Davis Robert Gurley

Birth: Apr. 7, 1792 Johnston County North Carolina, USA Death: Jun. 2, 1861 Waco McLennan County Texas, USA

From Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco, Texas, compiled by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD:

Davis Robert Gurley, 1792-1861. A native of Johnston County, North Carolina. Son of Edwards and Mary Davis Gurley. Attended the Meadhill School in Wayne Co., North Carolina. Moved to Waco ca. 1852. Bought 1,600 acres of Brazos River bottomland for growing cotton, corn, and wheat. Built a gristmill, gin, saddleshop, and blacksmith's shop on his plantation.

+++

This name and information were found in the 1962 survey of Old First Street Cemetery by Mrs. J. L. Staton, Sr. and Mrs. Thos. R. Meredith.

Their cemetery survey was published in 1965 in McLennan County Cemetery Records, Volume I, by the Central Texas Genealogical Society.

Family links:

Spouse:
 Patience Bland Smith Gurley (1797 - 1885)*

Children:
 Mary Azalete Gurley Blocker (1825 - 1902)*
 James Henry Gurley (1829 - 1865)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: First Street Cemetery Waco McLennan County Texas, USA