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After the “new” Pontotoc Cemetery (west of town on present-day Highway 71) was established December 9, 1888, the original cemetery in the village of Pontotoc, Mason County, Texas, was abandoned, supposedly for health reasons. This original site is on the Cherokee highway (#501) on the northeastern edge of Pontotoc. Names and dates on my list are from personal knowledge and data gathered during on-site visits in the 1980’s and, again, in 2008. Other names were gleaned from MASON COUNTY GRAVES & CEMETERIES, a compilation by Ruby E. and Julius DeVos with a supplement by Jane Hoerster. Many of the stones seem to have disappeared since my first visit, and others are now illegible. Pictures attached hereto are by Ginger Boerm Andrews. |
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This cemetery is, possibly, the burial place of my paternal great-grandfather, John A. Pearl (1807-1878). His descendants plan a clean-up and restoration day for the cemetery on October 10, 2009. Help with this project is solicited and will be appreciated! |
| Name | Birth | Death |
| Ake, John W. “Seth” | 1823 | 1887 |
| Ake, infant son of G. W. & M. Pearl Ake | 1875 | 1875 |
| Bachman, Andrew | 14 Apr 1888 | |
| Baker, J. L. | 10 Aug 1883 | 03 Nov 1885 |
| Black, Sarah | 22 Nov 1881 | 01 Jul 1883 |
| Burrow, M. E. See Note (daughter of P. S. & S. J. Burrow) | 17 Sep 1886 | |
| Bush, G. M (son of G. W. & N.) | 16 Mar 1884 | 27 Sep 1885 |
| Carter Infant | (No Dates) | (No Dates) |
| Earnest, Edward Soule | 09 Aug 1885 | 28 Jul 1887 |
| Earnest, Wilbur | Aug 1883 | 20 Nov 1884 |
| Early, Thomas | 15 Sep 1812 | 24 Apr 1884 |
| Elkins, Henry | 10 Jan 1856 | 01 Oct 1878 |
| Elkins, Jimmie (son of Henry) | (No Dates) | (No Dates) |
| Gartmann, Ann | 17 Aug 1810 | 22 Jun 1887 |
| Gartmann, John Miledge | 06 Sep ???? | 26 May 1887 |
| Holloway, infant daughter of W. H. | 01 Oct 1882 | 01 Oct 1882 |
| Light, infant son of E. & Amanda | 18 Aug 1887 | 18 Aug 1887 |
| Meadows, W. H. | 29 Aug 1852 | 22 Aug 1882 |
| Navarro, Mr. | (No Dates) | (No Dates) |
| Nowlin, Thomas H. (Deputy Sheriff killed in line of duty) | 15 Feb 1863 | 05 Apr 1888 |
| Perry, Rufus M. | 14 Dec 1887 | |
| Pearl, Billy (son of Jack & Nancy New Pearl) | 06 Sept 1877 | 13 May 1885 |
| Pearl, Frankie (son of Jack & Nancy New Pearl) | 10 Jul 1876 | 10 May 1885 |
| Shaw, Joe | circa 1886 | |
| Smith, Nancy E. (daughter of J. M. & J. E.) | 06 Jan 1880 | 10 Sep 1880 |
| Stephens, Minerva Maud (daughter of E. P. & Josie) | 22 Oct 1880 | 25 Dec 1885 |
| Teague, Mary A. | 10 Mar 1810 | 17 Aug 1887 |
| Tyler, Angeline | 15 Feb 1857 | 21 Nov 1884 |
| Wallace, Mary A. | 25 May 1861 | 16 Sep 1862 |
| Wille, D. R. | 1888 | 1888 |
| Willis, Benjamin, Jr. | ca 1857 | ca 1869 |
| Willis, Jeffy | 17 Nov 1884 | 30 Nov 1885 |
| Willis, Samuel J. | ca 1849 | ca 1862 |
| Willis, Serena Ellen | ca 1825 | ca 1870 |
| Young, Annie I. | 27 Feb 1869 | 17 Jan 1885 |
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Note: Sincie Burrow, another daughter of P. S. and S. J. Burrow, is buried in the “new” Pontotoc Cemetery. She died December 9, 1888, and hers is possibly the first grave at the new site. |
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The following persons were noted as being buried at Pontotoc. Their death dates indicate they may have been in the Old Pontotoc Cemetery: |
| Conner, Carl Williamson |
28 Jan 1886 |
24 Sep 1887 |
| Griffith, Mary Elizabeth | 03 Nov 1849 | 10 Oct 1888 |
| McGinty, Lucretia | 04 Aug 1812 | 14 Mar 1883 |
| Paschal, J. G. | 14 Nov 1850 | 14 Mar 1888 |
| Westerman, Gertrude E. | 01 Oct 1884 | Spring 1886 |
| Williams, E. H. | 01 Nov 1883 | 01 Feb 1886 |