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Last	First/Maiden	DOB	DOD	Notes
Anderson	Wilson		31-Mar-1875	Shot by Bill Longley.
Brown	A. H.			_ April 1859 only date
Carothers	S	14-Oct-1876	12-Nov-1876	Infant son of A. J. & M.A. Carothers.
Dodds	Jane	1787	10-Feb-1870	Born in Fairfield District, SC; Died in Washington Co., TX Married Samuel DODDS
Dozier	boys			were probably buried here after being hung at the old tree in Evergreen.
Foster	Martha D.	27-Nov-1814	17-Apr-1880	Map--donated by: Diane L Nollenberg rv238@juno.com Married G. W. Foster
Foster	W. E.	2-Jul-1843	3-Feb-1875	Map--donated by: Diane L Nollenberg rv238@juno.com Son of G.W. & M.D. FOSTER
Glass	Sam T.	8-Apr-1863	4-Oct-1881
Griffeth	Jacob	10-May-1813	18-Aug-1866
Harrison	A. A.	Jan-1833	Dec-1875	Map--donated by: Diane L Nollenberg rv238@juno.com
Harrison	C. A.	6-May-1837	6-Feb-1874	Map--donated by: Diane L Nollenberg rv238@juno.com Wife of A. A. Harrison
Heck	Martha	1826	-
Heck	Randle B.	1821	1874
Heck	R. D.	22-Apr-1845	8-Jan-1873
Horelica	Philip	5-May-1897	2-Jun-1920
Irvin	Jim Tom		1876	Irwin brothers were hanged on the old tree at Evergreen in 1876 for stealing horses.
Irvin	Little Tom		1876	age 14.
McKeown	Nancy	21-Apr-1846	7-Oct-1857	Daughter of James & Mary MCKEOWN
Orsak	Mary	-	5-Apr-1889	Grandma
Shaw	Ped		1876	He was shot while stealing horses with the Irvin brothers above.
Stockton	DR.			These 2 Stockton shot each other at Evergreen in Oct 1868 and are probably buried here.
Stockton	Gus
Tyler	Albert C.	13-Nov-1840	28-Jan-1874
Tyler	Albert S.	1873	1941
Urban	Joe
West	Isaac	15-Jan-1805	11-Feb-1858
Wilson	Stephen E.	31-Aug-1820	2-Sep-1872	Married Frances E. WESTMORELAND
York	Josef Milon	23-Sep-1867	27-Jul-1869	Son of M.C. & M.A. York
York	2 infants	--	--	no dates. Infants of M.G. & M. A. York
H.L.				No other info

The below information was submitted by an anonymous patron. If you are wanting more information contact the county coordinator.

Evergreen Cemetery FindAGrave Narrative

Driving directions to cemetery:

From Giddings take Hwy 77 North for 6.1 mi, turn left onto FM1624 for .5 mi. Cemetery on left on private property, across FM1624 TX from Historical marker at old oak tree, on right, in Evergreen, TX. Evergreen Cemetery sign at road fence line, through 3 gates (private access) to cemetery gate; approximately 1 acrea perimeter fencing still visible. Stones and bricks, including remains of brick vaults, are scattered among overgrown trees, brush, etc.

GPS:

30.267754, -96.953275

EVERGREEN Cemetery

Evergreen was once a little town which predated Giddings. When the railroad came through Giddings, slowly everyone moved there, abandoning Evergreen.

The cemetery, approximately one fenced acre in size, abandoned but visible to the left at end of private lane, is on the farm of Ernest Schiwert near Elm Creek on FM1624. The oldest marker is for Nancy McKeown and her death is shown as October, 1857. There are believed to be earlier burials in this cemetery but these early graves do not have markers. There are many rocks, bricks and depressions in the cemetery, indicating many graves that have been lost. Currently FindAGrave records 33 graves.

Some of the history for Evergreen records that a band of outlaws or horse thieves, sentenced by Judge Lynch (date unknown), were hanged on the old oak tree, placed in a wagon and hauled to the cemetery ¼ mile away. All buried in a row with a large rock placed at the head of each grave. The two Dozier boys were hanged at Evergreen and probably buried there. Other notables are the two Stockton men who shot each other at Evergreen in October 1868 and are probably buried in this cemetery. Wilson Anderson, shot by Bill Longley, March 31, 1875, lived in Evergreen (1870 census) and is thought by descendants to be buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Two Irvin brothers, who were hanged on the old tree in 1876, and Shaw, who was shot, after the three were sentenced for stealing horses are buried in Evergreen.

Michael Mutchink (1831-1895) and son Charles (1860-1890), were buried not in this cemetery but on private property, immediately north and west, near the no longer standing old Evergreen non-denominational church. Their combined headstone and iron fence enclosure is well maintained.

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