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Interment Places of African-American Persons
Kaufman County 
Texas

Contributed

 

The following are all known marked burial sites that contain the remains of  African-American persons buried in Kaufman County Texas. The words *FORMER SLAVE on any of the Kaufman County cemetery records denote persons proven to have lived a portion of their lives in bondage. We have so noted them as to pay homage to those individuals and as a reminder to all who see these pages that they will never be forgotten.

 

**NOTE: These burials all have tombstones or some type of inscribed marker – those graves of persons in   

                 Unmarked Graves are in another section.

**There are more than 70 graves in the cemetery which are marked only by Stones, Plastic flowers, Pots, Bricks, Pipes and Stakes. There are more than 40 other graves which are evident by mounded or indented soil that have no items marking them.

Enumeration April 17, 2000 – K & D Hunt

 

 

Ayers Chapel Cemetery

Egypt Community

 

SURNAME

FIRST

BIRTH

DEATH

NOTES

-----

Uncle Cole

NONE

NONE

**FORMER SLAVE

ANDERSON

Alpha Corrine

8 Nov 1900

6 Sep 1965

"Mother"

ANDERSON

Mary

1878

1958

 

ANDERSON

A B

3 Dec 1874

15 Apr 1957

 

ANDREWS

Oliver

10 Oct 1894

6 Feb 1973

 

BARNETT

Ollie

10 Nov 1896

11 Mar 1973

TX Pvt U S Army WW I

BARNETT

Archie L

20 Aug 1920

17 Feb 1974

TX Pvt U S Army WW II

BARNETT

Horace

1927

1995

US Army

BEAN

Jessie

23 Jul 1899

9 May 1963

TX Pfc 342nd Labor Bn QMC - WW I

BLANTON

Lucille

1904

1969

 

BLANTON

Baby

B & D

23 May 1925

 

BOOKER

Artice

8 Sep 1904

25 Apr 1965

DM w/ Julia

BOOKER

Julia

16 Oct 1906

26 Dec 1995

 

BURTON

James

22 Dec 1922

22 Dec 1990

S Sgt U S Army WW II

BURTON

Hattie

18 Feb 1894

11 May 1971

 

BURTON

Homer

14 Jan 1884

19 Jan 1994

 

BURTON

Albert

1850

1926

MASON**FORMER SLAVE

BURTON

Aluan R

221 Jul 1890

4 Jun 1974

 

CALLEY

Micky Leshan

1971

1988

TEMP MARKER Brook & thomas

CLIFTON

Ezell

2 Jan 1922

13 Aug 1978

Pfc U S Army WW II

COLEMAN

Ozell Chuck

4 Jul 1916

30 Jan 1988

 

COLEMAN

Nellie Irene Nobles

13 Nov 1920

3 Aug 1978

 

COLLIER

Emmett

1920

1987

Cpl US Army WW II

COX

Birdie

1896

1975

 

CURL

Moses

1900

1978

MASON DM w/Lottie

CURL

Lottie

1902

1987

 

DARNELL

Silas

15 Feb 1907

7 Feb 1975

 

EDWARDS

Aberyham

1909

1984

 

FRANKLIN

Stella Tucker

16 Nov 1896

7 Nov 1959

 

GARRETT

T L

7 Dec 1919

15 Oct 1963

TX Pfc U S Army WW II

GARRETT

Edgar Jr

3 Jun 1918

25 Oct 1960

TX MM 3 USNR WW II

GARRETT

Elsie

1896

1966

TEMP MARKER Citizens Undertaking Co

GRAHAM

Arizona

14 Nov 1901

14 Jan 1979

 

GRATEHOUSE

James

10 Jun 1900

27 May 1972

 

GRATEHOUSE

Christine

10 Jan 1910

NONE

 

HARRY

Georgia

1880

1923

 

HENRY

Herbert

15 Jan 1900

11 Apr 1985

 

HENRY

Ollie M

NONE

14 Jun 1997

TEMP- Golden Gate

HICKMAN

Daniel

16 Jul 1867

7 Oct 1918

DM w/ Nellie

HICKMAN

Nellie

31 Aug 1873

21 Jul 1935

 

HICKMAN

Viola

30 Mar 1890

6 Aug 1934

 

HICKMAN

Rhoda

15 Jul 1891

8 Mar 1916

 

HICKMAN

Jennie

16 Feb 1893

21 Oct 1967

 

HICKMAN

Caroline

30 Jun 1895

26 Mar 1946

 

HICKMAN

Alma

8 Sep 1896

28 Nov 1929

 

HICKMAN

Ulysses

24 Aug 1901

14 Jan 1979

 

HICKMAN

Arizona

14 Nov 1901

14 Jan 1979

 

HICKMAN

Edward

14 Oct 1903

14 Jan 1979

 

HICKMAN

Conley

13 Jan 1907

4 Jan 1937

 

HICKMAN

Ivy B

6 Feb 1909

10 Jul 1930

 

HICKMAN

Johnnie

25 Jul 1905

30 May 1930

 

HICKMAN

Daniel

1863

1918

**FORMER SLAVE

JACKSON

Clara

10 Oct 1919

28 Nov 1995

TEMP MARKER Thomas & Sons-Kaufman

JACKSON

T C

1927

19960

TEMP MARKER Thomas & Sons - Kaufman

JACKSON

Louise M

28 Sep 1921

13 Dec 1985

 

JEFFERY

Jonathan Wade

8 Apr 1980

8 Apr 1985

 

JOHNSON

Charles D

12 Mar 1956

25 May 1994

 

JOHNSON

Baby Boy

B & D

27 Jul 1984

TEMP MARKER Thomas & Sons-Kaufman

JONES

Albert

1917

1919

 

KNIGHT

Marshall

24 Nov 1887

14 May 1980

 

KNIGHT

Dora

17 Sep 1893

24 Jun 1982

 

KNIGHT

Rudell

24 Jun 1933

17 Jul 1981

 

KNIGHT

Daddy Bill

13 Jun 1843

30 Sep 1913

**FORMER SLAVE

KNIGHT

Amanda

6 May 1865

9 Mar 1917

 

KNIGHT

Bill

25 Oct 1917

12 Oct 1955

TX tec5 98th Eng WW II

LEONARD

Doris

2 May 1914

15 Nov 1977

"Mother"

LEWIS

Ruthie G

17 Sep 1918

28 May 1972

 

LEWIS

Michael N

NONE

21 Mar 1983

Age 27 Years

LEWIS

Barry Joe

NONE

21 Dec 1991

Age 41 Years

MAD____M

Mrs Ossie Marie

23 Jul 1937

25 Mar 1901

 

MAN

Sophie Berry

4 May 1924

NONE

 

MANN

Warbell Berry

19 Aug 1919

6 Mar 1965

TX Pfc 98th Eng Bn WW II

MATHIS

Garlene

18 Sep 1911

16 Dec 1931

 

MATHIS

Rev. Frank

5 Jun 1884

9 Nov 1953

DM w/ Willie

MATHIS

Willie E

1888

1982

 

MITCHELL

Charles

17 Jan 1924

21 Jan 1924

"Son" DM w/ Bobbie B

MITCHELL

Bobbie B

15 Oct 1937

NONE

 

MOORE

Sydney Danielle

B & D

10 Oct 1995

 

MORROW

Jonathan

B & D

10 Dec 1981

 

MORROW

Mary

22 Oct 1898

3 Feb 1960

 

NEWSOME

Music

1 Jan 1888

14 Nov 1955

 

NOBLES

Dorothy L

6 Nov 1934

1 Oct 1995

 

NOBLES

Daniel P

20 Feb 1922

8 Nov 1993

 

NOBLES

Jimmie M

16 May 1950

4 Jul 1981

 

PROX

Oscar Jr

1939

1984

TEMP MARKER Thomas & Sons-Kaufman

RAMSEY

Jesse Jr

5 Apr 1946

1 Aug 1986

 

RAMSEY

Jessie Lee

15 Nov 1925

11 Jun 1995

"Kemp"

REPP

James

24 Mar 1906

4 Oct 1994

 

RIVERS

Jimmy R

13 Jil 1951

15 Feb 1983

 

ROBERTSON

Calvin

31 Aug 1888

30 Jul 1966

TX 412nd Labor Bn WWI

ROBINSON

Oscar

26 Apr 1920

12 Dec 1993

U S A F - Korea

SHAVERS

Isaiiha

15 Oct 1926

1946

TX Steward Mate 3c USNR WWII

SMITH

Robert Sr

14 Apr 1921

10 Mar 1985

Pfc U S Army WW II

STEARNE

P T

1890

1981

TEMP MARKER Thomas & Sons

SUMMERS

Nellie Hickman

31 Aug 1872

21 Jul 1935

 

TUCKER

Dilcie

1836

1937

**FORMER SLAVE

TUCKER

Randall

1838

1939

**FORMER SLAVE

TUCKER

Ettia Nash

8 Aug 1913

25 Mar 1964

 

WADE

Coleman

1911

1970

"Husband"

WALKER

Ella Bell

4 Dec 1919

3 Jan 1994

 

WHITE

Harry T

15 Jan 1909

10 Jul 1986

DM w/ Emma

WHITE

Emma J

4 Jul 1907

NONE

 

WILLIAMS

Ned

1922

1992

DM w/ Earline

WILLIAMS

Earline

1930

1980

 

WREN

Mary

NONE

8 Jun 1996

Age 55 TEMP MARKER Golden Gate F H

WREN

Charlie Ray Jr

11 Jul 1936

20 Nov 1996

MASON

WREN

Willie Lee

1 Feb 1927

21 Sep 1993

 

WREN

Charlie

17 May 1906

13 May 1976

 

WREN

Henry Lee

18 Feb 1911

22 Oct 1953

 

WREN

Tommie G

1 Jul 1951

1980

 

WREN

Dan

14 Jan 1888

30 Mar 1975

 

WREN

Leroy

28 Nov 1884

3 Dec 1960

 

WREN

Eva M

11 Feb 1897

26 Sep 1989

 

WREN

Wilson

1894

1981

 

WYATT

Bennie Doris Collier

11 Aug 1952

4 Jun 1987

TEMP- golden Gate

Ayers Chapel Cemetery