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Interment Places of African-American Persons
Kaufman County Texas

 

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

Lawrence Cemetery #2
  Also Known As Lawrence Black Graveyard

In the Lawrence Community, west of Terrell, Texas

 

This Enumeration Transcription is from Field Notes of an enumeration done in 1995 by Marie Reasonover Enumeration was done in ROWS. Rows were recorded from the front gate (which is in the SE corner of the site - northward towards the back of the cemetery: Row 1 was recorded west to east, Row 2 recorded east to west, Row 3 recorded west to east, and so on.


SURNME

FIRST NAME(s)

BIRTH

DEATH

ROW

NOTES

ARNOLD

Leon

29 Mar 1909

3 Oct 1923

6

 

BELFREY

Tennessee

27 Sep 1893

17 Sep 1943

9

ATX Pvt 332nd Labor BN WWI

BELL

Anna Lee

1893

1967

4

 

 

Annie Amie

8 Nov 1908

16 Dec 1975

18

TEMP MARKER

BLUE

Jim

15 Feb 1889

26 Sep 1961

18

TX Pvt 165th Depot Brig- WWI

BOSLEY

Nathaniel

28 Nov 1897

28 Jan 1899

14

S/o CR & SZ Bosley

BREEDLOVE

Addie Mae

16 May1923

12 Apr 1960

19

BRICK

 

 

 

4

West of MOUND

BRICKS

 

 

 

4

West of EC Footstone

BROWN

Terrell

1886

1960

1

 

CARPENTER

"Mother"

5 Feb 1886

13 Jan 1940

11

 

CARPENTER

"Father"

6 Feb 1873

NONE

11

 

CARR

Randolph C

NONE

2 May 1942

9

TX Pvt 165th Depot Brig WWI

CARROLL

Exaline

10 Jun 1857

30 Dec 1928

5

*Former Slave

CHAPPELL

Isaac

1 Aug 1858

6 Aug 1926

10

*Former Slave

CHAPPELL

Fannie F

17 Nov 1872

8 Apr 1948

10

 

CHAPPELL

Frederick A

27 Jun 1944

6 Apr 1978

10

TEMP MARKER (Singing Hills-Dallas)

CULPEPPER

Mary

14 Apr 1903

13 Oct 1932

21

 

CULPEPPER

Infant Son

NONE

1946

21

 

CULPEPPER

Effie

1904

1978

21

 

CULPEPPER

Floyd

6 Nov 1902

29 May 1975

21

STM 1 WW II

CURTIS

Ethelyne

19 Jan 1913

20 Jun 1969

18

67 Yrs, 1 Mo. 8 days (Brooks TEMP Marker also there)

DARDEN

J H

11 Apr 1850

14 Sep 1920

20

*Former Slave

DARR

Evelyn

NONE

26 Jun 1911

18

 

DAVIS

Eliza

5 Aug 1872

11 Jan 1913

21

W/o Will Davis

DEWBERRY

Jeff

4 Jan 1877

7 Mar 1946

21

 

DOANS

Mary

NONE

18 Jul 1939

22

 

FOSTER

Albert

10 Jan 1874

14 Aug 1917

6

H/o Sarah Foster

FOSTER

Sarah

21 Apr 1875

24 Dec 1943

6

 

FOSTER

German

ILLEGIBLE

ILLEGIBLE

6

*Sunk into ground

FOSTER

Monroe

1900

1949

6

 

FRAZIER

Joe B

25 Jun 1912

28 Mar 1964

6

TX Pvt US Army WWII

FRAZIER

Mack

24 Apr 1875

13 Jan 1918

6

H/o Narcissus Jordan

FRAZIER

Eliza

3 Jan 1886

25 May 1956

7

 

FRAZIER

Rev. john

12 Aug 1873

14 Aug 1957

7

 

FRAZIER

Willie

NONE

1 Jul 1947

10

 

GREEN

Marvin Earl III

27 Jul 1993

29 Jul 1993

23

Grave against back fence

HALDERNESS

Zilla

31 Jan 1897

27 Sep 1978

18

(Name possibly HOLLINESS)

HARDGRAVE

Erel L

14 Oct 1897

31 Oct 1899

18

S/o JH & FA Hardgrave

HEARNE

John

16 Aug 1897

21 Feb 1965

6

TX Pvt US Army WWI

HEARNE

Margaret

NONE

14 May 1927

6

 

HICKERSON

Sarah

1894

1926

9

 

HICKERSON

Etta M

21 Sep 1914

19 Jan 1973

9

TEMP MARKER

HORNAGE

Carrie

1920

1969

15

 

HORNAGE

Robert L

3 Dec 1936

19 Mar 1965

15

 

HORNAGE

Martha

1889

1960

15

 

HUGHES

Cecil R

27 Oct 1927

4 Apr 1947

3

TX Pfc USArmy WWII

HURD

Jessie E

1882

1950

21

TEMP MARKER

JACKSON

Oliver

21 Feb 1925

16 Oct 1962

3

 

JACKSON

G Ellis

20 Mar 1901

31 May 1968

3

 

JACKSON

J C

20 Feb 1908

10 Mar 1958

4

 

JACKSON

Rev. Adolph

13 Jan 1905

6 Feb 1976

4

Aged 71 yrs, 0 Mos, 23 days

JACKSON, Jr

Ellis

27 Apr 1936

4 Sep 1972

2

 

JACOBS

Prince

1870

1941

10

 

JOHNSON

Matt

1853

1928

14

Age 75 yrs - member of Colored Aide Association
*Former Slave

JOHNSON

Henry Lee

7 Feb 1898

14 Mar 1977

19

Temp Marker

JORDAN

Narcissus

18 Nov 1885

20 Nov 1962

6

 

KING

William Earl

30 Jul 1956

19 Apr 1957

11

9 months

LANGSTON

Robert

1882

1906

18

 

LANGSTON

Josie

NONE

26 Jul 1944

21

 

LOYD

Martha

NONE

1941

7

 

LOYD

Frank

NONE

1951

7

 

LYONS

WIllie

7 Feb 1914

15 Oct 1967

3

H/o Ruth / father to 3 girls & 7 boys

LYONS III

Willie J

1975

1976

3

 

MACKLIN

Tom

1887

1965

11

 

MACKLIN

Josephine

NONE

NONE

11

 

MACKLIN

Hattie

1876

5 Jan 1950

11

 

MARTIN

Mamie

May 1868

3 Jan 1930

11

 

MATHEWS

Anna

6 Apr 1873

5 Jun 1920

22

 

McDONALD

Hollis

14 Feb 1919

12 Oct 1948

16

 

McDONALD

Felix

1 Sep 1897

25 Apr 1967

19

 

MENEFEE

Artie

NONE

28 Aug 1925

11

TX Pvt 151st Depot Brig WWI

MILES

Arlena

NONE

13 Nov 1947

14

TEMP MARKER

MILES

J C

NONE

NONE

14

"Husband" - Home made

MILES

Frankie B

5 Mar 1920

14 May 1969

14

 

MILLS

Mary R

29 Nov 1900

31 May 1965

19

 

MORRIS

Mazilia

10 Sep 1896

22 Aug 1927

22

 

MOUND

 

 

 

4

West of PIPE

MOUND

 

 

 

4

West of Rev. Jackson

NELON

Ida

27 Oct 1898

22 Mar 1978

18

"Mother"

NEROES

J D

25 Mar 1927

23 Jul 1954

3

Baby Brother

NEROES

Ollie S

5 Feb 1885

27 May 1966

3

 

NEROES, Sr

Ira

15 Aug 1883

9 Oct 1957

3

 

NESBITT

Gertie

25 Feb 1892

30 Jun 1894

19

 

NESBITT

Rodger

B & D

17 Aug 1897

19

 

NESBITT

Walter

15 Aug 1888

31 Feb 1899

19

 

NICHOLS

Leroy L

1914

13 Mar 1979

10

TEMP (Pinkston-Ft Worth)

OLLISON

Raymond

NONE

21 Dec 1919

20

TX Pvt QM WW I

OSBORNE

Elnora

1883 (1863)

1941

12

 

OSBORNE

James

1879

1950

14

 

PHILLIPS

Felix Lenon

NONE

10 Sep 1929

13

TX Pvt 322nd Serv Bn WW I

PORE

Lillie

1903

1978

9

TEMP MARKER

PORTER

Margaret

15 Sep 1872

17 Feb 1923

22

Heroines of Jericho – OES Born in Alabama

PRESLEY

Sallie

7 Mar 1878

16 Oct 1927

21

OES 310 - Heroines of Jericho No. 9 - Calanthe No. 55Born Alabama

ROBERTSON

Nelson

 

 

18

TEMP MARKER (Brooks)

ROSS

Mamie

1906

1969

1

 

SANDERS

Green L

22 Oct 1887

19 Sep 1964

7

TX Cpl Co D 53rd ENG WWI

SANDERS

G S

1844

1904

11

*Former Slave

SANDERS

Jane

1864

1903

11

*Former Slave

SIMS

Ellen

1895

1969

18

 

SMITH

Joe

NONE

31 Dec 1931

3

TX Pvt 1CL 513th ENG WWI

SMITH

Rufus M

1 Apr 1907

25 Oct 1908

16

S/o Rufus & Mary Smith

SPENCER

Omia Land

28 Aug 1923

10 Jan 1945

5

TX STMC USNR WWII

SPENCER

Jack "8" Ulin Gennett

25 Nov 1964

2 Mar 1965

5

 

SPENCER

Annie L

20 Jun 1920

17 Apr 1937

5

 

STAPLES

Mary

NONE

3 Feb 1920

16

Age 55 yrs

STAPLES

Elisha

22 Jun 1887

2 Dec 1948

16

TX Pvt 831st Serv Bn QMC WWI

TATUM

Mary

14 Dec 1904

8 Jun 1962

10

TEMP MARKER (Lott's)

THOMAS

Henry

15 Jun 1892

6 Jan 1955

13

TX Cook 332nd QM WWI

THOMAS

Azelle

9 Sep 1913

30 Apr 1977

19

Age 63 yrs, 7 mos, 21 days (Brooks Temp Marke)

THOMAS

Dallas W

1885

1972

19

Temp Marker

THOMAS

Charlie

1883

1968

22

 

THOMPSON

Strarkford

1909

1972

1

 

--UNK--

Wi____sler

ILLEGIBLE

__Jan____

20

BROKEN MARKER West of J H Darden

VANCE

Roland

1870

5 Aug 1956

17

 

WALKER

Mary

31 May 1871

1898

20

W/o Green Walker

WHITE

Mary M

1923

1952

14

 

WILLIAMS

Johnnie Mae

10 Jun 1916

23 Apr 1971

6

 

WILLIAMS

Martha

14 Apr 1867

14 Jan 1912

6

W/o Issac Williams

WILLIAMS

Elizabeth

1868

1963

13

TEMP MARKER

WILLIAMS

Cross H

NONE

NONE

13

Home made

WILLIAMS

Homer

2 Aug 1909

20 Oct 1973

13

Pvt US Army WW II

WILLIAMS

Arrie Emily

14 Jan 1888

23 Mar 1968

22

 

YOUNG

William

22 Jun 1918

2 Mar 1967

11

TX Tec4 399 QM Truck WII

YOUNG

Emmery

19 Jan 1897

6 Nov 1965

11

TX Pvt Co C 435th Bn QM WWII

YOUNG

Tessie

19 Feb 1873

6 Jan 1959

11

 

YOUNG

Cassie

3 Jun 1875

24 Dec 1941

11

Mason

YOUNG

Windsor

26 Dec 1885

7 Jan 1933

22

TX Pvt 412th Labor Bn QMC - WW I

---------------

Willie

2 Sep 1895

10 Sep 1895

19

S/o T & L

" E C "

*FOOTSTONE

-

4

West of J C Jackson

"Wife"

Tomy

NONE

NONE

21

 

**NONE**

John

1872

1958

6

TEMP MARKER Next to John Hearne

____S

___LL

___9_____

_1968

15

Home made - illegible- far west end of row

Lawrence Cemetery #2, Kaufman County, Texas