Pine Springs Cemetery, Fayette County, Texas

Compiled by and reprinted online with permission by Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, Fayette Public Library, Kathy Carter, Director. Additional information notes about the individual tombstone inscriptions may be obtained by calling the Archives at (409) 968-6418, or by email at library@fais.net. Archive files scanned by Karen Monsen and Elizabeth Brown. Original files should be confirmed with the Archives records for accuracy.

"This cemetery was visited in November 1986. It is located on Fayette County Road #355. The actual site is reached by walking along a path some 25 yards from the road. Tall cedar trees are growing on either side of the path creating a tunnel. The cemetery is surrounded by a board fence. We found headstones with 32 readable names on them but there are many more unknown burials in this cemetery. On the gate leading to the path is a sign stating:

Pine Springs Cemetery was used by the town of Oso and surrounding area for over 40 years, from 1860 until about 1900. Pine Springs Chapel Methodist Episcopal South stood on this site but was destroyed by fire September 26, 1880."

(Note: The cemetery, after falling into disrepair in the early 1900s, was completely restored in 1968 by Mrs. Gregg Ring. Karen Monsen and Elizabeth Brown visited the site again in 1997 and the cemetery is in complete disrepair. Most tombstones are broken and unreadable or buried under growth. An excellent history of the cemetery was written by Norman C. Krischke called "Pine Springs Cemetery" in September 1997. The history notes that Abraham and Rhoda Byler, who are buried at Pine Springs, are the grandparents of J. Frank Dobie. Contact the Archives for more information.)

Birth: Y-M-D Death: Y-M-D

Brandt, Laura J. Burns 1836-7-6 1871-5-8

Bridges, Adeline F. 1876-3-5 1879-1-13

Brown, Betty H. 1856-1-15 1886-4-26

Brown, Cora Ruth* age 5 mos. 3 days

Infant

*Cora Ruth may have been Cora Ruth Braddock, Betty's niece (Betty's maiden name was Braddock), who died around the same time as Betty & her unborn child. There is no record that Betty had a daughter named Cora Ruth although family written records indicate a brother had a daughter named Cora Ruth who died at a young age. Although all three are listed on the same tombstone, there are footstones for C.R.B. and I.B. For more information on this family, contact Karen Monsen at kamonsen@aol.com.

Burke, Infant Girl 1878-2-27

Burke, James 1797-10-20 1873-3-22

Burke, Martha Ogden 1805-6-5 1897-2-5

Burke, Sammie E. Sloan 1847-9-6 1878-3-11

Burke, Willie 1878-6-21 1880-7-27

Burns, Dennis 1784 1867

Burns, Mary Ann 1812-12-28 1882-9-10

Byler, Abraham 1792-5-3 1875-1-31

Byler, Rhoda 1807-2-9 1884-6-13

Campbell, Leonora 1851-8-7 1873-8-25

Clay, Willie 1876-11-8 1876-12-7

Cocke, Ella Florence 1869-11-18 1884-7-2

Faires, Charles D. 1873-2-28 1874-5-8

Gillespie, W.F. 1799 1871-4-26 Age 72 Years

Goode, Blanche 1878-2-1 1878-7-31 Age 6 months

Helton, Maria B. 1846 1880 wife Of J.F. Helton

McDonald, Henry E. 1863-7-16 1875-1-30

McLaughlin, Leonides 1833-1-5 1872-2-7

Menefee, Agness 1794-8-22 1859-2-28

Menefee, Annie Patrick 1863-10-1 1872-6-11

Menefee, D. M. 1863 1872

Menefee, Elizabeth Frances 1833-9-19 1853-4-11

Menefee, Guin Morton 1830-8-11 1867-9-5

Menefee, William 1796-5-11 1875-10-29

Quarles, Child

Sloan, Girl 1877-2-3

Sullivan, E.J. 1820-3-4 1873-5-11

Tansey, Thomas 1793 1877-8-6