Graham-Argyle Cemetery, Argyle, Denton Co., Texas
Recorded by R. Steven Rainwater & Susan Chance-Rainwater 22 Apr 2000
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Graham-Argyle Cemetery, Argyle, Denton Co., Texas
Recorded by R. Steven Rainwater & Susan Chance-Rainwater 22 Apr 2000
Graham Cemetery
Directions: This small cemetery is north of Argyle, Texas. At the
intersection of Hwy. 114 and Hwy, 377, go north through the town of Argyle.
A mile or two north of town, take Country Club Road, which splits off to
the right. A mile or so up the road, you will find the cemetery in a grove
of trees on the left side of the road. Ft. Worth Mapsco #446P.
Condition: This is a well cared-for cemetery, maintained by the volunteer
members of the Argyle Cemetery Association. Donations to help with
maintenance may be sent to Box 184, Argyle, TX 76226.
The Texas Historical Commission marker was placed in 1976, and reads:
This burial ground served the farming community of Graham which grew up
here after the Civil War. First known interment was that of an infant,
George Isbell, on Dec. 10, 1865. An adjacent structure housed a school and
Graham Baptist Church. After 1881, most of the settlers moved to the nearby
town of Argyle on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The school and church were
moved in 1887, after their meeting place burned. In 1888, this property was
deeded for cemetery use by C. N. Jarrell. In 1974, volunteers began restoration
of the plot, which has about 238 marked graves.
MADDOX, W. N. Stenger, 30 Mar 1920 - 9 Sep 1997 (temporary metal marker)
STANFORD, Calvin Elbert, 15 OCt 1925 - 11 Jun 1994, Pvt US Army World War II
DILMORE, Roxie Jean Mustin, 16 Oct 1949 - 12 Jul 1992
HORTON, Charles Arthur, 2 Apr 1914 - 14 Mar 1986, M Sgt US Air Force World
War II & Korea
NEEDHAM, Wilma E., 16 Nov 1922 - (no date)
NEEDHAM, Dick Ernest, 10 Aug 1921 - 24 May 1998
RIBB, James Edwin, 18 Jul 1919 - 1 Apr 1995, Captain US Army Air Corps
World War II
SULLIVAN, Mary George, 10 Oct 1908 - (no date)
SULLIVAN, Hubert Carson, 6 Dec 1906 - 2 Oct 1981, married 28 Nov 1929
Unengraved fieldstone with steel World War II marker
WALKER, Robert Dee II, 8 Oct 1978 - 21 Jun 1996
STANLEY, Harriett D., 9 Dec 1831 - 28 Apr 1910
STANLEY, John B., 24 Feb 1827 - 21 Feb 1905
HOOPER, J. M., 5 Nov 1848 - 15 Apr 1912, Woodmen of the World
HOOPER, L. F., 20 Feb 1850 - (no date), wife of J. M.
PETZINGER, Sarah Anne, 15 Nov 1937 - 12 Feb 1996
GILL, Verne D., 28 Nov 1923 - 17 Apr 1996, US Army World War II
LABONTE, Vera, 17 Sep 1915 - 27 May 1999 (temporary metal tag)
FRANTZ, H. O. Jr., 9 Sept 1931 - 14 Jan 2000 (temporary metal tag)
MCDONALD, Ruby Mae, 17 Jun 1922 - 31 May 1995
Fieldstone-curbed single plot:
WILKINS, Lois J. Adams, 20 Feb 1940 - 20 Jul 1998
MACINTOSH, Neil Bruce, 6 Oct 1942 - 31 Dec 1981
DURHAM, Joe C., 15 Feb 1931 - 8 Mar 2000 (temporary metal tag)
STARRITT, Ob, 7 Apr 1913 - 10 Jun 1995 (homemade plywood marker)
Brick-curbed single plot marked with a homemade plywood marker
branded GH
VERVER, Genaro, 1938 - 1999 (temporary metal tag)
WALSH, Jeremiah R., 4 Aug 1930 - 26 Jan 1996, S Sgt US Marine Corps
FOSSUM, Mimi Margrethe Kobro, 13 Feb 1926 - (no date)
FOSSUM, Erik Pettersen, 23 May 1908 - 18 Jun 1996
SELZER, Amalie, 25 Jul 1843 - 11 May 1895
STORY, P. M., 4 Apr 1847 - 15 Feb 1890 (some sort of mammal
has dug an extensive burrow under the headstone)
STORY, Mrs. M. J., 13 Oct 1852 - 26 Jul 1923
MADDOX, Ira L., 1894 - 1921
Infant (no other information)
MITCHEL, Myrtle A., 1880 - 1902
FREEMAN, Elmer E. - 1897 - 1921
JOHNSON, Nesbitt, 1889 - 1906
JOHNSON, Nathan, 1882 - 1884
JOHNSON, Martha Alice, 1856 - 1894
JOHNSON, J. H. Sr., 1838 - 1919
JOHNSON, M. L., 1887 - 1922
BURCHETT, Rodney Eric, 16 Feb 1958 - 13 Jan 1992, footstone is
engraved "Rebel"
Two homemade markers constructed by setting metal house numbers
and letters into concrete. Some of the letters are missing but it's
possible to determine what the letters were from the imprint in the
concrete:
MASIELLO, Bernie, 1899 - 1989
MASIELLO, Dawn, 1966 - 1986
BUCHANAN, James W., 22 Jun 1934 - 4 Mar 2000 (temporary metal tag)
PAYNE, Dana, 14 Jun 1944 - 14 Feb 1995
PAYNE, Jack, 21 Jun 1922 - (no date)
Fieldstone marker into which the information has been scratched.
Some of it has been obliterated by time:
WASBOR, Roy A. A., 11 Apr ---- - Jun -- ----
Fenced enclosure:
Infant son of J. L. & A. F. Woods, 9 Sep 1874 - 21 Sep 1874
Pearl, daughter of J. L. & A. F. Woods, 8 Jun 1873 - 14 Dec 1876
4 stone cairns, unmarked
SMITH, Robert C., 20 Jun 1927 - 19 Dec 1996, Cpl US Army Korea
POPHAM, Wyatt Lee, 17 Sep 1931 - 14 Mar 1996, Cpl US Army Korea,
stone includes the Methodist cross & flame logo
LA TEER, Howard, 8 Sep 1905 - 26 Sep 1989
STILWELL, Julie Diane, 22 Mar 1980, baby
DENNING, Stephen, 9 May 1923 - 16 Oct 1998, PFC US Army World War II
DENNING, Mimi Oldham, 6 Aug 1930 - (no date), married 8 Sep 1950
GENTRY, Clyde, 16 Dec 19-- - (no date)
GENTRY, June Elston, 25 Jun 19-- - (no date)
KUYKENDALL, Raymond M., 13 May 1908 - (no date)
KUYKENDALL, Barbara L., 7 Jan 1911 - 25 Nov 1995, married 31 Dec 1931
RIVERS, Mandy May, 8 Nov 1869 - 11 Sep 1899, wife of J. P. Rivers
3 unengraved fieldstone markers
FEHLEISON, H. R., 12 Aug 1857 - 20 Apr 1901 (crypt)
KING, Genreal M., 3 Aug 1881 - 18 Sep 1822 (stone broken)
KING, Major, aged 70 years
KING, Clark A., 6 Dec 1908 - 7 Nov 1909
unengraved fieldstone marker
ISBELL, George A., 1 Oct 1865 - 10 Dec 1865 (stone broken)
Fenced enclosure:
PAYNE, J. M., 12 May 1824 - 3 Jul 1892
PAYNE, Murrel, (no dates)
PAYNE, Sarah, (no dates)
HUDSON, B. W., 1842 - 1918, Co. D. 38 Ark Inf CSA
3 unengraved fieldstone markers
SHIFFLETT, Eliza J., 7 Mar 1859 - 1 Dec 1882, wife of L. K.
Shifflett
Almost completely obscured by a bed of yellow irises:
Infant son of L. K. & E. J. SHIFFLETT, died 9 Jan 1880
Infant daughter of L. K. & E. J. SHIFFLETT, died 8 Jan 1881
SHIFFLETT, Fannie C., 8 Sept - 16 Sept 1878, daughter of of
L. K. & E. J. SHIFFLETT
WOOD, Monora E., 7 Aug 1877 - 18 Jan 1902, wife of W. W. Wood
Fieldstone enclosure with no markers
HUDSON, Nancy N., died 29 Aug 1882, aged 15 years, daughter of
E. & A. Hudson
CLAYTON, J. W., 12 Dec 1846 - 2 Nov 1893
CLAYTON, Jake, 26 Jan 1875 - 9 Aug 1897
FREEMAN, Effie Lena, 19 May 1887 - 5 Sep 1895, daughter of
H. F. & M. A. Freeman
FREEMAN, infant twins of H. F. & M. A. Freeman
Boy, 11 Jan 1893 - 9 Feb 1893
Girl, 11 Jan 1893 - 11 Feb 1893
FREEMAN, Henry, 1857 - 1922
FREEMAN, Martha A., 1856 - 1899 (there is an older, broken
stone for this individual next to what is apparently a new
replacement stone)
FREEMAN, Ella D., 19 Jan 1883 - 1 May 1902, daughter of H. F.
& M. A. Freeman
FREEMAN, Robert Lee, 10 Oct 188(broken) - 10 Aug 188(broken),
son of H. F. & M. A. Freeman
FREEMAN, Jewel L., 18 Dec 1899 - 11 Jan 1900, daughter of H. F.
& M. A. Freeman, (stone broken)
FREEMAN, Helma, daughter of H. F. & M. A. Freeman (I could not
read the dates because the stone was entangled in a bramble-covered
barbed wire fence)
WEEMS, Paul E., (stone broken) Nov 1888 - 24 Feb 1890, son of
J. B. & Emmie Weems
MATTHEWS, Orlieva Jane, 18 Feb 1837 - 9 Jul 1903
MATTHEWS, J. H., 1 Aug 1837 - 2 Aug 1898
Infant of J.J. & M. E. Harpole, 1891
fieldstone cairn
NEAL, Floyd, 9 Sep 1901 - 6 Oct 1903, son of E. F. & F. A. Neal
MATTHEWS, Loid E., 25 Feb 1897 - 15 Mar 1898, son of J. M. & L. Matthews
Enclosed in a chain link fence:
BULLARD, Flora A., 11 Jun 1871 - 14 Dec 1888, daughter of Rev.
M. L. & S. L. Bullard
BULLARD, Zula, 21 Mar 1879 - 28 Dec 1886, daughter of Rev.
M. L. & S. L. Bullard
BULLARD, Lucretia, 1850 - 1921, wife of Rev. M. L.
BULLARD, Rev. M. L., 1843 - `922
BULLARD, Albert B., 1874 - 1946
BULLARD, William, 14 Sep 1886 - 24 Sep 1886, son of Rev. M. L. &
S. L. Bullard
BULLARD, Sally S., 9 Jun 1807 - 1 Aug 1885, wife of A. Bullard
BULLARD, Amos, 23 Jan 1804 - 21 Jul 1882
BULLARD, Silvan A., 3 Jan 1873 - 8 Apr 1875, son of Rev. M. L.
& S. L. Bullard
BULLARD, John M. C., 28 May 1885 - 1 Aug 1885, son of Rev. M. L.
& S. L. Bullard
FINGHER, Parthenia P., died 25 Feb 1877, age 40 years, wife of
W. G. Fingher
FINGHER, W. G., 16 Mar 1826 - 17 Jul 1899, Masonic emblem
FINGHER, Lovey, 27 Mar 1875 - 30 Aug 1879, daughter of P. P. &
W. G. Fingher
9 unengraved fieldstone markers
Curbed enclosure:
HOLIHAN, Lavonia Scott, 1856 - 1896
HOLIHAN, Richard, 1895 - (no date)
SCOTT, Thomas R., 1845 - 1879
Infant son of B. W. & Emma MEADOWS, 28 Feb 1910
2 unengraved fieldstone markers
JETTER, Elmer, 2 Jan 1900 - 14 Feb 1902, son of G. W. & L. B. Jetter
Fenced enclosure:
DAVIS, Bud, 1878 - 1955
DAVIS, Julia, 1881 - 1952
DAVIS, Ann, 1840 - 1921
DAVIS, Samuel L., 17 Mar 1834 - 18 Jan 1918, Pvt 29 MS Inf CSA
DAVIS, Prince B., 1881 - 1907
DAVIS, Gladys Royal, 16 May 1914 - 11 Mar 1998
Single grave enclosed in a fence constructed to resemble a crib:
BROWN, Bertha, 12 May 1899 - 27 Oct 1905
AUXIER, Harry Shorty, 22 Mar 1910 - 5 May 1977, Pvt US Army World War II
6 fieldstone cairns in a stand of cedars
NEWBORN, Wilton Edgar, 11 Apr 1911 - 18 Nov 1984, Cpl US Army World War II
Curbed enclosure:
BOYLES, Sena E., 19 May 1889 - 3 Jun 1970
BOYLES, Frank D., 11 Oct 1913 - 23 Jun 1961, TX Tec 5 189 General
Hospital World War II
BOYLES, Charles W., 1910 - 1956
BOYLES, Ruby, 1908 - 1946
BOYLES, Imogene, 1916 - 1940
BOYLES, Charley B., 12 Jun 1872 - 10 May 1920
BOYLES, Maggie Isbell, 2 Sep 1882 - 13 Mar 1905, wife of C. B. Boyles
HUMPHREY, J. W., died 4 Dec 1901, age 58 years
HUMPHREY, James W., Co. B 15 KY Cav (these two may be for the same individual)
17 unengraved fieldstone markers
SMITH, Gibina, 1 Oct 1894 - 2 Dec 1894, daughter of H. L. & L. E. Smith
Infant of J. S. & M. M. SMITH, 29 Sep 1895 - 16 Oct 1895
SMITH, Crawford E., 7 Jan 1888 - 15 Oct 1900, son of Jas. W. & S. Smith
Enclosed in steel-pipe fence:
MATTHEWS, William L., 29 Jul 1847 - 18 Feb 1937
MATTHEWS, Mary Frances, 11 Mar 1857 - 28 Jun 1915
MATTHEWS, Eddie, 1885 - 1886
HORTON, Alvie Byron, 13 Dec 1909 - 4 Jan 1964, TX Sgt Btry B 177 Coast
Arty Bn World War II
SPELL, Lavona L. Matthews Davis, 30 Jan 1894 - 7 Jul 1980
MCLEAN, Jennie E., 12 Jan 1851 - 6 Nov 1923
MCLEAN, John A., 28 Aug 1850 - 6 Apr 1924
KEITH, Robert, 18 Apr 1844 - 24 Jan 1928, CSA
KEITH, Martha J., 22 Apr 1854 - 9 Sep 1934
CARPENTER, Alma Gertrude, 16 Oct 1886 - 27 Feb 1912, wife of
W. T. Carpenter
CARPENTER, Betty Dessie, 28 Jan 1885 - 5 Mar 1918, wife of W. T.
Carpenter
SMITH, Nellie, 25 Mar 1900 - 14 Oct 1918, wife of J. L. Smith
GILBREATH, Ora, 9 Oct 1873 - 28 Jan 1917, wife of L. B. Gilbreath
ROBINSON, Mary D., 1868 - 1953
ROBINSON, Samantha D., 1864 - 1950
ROBINSON, J. L., 30 Jul 1860 - 10 Sep 1933
MCCULLOCH, John Waller, 1838 - 1917
MCCULLOCH, Susan Price, 1845 - 1908, wife of J. W. McCulloch
STANFORD, Elbert C., 12 Noc 1936 (no other date), TX Pvt 1CL 133
Field Arty 36 Div
LEATHERWOOD, Walter R., 14 Feb 1872 - 21 Jan 1935
LEATHERWOOD, Julia, 27 Jun 1875 - 14 Mar 1944
LEATHERWOOD, Callie D., 6 Apr 1902 - 30 Dec 1923
LEATHERWOOD, Elisa F., 15 Nov 1912 - 20 Feb 1940
SMITH, Maylard, 1855 - 1936
SMITH, Lizziebeth, 1859 - 1941
ORR, Stella, 1897 - 1924
Daughter of L. J. & E. V. WEST, 14 Aug 1904 - 27 May 1907
HARPOLE, Lizzie, 1857 - 1933
HARPOLE, John J., (no dates), Co. G 20 KY Inf
HARPOLE, Florence, 1886 - 1948
BOYLES, Calvin Eugene, 25 Aug 1885 - 3 Aug 1939
BOYLES, Pearl Marsh, 9 Sep 1890 - 14 Sep 1977
SELLERS, Peggy L., 1914 - 1985
Hand-engraved in concrete: G-MA (heart symbol) G-PA. This
may mean Grandma loves Grandpa, but that's just a guess.
ROOKS, Clifford L., 23 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1991, PFC US Army World War II
WOOD, Florence C., 10 May 1893 - 29 Apr 1979
WOOD, Oscar D., 27 Aug 1884 - 25 Dec 1923, Woodmen of the World
DAVIS, George T., 1 Apr 1836 - 14 Sep 1908
DAVIS, Mary J. Williams, 9 Jun 1830 - 22 Dec 1865
BILLINGSLEY, Cynthia Davis, 1873 - 1932
BOYLES, Doris Jean, 16 Nov 1940 - 18 Nov 1940
JONES, Frank, 1894 - 1934
JONES, Juanita, 15 Jul 1913 - 18 Jun 1917, daughter of G. F. &
Carley Jones
Chain link fence enclosure:
HARDEE, W. H., 29 Oct 1859 - 2 Nov 1917
Curbed enclosure:
MARSH, James Guy, 1893 - 1924, husband of Ovanda C. Marsh
MARSH, Mary A., 1 Dec 1854 - 1 May 1929
MARSH, James Polk, 19 Aug 1954 - 16 Dec 1908, Trp M 6 Ill Cav
HART, Sally Marsh, 1882 - 1904
HART, infant girl, 1904
SPRINKLES, M. J., 26 Aug 1862 - 25 Mar 1884, daughter of B. M. &
S. C. Sprinkles
RINEHART, C. J., 1 Apr 1892 - 21 Jun 1905, son of B. J. & S. J. Rinehart
PEARSON, Baby Joe, (no dates)
COBERN, Jasper L., 2 Mar 1903 - 7 Dec 1904, son of T. J. & Kate Cobern
COBERN, Mary Viola, 14 Jul 1907 - 17 Dec 1908, daughter of T. J.
& Kate Cobern
Chain link fence enclosure:
WOOD, Edward A., 23 Apr 1864 - 7 May 1944
WOOD, Mattie C., 1 May 1869 - 12 Jul 1953
HORTON, Dorothy N., 26 Jun 1914 - 15 Jan 1996
HORTON, J. C. (Beans), 9 Sep 1911 - 31 Dec 1996
HORTON, L. E., 25 May 1878 - 2 Sep 1917, Woodmen of the World
HORTON, Diantha Colista, 1860 - 22 Sep 1916
HORTON, Orlando Chester, 6 Apr 1854 - 23 May 1935
BOYLES, Lottie Belva Horton, 9 May 1887 - 14 Jan 1987
BOYLES, Jess W., 1881 - 1936
BOYLES, Lorraine Mae, 16 Dec 1916 - 15 Jul 1917, Our baby
Chain link fence enclosure:
COGDELL, John H., 1880 - 1949
COGDELL, Mary M., 1884 - 1947
COGDELL, Walter J., 24 Jan 1909 - 14 Feb 1994, Pvt US Army World War II
COGDELL, J. C., 1906 - 1927
COGDELL, John Clifford, 26 Oct 1904 - 9 Jan 1911
COGDELL, Herbert, 20 Nov 1911 - 9 Apr 1912
REESE, Barnett B., 17 Jul 1833 - 24 Nov 1907
REECE, Thelma J., 10 Feb 1842 - 12 Sep 1930
COGDELL, Emma, 1848 - 1920
COGDELL, Mattie Elizabeth, 1866 - 1941
COGDELL, David Jackson, 1865 - 1929
WINGO, Lewis A., 5 Jun 1855 - 20 Jan 1907
Chain link fence enclosure:
MATTHEWS, Deta, 22 Feb 1912 - 28 Apr 1914, daughter of R. L. & R. C. Matthews
PRINCE, Elizabeth, 11 Dec 1841 - 5 Mar 1906
WOOD, Joseph Richard, 20 Jun 1852 - 12 Feb 1902
WOODS, Lala, 24 Dec 1894 - 1 Feb 1896, daughter of E. D. & M. L. Wood
COGDELL, George C., 15 Jan 1909 - 13 Oct 1909
COGDELL, Hazie C., 17 Mar 1895 - 17 May 1896
ANDERSON, Hans N., 10 May 1846 - 19 Feb 1904
ANDERSON, Mesella K., 28 Mar 1836 - 7 Feb 1885
LANE, Nellie D., 26 Aug 1867 - 19 Feb 1893, wife of W. L. Lane
EVANS, A. G., 10 Sep 1836 - 11 Jul 1898, mother
EVANS, J. T., 24 Apr 1834 - 24 Jul 1894, father
MCCLURKAN, Samuel Christopher, 25 Feb 1872 - 10 Feb 1925
MCCLURKAN, Coral, 27 Feb 1842 - 5 Nov 1888, wife of Rev. John McClurkan
MCCORMICK, Frank West, 8 Aug 1927 - 22 May 1985, S1 US Navy World War II
HALL, Frankie McCormick, 5 Feb 1901 - 9 Sep 1988, mother
MCCORMICK, A. L. "Bucky", 26 Nov 1939 - 20 Jun 1997
MCCORMICK, Jacqueline, 1939 - 1998
Infant son of T. B. & M. J. AUSTIN, 30 Jun 1886
CLARK, Hubert Landry January 24, 1942 - January 17, 2008