BRANDON FAMILY CEMETERY, Smith County, Texas -- SE-45


This cemetery is located NW of Omen about 1 or 1½ miles.  Almost due 
north of Shiloh Cemetery, on what was the old Brandon farm place.  

DIRECTIONS: West from Omen on FM345, right into East Shore Estates
Subdivision (CR2143 - Old Whitehouse Road), right on N. Lakeview Drive,
right on Sunshine Lane, right on Cardinal Lane, right on N. Ramp Drive,
right on Fisherman’s Drive. On the east side of Fisherman’s Drive between
the addresses of 15680 and 15700 is a path leading to the cemetery - 
75 feet inside wood line, next to wooden fence of compressor oil well.

NOTE - Feb 15, 2003: This cemetery appears to have been disturbed
sometime in the last two years due to the drilling of an oil well.


Latitude:  N  32:13:18.8
Longitude: W 095:07:11.8 


PHOTOGRAPHS:

April 28, 2003

se45c001.jpg -- Entry path on east side of Fisherman's Drive

se45c002.jpg -- Emily C. Brandon - both pieces of broken tombstone

se45c003.jpg -- Emily C. Brandon - top half of tombstone

se45c004.jpg -- Emily C. Brandon - bottom half of tombstone

se45c005.jpg -- Mr. Ron Keeling pointing to one possible unmarked 
grave - grave lined with piled rocks

se45c006.jpg -- Mr. Ron Keeling standing at site of both unmarked 
graves

se45c007.jpg -- Cemetery area seen from end of oilwell board fence 
(looking north). Individual in blue standing at extant tombstone. 
Unmarked graves 15 feet further north. Entrance trail to the left 
of individual in picture.