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BIG A CEMETERY
Big A is the first known cemetery to have ever served the Rowlett area. Early pioneer families would travel from all the various surrounding communities to the Kirby meadow in order to bury their dead.

Some of the early pioneer graves were marked with Bois D'arc stobs. Most of these stakes have long since vanished. In many cases, all that remain of an entire pioneer family can be found in this historical cemetery. In some cases, cemetery headstones can be the only remaining physical evidence that a certain person ever existed.

What started out as a family burial ground had become a community cemetery by 1871, but wouldn't be known as Big A for at least another twenty years. It seems as if a school commonly called "Corn Stalk" by the local community members was built across the road from the cemetery back in those days and some kids painted a big "A" on the side of the building one Halloween night. The lettering stayed on the building and the school, cemetery, road and surrounding area eventually became known as Big A.

Early history of the Big A Cemetery reads like that of a master genealogist's handbook on descendants of Robert and Keziah McCoy Kirby.

1857
William G. Kirby, eldest child of Robert Kirby, died on October 26, 1857 and was buried in a meadow on his own land. He was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on August 25, 1812 and married native Kentuckian Lucinda H. Fitzgerald.

It was during the early fall of 1854 when William and Lucinda loaded up their six children and joined a small group of Kentucky settlers prepared for their overland journey to the Texas frontier. The wagon train then traveled from Monroe County Kentucky to the Rowlett area. The entire trip lasted forty five days. All eleven wagons arrived on November 1, 1854. It was later reported that all arrived safely and without hostile encounters.

1860
Two additional children were born to William and Lucinda after they settled near Rowlett. Their fourth child (born in Kentucky), Marquis P. W. Kirby, died on March 16, 1860. The ten year old lad was then buried along side his dad.

1861
The two week old infant daughter of William B. and Daranah Armstrong Nelson died the following year on December 19, 1861. William B. Nelson also traveled to the Rowlett area as a member of the 1854 wagon train. He married Daranah F. Armstrong of the Pleasant Valley community on February 8, 1861. Daranah was the daughter of William P. and Sarah Sheltman Armstrong.

1862
Anna Jane Kirby died the following year on March 30, 1862 at 45 years of age. The former Anna Jane Nelson had married John R. Kirby while still living in Monroe County, Kentucky. They were also members of the 1854 wagon train. John and Anna had seven children total with two dying as infants. Their children married into the Ballard, Toller, Hughes and Coomer families.

1862
Benjamine Coy Kirby was also a son of Robert and Keziah Kirby. He died on June 11, 1862 at 47 years of age. He had left Monroe County, Kentucky as a member of the 1854 wagon train and as a single man, but soon married the former Miss Elizabeth "Betsy" McDaniel soon after his arrival in the Rowlett area.

Betsy was the daughter of William and Polly McDaniel (both parents having same last name) and had been staying with her sister, Emeline McDaniel Newman in the Pleasant Valley community before their marriage.

Benjamine and Betsy Kirby had six children total. Two of their children married into the Wells families, another married into the Coomer family and daughter Kibby Ann Kirby married Joshua Lawrence Herring of the Sachse community.

1862
Thomas Newman, Jr. also died in 1862. Thomas had been living near the Black River in Wayne County, Missouri when his wife, Mary Sparks Newman died. Thomas, along with son Harmon Runnels Newman and daughter Elizabeth Newman, then loaded up their wagon, which was pulled by a double yoke of oxen, and headed west. They settled north of Rowlett in an area that would later be named Pleasant Valley.

1863
Martha J. Newman, the little thirteen month old granddaughter of Thomas Newman died the following year on December 18, 1863 and was buried along side her grandfather. Martha was the daughter of Harmon Runnels and Emeline McDaniel Newman.

1866
There would be no other burials for the next three years until Lee Coomer, native of Ropes County, North Carolina, died on December 5, 1866. Lee had married Miss Nancy Alameda Myers of Wythe County, Virginia. Their first two children were born in Virginia, but their next two were born in Kentucky. It is not known if Lee and Nancy Coomer were members of the 1854 wagon train. Lee and Nancy had nine children total with three of their daughters marrying into the Kirby family.

1867
Nancy Evaline Tucker died the following year on September 11, 1867. Nancy was the eleven year old daughter of another pioneer family. Her parents were Charles Masters and Keziah "Kibby" Kirby Tucker. Charles was native of England and Kibby was native of Monroe County, Kentucky.

1868
Jessie Kirby died the following year on March 28, 1868 at 46 years of age. Jessie was born in Virginia on April 5, 1822. He was also a son of Robert and Keziah McCoy Kirby.

1868
Infant Robert B. Kirby died that same year on September 7, 1868. He was the son of Andrew Barland and Sarah Ann Ballard Kirby. His father, a member of the 1854 wagon train, married Sarah Ann Ballard of Kaufman County, Texas in 1863. Kaufman is now known as Rockwall County.

1868
Infant Robert B. Kirby also died in 1868. He was the second of eight children born to Andrew Barland and Sarah Ann Ballard Kirby. The Ballard family having arrived in 1847 were some of the earliest pioneer families to settle near the Rowlett area. Andrew Barland Kirby was also a member of the 1854 wagon train.

1869
Samuel Compton died the following year on November 14, 1869. Samuel was born in North Carolina on November 3, 1809. He married Keziah "Kibby" Kirby (not to be confused with Keziah Kirby the wife of Charles Masters Tucker). Samuel and Kibby had eight children total and were also members of the 1854 wagon train.

1871 Thru 1900
Another fifty-five burials would take place in this historical cemetery between 1871 and 1900. Most all of these burials represented family members of the area's earliest pioneer families and their descendants.

Burials from 1857 thru 1900 are listed in this sketch due to the significance of their historical ties with the community's earliest history. Those burials are as follows:

Died Born Name
1857 1812 Kirby, William C
1860 1849 Kirby, Marquis
1862 1787 Newman, Thomas
1862 1817 Kirby, Anna J Nelson
1863 1862 Newman, Inf Martha
1866 1823 Coomer, Lee
1867 1859 Tucker, Nancy E.
1868 1822 Kirby, Jesse
1868 1867 Kirby, Inf Robert
1869 1809 Compton, Samuel
1871 1867 Tucker, Inf Louisa
1871 1867 Nelson, Inf Meda J.
1872 1874 Kirby, Inf William R
1872 1847 Miller, W. T.
1872 1871 McClain, Inf J. S.
1872 1868 Nelson, William S
1872 1846 Kirby, Jesse F.
1872 1866 Nelson, Adam R
1874 1840 Compton, William R.
1875 1875 Richards, Inf Lilla
1876 1812 Blankenship, Smith
1876 1812 Richards, A S Senith
1877 1796 Nelson, Nancy Barland
1878 1814 Ballard, Eliza
1878 1879 Nelson, Inf G. A.
1878 1877 Coomer, Inf Arthur
1878 1848 Hughs, Juline
1878 1877 Tucker, Inf Mary A.
1878 1877 Harrison, Inf Lou
1880 1879 Ballard, Inf Nancy K.
1880 1842 Ballarrd, Nancy
1880 1879 Nelson, Inf J. E.
1882 1881 Nelson, Inf Y. G.
1882 1844 Curry, Drucilla
1883 1829 Coyle, Michael
1886 1818 Compton, Kizziah
1886 1886 Wells, Inf Louis W
1887 1807 Ballard, Reuben
1887 1855 Hughes, Susan
1887 1837 Coyle, Beula
1888 1888 Harrison, Inf Ada Jane
1888 1827 Coyle, Minerva J
1888 1885 Pauley, Inf Dorah
1889 1849 Henrie, Phebe
1889 1862 Curry, A. W.
1889 c.1847 Miller, Lucretia
1890 1890 Compton, Inf Marion
1890 1863 Ponder, Margaret
1890 1890 Ponder, Inf Nancy
1891 1891 Waggoner, Infr W H
1891 1852 Coyle, James H.
1891 1843 Favors, George
1891 1843 Hallabone, Maragret
1892 1892 Compton, Inf Minnie
1892 1845 Harris, Nancy
1893 1819 Kirby, Louisa Fitzjerald
1894 1860 Collins, Belle
1894 1890 Peay, Inf Ethel
1894 1824 Hamilton, Thomas
1896 1884 Compton, Inf Martha
1896 1895 Fisher, Inf Roxie
1897 1896 Pelton, Inf Clarence
1899 1830 Tucker, Charles M.
1899 1892 Fisher, Icy J
1899 1860 Wells, Louisa Ballard
1900 1900 Harris, Inf Clarance

The Cottonwood Cemetery is located at 2920 Whitely Road, in the northeastern corner of unincorporated Dallas County. The east end of the cemetery abuts Cotton-wood Creek. This cemetery is part of the J. C. Johnson Survey and the land was originally located in Mercers Colony. The first known burial at Cottonwood was in December of 1875 with John L. Sims, the twenty-four old son of Elisha and Elizabeth Turner Sims, being the first recorded interment. Both parents, one brother and one sister were also buried here.

There is no known documentation indicating the name of the person that donated the original land for this cemetery, but it is thought that Elisha Sims set aside this land since it was later conveyed by Emma Adalade Sims Spence, daughter of Elisha Sims. The first known documentation recording conveyance of the surrounding property was dated August 19, 1948, and specifically states "Save and Except that portion of said property used as cemetery."

The original land contained approximately 3/4 acre and consisted of all property directly in front of and west of the entrance gate. The newer section consist of all property east of the entrance gate. This section is slightly less than ½ acre and was donated by William E. and Jessie Rhea Hunter in 1973. Total acreage is now recorded at 1.19 acres.

There are approximately thirty unmarked graves in the old section. Many of the older unnamed graves were marked with bois d'arc stobs (small post) and almost all of those stobs have disappeared over the years. There are 201 marked graves in the combined sections. Many of the graves in the older section contain the remains of the first pioneers and early settlers of the Cottonwood Community.

All of the early graves were dug by members of the nearby communities. Fred Spainhouer, Clyde Raney, Hubert Raney, and Oscar Merritt were some of the frequent volunteers. George Nelson even made a special tool in his Liberty Grove blacksmith shop for evening up the sides.

Veterans from the Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean Ware are buried in this historic cemetery.

There was no established program for the care and upkeep of the cemetery until 1958 when the Cottonwood Cemetery Foundation was formed. Carl Foster served as first president with Judge Dee Brown Walker as vice-president and Agnes Eaves served as secretary/treasurer. Current officers are Jim Foster, president; Judge Dee Brown Walker still serves as vice-president, Larry Murry, Second Vice President and Mary Beth Tyler now serves as secretary/treasurer.

Cottonwood Cemetery
Alphabetical Directory
Infants are not included. Email for information on infant burials: info@dallaspioneer.org

ADAMS, Elliott L, Aug 21, 1900-Feb 10, 1968
ADAMS, Isaac C, Sr, 1860-1957
ADAMS, M J, 1871-1911
ADAMS, Richard Arthur, Jan 29, 1898-Nov 22, 1916
ALVEY, Ludie, Oct 31, 1892-Sep 4, 1914 dau of James F Kirby & Mary S Wells
BARNES, James Walter, Oct 30, 1899-Aug 18, 1985
BARNES, Nancy Elizabeth Griffin, Mar 14, 1869-Aug 18, 1934
BARNES, William Henry, Jan 28, 1867-May 21, 1953
BEAVER, J T, Oct 24, 1881-Aug 2, 1902 son of FM & ML
BEVEL, Pauline E, Oct 12, 1915-Aug 23, 1993 dau of HN & M Wells Foster
BOYD, Edgar Lee, Jan 16, 1902-Oct 1902 inf son of Emma & Henry
BOYD, Emma Lela, Jul 10, 1881-Dec 12, 1943 husband of George W
BOYD, George W, Jun 30, 1876-Jan 24, 1965 husband of Emma Lela Spence
BOYD, Henry B, Apr 13, 1874-Feb 13, 1904
BOYD, Martha J, Jan 18, 1850-Mar 28, 1935 Martha J Cannon Boyd mother of George W
BRANCH, Bessie A, Mar 23, 1895-Sep 24, 1895 infant dau of V & HF
BRANCH, John C, Jan 20, 1882-Jan 10, 1883 son of HF & MAPJ (Marya P J)
BRANCH, Marya P J, died Mar 25, 1884 no other date
BRANCH, T F, Nov 23, 1881-Sep 20, 1922
BRAWLEY, Nell, Sept 10, 1915-Nov 7, 1999
BRAWLEY, Richard H. Nov 11, 1935-Sept 24, 1984, son of Mack & Nell Foster Brawley
BURCH, Jack Lee, Oct 25, 1954-Jan 3, 1989 son of William Edgar & Betty L Forster Burch
BURCH, William Edgar, Jun 10, 1927-Jun 5, 1979 husband of Betty L Forster
BUTLER, Martin L, 1876-1926, father
BUTLER, Minnie L, 1878-1952, mother
BUTLER, Robert Lawrence, Nov 21, 1929-Jan 6, 1931
BUTLER, Ross, 1902-1940, father
CANTLEY, George P W, Nov 9, 1858-Oct 30, 1880 son of SG & MS
CANTLEY, S G, Mar 1, 1826-Oct 30, 188? broken stone, was neighbor of Sims & Collins
CANTLEY, Susan Ada Still Walker, 1834-1881, wife of Thomas Tuggle Walker then S G Cantley
CHARLES, Buena Boyd, Mar 23, 1912-May 15, 2003, dau of George W & Emma Spence Boyd
COLLINS, Charles M, Jul 6, 1887-Jul 20, 1888 inf son of J F & LC
COLLINS, Joseph Tarwater, Mar 6, 1962-Aug 7, 1979
COLLINS, L O, Oct 8, 1834-Dec 2, 1898 Lee Onidas husband of Sarah Tucker
COOPER, no name, no date
COOPER, No other name, Jan 16, 1861-Jan 2, 1891
COOPER, Frank, Mar 15, 1891-Dec 10, 1937
COOPER, Mildred Inez, Nov 7, 1915-Nov 11, 1930
COOPER, William Gill, Sep 14, 1827- Feb 29, 1912 Mexican War of 1846 hero of buena Vista
CROSS, Jacob Elmer b/d Oct 17, 1934, son of Britton & Anna Cross
CROSS, Leslie, no dates, born Jul 25, 1938, died at birth, twin of Lewis
CROSS, Lewis, no dates, born Jul 25, 1938, lived 15 day, son of Britton & Anna
DAVIS, Janette, Nov 8, 1945-Jan 28, 1996 dau of G W "Dub" & Tommie Boren Forster
ELLIS, Mary Elizabeth, May 30, 1906-Jan 28, 1913, dau of Bob & Fannie Thomas Ellis
FIELD, Joseph A, Apr 18, 1831-Mar 25, 1910, Civil War, born Tenn
FIELD, Sarah, Apr 24, 1834-Apr 19, 1898, wife of Joseph, born Tenn
FLOWERS, Matthew, Jan 24, 1797-June 28, 1881 pewter marker, oldest date of birth?
FORSTER, Emmett, Apr 27, 1893-1914 son of G. W. & Mary Emma Forster, twin brother of Emma Ross
FORSTER, Floyd, Jun 19 1910-Oct 26, 1911 inf son of JA & ME
FORSTER, George W, 1853-1917 George Washington husband of Mary Emma
FORSTER, Inf dau of JA & ME
FORSTER, James A, Sep 23, 1889-Dec 1, 1945 James Albert "Al" husband of Mary Eula Ross Forster
FORSTER, Mary E, 1860-1935 Mary Emma Southworth Forster, wife of G W
FORSTER, Mary E, Mar 31, 1890-Jul 1978 Mary E "Eula Ross Forster
FORSTER, Mary, Jul 27, 1948 inf dau of G W "Dub" and Tommie
FOSTER, Gregory D, Apr 14, 1971-Apr 16, 1994
FOSTER, Homer Newton, Mar 10, 1895-Feb 28, 1969 "Newt" husband of Minnie Ola
FOSTER, James Paul, Dec 18, 1943-Oct 6, 1993, Husband of Barbara Gossett
FOSTER, James T, Nov 13, 1921-Mar 29, 1924 inf son of Homer Newton & Minnie Ola
FOSTER, Minnie Ola, Aug 12, 1897-Feb 12, 1984 Minnie Ola Wells Forster
FOSTER, Percy Wayne, Sept 26, 1930-Aug 30, 2002, son of H. Newton & Minnie Wells Foster
GILBERT, Sylvia Jean, Jan 5, 1919-living
GILBERT, Walter Weeden May 8, 1919-Jan 19, 1997 wed Sylvia Jean on Apr 13, 1940
GOSSETT, Dovie M., Mar 8, 1903-Feb 14, 1985, wife of Andy
GOSSETT, Krista A. Hedgepeth, May 14, 1972-Jan 14, 1994
GOSSETT, Glendora, Jan 14, 1946-Nov 19, 1992
GOSSETT, Andy, Oct 30, 1896-Mar 8, 1952 brother of Horace "Pete" Gossett, wife of Dove M.
GOSSETT, Horace "Pete", Apr 19, 1916-Aug 25, 1978, husband of Ruby
GOSSETT, Ronnie Dale, Oct 25, 1944-Aug 21, 2003, son of Horace "Pete" Gossett & Ruby Foster Gossett
GOSSETT, Ruby M, Aug 31, 1918, -Sept 11, 1999, Ruby M Forster wife of Pete
GRAY, W. L. Leon, Oct 7, 1914-Jun 8, 2000, father of Linda Gray Foster
GRIDER, George W, Mar 30 1872-Mar 31, 1892 **marker is missing
GRIDER, Mary A, Jul 23, 1841-Jul 12, 1896 wife of James
GRIFFIN, Tolbert T, Dec 31, 1911 age 41 yrs , born 1870, married sister of Kate Barnes Ross
HALL, Kevin Wells, Apr 17, 1961-Apr 19, 1961
HALL, Lloyd, Aug 3 1910-Apr 7, 1989
HART, Travis Lee, June 7, 1926
HENSON, Evelyn Juanita, May 22, 1928-Dec 5, 1991
HIERONYMUS, Nannie, Mar 21, 1896-May 14, 1896 inf dau of WH & ME
HIERONYMUS, Nonie, Jan 16, 1898-Jan 28, 1898 inf dau of WH & ME
HOPPER, Willie, Aug 14, 1897-Sept 22, 1898, inf son of MC & MA
KIRBY, Arvel, ** no date, buried at Restland in Dallas, son of Kibbie Ann & Silias Wesley Ross
KIRBY, Bessie, Apr 21, 1893-Dec 24, 1914 wife of John dau of James W. & Ida Spence Wood
KIRBY, James F, 1852-1934 husband of Mary S Wells
KIRBY, Jewell, Sept 3, 1908-Sept, 1978 ** dates not on marker, son of Kibbie Ann & Silias Wesley Ross
KIRBY, John Henry, 1893-1973-husband of Mary Irene, son of James William Kirby & Levenia Coomer
KIRBY, Kibbie Ann, Feb 8, 1888-Mar 16, 1971 dau of James F Kirby & Mary S Wells
KIRBY, Lucinda E, Dec 10, 1861-Feb 6, 1883 Lucinda Wells wife of John Kirby dau of John Cleveland
KIRBY, Mary S, 1865-1950 Mary S Wells, dau of John Cleveland Wells & Sarah Warren
KIRBY, Mary Irene, 1891-1986, wife of John Henry Kirby
LAND, James Bruce, Jan 28, 1900-Jan 12, 1961 husband of Myrtle Land
LAND, Milton, Nov 21, 1931-Sept 28, 1981 son of J. B. & M. E. Land
LAND, Myrtle E, Jan 31, 1900-Aug 29, 1968 wife of J. B. Land
LEE, Angela, b/d 1968
LEWIS, Veda, Dec 14, 1906-Oct 31, 1923 dau of Jim Lewis & Fannie Rector, married Lennard Butler
LEWIS, W Clint, Jun 6, 1908-Oct 28, 1928 son of Jim Lewis & Fannie Rector
MAXWELL, Inf son of I L & Rilla b/d Aug 11, 1899 Orilla Sims Maxwell
MAYABB, Emma R, May 4, 1921-Sep 24, 1941 dau of Frank & Lena Rector, wife of Buster Mayabb
MCCARTY, James A, May 2, 1854-Dec 9, 1878 son of William McCarty & Myrilla Jane Wilson
MCCARTY, Myrilla J, Dec 7, 1827-Jun 15, 1882 Myrilla Jane Wilson wife of William McCarty
MCCARTY, William, Sep 16, 1821-Sep 26, 1887 son of William McCarty & Mary Baker
MCPHERSON, Cordelia , Nov 27, 1898-Feb 20, 1899 dau WD & LN
MCPHERSON, Inf, Jul 8, 1901 b/d, son of WD &LN
MCPHERSON, Lillie, Jan 15, 1905-Mar 4, 1905 dau of WD & LN
OSBORNE, Vernon Charles, Feb 7, 1941-Nov 13, 1979, husband of Linda Nell Brawley
PATTERSON, Henry H, Aug 26, 1929-Jul 31, 1966, TX SN USN WWII, husband of Betty Ruth Forster
PATTERSON, James H, Jun 4, 1952-Feb 6, 1996, son of Henry H & Betty Ruth Foster Paterson
PATTERSON, Mary M, Oc-t 20, 1855-Nov 22, 1936 Mary dau of Ruben Wells, wife of James Patterson
POORE, Cordie Bell, May 5, 1902- ____1904, inf dau of JR & Alice
POORE, James R, Aug 27, 1874-Mar 18, 1955, husband of Alice
POORE, Vora Alice, Apr 26, 1876-Apr 14, 1959 mother of Bryant Poore who married Ruth Poovey
POWERS, Jennie C, 1856-1930, dau of William. Gill Cooper
POWERS, Powers, George A, 1855-1923, husband of Jennie C
PRICE, Hubert A, Aug 6, 1882-June 12, 1963
PRICE, Inf dau of Rebecca & HA Price, Mar 18, 1927
PRICE, Minnie Lee, Sep 23, 1885-Sep 21 , 1920, Minnie Lee Forster wife of H A Price
PRICE, Orval, Sep 24, 1910-Dec 23, 1932, son of HA "Hub" and Minnie Lee Forster Price
RATTERREE, Della Marie, 1905-1944, dau of Doc & Kate Ross
RATTERREE, Elizabeth, 1872-1937, mother
RATTERREE, Melrose, 1938-1938RATTERREE, William Harvey, Nov 1930-May 24, 1932
RATTERREE, William J, 1852-1946 father
RECTOR, Edna E, 1862-1952 wife of William D, parents of Frank
RECTOR, Ethel, Oct 10, 1917-June 20, 1999
RECTOR, Fieldon E, Jan 4, 1915-Feb. 21, 1932 son of Frank & Lena
RECTOR, James Frank, Nov 21, 1884-Dec 29, 1970
RECTOR, Lena Ellen, Nov 28, 1891-Nov 10, 1967 wife of Frank
RECTOR, William D, Aug 7, 1852-Mar 13, 1918 husband of Edna, flu epidemic?
RICHARDS, Dorris L. Merritt, Dec 1, 1924-June 6, 1998 dau of Oscar & Beatrice Pelton Merritt
RIGSBY, Michael Grady, Apr 3, 1945-Sept 25, 2000, son of Grady & Joyce Foster Rigsby
ROACH, Cory Dean, Mar 5, 1963-Jun 22, 1981
ROBERTS, Bulah, May 29, 1892-Nov 1, 1898
ROSS, D C Pike, 1885-1957, Douglas Cleveland
ROSS, EM, May 10, 1858-Apr 1, 1928 Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bright wife of Sam
ROSS, Emma Catharine, Apr 27, 1893-Sep 28, 1972 Emma Forster Ross wife of Joe C
ROSS, Evaline, Dec 8, 1888-June 2, 1914, dau of George & Mary Curry Williams, wife of James H Ross
ROSS, H E Hack, Mar 28, 1908-Dec 9, 1966 Haskell Eugene son of Pike
ROSS, James H, 1878-1943, "Jim", husband of Evie
ROSS, Joe, Sep 9, 1892-Jan 13, 1979 wife of Emma, son of Sam H & Mary E
ROSS, Lillie Mae, Aug 4, 1906-Jun 13, 1908, inf dau of J H & Evie
ROSS, Sam H, Jul 17, 1902-Aug 3, 1915 Sam H "Houston" drowned, son of S H "Sam" and E M Ross
ROSS, S H, Apr 15, 1854-Mar 19, 1907, Samuel H "Sam"
ROSS, Silas Wesley, Aug 12, 1887-Jan 13, 1959, "Wes" married Kibby Kirby then Maggie Stone
ROSS, Viola McVey, 1890-1928, wife of Douglas Cleveland "Pike" Ross
RUPE, Mary E, Williams Curry Rupe Ross 1868-1947, mother of Evie Williams Ross
SHARP, Elma E, Nov 11, 1894-Nov 27, 1894
SHERMAN, Arthur, Jan 24, 1919-Mar 15, 1991
SHERMAN, Nremonia, Nov 11, 1925-Jul 24, 2001
SIMS, Elisha, Dec 3, 1819- Nov 10, 1888
SIMS, Elizabeth, Jan 20, 1822-Dec 26, 1911 Elizabeth Turner wife of Elisha
SIMS, G D, Feb. 12, 1879-Sep 11, 1890
SIMS, Inf son of W T & S B no date
SIMS, J L, Jan 2, 1875-Oct 6, 1878
SIMS, J W, 1911-1918
SIMS, John L, Aug 23, 1851-Dec 5, 1875 son of Elisha & Elizabeth
SIMS, M J, Apr 24, 1853-Jul 6, 1902, Mattie J Price wife of W T
SIMS, S B, May 14, 1853-Feb. 8, 1892 Sarah Belle Skaggs wife of W T
SIMS, W T, Aug 6, 1848-Feb. 6, 1915 Uncle Billy William Turner son of Elisha
SPAINHOUER, Aaron C, 1848-1935 husband of Emma Pittman
SPAINHOUER, Emma E, 1852-1936 mother of Fred
SPENCE, Addie, 1870 **no other date, died approx 1960 Addie Belle Sims Spence
SPENCE, Annie, 1878-1950, Annie Hammontree wife of Robert A
SPENCE, Billy, 1863-1947
SPENCE, Dillie Elizabeth, Dec 9, 1857-Feb 1, 1936 wife of James Oben
SPENCE, G E, Nov 16, 1853-Feb 22, 1891 Georgia wife of TH
SPENCE, Gary Ray, Nov 13, 1964-Aug 10, 1991
SPENCE, J A, Apr 28, 1882-Dec 5, 1918 flu epidemic? Spouse of S. C. Spence
SPENCE, James Addison, Apr 6 1879-Sep 1, 1926, husband of Josie Wood Spence
SPENCE, James Oben, May 22, 1855-Mar 28,1903 husband of DE
SPENCE, Robert A, 1871-1956 Robert Anthony son of Timothy H
SPENCE, Roy Lee, June 22, 1923-May 24, 1982, son of J. A. & Josie Wood Spence
SPENCE, S C, Jun 18, 1894-Sep 25, 1918 flu epidemic? Spouse of J. A. Spence.
SPENCE, T H, Mar 18, 1839-Apr 2, 1921 Timothy Haywood & GE, parents of JA, RA, Ida
SPERLING, Anton, Dec 20, 1877-Jun 21, 1942 husband of Sadie E
SPERLING, Sadie, Jul 26, 1885-Sep 29, 1969 Sadie Kirby wife of Anton
TEMPLE, Stanley Albert, Aug 30, 1911-May 11, 1979, husband of Lula Rector
TODD, Allie Wells, Jan, 19, 1918-Spt, 10, 1995, dau of Rice and & S. E. Wells
TODD, O C L, Jun 2, 1917-Jul, 9, 1992, husband of Allie Wells Todd
TRAVIS, Preston Lee, Mar 8, 1906- Apr 30, 1951 married Mary L Tucker, his sister Trula m Floyd Butler
TUCKER, G, 1853-Nov 27, 1883, husband of MM
TUCKER, M J, Aug 27, 1873-Nov 18, 1889, son of G & M M Tucker
TURNER, Bertie Viola, Dec 16, 1906-Mar 17, 1956 Turner dau of Louis Wells, wife of Red Turner
WALKER, M Z, Apr 5, 1856-Jul 25, 1877 wife of W M
WARREN, Charlie D, May 4, 1876-Mar 8, 1943 son of Sarah Warren, widow who m John Cleveland Wells
WARREN, M E, May 5, 1884-Jan 6, 1905 wife of Charlie D
WARREN, Sarah, Dec 25, 1841-Sep 16, 1905 Sarah Warren Wells mother of Mary S
WATSON, Arthur, 1892-1941, son of Caleb & Cordelia
WATSON, Caleb H, May 1, 1869-Mar 14, 1906, husband of Cordelia, father of Arthur
WATSON, Cordelia Rice, Feb 20, 1873-Dec 30, 1953, wife of Caleb H
WELLS, Alice V, Jan 5, 1861-Feb 16, 1893, wife of George W, mother
WELLS, Annie, 1872-Feb 18, 1959, dau of L. Bachelor, wife of Jefferson Davis Wells grave not marked
WELLS, Birdie, Jun 13, 1872-Feb 18, 1909 wife of Jefferson Davis
WELLS, Ernest, 1894-1918, son of Dave Wells, husband of Molly Forster Wells
WELLS, George W, Jan 8, 1858-Feb 16, 1927, husband of Alice V, father
WELLS, Hinkle Eugene, Oct 31, 1917-Oct 31, 1917 inf son of Matt and Bell Pelton Wells
WELLS, John C, Oct 15, 1900-Dec 24, 1937 son of Lewis H Wells & Mary E Thomas
WELLS, Len, Jul 12-1882-Jul 27,1960 Len Thomas Wells brother of Matt & Luner
WELLS, Lester "Boots", Apr 9, 1914-Feb 21, 1983, son of Lewis H & Mary E Thomas
WELLS, Louis H, Dec 30, 1859-Sep 8, 1947 son of John Cleveland & Sarah Wells
WELLS, Lillie May, Feb 9, 1899-Mar 7, 1900 dau of Lewis H & Mary

Cottonwood Cemetery War Veterans

Name War/s
Cantley, S. G. Mexican War of 1841
Cooper, Wm. G. Indian, Mexican & Civil Wars
Collins, Lee Onidas Civil War, Tex. Calv.
Field, Joseph A. Civil War, Bugler in Lynch's Co. Tennessee
McCarty, William, Civil War, 21st TX Calv.
Spence, T. H, Civil War, NC Calvary
Adams, Elliott Louis, WW I
Wells, Ernie, WW I
Burch, William E, WW II
Gossett, Horace (Pete), WW II
Hall, Lloyd, WW II
Patterson, Hershell, WW II
Sherman, Arthur, WWII
Todd, O C L, WW II
Williams, Bobby C. WW II
Foster, Percy W. Korean War
Gray, W. L. Leon, Korean War

PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located on Merritt Road in northeast Dallas County, one-quarter mile north of Pleasant Valley Road. A concrete driveway divides the new part from the old part. The old portion consist of all property on the left-hand side (north) of the concrete drive and the new portion consist of all property on the right-hand side.

Merritt Road, which is now situated in front of the cemetery, was originally located at the back of the cemetery. This road served as the dividing line between Mercers Colony and the District of Nacogdoches during the Republic of Texas era.

This pioneer cemetery is positioned on approximately three acres of land which is part of the original W. D. Penny (sometimes spelled Perry) 320 acre survey.

Soledy J. Newman, the daughter of Harmon and Emeline McDaniel Newman, was the first person buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. She was born in a log cabin at Pleasant Valley on August 26, 1864, and died January 26. 1874. Her grave is located at the back of the cemetery near the concrete drive.(1)

There is no known deed for the old section of this cemetery. However, the obituary for David M. Compton, which was printed in the Garland News in 1950, reads as follows: "Burial was in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery on the land which was donated for the cemetery by his father-in-law, the late Harmon Newman."

The newer portion, containing 1.4 acres, is located on the south side of the driveway and was purchased by the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association for $233 from Dr. George W. Newman on November 6, 1919.

A total of three different groups have organized to provide the cemetery's care and upkeep.
The first group, known a the Ladies Cemetery Association of Pleasant Valley, was officially organized September 7, 1916. Bula Finley served as Secretary with Belle Moorman serving as president.

Members of this same group reorganized and received Official Charter from the state of Texas on October 10, 1919 as the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association.

The third group was formed in 1975 with Judge Dee Brown Walker advising the organization. This organization was officially chartered as the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Foundation. Ray Boyd was elected president with Hubert Raney elected vice-president and Nora Pelton Sperling elected as secretary-treasurer.

Current officers of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Foundation are Jim Foster, president; Delbert Todd, vice-president, and Wanda Pelton Smith serving as secretary-treasurer.

The cemetery currently contains about 535 marked graves. Many of these graves contain the remains of the first pioneers and early settlers of the Pleasant Valley era. The total number of unmarked graves in this cemetery is not known.

Soldiers from the Civil War, and every major war since the Civil War, are also buried in this cemetery.(2) Other burials include numerous descendants of members from the 1854 wagon train which traveled from Monroe County Kentucky to the Pleasant Valley area.

There were three burials at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery on the same day in early January of 1919. All three victims died as a result of the dreaded 1918 Spanish Flue Epidemic.

A bronze memorial marker honoring all Pleasant Valley area pioneers, early settlers and our loved ones who are laid to rest there was dedicated in 1997. This memorial marker was donated by Ken and Wanda Pelton Smith. This bronze marker also honors Winnie Compton Pelton Mooney for dedicating her life to the care and upkeep of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

The Texas Historical Commission designated Pleasant Valley Cemetery as Historic Texas Cemetery on December 20, 2000.

1. Harmon Newman traveled to Pleasant Valley from Missouri in 1856 as recorded in Memorial Sketches & Biographical History of Dallas Co., Lewis Publishing, 1892, page 335.
2. First inventory found in Old Cemeteries of Dallas County by Willie Flowers Carlisle in 1948. Second inventory was by Dallas Genealogical Society in 1979. Third inventory found in Inscriptions Of Rowlett & Garland, Texas by Hazel Grisham Wade, 1998.

Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Infant Deaths by Year
Infant Deaths by Year

1874 NEWMAN Soledy J
1875 MCDANIEL S B
1876 BROWN William R
1878 CHIESA Ida
1878 JACKSON Inf daughter
1878 RANEY Samuel W
1879 ALEXANDER Laura
1880 LONG Anna
1880 KING Joseph
1881 SMITH Mary
1881 JACKSON Charles F
1881 LONG Addie Laura
1881 PARKER Willie H
1881 FORSTER Eddy
1882 MCCALLUM Percy McNeil
1882 MCKENNY Sally
1882 COLSON Lizzie
1882 POOVEY George L
1884 POOVEY Dau of A F
1884 FLOWERS Mattie E
1884 FORSTER Mack
1884 KING Viola
1885 BENSON Olive
1885 JEFFORDS Inf Son
1886 FORSTER J M
1886 BECK Thomas J
1886 JONES H A, Dec
1886 JONES Jesse E, Mar
1887 BELSHER Bessie
1888 HALL Infant
1888 LONG Murtie May
1888 SHUGART H E
1888 WIELAND Annie
1888 TURNER Dau of Edgar
1888 FORSTER Alnora
1888 JACKSON Laula A
1888 COLSON Chester V
1889 HARBIN Clide Bell
1889 LONG Ray
1889 WILLEFORD Betty F
1890 GRIFFIN C. R.
1890 NEWMAN Charlie R
1890 SACHSE Milton
1890 SCOGGINS William P
1890 LONG John Monroe
1891 FORSTER Benny F
1892 BRAND W. B.
1892 SHELBY Sidney
1892 JONES Arthur Monroe,
1892 FORSTER Letha L
1892 RAGSDALE Mamie L
1894 BARGER Infant,
1895 WILLEFORD Inf Son
1895 WADE James C
1895 TUCKER Mary I
1895 STULTZ Agnes S
1895 MARTIN Oral, Jul
1895 CONNER Infant,
1895 PELTON Winnie
1896 MCCALLUM Infant
1896 MOORMAN Lillian
1897 MCCALLUM Percy N
1897 ARMSTRONG Horace Lamar
1897 PHILLIPS Mahalia
1898 BOYD Evangelina
1898 NEWMAN Inf son of G W
1899 NEWMAN Inf son of J D
1899 CONNER Infant
1900 BARGER Ellis Noal
1900 HEAD Annie M
1901 WILLEFORD Helen L
1902 MCCALLUM Addie W
1902 PHILLIPS Lucille
1902 WASHINGTON Addie
1902 SHELBY D W
1903 MABRY James Clide
1904 BLACKMON Lucy Cleo
1904 BOYD Vernon Ithamier
1906 NEWMAN Dollie
1906 NELSON Alford B
1906 BLACKMON Eunice Valeria
1906 DORMAN Willie Iva
1906 RAGSDALE Mary N
1906 SCOGGINS James E
1908 NELSON Alvie L
1909 MCINTIRE Infant
1910 COMPTON Joe Bailey
1910 STROTHER Infant of J P
1910 BAILEY C. J.
1910 CONNER Inf child
1912 MCCALLUM Selba
1912 PHILLIPS William L
1912 POOVEY Lizzie V
1912 WILLEFORD Unnie
1913 HOLT Infant Mitchell
1913 KENNEDY Winnie Edith
1915 SHARP Helen
1916 GENTRY Grady M
1918 WILLEFORD L I
1918 LEMONS John H
1918 RANEY Mary Imogene
1919 MCCALLUM Baby Boy
1920 PELTON Chester B
1923 CAMERON Lester Clay
1925 ROGERS Sonny
1933 WELLS George
1938 HORTON Farest Alson, Jr
1940 ADAMS Robert Lee
1943 LOCKE Ronald L
1949 YATES Niva Gene
1956 TIPTON Mark Harvey
1957 MILLER Robyn Lynn
1958 HALE Baby Daughter
1961 BOWLING Charles Randall
1965 BOWLING David Ray
1975 MARLOW Bobby Wayne

Pleasant Valley Burials
Adult Only. See Infant Burials Above.
No burials added since 1998

A M H Foot stone, initials only
ADAMS Robert Lee, Apr 11, 1940-Apr 19, 1940
ADKINS John W Sep 7, 1844-Mar 3, 1905
ALEXANDER Laura, Jul 5, 1877-Apr 4, 1879, dau of Georgia & N W
ALEXANDER Sarah Anne Graham, Dec 21, 1805-Jan 6, 1882, b NY, d Dallas Tx, wife of Dicks
ARMSTRONG Horace Lamar, Oct 31, 1895-Jul 29, 1897, son of John Allen & Julia P McCallum Armstrong
ARMSTRONG Edna Cash, Aug 14, 1892-May 3, 1960
ARMSTRONG Paul Eve, Feb 13, 1885-Jun 23, 1976
ARMSTRONG Martha J, Nov 9, 1834-Nov 23, 1885, wife of William
ARMSTRONG Cynthia Alice McCallum, Feb 16, 1857-Jul 12, 1895, wife of Dr John H
BAILEY Buena Vester, Aug 2, 1891-Se 9, 1954
BAILEY C J, Feb 11, 1910-Sep 16, 1910, dau of J P & F F
BAILEY Minnie L, Oct 29, 1893-Jan 26, 1928
BAILEY Rodney V, 1946-1974
BAILEY Dowell C, May 6, 1914-Mar 22, 1962
BAILEY Myrtle A, May 21, 1893-Jul 27, 1975
BAILEY J M, Feb 13, 1885-Jan 2, 1919
BAKER J C, Feb 12, 1892-Jan 7, 1907
BAKER Jim H, 1861-1931, husband of Emma & father of cynthia Baker Patterson
BAKER S Jennie, Jan 12, 1853-Nov 8, 1888, wife of J H
BAKER Emma Hatley, 1871-1957, wife of Jim H, half sister to miley Hatley Nelson
BAKER Nute, Mar 8, 1884-Sep 16, 1903, son of J H & Jennie
BARGER Ellis Noal, Fef 25, 1896-Oct 1, 1900, son of H A & A E
BECK Thomas J, June 2, 1886-Aug 29, 1886, son of J P & F A
BEHRENS Bismark, Jan 10, 1898-Jan 23, 1967
BELL Addy L, Jul 26, 1877-Jul 12, 1878, dau of H A & L J
BELL Louisa, May 31, 1857-Dec 1, 1880, wife of H A
BELSHER Bessie, Feb 7, 1886-Sep 25, 1887, dau of R A & Adelia
BENNINGFIELD, W E, Jan 10, 1889-feb 16, 1919, brother of Lena Ellen Benningfield Rector
BENSON Olive, date unreadable, d Oct 20, 1885, dau of C H & N L
BENSON C H, Sep 3, 1860-Sep 29, 1904
BLACKMON Eunice Valeria, Apr 29, 1905-May 16, 1906, dau of E C & L J
BLACKMON Lucy Cleo, Jan 15, 1904-Oct 16, 1904, dau of E C & L J
BOATWRIGHT Henry T, Aug 9, 1923-Apr 9, 1957, WWII
BOLTON David Haddon Jul 4, 1888-Sep 2, 1971
BOLTON Maggie Lee, Jun 7, 1886-Apr 2, 1967, dau of William H Bolton
BOOKOUT Inf, 1892-1894
BOOKOUT John W, 1863-1893, father, brother to Elzie. Elize married Nanny Poovey
BOWLING Charles Randall, 1960-1961
BOYD Johnnie, 1885-1956, husband of Ruby
BOYD Edgar Steele, 1861-1950, father
BOYD Evangelina, 1898-1898
BOYD Maggie Jane, 1872-1947, mother
BOYD Thurman Steele, 1904 ------
BOYD Vernon Ithamier, 1900-1904
BOYD Ruby, 1888-19____, wife of Johnnie
BOZEMAN Rennie Marie Poovey, Aug 26, 1905-1936, wife of Ray Bozeman
BRAND W B, Apr 18, 1892-Apr 19, 1892, inf son of Ablert R & Alabama E Sachse Brand
BROWN William R, Jul 16, 1874-Mar 13, 1876, son of W H & H L
BROWN John C, Aug 17, 1925-Oct 30, 1964, WWII Vet
BROWN Viola Clayton, Feb 23, 1904-Aug 6, 1968
BROWN Fred, Feb 6, 1899-Jul 28, 1975
BROWN Julia Darlene, Nov 26, 1954-Aug 16, 1997
BRUNDIDGE Seabron B, Feb 3, 1889-May 18, 1967
BRUNDIDGE Minnie V, Feb 15, 1898-Oct 11, 1964
BUCKNER Nora Dean, Mar 24, 1899-Apr 3, 1978
BUCKNER Donald D, Dec 22, 1932-Aug 11, 1977
BUCKNER John, 1922-1984
BURNS Pauline, Nov 16, 1916-1989, wife of A B
BURNS A B, Oct 6, 1913-1987, husband of Pauline
C D M Foot stone, Initials only
CAMERON Lester Clay, 1922-1923MCCALLUM Mamie B Lemmen, Feb 27, 1883-Oct 26, 1905, wife of Otto
CAMERON Sarah E, Sep 17, 1865-Dec 9, 1880, dau of B R & M L
CAMERON Cecil E, Dec 7, 1914-Feb 6, 1955
CAMP Mary P, Jan 15, 1836-Oct 9, 1912
CAMP Charles C, Apr 21, 1829-May 2, 1894
CANZONERI John, Mar 7, 1904-Jun 3, 1975
CAVINESS Cleo, Sep 26, 1912-Mar 26, 1994, husband of Grace Bee Nelson
CAVINESS Grace Bee Nelson, March 23, 1914-Jul 10, 1973, wife of Cleo
CHIESA Ida, Jul 21, 1874-Nov 7, 1878
CHIESA Jacob, Dec 22, 1852-Nov 1900
CHRISTEN Joe, Oct 30, 1870-feb 6, 1951
CHRISTEN Froney, Feb 19, 1873-Jun 27, 1947
CLARK Senorah Poovey Garrison Clark, Aug 18, 1875-Jan 30, 1959, dau of A F & M A Newman Poovey
CLARK Rufus Hedge, Jun 1, 1886-Aug 12, 1959, second husband of Senorah,
COLSON Sallie E, Mar 17, 1840-Nov 12, 1881, wife of W M
COLSON George, Jun 29, 1869-Sep 20, 1882, son of W M & S E
COLSON Lizzie Mar 27, 1882-Apr 6, 1882, dau of William & Josephine
COLSON Chester V, 1886-1888, son of Wm & J
COLSON W M, May 15, 1845-Nov 18, 1905, husband of Sallie E Price
COLVIN Sallie M Shugart, Apr 6, 1876-Jun 19, 1921, wife of Charles C, dau of R A & N A
COLVIN Charles C, Dec 7, 1869-Sep 5, 1931, husband of Sallie M
COMPTON Teitha Elizabeth, 1873-1940, wife of S W "Greely"
COMPTON Lemuel Barch, Oct 10, 1894-Oct 20, 1918, son of E D & J A, killed in action WWI
COMPTON Millard Ray, 1897-1915, son of S W & T E
COMPTON Joe Bailey, Jul 7, 1909-Aug 20, 1910, son of D M & E J N
COMPTON Elza D, 1870-1951, husband of J A WilliamsCOMPTON Charity Ruth, Jan 7, 1907-May 8, 1936
COMPTON Dena May, May 2, 1895-Dec 8, 1907, dau of J L & F M
COMPTON Mattie, Feb 11, 1897-Sep 2, 1910, dau of J L & F M
COMPTON J L, Oct 26, 1861-Aug 19, 1914
COMPTON William Cecil, 1904-1981, husband of Alvie Perry, son of Greely & Elizabeth
COMPTON Alvie Perry, 1905-1997, wife of William Cecil
COMPTON Emma Jane Newman 1870-1948, wife of D M
COMPTON David Marion, 1866-1950
COMPTON Mary Clara, Aug 7, 1895-Nov 26, 1956, dau of S W & T E
COMPTON Samuel William "Greely", 1872-1937
COMPTON Jennie A Williams, 1873-1938
CONNER Jennie, Jan 19, 1873-Aug 21, 1899, wife of W M
CONNER Inf child of M M & W M, Dec 27, 1910
CONNER William M, Oct 29, 1871-Mar 5, 1929
CONNER Dartha Everline, Jan 8, 1883-Sep 5, 1937, wife of W M
CONNER Infant, Aug 11, 1899-Aug 15, 1899
CONNER Infant, Apr 1, 1895-Apr 16, 1895
COOPER Callie, Jan 14, 1852-Mar 25, 1904
COOPER Gabe, Jan 26, 1849-Feb 10, 1905
CRAGETT James A, 1957-1973
CRAGETT Ricky W, 1950-1970
CROSS Zelma Nelson, Dec 3, 1900- March 9, 1974
CROSS Jacob Elmer, Apr 10, 1888-Mar 9, 1964
CROUCH Jack E, 1901-1943
CULPEPPER Daniel Herbert, 1926-1946
CUNNINGHAM Kelley Gene, 1950-1963, son of James & Johnnie Sue
D E E P Foot stone, initials only
DEWOODY J M, 1903-1993
DEWOODY V J, 1903-1995
DEWOODY J D, Jan 28, 1925-Mar 19, 1947
DIAL Billy, 1932-1998
DIAL George F, Jan 30, 1907-1983
DIAL Minnie I, Nov 3, 1912-Dec 27, 1976
DOLL Nell, 1912-1973
DORMAN Harriett Woolery, 1829-1910
DORMAN Willie Iva, Mar 12, 1904-Nov 16, 1906
DORMAN Allen, Jun 16, 1829-Apr 8, 1906
DORMAN Ella R, 1866-1936, mother
DORMAN John T, 1857-1948, father
F S G Foot stone, initials only
FINLEY Beulah, J, Dec 3, 1869-Apr 23, 1923
FLOWERS Joseph T, Apr 15, 1869-Jul 21, 1894, husband of Cynthia Lannom
FLOWERS Mattie E, Apr 4, 1882-Oct 4, 1884, dau fo T K & Mary Jane Harbin Flowers
FLOWERS Thomas K Flowers, Dec 25, 1840-Apr 30, 1910, husband of Susan B Mullins then M J Hamilton
FLOWERS James D, 1886-1937, son of T K & M J
FLOWERS Martha Jane Hamilton, Oct 10, 1844-Nov 18, 1924, wife of T K Flowers
FOOTE Margaret Jordan, 1908-1986, wife of L Haskell
FOOTE Loyd Haskell, 1903-1959
FOREMAN James M, 1906-1940
FORSTER Letha L, Oct 15, 1891-Jul 27, 1892, dau of George W & Mary Emma
FORSTER Mack, Nov 13, 1883-Dec 25, 1884, son of George W & Mary Emma
FORSTER Benny F, sep 2, 1889-Mar 4, 1891, son of George W & Mary Emma
FORSTER Eddy, Mar 10, 1880-Jul 7, 1881, son of George W & Mary Emma
FORSTER J M, Dec 20, 1886-Dec 29, 1886, son of George W & Mary Emma
FORSTER Alnora, Oct 27, 1887-Mar 5, 1888, dau of George W & Mary Emma
FOUST Addie E, Apr 4, 1873-Mar 23, 1910PARKER Libern M, Feb 25, 1907-Apr 14, 1917, son of W J & Nora E
GARISON Augusta, Aug 14, 1869-Jun 27, 1897, son of William F & Nancy H E
GARISON Carl G, Feb 15, 1899-Feb 22, 1912, son of W D & S L
GARISON William F, Oct 14, 1841-Oct 6, 1882, husband of Nancy H E Poovey
GARISON Nancy H E Poovey, Aug 23, 1846-1936, wife of William F
GARNER Hallie, 1930-1992
GARRIOSN Betty N Dorman, Mar 24, 1889-Mar 19, 1979, wife of Ira Glen
GARRISON Ira Glen, Sep 11, 1893-Sep 11, 1942, son of Frank Garrison & Senorah, WW II Vet
GARRISON Jackie B, 1928- ___, husband of Billie E
GARRISON Frank S, Jul 29, 1870-Oct 13, 1899, husband of Senorah Poovey, son of Peter Prince Garrison
GARRISON William David, Jan 11, 1874-Oct 13, 1899, husband of Sarah Lottie, son of William F & Nancy H
GARRISON Billie E, 1932-1993, wife of Jackie B
GARRISON Sarah Lottie, Aug 28, 1878-Jun 25, 1955, wife of William David
GARRISON Elizabeth D, May 17, 1880-Apr 30, 1896, wife of J V
GENTRY J W, Aug 17, 1873-Aug 28, 1936
GENTRY Ely David, Nov 11, 1909-Nov 18, 1915
GENTRY Margaret L, Dec 3, 1877-Aug 19, 1934, wife of J W
GENTRY Grady, M, Nov 7, 1915-Aug 19, 1916
GERLIGH Maggie, Dec 10, 1851-May 20, 1882
GRAHAM John, 1911-1979, metal marker
GRAWLEY J O, Feb 11, 1877-Dec 28, 1908
GRIFFIN C R, Dec 27, 1888-Jan 28, 1890, dau of D W & S E F
GRUBB Dave Ell, 1896-1956
GRUBB Trixie M, 1897-1976
GRUBB Eloise, May 23, 1921-----
GRUBB Thomas D, Jul 2, 1924-Sep 16, 1974
HALE Odes, 1905-1978
HALE Lula E, 1906-______
HALL Infant, Oct 2, 1888-Oct 4, 1888, son of E B & L E
HARBIN Clide Bell, Jan 27, 1895-Oct 31, 1899, dau of J D & F E
HARBIN Fannie E Pridgen, Nov 17, 1866-Jul 13, 1939
HARBIN John David, Oct 4, 1861-Jan 28, 1945, husband of Fannie E
HARBIN Aubrey Clyde, Jul 22, 1899-1959, son of John D & F E Pridgen Harbin
HARBIN Nannie F, 1900-1945
HARDING I J, May 10, 1839-Sep 10, 1882
HARRIS Jessie A, 1878-1960
HARRIS Ola McCallum 1894-1939
HARRIS Minnie Lee Ragsdale, Jan 9, 1873-Nov 13, 1907, wife of Ed
HARRIS Numa P Shugart, 1871-1954, wife of Jessie
HATLEY Marthie Ann, 1836-1904
HAYS Thomas N, Jul 26, 1836-Sep 30, 1903
HEAD Claudy C, Feb 4, 1873-Sep 3, 1894, son of W M B & M E
HEAD William B, Feb 19, 1849-Aug 1899
HEAD Annie M, Feb 20, 1900-Feb 22, 1900, dau of D K & Della
HINKLE Beatrice, 1916-1979
HOLLEY Edward W, 1919-1937
HOLLEY Fred L, Aug 10, 1869-Oct 26, 1954
HOLT Mattie Lee, Jun 18, 1868-May 1, 1943
HOLT Inf Mitchell, Dec 19, 1913
HOLT James M, Feb 14, 1864-Jul 9, 1942
HORTON Farest Alton Sr, 1918-1959
HORTON Farest Alton Jr, 1938, baby
HOUSTON George Samuel, 1882-1939, husband of Nettie
HOUSTON Nettie M Raney, 1884-1969 wife of George
HUNT Mollie Lee, 1919-1977, metal marker
HUTSON James Eddie, Jun 8, 1892-Jan 21, 1917
HUTSON Cora B, Feb 11, 1888-Oct 4, 1951
HUTSON Shelby D C, 1916-1935
HUTSON Ora Myrtle, 1893-1969
HUTSON Dee, 1893-1972
HUTSON Elmo H, Mar 25, 1873-Mar 25, 1960, husband of M P
HUTSON Eliza Rice, 1858-1952
HUTSON Erastus, Jan 19, 1824-Oct 8, 1892
HUTSON Elizabeth June 15, 1833-Jan 12, 1913
HUTSON Margaret P Bouldin, Aug 25, 1876-Dec 21, 1967, wife of Elmore "Elmo"
J J S Foot stone, initials only
J A S P Foot stone, initials only
J J Foot stone, initials only
J K Foot Stone, Initials only
JACKSON Charles F, Aug 15, 1879-jun 10, 1881, son of L L & M A
JACKSON Charles F, an 5, 1857-Jun 28, 1873, son of J B & J M
JACKSON Laula A, Jan 16, 1885-Dec 13, 1888, dau of L L & M A
JACKSON Inf dau of L L & M A, Oct 29, 1877-Oct
JEFFORDS Inf son of B K & O L, Apr 23, 1885-Oct 14, 1885
JEFFORDS John, Sep 20, 1827-Nov 28, 1889
JEFFORDS Martha, Nov 26, 1831-Jun 25, 1917, wife of John
JONES Arthur Monroe, Feb 23, 1892-Jun 29, 1892, inf son of W A & M E
JONES Jesse E, Mar 7, 1886-Jun 23, 1886 inf son of W A & M E
JONES Frank, Sep 1, 1878-Jun 27, 1897
JONES H A, Dec 2, 1886-Dec 9, 1886 son of H J & M M
JONES M M, Sep 30, 1861-Feb 17, 1892, wife of H J
JONES Laura E, Jul 4, 1848-Jan 19, 1912
JONES Dora C, 1892-1946, mother
JONES Elizabeth J, May 10, 1828-Sep 25, 1918
JONES Jesse C, 1887-1946, father
JORDAN Harvea, May 30, 1868-Feb 18, 1899
JORDAN M Elizabeth McCallum, 1880-1919, mother
JORDAN G E, 1935-1981
JORDAN G Uriah, 1868-1947, father
JORDAN Mary Elizabeth, 1906-1972, dau of G U & M E
KENNEDY Verdi, Oct 18, 1894-Nov 16, 1940
KENNEDY Lena Stone, Aug 6, 1875-Apr 26, 1966
KENNEDY Carl S, 1896-1975, Sgt WWI
KENNEDY George Edward, Oct 23, 1874-feb 15, 1962
KENNEDY Winnie Edith, Jan 5, 1912-Apr 19, 1913
KING Viola b/d Jul 21, 1884
KING Elizabeth, Oct 30, 1832-Mar 22, 1880
KING Joseph, Jan 20-Jul 19, 1880
KING G D, Dec 25, 1856-Mar 8, 1878
L W Foot stone, initials only
L T Foot stone, initials only
LAINHART Warren E Jr, 1936-1978, metal marker
LANNOM Bulah H, Apr 18, 1878-Jul 21, 1905, dau of T K & Martha Jane Harbin Flowers
LANNOM Robert Wilson, 1869-1954, husband of Bulah Flowers
LAWSON Albert W, 1898-1979
LEMONS John H, May 1917-Apr 29, 1918, inf son of J S & M L
LEWIS Ida, 1859-1943, mother of Jim & Delia
LIESKE Alam Louise, Dec 21, 1916-May 12, 1970
LOCKE Ronald Lee, b/d 1943, son of Jasper Locke & Gladys Wells
LONG Anna, Sep 15, 1880-Sep 18, 1880
LONG Jon Monroe, Dec 31, 1885-Mar 4, 1890
LONG Ray, Aug 5, 1889-Aug 15, 1889
LONG Addie Laura, b/d, Oct 1881
LONG Murtie May, Feb 7, 1888-Oct 21, 1888
M J Foot stone, initials only
M R M Foot stone, initials only
M O P Foot stone, initials only
MABRY James Clide, Feb 12, 1903-Sep 27, 1903, inf son of W O & M J
MARLOW Buford Lee, 1909-1978, husband of Daisi Viola
MARLOW Daisi Viola, 1915-1983, wife of Buford Lee
MARLOW Lee M, 1888-1967
MARLOW Bobby Wayne, 1970-1975, metal marker
MARLOW George, 1891-1974
MARTIN Oral, Jul 11, 1895-Oct 15, 1895, son of F M & M J
MARTIN Mary Jane Bailey, Jan 28, 1862-Dec 5, 1925, wife of Francies M Martin
MARTIN Matrye Wallace, 1910-1932
MARTIN W M "Jake", Oct 17, 1886-Jun 4, 1958
MARTIN Betty Ann, Oct 17, 1897-1978
MARTIN William Nathaniel, Oct 26, 1869-May 11, 1953, son of M J & F M
MARTIN Frances M, Jul 28, 1846-Mar 8, 1923
MASSEY Lilly Mae, Feb 8, 1908 ---
MASSEY R L Cotton, Nov 27, 1910-Sep 9, 1977
MCCALLUM Earnest H, 1865-1940, son of W A J & C A
MCCALLUM Percy McNeil, Jul 28, 1880-Nov 7, 1882, son of W A J "Gus" & C A
MCCALLUM John Thomas, Feb 9, 1856-Dec 28, 1920, father
MCCALLUM Sallie E Newman, 1866-1932, wife of E H
MCCALLUM Addie Washington, Nov 3, 1900-Feb 8, 1902, dau of O H & Nellie Newman
MCCALLUM Noble Gee, 1891-1972
MCCALLUM Cynthia A McKenzie, 1844-1909, wife of W A J
MCCALLUM Selba, Oct 30, 1906-May 7, 1912 son of F M & Mattie L Price
MCCALLUM Fred M, Mar 11, 1881-Nov 19, 1948, son of James M & Harriet Wilkes McCallum
MCCALLUM Mattie Lenore Price, Jun 4, 1881-Jan 8, 1969
MCCALLUM Percy N, Jul 5, 1896-Jun 7, 1897, son of E H & S E
MCCALLUM William Augustus Josephus, 1840-1910, husband of C A
MCCALLUM C Betty Kelly, Dec 20, 1856-Jan 25, 1939, wife of J T
MCCALLUM James Garth "Mac" May 4, 1915-Sept 9, 1999 son of Guy & Ada, husband of Hallie Cooper
MCCALLUM Infant, b/d, Jul 16, 1896, son of John Thomas & C Betty Kelley McCallum
MCCALLUM Guy, Jul 18, 1884-Sep 8, 1968, husband of Ada, son of Mary E Foote & Langdon C McCallum
MCCALLUM Ada Shugart, Jul 11, 1885-Jun 2, 1932, wife of Guy, dau of R A & N A
MCCALLUM Juliet Ann Moore Aug 20, 1828-Aug 6, 1904, wife of Duncan Alexander McCallum
MCCALLUM Hattie I, 1888-1971
MCCALLUM Asa, 1887-1937, son of Langdon Cheeves & Mary Foote McCallum
MCCALLUM Mary E "Mollie", 1858-1946, wife of L C
MCCALLUM Langdon Cheeves, 1852-1934, husband of M E Foote
MCCALLUM Baby Boy, Nov 18, 1919-Dec 6, 1919
MCCALLUM Duncan Alexander, Dec 16, 1821-Oct 10, 1904, husband of J A Moore
MCCALLUM William P, Jan 21, 1874-Jan 21, 1896, son of John Thomas & C Betty Kelley
MCCALLUM Ono, Aug 18, 1868-Oct 9, 1928, son of W A J & C A, husband of Teenie
MCCALLUM Teenie Sevastian, Jul 4, 1870-Oct 9, 1937
MCCALLUM William Olin J, Jan 29, 1895-Mar 20, 1949, husband of Sarah E Compton, son of Ono & Teenie
MCCALLUM Laura G Page, Apr 17, 1878-Feb 29, 1896, wife of William P
MCCALLUM Peter, Sep 18, 1808-May 3, 1885, husband of Violet A Wallace, son of Duncan & Catherine
MCCALLUM Violet A Wallace, Jan 16, 1813-Aug 26, 1880, wife of Peter which was born 1808 in Scotland
MCCALLUM Willie P, 1865-Feb 5, 1891
MCCLAIN John W, Feb 21, 1858-Nov 15, 1880
MCCLAIN Amy Lou Pierson, 1889-1980
MCCLAIN Major Leslie, 1882-1947, son of T J & S J, husband of Amy Lou Pierson
MCCLAIN Sarah J Compton , May 7, 1845-Apr 5, 1920, dau of Samuel & Keziah, wife of Thomas Jackson
MCCLAIN Thomas Jackson, Jan 29, 1835-Jan 29, 1888, son of John & Margaret, husband of Sarah Jane
MCDANIEL S B Infant, Jun 12, 1874-Aug 15, 1875
MCELROY George M, Dec 29, 1850-Nov 19, 1899
MCELROY George M Jr, May 24, 1875-Sep 2, 1896
MCEUEN Hester L, 1908-______, wife of Tom
MCEUEN Tom H, 1901-_____, husband of Hester
MCGEHEE Amanda C, Jan 10, 1852-Nov 23, 1881, wife of J A
MCINTIRE Inf child of H L & Mary, Agu 8, 1909
MCINTIRE Della, Mar 10, 1874-Nov 14, 1903, wife of John L
MCKENNY Nancy J, Aug 30, 1859-Nov 10, 1881
MCKENNY Sally, Jul 29, 1879-Dec 16, 1882, dau of L & N J
MERRITT Robert N, May 17, 1864-Jan 29, 1953, husband of Udora
MERRITT Thomas N, Apr 17, 1896-Sep 26, 1918, son of R N & Udora Flowers, killed in action WW I
MERRITT Dora Flowers, Aug 10, 1966-Apr 12, 1930
MILLER Robyn Lynn, b/d 1957
MOONEY Winnie B Compton, 1894-1974, married Neal Pelton, then Frank Mooney
MOORMAN Vivian 1895-1919, dau of J D & B M
MOORMAN James Duncan, Dr, 1857-1932, husband of Belle McClain
MOORMAN Belle McClain, 1869-1942, wife of Dr J Duncan
MOORMAN Helen, 1886-1936, dau of J D & B M
MOORMAN Charles D, Jun 21, 1900-Oct 3, 1908, son of J Duncan & Belle McClain Moorman
MOORMAN Lillian L, Jul 10, 1891-Feb 1, 1896, dau of J D & B M
MOORMAN M B, Aug 3, 1824-Dec 25, 1912, father of J Duncan
MORMON Lonnie H, Mar 22, 1914-Aug 24, 1974
MORMON Charley H, Sep 23, 1874-May 7, 1959
MORMON Georgia L, Sep 8, 1880-Dec 19, 1952,
MORRISON Emma J, Oct 25, 1881-Jan 14, 1911 granddaughter of M J Parker
MORRISON Mrs Willie B, Mar 15, 1862-Jun 19, 1901
MULRY L Janice, Jul 26, 1923-Jul 26, 1978
MUNDT Charlotte, 1888-1930
MUNDT Henry A, Apr 7, 1870-Dec 3, 1939
NELSON Alvie L, Nov 6, 1907-Jul 21, 1908
NELSON Sarah F, Jul 25, 1840-Sep 27, 1915
NELSON Alford B, b/d Sep 18, 1906
NELSON Miley E Hatley, Jan 1, 1880-Apr 24, 1973, wife of George W
NELSON Sam B, Jul 12, 1871-Sep 9, 1894
NELSON George Washington, Dec 12, 1873-Aug 27, 1962, husband of Miley E
NEWMAN James D, 1869-1916, husband of A F Pike
NEWMAN James Daniel, Dr, 1906-1933, husband of Nell Harris, son of James Daniel & Melissa Pike
NEWMAN Harmon R, May 28, 1832-Jun 25, 1915, husband of Emeline McDaniel, correct spelling: Harmon
NEWMAN Betty Munday, 1863-1935, wife of G W
NEWMAN Gladys I, 1903-1925, dau of J D & A F
NEWMAN Alice F Pike 1872-1947, wife of J D
NEWMAN Dollie, May 4, 1906-Jun 17, 1906, dau of G W & Betty
NEWMAN Charlie R, Mar 31, 1887-Apr 25, 1890, son of G W & Betty
NEWMAN Samuel Runnels, 1872-1944, husband of Flora Angeline
NEWMAN Inf son of J D & A F
NEWMAN George W, 1861-1944, husband of Betty Munday
NEWMAN Emeline McDaniel, Oct 14, 1836-Oct 24, 1878, Wife of Harmon Runnels Newman
NEWMAN Inf son of G W, Jan 1, 1898-May 27, 1898
NEWMAN James Oscar, Jul 6, 1885-Jan 3, 1960, son of George W & Betty Munday Newman
NEWMAN Margaret R, 1891-1978, dau of G W & Betty
NEWMAN Guy C, Apr 12, 1899-Oct 1, 1946,
NEWMAN Soledy J, Aug 26, 1861-Jan 20, 1874, dau of H R & Emeline, first burial at Pleasant Valley Cmtry
NEWMAN Flora Angeline Nelson, 1877-1973, wife of Samuel Runnels
PARKER David L, Oct 26, 1856-Mar 1, 1914, son of William & Margaret Parker
PARKER Margaret J, Apr 15,1836-Nov 23, 1922, wife of William Clark
PARKER W H, Oct 25, 1876-Jul 15, 1926
PARKER David E, Sep 23, 1879, son of J P & A C
PARKER William Clark, Apr 15, 1827-Nov 20, 1892, husband of Margaret J
PARKER M A, Jun 26, 1886-Apr 9, 1917
PARKER Willie H, Feb 19, 1881-Jul 15, 1881, son of David L & E J
PARKER James M, Feb 1885-Sep 1920, son of Joshua & Mary Patterson Parker, husband of Anna Carnnell
PARKER W J, 1882-1946, husband of Nora E
PARKER Nora E, Oct 30, 1883-Aug 3, 1949, wife of W J
PARKS Wife of G W, Oct 17, 1851-Nov 7, 1876
PATTERSON Johnnie B, Jan 31, 1918-Mar 2, 1957, son of John & Cynthia
PATTERSON John C, Aug 1, 1885-Sep 9, 1969, son of Mary M. Wells, husband of Cynthia Baker
PATTERSON Cynthia A Baker, Sep 8, 1890-Jul 27, 1973, dau of James Baker & Emma Hatley
PATTERSON James Cassie, Apr 20, 1916-Jan 22, 1975, son of John C & Cynthia
PELTON Winnie Nov 12, 1895-Dec 2, 1895, inf dau of William A & Nina Flowers Pelton
PELTON Charlotta "Charlotte", Jan 5, 1835-Feb 2, 1883, wife of Abijah Pelton
PELTON William Addison, 1859-1941, son of Abijah "Ledge" & Charlotte Kinkead Pelton
PELTON William Newman, 1895-1965, husband of Pearl Willeford, son of John Arden & Sarah Nelson
PELTON Mary Delia, Mary 14, 1878-Feb 14, 1972 "Dellie" Lewis wife of John A Pelton
PELTON Neal, Nov 28, 1893-Jan 1, 1919, husband of Winnie B Compton
PELTON Barry Clifton, 1935-Jun 21, 1987
PELTON Rosa Lee Willeford, Oct 15, 1894-Aug 10, 1998, wife of Chester Olan, dau of James W & Emma
PELTON Chester Olan, Jan 5, 1899-Jun 30, 1945, son of Pard H & Carrie, husband of Rosa
PELTON John Arden, May 4, 1858-May 14, 1932, son of Abijah D & Charlotte Kinkead Pelton
PELTON Pard H, Apr 7, 1874-Feb 12, 1938, husband of Carah, son of Abijah & Charlotte
PELTON Nina A, Apr 10, 1876-May 5, 1908, dau of T K Flowers, wife of William A Pelton
PELTON John Titus, Jan 30, 1908-Aug 6, 1933, son of John arden & Deelie Lewis Pelton
PELTON Carah "Carrie" Belle Poovey, Feb 26, 1877-Jun 22, 1967, wife of Pard, dau of Augustas & Mary
PELTON Randal Alan, Oct 25, 1949-Jan 7, 1997, son of Norman Gaile & Ruby
PHILLIPS Annie Jane, Jun 25, 1880-Jul 30, 1914
PHILLIPS William Lester, Jun 6, 1909-Mar 23, 1912
PHILLIPS Lucille, Jan 1, 1899-Sep 26, 1902
PHILLIPS Mahalia a, Apr 8, 1885-Nov 30, 1897
PHILLIPS Wilson Marion, Feb 10, 1873-Apr 29, 1917
PIERSON Samuel A, 1855-1946, husband of Martha J, father of Amy Lou
PIERSON Martha J Leverett, 1859-1952, wife of Samuel, mother of Amy Lou
PIERSON Mary Sam1891-1963
POOVEY Sumpter Pendergras, Jul 8, 1880-Feb 15, 1924, wife of Duncan F
POOVEY Infant, Feb 24, 1884-Mar 19, 1884, dau of A F Poovey & Mary Ann Newman
POOVEY George Lafette, Apr 10, 1881-Jun 14, 1882, son of A F & M A Newman Poovey
POOVEY David A, Oct 1889-Dec 1918, husband of I Adams, son of A F & M A Poovey, flu epidemic
POOVEY Lizzie Valley, Mar 10, 1912-Oct 5, 1912, inf dau of Duncan F & Sumpter Pendergras Poovey
POOVEY Augusta Frazier, Oct 20, 1853-May 12, 1938, son of David & Lucretia, husband of Mary Ann
POOVEY Mary Ann Newman, apr 10, 1858-Nov 17, 1928, dau of H R & Emeline, wife of A F,
POOVEY Duncan Frazier, Dec 4, 1878-1950, husband of Sumpter, father of Rennie
RAGSDALE Mary N, Nov 6, 1905-Feb 3, 1906
RAGSDALE Mary Jane Long, Jun 10, 1832-Jan 11, 1914, wife of H W
RAGSDALE Mamie L, Dec 25, 1891-Aug 10, 1892
RAGSDALE George E, headstone broken, no date, born abt 1860, son of H W & E
RAGSDALE H W, May 20, 1829-Feb 2, 1897, husband of M J Long
RAINES Russell, 1949-1980
RAINES Betty Sue, 1929-1996
RANEY Mark C, 1852-1937
RANEY Clint, Apr 15, 1902-Jun 11, 1902, son of M C & P B
RANEY Parthena B Newman, 1859-1902, first wife of Mark C
RANEY Marion A, 1859-1932, second wife of Mark Raney
RANEY Cora Mae Forster, 1877-1947, wife of H R
RANEY Samuel W, Jan 3, 1878-oct 23, 1878, inf son of M C & PB
RANEY Harmon R, 1879-1966, husband of C M
RANEY Mary Imogene, 1916-1918, inf dau of H R & C M, flu epidemic
RICHARDS Neveda R, jun 9, 1892-Apr 29, 1969
RICHARDS Guy H, Oct 20, 1893-Dec 13, 1962
RIED Emma Kennedy, Oct 9, 1908-Jan 20, 1967
ROBERTS Audrey Ivey, 1928-1969
ROBERTSON Birdie, 1886-1952
ROBERTSON Samuel, Mar 11, 1807-Aug 30, 1878
ROBERTSON Sam B, 1878-1956
ROGERS Seabern C, Aug 8, 1883-Aug 11, 1963
ROGERS Gertrude, Aug 15, 1892-Mar 9, 1924
ROGERS Sonny, Mar 9, 1924-Dec 17, 1925
ROGERS Cleborn L, Aug 8, 1885-Nov 20, 1978, husband of Gertrude
ROPER Thomas H, May 16, 1865-Mar 3, 1904, father of Nina Mae Roper Green
SACHSE Lucinda C, Jun 6, 1871-apr 30, 1890 first wife of J K Sachse
SACHSE William P, Apr 28, 1890-Aug 1, 1890, son of J K & L C
SACHSE Milton, Oct 6, 1879-Apr 16, 18980, son of James A & Laura Belknap Sachse
SCOGGINS James Elmer, Feb 12, 1906-May 10, 1906, inf son of William C & Ida Ethel Poovey Scoggins
SHELBY D W, Feb 26, 1847-Jan 29, 1902
SHELBY Sidney, 1890-1892
SHELBY Nancy Emmaline, 1857-1926
SHELBY Milton, 1884-1902
SHORTNANCY Henry Franklin, Jul 15, 1913-Jul 17, 1998, husband of Ida Lee
SHORTNANCY Barbara Kay________
SHORTNANCY Ida Lee Pelton, 1912-1994, wife of Henry, dau of John Arden & Mary Cardelia
SHORTNANCY William A, 1917-1968, metal marker
SHUGART Maze Blackburn, Dec 27, 1872-Feb 16, 1961, husband of Violet
SHUGART R A, Sep 22, 1835-Apr 27, 1916, husband of N A
SHUGART N A, Mar 14, 1847-May 28, 1892, wife of R A
SHUGART H E, Jan 11, 1888-Jan 12, 1888, inf dau of R A & N A
SHUGART Violet McCallum, Sep 18, 1880-Nov 16, 1953, wife of Maze
SIMPSON Mary L, 1885-1953
SMITH Mary A, Apr 18, 1880-Aug 25, 1881 dau of A J & P
SMITH Rosie V, 1916-1964
SMITH Cletus V, May 31, 1909-Nov 11, 1971, WWII Vet
SMITH John Rederick, Jan 24, 1857-Nov 20, 1940
SMITHWICK Augusta M, 1885-1939
SMITHWICK Horace A, 1888-1952
STEWART Walter E, 1889-1917
STONE Ethel N Turner, 1890-1962, wife of Claud
STONE Claud, 1889-1959, husband of Ethel Turner
STONE Thomas C, May 23, 1910-Apr 28, 1956, WWII
STONE Frances C, 1913-1984
STROTHER Inf child of J P & Jennie b/d Aug 2, 1910
STULTZ James Reid, 1889-1953
STULTZ Agnes S, Aug 27, 1895-Sep 1, 1895, dau of G A & Margaret
STULTZ Margaret J D, Dec 22, 1856-Nov 4, 1895, wife of G A
STULTZ G A, Sep 27m 1856-Jan 1, 1912, husband of Margaret
SUDDUTH Mack Dean, Feb 1, 1926-Jun 8, 1961, WWIISUGGS Martha C, Jan 28, 1856-Apr 12, 1928
THOMAS Del Senia, Mar 17, 1844-Feb 21, 1927
TIPTON Mark Harvey, b/d 1956, metal marker
TODD Almeda Elliott, 1867-1935, mother
TODD Abner Newton, 1859-1904, fatherBEHRENS Myrtie Todd, May 2, 1900-Jan 18, 1963
TOWNZEN Mariah E, May 1, 1814-nov 7, 1893, wife of Ed
TUCKER Mary I, Dec 30, 1894-May 18, 1895, inf dau of William S & Mary Garrison
TULLLOS Ida Belle, Oct 10, 1889-Jul 6, 1964
TULLOS Thomas Albine, Jun 25, 1894-Mov 24, 1942
TULLOS Nancy A, Jan 28, 1860-Jan 21, 1943
TULLOS James Albert, Aug 23, 1918-Mar 28, 1938
TULLOS Bulah A, May 8, 1888-Nov 19, 1961, wife of James A
TULLOS John W, Apr 12, 1883-Dec 2, 1969
TULLOS James A, Dec 4, 1890-Jul 13, 1975, husband of Bulah
TURNER Inf dau of Edgar & Mary E b/d Feb 5, 1888
TURNER Dora F, 1917-1989
WADE James Cleveland, Nov 11, 1884-Sep 13, 1895, son of J P & N L
WALLACE Mary Lou, Aug 20, 1884-Jun 11, 1916, wife of W F
WARNER Claud Lewis, 1943-1994, husband of Barbara Kay Shortnancy
WELLS Mrs S E, 1857-1929
WELLS George H, Apr 2, 1933-Oct 9, 1933
WELLS James Matthew, Nov 26, 1888-Jul 2, 1974, husband of Ida Bell
WELLS Ida Belle Pelton, Oct 31, 1897-Jun 13, 1951, wife of J Matt, dau of Pard H & Carah
WERNER M A, 1850-19--, wife of W E
WERNER W E, 1841-1924, Husband of M A
WERNER Lola, B, 1890-1920
WERNER Harold L, 1911-1931, son
WERNER John W, 1880-1961
WERNER Fannie E, 1872-1958, sis
WEST James Alion, Jan 19, 1959-mar 9, 1968, son
WEST Vida M, Oct 16, 1934-Oct 23, 1972
WEST R A, 1926-1982
WHITELEY Isaac B, 1849-1934, husband of Martha Jane, father
WHITELEY Martha Jane Sparks, 1847-1921, mother
WHITELEY A J, 1827-1905
WHITSON V T, 1912-1988
WHORTON William E, Dec 8, 1848-Mar 29, 1913
WHORTON Mary E, Oct 10, 1848-Dec 24, 1924
WHORTON Martha, Oct 2, 1812-Dec 15, 1889
WIELAND Annie, Oct 8, 1885-Jan 11, 1888
WIELAND John G, Apr 9, 1837-Nov 12, 1894
WIELAND Rosie, 1841-1879
WILLEFORD L I ?, b/d Jul 30, 1918, son of C E & M J
WILLEFORD Unnie A H, Oct 30, 1911-Apr 9, 1912, dau of C E & M J
WILLEFORD Inf son, b/d Mar 15, 1895
WILLEFORD M E, Apr 16, 1887-Aug 12, 1916, wife of O F
WILLEFORD Elizabeth, 1827-1902, wife of William
WILLEFORD Betty F, Apr 4, 1897-Dec 25, 1889, dau of C F & M E
WILLEFORD Samuel J, Jun 2, 1851-Nov 12, 1881, son of William & Elizabeth
WILLEFORD Charles Henry, 1902-1964
WILLEFORD Murrel, 1906-1943
WILLEFORD Issac Lee, 1906-1918
WILLEFORD Helen L, Jan 10, 1899-Jan 4, 1901, dau of H C & M E
WILLEFORD Melissie Eizabeth, apr 6, 1877-Aug 12, 1913, Mother
WILLEFORD Charles Frederick, Oct 6, 1865-Jun 29, 1948 Father
WILLEFORD William, Dec 11, 1824-1891
WILLIAMS R N, 1934-1995
WILLIAMS Marshel A, Feb 23, 1860-Feb 16, 1885
WILLIAMS Martha J, Oct 20, 1827-Feb 25, 1885, wife of William F
WILLIAMS D J, 1932-1993
WILLIFORD James Wiley, 1849-1925, husband of Emma, metal marker
WILLIFORD Emma Frances Aabernathy, 1864-1922, wife of James W, metal marker
WILSON William Washington, 1859-1919, husband of Melinda Pelton
WILSON Melinda Lynn, Sep 5, 1863-1935 dau of Abijah D "Ledge" & Charlotte Kinkead Pelton
WILSON George L, Jan 11, 1884-Apr 20, 1913, sonof W W & Melinda Pelton Wilson
WILSON Benjamin A, Jan 15, 1886-Dec 25, 1918, son of William W & Melinda Pelton Wilson
WOLFORD Charles Edgard, Nov 4, 1908-Feb 20, 1973
WOLFORD Rita Delois, Oct 25, 1920-Jul 1, 1979
WOOD Safronia (Sophroni) Vaughn, 1938-1923, wife of Joel, mother of Mary Emma Southworth Forster
WOOD Joe B, 1876-1959, son of Joel & Sophroni
WOOD Ben Hamilton, 1871-1945, son of Joel & Sophroni Vaughn Wood
WOOD Joel, Jan 1, 1817-Jul 8, 1903, husband of Safronia/Sophroni Vaughn
WRIGHT Herbert G, 1895-1979
WRIGHT H C, 1895-1979
WRIGHT Effie, 1903-1990
WRIGHT Rhonda lynn, Aug 13, 1958-Jan 16, 1965
YATES John Dewey, 1898-1973
YATES Curtis Eugene, Sep 13, 1913-Jul 5, 1968, USN ,WWII
YATES Patty Ruth, no date
YATES Constance Irene, 1951-1958
YATES Lottie Ann, Apr 26, 1876-Oct 27, 1959
YATES Thomas A, Sep 18, 1870-Mar 22, 1932
YATES Niva Gene, Mar 4, 1949-May 24, 1949

History Of Webb Chapel Cemetery
Dallas County, Texas
By Howard Joseph Cox
Isaac B. Webb and his wife, Mary (Hughes) Webb, were ardent Methodists. On May 5, 1845,the Webbs formed a Methodist society with five members including the Webbs. In the spring of 1846 the congregation was established, and a log house, eighteen feet square and covered with clapboards, was built within two hundred yards of the Webb cabin. The members gave it the name of Webb's Chapel where preaching, class meetings, and Sabbath school were held.

On January 27, 1847, Allis E. Webb, seven-year-old daughter of Mary and Isaac, died. She was the first person buried in the cemetery next to the Webb's Chapel. The name on her grave marker is Alice E. Webb.

BURIALS IN WEBB CHAPEL CEMETERY THROUGH 1880

1850 Mary Ann West, age 36, wife of Robert Jentry West
1855 Prudence Row Kennedy, age 19, wife of J.M. Kennedy
1858 Elizabeth Cox Watterman, age 25, wife of J. C. Watterman and daughter of Joseph Harrison Cox and Margaret Noland Cox
1859 Joseph Harrison Cox, age 63, husband of Margaret Noland Cox
1860 Warren B. Kennedy, age 1, son of James M. Kennedy and C. Kennedy
1862 Franklin Cox, age 16, son of Joseph Harrison Cox and Margaret N. Cox
1863 Bell Kennedy, age 2, daughter of James M. Kennedy and C. Kennedy
1864 Allen Howard Cox, infant son of Howard Cox and Mary Jane Webb Cox
1865 Benj. Price Thomas, age 45, husband of Sarah Francis Thomas
1870 John Dennis, infant son of Andrew Jackson Dennis and Sarah Webb Dennis
1871 Mary J. Longmire, age 24, wife of William Akin Longmire
1873 John Blackman Webb, infant son of Joshua Whitfield Webb and Sarah Catherine (Dennis) Webb
1874 Ann R. Winn, age 30, wife of William McKendree Winn
1875 Margaret (Noland) Cox, age 64, widow of Joseph Harrison Cox
1878 Isaac Newton Webb, age 31, husband of Frances E. (Donald) Webb
1878 Francis Asbury Winn, age 64, father of William McKendree Winn
1878 Mary N. Webb, infant daughter of Isaac Newton Webb and F. E. Webb
1878 Georgie Hallena Webb, infant daughter of Joshua Whitfield Webb and Sarah Catherine (Dennis) Webb
1879 Arthur Demere, age 2, son of W. Herbert Demere and Maggie L. (Dennis) Demere
1879 Robert Jentry West, age 67, husband of Mary Ann (Ryland) West
1880 Sarah P. Dennis, infant daughter of Andrew Jackson Dennis and Sarah Almira "Sally" (Webb) Dennis
1880 Isaac B. Webb, age 78, husband of Mary (Hughes) Webb
1880 Samuel H. Webb, age 26, son of Isaac B. Webb and Mary Hughes Webb
1880 Emma (Moodie) Bryan, age 33, wife of William Gaston Bryan

NUMBER OF BURIALS AFTER 1880

36 1881 THROUGH 1890
28 1891 THROUGH 1900
26 1901 THROUGH 1910
14 1911 THROUGH 1920
12 1921 THROUGH 1930
22 1931 THROUGH 1940
10 1941 THROUGH 1950

On July 6, 1876, Isaac B. and Mary N. Webb conveyed approximately one-half acre of land adjoining the then-existing cemetery tract to William Caruth, William Harris, J.D. Douglas, D.R. McCullock, William P. Cochran and John S. Dickason, as Trustees, for the use and benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The deed was recorded in Official Records of Dallas County, Texas, in Volume 51, Pages 139-140 on March 3, 1881.

About 1903, Webb Chapel Methodist Church moved from the land given by the Webbs to 2536 Valley View Lane in Farmers Branch and abandoned the cemetery tract. Sophronia Frances "Fronie" Ford, youngest daughter of Isaac B. and Mary Hughes Webb, looked after the cemetery. Fronie Ford owned the property directly to the south of the cemetery. Property on all sides of the cemetery was owned by heirs of Isaac B. Webb and Mary Hughes Webb.

April 22, 1955, Anne (Johnston) Ford (Mrs. Gus L. Ford) formally conveyed a strip of land off the north side of her property to The Webb Chapel Cemetery Association, confirming an earlier gift to the Cemetery Association in 1945 by her husband. This deed was recorded March 16, 1956, in Volume 4458, Page 74, Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas.

April 23, 2001, Howard J. Cox signed an AFFIDAVIT OF FACTS CONCERNING THE WEBB CHAPEL CEMETERY AND THE LAND CLAIMED BY THE WEBB CHAPEL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FOR CEMETERY PURPOSE which was filed April 24, 2001, and was duly recorded in Volume 2001 080, Pages 6503-6508 of records of Dallas County, Texas.

HISTORY OF WEBB CHAPEL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

June 20, 1915, several citizens of Dallas County, Texas, interested in the Webb's Chapel Cemetery, near Farmers Branch, Texas, held a meeting at the cemetery grounds with C.B. Gillespie acting as temporary chairman. Sophronia Frances Ford (Mrs. G.L. Ford) was unanimously elected as President.

July 4, 1915, CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE WEBB'S CHAPEL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, written by G. "Gus" Ford, Jr., were adopted. Article II stated, "The purpose of the Association shall be to own, operate and maintain grounds for the burial of the dead." Regular meetings of the Association were held for which there are written minutes to 1925. There are no known written minutes of meetings of the Association from 1925 until 1938.

September 18, 1938, the Webb's Chapel Cemetery Association met in called session in the cemetery grounds for the purpose of reorganizing and making plans for future care of the grounds. Gus L. Ford was elected President. New CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE WEBB'S CHAPEL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION were adopted.

February 19, 1939, Trustees Gus L. Ford, Elizabeth Cox, Mary Winn, Nanelle (Ogden) Connell, Bula Brown, Mattie (Kennedy) Jackson, Leika (Dennis) Gravley, Bessie (Asbury) Dennis and Homer Dooley, proposed a five year plan to raise $2,500 to maintain the cemetery, put a permanent fence around the cemetery, build a wall at the northeast corner, install a water system and invest $1,500 in a permanent endowment for the cemetery. This written plan was mailed to the members March 1, 1939.

May 19, 1946, CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION SERVICE was followed by regular annual meeting of the Association.

May 18, 1947, Treasurer Connell reported $1,842.18 in bank accounts. A goal of $3,000.00 for the permanent endowment was agreed upon with the hope that the goal could be reached by May 1948,

President Gus L. Ford died after the 1947 meeting and before the 1948 meeting.

March 7, 1948, Trustees met and elected Anne (Taliaferro) McMillan (Mrs. J. W. McMillan) to fill the vacancy on the Board of Trustees. Elizabeth Cox was elected President.

May 16, 1948, Treasurer's report showed $2,413.40 on deposit.

May 20, 1951, Warren Gravely was elected President.

May 24, 1953, Howard J. Cox was elected President.

May 15, 1955, Treasurer Nanelle Connell reported that the endowment fund is now $3,067.43

April 16, 1963, Martha Elizabeth Cox died. Her will provided that her entire estate be used "to build a memorial to the Pioneers of this community, it being known as the "Chapel of Silence." It is further provided "subject to the approval of the Trustees of the Webb Chapel Cemetery Association, that this Chapel be located near the front gate of the Webb Chapel Cemetery and on the property of the cemetery so designated and donated by the Association."

May 19, 1963, the Association adopted a motion to recommend to the Board of Trustees not to accept the Chapel Building in the cemetery as designated in the Will of Martha Elizabeth Cox. The Trustees refused the Chapel Building on cemetery grounds by a majority vote. (The Chapel of Silence was accepted by Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church. It now stands on the corner of Midway Road and Northwest Highway.)

May 1972, Robert Brent "Pete" Holden was elected President.

May 20, 1979, Howard M. "Pete" Ford was elected President.

July 28, 1994, Elizabeth Ann Taliaferro McMillan died. September 7, 1994, James Wesley McMillan died. The two McMillan wills left the entire estate to Webb Chapel Cemetery Association. Heirs of James Wesley McMillan contested his will. The Trustees of Webb Chapel Cemetery and the McMillan heirs entered into a settlement agreement. The Association realized $153,680.36 after paying $14,831.47 legal and miscellaneous expenses.