MASON CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas

Indexed 24 Feb 2001 – by Kay Parker McCary & Billy Neal Fussell

DIRECTIONS

Mason Cemetery, 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.  Continue North on Hwy 87 for 5.4 miles.  Turn East or Right on FM 276.  Go 1.3 miles to Liberty Springs Road (by Liberty Springs Methodist Church) and turn South or Right.  At 0.5 miles take the dirt road to the Right and the cemetery is directly in front of you, about 0.1 mile.  Additional information added in parenthesis.  First known Burial - 22 Sep 1854 *** Last Burial – 30 April 1997
    Name Born Died Inscription Comments
1   COOLEY, Ivory Jane 10 May 1903

29 Dec 1975

 “Beloved Mama”  
2   COOLEY, Sammie Joe 6 Feb 1940 5 Apr 1944 “Darling, we miss thee”  
3   DAVIDSON, Leece Neal 1896 1947 “At Rest”  
4   GELLATLY, D. Claude 1 Apr 1872 7 Sep 1909   dbl/w Ola Mason Gellatly
5   GELLATLY, Ola MASON 28 Nov 1875 4 Jan 1918   dbl/w D. Claude Gellatly
6   J.   M. (only letters) --- ---  

(This marker has space between the J and M for 2 more  letters.  If there were any other letters they have worn away)
7   MASON, Elizabeth about 1804 22 Sep 1854   dbl/w James Mason
8   MASON, (Infant) --- --- “Infant of J. G. & Susan Mason  - Only Sleeping” (Base Broken – says “Artstone Works – Sexton, Texas”)
9   MASON, (Infant) --- --- “Infant of J. G. & Susan Mason – Only Sleeping”  
10   MASON, (Infant) 12 Jul 1916 2 Dec 1916 “Infant of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Mason”  
11   MASON, J. G. (James Galbreth) 1 Apr 1839 15 Oct 1911

“Asleep in Jesus, Blessed sleep from which none ever wake to weep”

  
12   MASON, James 1799 Dec 1864   dbl/w Elizabeth Mason
13   MASON, John T. 1869 1890 “At Rest”  --- Foot Stone  - “Son”

(Son of Napoleon B. and Mary B. Terry Mason)
14   MASON, Mary B. (TERRY) (Jun) 1848 1923  

(1st husband, Marcus DeLafayette Mason, brother to Napoleon B. Mason, was killed in Civil War)
15   MASON, Napoleon B. (Bonapart) 1838
(27 Feb 1839)		 (13 Oct)1917
 		 “At Rest”   dbl/w Mary B. Terry Mason -- (Bible record -  Born – 27 Feb 1839 – Died – 13 Oct 1917, Married 2 July  1867)
16   MASON, Susan 5 Dec 1844 20 Nov 1924 “A sinner saved by grace”  
17   MASON, Susannah 21 Nov 1874 2 Sep 1875   (Broken in 5 pieces)
18   MASON, William Joel 1 Oct 1871 31 Aug 1875   (Broken in 4 pieces)
19   NEAL, Audrey Mae 1908 1994 “Isaiah 54:17”  
20   NEAL, Austin Joshua 7 May 1891 2 Jul 1974   (dbl/w Corra Gertrude Neal)
21   NEAL, Carmon G. 3 Feb 1917 10 Dec 1932    
22   NEAL, Corra Gertrude 8 Jun 1895 28 Oct 1973   (dbl/w Austin Joshua Neal)
23   NEAL, Elizabeth MASON 15 Dec 1829 1 June 1904   (dau of James Mason)
24   NEAL, Exa Inez CHAMBERS 27 Aug 1892 10 May 1927 “Our Dear Sister”  
25   NEAL, George J. 12 Feb 1861 14 Mar 1922   (son of Thomas Frank and Elizabeth Mason Neal)
26   NEAL, Gertrude C. 14 May 1918 11 Oct 1918    
27   NEAL, James Thomas “Jim” 18 Mar 1891 22 Feb 1975 “Gone But Not Forgotten”  
28   NEAL, Joseph B. (Bennett) 18 Apr 1851 1 May 1904   (son of Thomas Frank and Elizabeth Mason Neal)
29   NEAL, J. B.(Joseph Bennett) 8 Sept 1856 3 Apr 1941 "Pap"  (son of George and Permelia Jane Mason Neal)
30   NEAL, Jinnie 27 Dec 1838 27 Sep 1892 “??? until time of ???????is spent?????for her???????sent” (Stone worn) (Bible record - Born 27 Feb 1837 – Died 14 Dec 1890)
31   NEAL, Martha (A.) 30 Oct 1860 12 Nov 1933    
32   NEAL, Martha Emma 20 Oct 1860 9 May 1887    
33   NEAL, William Willis 1890 1964 “Our Beloved Uncle”  
34   RUSSELL, E. H. 15 Oct 1869 31 Mar 1938 “At Rest – In Loving Memory Of” (Wife, Mary E., and child, Clement Perkins, buried in Bennett Cemetery)
35   STANALAND, Maude N. 1901 1984   (funeral home marker)
36   WILLIAMS, Carrie M. 4 Feb 1896 17 Dec 1980   dbl/w Robert M. Williams
37   WILLIAMS, James Prentice “Buck” 28 Feb 1885 2 Nov 1960    
38   WILLIAMS, Kermit 21 Jun 1919 7 Jul 1924 “Our Loss was Heavens Gain”  
39   WILLIAMS, Robert M. 29 Apr 1894 29 Jun 1979   dbl/w Carrie M. Williams
40   WILLIAMS, Willie Opal “McCoy” 29 Jun 1979 10 Jun 1983    
41   WRIGHT, Emma NEAL 1895 1923 “Darling We Miss Thee”  
42   WRIGHT, Ima Jewel 1918 1919 “Gone So Soon”  
43   WRIGHT, J. F. 16 Sep 1866 2 May 1915 “Gone But Not Forgotten” dbl/w Mollie E. Mason Wright
44   WRIGHT, Ima Jewel 27 Nov 1892 24 Mar 1918 “It was hard indeed to part thee But Christ’s strong arm supported me” WOW marker
45   WRIGHT, Mollie E. (MASON) 2 May 1865 20 Jan 1967   dbl/w J. F. Wright
46   WRIGHT, William 1 Jul 1914 30 Apr 1997 “Love Always Your Family”  
47   (Infant) 25 Jan 1903 25 Jan 1903   (By D. Claude & Ola Mason Gellatly – probably their child)
48   (Infant) 7 Jul 1909 7 Aug 1909   (By D. Claude & Ola Mason Gellatly – probably their child)
49   (crumbled marker) --- ---   (Can only see 3 letters – VES – probably part of an epitath)
50   (stone marker) --- ---   (no information)

Sabine County Cemeteries

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