Bivens-Old Monticello Cemetery
Guardian: Alvin "Rex" McGee
This cemetery, established circa 1861, is one of the oldest public cemeteries found in Titus County. It is found in rural Southwest Titus county in the Monticello community and thus it’s second name, Old Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery was known as the Monticello Cemetery until overcrowding caused a second cemetery, New Monticello to be opened for the community. The New Monticello is now known as Woodman Cemetery. Both Caucasians and African-American burials dating to the early 1860s are found in Bivens Cemetery. The cemetery is divided into three section (Bivens, Hill, African-American) with the African-American cemetery situated between the two Caucasian sections. Because these section names aren’t posted, they will be designated in this survey as follows: Bivens=Western Section, African American=Center Section, and Hill=Eastern Section.
There are numerous unmarked graves found in the sections as obviated by ground depressions, scattered rocks, bricks and stones. In the Western Section there are concrete blocks with no inscriptions marking 3 graves; 6 bricks mark others; 27 native stones, 23 petrified rocks, 2 carved rocks, 1 granite slab, 4 unreadable funeral home marker (FHM) mark others; and 3 spaces are edged with brick. In the Center Section, 10 unreadable FHMs, 3 native stones, numerous depressions, and concrete curbing with no monuments mark grave sites. There are some depressions and 2 petrified rocks marking grave sites in the Eastern Section.
To reach the Bivens Cemetery from the Titus County courthouse take West 1st Street west for 0.5 miles to the intersection with Ferguson Road (US 271). Proceed straight thru the intersection. The road designation becomes FM 127. 8.1 miles south on FM 127 turn right (east) onto County Road (CR) 2630 (CR SW 12). Approximately 0.1 mile the road forks. 0.7 mile down the right fork (CR SW 11/CR 2600) lies the Bivens Cemetery on the right. Coordinates: 33o06.283'N 095o05.372'W
The Guardian for this cemetery is Alvin "Rex" McGee. If you know the exact location of any of these gravesites that was not found, or if you know of any other Confederate Soldier that is buried here and not listed then please Contact Us.
NAME |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
REGIMENT |
RANK |
PHOTO |
Barrow, Harmon Hubbard |
02/16/1817 |
06/09/1882 |
11th Texas Cavalry |
Lt. |
|
Bivens, John A. |
05/29/1836 |
03/05/1925 |
Co. G, 1st Confederate Cavalry |
Sgt. |
|
Crow, William L. |
09/14/1832 |
12/25/1881 |
|
|
|
Garretson, William A. |
1820 |
02/28/1885 |
General Forrest Cavalry |
|
|
Giles, David Smith |
1800 |
08/11/1874 |
Co. A, 27th Texas Cavalry |
Pvt. |
|
Hargrove, John William |
04/191829 |
02/23/1894 |
Co. H, 1st Alabama Regiment |
Pvt. |
|
Jones, Albert S. |
12/16/1846 |
07/22/1904 |
Brander's Company Virginia Light Artillery |
Pvt. |
|
Lawrence, Enoch |
01/05/1820 |
05/25/1880 |
Co. D & F, 6th North Carolina |
1st Lt. |
|
Lawrence, Henry Clay |
07/29/1845 |
10/12/1924 |
Co. H, 2nd Texas Infantry or Co. H, 44th Alabama |
Pvt. |
|
Lawrence, John Enoch |
09/22/1847 |
01/19/1897 |
Co. F, 44th Alabama Infantry |
Pvt. |
|
Lawrence, William Lee |
02/22/1843 |
05/31/1914 |
Co. H, 29th Alabama Infantry |
Pvt. |
|
Munn, Andrew |
06/24/1837 |
12/07/1910 |
Co. A, 1st Regiment Texas State Troops |
Pvt. |
|
Parr, Clabourn P. |
03/061838 |
12/27/1915 |
Co. A, 22nd Texas Infantry |
Pvt. |
|
Sinclair, William Forest |
08/27/1826 |
02/061895 |
Co. K, 37th Texas Cavalry |
Pvt. |
|
Spruill, James Monroe |
01/14/1846 |
12/04/1890 |
Co. K, 35th Mississippi Infantry |
|
|
Tinnin, D.Q. |
08/12/1834 |
02/06/1918 |
Co. D, 11th Texas Infantry |
Pvt. |
|
Tinnin, Robert N. |
05/21/1832 |
12/26/1886 |
Co. C, 1st Texas Infantry |
2 Lt. |
|
Walker, Franklin M. |
abt. 1845 |
10/03/1892 |
Co. A, 11th Texas Cavalry |
Cpl. |
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