Clay County, Texas CAMBRIDGE CEMETERY SURVEY By Peggy and John Shepherd January 21 thru January 30, 2009 ROW 1 (SOUTH TO NORTH) #1...Richard Eichelberger.....b.May 9, 1889 d. April 9, 1911 #2...Julia Cleve Lloyd... b. 1886 d.1946 (wm. Henry Sims & Marg Keeter) #3...Grover Lawson...only date. d. Jan. 1918 #4...M. B. Lawson.....b. Feb. 18, 1886 d. Oct. 23, 1910 or Oct. 2... #5... Baby Lawson... d.Jan.3,1918 ....on back of M. B. Lawson End of Row 1 South to North
ROW 2 (NORTH TO SOUTH) # 1... Smith...Martha M. Schaffner ...b.Aug. 3, 1914 d. Dec. 3, 1978 (dau. Of Henry & Marie Schaffner) #2... Smith...Albert Berkley ...b. Aug. 24, 1897 d. Nov. 21, 1973 (son of Jas/Martha Berkley) #3 ...Schaffner ...Anton ....b. 1906 d.1995 (son of Henry & Marie Schaffner) #4...Lain Margaret Schaffner ... d. 1982 (dau.. Of Henry & Marie Schaffner) #5...Schaffner ...Marie Urlacker...b.Nov. 29, 1875 d.July, 28, 1969 (A. Urlacker/ Lona Cashenr) #6...Schaffner...Henry...b.Sept. 4, 1871 d. March 28, 1931...buried with Marie (Sandstone faces North and South, heart shaped , for these 2 girls followingl) #7...Schaffner...Edna... (South side of stone) b. Oct. 3, 1908 d. Feb. 20, 1913 #8...Schaffner...Edith...(North side of Stone) b.Octobr 23, 1902 d. Jan. 30, 1913 # 9...Unknown... (Sandstone Only)possibly..Esther Schafffner...b. Feb. 3, 1919 d. Mar. 2, 1919 # 10... Robert W. Tyree...b.July 29,1839 d. April14, 1880 (large sandstone crypt burial stone inside) #11... Clemuel C. Chisam...b.Feb. 7, 1850 d. Aug. 13,1880 End of Row 2 North to South.....
ROW 3 .... SOUTH TO NORTH #1...Unknown.... (sandstone with a red brick outline) #2... Amelia Davis... b.Apr. 10, 1834 d. Jan. 10, 1917...mother...wife if I.M.) #3...Isham M. Davis...b.Sept. 8, 1824 d.Jan. 20, 1898...father #4...Ella Davis...b.Aug. 26, 1872 d.Feb. 12, 1900...sister (all three have 1 large granite or marble marker and each has a foot stone) #4... R. Berry...b. d. March 6, 1881...sandstone ( out of line in row) #5... Unknown ....Sandstone #6... Unknown ....Sandstone #7 Unknown ... Sandstone #8... Unknown ....Sandstone #9... Unknown ... Sandstone #10...Unknown ..Sandstone #11...Cynthy Catherine Hill ...b.Sept.5,1854 d. Jan. 7, 1918, Woodman of the World, stone...full name is Cynthia Catherine Cotton Hill (both #11 & # 12 are grand parents of Bessie Lowery) #12...Millard Fillmore Hill...b. Dec. 15, 1851 d. Jan. 8, 1918, Woodman of the World, stone End of Row 3
ROW 4 (NORTH TO SOUTH) BEGINS UNDER TREE # 1...Unknown...sandstone #2...W. N. d. 1895 ??...sandstone #3... Unknown ..sandstone #4... Unknown ..sandstone #5.. Unknown ..sandstone #6... Unknown. ..sandstone #7...Unknown ..sandstone #8...R. M. ? 18--?,... sandstone with a flat rock on top. #9...K V G...?...sandstone with a sandstone rock outline #10...Senna C. Whalin ...b.Apr. 15, 1831 d. July 18, 1894 (wife of M. E. Whalin) 63yrs old moved to Cambridge and became a member of the Christian Church, 1891. newspaper #11...M. E. Whalin...b. Feb. 28, 1832 d. July 18, 1894 (a Mason insignia on stone) #12... Unknown ...sandstone #13...Mollie E. Keller...b. Mar. 1, 1859 d. Apr. 22, 1889 (wife of C. C. Keller) #14...Severa S. Keller... one date, d.June 20, 1895. (Baby , of C. C. & P. (C or O Keller)age 2yrs, 2months, 9 days. #15... Unknown... A. W. (marble or granite ) #16... Unknown ... sandstone End of Row 4
Row 5 South to North
#1... Unknown ...sandstone #2...June Lee b. Jun 4, 1894 d. Apr 24, 1895 (stone broken, blank) (stone cover) possible a Keller? #3...Stella Tucker...b. Dec. 21, 1897 d. Mar. 1, 1899 (dau of E. J.& H. M. Tucker )Rock outline..pink glass broken. S. T. on foot stone. #4... Unknown ...sandstone, rock outline. #5...Unknown ...sandstone BROWN FAMILY...large area curbed cement #6...Otis Brown... (son of P.A. & M. M. Brown) ... b. Oct. 18, 1874 d. Sept. 6, 1878 On back side of stone: #7... Avalenia Brown... (dau of P.A. & M. M. Brown)...b. May 6, 1878 d. Aug 25, 1878...footstone #8...Unknown... probably Brown relative #9....Unknown... probably Brown relative #10...Unknown... White granite stone Above (MAYBE) Baby Brown...b.Jan.22,1895 d. Feb. 1, 1895 (there is a partial stone laying near sandstone crypt for L. N. Lad (B or R) #11...Unknown... O. B. on footstone...probably should be on Otis Brown...son of P.A./M.M. Brown....b. October 18, 1874 d. Sept. 6, 1878. #12...White granite stone base...unknown... stone missing #13...Harry Brown... b. Aug 26, 1878 d. April 21, 1899...footstone H. B. #14...Unknown...granite stone missing #15...Pleasant Armstrong (P. A.) Brown (son of JN/Sarah Woods) ...b. July 19, 1846 d. Aug. 28, 1922... Foot stone P. A. B. #16...Martha Margaret Brown ...(wife of P. A. Brown). b. June 25, 1854 d. Jan. 24, 1925 ...........Footstone M. M. B. #17...Ada Wright...b. Jan. 25, 1873 or 1875 d. Jan. 23, 1901 (south side of the large Brown Family. #18...E. A. T. (sandstone) #19... ? ...sandstone #20...? ..sandstone End of
Row 5 Row 6 (North to South) # 1...S. F. Donle (could be Donley) sandstone #2...L. L. Donle (could be Donley) sandstone #3... Unknown ...sandstone #4...W. C. Donley... b. Oct. 30, 1839 d. May 30, 1916 (or b.4/22/1831 d.2/9/1913) W. C. was an Original Cambridge Cemetery Trustee. Father of John Donley. There is a John J. Donley,b. Dec 26,1858 d. Dec. 31, 1919, buried in Hope Cemetery, Henrietta. Tx. E. J. Donley...(his wife on same stone) b. April 22, 1831 d. Dec. 9, 1913 (orb.10/30/1839 d.5/30/1916) #5... Unknown...sandstone #6...Unknown... sandstone #7...Unknown...stone missing from base...footstone P. E. W. (could be Paul E. Williams) #8 Paul E. Williams...son of P. F. & M. J. Williams...b. Dec. 1, 1882 d. April 3, 1883... age 4 months and 2 days. #9... unknown...sandstone #10...unknown...sandstone #11...unknown...sandstone #12...unknown...sandstone #13...unknown ...sandstone
ROW 7 (South to North) #1...Unknown... sandstone #2...W. R. Kendall...b. Oct. 15, 1886 d. Jan. 19, 1889 (sandstone upside down V shape) #3...(CRYPT)...William Van Slyke...b. Mar. 2, 1815 d. Mar. 15, 1881 age 66yrs 14 days....foot stone W. V. He owned a saloon in Cambridge. #4...unknown...sandstone #5...unknown...sandstone #6...unknown...stone fragment (letters BAB BRO N?) #7...(CRYPT)...L. N. Ladr (r or b?)...sandstone #8...(CRYPT)...UNKNOWN...small...sandstone... #9...unknown...sandstone (slightly out of line in row 7)
ROW 8 (NORTH TO SOUTH)
#1...(CRYPT) Unknown...small...sandstone #2...unknown...sandstone #3...unknown...sandstone #4...(CRYPT) Unknown...sandrock ..(needs the top put on) #5...A. A. Shriver...b. 1846 d. July 13, 1872...age 27years..footstone A. A. S...Killed by Indians, Cousin of William Smith ...(Masonic Emblem on stone) #6...unknown ...sandstone #7...unknown...sandstone #8...unknown...sandstone #9...unknown...sandstone CAMPBELL FAMILY #10...Hannah...b.1852 d.1933 #11...George W....b. 1852 d. 1913...footstone G. W. C. (husband of Hannah) #12...Unknown...sandstone #13...Nancy A. Campbell...b. May 23, 1892 d. Aug. 7, 1892..footstone N. A. C...(dau. of G.W. & H. Campbell) #14...unknown...sandstone (behind Nancy Campbell (between Row7 & Row 8) #15...unknown...sandstone (behind Nancy Campbell (between Row 7 & Row 8) #16...Archibald H. Campbell...b. Nov. 3, 1892 d. Jan. 10, 1893 (son of A. G. & S. H.) Footstone A. H. C. #17...unknown...sandrock...footstone S. M. G. ...(could be Samuel Campbell (son of A. G. & S. H.)b. 1877 d. 1896) (somewhere there is buried an... Almeda Campbell (dau of A. G. & S. H.) b.May 28,1889 d.Jun.30, 1890.) (somewhere there is buried a William Campbell...buried June 7, 1895) newspaper listing #18... unknown...sandrock #19... unknown...sandrock #20... unknown...sandrock
ROW 9 (SOUTH TO NORTH)
#1...unknown...sandrock #2...George (B or R ) Ratheon ...b. Dec. 22,1833 d. Oct. 28, 1875 (stone broken)footstone G.R. #3...Noah Franklin Heindel...b. Dec. 10, 1852 d. Sept. 27, 1887, age 34yrs. 9month, 17 days. Footstone...N. E. H. #4...unknown...sandstone #5...unknown...sandstone #6...CURTIS FAMILY (walled with large sandstone rocks...20ft. x 20 ft. with hewn sandrock stone tops & colums & gate with covered arch. The marker itself consists of a granite base with description, a granite seat stone, a Doric shaft 6 ft. long with a cap. This was the most elaborate grave marking in the N. TX. Area). Stones are broken. " Jim C. Curtis was killed in the Van Slyke Saloon in Cambridge." Jim. C. Curtis ...b. Mar. 27, 1848 d. Jan. 3, 1881. Inscription: " He was a devoted husband an affectionate Father and a friend ever kind and true" Nettie Curtis...b. Sept. 24, 1876 d. Feb. 24, 1877...(infant dau. Of J. C. & F. C. Curtis). Foot stone: N T C (probably Nettie T. Curtis). #7...unknown...sandstone #8...unknown...sandstone #9...unknown...stone missing from base.
ROW 10 (NORTH TO SOUTH) #1...Floyd Stevens...b. April 14, 1907 d. July 7, 1909...son of P. C. & D. Stevens (footstone F. S.) (Grave is outlined with sandrocks. Looks like grave was covered with sea shells at one time. There are misc. glass pieces, some are pink, there were 5 old marbles possibly they were in a pink glass container . The marbles will be put in the Museum.) #2...unknown...sandstone #3...unknown...sandstone (under a short tree) #4....Gertie E. Bruner...b.. May 18, 1860 d. Sept. 6, 1876...footstone G. E. B....daughter of D. & A. Bruner, This grave is on the East side of the Curtis Crypt. #5...unknown...sandstone #6...unknown...looks like a sandstone crypt (needs to be dug out and stacked) WERRY FAMILY...curbed #7... Albert H. Werry...b. Nov. 29, 1896 d. Feb. 25, 1921 ( shares same stone with Joseph they are the sons of Joseph H. and Elizabeth Werry) #8... Joseph R.. Werry...b. Sept. 2, 1901 d. Feb. 24, 1918 on stone. (cemetery book b. 1869 d. 1947 son of Joseph H. /Elizabeth Werry). #9...Joseph Werry...b. 1864 d. 1938 (husband of Elizabeth) #10...Elizabeth Werry...b. 1869 d. 1947 #11...Jack Werry... d. age 19...no stone in with the family plot
ROW 11 (SOUTH TO NORTH)
HAHN FAMILY #1...Jessie W. Hahn...b. Mar. 5, 1824 in Ohio d. Aug. 8, 1909 in Texas (footstone J. W. H.)Father on bottom of base stone. #2...Sophia Hahn...b. July 11, 1824, in Ohio. d. July 20 1898 (footstone S. H.) Her information is located on the North side of Jessie's stone. They are probably buried next to each other. #3...Sarah M. Hahn, daughter. Of P. F. & M. J. Williams ....information located on South side of Jessie W. Hahn's stone, Inscription: "A place is vacant in our home. Which never can be filled". #4...Paul E. Hahn...listed on West side of Jessie W. Hahn's stone...b. Dec.1, 1882 d. April 3, 1883 age 4 months 2 days. Inscription "Gone but not forgotten". Son of Jessie & Sarah. # 5...Opha Hahn ...b. July 11, 1821 d. July 20 1899 #6...Joshia Hahn...b. Nov. 10, 1856 d. Aug. 27, 1930 (body moved to Hope Cem. In Henrietta) #7...Mary Ida Hahn (Campbell ? )...b.Apr. 22, 1880 d. Oct. 23, 1917 (body moved to Hope Cem. In Henrietta) (married Joe Allred ). #8...J. L. Brown...b. Mar. 10, 1855 d. Aug. 2, 1880 (footstone J. L. B.) #9...James W. Brown...b. May 10, 1853 d. Aug. 31, 1866. (broken stone)
ROW 12 S-N # 1...James A. Sisson...b. Feb. 20, 1864 d. July 20, 1896 or 1893 (has a foot stone) #2...Sandrock ? don't know if this is a grave. #3...Unknown...Crypt stacked sandstone blocks #4...Unknown....Crypt - stacked sandstone blocks. #5... Irene Lilly Spangler...b. June 9, 1890 d. July 23, 1891 ((listed on north side of Ben's stone (has a footstone.) #6...Alta M. Spangler...b. May 25, 1871 d. August 23, 1881, listed on eastside of Ben's stone, has a footstone. #7...Benjamin (Ben) F. Spangler...b. June 16, 1875 d. June 22, 1876...son of Thomas Spangler/Mary Boyd. #8...B. E. Spangler (can't find a date) #9....Unknown ...sandstone #10...Unknown... sandstone with footstone #11...Unknown...grave marker..can't read...footstone A. S. H...December 14, 1873. The above grave # 11 maybe in another row as they are not in a straight line. #12...Unknown...sandstone The above grave #12 maybe in another row as they are not in a straight line.
#13...Unknown...sandstone
....RICKARD FAMILY...inside a wrought iron fence (south to north) #14...Lucille (Lucy) Adams...b. 1887 d. 1890 on stone (cemetery book b. 1877 d. 1890?)buried in Rickard Family plot. #15... Robert Wood Rickard, Jr .....b. 1874 d. 1888 #16...Robert Wood Rickard... b. 1840 d. 1881 on stone (cemetery book b.1840 d.1875?) #17...Sarah A. Moss...b. 1828 d. 1875 on stone wife of Joseph Moss (cemetery book b.1826 d. 1875)? #18...Joseph Moss... b. ? d. Nov. 25, 1878 #19...Earnest Royal Rickard... b. 1876 d. 1876 on stone. (cemetery book reads Earnest & Roy Rickard)? Outside of Rickard Fence (South to North) #20...John R. Rickard... d. June 30, 1894 #21... granite footstone only.....R. M. R. ROW 13 (NORTH TO SOUTH) #1...Unknown....sandrock #2...Unknown...sandrock #3...Unknown...sandrock SPANGLER FAMILY #4...Frances Sophia Spangler b. 1850 d. 1917 (wife of Allen Albert Spangler) (daughter of Jessie Hahn/Sophia Esterly) #5...Allen Albert Spangler b. 1851 d. 1918...son or George Spangler/Catherine Kopp. #6...Unknown...sandrock stone behind Spangler stone.
ROW 14 (SOUTH TO NORTH) #1...Elmer E. Spangler... died October 17, 1833 (or 1893) (final missing from top of granite stone)son of George Spangler / Catherine Kopp. #2...Unknown...sandstone Two crypts side by side made of sandstone. They share a common wall. #3...Unknown...hewn and stacked sandstone blocks #4...Nettie L. Jordan... b. June 29, 1876 d. December 13, 1880 (this crypt has a top with engraving) #5...Unknown...sandstone #6...Thomas Wesley Boyd (son of Thomas and Mary Boyd) b. 1874 d. Jan. 1, 1876 on stone ..............(May 31, 1873 -Jan. 1, 1876 in cemetery book.) Age 2 years, 7 months and 2 day. (outlined with sandstone blocks. #7... Unknown...sandstone #8... Unknown...sandstone #9... Unknown...North to South outlined with sandstone #10..Unknown...sandstone #11..Unknown...looks like a small crypt #12..John Preston... b. Feb. 11, 1818 d. March 18, 1875 (2 footstones J. P. and C. F.) #13..Christina Preston...wife...b. Oct. 13, 1814 d. Oct. 23, 1875.
ROW 15 (NORTH TO SOUTH)
#1 ..Unknown...sandstone #2...Unknown...outlined with black sandstone (marked but can't read) #3...William ( J. or R. ) Tanner, Jr.....b. 1872 d. 1881 (footstone W. T.)
ROW 16 (SOUTH TO NORTH) #1...Thomas Clarke...sandstone marker...only date 1890..also a Military Marker: T. D. Clarke, Co. K, 28 GA., Siege Arty, C.S.A. #2...Fran Unknown (probably Clarke)..1890..footstone C.K.E.
ROW 17 (SOUTH TO NORTH)
#1...Unknown...sandstone #2...Unknown...sandstone #3...Unknown...can't read...(E.O.E or Eoiar or Shrhan) ...d. Dec. 6, 1876 or 1896, age 70 MALONE - DUFF FAMILY (completely covered with cement) #4...Mary Essie Duff... Jan. 27, 1852 #5...William K. Duff...b. Aug. 7, 1868 d. July 20, 1882 #6...Jeremiah Malone...b. Jan. 21, 1851 d. May 5, 1888 (drug to death by a team)...Catholic...buried with Duff family. #7...Unknown...broken marble or granite stone.
ROW 18 (NORTH TO SOUTH)
#1...Unknown...sandstone #2...Unknown...sandstone...small crypt #3...Unknown...sandstone #4...Laura A. Nuffer...daughter of J. P. & A. L. Nuffer...b. May 23, 1889 d. May 27, 1890,footstone L. A. N. #5...Lulu May Nuffer ..d/o J. P. and Anna Nuffer...b. Dec. 31, 1886 d. July 4, 1893, 6yrs,6months, 4 days.
ROW 19 (NORTH TO SOUTH) #1...Jessey V. Miller...d. Aug 31, can't read..next line P14E or PHE...has a footstone. #2...Unknown...sandstone
ROW 20 (SOUTH TO NORTH) #1...Unknown...sandstone
In the Northeast corner of the cemetery is buried a Mexican person..no name is known. APPROXIMATELY 190 BURIALS IN THIS CEMETERY ON ...JANUARY 30, 2009
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