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	Skinner Cemetery
	Skinner Cemetery has been destroyed by a bulldozer that was used to clear the cemetery of growth since the 1930's. The group doing the cleaning did so with no intent to destroy any tombstones, just clean the cemetery. Many stones were removed from their burial sites and stacked in one area to allow the bulldozer to enter the cemetery. The stones have never been replaced and some were even found in a burn pile the group was using to burn rubbish. Fortunately a survey had been accomplished in 1974 before the damage to the stones occurred in May 1987. In one area of the cemetery is the burial site for numerous babies born to unwed mothers. There was a home close by that unwed mothers stayed until their babies were born. It is not known how many babies are buried there. From Denton, Texas take US 380 East to US 377 Exit; North on US 377 to Pilot Point, Texas to Debbie Lane; right on Debbie Lane 0.3 miles; the cemetery is on the left side of the road - the cemetery is so overgrown with weeds, briers, etc. that you have to really look close to see the cemetery. NOTE: Besides the numerous burials of babies there are many sites marked with field stones; footmarkers - N.M.C.; P.C.; L.A.H. and J.T. Alcorn, W.H.; b. Jan 8, 1845; d. Mar 9, 1894 Baldwin, J.H.; b. Jul 8, 1888; d. Aug 3, 1888 Baldwin, Melie; b. Jan 10, 1880; d. Jun 6, 1881 Baldwin, N.C.; b. Apr 3, 1852; d. May 20, 1898 Bates, Daniel N.; b. Mar 15, 1827; d. Nov 23, 1886 Bell, Bluford; b. May 5, 1809; d. Jan 27, 1863 Black, Molly Ann; d/o R.F. & L.E. Black; b. Sep 27, 1860; d. Mar 21, 1862 Chastain, James C.; s/o S.H. & V.H. Chastain; b. Jun 1, 1876; d. Mar 11, 1877 Crites, Polly; b. Jul 1820; d. Sep 29, 1877 Fortenberry, O.R.; b. Dec 21, 1821; d. Apr 19, 1874 French, Joseph C.; s/o J.L. & A.E. French; b. Mar 28, 1873; d. Sep 9, 1874 Graham, James; h/o Mary Graham; b. Apr 5, 1808; d. Sep 9, 1867 Graham, Mary; w/o James Graham; b. Jun 14, 1808; d. Aug 1, 1889 Gist, Minnie L.; d/o J.N. & R. Gist; b. Jan 2, 1870; d. Sep 12, 1870 Hill, Daniel; b. 1809; d. 1884; aged 75 yrs Hill, Louisa C.; b. no dates; d. Feb 28, 1897; aged 57 yrs Hill, William E.; s/o L.A. & L.C. Hill; b. May 27, 1880; d. May 8, 1883 Holford, Harriet; w/o Matthew Holford; b. Feb 2, 1812; d. Aug 7, 1870 Holford, Matthew; h/o Harriet Holford; b. Mar 13, 1808; d. Nov 2, 1869 Hughes, Mary; d/o H.A. & M.A. Hughes; b. 1872; d. Oct 29, 1872; aged 1 month, 12 days Hughes, Mary A.; w/o H.A. Hughes; b. no dates; d. Oct 19, 1872; aged 19 yrs, 8 mos, 23 dys Inmon, Isaac, b. Jan 10, 1809; d. Jul 24, 1873 Ives, Lizzie B.; b. Nov 6, 1847; d. Sep 10, 1875 Merchant, Infant; c/o C.W. & M.F. Merchant; b. no dates; d. no dates; stone broken Merchant, J.S., Sr.; b. Aug 24, 1800; d. Dec 8, 1876 Phipps, Joe Mylo-- B.; b. Apr 16, 1928; d. Apr 27, 1928 Rea, Arie Belle Coleman; w/o David Neil Rea; b. Feb 25, 1851; d. May 22, 1879; no headstone Rudd, Fufus L.; b. Jun 12, 1842; d. Mar 14, 1900 Russell, Jane; w/o John Russell; b. Apr 4, 1816; d. Jul 8, 1866 Russell, John; h/o Jane Russell; b. Jan 26, 1797; d. Jun 11, 1879 Saling, Ida May; w/o H.P. Saling; b. Sep 7, 1877; d. Jun 29, 1901 Saling, J.; c/o H.P. & I.M. Saling; b. May 20, 1901; d. Aug 13, 1901 Shelton, James L.; s/o J.L. & S.E. Shelton; b. Jan 5, 1863; d. Feb 15, 1862 Taylor, Catherine; w/o Josiah Taylor; b. Nov 17, 1820; d. Aug 18, 1900 Taylor, Josiah; h/o Catherine Taylor; b. Jan 23, 1814; d. Jul 30, 1858 Taylor, Josiah, Jr.; s/o Josiah & Catherine Taylor; b. no dates; d. Mar 6, 1858; aged 5 years Turner, Pocahontas; b. Jan 9, 1830; d. Jan 7, 1873 Vanderslice, Bell Z.; d/o J.A. & R.M. Vanderslice; b. Feb 8, 1866; d. Dec 16, 1882 Vanderslice, J.S.; b. Jun 3, 1869; d. Oct 16, 1895 Vanderslice, Rebeca; w/o J.A. Vanderslice; b. Apr 26, 1835; d. Apr 26, 1895 Wellborn, Frances Annable; w/o John C. Wellborn; b. Jul 14, 1811; d. Dec 4, 1893; no headstone Wellborn, John C.; b. no dates; d. Feb 20, 1893; aged 85 yrs, 1 mo, 16 dys; no headstone Wellborn, Leonia; w/o Thomas Wellborn; b. no dates; d. Jun 18, 1893; aged 23 years; no headstone West, Martha J.; w/o Robert West; b. Jul 27, 1848; d. Sep 26, 1872 West, Mary B.; s/o Martha West; b. Jun 20, 1871; d. Sep 28, 1872 Wilson, Juda; w/o N. Wilson; b. Dec 26, 1818; d. Apr 7, 1873 Wilson, Nathanniel; h/o Juda Wilson; b. Sep 1, 1813; d. Oct 18, 1885 Wilson, Prissie; d/o S.B. & M.A. Wilson; b. Aug 1, 1848; d. Sep 12, 1873 Wilson, Sarah E.; d/o S.B. & M.A. Wilson; b. Feb 18, 1854; d. Jul 15, 1873 Special thanks to Bruce J. Zak & Luisa Browning for scanning the abandoned cemeteries.
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