Old Zion Cemetery

 

Contributed by:  James Richardson
(C) Prewitt and Associates, Inc. Austin, TX
Northwestern Resources Co. Jewett, TX

Directions: From beautiful downtown Donie, (Bank, Post Office, and Turner Bros. Feed Store), take Hwy 164 East 3.6 miles toward Buffalo. Off of the right side of the hiway about 200 yds. you will see a little hill covered with Cedar trees. There is a gate to the cemetery and a couple of signs. One says Northwestern Resources and a Warning sign. The gate will be locked.  Ignore the signs. We have permission to go to the cemetery. James Richardson has keys to the gate and he will also leave a key at Turner Brothers Feed Store. We are keeping the gate locked to prevent vandals from destroying the cemetery.

There is evidence of 127 graves but only the following had headstone.

Martin, Robert T.Y. 1850 1888
Martin, Infant 1888 1888
Martin, M.M. 1847 1885
Martin, W.E. 1818 1878
Martin, Nancy 1819 1877
Beall, Baby 1871 1871
Beall, Baby 1874 1874
Beall, Robert A. 1870 1872
Beall, Benjamin M. 1867 1870
Beall, Sarah M. 1860 1872
Beall, James E. 1863 1872
Beall, William B. 1852 1873
Beall, Baby 1856 1856
Beall, Baby 1854 1854
Beall, Egbert B. 1830 1901
Beall, Martha L. 1835 1912
Newman, Mary A. (no dates)
Newman, Sam (no dates)
Johnston, Burtie 1884 1889
Johnston, Franklin 1886 1887
Johnston, David H. 1869 1878
----A----- 1879
Hall, James 1811 1870
Ward, Marguerite 1917 1918
Ward, Baby Nuel 1916 1916
Ward, Ella 1860 1905
Patterson, John 1795 1873
Baker, Madge 1910 1919
Ward, Henry 1853 1918
Radford, W.T. 1851 1877
Radford, George W. 1847 1871
Radford, Elbert W. 1845 1872
Radford, Amanda E. 1825 1881
Pippin, Luther 1869 1887
Radford, Morgana A. 1873 1874
Pate, Rev. W.M. 1884 1932
Pate, John 1878
Pate, Cisero 1888 1889
Pate, Rildy 1887
Pate, Emma 1882 1888
Pait (Pate?), Shaw 1828 1900
Pate, Lucy 1849 1941
Martin, W.T.J. 1891 1892
Shirey, Mattie N. 1895 1899
Vann, Infant 1897 1897
Vann, Mrs. Susie 1880 1963
*Hughes, Mahala
      b. GA; d. Donie, TX
     wife of Joseph Hughes (b. 1803 GA; d. 1860 Hillsboro, MS
1806 1870

*Hughes information submitted by Tony Hughes, Oct. 5, 2008; confirmed by Paul Fulton