Swisher Cemetery
aka Garza
Shady Shores Dr, Lake Dallas, Texas
Located two miles north of the town of Lake Dallas
Compiled by Herchel Bennett, Dec. 1935.
Typed by Ann Onstad from a list on file at Denton Public Library. There were many on this list that were difficult to read. Some have been left off until a more readable copy is obtained.
* added by Ann Onstad
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes/Inscriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER Guy P. | Feb 27, 1887 | Feb 27, 1887 | |
| ALEXANDER Hiley P. | Feb 27, 1887 | May 10, 1889 | |
| BAILEY Alice J. | July 1, 1876 | Jul 25, 1880 | |
| BAILEY Dovil R. | Jun 12, 1880 | Sep 14, 1880 | |
| BAILEY J.M. | Mar 1, 1841 | May 17, 1911 | |
| BELK J.W. | Oct 5, 1884 | Oct 19, 1888 | |
| BEMMETT Jimmie | Dec 31, 1883 | Aug 10, 1889 | |
| BENNETT F.A. | Nov 23, 1849 | Oct 4, 1933 | |
| BENNETT R.J. | Oct 27, 1851 | Oct 28, 1926 | |
| BENNETT, Lena | Jul 9, 1888 | Sep 29, 188? | |
| BLAGG? J.T. | Jul. 13, ? | Dec. 5, ? | (hard to read typing) |
| BLOCKER ? W.R. | (will have to check this one myself) | ||
| BLOCKER Mrs. ? L. | Mar 9,1932? | age 33 years 9 mon. | |
| BOYLE Iris Irene | Jul 8, 1912 | Jul 12, 1912 | |
| BRADFORD Robert Burnet | Oct 14, 1880 | Jul 14, 18?9 | |
| *BURTON Ada Jones | Feb 28, 1907 | ||
| *CHANDLER, Maggie L. | Sep 30, 1889 | Apr 22, 1918 | wife of A.N. CHANDLER |
| CHEATHOM Eugene M. | Apr 27, 1857 | Nov 17, 1916 | |
| CLOSE Ettie May | Apr 25, 1905 | Jan 21, 1907 | dau of S.O. & M.E. CLOSE |
| *CORNWELL Jessie wife of E.C. | Aug 10, 1893 | Mar 19, 1917 | |
| CORNWELL L.E. | 1882 | 1927 | |
| CORNWELL Woodrow | Mar 11, 1917 | Mar 21, 1917 | |
| *COULTER, Sarah E | Oct 20, 1852 | Aug 14, 1946 | |
| CROUT, Walter | Dec ?, 1848 | Aug 4, 1908 | CSA |
| CURTIS Forest W. | Jul 29, 1893 | Sep 25, 1903 | |
| CURTIS Julia | Aug 10, 18?7 | Oct 19, 1898 | |
| CURTIS Martha M. | Mar 5, 1876 | Mar 13, 1914 | |
| CURTIS W.C. | Oct 19, 1857 | Jun 13, 1932 | |
| *DICKSON Pattie | Apr 13, 1877 | Dec 18, 1902 | wife of W.C.; age 25 yrs. 8 mos. 5 days |
| *DICKSON William C. | Mar 11, 1874 | Sep 29, 1948 | |
| *GARISON Ida G. | 1866 | 1955 | |
| *GARISON James P. | 1857 | 1929 | |
| *GARISON Velmer | Nov 15, 1890 | Oct 12, 1918 | Woodmen of the World |
| *GARRISON Marget J. | Aug 24, 1850 | Mar 30, 1931 | |
| *GARRISON Rev.E.A. | Aug 29, 1847 | Mar 31, 1927 | |
| *GIFFORD Elizabeth | Feb 8, 1832 | Nov 4, 1879 | wife of I.M. GIFFORD |
| *GIFFORD I.M. | Mar 11, 1822 | Jun 18, 188(4) | ? (Broken stone) |
| *GOTCHER Dr. C.W. | Jul 23, 1873 | May 15, 1915 | |
| *GOTCHER Dr. W.A. | Jan 23, 1836 | Jan 9, 1890 | |
| *GOTCHER Elizabeth C. | Jan 15, 1912 | aged 68 yrs | |
| *GOTCHER Maurice | 1911 | only date | |
| GOTCHER Rosa E. | Aug 17, 1875 | Jun 22, 1958 | |
| *GRIFFITH Lonnie K. | Jun 15, 1905 | Jan 29, 1980 | |
| *HANSARD W.A. | Jan 28, 1868 | Nov 11, 1889 | |
| *HENDRIX, Luvina S. | Dec 25, 1830 | Dec 3, 1903 | wife of Jas. HENDRIX |
| HINKSON Ann Catherine | Jul 1, 1843 | Jul 10, 1915 | |
| *HINKSON Mary L. | Mar 1, 1866 | Feb 1, 1883 | Daught of T.R. & A.C. HINKSON |
| *F. | wife of L.A. | ||
| *HINKSON, Thos. Robert | May 11, 1835 | Feb 11, 1907 | |
| HOGAN Martha H. | Nov 28, 1935 | age 88 yr 6 mon 23 day | |
| HOPPER Lydia Jane | Jun 6, 1860 | Jul 3, 1901 | |
| HOPPER Maud May | Jun 6, 1860 | Jul 3, 1901 | |
| *HUGGINS Sarah E. | Jun 29, 1865 | Sep 16, 188(3) ? | wife of C.C. HUGGINS (broken stone) |
| JAYNET James | Sept 17, 1886 | Jul 26, 1891 | |
| JESTER, Carolyn Faye | July 28, 1949 | May 19, 1997 | b. Brownfield, TX d. Hickory Creek, TX (Obit in Lewisville Leader May 24, 1997) |
| JIMMERSON Charlie Edgar | Jun 7, 1933 | age 50 yr. 9 mon. 24 days. | |
| JITHSON A.M. | May 28, 1831 | Mar 5, 1911 | |
| JOHNSON | |||
| JOHNSON Palina | Mar 2, 1887 | Jun 7, 1905 | |
| *JONES Artie | May 1908 | 1949 | |
| JONES Dillie | June 3 | age 12 yr. 11 mo. 12 days | |
| *JONES Mary Ann | Jun 18, 1880 | Sep 8, 1956 | |
| JONES S.A. | Sept 23, 1838 | Dec 8, 1894 | |
| *JONES Walter L. | 1905 | 1951 | |
| *JONES Wm. Enoch | Jan 29, 1870 | Oct 7, 1943 | |
| KING Irrel | Dec 9, 1896 | Dec 9, 1896 | |
| KING Nancy | Apr 12, 1837 | Feb 2, 1896 | |
| KING Sarah | Sep 22, 1877 | Aug 6, 1879 | |
| KING Sevil | Dec 9, 1896 | Jan 28, 1897 | |
| LAKEY Mrs. C.M. | Jul 14, 1861 | Nov 5, 1898 | |
| LAYMON Nancy Ann | Feb 23, 1935 | age 83 yr. 10 mon. 3 days | |
| LEDBETTER Mark Edward | Jan 6, 1934 | Age 11 months | |
| LINTHICUM Elizabeth | Jun 8, 1818 | Nov 19, 1903 | of Lake Dallas |
| LONG Francis | Sept 19, 1927 | (note written next to this says, "Probably 1st wife of D.W. Long. B. May 20, 1836 She died in 1862 and was buried at Swisher") | |
| LUSTER Walter | Oct 6, 1873 | July 17, 1920 | |
| MANARY Lee Roy | May 27, 1925 | Age 2 months 3 days | |
| MANGUM Ellen Parleney | Jun 1, 1846 | Sep 26, 1915 | |
| *MANGUM Jeanette C. | 1888 | 1902 | |
| MARTAIN John B. | Jan 17, 1935 | Age 67 yr. 7 month 7 days | |
| MASSEY Dee Boyd | Jan 28, 1935 | age 2 days | |
| MASSEY Mary | Mar 10, 1886 | Mar 23, 1930 | |
| MCGALLIARD Mrs. Susan S. | Sept 18, 1934 | Age 77 yrs. 9 months, 6 days | |
| MCNABB James E. | Aug 6, 1903 | Nov 18, 1931 | |
| MORRIS Owen | Jun 10, 1933 | Age 5 yrs. 27 days | |
| NICHOLES Charles W. | 1855 | 1926 | |
| NICHOLES Mary L. | 1859 | 1925 | |
| NORRIS Mary J. | Nov 4, 1853 | May 9, 1893 | (handwritting to side says this could be MORRIS) |
| PIERSON Willie | Jul 15, 1894 | Mar 20, 1921 | |
| PINCKARD J.D. | Sep 9, 1860 | Jun 19, 1913 | |
| RILEY Sylvia E. | Mar 7, 1883 | May 19, 1908 | |
| RILEY W.E. | May 10, 1847 | Mar 13, 1915 | |
| ROBERTS Gladys Kathryn | Mar 13, 1915 | Mar 15, 1915 | |
| ROBERTS Mary | 1854 | 1926 | |
| *ROBINSON Margaret G. | Jun 8, 1822 | May 7, 1885 | wife of R. S. ROBINSON |
| ROSS Blaula | Jun 15, 1908 | Feb 25, 1910 | |
| ROSS Julia A. | Jul 5, 1880 | Sept 5, 1889 | |
| *SANDERS CCn | (Mr. Bennett wrote: Gardie Girtor Sanders dau of J.M. & M.L. Born May 1, 1904 Died Mar 26, 1909) Jun 10, 1904 | ||
| SANDERS Gardie Girtor | May 1, 1904 | Mar 26, 1909 | |
| *SANDERS Infant | son of J.M. & M.L. SANDERS | ||
| SANDERS Miles Emory | Mar 10, 1908 | Mar 26, 1909 | |
| SMITH John L. | 1881 | 1931 | |
| SPARKMAN George Thurman | July 16, 1908 | May 16, 1930 | |
| SPARKMAN Willie Faye | Sept 22, 1903 | Oct 9, 1907 | |
| STEPHENS R.S. | Jan 12, 1855 | Apr 23, 1935 | |
| STONE Minnie L. | Jan 15, 1802 | Dec 13, 1891 | |
| *SWISHER Capt. A.P. | 1829 | 1920 | |
| SWISHER Martha Virginia | Jul 3, 1837 | Nov 1, 1899 | |
| *VAUGHN, Polly | Aug 16, 1919 | May 20, 1989 |