McCombs Cemetery

Lewisville, Texas

Even though only a few stones and dates are available, at one time the McCombs Cemetery encompassed 2.3 acres for the final resting place of numerous Denton County, Texas pioneers. Through years of soil erosion and vandalism, little evidence of markers had been located until in February 1990 a project was started to re-establish the cemetery and as of this date (December 1994) a McCombs Cemetery Association has been established and the cemetery grounds have been surveyed and about 50 grave sites, complete with decayed headstones, identified. A project is now in progress to fence the cemetery and replace as many tombstones as possible; also the cemetery association has acquired a Quick Claim Deed to the property.

In 1856 an acre of land was dedicated as a family cemetery and over the years the area grew to 2.3 acres. The first known burial was Nehemiah Wade Boyd, born 1823, died 1856. It is not known when the last burial occurred. Through the years the cemetery became obscured to anyone trying to locate the burial sites.

McCombs Cemetery Association.

From Denton, Texas take I35E South to Lewisville, Texas; exit on FR 1171 West to Garden Ridge Road approximately 0.7 miles; left (South) on Garden Ridge Road and travel 0.7 miles to Wagner Road; right (West) on Wagner Road 0.4 miles - cemetery is on left side of the road in a wooded area.

Information from Genealogical Records and family members.

Rocks with initials are D.B.S., L.A.S., E.M.T, and footstone with initials N.W.B. - probably footstone for Nehemiah Wade Boyd.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes/Inscriptions
McCombs, Davis Jackson			no dates; broken stone
McCombs, L.J.	Jun 2, 1832	Jun 27, 1874	Mason; broken stone
Sigler, Sarah		1873	w/o P.N. Sigler; no date; broken stone
Sigler, Winnie	Aug 17, 1833	Jul ____	w/o P.N. Sigler; stone broken
Note: Three unmarked graves said to be those of
Nehemiah Wade Boyd	1823	1856
J.D. McCombs			dates unknown
Mary Nowlin McCombs	1803	1867