Eagle Creek Cemetery


Many thanks to Kimberly Jones Parks, who graciously provided this information.

Eagle Creek Cemetery is located west of Harleton, Texas on Hwy 154 W.(Approximately 15 miles west of Marshall) It was established in 1852 by Tyre Elias and Vashti Daugherty Gibbs Narramore. They arrived in Texas in 1832 from Georgia and settled in the Smyra community. Vashti, age 21 was single with children of a previous marriage. She was one of the first women in Texas to receive a Land Patent, a 640 acre tract, still called the Vashti Gibbs survey. Vashti and Tyre were married in 1839.


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Name
Birth
Death
Remarks
Davis, Chris Olen Sep 24, 1949 Oct 3, 1989 Row 12 Sp 1 - H/o Tallie Bobbit; m. Sep 30, 1969
Davis, Christopher Columbus May 5, 1894 Nov 23, 1947 Row 13 Sp 3 - H/o Ruth Drucille
Davis, Gerald F Sep 15, 1928 Jan 21, 1995 Row 13 Sp 7 - H/o Mary H; m. May 31, 1952
Davis, Mary H - Reserved Sep 24, 1933 - Row 13 Sp 8 - W/o Gerald
Davis, Minnie - - Row 2 Lot 5 Sp 2 - W/o Wm T
Davis, Murray Elic Jul 26, 1916 Nov 16, 1963 Row 13 Sp 5
Davis, Ruth Drucille Jones Jul 27, 1893 Nov 23, 1976 Row 13 Sp 4 - W/o Christopher C
Davis, Tallie Bobbit - Reserved Mar 3, 1954 - Row 12 Sp 2 - W/o Chris Olen
Davis, Tenna Marie - - D/o Chris Olen & Tallie; no dates
Davis, Wm T - - Row 2 Lot 5 Sp 1 - H/o Minnie
Dawson,Dora Wright-Reserved Oct 6,1935 - Row 24 Space 19
DeGarmo, Arthur Mearl 1894 1966 Row 12 Sp 11 - "Rest In Peace"
Dorsey, M M - 1930? Row 33 Sp 21
Dorsey, ?min - 1930? -
Dorsey, John Henry 1842 May 2, 1943 Age 77 yr, 6 mo, 8 days
Dorsey, Magnolia Baume Feb 22, 1882 Aug 5, 1923 Row 33 Sp 22 - W/o Wm Henry
Dorsey, William Henry - Reserved - - Row 33 Sp 24-30
Dorsey, William Henry Feb 26, 1879 Jun 15, 1945 Row 33 Sp 23 - H/o Magnolia
Dotson, Fannie Mae - Nov 2005 Row 33 Sp 6
Dotson, Geraldine B. - Reserved June 13,1947 - Row 36 Lot 27 Sp 5
Dotson, Jack R.-Reserved Aug 8,1939 - Row 36 Lot 27 Sp 4
Dugger, Gary Lee Feb 11, 1954 Mar 30, 1987 Row 32 Sp 12 - Pvt US Army Vietnam
Dyess, Don - Reserved - - Row 16 Sp 17
Dyess, Laura - Reserved - - Row 16 Sp 18