Welcome to the Austin
Street Cemetery
Est. Circa 1849
The Austin Street Cemetery predates the
Civil War with existing stones dated as early as 1852 and as late as 1885.
It is the oldest City cemetery. The land where it sits was originally
owned by Samuel Blagg. In 1849, Blagg deeded the land to John Jennings
who in turn sold it to Daniel B. Lyons of Wisconsin in 1876.
Mr. Lyons then named the area “Post Oak Addition” and presented it as an
addition to the City of Sherman. The Austin Street Cemetery
contains the final resting places of members of the Fitch, Richards and
Cargo families who were all related by marriage, Bomar and Randolph families
and a handful of individuals. These early settlers came from
Tennessee and Alabama and several of their children were prominent in the
founding of the City of Sherman. Descendants of these families can
also be found buried across Hwy. 75 in West Hill Cemetery. Please
see the map key below to locate specific graves here at Austin Street.
The cemetery was restored in 2008 by
Ryan Williams of Boy Scout Troop XV, as his Eagle Project. We ask
that you respect those that are buried here, their families and the restoration
efforts put forth by Mr. Williams and his volunteers. Please leave
the grounds in the condition that you found them.
Completion
of the Cemetery Sign
Street Map Showing Location in Sherman
the
history of the Austin Street Cemetery
map
of the Austin Street Cemetery & its tombstone placements
Photographs - Before
- During
the cleanup & restoration - The
Cemetery After
Individual
Tombstone restoration photographs linked to the names below
Census
of the Austin Street Cemetery
Sherman, TX
By Ryan Williams
Located behind the Austin Street Park,
behind the Herald Democrat.
Center - 33* 37.699N 96* 36.751W
Gate – 33* 37.726N 96* 36.751W
Transcribed November 1, 2008 by Ryan
Williams as part of his Eagle Project. GPS locations given in the
event more stones go missing, are destroyed or are too worn to be read.
View
the Cement work - marking the unmarked graves
Cement
restoration work and marking the unknown graves - 33* 37.812
N 96* 36.727W
33*
37.802N 96* 36.729W
33*
37.720N 96* 36.764W
The
three Unknown Graves located October 2008 – new concrete slabs pours as
markers; one next to Tirzah A. Bomar, one next to Unknown Richards
obelisk, last located next to L. and B.A. Richards stone. Evidence
of a previous marker was found for all three.
Bomar,
Tirzah A. – 33* 37.812N 96* 36.731W
OUR
MOTHER
TIRZAH
A. BOMAR
BORN
APR. 24, 1813
DIED
DEC. 14, 1885
Also
one same stone –
(W).J.
BOMAR
DIED
JUNE 1854
W.W.
BOMAR
DIED
JULY 1854
Unknown Richards- No writing located,
records indicate it is a Richards; this marker is in two pieces
33* 37.775N 96* 36.756W
Richards,
M.M.J – 33* 37.777N 96* 36.749
IN
MEMORY OF M.M.J. RICHARDS
BORN
JULY 24, 1829
DIED
MAY THE 12TH, 1852
Cogswell,
E.Y. – 33* 37.784N 96* 36.747W
IN
MEMORY OF E.Y. COGSWELL
BORN
MAY 26, 18( )
DIED
SEPT. 23, 185( )
AGED
15 MOS., 27 DAYS
Richards,
Margaret- 33* 37.790N 96* 36.747W
IN
MEMORY OF MARGARET RICHARDS
BORN
OCTOBER 19TH A.D. 1809
DEPARTED
THIS LIFE APRIL 24TH A.D. 1866
AGED
58 YEARS 6 MONTHS & 5 DAYS
Fitch,
M. Elizabeth – 33* 37.749N 96* 36.747W
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF M. ELIZABETH FITCH
DIED,
MAY 11TH A.D. 1866
AGED
42 YEARS
An
affection, wife and mother
She
made home happy.
W.D.F.
Cargo,
Oliver P. – 33* 37.827N 96* 36.760W
IN
MEMORY OF OLIVER P. CARGO
DIED
SEPT 4TH A.D. 1854
AGED
32 YEARS
(Monk),
Luty Liveon – 33* 37.740N 96* 36.728W
LUTY
LIVEON
DAUGHTER
OF P.M. & E.L. (MONK)
(
) ( ) OCTOBER 14, 1879
DIED
OCTOBER 12, 1880
WEEP
NOT PAPA FOR ME FOR I ( ) ( )ING
IN
HEAVEN FOR ( )E.
Davis,
Robert- 33* 37.509N 96* 36.680
ROBERT
SON
OF R.J. & F.E. “DAVIS”
BORN
DEC. 23, 1873
DIED-
Piece missing
Anderson,
Emily T.- 33* 37.662N 96* 36.757W
(
) IN MEMORY OF EMILY T. ANDERSON
BORN
AT ENFIELD, CONN.
(
) 1813 DEPARTED
THIS
LIFE APRIL 21, 1863
Wells,
Mary A.- 33* 37.788N 96* 36.735W
TO
THE MEMORY OF MARY A. WELLS
WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH
27TH
A.D. 1854 AGED 40 YEARS & 19 DAYS
BY
HER SIDE REPOSES HER INFANT DAUGHTER
Randolph,
Sarah L.- 33* 37.818N 96* 36.733W
SARAH
L.
WIFE
OF THOMAS W. RANDOLPH
BORN
DEC. 15, 1836
DIED
NOV. 12, 1858
AGED
21 YRS., 10 MOS. & 27 DAYS
Randolph,
Grief – 33* 37.738N 96* 36.765W
GRIEF
RANDOPLH
BORN
IN VIRGINIA JAN. 11, 1785
DIED
FEB. 23, 1865
AGED
80 YRS., 1 MO. & 12 DAYS
Randolph,
Nancy B. – 33* 37.782N 96* 36.746W
NANCY
B.
WIFE
OF GRIEF RANDOLPH
BORN
MAR. 29, 1794
DIED
DEC. 20, 1869
AGED
75 YRS., 8 MOS. & 21 DAYS
Fitch,
Mary C. – 33* 37.785N 96* 36.744W
MARY
C. FITCH
DIED
JULY 8, 1853
AGED/
52 YRS.
Blessed
are the pure of heart for they shall see God.
Richards,
L. and Richards, B.A. – 33* 37.763N 96* 36.748W
IN
MEMORY OF L. RICHARDS BORN
JANY
22, 1803
&
DIED SEPTEMBER 11, 1858
B.A.
RICHARDS BORN
AUGUST
22, 1848
&
DIED JUNE ( ), 1856
