Wizard Wells
Cemetery
Jack County Texas
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Wizard Wells Cemetery is in the
east part of Jack County. It's west of Lake Bridgeport. From Runaway Bay go west on Hwy 380 for 7.5 miles. Turn right on Fm Rd 1156 and go about 2 miles to the town of Wizard Wells. Turn right on Green Elm Road and go north of town for about 2 miles. Stay on the right fork of the road. The cemetery will be on the right side of the road.
There's a drive and a small gate on the north side of the cemetery. (See pictures above)
In the town of Wizard Wells there's a well and Historical Marker. (See picture above and text of marker below)
Wizard Wells The Kiowa Indians first visited this location and used the mineral waters for medicinal purposes. George Washington Vineyard settled here in the 1870s taking up a claim originally established by David Rowland. Vineyard dug this well for his home but the mineral-tasting water was not used. He suffered from sore eyes and from ulcers on his legs but was cured by bathing in and drinking the water. The news spread and visitors suffering from arthritis, rheumatism, stomach disorders, and skin diseases began coming to the well. Those seeking treatments often camped along Bean’s Creek in their wagons. Soon three hotels and several bath houses opened to serve the increased visitor population. The town of Vineyard was laid out in 1882 and J.H. Grisham opened the first general store. The town later included several churches, a newspaper, school, sawmill, blacksmith shop, and post office. In 1898 the Rock Island Railroad bypassed Vineyard and Sebree Community was started (2 mi. S). Visitors arriving by train took a hack to the resort. H.F. Stamper and his sons, Clint and H.F., Jr. petitioned the legislature in 1915 and the name of Vineyard became Wizard Well. Sebree was changed to Vineyard. (1980) |
Below are several pictures
that Royce Raven rrrcubic@rrraven.com
had in his collection of 'Old Wizard Wells'.
He said that 'The Wizard' was there in the 1940's but gone by the 1950's.
Parts of the Bath House in the 2 following pictures are still there.
Above is Royce Raven's old
picture of the Historical Marker in the town of Wizard Wells.
See the newer picture of that marker near the top of this page.
Layout Order and Map of Wizard Wells Cemetery
There was a roadway through the center of the cemetery. We used that road as divider between our Sections 1 and 2. (See picture above and map below)
Headstone photos were taken by Sue Tackel
& LaDarla Keith in August 2004. 260
headstones were found at that time. The cemetery was divided by the road into 2 Sections. Headstones were photographed and numbered in Rows as shown in the map
above.
See 'Layout Map & Order' below on this page. Click
Here for a table of all information
and links to headstone pictures.
Sect Row # Last Name First Name 1 1 1 Bean Virginia Darlene 1 1 2 Bean George Virgle "Buddy" 1 1 3 Winters Roper Wayne 1 2 4 Lyda Addie Lue Allie 1 2 5 Bean Virgie Alice 1 2 6 Bean George Washington 1 2 7 Bragg Winona George 1 2 8 Sallee C.T. 1 2 9 Bean Sarah A. 1 2 10 Bean Edna E. 1 3 11 Whisenhunt W.B. 1 3 12 Watson Wyett Stant 1 3 13 Watson Letha 1 3 14 Lyda N.A. 1 3 15 Morrow Lydia Lyda 1 3 16 Morrow Joseph W. 1 3 17 Durham Avis 1 3 18 George Martha E. 1 3 19 George James C. 1 3 20 George James Opal 1 3 21 Brock Paul Troy, Jr. 1 3 22 Lewis Ida M. 1 3 23 Lewis J.W. 1 3 24 Bean Grace Cathilene 1 3 25 Bean Bittie Louise 1 3 26 Jones Ada M. 1 3 27 Jones W.H. 1 4 28 Jones Martha George 1 4 29 Estes Billie Jayne 1 4 30 Estes Betty Louise 1 4 31 Estes Bill 1 4 32 Estes Norma "Shortie" 1 4 33 Estes James D. "J.D." 1 5 34 Gray William C. 1 5 35 Gray J.L. 1 5 36 Hensley Jessie William 1 5 37 Griffith Alton B. 1 5 38 Griffith Tempa 1 5 39 Worthington Sallie 1 5 40 Worthington N.B. 1 5 41 White Tennie 1 5 42 Nelson Annie Laura 1 5 43 Nelson Joseph Edward 1 5 44 Nelson Nannie Bell 1 5 45 Nelson R.A. 1 6 46 Anderson G.B. 1 6 47 Anderson W.J. 1 6 48 Anderson Elizabeth 1 6 49 White Martha J. 1 6 50 White D.C. 1 6 51 Withers Nola Mae 1 6 52 Sims Margarete Ann Brinlee 1 6 53 Lowe Russell E. 1 6 54 Lowe Orella B. 1 6 55 Dougless Annie L. 1 6 56 White Rosa Lee 1 6 57 White John P. 1 6 58 White Lara Lee 1 6 59 White John C. 1 7 60 Dougless Lester 1 7 61 Dougless Johnny 1 7 62 Dougless Florence E. 1 7 63 Dougless Peter L. 1 7 64 Felkner John Raymond 1 7 65 Wofford J.F. 1 7 66 Ramzy Pearlie Jane 1 7 67 Ramzy Ethel E. 1 7 68 Ramzy James Robert 1 7 69 Gilmore Clint 1 7 70 Gilmore Macy 1 7 71 Gilmore F.D. 1 7 72 King Girtrude 1 7 73 Anderson A. 1 7 74 Anderson Kittie Ann 1 7 75 Anderson Lina 1 7 76 Gilmore Virgil 1 8 77 Ellis Mary L. 1 8 78 Ellis William I. 1 8 79 Ellis Stanley S. 1 8 80 Ellis George D. 1 8 81 Ellis Finis C. 1 8 82 Ellis Hazle A. 1 8 83 Ellis Julia A. 1 8 84 Nelson Cyril 1 8 85 Nelson Grady 1 8 86 Nelson Ruthie 1 8 87 Myers Letitia 1 8 88 Laird George Bessal 1 8 89 Laird Geo. V. 1 9 90 Cole Walter 1 9 91 Frie nameless daughter 1 9 92 Frie Rufie R. 1 9 93 Laird Margret I. 1 9 94 Laird Mary F. 1 9 95 Laird Ruby 1 9 96 Laird Eva 1 9 97 Laird infant 1 9 98 Laird N.E. 1 9 99 Laird W.M. 1 9 100 Laird Jos. S. 1 9 101 Laird Estella M. 1 9 102 Laird C.M. "Milt" 1 9 103 Laird Billy V., P.F.C. 1 9 104 Laird Walter E. 1 9 105 Castleberry Eskle 1 9 106 Castleberry Martha S. 1 9 107 Castleberry G.W. 1 10 108 Campsey Ruthie L. 1 10 109 Mott Walter D. 1 10 110 Mott Gertie 1 10 111 Ware Tommie H. 1 10 112 Ware Florence Jane McDuff 1 10 113 Ware John Hollace 1 11 114 Ware Jessie O. 1 11 115 Ware Robert L. 1 11 116 Sidwell Dearmon W. 1 11 117 Ware Drew Emmett 1 11 118 Ware J.E. 1 11 119 Ware Margarett L. 1 11 120 Ware Charlie A. 1 11 121 Ware W.M. "Bert" 1 11 122 Ware Reba Jo 1 11 123 Dumas Alice B. 1 11 124 Richmond M.B. 1 11 125 Hufhines Sahra 1 11 126 Hufhines infant 1 11 127 Quillin James Allen 1 11 128 Quillin Georgie Ann 1 11 129 Quillin James Walter 1 11 130 Quillin Mary Emeline 1 11 131 Ware Ruby Nell Rankin 1 11 132 Ware Thomas H. "Nute" 1 11 133 Hinds Marl 1 11 134 Abraham baby 1 11 135 Johnson Charles 1 11 136 Jackson A.H., Elder 1 12 137 Boman Mary C. 1 12 138 Duncan Beatrice 1 12 139 Duncan W.G. 1 12 140 Duncan Fannie A. 1 12 141 Rogers Annie Ladelle 1 12 142 Duncan Ira 1 12 143 Duncan De Lois 1 12 144 Oldham Eva Belle 1 12 145 Norton Rosa Lee 1 13 146 Griffith John K. 1 13 147 Lee Loes 1 13 148 Lee Berlin T. 1 13 149 Ware Ruby Ruth 1 13 150 Duncan Sina 1 13 151 Duncan Opal 1 13 152 Duncan Trula 1 13 153 Duncan Mollie G. 1 13 154 Duncan John A. 1 13 155 Crowell Ethel Duncan 1 13 156 Crowell Tony 1 14 157 Sparkman Roy W. 1 14 158 Sparkman Dwight M. 1 14 159 Sparkman Wiley G. 1 14 160 Sparkman Edna 1 14 161 Sparkman Maggie A. 1 14 162 Myers Charlie C. 1 14 163 M? Lela 1 14 164 Staggs J.W. 2 1 165 Peachey Wanda J. 2 1 166 Peachey Benjamin W. 2 2 167 Rogers Baby 2 2 168 Rogers W.C. 2 2 169 Rogers Johnnie M. 2 2 170 Worthington Delano E. 2 2 171 Worthington Douglas Edward 2 3 172 Miller Lyle Lawrence, Rev. 2 3 173 Miller Theo Teet Eubank 2 3 174 Eubank Mary S. 2 3 175 Eubank James G. 2 3 176 Eubank Eugene S. 2 3 177 Eubank Thetford Eugene 2 3 178 Eubank G. Ernest 2 3 179 Eubank Sallie J. 2 3 180 Henley Edith Ellen 2 3 181 Henley Clyde H., Rev. 2 4 182 Dougless Lavara 2 4 183 Dougless Milton 2 4 184 Dougless Ray Hugh 2 4 185 Loven W.C. "Bill" 2 4 186 Worthington Demaris A. 2 4 187 Worthington Isaac E. 2 4 188 Worthington Johnnie L. 2 4 189 Worthington Flavous E. 2 4 190 Thornburg Barbara Ann Worthington 2 5 191 Osburn John Davis 2 5 192 Osburn Martha E. 2 5 193 Morrow Cliff 2 5 194 Morrow Minnie Belle 2 5 195 Hildreth Ewell Young 2 5 196 Morrow William Benjamin 2 5 197 Morrow Emma Lou 2 5 198 Morrow Leslie C. 2 6 199 Johnson William R. 2 6 200 Johnson George Ellen 2 6 201 Dougless Pete 2 6 202 Dougless Wilburn Grady 2 6 203 Dougless Marvin E. 2 6 204 Dougless Hettie E. 2 6 205 Dougless Gwenddlyn Eugene 2 6 206 Lewis Frank L. 2 6 207 Lewis Daniel Bailey 2 6 208 Lewis Stella Mae 2 7 209 Duncan Eugenia 2 7 210 Duncan William G. 2 7 211 Panke Ida F. 2 7 212 Coe Carrie Mae 2 7 213 Akin Robert S. 2 7 214 Montgomery Annie 2 7 215 Shook Edna 2 7 216 Shook Joe R. 2 7 217 Adams Billie Frances 2 7 218 DeLong W.F. "Bill" 2 7 219 DeLong Ruby Johnson 2 8 220 Staples William Richard 2 8 221 Staples Lewis Porter 2 8 222 Rogers Lillie Mae 2 8 223 Rogers Lytt 2 8 224 Gilmore Margorie Ellen 2 8 225 Rogers Cornelia 2 8 226 Rogers Paul Sloan 2 8 227 Rogers Carrie Ann 2 8 228 Rogers Claud E. 2 8 229 Rogers Bettie Ann 2 8 230 Rogers Billy Ray 2 8 231 Morrow Woodrow W. 2 8 232 Morrow Ione R. 2 8 233 Morrow James Cecil 2 9 234 Thomas Rosa 2 9 235 Boyd Daisy Ann 2 9 236 Redd Rosa Francis 2 10 237 Roberts Daisy 2 10 238 Roberts John W. 2 10 239 Gillis B.L. "Lonnie" 2 10 240 Gillis Winnie Mae 2 10 241 McDonald Collis E. 2 10 242 McDonald Angie 2 10 243 McDonald Dupree Donald 2 10 244 Crow Ethelynn 2 10 245 Crow E.C. Corky 2 10 246 Morrow J.N. 2 10 247 Morrow Edith 2 11 248 Morrow Clifford Herman 2 11 249 Morrow Lillie Ramzy 2 11 250 Boner Zeak 2 11 251 Boner Jewell Morrow 2 11 252 Tucker Joe Beasley 2 11 253 Tucker Betty Lou 2 12 254 Worthington Lizzy Bo 2 12 255 Worthington Flavous E. "Gene" 2 12 256 Easly Loretta 2 12 257 Easly Willie Lee "Bill" 2 12 258 Regier Wayne Arlo 2 12 259 Regier Sylvie Octava 2 13 260 McCold Velma Faye Cowdrey