Newton, Newton County
The Fawil Community, which once had three churches, a school, a plywood mill and a store, also includes three family cemeteries along the main road. Sam and Mary (Cochran) Herrin Homesteaded on 106 acres and had 11 children survive to adulthood. They set aside one acre for a family burial ground, where their granddaughter Alice Dougharty (d. 1911) and daughter Inez Lenderman (d. 1912) are the earliest burials. Many veterans are buried here from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and other military service. The cemetery occupies one-third of the original acre designated for burial purposes. Most of the dozens of burials here are descendants of Sam and Mary Herrin, a pioneer family whose impact can still be seen on the landscape.