San Saba County Historical Commission

McCarty Cemetery

McCARTY CEMETERY

(USGS Location Map 4.6 mi/ northwest of Holt Cemetery)

 

Location: In Northwest San Saba County near Elm Grove Community on the property of Gary Larremore.
GPS:  Latitude: 31.4153
o N     Longitude:  99.0733o W
Directions:

 Go North from Richland Springs on FM 45 5.6 miles to FM 502.
Turn left onto FM 502 and go west 9.6 mi to CR 255.
Turn right onto CR 255 and go .6 mile to Larremore Farms gate.
Continue north for 150 yards. Cemetery is on the right.
A 4 ft. wide double gate allows entrance to cemetery from CR 255.

 Condition:             This small cemetery is completely covered with a tangled, matted growth of briar and underbrush. Several large trees add to the problem with climbing vines and heavy briar entangled in tree branches. Cutting tools were required to remove overgrowth from entrance gate before it could be opened. Cutting tools were also needed to clear area around the tombstones before inscription could be seen. Cemetery is fenced with 3 ft. chain link fence with 4 ft. double gate on west side on CR255 and another walk through gate on south side of cemetery. Condition of fence could not be determined because of heavy covering of briar.

 

                                                               

Inscriptions

 

            Under present conditions only eight gravesites are identifiable. Others may be located after matted vegetation is cleared.

 

            First burial was July 20, 1887

 

            Last burial was October 30, 1969

 

The listings are from left to right in a single row starting on the south side of the cemetery and moving north.

 

Note: Under the column "Comments" tombstone inscriptions are in "Quotation marks." Submitter's comments are surrounded by [brackets.]

  Submitted by Stan Burnham for the San Saba Co. Historical Commission.
 May 9, 2007

 

 

McCarty, James Bruce         July 10, 1893 - Jan 31, 1965

McCarty, Ida C.                      Feb. 8, 1891 - Oct. 30, 1969

Epely, Robert Bruce               April 27, 1917 - May 15, 1918             (Free)

                                                                                                                                                                       

McCarty, Walter A.                Jan. 25, 1883 - Dec. 26, 1903           
                   Erected by the Woodmen of World  
   ‑ Bum Taget ‑Lamab Camp #653"

                   [This tombstone   7 ft. tall ‑ name and inscriptions on west side]

                                                                                                

McCarty, Florence A.    May 8, 1861 - Aug 16, 1903    
                 
"Wife of R. B. M
cCarty"       [Remainder of inscription faded] 
                [Standing tombstone 5 ft. tall, 2 ft. of topmost part broken off and set at side of tombstone]

                                                                                                                             

McCarty, Robert Bruce         June 5, 1858 - March 9, 1926

McCarty, Ann R.                      Feb. 13, 1825 - July 20, 1887        [Born] "in N.C." [Inscription faded]
                                                                                                     

McCarty, Alsa Ben                 Sept. 25, 1887 - Jan. 6, 1959       [Military] "Texas"  “Pfc. Co H: 113th    Infantry World War I"