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Marked and Unmarked Graves
Most of these graves are unreadable or have no writing on the river rock or sand stone that marks them.
I am gathering Names and dates from all sources for people beleived to be buried at this cemetery. I have made all attempts to be as accurate as possible, but I am after all only human, If there are any errors, I am truly sorry and will make note of any errors brought to my attention.
You can contact me at :
Sharon Ivy
P. O. Box 117,
Priddy, TX 76870
Additional Information was gathered from, Courthouse Records, personal interviews, Newspaper clippings.Historical books etc. If you have any addtional information on someone buried in Nabor's Creek Cemetery or about the community or school, please write to me. There appears to be very little written about this area
The following are surnames
believed but not proven
to be buried at this cemetery even though they don't have readable markers, or are not marked:Dawson (2), Queen (1)
Unmarked Graves
| Surname | Given Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Source (for more details, see below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson, Sr. | Samuel Riley | 1784 | 1874 | a book entitled "Louder & Lowder & Loudder" by Ernestine Loudder Bowden (Nortex Press, Austin TX), pg 75: Extracted by Teddy Noye |
| Dawson | Polly Ann | 1787 | 1854 | book entitled "Louder & Lowder & Loudder" by Ernestine Loudder Bowden (Nortex Press, Austin TX), pg 75: Extracted by Teddy Noye |
| Queen | Rueben | Unknown | About 1869 | e-mail from Teddy Noye dated July 18, 1998 |
| Norfleet | Margaret Ann (Dawson) | 1845 in Carroll AR | April 15, 1873 | daughter of Samuel & Margaret Dawson Information from Cari Hager -" I believe there are two more of my relations that are buried within this cemetery" |
| Dawson | Martha Louisa Reed (Elroy) | Oct 4, 1901 | wife of Samuel Riley Dawson - Information from Cari Hager -" I believe there are two more of my relations that are buried within this cemetery" | |
Sources Noted Above
From the book entitled "Louder & Lowder & Loudder" by Ernestine Loudder Bowden (Nortex Press, Austin TX), pg 75: Extracted by Teddy Noye
"Polly Ann was the daughter of Capt. John Rogers and Alsie Vann, called Anna
Vann in her father's will. Samuel Riley Dawson Sr. was born about 1784 in SC
and died in 1874 in TX. He married Polly Ann about 1804. She was born about
1787 near Calhoun, McMinn Co., TN and died in TX in 1854. Both are buried
near San Saba Peak". (these were the parents of the Sam Dawson Jr. that
married Margaret Queen).
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Extract from e-mail by Teddy Noye dated July 18, 1998
"Margaret's father was Reuben QUEEN, who died supposedly within 3 years prior to dau. Margaret. I'm REALLY hoping
he was also buried there, which is why Margaret was."
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