This county is in need of a coordinator. If you can spare a couple of hours a month, please contact Carla Clifton to adopt this or another orphan county in TXGenWeb.
Bosque County, TXGenWeb
a genealogy website

Scrutchfield Cemetery
aka Searsville

Scrutchfield Cemetery, Bosque County, Texas Valley Mills, Texas

Located NW of Valley Mills, 3-4 miles on Hwy 6, turn left on Hwy 854. There's a sign on the gate. Photo & Historical Marker donated by Jane FIELDCAMP. Received a historical marker in 1999. A beautiful, fenced cemetery that is well maintained. Bob ALLEN has transcribed this cemetery and can give you a "tour".
Name Birth Death Info/Inscription
ALLEN, James Grenade 6 Sep 1906 15 Jul 1984
ALLEN, Mary Elizabeth "Mubby" 10 Feb 1906 15 Jan 1976 Married to James Grenade ALLEN; Daughter of S.K. & Mary (BARRETT) LEWIS (nee LEWIS)
CROSLEY, David S. May 1880 23 Apr 1960
CROSLEY, Hattie M. 18 Sep 1910 6 Jul 1919
CROSLEY, Sallie 1880 1937 Our Little Mother
CUTBIRTH, Infant Son Infant Son of J.M. & M.M. CUTBIRTH
CUTBIRTH, Mary A. 25 Aug 1838 13 Feb 1897 Married to A. CUTBIRTH; "Mother"
GARY, Rachel H. Mar 1840 18 Oct 1918 Married Matthias Elmore GARY, her 2nd marriage; There is not a stone for Rachel. (Mrs. David T. CONWAY)
HELTON, Minnie Bell 27 Feb 1906 15 Jan 1908 Daughter of J.D. & S.A. HELTON
HELTON, Nannie 1 Mar 1861 13 Oct 1907 Married to J.K. HELTON
HENDERSON 3 Graves; This is my great-grandfather, Daniel Redman HENDERSON & 2 children (Minnie & John) Daniel & Caroline's child was the 1st child to be buried here; name cut into curb (by Sandy SMITH)
HENDERSON, Carrie (Caroline) Matilda 13 Jan 1861 11 Jul 1954 Wife of Daniel Redman HENDERSON; Carrie's mother, Sarah CUTBIRTH (1st husband James Hiram MABRAY), was the 3rd Wife of John A. THOMAS (also buried here) She married him after my gg-grandfather, James Hiram Mabray (bro. of Jasper N. Mabray) was killed at the Battle of Dove Creek during the Civil War. (nee MABRAY) (by Sandy SMITH)
HOLLEY, Sena Pool 13 Jan 1884 30 Apr 1964 (Mrs. George POOL) This lady was my first husband's grandmother. His name was James Kenneth Cranfill, & his mother was Emma Jean Pool. - Jean Robles
LAWRENCE, John no dates
LEWIS, Andrew Jackson 18 Jan 1844 21 Mar 1879 contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
LEWIS, Lowery SCRUTCHFIELD 11 Jul 1877 19 Nov 1935 Son of A.J. & Texanna LEWIS & Brother of Sam K. LEWIS
LEWIS, Mary Louise 11 Mar 1878 17 Jan 1957 (nee BILLINGS)
LEWIS, Rebecca Barrett 1875 1956 MOTHER contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
LEWIS, Samuel Knight 15 Feb 1874 2 Aug 1927 FATHER contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
LEWIS, Samuel Knight Jr. "Little Sammie" 6 Dec 1899 17 Feb 1914 Son of S.K. & M.R. LEWIS
LEWIS, Texanna 30 Jan 1854 22 Sep 1912 (nee SCRUTCHFIELD) contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
LITTLE, Goodie no dates
MABRAY, Infant Son no dates; Probably Willie MABRAY, son of James H. & Sarah Cutbirth MABRAY; Brother of Carrie Mabray HENDERSON (by Sandy SMITH)
MAPLES, W.H. 15 Jul 1822 13 Jul 1889
McNEMAR, Georgia Clark 10 Feb 1862 21 Mar 1946
McNEMAR, Lowery 11 Jun 1899 24 Jun 1900 Infant Son of W.A. & Mary J. McNEMAR
McNEMAR, Mary J. 8 Jan 1861 3 Mar 1906 Wife of W.A. McNEMAR
McNEMAR, W.A. 25 Dec 1866 15 Oct 1920
PEACOCK, Georgia S. 2 Jan 1908 21 Nov 1957
PEACOCK, Jordan B. no dates
POOL, George R. 16 Oct 1880 3 Jan 1919
POOL, William D. 28 Jun 1905 5 Aug 1921
POTTS, A.W. 12 Jun 1847 24 Jul 1916
POTTS, Alpheus Clifton 21 Apr 1885 25 Oct 1885 Son of Mr. & Mrs. A.W. POTTS
POTTS, Fannie E. 11 Mar 1853 4 May 1938
POWERS, Infant Son Son of Mr. & Mrs. Mack POWERS
SCRUTCHFIELD, George E. 23 Jun 1857 1 Jan 1922
SCRUTCHFIELD, Iva N. 22 Feb 1873 30 Sep 1935
SCRUTCHFIELD, Lowery Hampton 11 Jun 1824 21 Nov 1900 Masonic Emblem on stone
SCRUTCHFIELD, Nancy Profitt 26 Sep 1835 25 Mar 1903 Wife of Lowery Hampton SCRUTCHFIELD; contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
SCRUTCHFIELD, Nancy Pool Roberts 27 Dec 1800 19 Dec 1839 Mother of Lowry SCRUTCHFIELD; contributed by Jane FIELDCAMP
SHAW, George E. 2 Aug 1881 16 Feb 1904 Son of T.B. & Lucretia SHAW
THOMAS, John A. 1831 1910 Co. G 8th Regt. Texas Cavalry, CSA
THOMAS, Odie C. 1905 1920
TXGenWeb logo USGenWeb logo
Original content and design Copyright © 2026 TXGenWeb
and temporarily coordinated by Carla Clifton.
This page was last updated on 16 February 2026.