Cemeteries
The Byrne Cemetery was located on the old Byrne Ranch and was moved in 1982 to Hill Top Cemetery in Tilden to make way for Choke Canyon Reservoir.
Source: A Study of Five Historic Cemeteries at Choke Canyon Resevoir, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, Texas
There is a Look Up Volunteer for this cemetery and more notes.
The Hasette Cemetery is located on the Hasette Ranch Northwest of the Loma Alta Cemetery. One infant was burried there as well as several members of the Hasette Family.
Source: McMullen County History Book (McMullen County History Book Committee, 1981)
The Johnston Cemetery was moved to the New Calliham Cemetery in the Calliham Community in 1982 to make way for the Choke Canyon Reservoir. One unknown female was exhumed.
Source: A Study of Five Historic Cemeteries at Choke Canyon Resevoir, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, Texas
There is a Look Up Volunteer for this cemetery and more notes.
Kay Family
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Kay have a baby girl buried on the place where they lived. There is no marker.
Source: McMullen County History Book (McMullen County History Book Committee, 1981)
The Morgan Cemetery was located near the old Calliham town site on the Morgan Ranch. It was moved to the New Calliham Cemetery in the Calliham Community in 1982 to make way for Choke Canyon Reservoir. Probably nobody from the Morgan family was buried here. All graves from this cemetery remain unknown.
Source: A Study of Five Historic Cemeteries at Choke Canyon Resevoir, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, Texas
There is a Look Up Volunteer for this cemetery and more notes.
The Osborn/Claunch Cemetery is located on the southwest side of the Loma Alta Hill on the John Martin Ranch. Mr. Bernice Claunch gave a list of the people that he knows are buried in the Loma Alta Cemetery.
John Adolphus Osborn 1828 - February 1899
Jennie Claunch Osborn
Lafette Osborn
2 children of Steve & Zackary Osborn
Two infants of B. F. and Nancy Claunch
Several children of Mr. and Mrs. Cox
Several Mexicans
Mrs. Lillard
Nancy Blankenship buried in 1893
Infant son of John and Nancy Blankenship Murphy
Source: McMullen County History Book (McMullen County History Book Committee, 1981)
This cemetery is located on the old Henry Shiner Ranch where the old San Diego and Tilden road crossed the Nueces River and near the Shiner Ranch barn. In 1981 the ranch was owned by Stack and Chisum. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, their son and daughter are buried here. A child of Tayo Herritage that died of Tetanus is also buried here.
Source: McMullen County History Book (McMullen County History Book Committee, 1981)
William B. Morris and Martin Luther Taylor Burrials
William B. Morris and Martin Luther Taylor were moved to the Hill Top Cemetery in 1982 to make way for Choke Canyon Reservoir. Martin Taylor had come to McMullen County from DeWitt County to get away from the Taylor/Sutton Feud. A posse came to get Martin and supposedly take Martin to the Oakville Jail in Live Oak County. William Morris accompanied the posse and his son n law. Both were murdered near Calliham and buried close to where they were murdered. Both are listed on the 1870 Mortality Schedule, which also has notes about their deaths..
Martin Luther Taylor 16 Feb 1843 - 23 Nov 1869
William B. Morris 1802 - 23 Nov 1869
Source: A Study of Five Historic Cemeteries at Choke Canyon Resevoir, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, Texas, McMullen County History Book (McMullen County History Book Committee, 1981)
There is a Look Up Volunteerr for this cemetery and more notes.
The Yarbrough Family Cemetery was located at Yarbrough Bend and was moved in 1982 to Hill Top Cemetery in Tilden to make way for Choke Canyon Reservoir. You can read the Archaeological Report on this cemetery. Submitted Notes About People Buried in this Cemetery.
Source: A Study of Five Historic Cemeteries at Choke Canyon Resevoir, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, Texas
There is a Look Up Volunteer for this cemetery and more notes.
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