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Martindale, Texas

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Grave Number

Distance
Feet' Inches"

Bearing
in degrees

Distance
Feet' Inches"

Bearing
in degrees

Name

Marker

Object

1. 193�� 5' 1"� Unkown (as per Joan Spragins)

Fence 1�� Metal fence corner�� 210 �� 9' 4"

2. Reference �� James W. Spruill

Fence 2�� Metal fence corner�� 5 ��22' 4"

3. 10�� 9' 6"�� Nancy Spruill

Fence 3�� Metal fence corner�� 131 � 19' 10"

4. 11�� 15' 6"��Luke Spruill��

Fence 4�� Metal fence corner�� 51 �� 28' 4"

5. 12�� 19' 4"�� Wife of Luke Spruill (as per Joan Spragins)

CE 1�� Cedar Elm�� 245 �� 3' 3"

6. 140 � 11' 2"�� John Crayton��

CE 2�� Cedar Elm�� 2 �� 11' 5"

7. 110 �� 9' 2"�� Mahalah Crayton��

CE 3�� Cedar Elm�� 147 12' 3"

9. 55 � 12' 10"�� Elisabeth Allen��

CE 4�� Cedar Elm�� 94 �� 8' 9"

8. 78 �� 9' 6"�� William W. Spruill��

CE 5�� Cedar Elm�� 120� 16'

10. 40 �� 17' 6"�� Luke Allen��

CE 6�� Cedar Elm�� 169� 128' 11"

11. 37 �� 22' 3"�� W.B. Allen��

Oak 1� Live Oak�� 63 � 10' 3"

12. 163 � 41' 8"�� Unknown (sunken area marked with cross�

Oak 2� Live Oak�� 58 � 18' 1"

13. 145 � 29' �� Armster� Shaw��

14. 132 � 24' 5"�� Unknown (sunken area)�

Pecan 1� Pecan Tree�� 161 � 164' 8"

15. 103 � 36' 7"�� Cleveland M. Jones��

CFP 1� Cedar Fence Post�� 61 �� 35'

16. 97 �� 36' 6"�� Unknown (sunken area)�

CFP 2� Cedar Fence Post�� 92 �� 34'

17. 92 �� 36'�� Unknown (sunken area)

CFP 3� Cedar Fence Post (fallen)� 137 � 62' 9"

18. 80 �� 25' 2"�� Unknown (sunken area)

CFP 4� Cedar Fence Post (fallen)� 101 � 110' 2"

19. 76 � 36' 11"�� Unknown (sunken area)

CFP 5� Cedar Fence Post (fallen)� 106 � 121' 10"

20. 43 �� 31' 3"��Jesse T Ellis

CFP 6� Cedar Fence Post � 136 � 175' 3"

21. 100 � 53' 9"�� Unknown (sunken area)

CFP 7� Cedar Fence Post � 137 � 181' 8"

CFP 8� Cedar Fence Post (fallen) 143 � 232' 9"

22. 140 � 45' 8"��Unknown (sunken area)

CFP 9� Cedar Fence Post � 153 � 270' 6"

23. 133.5 � 74'�� Unknown (sunken area marked with cross)

CFP 10 Cedar Fence Post � 154 � 264'

24. 111 � 70'�� Unknown (sunken area marked with cross)

25.� 174 61'�� Large sunken area 2 to 3 graves in size.

Fence Wire Wad of fence wiring 140 200' 9"

26.� 167 � 61'�� Sunken area among Dracena

Row of Nadina Bushes from 168 to 163 134' 2"

27.� 170 68'�� Sunken area

High Point Highest point on cemetery 148 118'

28. 169� 141'�� Unknown marked with vertical stone and sunken area.

29.� 167 148'� �� Unknown marked with broken tombstone with foot marker� and sunken area

30.� 164 155' 5" Unknown marked with small vertical stone and sunken area

31.� 162 169' 6" A.J. Glover.

32.� 162 � 197' 1"� Animal dig deep enough to be a tunnel into an unmarked grave.

33.� 148 � 123' � Sunken area consistent with an unmarked grave.

34. 87 56' 6" Sunken area consistent with an unmarked grave.

35. 83 36' 1" Footstone.

Phillip Shurtleff, 1705 Forest Hill Dr., Austin, Texas 78745, 512-916-9319, phillip@phillipdshurtleff.com

Velma Fogle Shurtleff, vfogle1@juno.com

Click on the plotting map and photos below for a larger image.

Below right is a picture of the roadway that was cut into the cemetery by B.J. Crayton Peterson in October of 2005 for easier access and to get it marked by the State. The signs were put up shortly after the road was made. Click here to compare the picture below to the entrance after workday 10-29-2006

This is standing West Northwest (292.5 degrees) of tombstone 2 facing back toward the cemetery from the side yard of the Spragins residence. Point Fence 2 is just out of the picture on the left.

This is the view standing roughly West Southwest (247.5 degrees) tombstone 2 facing back toward the cemetery from the back yard of the Spragins residence. The gate you see is about five and half feet from point Fence 1.

This is looking Southward across tombstones 15, 16, 17 and, closest in, 19. Point CFP 2 can be seen right next to tombstone 17.

Standing East Southeast (112.5 degrees) of the fenced in graves.

This view is standing a little more than Northeast (45 degrees) of tombstone 2 and looking toward the fenced area of the cemetery. Points CFP 1 and Fence 4 are about center of the picture. CFP 1 is right by a Ligustrum Lucidum (glossy privet) plant. None of the ligustrums were plotted as they are a short lived, soft tree like shurbs. They are however quite numerous and provide most of the shade.

Looking South by West between points Fence 2 and Fence 4.

Compare these two images above and you get an idea of how much brush was cleared out during workday 10-29-2006.

This is a composite shot of the fenced in area standing about 10degrees East of North facing about 10 degrees West of South. Fence Post 2 is in the far right foreground and Fence Post 4 is in the left foreground. Not visible in the photo where the photographer is standing would be the end of the roadway cut in from the street W.B. Allen is the tombstone immediately past the gate.