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From Soules Chapel Church go south on FM 556 one mile to Crocodile Rd. Turn right and go .2 mile. The cemetery is 200 yards south of Crocodile Rd in a pasture in the edge of some woods. Pasture is owned by Leon Spencer.

The cemetery is fenced, with marker over the gate. The day Curtis read this the gate was ope and cows had broken several monuments---since then the monuments have been repaired and cemetery has been cleaned up.

Read by Curtis V. Hart, Dec 1, 1997. Submitted by Upshur County Historical Commission.
Updated reading and photos Oct. 2008 by Geraldine Little Braswell & Sandy Spann.

As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with leaves, fireants, or bushes.Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. Our area also has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

NAME	BORN	DIED	REMARKS
Mrs. J. A. McKinney	Jan 15, 1852	Apr 11, 1923	Joannah A. Taylor McKinney, the daughter of John R. Taylor (1807 ? 1854) and Elizabeth "Betsey" Nelson Taylor (1815 ? 1900). She married to A. B. McKinney (1844-1896) and their children included R. F. Taylor (1873-1873), George Taylor born about 1876, J. R. McKinney (1877-1877), Bernice Taylor born about 1880 and who married William J. Cook (born about 1876). Submitted by Ron Wade.
A B McKinney	Mar 15, 1844	Sep 5, 1896	Alfred B. McKinney - Born probably in Habersham, Ga., the son of Robert McKinney (1820 SC ? 1900 Habersham, Ga.) and Bernice Meadows (1815 SC ? 1880 Habersham, Ga. She married Joannah A. Taylor McKinney (1852 ? 1923) and their children included R. F. Taylor (1873-1873), George Taylor born about 1876, J. R. McKinney (1877-1877), Bernice Taylor born about 1880 and who married William J. Cook (born about 1876). Submitted by Ron Wade.
R F McKinney	Apr 16, 1873	Sep 3, 1873	s/o Alfred B. McKinney (1844-1896) & Joannah A. Taylor McKinney (1852 ? 1923). Submitted by Ron Wade.
J R McKinney	May 14, 1877	Dec 1, 1877	s/o Alfred B. McKinney (1844-1896)& Joannah A. Taylor McKinney (1852 ? 1923). Submitted by Ron Wade.
John R Taylor	Feb 28, 1807	Nov 8, 1854	John R. Taylor, born in Miss. 28 Feb 1807 and died 8 Nov. 1854. He married 14 Oct 1837 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Elizabeth "Betsey" Nelson Taylor (1815-1900). He was the son of Thomas B Taylor (1778 ? 1858) and Hannah Talbert (1787 ? 1815) and their children were John R Taylor (1829 ? 1931), Thomas W Taylor (1829 ? 1836), J H Taylor (1838 ? 1950), Francis M Taylor (1840 ? 1882), Infant Son Taylor (1845 ? 1845), Balam B. Taylor (1847 ? 1884) and Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1849 ? 1884). Submitted by Ron Wade.
J H Taylor	May 7, 1838	Aug 29, 1850	s/o John R. Taylor (1807 ? 1854) and Elizabeth Nelson Taylor (1815 ? 1900). Submitted by Ron Wade.
Infant Son Taylor	Oct 25, 1845	Dec 15, 1845	s/o J R & E Taylor (this marker not found Oct 2008) Submitted by Ron Wade.
Elizabeth Taylor	Mar 29, 1815	July 17, 1900	Elizabeth "Betsey" Nelson Taylor. born in Tennessee, she married 14 Oct 1837 in Nacogdoches Co., Tx. to John R. Taylor. Their children were John R Taylor (1829 ? 1931), Thomas W Taylor (1829 ? 1836), J H Taylor (1838 ? 1950), Francis M Taylor (1840 ? 1882), Infant Son Taylor (1845 ? 1845), Balam B. Taylor (1847 ? 1884) and Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1849 ? 1884). The 1900 Upshur Co., Tx. federal census shows her living with widowed daughter-in-law, Joannah A. Taylor McKinney. Submitted by Ron Wade.
Spicy Hart	1783	Oct 10, 1860	Nancy "Spicy" Lawhorn Hart Born in N.C. she was the daughter of David Lawhorn (1748 Johnston Co., N.C. ? 1787 Johnston Co., N.C.) and Mary West Lawhorn (1752 Wayne, N.C. ? 1824 Wayne, N.C.). She married James Hart (1780 Va. ? 1844 Kemper, Miss.) and their children were Dicie Hart, Henry Hart, Joel Hart b. c 1807 Amy H. Hart b. 24 Jan 1812, d. 1898, William H. Hart b. 1817, d. 1886, Mary Hart b. c 1818, James D. Hart b. 27 Apr 1820, d. 15 May 1891, Nancy West Hart b. 22 May 1823, d. 14 Jan 1906, Sterling C. Hart b. 1826, James D Hart (1828 ? 1891), Joseph Allen Hart b. 1828, d. 1870, Sarah Virginia Hart b. Mar 1829 , George Washington Hart b. 26 Apr 1831, d. 20 Feb 1914 had a son She was living with J.M. and Annie Tucker in the 1860 Upshur Co., Tx. Federal Census. * Some Information came from Compiled and written by Mrs. Alberta (Overstreet) Powers, Birmingham, Alabama, 17 September 1949. Submitted by Ron Wade.
Mary E Mathis	Feb 13, 1849	Jan 25, 1884	Mary Elizabeth Taylor Mathis, born 13 Feb 1849 in Mississippi and died 25 Jan 1884, the daughter of John R. Taylor (1807 ? 1854) and Elizabeth Nelson (1815 ? 1900). She married Jacob Lewis Mathis (1841-1881) and their children were William Roger Mathis1867 ? 1955, James Lewis Mathis1870 ? 1949, Thomas Marion Mathis1872 ? 1935), Mollie Mathis (1875 ? 1905) and John Augustus Mathis (1878 ? 1970). Submitted by Ron Wade.
J L Mathis	Jun 22, 1841	Dec 13, 1881	Footstone Jacob Lewis Mathis, born Hardeman Co., Tn. on 22 Jun 1841 and died 13 Dec 1881. He was the son of William Blake Mathis (1808 ? 1867) and Martha Ann Fowler (1819 ? 1847), he married Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1849 ? 1884) and their children were William Roger Mathis1867 ? 1955, James Lewis Mathis1870 ? 1949, Thomas Marion Mathis1872 ? 1935), Mollie Mathis (1875 ? 1905) and John Augustus Mathis (1878 ? 1970). Submitted by Ron Wade.
Balam B Taylor	Mar 18, 1847	Oct 1884	s/o John R. Taylor (1807 ? 1854) and Elizabeth Nelson Taylor (1815 ? 1900). Submitted by Ron Wade.

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