Our story
Mixon Cemetery is located in the community of Mixon, Texas, ten miles northeast of Jacksonville near the intersection of State Hwy 135 and FM 2493. The land was donated by the Braly family in 1854. Some early graves include: Octacio, daughter of S.A. & M.K. Braly, died 6-12-1854; Isaac Blanton (1784-1865) served as a private in the Tennessee Militia in the war of 1812. This survey was completed in 1969 by Mrs. Cravy and her schoolchildren, and was updated sometime after 1972. Additional information has been provided by descendants of some persons interred in the cemetery.
At its height in the mid-1890s Mixon (known as Pine Springs until 1889) had a general store, a school, a cotton gin, two gristmills, and a population of seventy-five. The post office closed in 1907, but as late as 1940 the community still had two stores, a school, and a population of seventy. The school and the remaining businesses closed after World War II, and in the early 1990s only a few scattered houses, two Baptist churches and the cemetery remained in the area. (source: The Handbook of Texas)
Our history
Excerpt from ‘A resting place called Mixon Cemetery’ by
Dr. Deborah L. Burkett:
Before Texas became a state in 1845, people had settled in the eastern part of the territory lured primarily by elements that held great agricultural promise. These settlers found virgin timber, fertile soil "with grass that grew so high it reached the stirrups of the horses" and fresh water creeks that flowed abundantly. All of this must have been a welcome sight for these settlers seeking a new home in the Cherokee County area.
Like other pioneer families in those days they left behind relatives in states such as Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas and Alabama. Along the way they endured many hardships, spent months in wagons with little time to rest before they reached their destination. The story of the infant Elizabeth Dickey paints a vivid picture of those times. Elizabeth was the first of Moses and Melvina Dickey's children born June 29, 1835 in Tennessee. She died Dec 14, 1924 in Cherokee County and is buried in Mixon Cemetery. Elizabeth was a baby during her parents' journey from Tennessee to Texas. A family story recounts that Indians attacked their wagon train along the way and she was hidden by her parents until the skirmish was over.
In 1853, Josiah Thomas set aside 9.7 acres of land intended for the churches and for religious purposes on the western side of his 2/3 of a league of headwright in the Pine Springs Community, later to be called Mixon. Over the years the land changed hands several times, the last owners were S.A. Braly and F.M. Braly. A deed dated May 22, 1883 conveyed the 9.7 acre tract from S.A. Braly and F.M. Braly to three trustees for the local churches-the Methodist Episcopal South, the Cumberland Presbyterian, and the Missionary Baptist. The trustees were S.K. Braly, Moses Langston, and L.T. Willingham.
The oldest grave site is of Octavio Braly, daughter of S.A. and M.K. Braly, born April 11, 1853, died June 12, 1854. Many of the oldest burial sites are still marked with native rock while others are identified with modern replacement headstones. Indians were living in the county at the time and some say there are unmarked Indian graves in the Mixon Cemetery however the Musick family tells of an ancestor's grave that is marked. Stories passed down through many generations indicate they have a Native American ancestor buried in Mixon. Mrs. Navoleine Roddy shared, "I've always heard and recently found information indicating that my great-great grandmother, Kesiah Musick, was the daughter of a Cherokee Chief. Kesiah was born in South Carolina in 1819. She married Ranson M. Musick, and they came to the Mixon Community in 1860s. Ranson died in 1883; Kesiah in 1891; both are buried here."
As of the time of this article, (October 2012), There were over 125 veterans buried in marked graves in the Mixon Cemetery; one is a veteran of the War of 1812, Isaac Blanton, born in Tennessee in 1784 and died in 1865. Twenty two of these marked graves are of confederate soldiers, many of which served in Company G, 22nd Regiment Texas Infantry such as Moses Langston, John M. Langston, Honley V. Langston, James M. Talliaferro and Andrew J. Francis. There are also many marked graves for soldiers who served in WW I, II and other international conflicts as well.

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