Nickell Cemetery
JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS COPIED BY Rev. & Mrs. GORDON MILTENBERGER
CLEBURNE ,TEXAS
VOL. I
PRESENTED TO THIS LIBRARY BY THE JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SURVEY COMMITTEE
1971
Transcribed by GARY & LISA MOSELEY 1999.
EXPLANATORY REMARKS
1 Numbers at the extreme right side of the page are indicators of enclosures. Stones in a common enclosure will have the same number, regardless of surname.
2. The use of the term "sic" has been avoided. Spellings of names are as found. Abbreviations of names are not used unless as on the stones.
3. Verses were not copied; references to relationship were copied.
4. Stone cutters referred to on monuments:
1. Jno. A. Bergin & Son, Fort Worth, Texas (p. 35)
2. I. Holmes, Cleburne, Texas (p. 1, 7)
3. Rosebrough Monument Co., St. Louis, Missouri
4. J. B. Anderson & Sons, Cleburne, Texas (Bethesda Cemetery)
copied November 1967
FLETCHER, Mrs. Lou Donna died 30 November 1968 aged 92 years 11 months 22 days
Dillon- Emmert Funeral Home Marker
FORCE, Charlie born 15 December 1888 died 5 September 1895 1 Lillie B. born and died 17 September 1900
FORCE, John Co. E. 11 Ark. Inf. C.S.A. born 13 December 1840 died 23 January 1907 1 FORCE, Sarah Elizabeth born 3 February 1847 died 26 December 1927 "Mother" 1 Three unmarked graves 1 NICKELL, Nora F. born 16 July 1892 --- Footstone: Mother not set
Infant son of J. E. & N. F. 7 March 1912 "Son"
NICKELL, Charlie died 25 September (1955?) aged 14 years 5 months 16 days 2
Dillon Funeral Home Marker Footstone; "Charlie"
NICKELL, ---------- Footstone: "Betty" 2
NICKELL, John born 1 August 1872 died 3 February 1940 "Father" 2
NICKELL, Harvey (Footstone)
NICKELL, Harvey L. born 10 February 1883 died 8 January 1944 "Daddy" 2
Pearl G. born 27 August 1888 --- "Mother" not set
NICKELL, H. L. age 60 1884 / 1944 (This stone set outside of space for above named Nickell people ;Concrete marker)
REAVES, Lucinda J. wife of Hyarm (sic) born 24 July 1838 died 18 February 1907
enclosed in iron fence.
RIGSBEY, Albert M. born 1902 died 1960
(Dlllon)
ROBINSON, Ozella B. Rigsbey born 18 July 1890 died 11 April 1912
ROBINSON, Billy Don born (8 December 1966 ?) died (same ?)
Crosier-Pearson Funeral Home Marker
ROBINSON, Luther W born 7 July 1939 died (November 1939 ?)
Cleveland Funeral Home Marker
ROBINSON, James Alien born 27 February 1908 died 18 November 1962
Crosier-Pearson Funeral Home Marker
ROBINSON, /James M. born 3 March 1846 died 26 January 1931 "Father "
( Also: James N. Robinson Co. E 29 Ill. Inf.)
Martha E. born 18 March 1863 died 12 February 1906 "Mother"
ROBINSON, Luther E. born 13 August 1880 died 9 August 1945
SIMMONS, John D. born 1880 died 1962 (Rust Funeral Home marker)
SIMMONS, Martha M. wife of A. E. Simmons born 3 June 1860 died 8 November 1911 VAUGHN, Loyd Wayne born 7 July 1939 died November 1939 (?) (Cleveland F. H.)
WILBANKS, Angie, daughter of A. M and R. A. Wilbanks
died 14 December 1884 aged 6 mos. and 9 days.
WILBANKS, Baby
THOMPSON, Nancy wife of B. M. Thompson born 28 January 1841 died 9 August 1903
This stone is across the road from the above cemetery