Grave Markers at Simmons Cemetery, Montague Co., TX

Our thanks to Gary Leonard for compiling the following information from
Simmons Cemetery.

On May 16, 1998, Gary and Janice Leonard, and Jesse G. (Sonny) Haralson visited this 
cemetery, located on Sonny’s property on Highway 3301.  Gary photographed all the 
following grave markers, except those indicated.  Sonny’s wife Paula gave us a list of 
graves in this cemetery.  The following list includes all information in her list.  
[Comments by Gary Leonard, May 28, 1998]:


Tall Simmons monument, main inscripton:
JOHN
SIMMONS
Husband of
LIZZIE SIMMONS.
    BORN
JAN. 24, 1846
     DIED
MAR 13, 1890
Smaller headstones, referring to John and Lizzie:

  FATHER
   BORN
JAN. 24, 1846
    DIED
MAR. 13, 1890

  MOTHER
    BORN
APR. 9, 1851
     DIED
NOV. 15, 1914


REV. E.G. SIMMONS
BORN DEC. 15, 1848
DIED MAY 13, 1911
Dear Father is at rest     [This may be a brother of John Simmons above??]


  JOHN M.
  SON OF
   J. & E.J.
SIMMONS.
    BORN
OCT. 22, 1869
     DIED
FEB. 14, 1892         [Is John M. the son of John and Elizabeth (Lizzie) J. Simmons?]


Marian Simmons
November 19, 1878
June 17, 1881          [From Paula’s list, not found nor photographed]


      CLARENCE A
          SON OF
J.T. & H.E. HARALSON
       JAN. 6, 1906
      OCT. 11, 1908              [Died of diphtheria, according to list from Paula Haralson]


      JOHN ODOM
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
      JUNE 9, 1889.
            AGED                     [Not on Paula’s list]
     77 YRS. 10 MOS.          [Born  Aug. 9, 1811; is this father of J. M. Odom below??]
Servant of God will done.
Rest from thy loved employ.
The battle fought the victory won.
Rest in thy master’s joy.


      J. M. ODOM
BORN MAR. 2, 1842
DIED JAN. 30, 1920
Dear Husband at rest.


MARTHA ODOM
JANUARY 3, 1848
   JUNE 16, 1927
Her life was beauty
health, goodness, and love


Woodmen monument:

W.E.
BARCUS
     BORN
Oct. 1, 1869
   DIED
Feb. 24, 1918                     [Not on Paula’s list]

Baby
Daughter of
W. E. and M. P. Barcus
September 11, 1906
September 11, 1906              [From Paula’s list, not found nor photographed]

      BABY NEWEL
          SON OF
W.E. & M.P. BARCUS
      JAN. 19, 1911
      JAN. 30, 1911
            MABEL
        Daughter of
T.R. [and?] M. DAVIDSON
            BORN
       APR. 26, 1888
             DIED
       JUNE 11, 1889
    Our little MABEL
    Sleeps sweetly here.


Dorothy
Daughter of
Henry and Emma Davidson
July 7, 1912
December 8, 1913              [From Paula’s list, not found nor photographed]


       BESSIE
      DAU. OF
W.A. & L.D. Bowles
        BORN
   Oct. 11, 1894.
         DIED
   Mar. 24, 1895
Sleep on sweet babe and
Take thy rest,
God calls away when He
thinks best.