Sabine
County Cemeteries KING FAMILY CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas
Indexed 8 April 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell
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DIRECTIONS King Family Cemetery – Milam, Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87. Go North or left 7 miles to Milam. At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam continue North on Hwy 87 5.4 miles to West Carter’s Ferry Road. Turn West or left on West Carter’s Ferry Road, go 3.8 miles to King Family Cemetery sign on right side of road. Turn in to the right, you will be on the highline Right of Way and you will follow the road to the left about 100 yards and turn right for about another 100 yards. The cemetery is on the left completely taken over by the woods and underbrush. Additional information added in parenthesis. |
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| Name | Born | Died | Inscription | Comments | |
| 1 | ARNOLD, James Martin | 1 Nov 1888 | 17 Jul 1900 | "Too good for earth, God called him home" | |
| 2 | ARNOLD, Loye | 11 Oct 1896 | 11 Sep 1897 | "Our darling on hath gone before, To greet us on the blissful shore" | |
| 3 | ARNOLD, Mary Etta | 7 Oct 1886 | 9 Jul 1887 | She is not dead, but sleepth" | |
| 4 | *BENNETT, William Burtis | 25 Oct 1875 | 11 May 1925 | wife, Allie Bennett | |
| 5 | DEAN, Cynthia (Glaze) | 15 Aug 1843 | 1 Mar 1926 | wife of D. H. Dean | (1st hus. Elias King) |
| 6 | DEAN, D. H. | 26 Jun 1855 | 13 May 1906 | WOW marker | (h/o Cynthia Glaze Dean) |
| 7 | DEAN, H. H. (Hugh) | 16 Dec 1883 | 30 May 1908 | "My sweet Boy is gone but not forgotten. Mama" | (son of D. H. & Cynthia Dean) |
| 8 | DEAN, Marguerite | 5 Apr 1899 | 10 Oct 1899 | "She was shunshine in our home" | |
| 9 | GREER, Addie Bright | 16 Jun 1875 | 12 Dec 1904 | ||
| 10 | GREER, Edward Jaskson | 16 Apr 1903 | 22 Nov 1928 | ||
| 11 | GREER, Elijah | 24 /apr 1882 | 10 Nov 1905 | "son of D. E. & M. S. Greer | |
| 12 | GREER, Little Onie | 15 Feb 1877 | 12 Jul 1884 | ||
| 13 | GREER, Martha (Arnold) | 26 Jul 1856 | 7 Jul 1935 | (w/o David Elijah Greer - Blind Dave) | |
| 14 | HARRIS, Mary M. | 8 Oct 1828 | 29 May 1889 | "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept my faith" | |
| 15 | HORNE, Nimmie | 16 Nov 1870 | 8 Jun 1873 | "son of W. W. & L. J. Horne" | (only grave inside of wrought iron fence) |
| 16 | KING, Elias L. | 11 Mar 1828 | 9 Oct 1876 | (h/o Cynthia Glaze) | |
| 17 | KING, Sidney W. | 10 Feb 1870 | 9 Oct 1913 | "son of Elias & Cynthia King - Safe in the arms of Jesus" | WOW monument |
Also present: 4 rock slabs
Last Burial 1935
* We did not find this grave, although it is listed in J. B. Sanders Book on
Sabine County Cemeteries.
