Markley, Texas

[1] It is located at the intersection of State Highway 16 and Farm to Market Road 1769, in the northeastern corner of Young County, approximately 21[2] miles from Graham.

Other early postmasters included: John Wellington, James McDaniel, W.W. Gregg, and Myra Connelly.

[5] Even before Markey was officially a town, the location was a known camping spot and was used as a layover during the Indian exodus in 1859.

After ten years, the burial ground was no longer being cared for, so in 1890, a group of citizens from the surrounding rural community including J. C. Calvin, J.W.

Some of the individuals honored each year include the graves of thirteen Civil War veterans: John F. Bussey, J.C. Butler, Jessie Byrd, R.E.

Norfleet, Nelson Owen, J.C. Stanley, James Stinnett, Cates Thompson, and David White.