Introduction
These several pages are the summary of my research into 1812 veterans buried in Collin
County, Texas.
I found a total of fifteen 1812 veterans buried in Collin County. I was able to locate the
cemeteries where twelve were buried.
Please contact Cecil Coale with comments, corrections or new information at these
addresses:
Cecil Coale
1391 Camino Real
McKinney, Texas
972-542-1947
crcoale@sbcglobal.net
January 23, 2013
1812 Veteran Index
(1) Samuel A. Bogart (Fay, page 37; CCF2, page 55)
born: 2 April 1797 Tennessee
died: 11 March 1861 near McKinney
Battle of New Orleans
Member of Texas Legislature 1847-1859
Possibly buried in unmarked grave in Stiff Chapel Cemetery
(2) James Whitis Bullock (Fay, page 49)
born: circa 1790 in Georgia
died: 29 September 1859 at age 69 near McKinney
Battle of New Orleans, 5 years service
Came to Texas in 1824
Buried in Nancy Bullock Cemetery (near Millwood)
in unmarked grave (CCC2, page 105)
(3) Henry Cook (Fay, page 77 and 360)
born: 28 May 1775, West Virginia
died: 10 June 1862 in Plano
Lieutenant in Illinois militia
Buried in Baccus (Cook) cemetery started 1847 by Henry Cook south of Frisco and
old Lolaville. (CCC1, page 37) Installed bronze marker 11/19/2011. Formal
dedication 6/9/2012. Photographer from Plano Star newspaper took pictures.
Article published in Allen American, Celina Record and the McKinney-Courier
Gazette, Thursday June 14, 2012, page 3a.
(4) Thomas Finley (THM2, IL1902, JG1)
born: February 25, 1790
died: August 10, 1859 in Collin County
Served as an Ensign in Illinois Militia in Col. Judy's 2nd regiment.
Buried in Young Cemetery near Frisco.
Installed bronze marker 11/6/2010. Formal dedication 11/13/2010.
Article published in January 20, 2010 Plano Profile magazine on page 76.
(5) George Fitzhugh (Fay, page 109)
born: 1790 was age 65 on 23 May 1855 and age 73 in 1863
died: 17 March 1863 in Collin County
Private in Kentucky Militia
Buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery in Forest Grove, south of Fairview (CCC1, page 659)
Purchased bronze marker & contacted 2009 family. Installed marker 4/17/2010
(6) John Fitzhugh (Fay, page 109)
born: 1792 was age 86 on 15 July 1878
died: 27 July 1878 in Collin County
Private in Captain Whitsitt’s company of Kentucky Militia.
Battle of River Thames
Captain Whitistt was Cecil Coale’s 1812 ancestor (SFK, page 173)
Buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery in Forest Grove, south of Fairview (CCC1, page 659)
Purchased bronze marker & contacted 2009 family. Installed marker 4/17/2010
(7) Harrison Jamison (Fay, page 171)
born: 23 October 1793 Kentucky
died: 14 September 1861 in Collin County
Private in Missouri militia
Buried in Wear Cemetery near Prosper (CCC1, page 579)
Installed bronze marker 6/2/2012.
(8) Michael Mallow (Fay, page 203)
born: 1 March 1793 Virginia
died: 19 Sept 1862 in McKinney
Private in Virginia cavalry
Buried in Orenduff cemetery south of Melissa (CCC1, page 302)
(9) Ziza Moore (Fay, page 225)
born: Age 53 on 2 December 1850
died: 18 February 1876, Collin County.
Private in Tennessee militia.
Buried in Moore family cemetery near Chambersville (CCC1, page 582)
Grave dedicated October 13, 2007. See Dallas Morning News article, Sunday
October 14, 2007, section N, page 108.
(10) Louis Needham (Fay, page 227)
born: North Carolina
died: Collin County after 1838
Private in Tennessee militia
Unknown burial in Collin County
(11) Thomas Rattan (Fay, page 255)
born: 1789, North Carolina
died: 1854
Private in Illinois militia. His daughter married Governor Throckmorton of
McKinney.
Buried in Throckmorton cemetery between Anna and Melissa. (CCC1, page 413)
(12) George Washington Smith (Fay, page 390)
born: circa 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee
died: circa 1875 Blue Ridge, Collin County
Private in Tennessee militia.
Buried in the NW corner of the Grounds cemetery in Blue Ridge (THMI).
(13) Henry Wetsel (Fay, page 322)
born: 1791
died: 1880 Collin County
Private in Pennsylvania militia. Founded Wetsel townsite near present day
Fairview.
Operated a grist mill in McKinney at South Tennessee and Ida streets.
Buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney (CCC1, page 385)
Installed bronze 1812 marker November 28, 2009. Grave dedicated
November 18, 2010. Star McKinney-Courier Gazette article published on
December 26, 2010 on the web. Also published in Plano Star Courier, Sunday
December 26, 2010 on page 3A. Purchased a memorial stone for the City of
Fairview Veteran's Walk Park next to city hall on November 1, 2013. Installed in
Veteran's Walk January 5, 2014.
(14) Benjamin White (Fay, page 324) )
born: September 26, 1792, Georgia
died: September 19, 1869, Collin County
Private in Tennessee militia. Fought in battle of Horseshoe Bend Alabama under
Colonel Andrew Jackson.
Buried in Alexander Cemetery in Collin County (CCC1, page 6) Installed bronze
1812 marker April 27, 2013. Grave dedication November 16, 2013.
(15) Moses Sparks (CCF2 pages 249-250)
b. circa 1789 in Jefferson County, Kentucky
d. 20 December 1858
Served in Indiana Militia June, 1814 to June, 1815
Had 640 acres in the Peter’s Colony.
In 1850 Collin County census and was living with his son Richard Sparks.
Unknown burial in Collin County.
References
CCC1: “Collin County (Texas) Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume I” by Alice Pitts, Wanda
O'Roark, Doris Posey, (www.collincountybooks.com, 1975)
CCC2: “Collin County (Texas) Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume II” by Alice Pitts, Wanda
O'Roark, Doris Posey, (www.collincountybooks.com, 1978)
CCF2: “Collin County, Texas, Families, Volume II” by Alice Ellison Pitts and Minnie
Pitts Champ (www.collincountybooks.com, ISBN 0-9667999-0-9, 1998)
IL1902: 1902 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois said Thomas Finley
was in the Illinois Militia in the War of 1812.
Fay: “War of 1812 Veterans in Texas,” by Mary Smith Fay,
(Southern Historical Press, Inc., ISBN 0-89308-690-8, 1979, reprinted 1994)
SFK: "Roster of the Volunteer Officers and Soldiers from Kentucky in the War of 1812 1815," a report of the Kentucky Adjutant General in 1891, (Southern Historical
Press, Inc., 0-89308-481-6, reprinted 1992)
THMI: Texas historical marker research information about George Washington Smith
by John Greer in 1979. The historical marker itself is located at the Blue Ridge
Cemetery.
THM2: Texas Historical Marker in Young Cemetery says Thomas Finley was an 1812
veteran.
JG1: “Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas” by Joy Gough (700 pages, 1995), pages 2425 concerning Thomas Finley family history in the Young Cemetery.