Cemeteries and Headstones: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

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Forest Hill Cemetery, Forest Hill, Tarrant, TX, USA
Thumb	Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
	Annie Overton Annie Overton, Mar. 24, 1887 - Dec. 17, 1963. Annie Overton was born in Texas, a daughter of William A.H. Overton and Mattie J. Collard. She was a granddaughter of Benjamin Francis Overton and Ann S. Holt. She was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.			Annie Overton (d. 17 Dec 1963)
	Benjamin F. Overton B.F. Overton, born May 23, 1811 - died June 20, 1881. Benjamin Francis Overton was born in Kentucky. He came to Callaway Co., Missouri in the 1820's. On July 15, 1830 he married Ann S. Holt. They were my 3rd great grandparents. After her death he married Juliett S. James on July 28, 1858, in Callaway Co., Missouri. The Battle of Overton's Run, outside of Fulton Missouri, during the Civil War started on his land. In 1874 he left Missouri and moved to Tarrant Co., Texas. He was a son of Lewis Overton and Sarah Gibbs.			Benjamin Francis Overton (d. 20 Jun 1881)
	Forest Hill Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery view inside the cemetery
	Forest Hill Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery view inside the cemetery
	Forest Hill Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery sign, Forest Hill, Tarrant Co., Texas
	Forest Hill Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery history sign
	Georgia May Overton Georgia May Overton 1898 - 1932. Georgia May Unknown, married Willie Overton about 1920 in Texas. Willie was a son of William A.H. Overton. I do not know where Willie Overton is buried, he was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.			Georgia May Unknown (d. 1932)
	Nannie Overton Nannie Overton, 1890 - 1928. Nannie Overton was a daughter of William A.H. Overton and Mattie J. Collard. She was a granddaughter of Benjamin Francis Overton and Ann S. Holt. She was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.			Nannie Overton (d. 1928)
	Thad B. Overton Thad B. Overton, Oct. 27, 1875 - June 18, 1962. Thad B. Overton was a son of William A.H. Overton and Mattie J. Collard. He was a grandson of Benjamin Francis Overton and Ann S. Holt. He was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.			Thad B. Overton (d. 18 Jun 1962)
	Thomas O. Overton Tom O. Overton, 1880 - 1920, gone but not forgotten. Thomas O. Overton was a son of William A.H. Overton and Mattie J. Collard. He was a grandson of Benjamin Francis Overton and Ann S. Holt. He was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.			Thomas O. Overton (d. 1920)
	William A.H. Overton and Mattie J. Collard Overton - mother, Mattie J. 1857 - 1934. father - W.A.H. 1851 - 1939. William A.H. Overton was born Nov. 1851 in Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of Benjamin Francis Overton and Ann S. Holt, a grandson of Lewis Overton and Sarah Gibbs. On Nov. 23, 1873 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Mattie J. Collard. She was born in March of 1857 in Missouri. They moved to Texas soon after their marriage. William was my 2nd great granduncle.			Mattie J. Collard (d. 1934) William A.H. Overton (d. 1939)

Pioneers Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA
Thumb	Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
	Jennie LaFon and Joe A. Overton Jennie LaFon Overton, wife of Alonzo Overton. Jennie Lafon was b: abt 1841, d: 1885, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Alonzo Overton was my 1st cousin 4 times removed, a son of Waller Head Overton and Mary Jane Shackleford. Joe A. Overton, b: 1868, d: 1905, was a son of Alonzo and Jennie Overton.			Jennie Lafon (d. 1885) Joe A. Overton (d. 1905)
	Waller Head Overton Waller Head Overton, b: Dec. 17, 1817, Kentucky, d: Sept. 15, 1878, Tarrant Co., Texas. Waller Head Overton was a son of Lewis Overton and Sarah Gibbs. He was my 3rd great granduncle. On Sept. 28, 1837 in Marion Co., Missouri, he married Mary Jane Shackleford.			Waller Head Overton (d. 15 Sep 1878)