San Augustine County, Texas

The Cradle of Texas Independence

John Sowell Cemetery

This old cemetery is located in the woods south of Broaddus.  Only three monuments could be located.  Tradition has this to be a large cemetery.  The area is over-grown and grave sites could not be determined.

This Updated May 2008 by Suzanne Sowell

Directions:  Take FM 2258 from Broaddus.  Travel 2.1 miles staying to the right, at the third Y take the left fork to the Wiley Price home.  The cemetery is now enclosed with a cattle panel fence with a metal gate and has a sign reading "Burnaman Bend and Sowell Cemetery"

 
NAME BIRTH DEATH FATHER MOTHER
BURNAMAN, Emily 1822 18-Jul-1870 Johnston, Presley ?, Mary Emily
BURNAMAN, Phillip 1820 5-Jun-1867 Burnaman, Phillip Brannon?, Sarah
GALLOWAY, William 1784 Bet-1860-1870 Galloway, Abraham East, Mary
SOWELL, John B. 2-Jun-1824 3-Sept-1873 Sowell, John Galloway, Nancy Ann
SOWELL, John Edward 1853 bef-1880 Sowell, John B. Sungster, Susan
SOWELL, Mary A. 12-Aug-1842 29-Aug-1901 Miller, Harvey B. ?, Sarah
SOWELL, Susan 1828 6-June-1858 Sungster  

 

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