ABNEY-SCURLOCK CEMETERY - Sabine County, Texas

DIRECTIONS Abney Scurlock Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas - From the Courthouse in Hemphill, Texas go west on State Hwy 184 (Main Street) for 2.1 miles to the “Y” intersection of Hwy 184 and FM 1592. Take the right at the “Y” on FM 1592 and go 8.0 miles to the intersection of FM 1592 and State Hwy 103. Continue across Hwy 103 on FM 1592 for 0.8 mile until you reach a stop sign. Here you will join FM 1, turn north or right on FM 1 and go 6.8 miles until you reach County Road 155. There is a green Abney Scurlock Cemetery sign. Turn right and go 1.3 miles until you reach CR 156. Go left on CR 156 for 0.5 mile to the cemetery. There is a steep hill that may cause problems getting back out in wet weather. The cemetery is fenced and fairly well kept. The back portion has a wrought iron fence around it and the front portion has a cyclone fence that ties into the wrought iron fence. Additional information added in parenthesis. * Grave located in front, cyclone fenced in area of cemetery.
	Name	Born	Died	Inscription	Comments
1	ABNEY, John C.	1821	16 Jul 1888	In God we Trust - Taber Shreveport	(married Sarah M. “Sallie” Scurlock - dau of William Scurlock & Frances Thompson
2	*GREY, Mary	27 Aug 1824	11 Jun 1906	Faithful to her trust, even unto death
3	HAMILTON, Isiah	27 Jan 1818	21 Apr 1887	Co C 1 Batt CAV Texas State TRP CSA 1816 - 1887	(Born in MS - w Susan A. THOMPSON Hamilton)
4	*KIMBALL, Nancy Ann	(1842)	1850	age 8
5	*MARTIN, Essie W.	---	---		no dates on marker
6	*MARTIN, Lenial B. (Benoine)	--- (9 Sept 1909)	--- (18 Oct 1998)		no dates on marker
7	NOBLE, Fannie A. (SCURLOCK)	10 Feb 1840	12 Aug 1897	Wife of I. O. (Isaac Owen) Noble - Meet me in Heaven - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, they rest from their labors and their works follow them	(Frances Sneed Scurlock - dau of William Scurlock & Frances Thompson)
8	NOBLE, I. O (Isaac Owen)	19 Nov 1833	20 Feb 1903	Mason - Sexton Lodge No. 251 A.F. & A.M. - Meet me in Heaven - Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavily laden and I will give you rest	(h/o Frances A. Sneed Scurlock)
9	NOBLE, Theo H.	12 July 1878	12 May 1897	Sleep on my son and take thy rest God took thee when He thought it best	(Son of Isaac Owen Noble and Frances A. Sneed Scurlock)
10	PARRISH, Sallie P. (HAMILTON)	20 Feb 1856	(Bet 1890-1900 - Broken - gone) (18 May 1883)	Wife of M. (Melville) S. Parrish - Daughter of Isaiah & Susan A. (Thompson) Hamilton - She lived respected & died lamented Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Remember friends as you pass by, as I am now, so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.	(Broken in several pieces) (death date from Laura Smith)
11	SCURLOCK, Baby	27 Apr 1905	27 Apr 1905	Daughter of Billie (William M. Scurlock, Jr.) & Jennie (Mary Virginia Gray) Scurlock	(Jennie is daughter of Mary Grey)
12	SCURLOCK, Francis (THOMPSON)	5 Nov 1821	19 Nov 1902	Wife of Captain Wm. Scurlock	(dbl/w Captain William Scurlock - dau of William Alston Thompson & Phenaty Harris)
13	SCURLOCK, Sallie	---	---		Child size rock vault - no dates
14	SCURLOCK, Captain Wm.	22 Oct 1807	21 Jan 1885	At Rest - Veteran of Mexican War -Asleep in Jesus Blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to weep - His many virtues from (sic) the noblest monument to his memory	(In Battle of San Jacinto - Double with Francis Scurlock - Son of Joseph Scurlock & Martha Jones)
15	SNEED, Child	---	---		Child size rock vault (no further information)
16	SNEED, Phenaty (HARRIS) Thompson	---	---		(Phenaty Harris Thompson Sneed - married 1st William Alston Thompson - No Dates - remnants of rock vault)
17	SNEED, William J. (Joseph)	---	---		(No Dates - Rock vault)
18	THOMPSON, George W.	8 Jun 1835	(15 Oct) 1864		(Marker broken - full death date missing)
19	THOMPSON, William A. (Alston)	1793	1837	Soldier of the Republic of Texas	(William Alston Thompson - Rock Vault - top caved in - Son of Samuel & Precious Thompson)
20	* WALTON, (W.) Charlie	1869	1932	Gone but not forgotten	h/o Nannie Payne - m. 6 Jun 1896 SCT
21	* WALTON, Mrs. Charlie “Nannie” (PAYNE)	23 July 1879	24 Dec 1954	There is rest in heaven	w/o W. Charlie Walton
22	* WALTON, Effie	8 June 1897	12 Apr 1903	Lead Kindly Light - Dau of W. C. and Nannie Walton - Sleep on dear child and take thy rest, In Jesus’ arms forever blest.
23	WALTON, J. D.	9 Aug 1875	31 Dec 1901	Gone but not forgotten
24	*WALTON, Katie	31 July 1881	11 Sept 1899	Wife of J. D. Walton- Gone but not forgotten- A precious one from us is gone, A Voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled.
25	*WALTON, Nancy Ann	1 June 1843	20 Apr 1902	Wife of W. J. Walton
26	*WALTON, W. J.	18 June 1838	27 May 1916	Co D. 36 Miss Inf CSA - He is at Rest	(w Nancy Ann Walton)