Lumley Cemetery


Cemetery is through timber behind shed.                     View down fence line approx 150 yards to cemetery

Information and photos from Jim Wheat

Data from M. C. Toyer
Mapsco 60Z. Location: 5175 Milam Road. Last house on west side of road approximately 200 yards from end of pavement (gravel road continues to locked gate). From house, go north through fence opening, then go west along trail aprox. 150 yards to junked appliances and propane tank, then go south through woods to fenceline. Cemetery is completely overgrown. Located one broken marker (3 Aug 2000) with footstone and two additional gravesites marked with bois d'arc wood stakes, head and toe. The 1975 Cemetery Census lists several graves other than these two.

*Data from Balch Springs Historical and Genealogical Society newsletter, Sep 1975 surveyed Jul 1975, by: Marie Hughes, Hazel Biggerstaff, Ozelle Sebastian & Exa Thomas.

Name Birth Death comments
unknown grave unknown unknown marked with bois d'arc stakes (head & toe)
Documentation with photographs by A. C. Morgan
unknown grave unknown unknown marked with bois d'arc stakes (head & toe)
Documentation with photographs by A. C. Morgan
*Cates, Lucy A. Feb. 6, 1855 Jan. 16, 1892 w/o J.W. Cates, unmarked grave
*Cartwright, Guisse Lois Jun. 24, 1901 Nov. 3, 1902 unmarked grave
*Cullom, Celea A. Nov. 9, 1858 Feb. 10, 1882 w/w W.G. Cullom, unmarked grave
*Langley, John W. 1799 1867 oldest stone in cemetery, making this cemetery 108 years old (as of 1795), unmarked grave
*Lindsey, Augustus Oct. 27, 1838 Oct. 14, 1914 "Uncle Gus" unmarked grave
*Moon, Charlie 1888 1895 unmarked grave, Charlie's marked was located in Apr. 2002 by A.C. Morgan
*Stancel, G (C?) Sep. 27, 1829 Sep. 23, 1877 unmarked grave
*unknown, Jane E. Apr. 28, 1807 Jul. 8, 1882 unmarked grave
Winn (Wynn), Allen R. Aug. 27, 1870 Jan. 9, 1882 (920 stone found by M.C. Toyer on Thur. Aug. 3, 2000. stone is broken and laying on back, footstone A R W

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