Makamson Cemetery

 

This is a White Cemetery

From the intersection of Highway 75 and FM 977 in Leona, go west on FM 977 a distance of 0.20 miles to a lane between two houses.  Follow this lane across a cattle guard and through a gate and turning to the right through another gate, a total of 0.35 miles to the cemetery.  The cemetery is completely fenced and has a gate with it name across the top of it.

BINGHAM, Infant
     Dau of Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Bingham
One date Sept 12, 1946
BURSON, L.E. April 15, 1872 Aug 5, 1888
CLARK, Johnnie 5years, 6mos, 7days  
CULTON, Arthur H.
     b. Rockbridge County, VA
     Hus of Eveline M. (Polk) “Auntie”
84 years Nov 16, 1905
DAVENPORT, Eugene B.
     Son of Thos B. & Eugenia L. Davenport
April 15, 1861 Oct 30, 1863
DAVENPORT, Eugenia C.
     Dau of Thos B. & Eugenia L. Davenport
April 15, 1861 Oct 30, 1863
DAVENPORT, Eugenia L.
     Wife of Thomas B. Davenport
July 17, 1834 Jan 24, 1864
DAVENPORT, John P.
     Son of Thos. B. & Eugenia L. Davenport
May 5, 1858 Oct 27, 1859
DAVENPORT, Thomas B.
     Hus of Eugenia L. Davenport
Feb 7, 1831 Dec 1, 1863
DECHERD, David Jan 22, 1804 Nov 14, 1855
DECHERD, David 1850 1855
DOUTHITT, Thomas K.          b. in NC Nov 28, 1798 April 5, 1858
DYESS, George W.
     Hus of Susan (Sudie) Dyess
     (The Dyess are parents of Evy G. Nash)
Unmarked  
EVANS, Angaline
     Child of Wm. P. Evans & 1st wife, Sarah Evans
Feb 3, 1846 Nov 16, 1863
EVANS, Bennie E.
     Son of Wm. P. Evans & 2nd wife Mary Ann Evans
May 1855 Sept 28, 1858
EVANS, Louanza T.
     Child of Wm. P. Evans & 1st wife Sarah Evans
Dec 11, 1837 Nov 23, 1863
EVANS, Mary A.
     3rd wife of Wm. P. Evans
Sept 9, 1827 Oct 12, 1885
EVANS, Mary Ann
     2nd wife of Wm. P. Evans
  Jun 17, 1875
EVANS, Sarah
     1st wife of William P. Evans
May 12, 1817 July 28, 1849
EVANS, Thomas Jefferson
     Child of Wm. P. Evans & 1st wife, Sarah Evans
Nov 3, 1839 Mar 2, 1865
EVANS, William P.
     Hus of 1st Sarah Evans
     Hus of 2nd Mary A. Evans
June 5, 1808 Jan 1, 1898
FLOYD, Baby Boy
     Son of George A. & 2nd  wife Holland Floyd
Oct 25, 1867 Oct 26, 1867
FLOYD, Joseph W.
     Son of George A. & 2nd wife Holland Floyd
Sept 17, 1864 Sept 21, 1865
FLOYD, Lizzie
     Dau of George A. & 2nd wife Holland Floyd
June 18, 1869 Feb 19, 1874
FLOYD, Mary E.
     1st wife of George A. Floyd
July 9, 1832 Sept 23, 1858
FLOYD, William
     Son of George A. & 1st wife Mary E. Floyd
June 9, 1856 Aug 25, 1857
FRANK, Lawrence Eugene Jan 6, 1927 Nov 21, 1990
GINDRATT, George T.W.
     1st hus of Evy (Dyess) Gindratt
Mar 5, 1864 Dec 22, 1925
GINDRATT, Tyler Wood
     Son of George T.W. & Evy (Dyess) Gindratt
Aug 26, 1906 May 29, 1907
HEARD, Lugenius Patrick
     Son of Dr. Eleazer F. & Nancy Cox Heard
     Co. E. Waul’s Texas Legion
1833 Jan 17, 1868
HURD, Elen Brinson (Ebie) Oct 10, 1885 Aug 15, 1932
JACKSON, Dewey
     Son of Leon & Nora (Rogers) Jackson
1897 1899
JACKSON, John Andrew
     Hus of Sallie E. (Walker) Jackson
     Co. D 26th Texas DeBray’s Regt
Sept 17, 1840 April 20, 1919
JACKSON, John Gabriel (Gabe)
     Son of John Andrew & Sallie E. (Walker) Jackson
1866 1890
JACKSON, Leon
     Hus of Nora Ellen (Rodgers) Jackson
May 6, 1872 July 3, 1933
JACKSON, Nora Ellen (Rodgers)
     Wife of Leon Jackson
Mar 29, 1879 Feb 1944
JACKSON, Polk
     Son of John Andrew & Sallie E. (Walker) Jackson
One date 1887
JACKSON, Preston (Press)
     Son of John Andrew & Sallie E. (Walker) Jackson
1868 1927
JACKSON, Raymond
     Son of Leon & Nora (Rogers) Jackson
One date July 17, 1965
JACKSON, Sallie E. (Walker)
     Wife of John Andrew Jackson
1847 Dec 3, 1920
JACKSON, Samuel Walker, Jr.
    Son of Samuel W. & Mary Bell (Goree) Jackson
1909 1910
MAKAMSON, Benjamin J.G.
     Hus of Martha A. (Jackson) Makamson
     Co. D Gould’s Bn.
Aug 14, 1827 Dec 24, 1894
MAKAMSON, Elizabeth
     Dau of Benjamin J.G. & Martha A. (Jackson) Makamson
Dec 31, 1866 June 5, 1867
MAKAMSON, Jack
     Son of Benjamin J.G. & Martha A. (Jackson) Makamson
Oct 15, 1868 Nov 27, 1915
MAKAMSON, Martha A. (Jackson)
     Wife of Benjamin J.G. Makamson
Aug 12, 1839 April 21, 1895
MAKAMSON, Mary Louisa
     Dau of Benjamin J.G. & Martha A. (Jackson) Makamson
Mar 10, 1860 Oct 8, 1863
McMILLAN, Neil 1795 1877
MIDDLETON, Beoni-
     m. Isabella Patton, came to Texas from Illinois in 1837
     In memory of, who died in prison in Mexico while a prisoner of the Mier
     Expedition. (It is not known if he died here or in Mexico)
   
MIDDLETON, Mary Jane (Potts)
     1st wife of William B. Middleton
Sept 9, 1823 May 5, 1874
MIDDLETON, William B.
     b. Illinois
     Son of Beoni & Isabella (Patton) Middleton
     A participant of the Mier Expedition, 1842.
     First Sheriff of Leon Co.
     (Middleton stones erected by State of Texas 1936)
Aug 4, 1819 Mar 17, 1877
NANCE, Edward (Eddie) 1867 1931
NANCE, Mattie (Jackson)
     1st wife of Edward L. Nance, m. Nov 13, 1892
1872 1908
NANCE, Sallie Mae
     Dau of Edward L. & Mattie (Jackson) Nance
1900 1901
NANCE, Sudie V. (Jackson)
     2nd wife of Edward L. Nance, m. 1917
1869 1949
NASH, Evy (Dyess)
     m. 1st George T.W. Gindratt
     m. 2nd Newton Evan Nash
Jan 8, 1875 Aug 17, 1962
NEWSOM, Louisa (Polk)
     m. 1st Gabriel Andrew Jackson
     m. 2nd Unknown Newsom
71yr, 5mos, 28days April 6, 1887
POLK, Andrew W.
     Hus of Martha (Kimbell) Polk
Oct 26, 1856 67 years
POLK, Cynthia A. Aug 28, 1855 51 years
POLK, Martha (Kimbell)
     Wife of Andrew W. Polk
April 4, 1863 68yr, 8ms, 6days
PROCTOR, Evelyn Pearl
     Dau of Ezekiel P. & Ivy (Dyess) Proctor
Aug 24, 1898 Nov 1, 1903
PROCTOR, Ezekiel P.
     1st hus of Ivy (Dyess) Proctor
Feb 5, 1868 June 27, 1899
PROCTOR, Infant
     Son of Ezekiel P. & Ivy (Dyess) Proctor
Feb 24, 1897 Mar 11, 1897
PROCTOR, Vernon
     Son of Ezekiel P. & Ivy (Dyess) Proctor
Sept 10, 1895 Dec 12, 1895
PRUITT, Herrod B.
     Hus of Sarah G. (Hanna) Pruitt
April 26, 1830 July 20, 1903
PRUITT, Nancy
     Wife of William Pruitt
     unmarked
No birth date Nov 22, 1875
PRUITT, Sarah G. (Hanna)
     Wife of Herrod B. Pruitt, m. Jan 20, 1854
Jan 13, 1839 Sept 25, 1884
PRUITT, Sue Hanna
     Dau of Herrod B. & Sarah G. (Hanna) Pruitt
Mar 6, 1859 April 1, 1876
PRUITT, William
     Hus of Nancy Pruitt
Unmarked  
THOMAS, W. No dates  
WALKER, John H. 1856 1879
WALKER, Martha 1861 1934
WALKER, S.D. 1851 1910
WOLLENBERG, Adolph
     b. Genesen, Prussia
     “no relatives in US Birth date unknown died Nov 9, 1858 in the flower of
     his age and far from his relatives.
     Peace to his ashes”
One date Nov 9, 1858

The following initials are on sandstone rocks:
R.H.R.     T.G.L.     G.T.     B.T. (or F) E.
On marker lists Little W._may be Little W. Walker

The land where this cemetery is located was first owned by Dr. Eleazer F. Heard then sold to A.H. Culton, reserving one acre for the cemetery, then sold to
Ben Makamson.   Owned at the present time by Mrs. T.W. Nash.

Original survey 1965 by Ruby Thompson and Bertha Thompson.