The records shown here were originally published in the a 3 volume set, Coleman County Cemeteries Inscriptions, and were copied and compiled by Vena Bob Gates, Judia Terry and Ralph Terry, and were published in 1988 by Terry Studio, P. O. Box 958, Coleman, Texas 76834, and was copyrighted 1988 by Ralph Terry.  All rights are reserved, including any reproduction for profit.  Copies of the published works, Coleman County Cemeteries Inscriptions (published in 1988) can be purchased from Ralph Terry at the above address.

       This section is made up of deaths or incidences that need some explanation.  Death certificates indicate some burials as having been "at home, on the farm, on the ranch, in railroad right of way, private cemetery," etc.  Often these were infants.  Sometimes the burial was not made where the death certificate indicated.  Our main goal was to record known stones, not research deaths.  The following burials places have been noted in records, but no attempt to locate the actual burial site has been undertaken in these cases.

       On September 7, 1912, C. C. Parsons donated land for "the Methodist Episcopal Church South with 120 feet by 120 feet on the south side of the tract to be used as a cemetery, to be known as the Echo Cemetery" (Coleman County deed records - Volume 78, page 20).  As far as anyone knows, it was never used as a cemetery.  In 1959, the trustees of the church signed a right-of-way so the new highway could be built, as the church (and cemetery plot) set where the highway was to run.  The church was moved from the east side of the old road to its present location.  However, in researching death certificates in preparing this cemetery book, we found the following death which listed Echo as the place of burial:

DELGARES, Mauaua (Mexican) - 1858 - June 14, 1917

       One well remembered though tragic incident while building Texico Cut-off of the Santa Fe Railroad is taken from the April 15, 1910 Coleman Voice newspaper.  We mention this incident because many believe that some of the bodies were never recovered and are buried at this spot.  This article, however, disclaims those beliefs.

       "Last evening at fourteen minutes to one o'clock a terrific premature explosion of 1800 kegs of blasting powder at the Sudderman-Dalson railroad construction camp eighteen miles out from Coleman brought death to nine unsuspecting laborers and sent a chill of horror throughout the entire town and section.  The explosion occurred while tamping in the blast, what caused it will never be known.  The dead are: Will BUSSEY of Coleman, Pat WARD of Paris, Jack REAGAN of Fort Worth, Ed ARLINGTON of Fort Worth, R. C. PRYOR of Stewart (Oklahoma), A. T. WARREN of West Virginia, A. LEGUA (Mexican), and Joe FLORES (Mexican).  Three others were injuried.  The bodies were turned over to the Stevens Undertaking firm and are being held by them for orders.  All were found but A. T. Warren, the foreman, his body so far has not been recovered.  Will Bussey is a relative of our fellow townsman, Jim PRINCE, his remains will be buried in the Coleman Cemetery.  This late accident swells the list of dead from blasting on this end of the cut-off to twelve."

       In 1912, a death certificate was noted for Joe ANDERSON with the place of burial being shown as "Rail Road Right of Way."

       There is a marker for W. T. SIMPSON, who was died on a hilltop near Jim Ned Creek, north of the Camp Colorado road about 1924.  This marker indicates his place of death, as he is buried at Coleman in an unmarked grave.

       There is a tombstone in a stock watering tank on the E. W. Hennig Ranch near Glen Cove.  It has been there for many years.  How it got there is anyone's guess, but it may have been from the Glen Cove Cemetery.  It reads, "O. N. VAUGHN - died 1880."  We believe this to be Owen Vaughn, nephew of O. N. Vaughn (buried at Coleman), listed on the 1880 Coleman County census.

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