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A Texas Historic Cemetery

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    There are 13 rows in the cemetery.  Listings for Row 1 begin in the northwest corner of the cemetery.  Listings for Row 13 begin in the northeast corner of the cemetery with the numbering of each grave proceeding from north to south for each row.  Example:  No. 1 in Row 7 is the grave of Rev. T. H. Thomas.
The oldest extant gravestone with an inscription is that of the infant son of Steve and Helen Jennings who died April 3. 1891.  (No. 8 in Row 1)
Note:   Under the column “Comments” tombstone inscriptions are in “quotation marks.” Submitter’s comments are surrounded by [brackets].

Submitted by:  Stan Burnham Phone:  325-372-3123   May 4, 2010

Row Name Birth - Death Comment
10.18 AKE, Ed 1888 - 1942  
9.28 AKE, J. P. Apr 6, 1857 - Jun 25, 1928  
9.25 AKE, John Mar 25, 1852 - Nov 18, 1942
9.26 AKE, Mary D. Nov 30, 1861 - Dec 6, 1951  
9.27 AKE, Mrs. J. P. Jan 8, 1859 - Feb 28, 1940  
10.17 AKE, Vida Feb 16, 1898 - Mar 25, 1953
1.16 ARMES, Billy F. Nov 6, 1946 - May 7, 2000 [Married Jan 9, 1955]
1.15 ARMES, Edith M. Nov 19, 1947 - Future
1.13 ARMES, Fannie Pearl Dec 10, 1923 - Future Fannie Pearl
1.14 ARMES, W. Roy Dec 11, 1914 - Nov 10, 1974 "Shorty"
1.12 ARMES, William V. Sep 24, 1944 - May 13, 2009 [Trucker design on headstone]
13.04 ARNOLD, Charles D. Sep 6, 1945 - May 14, 1966 "Chuck"
13.05 ARNOLD, Richard S. Nov 16, 1936 - Jul 13, 2002 "US Marine Corps Korea"
13.06 ARNOLD, Verna B. Feb 22, 1913 - Oct 24, 1991  
13.07 ARNOLD, W. W. Oct 25, 1912 - Nov 1, 1997  "Woodie"
8.05 BANKSTON, Lance Ray Jun 7, 1981 - Dec 8, 2003
5.01 BARTON, Addie May Aug 10, 1888 - Nov 13, 1936 [Dau/o Thomas and Hallie
3.02 BARTON, Franklin Jun 28, 1816 - Jun 18, 1897 [Married malind Callahan in 1844]
5.02 BARTON, Hallie G. Dec 25, 1866 - Mar 14, 1942 [W/o Thomas B.]
3.04 BARTON, Homer O. Jun 27, 1890 - Jan 8, 1960 "Pete"
5.08 BARTON, Infant No dates "Dau/o Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Barton"
5.09 BARTON, Infant No dates "Dau/o Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Barton"
3.05 BARTON, M.F. 1859 - May 8, 1922 [Mary Franes]
3.03 BARTON, Malinda Jan 15, 1819 - Apr 8, 1897
5.06 BARTON, Martha Ann Jul 22, 1888 - Mar 14, 1933 [W/o Richard L. - Nee Crocker]
3.01 BARTON, Millie Apr 8, 1859 - Aug 11, 1911 [K. Millison Barton D/o Frank and Malinda]
5.05 BARTON, R. L. Dick Jun 14, 1887 - Dec 27, 1959 [S/o Thomas & Hallie]
5.03 BARTON, Tom B. May 15, 1857 - Jan 9, 1944
3.06 BARTON. C.F. May 5, 1852 - June 19, 1945 [Columbus Fleming]
12.08 BELL, Melissa Ann Jan 15, 1855 - May 16, 1935  
1.05 BLACKBURN, Alfred May 20, 1901 "8 yrs. 8 mo. 17 days" "S/o Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Blackburn"
1.06 BLACKBURN, Eliga May 21, 1901 -  "S/o Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Blackburn"
4.01 BLACKBURN, M. V. Sep 14, 1861 - 1917 [Manassa Virginia - nee Barton - W/o Eliga]
4.02 BLACKBURN, Ruby Francis Apr 14, 1899 - Apr 30, 1900 [Dau/o Eliga and Manassa]
11.09 BOSWELL, Ethel H. Feb 11, 1890 - Dec 23, 1956
11.07 BOSWELL, Joseph N. Oct 13, 1854 - Jan 16, 1923
11.08 BOSWELL, Mary E. Jan 29, 1870 - Sep 3, 1952  
11.10 BOSWELL, William E. Aug 21, 1882 - Jan 28, 1963  
12.10 BRITTEON, Lee Roy Feb 6, 1886 - Dec 16, 1975  
12.09 BRITTEON, Myrl  Mar 4, 1895 - Mar 28, 1898
4.11 BROOKS, Ota Sarah Oct 28, 1910 - Feb 13, 1987
13.22 BUNTYN, Juanita Jul 1, 1921 - Mar 5, 2008 [W/o Othel]
13.23 BUNTYN, Othel J. Mar 3, 1917 - Jan 15, 1996  "Pad"
5.20 CALLAWAY, Infant Aug 22, 1892 - Mar 21, 1893 S/o S. J. and A. R. Callaway"
4.10 CLEVENGER, Arch Jan 15, 1882 - Jun 7, 1961
4.09 CLEVENGER, Mary Jan 26, 1884 - Oct 6,, 1950
6.03 CROCKER, Ellen K. Apr 10, 1883 - Aug 23, 1942
10.06 CROCKER, Gladys Lee Aug 5, 1899 - Apr 8, 1918  
9.14 CROCKER, John J. May 26, 1859 - Nov 21, 1958
9.13 CROCKER, Josephine P. Jun 10, 1863 - Nov 5, 1913
9.17 CROCKER, Margaret No dates In Memory of M. C."
6.04 CROCKER, W. E. Feb 17, 1884 - Nov 30, 1963
4.08 CRUTCHER , Inez F. Jul 22, 1907 - Sep 13,, 1996 [Nee Jewell]
2.01 CURRY, Ethil Sep 21, 1891 - Jan 21, 1904 "Dau/o J.F. and E. E. Curry"
6.01 DENNIS-BARTON, Rose F. Aug 26, 1895 - Nov 10, 1936
13.01 DURST, Mary Clara Aug 7, 1891 - May 20, 1986  
9.09 ELLEBRACHT, Alta Mae May 7, 1894 - Nov 8, 1960 [Alta Mae Miller   W/o Herman G.]
9.10 ELLEBRACHT, Herman G. Oct 17, 1897 - Aug 16, 1971  
4.03 GAMBEL , Andrew Dec 20, 1820 - Sep 10, 1899 [Curbed]
5.14 GARTMAN, Billy No dates [Sandstone head & Footstone plus granite Marker]
8.12 HALEY, Eliza 1854 - 1926 [W/o W. R.]
7.16 HALEY, Infant Feb 28, 1905 - Feb 28, 1905 [Dau/o A. J. and Maudie]
8.11 HALEY, Jake E. Feb 21, 1899 - Aug 23, 1921  
7.17 HALEY, Maudie C. Oct 5, 1879 - Mar 9, 1905 [Nee Barton, W/o A. J. Haley]
8.13 HALEY, W. R. (Dick) 1851 - 1942  
9.04 HARRIS, Nell Miller Oct 27, 1917 - Apr 9, 2008
9.03 HARRIS, Percy Lee Jan 28, 1914 - Apr 17, 1985
12.06 HOLLOWAY, Albert J. Sep 27, 1915 - Aug 7, 1977 "Papa" on footstone
13.10 HOLLOWAY, Arlis Lavoy Jul 15, 1916 - Dec 23, 1974  
13.03 HOLLOWAY, B.H. May 22, 1888 - Jan 10, 1965
12.05 HOLLOWAY, Beatrice Dec 11, 1919 -  "New Grave"  "Gaga" on footstone
8.03 HOLLOWAY, Bess J. Sep 5, 1903 - Apr 25, 1991 [W/o Oris R.]
2.05 HOLLOWAY, Cecil Fayne Oct 6, 1928 - Future [Curbing ends
7.21 HOLLOWAY, Curtis Aug 4, 1901 - Nov 26, 1971
13.08 HOLLOWAY, Edith L. Mar 20, 1913 - Sep 5, 1995 [W/o Wilmer]
7.19 HOLLOWAY, Edward Lon Jun 13, 1937 - Jan 11, 2001 U. S. Army
2.04 HOLLOWAY, Francis Louise Aug 30, 1930 - Apr 23, 1985 [W/o Cecil] [Curbing begins]
1.09 HOLLOWAY, Glenda 1947 - 1973 In curbed Holloway plot
13.18 HOLLOWAY, Henry Mar 23, 1882 - Mar 5, 1950
12.22 HOLLOWAY, Infant Jan 19,1909 - Jan 19, 1909 [S/o of H. and M. Holloway]
12.26 HOLLOWAY, James Carson Oct 11, 1893 - Jul 17, 1950
12.19 HOLLOWAY, John Nov 26, 1868 - Mar 2, 1901
13.02 HOLLOWAY, Katie Dec 11, 1893 - Jun 15, 1965 [W/o B.H.]
12.20 HOLLOWAY, Kenny Jan 10, 1927 - Jan 16, 1927
12.21 HOLLOWAY, Lenny Dec 12, 1910 - Feb 9, 1914
1.11 HOLLOWAY, Lloyd N. Oct 2, 1901 - Dec 22, 1984
10.08 HOLLOWAY, Lonnie Apr 20, 1921 - Apr 18, 2009 "Married June 2, 1944"
12.11 HOLLOWAY, Lora May Oct 17, 1886 - Jul 30, 1982 [Woodman of the World grave stone]
7.07 HOLLOWAY, Lou Nov 25, 1877 - Aug 27, 1935 [W/o Sam]
12.12 HOLLOWAY, Martha Odessa Mar 3, 1858 - Feb 1, 1936
13.17 HOLLOWAY, Myrtle J. Feb 8, 1887 - Oct 5, 1969  
12.27 HOLLOWAY, Norris G. Jan 23, 1924 - Feb 26, 1924 [S;o J. and R.]
8.04 HOLLOWAY, Oris R. May 1, 1899 - Jun 19 1958 [Married May 8, 1920]
13.12 HOLLOWAY, Othey Jan 17, 1886 - Dec 11, 1951  
12.25 HOLLOWAY, Ruth Ann Sep 9, 1897 - May 18, 1970 [W/o James]
7.08 HOLLOWAY, Sam Aug 10, 1879 - Feb 11, 1950
1.10 HOLLOWAY, Verda A. June 29, 1905 - Jan 18, 1977 [W/o Lloyd]
7.02 HOLLOWAY, Verna  Jul 9, 1904 - Jan 5, 1991 [W/o Curtis]
12.13 HOLLOWAY, W. H. Jan 4, 1860 - Apr 7, 1920
10.07 HOLLOWAY, Wanda  Apr 7, 1926 - Future
13.09 HOLLOWAY, Wilmer L. Feb 6,1911 - Jun 22,2002 "PFC US Army  WWII"
13.11 HOLLOWAY, Zoie Nov 24, 1886 - Apr 24, 1981 [W/o Othey]
1.08 JENNINGS, Infant Apr 3, 1891 - Apr 3, 1891 "S/o Steve and Helen Jennings"
4.05 JEWELL , Eli Thomas Nov 16, 1903 - Nov 6, 1994
4.04 JEWELL, R. R. Oct 14, 1910 - Nov 1, 1916 "S/o T. A. and E. Jewell"   "Baby"
5.26 JOINER, Harmon H. Jul 10, 1882 - Mar 1, 1962 Harmon H.
1.04 KNATCHER , Infant Apr 17, 1914 - Apr 17, 1914 [S/o T. B. and Ollie K Knatcher.]
9.15 KYZAR, Infant Jan 31, 1916 - Jan 31, 1916 [S/o C. B. and E. B. Kyzar]
9.16 KYZAR, Infant Mar 11, 1906 - Apr 2, 1906 [D/o C. B. and E.B. Kyzar]  "Precious Jewels"
5.17 KYZER, C. L. Feb 29, 1860 - Apr 7, 1949 "Mother"  [W/o J. J.
5.16 KYZER, Idella Jun 22, 1876 - Jan 16, 1964 [W/o J. Fred
5.15 KYZER, J. Fred May 9, 1877 - Oct 17, 1925  
5.18 KYZER, J. J. Nov 6, 1854 - Dec 10, 1935 "Father"
5.19 KYZER, Thomas H. May 29, 1891 - Feb 15, 1892 "S/o J. J. and C. L. Kyzar"
8.02 LEIFESTE, Andrew A. Sep 5, 1915 - Jul 20, 1999 "U.S. Marine Corps"
8.01 LEIFESTE, Dorothy M. May 13, 1922 - Aug 17, 1988 [W/o Andrew]
2.02 LIVELY, Elbert W. Jul 23, 1906 - Dec 10, 1906 "S/o Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Lively"
2.03 LIVELY, Tona Arnold Oct 26, 1876 - Apr 2, 1902 "Nee Arnold"
5.11 LONGLEY, Charlie Sep 26, 1884 - Oct 19, 1936 In Curbed plot
5.10 LONGLEY, Priscilla Mar 10, 1889 - Mar 5, 1985 "W/o Charlie"  In Curbed plot
1.01 LUMBLY ,W.S. Sep 13, 1837 - Nov 19, 1898 [Old tombstone w/ masonic compass]
1.03 LUMBLY, Martha Ann Apr 10, 1942 -Nov 19, 1926 [W/o William S.]
1.02 LUMBLY, William S. Sep 13, 1837 - Nov 19, 1898 [New tombstone for grave of W.S. Lumbly]
1.07 MARKER  No Name - No Dates [Sandstone]
4.06 MARKER  No Name - No Dates [Future Plot - Large family marker in center of lot.
5.04 MARKER  No Name - No Dates [Sandstone]
9.18 MARKER  No Name - No Date [Sandstone head and Footstone]
9.19 MARKER  No Name - No Dates  [Concrete headstone - Inscription not visible]
12.04 MARKER  No Name - No Dates [Sandstone head & foot stones - child grave
12.03 MARKER   No Name - No Dates [Sandstone head & foot stones - child grave]
3.09 MARKER     No Names - No Dates [Granite Footstone] "Unknown"
4.07 MARKER     No Name - No Dates  
9.24 McFARLAND, B. M. C. Jul 11, 1862 - Dec 23, 1935
13.25 McFARLAND, C. P. "Shorty" 1932 - 2004 "PFC US Army"
10.12 McFARLAND, Grude May 3, 1889 - Sep 3, 1960 "Texas PVT Co M  314 INF  WWI
12.28 McFARLAND, Kate Mar 11, 1905 - Jun 8, 1985 [W/o Lee]
12.29 McFARLAND, Lee Jan 24, 1894 - Jul 1, 1981 PFC US Army WWI
9.22 McFARLAND, Malina M. Mar 2, 1835 - Jun 23, 1917
10.16 McFARLAND, Mary J. May 4, 1864 - Mar 28, 1953  
10.13 McFARLAND, Oma & Infant son  1907 - 1928 [One grave, One marker]
13.24 McFARLAND, Wilda Marie 1935 - 2001 [W/o C. P.] 
9.23 McFARLAND, William P. Nov 18, 1851 - Apr 16, 1927  
5.23 McLEOD , Carl D. Aug 8, 1917 - Mar 30, 1977 "Pfc. U.S. Army WW II"
5.22 McLEOD, Clarence D. May 11, 1895 - Aug 24, 1987 May 11, 
5.21 McLEOD, Dollie O. Jan 19, 1897 - Oct 5, 1976 [W/o Clarence]  'Mother"
5.12 McLEOD, Elizabeth J. Feb 13, 1917 - Dec 14, 1986 [W/o Marvin]
5.13 McLEOD, Marvin L. Mar 17, 1916 - Aug 5, 1988 "U. S. Army WW II"
5.24 McLEOD, Nelda Dec 22, 1918 -  [W/o Carl D.]  
11.04 MILLER, Alma Sep 29, 1879 - Nov 29, 1961 [Nee Barton - W/o Robert M.]
9.11 MILLER, Bertha A. Sep 6, 1903 - Jan 16, 1975 [Nee Beesley - W/o Luther C.]
8.06 MILLER, Janice Ray Feb 11, 1945 - Sep 1, 2000 [W/o Jimmy]
8.07 MILLER, Jimmy Latham Oct 18, 1927 - May 27, 2000 [S/o Mike and Earnestine]
10.05 MILLER, John L. May 27, 1925 - Jun 6, 1969  
11.02 MILLER, John N. Apr 2, 1880 - Dec 25, 1937  
9.08 MILLER, Katie D. Oct 19, 1863 - May 30, 1938 [W/o M. Luther - Nee Ellison - called Katie]
10.01 MILLER, Leslie Sep 1, 1900 - Oct 29, 1911  
9.12 MILLER, Luther C. Sep 21, 1898 - May 6, 1973  
9.07 MILLER, M. Luther Apr 1, 1856 - Mar 5, 1901
10.02 MILLER, Mike M. Apr 19, 1896 - Nov 18, 1937  [Michael-called Mike      S/o M.L. and Katie - Married to Ernestine Latham]
9.05 MILLER, Ora E. Jul 16, 1888 - Jun 30, 1977 [W/o Vernon E.]
11.03 MILLER, Robert M. Jul 3, 1878 - Sep 1, 1951 [S/o M. L. and Katie]
11.01 MILLER, Tom 1852 - 1930  
9.06 MILLER, Vernon E. Apr 18, 1889 - Oct 26, 1960 [S/o M. L. and Katie]
13.15 MORGAN, Allie A. 1902 - 1990  
13.16 MORGAN, Virgil T. 1899 - 1966  
5.25 NATHO, Emma Linnie Jan 9, 1920 - Jan 3, 2007 [Nee Joiner]
6.02 NEWBILL, T. J. Sep 18, 1899 - Oct 25, 1973
12.07 ODELL, R. M. Oct 12, 1822 - Oct 2, 1905 "Mother"
12.01 PENSON, Mollie May 17, 1886 - Dec 31, 1961 [W/o Zim]
12.02 PENSON, Zim Sep 19, 1879 - Sep 22, 1945   
7.18 PERRY, James Raby Dec 19, 1884 - Feb 25, 1923
4.20 PINSON, Garland Dean Sep 23, 1928 - Dec 23, 2004 "U. S. Army Korea"  "Mutt"
4.15 PINSON, Martha Ann Feb 5, 1860 - Oct 6, 1937 [W/o S. W. Pinson]
4.21 PINSON, Minnie M. Sep 15, 1895 - Sep 22, 1982 [W/o Willie]
4.19 PINSON, Orville N. Oct 3, 1923 - Jul 4, 1950 Orville N.
4.14 PINSON, S. W. Dec 25, 1854 - Jan 22, 1894  
4.22 PINSON, Willie P. Oct 25, 1894 - Jan 11, 1963  
4.12 PRYOR, Stella Purl Apr 22, 1892 - July 24, 1892 [Dau/o J .I. and Fannie]
7.03 ROBINSON, Annie E. 1875 - 1957  
7.02 ROBINSON, Ernest Oct 5, 1897 - Dec 20, 1955 [Concrete curbing begins]
7.04 ROBINSON, Richard W. 1873 - 1925 [Curbing ends]
11.06 ROGERS, Ben H. Mar 10, 1892 - Aug 26, 1977  
11.05 ROGERS, Mertie Mae Sep 21, 1895 - Mar 28, 1918  
9.29 ROOD, Fred No Dates  
4.13 S. W. P.    No Name - No Dates [Concrete headstone]
5.07 SANDERS, Katherine Jul 10, 1909 - Feb 13, 1989 "Katherine Evers Barton"
3.07 SANDSTONE MARKER    No Names - No Dates
3.08 SANDSTONE MARKER     No Names - No Dates
7.12 SHAFER, Anna L. Nov 13, 1865 - Oct 8, 1951 [W/o Charley]
7.13 SHAFER, Charley Nov 12, 1861 - Jul 6, 1923  [Andrew Charles]
7.15 SHAFER, Ethel P. Mar 22, 1895 - Jun 8, 1895 [Dau/o Andrew C. and A.L. Shafer]
7.14 SHAFER, Henry Jan 24, 1888 - Oct 5, 1917 [S/o Andrew C. and Anna L]                                     "Married Odela Sanders 8-31-1900"
4.17 SMITH, Cora Lee Jan 11, 1886 - Jul 29, 1953 [Nee Pinson] [Curbed Smith plot]
4.18 SMITH, Eugene E. Mar 1888 - Oct 1967  
4.23 SMITH, William Thomas Aug 11, 1926 - Apr 4, 2009 [TSCT US Air Force WW II
4.16 SNEED, Melvin M. 1919 "Grandson of F. S. W. Pinson  2nd Lt. WW II"
12.18 STOCKBRIDGE, Baby Dec 22, 1915 -  [Dau/o D. D. and H.M.  1915
10.09 STOCKBRIDGE, Billie Maxine Dec 3, 1926 - Future [W/o Billy D.]
10.10 STOCKBRIDGE, Billy Dorman Nov 29, 1926 - Jan 7, 1966 " Married Jul 16, 1947"
12.17 STOCKBRIDGE, Denver D. Nov 19, 1890 - Jan  2, 1952  
13.14 STOCKBRIDGE, Dewey D. June 20, 1917 - Sep 15, 1978  
12.14 STOCKBRIDGE, Lora Lydia Apr 15, 1916 -Oct 6, 20001 [W/o Wilford]
10.11 STOCKBRIDGE, Maxine Nov. 19, 1952 - Nov 19, 1952
12.16 STOCKBRIDGE, Myrtle H. Oct 1, 1891 - Oct 30, 1982
13.13 STOCKBRIDGE, Oleta N. Jun 16, 1917 - Jun 16, 2009 [W/o Dewey]
12.15 STOCKBRIDGE,Wilford Burl Nov. 17,1921 - Sep 20, 2007  "CPL. US Army   WW II
8.09 STRONG, Henry G. Jun 13, 1887 - Mar 1, 1974 TX Pvt. U.S. Army"
8.08 STRONG, Maxine J. Nov 5, 1905 - Dec 17, 1976 [W/o Henry]
7.10 STRONG, N. G. May 19, 1838 - Dec 9, 1929 [Strongs are in curbed plot with Holloways]
7.09 STRONG, Rev. C. R. 1890 - 1979 "Charlie Reeves Strong"
7.11 STRONG, S. A. Jun 26, 1854 - Aug 6, 1914
9.02 TAYLOR, B. M. May 6, 1843 - No date
9.01 TAYLOR, D. A. Jul 4, 1842 - Jun 10, 1907
3.11 TAYLOR, Lucky Jewil 1924 - 2007 Funeral Home marker
7.01 THOMAS, Rev. T. H. Sep 6, 1816 - Jan 7, 1897 [Antique iron fence around single grave]
8.01 THORNBLOM, Lois C. Mar 26, 1901 - Aug 4, 1921 [Dau/o Andrew C. and A.L. Shafer]
13.21 UNDERWOOD, Amos H. Oct 5, 1913 - Dec 15, 1994  
13.20 UNDERWOOD, Bonnie L. Jun 28, 1917 - Jan 12, 1991 [W/o Amos]
9.20 UNDERWOOD, Claudia Jun 11, 1910 - Feb 4, 1973  [W/o Webster]
9.21 UNDERWOOD, Webster W. Nov 3, 1909 - May 6, 1987  
10.04 WELLS , Tom Gordon Jun 12, 1946 - May 21, 1866 Hus/o Ernestine
10.03 WELLS, Ernestine Miller Oct 21, 1903 - Nov 13, 1980 [Nee Latham - First w/o M. Miller]
13.19 WINDHAM, Infant Jun 20, 1926 - Jun 20, 1926
12.24 WINDHAM, Ira Lee Jun 5, 1900 - Mar 1, 1939
12.23 WINDHAM, Lena Purl Feb 13,1878 - May 21,1921 [W/o Ira]
7.05 WREN, Martha Jane Nov 1, 1865 - Oct 1, 1934 [W/o J. W.]
7.06 WREN, Rev. J. W. Sep 6, 1860 - May 3, 1949