Salt Branch Cemetery

Salt Branch Cemetery, Bee County, Texas Community of Salt Branch or Richland

A single grave located on the south side of the road just inside the Bee County line on FM623. Marked with a cross inside a deer proof fence.

Will Beauchamp wrote: I am sending a picture of the only grave stone in the Salt Branch Cemetery. That of Joshua Smith. Last few times I could not see it anymore from the highway. This picture was taken November 2009 looking through a deer proof fence.

Kay Pacheco wrote: This is the page that I included in the South Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. quarterly in 1994.

The following listing of graves was taken from the book "They Came to Texas", by Maurice BALLARD, page 107. Notes in italics were added by Jean HARTMAN, Route 2, Box 111, Runge, TX 78151. It was published in the quarterly of the South Texas Genealogical Society, Inc., Summer 1994, Vol. 6 No. 2, pg 39.

"This cemetery is on D. MALEY's land and has no fence and all of the wooden markers have fallen down. 1959 - These names were given to me by Zoe BALLARD who lived most of her life on the BALLARD land joining the old Salt Branch School Land.
"Only one stone is in the cemetery: Joshua SMITH Aug. 1, 1850 - Apr 23, 1912
"Joshua SMITH's granddaughter is Lynn A. SMITH, P. O. Box 613, George West, TX 78022.
Boyd COX
Dallas COX
Mr. and Mrs. MASSENGALE (William John & Cassy Ann - my great great grandparents)
Mrs. Alice MAGBY (daughter of MASSENGALE)
Matt WILBURN's two children
Harvey WEED
Maude ANDERSON
Mrs. Candacy ANGERMILLER (my great grandmother)
A. SPARKES baby
Mr. ANGERMILLER from Seguin (Charlie [Charles] my great grandfather)
A COLLINS baby
A baby girl who was burned (granddaughter of Mrs. Delia [NEWBERRY] MASSENGALE) (a cousin)
A baby Louie COOK
John WEED
Several Mexicans"