Rest
(Nathaniel Berrian Chambers Son of Allen Chambers & Mary
Dixon - w Margaret Louisa Bennett)
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11.
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Chambers,
Nannie L.
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11 Aug
1889
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5 Feb
1919
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In My
Fathers House are many mansions She was a loving wife, a fond
mother and a friend to all. (Nannie Leona Bragg Daughter of
William Jesse Bragg & Elizabeth Constible Collins 1st w of
James Malcom Chambers)
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12.
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Chambers,
Nelson B.
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21 Nov
1923
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8 Apr
1925
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13.
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Chambers, Mollie Bragg
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(24
Sept 1878)
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(Abt 1
Jul 1946)
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(Mary
Ellen Mollie Bragg - Daughter of William Jesse Bragg &
Elizabeth L. Reeves - 3rd w of James Malcom Chambers 1st h John
Allen Anderson - Unmarked to right of wrought iron fence)
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14.
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Chambers, Roberta
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(20 Jun
1875)
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(8 Jan
1938)
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(Roberta
Berta Fogelman - Daughter of Elijah Fogelman & Irene
Montgomery - 2nd w of James Malcom Chambers 1st h John H. Miller
(m 1906) - Unmarked to right of wrought iron fence)
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15.
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Chambers,
Verda
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23 Jan
1909
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31
March 1909
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Of such
is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers &
Nannie Leona Bragg)
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16.
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Chambers,
Verna Ethel
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19 Oct
1905
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18 Dec
1906
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Of such
is the kingdom of heaven (Daughter of James Malcom Chambers &
Nannie Leona Bragg)
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17.
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Clippa,
Daniel
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18.
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Harrison,
Sarah J.
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16 Oct
1847
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10 Feb
1928
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Wife of
W. H. Harrison Lifes work well done She rests in peace (Sarah
Jane Bennett Daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett & Mary Jane
Elizabeth Harvey h William H. Harrison)
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19.
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Harrison,
W. H.
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16 Mar
1850
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5 Dec
1900
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Born in
Jones Co, Ga Moved to Texas 1869 (William H. Harrison w
Sarah J. Bennett)
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20.
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Reeves,
Joseph
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24 Jan
1832
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5 Jan
1910
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AT REST
- Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord (Son of Richard Lawson
Reeves & Allie Rene Bates 1st w Celia E. Strother buried in
Strother Cemetery SCT, 2nd w Mary Ann Bennett, 3rd w Margaret Ann
Harvey)
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21.
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Reeves,
Mary A.
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(Cant
Read)1839
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23 Feb
1880
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To see
all of lifes ???osy ????? Blushed
D????Dawn and passed away (Mary Ann Bennett Daughter of
Adam Jackson Bennett & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey h Joseph
Reeves - Broken and repaired)
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22.
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Russell,
Clement Perkins
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16 Feb
1911
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18 Jun
1913
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Gone to
be an angel (Son of Elzie H. Russell & Mary Emma Smith)
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23.
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Russell,
Mary E.
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14 Oct
1881
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9 Jun
1918
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Wife of
E. H. Russell In after time well meet her (Mary Emma Smith
Daughter of Henry Clay Russell & Mary Ann Morris h Elzie
H. Russell buried at Mason Cemetery, SCT)
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24.
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Sanders,
Ada Lovella
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18 Sep
1886
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6 Feb
1942
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Gone
But Not Forgotten (Ada Lovella Chambers - Daughter of Nathan Berrian
Chambers & Margaret Louisa Bennett h Garnet E. Dick
Sanders)
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25.
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Sanders,
B. F.
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21 Sep
1878
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8 Nov
1903
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At Rest
- Asleep in Jesus (Benjamin F. Sanders - Son of Benjamin F. Sanders
& Margarett Lee Dent w Florence V. Sanders)
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26.
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Sanders,
Florence V.
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5 Sep
1874
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20 Aug
1905
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At Rest
wife of B. F. Sanders Asleep in Jesus [FS:
F. V. S.] (Florence V. Harrison Daughter of William H.
Harrison & Sarah Jane Bennett h Benjamin F. Sanders)
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27.
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Wright,
Thomas Marrice
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18 Nov
1919
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17 Jan
1920
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The
Lovely Flower has Faded
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28.
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Aunt
Jane
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(Scratched
into Funeral Home Marker) |
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One
grave marked with a concrete block. |
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