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Shiloh Cemetery

A Texas Historic Cemetery

Inscriptions:

The Inscripions are listed  by row beginning in the northwest corner, listing from north to south for each row.

There are eleven rows in the cemetery with row #1 begining the northwest corner. (See Plat Map)

To the left of each marker is a number that correspond to numbers on the Plat Map. 

Example: 3.4 shows that Lena Johnson is the 4th marker in row 3.

The oldest extant gravestone with an inscription is that of the infant son of J.W. and S. J. McKinzie (No. 2 in Row 6) who died Jan. 15, 1892.

The last burial (as determined from gravestone inscriptions) was that of Martha Ann Hogan (No. 5 in Row 6) who died March 11, 1928.

 It is probable that there were burials here earlier than 1892 and later than 1928.  However, that cannot be determined because most graves are marked by sandstone markers only with no inscriptions.

 It is not possible to determine with certainty the exact number of gravesites in this old cemetery because of the uneven and disturbed terrain and the many small rock fragments that could be pieces from broken and displaced grave markers.

 In this inventory, 58 gravesites were identified.

 Fourteen of the 58 are identified by inscription on the gravestones.

 Of the fourteen, two are marked with initials only.

Grave # Name Birth - Death Comments
1.1 Marker, No Name   No Dates [Sandstone head and footstone]
1.2 “TSJ” Not Visible [These two stones mark the grave of T. S. Johnson: one old with only T. S. J.  On the base, the other new with an inscription]
1.3 JOHNSON, Thomas S. Sep 17, 1854 - Dec. 7, 1918
2.1 JAMES , William Alexander  1848 - July 28, 1896 [Born 9-27-1847. This anti-mob man was killed by the San Saba mob at Hanna Crossing on the Colorado River.]
2.2 Marker, No Name No Dates  [Child's grave, covered by small sandstones}
2.3 Marker , No Name No Dates [Grave of a child]
2.4 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Small sandstone marker]
3.1 Marker, No Name   No Dates [Three  small sandstones are headstone markers for this grave.]
3.2 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
3.3 JOHNSON, J. D. 1858 - 1900 [A new marble headstone on old limestone base]
3.4 JOHNSON, Lena M. 1893 - 1900 [May be dau/o J. D. Johnson]
4.1 Marker, No Name No Dates [Large flat sandstone marker]
4.2 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Small sanstone marker]
4.3 Marker, No Name No Dates  [Sandstone head and footstone]
4.4 Marke , No Name No Dates [Sandstone head and footstone]
4.5 Marke , No Name No Dates [Sanstone head and footstone]
4.6 Marker, No Name  No dates [Sandstone head and footstone]
4.7 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstone]
4.8 Marker, No Name No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
5.1 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone marker]
5.2 Marker, No Names  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstones]
5.3 Marker, No Names  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstones]
5.4 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Cement head and footstones]
5 Old fence post [May have been for a fence around this plot of graves]
5.5 NICHOLSON, William Andrew April 2, 1841 - Jan. 6, 1899` [For history of W. A. Nicholson see San Saba County History Vol. I. pp 243-244]
5.6 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstone, child grave]
5.7 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
6.1 Marker, No Name No Dates [Large sandstone headstone]
6.2 McKINZIE,  Infant Jan. 3, 1892 - Jan 15, 1892 [Infant s/o J.W. and N. J. McKinzie]
6.3 CHAMBERS, Frank Feb. 14, 1891 - Jan. 25, 1894 [S/o W.F. and S.J. Chambers]
6.4 COCHRAN , Poly Graves Aug. 20, 1847 - Nov. 4, 1896 [Poly Graves married J.P. Burnette in 1866.  Mrs. Poly Burnette married E. E. Cochran Dec. 14, 1882]
6.5 HOGAN, Martha Ann Sept. 10, 1849 - Mar. 11, 1928 “W/o J. W. Hogan”
6.6 HOGAN, J. W. Jul  29, 1845 - Jul 13, 1900  
6.7 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
6.8 Marker , No Name No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
7.1 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Several small Standstones mare head of grave]
8.1 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
8.2 Marker, No Name  No Dates  [Several small sandstones mark head of grave. One small footstone]
8.3 Marker, No Name No Dates  [Sandstone head and footstones - Child's grave]
8.4 Marker, No Name  No Dates [/cgukd's grave- sandstone head and footstones]
8.5 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
8.6 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
8.7 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
8.8 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
8.9 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone and footstone]
9.1 Marker  Not visible [This cement headstone is broken and parts are missing. Inscription on sandstone footstone is "B.O."
9.2 Marker  Not visible [Cement headstone-only part of inscriiption visible is "Born" "8"
9.3 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstones
10.1 Marker  Not visible [Cement headstone is broken - only parts of inscription visible -"of ejoi" "darl" "th" "came"
10.2 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
10.3 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Cement block headstone-sandstone footstone]
10.4 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone head and footstones
10.5 Marker, No Names  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
10.6 Marker, No Names  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
11.1 MORELAND, Lula B. Oct. 20, 1875 - Feb. 28, 1902  “W/o J. H. Moreland”
11.2 Marker, No Name  No Dates [sandstone headstone]
11.3 Marker, No Name  No Dates [Sandstone headstone]
11.4 MORELAND, Mary D. Sept. 21, 1874 - May 18, 1895 [First] “W/o J. H. Moreland”
11.5 Marker   "MWP" No Dates [Sandstone headstone Initials "MWP"]
11.6 Marker   "JWP" No Dates [Sandstone headstone  [Initials  "JWP"]