Near Milam in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Speights-Pratt Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

1. Speights-Pratt Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Rebecca Hopkins Speights (b. 1796) arrived in Sabine County in 1842 as a widow with four sons and a daughter. She owned about 250 acres including this site, which became a cemetery with her burial in 1857. Sited near the Speights' home, the cemetery was actually on land granted to Mathew Arnold Parker, a Texas Revolution veteran and first Chief Justice (County Judge) of Sabine County. Joshua M. Hopkins Speights, buried here, was a state legislator and county judge. He and Hampton Pratt were among the first merchants in Hemphill. Of fifty-one marked graves, more than half bear the Speights surname. An unknown number of unmarked graves include Speights family slaves. The Speights-Pratt Cemetery Association manages this historic burial ground. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010

Erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16740.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 31° 24.239′ N, 93° 49.976′ W. Marker is near Milam, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on State Highway 87 0.2 miles south of Davidson

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Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located 100 feet off the highway behind the tree line and next to a business. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4647 TX-87, Milam TX 75959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Matthew Arnold Parker (approx. 0.6 miles away); John C. Hale (approx. 2.1 miles away); Milam Masonic Institute (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kings Highway (approx. 2.2 miles away); Milam (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Milam (approx. 2.2 miles away); C.A. Nethery & Sons General Merchandise (approx. 2.2 miles

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

2. Speights-Pratt Cemetery Marker

The view of the marker in the cemetery.

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milam.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

3. Speights-Pratt Cemetery Marker

The cemetery is located just off the highway next to a business.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.