San Saba County Historical Commission

Montgomery Cemetery

Inscriptions: 

• Graves are listed by number. The numbers left of the  correspond to the numbers on the Plat Map and show the location of the grave in the cemetery.

• The first burial in this cemetery, as determined by death dates on tombstones, was that of W. D. Montgomery who died October 29, 1874.

• The last burial was that of Robert (Bobby) Denton who died June 17, 2003.

• There are forty four identified gravesites in the cemetery. Fifteen of the forty four are identified by inscriptions on the tombstone. Of the fifteen, two are buried at the same gravesite.

• Twenty nine are marked by native limestone markers only with no inscription.

Note: Under the column “Comments” tombstone inscriptions are in “quotation” marks. Submitter’s comments are surrounded by [brackets.]


#             Name                               Birth - Death                                         Comments

1.     ANDERSON, J.D.                         Dec 16, 1860 - Mar 24, 1881                 [Tombstone recently repaired]
2.     MONTGOMERY, Martin Luther     About 1832 - Jan 17, 1890                 “Luth” [His grave was at base of
                                                                                                                             large oak tree – stump remains]
3.     Marker                                         No Name - No Date                                [Limestone head and footstones]
4.     YORK, Nannie A.                        Mar 6, 1862 - Jan. 3, 1894                      [W/o James Madison York]
5.     YORK, Madison                         Aug 20, 1886 - Feb 16, 1887                  [Child of James Madison York
                                                                                                                                     & Nannie Montgomery]
6.     Marker                                        No Name - No Date                                [Large limestone headstone in line
                                                                                                                             with York graves near large     
                                                                                                                               mesquite tree]
7.     Marker                                        No Name - No Date                                [Large limestone head & footstone]
8.     Marker                                        No Name - No Date                                [Limestone head & footstone]
9     MONTGOMERY, William Edward     1879 - 1918                                          [S/o Martin Luther Montgomery 
             “Ned”                                                                                                    & Sebra Williams] [Baseball bat
                                                                                                                             and ball engraved on tombstone]

10.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone]
 
11.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstones near
                                                                                                                             mesquite tree]
12.    Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone by
                                                                                                                          large mesquite tree near fence line]
 
13.     Marker                                    No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone on
                                                                                                                             east side of mesquite tree]
 
14.     Marker                                    No Name - No Date                                    [Limestone head & footstone
                                                                                                                            -grave of child]
15.     Marker                                    No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstones-
                                                                                                                            grave of child -graves 13, 14, 15,
                                                                                                                             in row near tree by fence]]
16.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstones-east
                                                                                                                                 of tree near south fence]]
17.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone ]
 
18.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone-grave
                                                                                                                                 of a child]
19.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                                 [Limestone head & footstone-grave
                                                                                                                             of child]
20.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                               [Limestone head & footstone]
 
21.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                               [Large headstone & small footstone]
 
22.     Marker                                     No Name - No Date                   [Limestone head & footstone-grave of child]
 
23.     DENTON, Robert Lynden       Jun 18, 1967 - Jun 17, 2003         [Black marble tombstone with rodeo bull
          “Bobby”                                                                                                               rider engraved]

24.     WOOD, Maud                        Oct 13, 1879 - ? 30, 1882                 “Children of J.B. and Jansie Wood"
24a.   WOOD, Myrtle                       Sep 1, 1881 - Sep 29, 1882             [A single tombstone broken from base-
                                                                                                                    lying flat-parts of inscriptions missing]
25.     MONTGOMERY, W.D.        Oct 3, 1845 - Oct 29, 1874             [Tombstone broken from base-lying flat
                                                                                                                         on concrete slab]
26.    ESTEP, Mintie “Our Sister”     Feb 26, 1855 - Dec 22, 1874         [Stone erected by J.D. and R. L. Estep]
27.     Marker                                   No Name - No Date                         [Limestone headstone- grave alongside
                                                                                                                             grave near south fence]
28.     Marker                                  No Name - No Date                     [Limestone headstone near fence in 
                                                                                                                        S.E. corner of cemetery]
29.     Marker                                 No Name - No Date                     [One Stone lying flat-part is buried ]
30.     Marker                                 No Name - No Date                     [Limestone headstone and footstone –
                                                                                                                 grouped with Randolph graves]
31.     RANDOLPH, N.C.             Apr 11, 1832 - Apr 11, 1906         [Nancy Crabb, w/o Jasper Randolph]

32.     RANDOLPH, Jasper          Sep 17, 1826 - Oct 13, 1883         [Married Nancy Crabb Dec 25, 1847]
33.     Marker                                No Name - No Date                         [Large limestone lying flat – no footstone]
34.     Marker                                No Name - No Date                         [Small limestone head & footstone –
                                                                                                                            grave of child]
35.     Marker                                No Name - No Date                         [Limestone headstone and footstone-
                                                                                                                        grave of child]
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