Montague County Cemetery
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Head of Elm Cemetery
Cemetery is located FM 677 north of Saint Jo

Head of Elm is the oldest cemetery in Saint Jo, Texas.
Final resting place for numerous early pioneers.
Many of the earlier headstones no longer exist.
Early area settlers: Aaron Anderson, James Box, James Harris,
Enogh Willett and his daughter Mary were killed in
Indian raids and tradition says they are buried here.

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Date Submitter
Landers, Marcus M.
son-in-law of Evan S. Singletary
Pvt. Company A, Texas Cavalry
Confederate Veteran
Oct 2007
Singletary, Evan S
Corporal, 6th Company, 1st Frontier Regiment
Texas Ranger
early settler protected locals from Indians
Stationed at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory
Oct 2007
Craver, Lavinia G.: wife of D.H.
1849 - 1874
Photo
Oct 2007
Harris, James T.
1829 - 1866
Confederate Veteran dischaged 1865
killed by Indians 1866
Photo
Oct 2007
Hemper, Ida May
1876 - 1877
Photo
Oct 2007
Humprhies, Carl
1901-1989
Photo
Oct 2007
Wyatt, Margareta
1846 - 1874
Photo
Oct 2007
Wyatt, Charlie A.
1874 - infant son
first recored burial
Photo
Oct 2007

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