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Bodine Cemetery |
Bodine Cemetery is just east of Park Springs. Its on
the Bill Buckner Ranch that is now owned by his daughter, Bobby and her husband Leiland
Jett.
Go north from Chico on Hwy 101 to Park
Springs. Turn right at the Park Springs curve onto CR 1797. Go 1.6 miles to a white pipe
gate on the left that says Buckner-Jett (JB).
Follow the pasture road to a coastal
field and cross the field heading northwest. The cemetery is in the woods just to the
north of a green pipe corner post on the fence line.
Thank you to Leiland and Bobby Jett for taking me to this cemetery. We found the 2 headstones buried in the leaves in November of 2000.
# | Name | Born | Date of Death | Information Notes | Link to Headstone Picture |
1 | Bodine, July Ann | Nov 18, 1820 | Nov 1, 1883 | Bodine-1.jpg | |
1 | Bodine, July Ann | Additional Picture | Bodine-1a.jpg | ||
1 | Bodine, July Ann | Additional Picture | Bodine-1b.jpg | ||
1 | Bodine, July Ann | Additional Picture | Bodine-1c.jpg | ||
2 | Bodine, Emma | Apr 23, 1858 | Apr 20, 1888 | Bodine-2.jpg | |
2 | Bodine, Emma | Additional Picture | Bodine-2a.jpg | ||
2 | Bodine, Emma | Additional Picture | Bodine-2b.jpg | ||
2 | Bodine, Emma | Additional Picture | Bodine-2c.jpg | ||
2 | Bodine, Emma | Additional Picture | Bodine-2d.jpg |
Smith Cemetery
Smith Cemetery is east of
Park Springs in one of the LBJ National Grassland areas. Its in the woods about a
half of a mile from the road.
From Chico go north on Hwy 101 past
Park Springs to CR 1790. Turn right and go 1.5 miles to Echo Road. Turn left on Echo and
look for the first gate on the right. Its a large "grasslands" double
gate.
Walk in and follow the tracks off to the
left. When the tracks fork stay with the ones to the left.
You will see a mound of dirt ahead and to your left. Walk
into the woods just to the left of this dirt mound. The cemetery will be ahead and a
little to your right.
Thank you to Homer Hodges for great
directions to this cemetery. In October of 2000 there were 3 headstones in the fenced area in the
woods.
# | Name | Born | Date of Death | Information Notes | Link to Headstone Picture |
1 | Smith, William H. | July 28, 1871 | Feb 9, 1889 | Smith-1.jpg | |
1 | Smith, William H. | Additional Picture | Smith-1a.jpg | ||
1 | Smith, William H. | Additional Picture | Smith-1b.jpg | ||
2 | Smith, Samuel O. (Otis) | Apr 1, 1824 | Oct 19, 1906 | (Born in Franklin County, VA) | Smith-2.jpg |
2 | Smith, Samuel O. (Otis) | Additional Picture | Smith-2a.jpg | ||
2 | Smith, Samuel O. (Otis) | Additional Picture | Smith-2b.jpg | ||
3 | Smith, Missouri F. | Mar 18, 1845 | June 1, 1909 | Wife of S.O. | Smith-3.jpg |
3 | Smith, Missouri F. | Additional Picture | Smith-3a.jpg | ||
(Info) sent by Charles Smith smitty29@nts-online.net |
Woods Cemetery
Woods Cemetery is located
south of Sunset.
Go north of Alvord on Hwy 287 and turn
left on CR 1793. Follow this road until it dead-ends into a gate. This is a locked wire
gate over a cattle guard. The ranch is owned by the Cantrell Family.
After you enter the gate walk down the
road and you will see the pipe fence that encloses the cemetery off to the left.
There have been several people buried
in this cemetery but there were only 3 headstones that we could read
in October 2000.
Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Woods
of Boyd who helped us find this cemetery. The double headstone has only the initials M.
& N. but we were told that Mitchell was a family name and that the "N." was
for Narcissus.
# | Name | Born | Date of Death | Information Notes | Link to Headstone Picture |
1 | Woods, N. (Narcissus) | Feb 11, 1836 | Feb 18, 1899 | Wife of M. | Woods-1.jpg |
1 | Woods, N. (Narcissus) | Additional Picture | Woods-1a.jpg | ||
2 | Woods, M. (Mitchell) | Apr 1835 | Mar 31, 1881 | Headstone with N. | Woods-2.jpg |
3 | Woods, Walter | covered | Woods-3.jpg | ||
3 | Woods, Walter | Additional Picture | Woods-3a.jpg | ||
3 | Woods, Walter | Additional Picture | Woods-3b.jpg | ||
3 | Woods, Walter | Additional Picture | Woods-3c.jpg | ||
3 | Woods, Walter | Additional Picture | Woods-3d.jpg | ||
3 | Woods, Walter | Additional Picture | Woods-3e.jpg |