New Oakwood Cemetery

Interment Places of African-American Persons Kaufman County Texas

Donated by: Kathey Hunt, Co-Coordinator of Kaufman Co., Texas TXGenWeb Project

 

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

 

New Oakwood Cemetery - Terrell , Texas

Enumerated & submitted by Drew Williams
December 2004   

Davis thru Jackson

 

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Died

Notes

Davis

E.S.

May 1, 1912

June 4, 1992

US Army - World War II

Davis

Eunice

July 4, 1908

 

 

Davis

Hearthen

November 22, 1912

September 19, 1966

Texas TEC5 US Army - World War II

Davis

Henry

February 28, 1925

April 22, 1991

US Army - World War II

Davis

Henry A.

September 3, 1943

December 4, 1980

 

Davis

Leon F.

November 2, 1934

2003

 

Davis

Melvin Ray

September 26, 1934

April 2, 1993

US Army

Davis

Mildred "Arethia"

June 12, 1925

December 10, 1992

 

Davis

Mildred "Arethia"

 

December 10, 1992

 

Davis

Sammy Jr.

February 25, 1933

May 30, 1933

 

Davis

Virgie B.

May 26, 1931

 

 

Davis

Willie L.

October 15, 1907

December 20, 1986

 

Davis-Wms

Pearl Marie Land

May 6, 1927

August 22, 1995

 

Dawkins

Elijah

March 4, 1894

April 21, 1984

PVT US Army - World War I

Dawkins

Ervin Thomas

April 16, 1927

September 19, 1994

CPL US Army - Korea

Dawson

Dink Kism

1912

1987

 

Dawson

Florence M.

August 12, 1929

May 1, 1989

 

Dean

Dessie Jr.

January 3, 1938

June 1, 1991

US Army

Dean

Jerry M.

May 10, 1945

November 10, 1998

Temporary Marker

Dean

Joy "Joyce"

July 29, 1947

May 2, 1986

 

Dean

L.B. Mrs.

June 17, 1939

November 19, 1989

 

Dean

Nora Loucindy

February 29, 1902

May 4, 1993

 

Dean

Wardell

1899

1981

 

Deckard

Bill Jr.

March 18, 1935

June 2, 1989

 

Deckard

Bill Sr.

August 16, 1913

March 26, 1973

 

Deckard

Ida

November 1882

April 1973

 

Delley

Miranda

September 18, 1915

June 6, 1966

 

Denson

Herbert Lemon

August 8, 1929

1991

 

Denson

Mary Fay

August 5, 1929

May 1, 1989

 

Denson

Ozie

June 14, 1931

 

 

Denson

Robert

July 13, 1916

October 23, 1999

 

Derrick

Addie Helen

August 26, 1905

July 21, 1996

 

Derrow

Arthur Ree

October 18, 1925

October 1, 1999

US Army World War II

Dillard

Lula M.

1913

1988

 

Dillon

Donnie

March 11, 1905

November 2, 1974

 

Donaldson

Belinda

1896

1975

 

Doyle

Robert Lee

November 23, 1890

October 26, 1957

Texas PFC CO C 24 Infantry - World War I

Doyle

Willie

September 2, 1901

December 31, 1991

 

Dubose

Laura O.

August 18, 1886

September 26, 1964

 

Dubose

Tilmon

January 1, 1908

March 29, 1959

 

Dubose

Walter D. Jr.

April 3, 1916

January 29, 1917

 

Dubose

Walter D. Sr.

September 30, 1881

April 4, 1965

 

Ducking

Ellen

September 20, 1890

October 4, 1966

 

Dukes

L.C.

February 18, 1916

February 6, 1983

PVT US Army - World War II

Duncan

Jessie Lee

May 11, 1932

July 17, 1990

PFC US Army

Dunn

Addie M.

January 6, 1900

November 16, 1984

 

Dunn

Ben J.

June 26, 1925

March 29, 1996

 

Dunn

Betty W.

1953

1963

 

Dunn

Mack Cornelious

December 30, 1921

1960

 

Durton

Sammie Rev.

1912

April 18, 1990

 

Dye

Angela L.

1973

1981

 

Dye

Anson G.

August 16, 1967

June 25, 2001

 

Dye

Bishop

February 19, 1903

December 12, 1979

 

Dye

Cellious R.

November 8, 1931

December 25, 1986

 

Dye

Jim R.

1928

1985

US Army - Korea

Dye

Joseph

December 8, 1917

February 8, 2002

US Army

Dye

K.D.

March 29, 1920

December 6, 1957

Texas S1 US Navy - World War II

Dye

Lee Edward

November 10, 1946

December 5, 1986

 

Dye

Myrtle

May 14, 1907

August 6, 1979

 

Dye

Rufus

1977

 

Homemade Marker

Dye

Willie Odell

October 27, 1949

September 8, 1970

 

Earl

Sylvia Lee

February 25, 1911

 

 

Edmon

Clarence L.

July 27, 1925

July 14, 1998

US Army - World War II

Elias

Myrtle Brice

January 1, 1921

September 26, 1992

 

Elleson

Jerrie

March 10, 1919

July 16, 1980

 

Ellis

Evelyn

1903

1972

 

Ellis

L.T. Sr.

March 8, 1924

March 15, 1992

 

Ellis

Michael

1956

1978

A/1 US Air Force

Ellis

Nova D.

September 16, 1897

December 31, 1986

 

Ellis

Rosie Lee

1920

1987

 

Else

Charles Edward

October 15, 1917

March 21, 1991

 

Else

Faye

May 10, 1920

October 30, 1990

 

Else

Leonard

1952

1987

 

English

Evelyn J.

1947

1986

 

Ephraim

Carrie M.

May 10, 1924

October 29, 1990

 

Ervin

Daniel Rev.

1893

1987

 

Evans

Fredrick Augusta

August 23, 1911

June 17, 1993

STMI US Navy - World War II

Evans

Walter William Jr.

November 14, 1945

January 22, 1990

 

Fagan

Earnest

February 29, 1936

December 11, 2002

 

Fagan

John

December 12, 1900

July 18, 1982

 

Fannin

Barbara Ann

April 30, 1958

December 8, 1990

 

Farmer

Lennon A.

February 8, 1912

November 24, 1982

 

Fason

Laura M.

March 9, 1934

January 20, 1985

 

Faultry

Horace C.

September 29, 1926

March 3, 1975

PFC US Army - World War II

Fegan

Cleveland R.

March 4, 1955

September 3, 2002

 

Ferguson

Linnie L.

October 8, 1886

September 16, 1956

 

Ferguson

Virsa L.

September 23, 1929

April 27, 1984

 

Fields

Emma

March 12, 1910

September 3, 1981

 

Fields

Linnie K.

June 6, 1906

February 12, 1979

 

Finch

Ardia B.

July 29, 1904

February 25, 1973

 

Finch

Willie

1907

1983

 

Fisher

Leon

May 10, 1918

May 29, 1972

 

Fisher

Willie

1898

1979

 

Fitzgerald

Edgar

1896

1977

 

Fitzgerald

Herman

December 25, 1893

October 23, 1970

Texas PFC 156 Depot Brigade - World War I

Fitzgerald

Lizzie L.

January 7, 1912

November 21, 1976

 

Fletcher

Ara Dell

1899

1966

 

Fletcher

John Henry

1895

1960

 

Flewellen

Alice Mae

September 15, 1887

February 10, 1976

 

Flewellen

Eugenia

January 13, 1915

May 24, 1974

 

Flewellen

Howard L.

March 21, 1935

April 2, 1971

 

Flewellen

Pearlie Mae

February 28, 1917

January 9, 1956

 

Florence

Donald R.

1930

2002

 

Florence

Gladys

April 1, 1903

June 28, 1978

 

Florence

John Henry

November 12, 1899

January 15, 1982

 

Ford

Eddie L.

1919

1982

 

Ford

Mary Elizabeth

July 30, 1946

November 10, 2003

 

Ford

Willie Lee

July 30, 1947

February 9, 1998

PVT US Army - Vietnam

Fore

Guffie

1914

1988

SGT US Army - World War II

Fore

Nettie Mae

May 30, 1929

April 18, 2003

 

Fort

John Dewey

August 17, 1899

December 27, 1986

 

Fort

Ollie

January 11, 1900

September 14, 1976

 

Fowlks

Miller Bryant

January 31, 1903

December 16, 1986

 

Frazier

Brenda Mae

September 30, 1949

March 4, 1990

 

Frazier

Cleveland

February 14, 1906

October 5, 1966

 

Frazier

Dave

September 30, 1907

January 13, 1975

 

Frazier

Doris Jean

January 5, 1935

April 17, 2002

 

Frazier

Fred Lee Sr

May 10, 1910

 

 

Frazier

Garfield

December 25, 1905

June 26, 1983

 

Frazier

Maggie

January 8, 1891

May 2, 1956

 

Frazier

Mamie

August 16, 1914

July 8, 2001

 

Frazier

William E.

1946

1970

 

Freeman

Lucy Mae

October 6, 1926

August 15, 1988

 

Freeman

Luella

November 12, 1918

November 25, 1999

 

Freeman

Melvin Lee

November 18, 1935

April 19, 1979

 

Freeny

Clarence

1912

2002

 

Freeny

Effie B.

1917

1988

 

Fulgen

Henry

August 10, 1890

May 27, 1972

Texas PVT CO A 531 Engr - World War I

Fuller

Obie Lee

May 31, 1928

October 4, 2002

 

Fuller

Otis

June 28, 1927

July 13, 1993

 

Gahagan

Beulah

July 12, 1896

July 4, 1973

 

Gahagan

Charlie

November 16, 1894

September 19, 1984

 

Gahagan

Estelle

January 3, 1925

October 7, 1981

 

Gahagan

Mamie M.

1919

 

 

Galbreath

Effie J.

1915

 

 

Galbreath

Linda D.

1958

1959

 

Galbreath

Obed

March 7, 1913

April 1, 1978

PVT US Army

Gardner

Craig S.

October 8, 1955

June 6, 2001

 

Gardner

Mack O.

1906

July 28, 1970

 

Gardner

Minnie G.

April 21, 1893

November 3, 1971

 

Gardner

Craig S.

October 8, 1955

June 6, 2001

 

Gardner

Mack O.

1906

July 28, 1970

 

Gardner

Minnie G.

April 21, 1893

November 3, 1971

 

Gardner

Willie

August 13, 1926

July 6, 1976

PFC US Army - World War II

Garrett

Gurge

February 4, 1889

October 4, 1971

 

Garrett

Pricilla "Alice"

October 25, 1922

April 25, 1976

 

Garrett

Willie Mae

November 12, 1926

March 2, 1962

 

Gasteel

Wilma L.

1926

1982

 

Gates

Sophia

February 25, 1879

December 7, 1974

 

Gerald

Mae Willie

September 25, 1921

May 3, 1972

 

Gerald

Moses Sr.

March 18, 1895

August 5, 1966

h/o Willie Mae Gerald - wed 29 Nov 1916

Gerald

Willie Mae

September 23, 1897

November 10, 1979

 

Gilbert

Eddie

August 24, 1952

October 19, 1996

 

Gilbert

James Jr.

February 14, 1940

January 23, 2001

 

Gilbert

Jennie A.

April 25, 1925

October 1, 1994

 

Gillaspie

Alfredrich

February 12, 1927

August 16, 1999

 

Gillaspie

Ida Mae

April 9, 1912

May 7, 1991

 

Gillaspie

Lorene V.

April 9, 1912

November 22, 1987

 

Gillaspie

Ola Mae

December 12, 1905

August 29, 1980

 

Gillaspie

Paul W.

February 26, 1945

January 14, 1993

SP4 US Army

Gillaspie

Prince Albert

July 31, 1909

1986

MM3 US Navy - World War II

Gillaspie

Rosa B.

October 26, 1932

July 4, 1997

 

Gillaspie

Walter

November 15, 1906

June 13, 1962

 

Gilmore

William E.

August 23, 1922

March 2, 1989

SGT US Army - World War II

Gilmore

Yvonne

August 4, 1957

December 8, 1997

Large White Cross

Gimerson

Maggie Lee

January 12, 1914

August 14, 1980

 

Gimerson

Willie

May 16, 1904

September 6, 1977

PFC US Army - World War II

Gipson

Evelyn

May 16, 1922

April 8, 1992

 

Gipson

Lawrence K.

April 26, 1917

July 4, 2001

 

Gipson

Rosie L.

1904

1984

 

Givens

Christene "Bobbie"

July 14, 1919

December 30, 1994

 

Givens

Melvin R.

December 23, 1915

February 20, 1979

 

Glover

Willie E.

September 21, 1933

May 13, 1996

US Air Force

Goleman

Ruth Ashworth

March 18, 1907

December 14, 1992

 

Goodrum

Charles Etta

November 27, 1937

June 28, 1989

 

Goss

Kenneth D.

1989

1989

 

Grant

Emma

September 16, 1918

November 23, 1963

 

Granville

Tyrone L. Turner

January 22, 1981

February 13, 1983

 

Gray

Lucille

 

November 26, 1973

 

Green

Ronny Marshell

August 3, 1963

February 8, 2001

 

Greer

Augustus C.

May 20, 1886

 

 

Greer

Renam

October 9, 1886

January 21, 1968

 

Grenshaw

William

1913

1971

 

Griffin

Ben Sr.

September 18, 1899

May 1, 1992

 

Griffin

Claude

April 20, 1895

October 28, 1973

Texas US Army - World War I

Griffin

Thelma M.

July 13, 1905

February 25, 1979

 

Grimerson

Willie

May 16, 1904

September 6, 1977

PFC US Army - World War II

Hale

Sam Jr.

February 24, 1924

October 14, 1983

MSGT US Air Force - Korea

Haley

E. Martha Orange

February 28, 1891

 

 

Haley

Fred Smith

October 25, 1885

February 12, 1972

 

Hall

Beulah

June 30, 1884

November 29, 1976

 

Hall

Cora Baker "CB"

November 23, 1921

September 2, 1998

 

Hall

Donnell

1956

1986

 

Hall

Dorothy

November 14, 1931

August 4, 2000

 

Hall

Earnest Sr.

May 26, 1919

March 24, 1996

 

Hall

Frank

August 15, 1880

December 23, 1967

 

Hall

Johnnie

April 15, 1910

November 3, 1990

 

Hall

Matthew C. Sr

August 12, 1906

February 13, 2000

 

Hall

Norris

April 30, 1928

February 10, 1975

CPL US Army - Korea

Hall

Otis

April 28, 1940

April 23, 2002

 

Hall

Tommy R.

April 12, 1948

July 20, 1999

 

Hall

William D.

 

 

No Dates

Halton

Mary B.

March 1, 1892

 

 

Harden

Walter B. Jr.

March 17, 1922

May 12, 1993

US Army

Hardin

Alvin Lee

June 16, 1938

November 13, 1960

 

Hardin

Annie Lue

1900

1982

 

Hardin

Foster Jr.

December 25, 1943

August 9, 1995

 

Hardin

Foster Sr.

July 25, 1904

July 14, 1986

 

Hardin

Lottie Mae

October 31, 1915

March 22, 1978

 

Hargrave

Arthur Wayne

1954

2000

 

Harris

John L.

February 10, 1921

December 9, 1977

 

Harris

Porter Van

November 19, 1923

June 6, 1998

AS US Navy - World War II

Harris

Rosie Lee

May 25, 1915

February 11, 1994

 

Harris

Ruthie Mae

August 5, 1923

September 8, 2002

 

Hart

Clifford

August 19, 1924

August 4, 1984

US Army - World War II

Hart

Richard Jr

December 12, 1927

April 10, 1979

AB US Air Force - Korea

Hart

Richard Sr.

1885

1961

 

Hatch

William Leon Jr

September 4, 1904

July 1, 1984

 

Heidleberg

David Henry

November 16, 1934

October 29, 1992

 

Henderson

Earl

February 13, 1928

March 28, 1981

 

Henderson

Elma R.

December 5, 1928

August 4, 1982

 

Henderson

Elrater

 

 

No Dates

Henderson

Lemuel

March 21, 1889

November 7, 1958

 

Henderson

Lillie

January 12, 1881

June 16, 1967

 

Henderson

Ophelia

April 1, 1890

June 1, 1958

 

Henderson

Robert L.

September 17, 1919

November 21, 1993

 

Henderson

Stephen H.

February 5, 1884

September 7, 1959

 

Hendrix

Geneva A.

1889

Unknown

 

Hendrix

James H. Rev

1897

February 11, 1974

 

Henry

John C.

September 3, 1906

May 12, 1969

Texas PFC US Army - World War II

Herdon

L.A. Darus

March 9, 1988

April 31, 1989

 

Hereford

Alice Washington

1933

1977

 

Herndon

Infant Of

December 1, 1977

December 1, 1977

 

Hickerson

Jessie Mae

June 19, 1909

March 10, 1990

 

Hickman

Claude

1917

1982

US Army - World War II

Hickman

Juanita

June 5, 1928

June 3, 1999

 

Hickmon

Caulton

November 12, 1922

February 7, 1977

 

Hickmon

Doris J.

January 11, 1945

June 24, 1996

 

Hickmon

Eugene

December 2, 1928

 

 

Hickmon

Exie Mae Thomas

October 27, 1922

October 21, 1991

 

Hickmon

Linnie G.

1913

1965

 

Hicks

Avon Sr.

June 16, 1917

September 26, 1989

 

Hicks

James A.

1951

1976

 

Hicks

Marie

May 13, 1916

March 8, 1994

 

Hickson

Ruthie M.

 

 

No Dates

High

Christine

June 18, 1931

February 5, 1986

 

Hill

Eldridge

February 26, 1912

August 4, 1993

 

Hill

Elsie

1903

1988

 

Hill

Emma

1905

1979

 

Hill

Enies

September 15, 1904

December 22, 1983

 

Hill

Lonnie E.

September 24, 1926

September 9, 2001

US Army - World War II

Hill

Odie Lee

October 7, 1921

July 10, 1981

SD3 US Navy - World War II

Hillary

Henry Lee Sr.

February 15, 1929

January 21, 1982

 

Holland

Louise

January 5, 1929

 

 

Holland

Louise

January 5, 1961

 

 

Hollie

Lee

March 8, 1896

June 14, 1974

PVT US Army

Hollis

Mareaux Mathis

February 10, 1967

May 12, 1998

 

Holmes

Albert

December 19, 1931

October 5, 1995

 

Holmes

Andrew

April 10, 1890

August 12, 1959

 

Holmes

Estella

July 20, 1889

November 7, 1969

 

Holmes

Johnny F.

November 30, 1945

June 13, 1986

 

Holmes

Laverne Mae Sweat

July 19, 1961

May 31, 1989

 

Holmes

Louise Marie

1950

1978

 

Hooker

Ludora

June 10, 1901

December 30, 1995

 

Hopkins

Earnest

1912

1969

 

Hopkins

Elisha

1887

July 6, 1969

 

Hopkins

Tommy D.

December 25, 1922

March 2, 1991

US Navy - Korea

Hopkins

Wanda M.

January 14, 1932

 

 

Horn

Barbara Ann

May 6, 1954

November 18, 1973

 

Horn

Sylvia

June 24, 1931

April 17, 1992

 

Houston

Elvira

January 20, 1915

January 16, 1993

 

Howard

Bobbie J.

December 3, 1947

 

 

Howard

Charles Jr.

May 31, 1935

March 26, 2001

 

Hubbard

Keith

July 1, 1967

August 21, 1995

 

Hubbard

Rachel M.

1989

1989

 

Humble

Ruth

1894

1976

 

Hunt

Charles S.

February 2, 1978

April 4, 1981

 

Hunt

Elizabeth

February 1, 1907

June 12, 1982

 

Hunt

Elizabeth Ann

April 21, 1940

 

 

Hunt

Homer

August 23, 1907

August 25, 1984

 

Hunt

Ivory Vernon

January 31, 1936

January 16, 1990

 

Hunt

Rosie Lee

May 14, 1910

February 8, 1991

 

Hunt

Vernon

January 31, 1936

January 16, 1990

 

Hunter

Corine

February 14, 1914

January 5, 1977

 

Hunter

Juanita

August 10, 1905

July 20, 1991

 

Hunter

Willie Pearl

1896

1975

PVT US Army - World War I

Hurdle

A.J.

September 4, 1929

March 6, 1992

US Army - Korea

Jackson

Annie Lee

August 9, 1927

February 7, 1967

 

Jackson

Anthony

1892

1954

 

Jackson

Archie

April 26, 1896

October 6, 1988

 

Jackson

Arthur Lee

September 9, 1921

January 22, 1975

CPL US Army

Jackson

Becky

 

 

Homemade Cross-1970-Next to Terry

Jackson

Byron Jerome

September 3, 1974

January 11, 1989

 

Jackson

Clara

1913

1981

 

Jackson

Clara Jean

July 27, 1969

February 14, 2000

 

Jackson

Clara Mae

October 17, 1914

June 22, 1988

 

 

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