Zephyr Cemetery
This is not a complete list of all the graves that are in this cemetery.
R. K. Dudley b. 26 May 1845 d. 29 Oct 1914
Frances Vann b. 26 Jun 1862 d. 6 Oct 1903
Copied from stones 14 July 2001.
1. Joel DUDLEY - 8 May 1825-9 Jan 1888
2. R K DUDLEY - 26 May 1845-29 Oct 1914 "Wife of Joel Dudley"
3. Joel H DUDLEY - 1885-1941
4. Garth DUDLEY - 1923-1925, "Son of Inez and Joel"
5. Ruth Coe DUDLEY - 11 Oct 1874-11 Jan 1893
6. Etta F DUDLEY - 25 Jan 1907-2 Feb 1907
7. C T DUDLEY - 7 July 1899-8 March 1900
8. Mrs Ida DUDLEY - 5 Feb 1875-28 Feb 1940 "Mother"
9. Footstones in area labeled IRC, QC, YC, and SON
(1) Joel Dudley was born in GA and his 1st wife was Elizabeth Caroline Craig.
(2) RK is Rebecca Keziah Pearson/Pierson born in SC and is 2nd wife of Joel Dudley. Also in Zephyr Cem is my Vann family ...
10. W J VANN - 25 SEPT 1824-27 MAR 1908 "Asleep in Jesus, peaceful rest whose waking is supremly blessed"
11. Irena - 18 June 1829-19 Feb 1900 "Wife of W J Vann"
12. W T VANN - 30 April 1856-23 May 1906 "Father"
13. Francis VANN - 26 June 1862-6 Oct 1903 "Mother"
14. E H VANN - 12 Nov 1889-23 May 1906
15. Mary VANN - 1861-1943
(10) Born in Madison Co, AL and came to Texas in 1848 with Vann, Glover, Bishop wagon train. Married Irena Glover and moved to Zephyr in 1863.
(12 & 14) Killed in a spring storm when lightening came down the chimney and struck father and son in may 1905 but inscriptions read 1906.
Old Zephyr Cemetery
copied from stone July 1974.Located on the original site of Zephyr before a cyclone wiped out the town in 1909. It is about 1 1/2 miles due East of present Zephyr and on what was the Smith Ranch in 1974. There are supposed to be 3 or 4 other people buried but the only stone, which is lying flat and set in concrete is for the father of William Jordan Vann.
1. Lazarus Vann - borned 1784 NC died 15 DEC 1863
The inscription reads "Tho his heart is stilled his memory is not forgotton" and there is a picture of clasped hands beneath.
partial listing submitted by
Gerry Rollins
Zephyr Cemetery at Find A Grave.