Holden-Thompson Cemetery

Private cemetery of the Holden family, now owned by the Thompson family. Located close to the Jourdan River, it is a very picturesque spot. There are several confederate and War of 1812 soldiers buried here. The oldest (marked) grave dates back to 1827.

map to Holden-Thompson cemetery

Directions:

From I-10 take the 603 North (= exit 13). Turn left on Texas Flat Road. You can also simply follow the signs to the McLeod State Park. Go past the Park office entrance - on the right hand side - and take the next road to your right. It is a dirt road, no pavement, do not travel after heavy rains. Follow this very picturesque, winding road for about 1/2 a mile and you will see the cemetery on your right.

Cemetery layout:

Row numbering starts at the road and graves are numbered left to right. See diagram for layout.

Note: The table below is sorted by grave layout. Use Ctrl+F to search for a specific name, or part of a name.
# Last Name First Name Birth Death Comment
1-01 Lind Lillie M. 10/19/1920 07/09/2004
1-02 Lind Cornelius M. 04/30/1923 03/02/2001
1-03 Lind Michael J., Jr. 10/03/1910 12/08/1985
1-04 Lind Ellen L. 07/21/1885 03/03/1968 "Mother"
1-05 Lind Michael J., Sr. 10/13/1884 12/26/1967 "Father"
1-06 Lind Vivian N. 07/22/1915 04/01/1989
1-07 Lind Victor E. 12/21/1918 07/13/1985 Us Army World War II
2-01a Faye Willie Crypt, not marked (2008)
2-01b Faye Sarah Lind Crypt, not marked (2008)
2-02 Holden Oneita Howard 03/04/1927
2-03 Holden Elder Moses T. Jr. 05/07/1924 05/25/1999
2-04 Schwartz Doris Elizabeth Holden 02/02/1920 11/22/1995 Mother and Grandmother
2-05 Holden Christybell Lee 11/11/1933 12/16/2000
2-06 Holden Aaron James Sr. 02/05/1929 01/07/1994
2-07 Holden Leona Estapa 06/1900 03/16/1929
2-08 Holden Moses Thomas 01/24/1891 08/20/1955 WW I
2-09a Lang Charles A. 1916 2004
2-09b Holden Audrey 1917 2005
2-10 Holden Sarah 09/14/1861 02/07/1953 Age: 92 yrs, 4 mos, 23 days
2-11 Holden Victor 05/20/1861 07/15/1927 "Father"; Husband of Sara Holden
2-12 Lind Betty Jean Baby; daughter of Ozzie Lind
2-13 (Unmarked) small child
2-14 (Unmarked) baby
3-01 (Unmarked)
3-02 (Unmarked)
3-03 Zamsky Mary Nelson 03/07/1919 02/15/1988 "Mother and Wife"
4-01 McGowen John 05/14/1845 05/15/1929
4-02 McGowen Wade 10/07/1982 Can't find, date not certain
4-03 Holden Nancy Ann Springfield can't find
4-04 Holden Mahlon, Jr. 1839 07/12/1858 can't find
4-05 Nelson child Christian No longer marked, in Nelson fence
4-06 Nelson child Peter No longer marked, in Nelson fence
4-07a Nelson Mary 05/1853 07/15/1926 "Mother", Wife of Peter
4-07b Nelson Peter 1888 01/16/1932 "Father", Husband of Mary
4-07c Nelson baby No longer marked, in Nelson fence
4-08 Holden Manuel 1877 1914
4-09 Lloyd Clara Holden 1897 1972
4-10 L. J.
4-11 L. Ilmo J.
5-01 Campbell Joanne Higginbotham 10/05/1930 06/07/1989 Age 58
5-02 Campbell Wilbur Guy 03/31/1915 05/15/1989 Age 73
5-03/06 (Unmarked)
5-07 Williams Allen 07/30/1960 age 60 yrs, 2 mos, 29 days
5-08 Williams Catherine Holden can't find; buried with Jack Williams
5-09 Williams Jack Family Jack Williams Family
5-10 Williams Frances Holden 07/03/1867 12/06/1939 age 66 yrs
5-11 Williams Moses 11/18/1859 01/06/1933
5-12 Lott Joshua, Sr. 10/08/1847 11/30/1920 brother of Susan Lott Holden
5-13 Lott Jesse "Bully" 05/28/1834 03/19/1923 brother of Susan Lott Holden
5-14 Lott Catherine Dawsey 07/25/1844 01/08/1904 wife of Jesse Lott
5-15 Lott(?) Edward 10/20/1879 02/28/1912
6-01/02 (Unmarked)
6-03 Holden Mary Ann Pullum 08/20/1836 03/06/1928
6-04 Holden Gideon 1831 06/29/1881 CSA; 50 yrs old
6-05 Holden William 1948 date of death ??/09/1948, month illegible
6-06 Holden Simon 1787 1827
6-07 Holden Catherine Nichols 1790 1853
6-08 Holden Mahlon, Sr. 1788 1846 war of 1812
6-09 Tate Abigail Holden 1793 1861
6-10 Tate James S. 03/18/1782 06/20/1861 War of 1812
7-01 Johnson Horace C. 07/17/1921 06/20/1968 Miss Pfc 157 Inf 45th Inf Div Co World War II
7-02 Johnson Willie 1888 10/04/1925 Age 37
7-03 Ladner Agnes 06/16/1902 03/08/1917
7-04 Ladner David 06/06/1868 07/19/1933
7-05 Ladner Lenora Holden 03/12/1872 03/01/1917 wife of David Ladner
7-06 Holden John (???) CSA
7-07 (Unmarked)
7-08 (Unmarked) Army Eagle 12 star
8-01 Faye Donald Bond 03/11/1949 05/18/1996 Age 47
8-02 (Unmarked)
8-03 Dunhurst Leon Stanley 06/15/1928 10/20/1986 Msgt Us Air Force Korea, Vietnam
8-04a Warrick Christopher Allen 03/19/1988 02/06/2007
8-04b Dunhurst Christopher W. 03/19/1988 02/06/2007
8-05 (Unmarked) Army Eagle 12 star
8-06 (Unmarked) Army Eagle 12 star
8-07 (Unmarked) Army Eagle 12 star
9-01/02 (Unmarked)
9-03 Kenmar John Note: grave is in the swamp at some distance, stone gone
9-04a Kenmar Elizabeth 08/25/1838 10/30/1856 Note: grave is in the swamp at some distance
9-04b Kenmar Samuel Alexander 08/28/1856 10/28/1856 Note: grave is in the swamp at some distance
9-05 (Unmarked) mother + baby 1700's; graves in the woods; can't find

The above list was compiled by the Hancock County Historical Society.  We have gathered original records, data handed down from families and/or collected by our volunteers and countless others, and tried to verify this information to the best of our ability.  If you believe some of this to be in error, or if you have additional information, please contact us.  Our phone number and email address are on the home page.