Hutchison & Saunders Cemeteries
 2 small cemeteries south of Chico, near the rock crushers, Wise County, Texas
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Hutchison Cemetery

    To get to Hutchison Cemetery take CR 1536 west off Hwy 101 just north of TXI Crusher (about 2 miles south of Chico). The cemetery is in a chain link fence on the north side of the VERY dusty road.

  

    There were only 4 headstones (September 2000).

# Name Born Date of Death Information Notes Link to Headstone Pictures
1 Hutchison, Samuel Alexander 1844 1929 Headstone with Amanda Jane Pope - Children: John Knox (1877-1955), Mary Iva (1881-1970), Bettie (1885-1973), & Corneliz (1888-1980) Hutchison-1.jpg
1 Hutchison, Samuel Alexander Additional Picture     Hutchison-1a.jpg
2 Hutchison, Amanda Jane Pope 1856 1933 Headstone with Samuel Alexander Hutchison-2.jpg
2 Hutchison, Amanda Jane Pope Additional Picture     Hutchison-2a.jpg
2 Hutchison, Amanda Jane Pope Additional Picture     Hutchison-2b.jpg
2 Hutchison, Amanda Jane Pope Additional Picture     Hutchison-2c.jpg
2 Hutchison, Amanda Jane Pope Additional Picture     Hutchison-2d.jpg
3 Hutchison, Mary Iva 1881 1970   Hutchison-3.jpg
3 Hutchison, Mary Iva Additional Picture     Hutchison-3a.jpg
4 Hutchison, Bettie 1885 (Sept) 1973 (Fell into crusher pit)(See article below) Hutchison-4.jpg

Saunders Cemetery

   Saunders Cemetery is one of those hard-to-find, lost-in-the-pasture type.
    About half way between Chico and the Bridgeport Lake dam on Fm Rd 2952 (south of CR1536 and north of CR 1543) you turn northeast (a "Y") on to a gravel road with no sign on it. The road goes by Dynegy Hanna Compressorstation and then to an oil well on the left.
    Go through an oil field gate to the right of the oil well and then down in the pasture to the right. This is more or less a four wheeler trail. About a half mile down the hill you will have to look hard to see the chain link fence back in the woods to your left.

  

  

  

    The cemetery is close to one of the crushers. At one time it had a real nice rock fence around it but some of it is knocked down now. A chain link fence is around the rock fence now.

  

    I found 12 headstones at Saunders Cemetery in September of 2000.

# Name Birth Date Date of Death Inforamtion Link to Headstone Picture
Not Found Lowrie, David L. July 10, 1881 Apr 24, 1959   Saunders-No Picture.jpg
12 Lowrie, Estie L. Saunders Oct 11, 1880 May 10, 1948   Saunders-12.jpg
12 Lowrie, Estie L. Saunders Additional Picture     Saunders-12a.jpg
12 Lowrie, Estie L. Saunders Additional Picture     Saunders-12b.jpg
4 Saunders, H.C. Mar 24, 1843 Aug 2, 1916 Husband of T.J. Saunders-04.jpg
4 Saunders, H.C. Additional Picture     Saunders-04a.jpg
9 Saunders, Henry C. Aug 10, 1876 Feb 28, 1877 Son of H.C. & T.J. Saunders-09.jpg
9 Saunders, Henry C. Additional Picture     Saunders-09a.jpg
10 Saunders, James Apr 3, 1884 Aug 21, 1890 Son of H.C. & T.J. Saunders-10.jpg
10 Saunders, James Additional Picture     Saunders-10a.jpg
10 Saunders, James Additional Picture     Saunders-10b.jpg
5 Saunders, John R. 1867 1940   Saunders-05.jpg
8 Saunders, Louisa E. Oct 30, 1847 Feb 4, 1874 Wife of H.C. Saunders-08.jpg
8 Saunders, Louisa E. Additional Picture     Saunders-08a.jpg
7 Saunders, Nettie Jan 30, 1872 Aug 21, 1889 Daughter of H.C. & L.E. Saunders-07.jpg
7 Saunders, Nettie Additional Picture     Saunders-07a.jpg
6 Saunders, Oliver P. 1853 1924   Saunders-06.jpg
6 Saunders, Oliver P. Additional Picture     Saunders-06a.jpg
6 Saunders, Oliver P. Additional Picture     Saunders-06b.jpg
3 Saunders, T.J. Jan 24, 1857 Oct 18, 1928 Wife of H.C. Saunders-03.jpg
3 Saunders, T.J. Additional Picture     Saunders-03a.jpg
2 Saunders, Venezuela no dates     Saunders-02.jpg
11 Terrell, L.T. June 11, 1885 Mar 21, 1909   Saunders-11.jpg
11 Terrell, L.T. Additional Picture     Saunders-11a.jpg
11 Terrell, L.T. Additional Picture     Saunders-11b.jpg
11 Terrell, L.T. Additional Picture     Saunders-11c.jpg
           
  Not Found - Feb 1965 listing by Mr. & Mrs. Homer L. Roper