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SEATON CEMETERY

How To Find This Cemetery: From Abilene, Texas starting from the intersection of State Highway 36 and Loop 322, drive south on Highway 36 for 7 miles to the intersection with CR 232 (a gravel road) Turn left (east) on CR 232. Go about 1.4 miles and the road dead-ends at the cemetery.
GPS Location: N32° 18.446', W 099° 36.73'

This cemetery is named for the Seaton family who owned the land that surrounds it. This land is currently owned by Dr. V. H. Shoultz. Catherine Seaton, wife of J. B. Seaton, is the only Seaton grave marked as such, although several unmarked field stones exist in the cemetery. Robert Franklin “Bob” Kelton was one of the earliest settlers in the Eula community, where he is listed in the 1880 Census. He died of a fever at age 35 on November 14, 1888, and is buried in Seaton Cemetery (there being no Eula Cemetery at that time). The location of his grave has been lost, but his name is on a Kelton Family Monument in the Sweetwater Cemetery, where his wife Fannie was buried in 1925.

This list is provided by Georgia Shipman Yawn from walk-through of the cemetery with Jan Burleson Loper and Ru Burleson Jones on April 28, 2005. There are 106 marked graves in this cemetery, the earliest grave being that of W. J. Mask in 1880 and the latest grave being that of Jane Aten Chapel in 1975. There may be earlier graves marked with field stones; however, no information is available. There is a double headstone for Dr. Shoultz and his wife who are still living. Our deepest appreciation to Georgia Yawn for making this burial list available as a free service to the public.

Surname	First Name	Born	Died	Comments
Bradley	Malissa N	Feb 22, 1858	Oct 17, 1909	dau of S & E Bradley
Brocks		surname etched in standing natural rock; no other information
Bynum	Ethel	Oct 8, 1895	Jan 24, 1896
Bynum	Leonard W	Sep 16, 1870	Apr 22, 1896	husband of Rilla E Bynum
Bynum	Rilla E	Aug 21, 1875	Sep 25, 1899	wife of Leonard W Bynum
Cameron	Horace	Feb 31, 1896	Mar 31, 1896	son of A J & Catharine Cameron
Chapel	Jane Aten	Jan 5, 1920	Apr 20, 1975	latest grave in cemetery
Corn	Franklin	Feb 21, 1903	Aug 31, 1904	son of C N & C E (Thomas) Corn
Cox	Infant		Mar 19, 1897	son of T C & N L Cox
Cox	Mary E	Aug 30, 1884	Jul 11, 1904	wife of S F Cox
Cox	Nancy L	Aug 16, 1857	May 11, 1946	wife of Thomas C Cox
Cox	R Frank	Jun 28, 1885	Dec 29, 1932
Cox	S F	Sep 1, 1832	Aug 24, 1889	husband of Mary E. Cox
Cox	Thomas C	Oct 1, 1857	Sep 28, 1936	husband of Nancy L Cox
Dalmont	Mary G	Oct 26, 1866	Feb 21, 1895	wife of L N Dalmont; married Mar 8, 1885
Dalmont	Minnie Pearl	Jan 10, 1889	Sep 7, 1889	dau of L N & M G Dalmont
Davis	Valentine Martin	Feb 14, 1898	Nov 3, 1900	son of J H & L E Davis
Dearman	E Lee	Sep 7, 1909	Nov 20, 1920
Dearman	Edgar L	Sep 29, 1883	Apr 14, 1968
Dearman	H Ted	May 25, 1890	Nov 11, 1923
Dearman	Mrs. Willie Towns	Jul 10, 1861	Nov 5, 1944	"Mother"
Dearman	Sam J	Feb 5, 1898	Jul 6, 1965
Dearman	Will G	May 28, 1881	Jun 17, 1912
Dillard	J D	Apr 2, 1887	Sep 5, 1891
Downing	C C	Sep 25, 1840	May 27, 1922
Downing	Infant		Apr 26, 1903	dau of D E & Viola Downing
Earley	Auda V	Nov 13, 1917	Nov 13, 1917	"a little bud of love to bloom with God above"
Earley	Thurman A	Nov 25, 1909	Jul 4, 1918
Farley	Mrs. E A	1891	1959	Elliots Funeral Home marker only
Floyd	Infant	Sep 28, 1896	Sep 28, 1896	dau of F J & C C Floyd
Floyd	James Otis	Dec 16, 1893	Sep 25, 1894	son of F J & C C Floyd
Fuqua	Henry	Dec 20, 1854	Dec 7, 1898
Gardner	Annie	May 7, 1855	Nov 26, 1883	wife of W B Gardner
Gardner	Aunt Molly	Jul 22, 1861	Aug 24, 1942
Gardner	Infant	Jul 23, 1897	Jul 24, 1897	son of Wm & M E Gardner
Gardner	Johnie	Nov 27, 1881	Dec 29, 1881	dau of W B & Annie Gardner
Gardner	K L (on foot stone)	headstone is finished marble but no information; among Gardner graves
Gardner	Mattie Ella	Jan 4, 1870	Jul 30, 1897	wife of Wm Gardner
Gardner	W B	Aug 28, 1836	Dec 14, 1898	"W B Gardner came to Abilene from Fulton, KY Dec 25, 1881" on red marble block on top of headstone
Gilbreath	Lessie	Nov 3, 1900	Dec 5, 1900	dau of Jas & L S Gilbreath
Guiles	Isaac	Mar 16, 1835	May 5, 1892
Guiles	Ollie D	May 30, 1885	Nov 30, 1885	dau of L & M J Guiles; "our darling lamb"
Hicks	Frances E	Dec 16, 1839	Dec 13, 1892	wife of E J Hicks
Kirkendoll	R	Mar 8, 1842	Jul 31, 1887	husband of Sarah M Kirkendoll
Kirkendoll	Sarah M	Apr 14, 1846	Apr 19, 1929	wife of Rube Kirkendoll
Lanham	Bonnie Bulah	Mar 1, 1895	Jan ?, 1901	dau of J C & R J Lanham
Lanham	J C	Nov 4, 1846	Dec 25, 1919	husband of Josephine Lanham
Lanham	Josephine	Aug 5, 1849	Sep 10, 1923	wife of J C Lanham
Mask	Fannie B	May 26, 1876	Sep 4, 1891	dau of W T & N L Mask
Mask	Robert Oliver	Jan 31, 1880	Sep 23, 1895
Mask	W J	Feb 12, 1852	Jun 7, 1880	earliest grave in cemetery
Mask ?				rock with nothing on it between 2 Mask graves
Mathis	Daisy	Apr 29, 1876	Feb 3, 1897	wife of W A Mathis & dau of R & S M Kirkendoll
Mathis	Ethel	Jan 9, 1897	Jan 28, 1897	dau of W A & Daisy Mathis
McCright	Ella	Feb 11, 1875	Oct 20, 1895	wife of J S McCright
Merrick	Lou	Nov 9, 1888	Oct 3, 1889	dau of J M & N E Merrick
Murray	Amanda T	Jun 3, 1844	Mar 10, 1896	wife of F I Murray
Musick	Aberham Lincoln	Mar 29, 1888	Nov 17, 1960	"beloved husband and father"
Musick	Arthur James	Feb 15, 1893	Aug 16, 1957	Pvt Co E 123 Infantry, World War I VET
Musick	Dollie	Nov 10, 1894	Feb 3, 1896	dau of T M & M J Musick
Musick	Eller			dau of T M & M J Musick; stone broken
Musick	Steller	Jul 20, 1900	Aug 10, 1900	dau of W F & S N Musick
Nichols	Clara May	May 16, 1904	Feb 11, 1907
Nichols	James Clyde	May 27, 1906	Apr 19, 1918
Nichols	Willie	Nov 15, 1891	Dec 2, 1900	dau of G W and S E Nichols
Petree	Infant			son of Elsworth & Lela Petree
Petree	Lela	Jan 26, 1886	Jan 26, 1923	wife of Elsworth Petree
Poe	Mart	Jul 13, 1896	Jul 13, 1896	son of S W & T R Poe
Poe	Roye ?	illegible	illegible	dau of S W & T R Poe
Pollard	E T	Aug 14, 1854	Dec 23, 1893	wife of R A Pollard
Pollard	Lydia W	Oct 5, 1822	Nov 15, 1900
Pollard	May E	Nov 9, 1879	Aug 8, 1882	dau of R A & E T Pollard
Pollard	R A	Aug 25, 1842	Jan 1, 1930	husband of E T Pollard
Pollard	Robert Aubrey	May 7, 1890	Aug 11, 1900	son of R A & E T Pollard
Pollard	Rose	Sep 25, 1884	Nov 21, 1959
Rhuison	Little May	Jul 1, 1895	Jun 9, 1901	dau of F L Rhuison
Seaton	Catherine	Apr 2, 1840	Oct 5, 1901	wife of J B Seaton
Sele	Robert	Jun 8, 1889	Dec 30, 1899	son of ? & Nannie Sele
Shelley	William G	Jan 23, 1887	Oct 20, 1888
Shelly	William Washington	Oct 23, 1878	Sep 22, 1880	son of M W & Elizabeth Samantha Shelly
Shoultz	Jean Abbott	Feb 1, 1926	living	wife of Vardeman Hudson Shoultz; nurse
Shoultz	Vardeman Hudson	Jan 31, 1921	living	husband of Jean Abbott Shoultz; doctor
Smith	Clinton		Jul 1, 1930	Texas, Pvt 607 Aero SO VET
Smith	Lula	Nov 8, 1873	Sep 1, 1904	wife of G W Smith
Snow	Polly E	Jan 7, 1844	Jul 31, 1920	wife of S B Snow
Stansbury	Pearl	Jun 18		dau of E D & Mable Stansbury
Stevens	George F	Jan 26, 1850	Dec 26, 1884
Stiles	Charles Clifford	Sep 27, 1891	Sep 2, 1892	son of W S & C J Stiles
Thomasson	Beatrice	Mar 17, 1904	Mar 29, 1904	dau of W A & Lena Thomasson
Thomasson	Infant	Mar 29, 1905	Apr 4, 1905	dau of W A & Lena Thomasson
Thomasson	Lena	Dec 2, 1877	Jan 21, 1921	wife of W A Thomasson
Thomasson	Nancy (Stiles)	1880	1901
Townsley	Arthur Douglas	Feb 10, 1900	Jan 14, 1940
Townsley	James F	Dec 8, 1904	Aug 16, 1905	son of J W & L F Townsley
Townsley	James W	Oct 19, 1856	Mar 9, 1944	husband of Lizzie F Townsley
Townsley	Lizzie F	Sep 28, 1868	May 29, 1909	wife of J W Townsley
Townsley	Robert M	May 5, 1895	Nov 13, 1895	son of J W & L F Townsley
Townsley	Thomas E	Dec 27, 1906	Jul 29, 1907	son of J W & L F Townsley
Townsley	W H A	Nov 30, 1892	Sep 1, 1895	son of J W & L F Townsley
Trotter	Marshall	Nov 3, 1898	Nov 3, 1898	son of S H & Maggie Trotter
Waddell	Addie Jewel	Dec 25, 1895	Mar 9, 1898
Williams	Addie	May 30, 1884	Apr 3, 1886	dau of J B & M C Williams
Williams	Ida C	Oct 3, 1871	Sep 29, 1934
Williams	S	Jun 13, 1870	Jan 24, 1901
Wilson	Ernest	Nov 16, 1891	Sep 10, 1900	son of J E & Julia Wilson
Wilson	Julia L	Jun 10, 1857	Feb 11, 1900	wife of J E Wilson

Notes:

There are several unmarked field stones, some at both head and foot of obvious graves.

A standing rectangular stone with no markings is in the Shelley plot.

Some field stones within plots and aligned with other graves are listed above with the surnames of markers in the plot followed by ?.