WILSON CEMETERY - Sabine County, Texas

WILSON CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas

Indexed 25 February 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell 

DIRECTIONS

Wilson Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87. Go North or left 7 miles to Milam. At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam continue North on Hwy 87 1.5 miles. Go West or left on Wilson Cemetery Lane. Take the right fork at 0.6 mile, continue 0.3 mile to the cemetery at the end of the road. Additional information added in parenthesis.

  Name Born Died Inscription Comments
1 GILCREASE, Janie Wilson 12 Jan 1930 16 Aug 1995 married 4 Nov 1950
"What we keep in memory we keep forever"
dbl/w Robert Earl Gilcrease
(d/o Jack Carraway and Marie Self Wilson)
2 GILCREASE, Mae Bell Savell 19 Sept 1905 6 Sept 1987    
3 GILCREASE, Robert Earl 11 Mar 1928 25 July 1985 married 4 Nov 1950
Pfc US Army Air Corps WWII
"What we keep in memory we keep forever"
dbl/w Janie Wilson Gilcrease
4 HALBERT, Ida J. 27 Dec 1868 12 Apr 1876 Dau of W. W. & M. F. Halbert  
5 HALBERT, John (Abt 1783) (Aft 1860)   (Father of Joel Halbert - In Dr. J. B. Sanders book, he says John Halbert died at the home of his son Joel and is buried there - This cemetery is located on this place, so if he is not buried in this cemetery, he is near here )
6 HALBERT, Stephen 27 Jan 1875 28 Jan 1875 Son of W. W. & M. F. Halbert  
7 HALBERT, William 7 Dec 1862 25 Dec 1863 Son of W. W. & M. F. Halbert  
8 McAFEE, Martha 1851 1885 "Mother of Laura Elliott"  
9 MOSS, Dr. John A. 27 Mar 1822 3 Jul 1892    
10 HORNE, Steve Jessie 30 Dec 1900 9 Apr 1980 "To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die" (h/o Allie Exa Wilson Horne)
11 HORNE, Allie Exa Wilson 3 May 1908 8 Feb 1975   (w/o Steve Jessie Horne)
12 WILSON, Allen Alexandria 4 Feb 1876 19 May 1948 w1 Mittie Elizabeth (Speights)
w2 Daisy Harris 
 
13 WILSON, Bettie Lawhorn 17 Dec 1847 23 Mar 1902    
14 WILSON, Daisy Harris 16 Jan 1879 28 Apr 1965   (w/o Allen Alexandria Wilson)
15 WILSON, Gertrude 11 Jul 1884 27 Mar 1902    
16 WILSON, Grace T. 31 Aug 1921 16 Sept 1993 "Mother"
married 15 Feb 1940
dbl/w Quinton R. Wilson
17 WILSON, Jack Carraway 26 Oct 1905 11 May 1992 married 17 Sep 1928
"A good name is more desirable than great riches"
dbl/w Marie Self Wilson
Masonic emblem
18 WILSON, Marie Self 8 Dec 1911 no date
(living)
married 17 Sep 1928
"A good name is more desirable than great riches"
dbl/w Jack Carraway Wilson
OES emblem
19 WILSON, Mattie Elizabeth (Speights) 15 Oct 1881 1 Feb 1919 "She was the sunshine of our home" w/o Allen Alexandria Wilson
(has two markers)
20 WILSON, Puss 17 Jun 1882 18 Apr 1888    
21 WILSON, Quinton R. 27 Nov 1918 no date married 15 Feb 1940 dbl/w Grace T. Wilson
22 WILSON, William C. (Craig) 11 Jan 1844 10 Oct 1912    
23 WYNN, Exa Speights 14 Jun 1873 21 Oct 1960 "Aunt Exa " (Sister to Mattie Elizabeth Speights Wilson)

Seven (7) graves marked with rocks.

24 (grave marked with rock)       ???
25 (grave marked with rock)       ???
26 (grave marked with rock)       ???
27 (grave marked with rock)       ???
28 (grave marked with rock)       ???
29 (grave marked with rock)       ???
30 (grave marked with rock)       ???

If you have information about the unidentified graves in this cemetery, please contact Kay Parker McCary 

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