Alternate name: Devil's Pocket Cemetery
- Location: on County Road 250, less than one half mile from its intersection with FM 2144 and just after its intersection with County Road 248
- Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 701707E, 3280732N (NAD83/WGS84)
- Earliest known year of death: 1855
- Racial mix: all white
- Audited by Ernest Mae Seaholm, Bobby Payne, Judy Payne, and Gene Payne in 1989
- Number of known burials to date: 77
- Comments:
- The cemetery was established on land deeded to the trustees of a Methodist Episcopal Church South by Edward M. Glenn on July 21, 1856 (see Colorado County Deed Records, Book K, p. 537).
- On 1 May 2007, a group of people interested in the old Clear Creek Cemetery met at the First Methodist Church in Weimar and adopted by-laws to establish the Clear Creek Cemetery Association. Officers were elected and goals were established to clean, restore, and preserve the historic cemetery. K. W. Johnson was elected president; Dorothy Albrecht, vice-president; Joye Payne Johnson, secretary; Joyce Stancik, treasurer; and Ernest Mae Seaholm, historian. Members of the board are Mildred Bissell, Kathryn Koliba Whitfill, Lee Everett, and Marlys Sampson-Barton. Work on cleaning the cemetery continues and restoration of some of the stones and crypts has started. Continue to check this website for future developments of work at the cemetery.
- Gate pictured has been replaced with an attractive 6 foot iron fence and gate
CLEAR CREEK CEMETERY Clear Creek Community formed in the 1850s near the route of the "Old Gonzales Road," which ran from San Felipe through Columbus, Oakland, and Gonzales on to San Antonio. A church organized in Clear Creek in the 1850s. In 1860, Edward M. Glenn officially deeded land to Methodist Episcopal Church South trustees Zachariah Payne, O. B. Crenshaw and John Tooke. The cemetery that grew up around the Clear Creek Church became the main burial ground for the area through the 1880s. Records indicate that several burials had already taken place at the site prior to the cemetery's formal establishment. Among the earliest burials are J. C. C. Barnett, so on Joseph and Mary Barnett, Cynthia Cleveland, wife of Horatio Johnson Cleveland, and Martha Miles Burgess, all interred in the 1850s. When the railroad came to nearby Weimar in 1873, the population in the Clear Creek area began to decline. However, even though Clear Creek Church was torn down and used to build a new church in Oakland in 1886, families continued to use the Clear Creek Cemetery for several years. The last recorded burial was that of John Anderson Lamkin, who died in 1929. More than a dozen beterans of the Civil War are buried here, as are members of the 19th century fraternal organization, the Sons of Temperance. Notable features include false crypts and iron and wooden fences for family plots, grave markers are made of marble or granite, with some of local sandstone quarried from Clear Creek. The Clear Creek Cemetery Association formed in 2007 to perpetuate the care and preservation of the cemetery. Historic Texas Cemetery, 2007 To read more about this cemetery and those buried in the cemetery go to the article Clear Creek Cemetery written by Ernest Mae Seaholm Thanks to Ernest Mae Seaholm there are photographs of tombstones that she found at the Clear Creek Cemetery when it was cleaned and audited in 1989. Since there are no obituraries for many of these people, we thought that pictures of their stones might be helpful to some of you. With the photographs shown on this page, it may take too long to load. To view only the tombstones go to Clear Creek Cemetery photos.Historic Texas Cemetery Marker
List of Burials
Barnett, Dankrita Hayes; born: c 1852; died: Dec 28, 1883;
Daughter of John W. and Margery E Jordan,married Alonzo Barnett, Jul 1, 1868
Barnett, J.C C..; born: Dec 25, 1841; died: Oct 24, 1855;
Son of Joseph and Mary A. Barnett
Bass, Elmira P.; born: Nov 5, 1827; died: Oct 18, 1906;
Daughter of William Burgess, married William P. Bass in 1850
Bass, George C.; born: Nov 19, 1858; died: Oct 13, 1870;
Son of William P. and Elmira P. (Burgess) Bass, Aged 11 yrs 10 mos 21 days
Bass, Myrtle Elmira; born: Sep 12, 1895; died: Jan 14, 1898;
Daughter of C.A. and Mattie Bass [tombstone photo]
Bass, W.T.; born: Jul 22, 1854; died: Oct 10, 1880;
Son of William P. and Elmira P. (Burgess) Bass
Bass, William P.; born: Jun 7, 1812; died: Nov 26, 1870;
Confederate veteran
Boahmar, J.; born: c 1807; died: Jul 20, 1886
A music teacher from San Antonio
Boettcher, Clemenz August;born: Oct 15, 1840; died: Jul 18, 1865;
Confederate veteran [false crypt]
Britton, James A. [Brown]; born: c. 1839; died: Feb 3, 1892;
Son of Patrick and Lucretia Britton, Confederate veteran [tombstone photo]
Britton, unknown; born: unknown; died: unknown;
Son of James Brown and Emma Carrie (Henderson) Britton
Brown, Lizzie;born: Dec 13, 1877; died: May 2, 1879; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of J.D. and K.C. Brown
Brown, Mary Anna; born: Aug 12, 1833; died: May 28, 1865; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of Joshua Pritchard and Lucinda (Henderson) Mayes, married John Duff Brown
Burgess, Martha; born: unknown; died: Feb 18, 1858; [tombstone photo]
Née Miles, married Gideon Burgess
Calhoun, David; born: 1832; died: Feb 1911;
Confederate veteran
Carson, Elvy Ann; born: Aug 21, 1813; died: Jun 1, 1866; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of John and Zelpah Windrow, married James W. Carson Sr., Oct 6, 1831
Carson, James W.; born: Nov 1, 1801; died: Aug 31, 1861 [tombstone photo]
Carson, Josephine; born: unknown; died: Oct 8, 1889;
Daughter of Ethelbert Bruce and Mary (McClelland) Fowlkes, married James W. Carson Jr. Sep 14, 1869
Cherry, Sophie Jane; born: c. 1852; died: Jan 25, 1888;
Daughter of Patrick and Lucretia Britton, married James Ormand Cherry, Mar 1, 1877
Cleveland, Cynthia; born: Sep 19, 1796; died: Dec 26, 1859;
Née Carley, married Horatio Johnson Cleveland, Mar 18, 1813
Crenshaw, J.J.; born: Jan 29, 1862; died: Dec 5, 1862; [tombstone photo]
Child of Oliver B. and Mary Anne (Andrews) Crenshaw
Crenshaw, Oliver B.; born: Jan 26, 1823; died: Oct 8, 1863 [tombstone photo]
Mexican War Veteran [See pension application of his widow, Mary Ann (Andrews) Crenshow] married Mary Ann Anthenet Andrews, Mar 11, 1847
Darby, Fannie A.; born: Mar 25, 1842; died: Dec 25, 1871; [tombstone photo]
Married James A. Darby
Darby, Lou; born: Dec 12, 1869; died: Mar 18, 1870; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of James A. and Loucintha (Henderson) Darby
Darby, Loucintha; born: May 22, 1844; died: Dec 16, 1869; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of Thomas J. Henderson, married James A. Darby (his first wife)
DeGraffenreid, Thomas E.; born: Aug 9, 1825; died: Jul 31, 1867; [false cyrpt]
DeGraffenreid, Thomas Tscharner; born: May 6, 1832; died: Aug 15, 1875;
Confederate veteran
Ellis, Martha A.; born: Jan 14, 1853; died: May 9, 1875;[tombstone photo]
Daughter of C.J. and Mary A. Ward, married Charles C. Ellis, Dec 8, 1869
Ellis, unknown; born: unknown; died: Sep 25, 1883;
Married Charles C. Ellis (his second wife)
Ellison, Thomas Dryden; born: c. 1825; died: Oct 21, 1863;
Married Celia Dean, Confederate veteran died at home of Harriet Bryon Sledge
Fowlkes, Ethelbert Bruce; born: Sep 12, 1816; died: Mar 8, 1880; [tombstone photo]
Son of Edward Bass Fowlkes
Glaze, Lillian; born: unknown; died: before 1910;
Daughter of John E. and Nora E. (Britton) Glaze
Glaze, Mittie; born: unknown; died: before 1910;
Daughter of John E. and Nora E. (Britton) Glaze
Glaze, unknown; born: unknown; died: before 1910;
Child of George and Tommie (Britton) Glaze
Glaze, unknown; born: unknown; died: before 1910;
Child of George and Tommie (Britton) Glaze
Halbert, unknown; born: unknown; died: unknown
Halbert, unknown; born: unknown; died: unknown
Henderson, James T.; born: c. 1873; died: Oct 2, 1891;
Son of Albert N. and Sarah J. Henderson
Henderson, Martha; born: Jun 5, 1818; died: Oct 7, 1900;
Daughter of Jeremiah and Celia (Willeford) Hendricks, married Thomas J. Henderson Jul 5, 1831 in Lawrence County, Alabama
Henderson, Thomas J.; born: c. 1814; died: Feb 1878
Huggins, Anna J.; born: c. 1857; died: Jan 6, 1888;
Married Americus V. Huggins
Laidley, Thomas Mortimer; born: c. 1827; died: Dec 12, 1889
Son of John Osborne and Mary Scales (Hite) Laidley, married Hezina Beall in 1837, married Sarah Elizabeth Lackey in 1871
Lamkin, Ella N.;[tombstone photo] born: c. 1857; died: Oct 16, 1891;
Daughter of Thomas J. Henderson, married John Anderson Lamkin, Nov 8, 1872
Lamkin, John A.; born: 1884; died: Sep 14, 1885;
Son of John Anderson and Ella N. (Henderson) Lamkin
Lamkin, John Anderson; born: Dec 25, 1856; died: Jul 19, 1929;
Son of John L. and Mary (Stanton) Lamkin
Long, Abner W.; born: Dec 27, 1856; died: Feb 11, 1876;
Son of J.A. and Louisa J. Long
Long, Louisa J.; born: Feb 29, 1835; died: Feb 12, 1876;
Married J. A. Long
Mayes, Elizabeth Ann; born: Jul 7, 1841; died: Apr 23, 1901; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of Ethelbert Bruce and Mary (McClelland) Fowlkes, married Joshua Pritchard Mayes in 1860
Mayes, Joshua Pritchard Sr.; born: Dec 5, 1832; died: Jul 5, 1925;
Son of Michael Warren and Mary Waldridge (Henderson) Mayes, Confederate veteran
McKinnon, Murdock; born: Jun 8, 1859; died: 186?; [tombstone photo]
Son of Louison McKinnon
Mercer, Levi; born: Jul 22, 1815; died: Feb 14, 1865; [tombstone photo]
Son of Eli Mercer
Moore, Annie; born: c. 1869; died: Apr 25, 1892;
Daughter of J.T. Bowen, married Thomas Phillip Moore
Moore, unknown; born: Apr 21, 1892; died: Apr 23, 1892;
Daughter of Thomas Phillip and Annie (Bowen) Moore
Mullin, unnamed boy; born: unknown; died: Oct 6, 1882;
Son of John Halbert and Mary Alice (Farley) Mullins
Nunn, R.E.;born: Dec 21, 1831; died: Oct 15, 1861 [tombstone photo]
Overbay, San Antonio;born: unknown; died: unknown; [tombstone photo]
Son of Eugene L. and Sarah E. (Bass) Overbay
Overbay, Sarah E.; born: Aug 9, 1856; died: Jul 26, 1877;
Daughter of William P. and Elmira P. Bass, married Eugene L. Overbay, Nov 25, 18
Payne, Bashie; born: May 3, 1874; died: Jun 30, 1885;
Daughter of Josiah Frederick Turner and Basheba Winifred (Andrews) Payne
Payne, Don Fernando;born: Sep 29, 1823; died: Dec 6, 1871; [tombstone photo]
Son of Zachariah and Nancy (Turner) Payne, Confederate veteran
Payne, Josiah Frederick Turner; born: Oct 1, 1825; died: Feb 20, 1879;
Son of Zachariah and Nancy (Turner) Payne, Confederate veteran
Payne, Josiah Pembroke;born: Apr 23, 1859; died: May 3, 1865; [tombstone photo]
Son of Don Fernando and Sarah Elizabeth (Andrews) Payne
Payne, Nancy Turner; born: Mar 21, 1797; died: Jan 28, 1879;
Married Zachariah Payne
Payne, Zachariah;born: Mar 4, 1794; died: Mar 14, 1870 [false crypt]
Pierce, Lottie; born: c. 1886; died: Nov 17, 1889;
Daughter of Joe Pierce
Pierce, unknown; born: Apr 22, 1891; died: May 1, 1891;
Daughter of Joe Pierce
Powell, Amiddia A.; born: Dec 1857; died: Aug 8, 1866
Powell, James B.; born: 1824; died: Mar 1, 1864 [tombstone photo]
Powell, James D.; born: Mar 29, 1850; died: Oct 4, 1867
Rutledge, Pink A.; born: c. 1850; died: Sep 8, 1892
Married Cornelia Henderson Nov 7, 1876
Ward, C. J.; born: Jan 4, 1814; died: Jan 1, 1872 [tombstone photo]
Ward, Junius P.; born: unknown; died: 1872;
Son of C.J. and Mary A. Ward
Whitley, G. W.; born: Feb 29, 1856; died: Aug 14, 1875; [tombstone photo][footstone]
Whitley, Hardy L.; born: Oct 18, 1804; died: Jun 21, 1881 [tombstone?]
Whitley, Sarah; born: Aug 18, 1809; died: Aug 26, 1875; [tombstone photo]
Married Hardy L. Whitley
Williamson, Thomas W.; born: Mar 16, 1800; died: Dec 11, 1866
Windrow, Claude; born: Apr 22, 1874; died: Nov 15, 1875;
Son of Henry Zachariah and Margaret Ann (Mercer) Windrow
Windrow, Irene; born: Jul 2, 1856; died: Feb 26, 1871; [tombstone photo]
Daughter of Cleveland and Sallie Ann (Payne) Windrow
Bass, Myrtle Elmira; born: Sep 12, 1895; died: Jan 14, 1898;
Daughter of C.A. and Mattie Bass
Boettcher, Clemenz August;{false cyrpt] born: Oct 15, 1840; died: Jul 18, 1865;
Confederate veteran
Brown, Mary Anna; born: Aug 12, 1833; died: May 28, 1865;
Daughter of Joshua Pritchard and Lucinda (Henderson) Mayes, married John Duff Brown
Burgess, Martha; born: unknown; died: Feb 18, 1858; Née Miles, married Gideon Burgess
Carson, Elvy Ann Windrow; born: Aug 21, 1813; died: Jun 1, 1866
Carson, James W.; born: Nov 1, 1801; died: Aug 31, 1861
Crenshaw, J.J.; born: Jan 29, 1862; died: Dec 5, 1862;
Child of Oliver B. and Mary Anne (Andrews) Crenshaw
Crenshaw, Oliver B.; born: Jan 26, 1823; died: Oct 8, 186
Darby, Fannie A.; born: Mar 25, 1842; died: Dec 25, 1871; Married James A. Darby
Darby, Lou; born: Dec 12, 1869; died: Mar 18, 1870; Daughter of James A. and Loucintha (Henderson) Darby
Darby, Loucintha; born: May 22, 1844; died: Dec 16, 1869; Daughter of Thomas J. Henderson, married James A. Darby (his first wife)
Ellis, Martha A.; born: Jan 14, 1853; died: May 9, 1875; Daughter of C.J. and Mary A. Ward, married Charles C. Ellis, Dec 8, 1869
Ward, C.J.; born: Jan 4, 1814; died: Jan 1, 1872
DeGraffenreid, Thomas E.; born: Aug 9, 1825; died: Jul 31, 1867;
Fowlkes, Ethelbert Bruce; born: Sep 12, 1816; died: Mar 8, 1880; Son of Edward Bass Fowlkes
Mayes, Elizabeth Ann; born: Jul 7, 1841; died: Apr 23, 1901; Daughter of Ethelbert Bruce and Mary (McClelland) Fowlkes, married Joshua Pritchard Mayes in 1860
Mayes, Joshua Pritchard Sr.; born: Dec 5, 1832; died: Jul 5, 1925; Son of Michael Warren and Mary Waldridge (Henderson) Mayes...Confederate veteran
Mercer, Levi; born: Jul 22, 1815; died: Feb 14, 1865; Son of Eli Mercer
McKinnon, Murdock; born: Jun 8, 1859; died: 186?; Son of Louison McKinnon
Above are the remains of several broken stones
Nunn, R.E.; born: Dec 24, 1841; died: Oct 15, 1861
Payne, Don Fernando; born: Sep 29, 1823; died: Dec 6, 1871; Son of Zachariah and Nancy (Turner) Payne...Confederate veteran
Payne, Josiah Pembroke; born: Apr 23, 1859; died: May 3, 1865; Son of Don Fernando and Sarah Elizabeth (Andrews) Payne
Payne, Zachariah; born: Mar 4, 1794; died: Mar 14, 1870
Powell, James B.; born: 1824; died: Mar 1, 1864
Brown, Lizzie; born: Dec 13, 1877; died: May 2, 1879;
Daughter of J.D. and K.C. Brown
Overbay, San Antonio; born: unknown; died: unknown; Son of Eugene L. and Sarah E. (Bass) Overbay
Whitley, G. W.; born: Feb 29, 1856; died: Aug 14, 1875;
Again we say THANKS to Ernest Mae Seaholm for furishing these photos.
Extracted by John Konesheck
If you have any corrections, additions or obituaries pertaining to this cemetery, please contact the county coordinator.
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MERCURY REPORTER VISITS AN OLD OLD CEMETERY
A report of a 1926 visit to Clear Creek CemeteryThis old cemetery has not had a clearing and cleaning since 1989. Now the Lucas Family - Ron, Patricia and Brett - have, with some of their friends, taken on the awsome task. To check the progress they are making go to Operation Clean Up 2005.
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