Emma Louise Layfield

1868 - 1928  (59 years)

• Name	Emma Louise Layfield  [1, 2]
  Birth	Sep 1868	Georgia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1928  [1]
  Notes	(Research): The Sabine County Reporter May 9, 2012 Myrtle Springs receives marker An official Texas Historic Cemetery Marker was dedicated April 28, at Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery. The day was also the cemetery's annual homecoming...... The newly placed marker reads: GENEVA MYRTLE SPRINGS CEMETERY Situated North of the small, rural community of Geneva, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery serves as the primary resting place for pioneers, settlers of the area, and their descendants. Originally granted to Juan Ignatino Pifermo in 1794, the town of Geneva grew in the 1820s when pioneers began to settle there from the east. Geneva was first known as Shawnee village and later as Jimtown, after two early settlers of the are, Jim Halbert and Jim Willis. Originally surveyed for Daniel F. Renfro in 1838, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery is comprised of land granted by Levi T. ALLEN in 1879 for use as a church and cemetery. The Geneva Baptist Church was first located on the present day cemetery site, but later moved south of the area. In addition, a school was once located near the cemtery near Myrtle Springs, organized by William Thomas Arnold. The general landscaping of the cemetery is traditional with brick, marble, sandstone, grantie, wood, and metal grave markers. The first marked grave is that of William J. JONE from 1888, but Bible records indicate that there were earlier unmarked graves, including that of Wiley William CROW (1845-1877). Among the many pioneer families interred at this cemetery, there are veterans of the Civil War, including Wiley CROW, Seth Marion LAYFIELD (1833-1906), and James T. MEADOR (1845-1933), as well as veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War. Burials for members of the fraternal organizations such as Woodmen of the World are present. Today, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association maintains and cares for the cemtery, while also serving the community of Geneva. Historic Texas Cemetery -2010.
  Person ID	I14268	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Judge Daniel Cordray,   b. 18 Apr 1862, Georgia d. 20 Dec 1920 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1898
  Children	1. Zilla E. Cordray,   b. Oct 1899, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Judge Sidney Cordray, Sr.,   b. 16 Apr 1901, Sabine County, Texas d. 28 Apr 1981, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 80 years)   3. Aremel Cordray,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Sabine County, Texas d. 20 Jan 1972, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F5619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1868 - Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 8 Enumerated 11 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 12B 162-162 (Reliability: 3).