Walker County, Texas Cem et er i es Black Cemeteries Compiled by: Ruth Stubblefield Walker County Genealogical Society Note: A c o p y o f t h i s b o o k c an b e p u r c h as ed f o r $20.00 p l u s $3.00 postage at the address below. Co p yr i g h t © 2004 Walker County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 1295 Huntsville, Texas 77342-1295 No part of this book may be used or reproduced, stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. TABLE OF CONTENTS Allen 1 Broyles Chapel 2 Cleveland 5 Cotton Creek 6 Dean 7 Dodge 8 Dunlap 10 Falba 11 Foster 12 Galilee 14 Gospel Hill 18 Harmony Grove 20 Harper 22 Harris 28 Haynes-Kittrell 29 Hightower – Bethel 30 Holloway 34 Hopewell 35 Indigent 39 Jasper Memorial 40 Jeffery Hill 48 Kittrell – Wilson 49 Longstreet 50 Martha's Chapel 53 McCowan 58 Mt. Olive 61 Mt. Prairie 63 Mt. Zion 67 Northside 82 Oakwood 89 Old Colony - (Grant's Colony) 91 Pace – Gum Springs – The Brush 96 Pat Henry 97 Paul Chapel 100 Pine Grove 103 Pine Hill 104 Randall Quarters 108 Rawls 109 (Reeves) Forest Lawn 111 Ross 112 South End 113 St. Olive 117 Unknown Cemetery 118 Index 119 Allen FM1374 West 3 miles to first real gate on right before Robinson Creek Road. Name Born Died Misc Carrie Allen Dec 5, 1889 Oct 15, 1956 Ulysess “Bit” Allen Dec 12, 1965 John H. Crawford Oct 9, 1905 Nov 27, 1971 Claude Kelly Apr 28, 1957 J. S. Allen M. A. Allen Claude Allen Oct 3, 1913 Sept 27, 1917 Alberta Allen Nov 23, 1910 Nov 16, 1923 W. H. Allen Wilburn Allen Sept 9, 1914 July 12, 1934 Memphis Allen Feb 2, 1841 Feb 2, 1935 No Stone Jim Thomas William Thomas Edward Thomas 1882 1929 Solomon Thomas Sam “Idem” Thomas Willie Roundtree Age 69 May 27, 1941 1 Broyles Chapel Hwy 19 to FM 980 right, cross tracks and turn left at Lake Road. Follow it around to church. Cemetery is on left just past church. Name Born Died Misc Left at Entrance Marshall Lee Mills 81yrs, 8mo, 27days May 15, 1999 Ednora Mills Dec 27,1900 Apr 16, 1992 Dink Mills, Jr. June 11, 1896 Aug 25, 1989 Rose Mary Johnson June 9, 1959 Sept 1, 1991 Jenor Mills May 27, 1936 Jan 1, 1991 Climett H. Mills Mar 8, 1940 Essie May Mills Oct 1, 1918 Oct 7, 1941 Eddie Mills July 18, 1903 Feb 19, 1990 Ivery Mills Apr 1, 1900 Oct 16, 1995 Arlishia Mills Oct 24, 1900 Sept 3, 1996 Helen Mills Gibson Mar 25, 1933 Nov 19, 1983 Willie Lesie Mills Apr 1909 Sept 3, 1955 Earmistee Robert Mitchell Pfc. Rosie Williams Mar 11, 1879 Jan 16, 1971 Josh Williams Dec 25, 1879 Jan 17, 1961 Stone Ada Joyce Bridges Nov 9, 1946 June 4, 1952 Stone Jame Mayle Oct 11, 1967 Metal Casket Carrie Jackson Oct 15, 1879 June 28, 1972 L. V. Vaughn May 19, 1915 Aug 1, 1970 Hyrom Vaughn June 10, 1927 May 24, 1973 N. H. Tubbs July 8, 1936 Mary Alice Tubbs Nov 29, 1939 July 26, 1995 Lefus Randel, Sr. Feb 2, 1886 Mar 3, 1961 Sallie Randel June 19, 1885 June 28, 1963 Lefus Randel, Jr. Apr 19, 1919 Oct 14, 1998 CPL WWII Rady Randel Feb 11, 1912 Mar 14, 1984 George Thomas Feb 1, 1917 Mar 23, 1985 Martha A. Watson Feb 26, 1952 Dec 22, 1998 David Austin July 15, 1896 July 18, 1956 Lonia J. Perkins Feb 17, 1896 June 14, 1959 Rosie Mae Butler Dec 12, 1932 Apr 6, 1990 Ida Smith 1862 1958 No Stone Roy Smith 52Yrs, 10mo, 23days Feb 4, 1942 Homer Thomas 1902 1932 Perry Smith 1862 Jan 26, 1901 Carrie Turner Nov 18, 1882 Dec 19, 1979 Rosie Mae Butler Nov 12, 1919 Feb 20, 1973 Juanita Tarver Mar 22, 1918 Apr 21, 1972 Fred Williams Nov ? James H. Williams Aug 4, 1925 July 26, 1981 Army WW ll Gus Armstead Feb 25, 1933 Pvt Leroy Garrett Aug, 1860 Nov 2, 1942 Stone Rebbie Garrett Sams July 9, 1900 Apr 11, 1993 Jessie Lou Wright Nov 4, 1914 Feb 17, 1970 Lillie M. Randall Oct 4, 1912 Nov 12, 1964 Stone Booker T. Robinson Aug 24, 1912 Nov 27, 1969 S.Sgt Army WWII 2 No Stones Annie Nealy Dec 25, 1881 Oct 9, 1940 2 Broyles Chapel Name Born Died Misc Fred Phillips 12-8-1903 12-18-1997 Lee Anna Maxey Cashmere 1921 1981 Julia Maxie 1893 1968 Stone Eliza Austin Sept 8, 1887 Jan 23, 1971 No Stone Hattie B. Jackson Jan 1, 1889 Oct 31, 1938 No Stone Eva Mae Gipson Feb 1, 1940 July 31 1979 Melva Lois Gibson Sept 27, 1947 Nov 24, 1980 Elnora M. Gibson Oct 12, 1919 Jan 30, 1984 Georgia Scott Oct 29, 1910 Oct 18, 1983 Anna Lee Randle Jan 1893 Nov 4, 1954 R. H. Butler 1899 1975 Charlotte Williams Mar 28, 1885 Dec 29, 1963 No Stone Ed Williams Aug 19, 1916 Apr 1, 1965 William H. Williams June 10, 1925 Nov 29, 1965 Tommie Johnson July 15, 1905 Dec 26, 1976 Ceasar Johnson Jan 5, 1959 Jan 25, 1981 No Stone No Stone Anthony Briggs, Jr. 1990 1991 No Stone Abe Jones Aug 5, 1889 Feb 3, 1977 Pfc Army WW l No Stone No Stone Millie Johnson Feb 23, 1927 May 20, 1997 Coattee Butler, Sr. Oct 13, 1917 Feb 2, 1972 Tec 5, WW ll George Mallard Pvt. Army WWl Safronia Mallard 1894 1968 Mollie Evans Oct 12, 1879 Dec 12, 1964 No Stone Florida Kizzee 1869 1944 Trudy Kizzee 1925 1930 No Stone Jesse Summers Sept 1, 1897 June 1, 1956 Slab No Dates Stone Flordia Randle Apr 5, 1895 Oct 5, 1975 Stone (face down) Judy Bacon Sherwood 3-17-41 10-30-87 Charley Ray Bacon 4-22-59 6-28-87 Mattie Bacon June 14, 1909 Aug 28, 1971 Leo Bacon Aug 6, 1910 June 4,1971 No Stone James Bacon 1904 1974 Marzella Bacon 1905 1991 Taharva Kendra Bacon 0 days June 9, 1997 Maggie Bacon Jan 9, 1881 Sept 16, 1974 Illegible Ora Lee Walker Dec 16, 1897 Nov 20, 1942 Minnie Moore Mar 16, 1895 Huggy Moore Mar 10, 1892 Mar 3, 1965 Willie Ed Moore Oct 16, 1923 May 19, 1937 John C. Moore July 4, 1919 May 6, 1940 Varee Massie, Sr. Sept 17, 1931 Apr 5, 1994 No Stone 3 Broyles Chapel Name Born Died Misc No Stone No Stone Freddie Clarence Ross July 19, 1931 Feb 4, 1968 Pvt. Korea Alneice C. Brown 1929 1959 James A. Butler Aug 9, 1920 June 20, 1954 WW ll Calvin Tubbs 1915 1974 Ruby Lee Tubbs 73Yrs, 8mo, 8days Nov 26, 1992 No Stone Melvin Platenburg Apr 1, 1918 Dec 11, 1947 Tec 5 WW ll Ruby E. Walker Mar 16, 1931 Feb 24, 1981 Fred Goffney 2-9-09 12-19-89 Additions R. C. Mills Aug 14, 1939 May 6, 1988 4 Cleveland Hwy 190 East to Hunters Hill Road (just past San Jacinto County Line). Right to “Y”, take right narrow road 1.9 mi. to cemetery on right. Name Born Died Misc Polly Brock Dec 24, 1948 April 10, 1999 Naomi Mitchell Aug 4, 1922 Apr 10, 1999 Augusta Mitchell 1922 1989 Theado Cleveland Dec 19, 1919 July 13, 1988 WW ll Slyvester Jenkins Mar 22, 1944 Sept 16, 1989 Mary J. Brock Mar 4, 1914 Sept 27, 1972 Everline Cleveland Oct 12, 1882 Jan 29, 1962 Earnest Cleveland 1876 1961 Robert Cleveland June 10, 1908 June 19, 1954 Julius Cleveland Nov 26, 1910 Jan 20, 1952 Mary Lewis 1869 1939 Nathaniel Earl Holmes July 17, 1953 Oct 16, 1992 No Stone James Kelley 1896 1960 Jimmy Kelley June 15, 1922 Dec 23, 1934 Rev. Walter Cleveland Oct 8, 1878 May 27, 1974 John L. Cleveland Nov 26, 1900 Sept 22, 1957 Johnnie Mae Carriere Mar 19, 1933 Apr 28, 1998 Alberta Haywood Mar 6, 1931 May 13, 1959 Catherine Davis Oct 7, 1911 Aug 12, 1989 John Paul Carrierre Mar 22, 1990 Mar 25, 1990 Fanett Haywood 1883 1953 Tom Haywood 1911 1950 Stone Robert Bob Cleveland July 1865 1940 Henry Albert Cleveland 1-26-32 8-6-92 5 Cotton Creek IH45, west on FM 1374 5.5 miles to Ball Road. Left 7/10 mile to cattle crossing on left. Left to cemetery at end of road. Name Born Died Misc Joseph Hightower Oct 14, 1925 June 1, 1991 Pvt Army Onnie Mae Harris May 21, 1909 4-17-1989 Jenkins Harris Aug 22, 1904 Sept 19, 1981 Walter Bass June 9, 1932 June 7, 1983 Ulyssess Hightower 10-2-1904 12-8-1978 Lewis Hightower 2-28-1878 2-11-1966 Agnes Hightower Sept 10, 1875 Feb 16, 1949 Ramond B. Brooks Nov 10, 1908 May 8, 1916 Kintz Curtis Feb 23, 1894 July 16, 1982 Pfc Army WW ll Lillian Kelly Aug 1, 1917 Feb 28, 1992 Willie L.