Leeves Chapel

LOCATION: This cemetery is located on the Tommy Tucker Ranch which is on CR 3334, a right turn off Hwy 77, 3.3 miles west of Naples. The cemetery is some 200 yards northwest of the locked ranch gate on CR 3334. The Milner�s and Baker�s are white. Most of the cemetery is predominantly black.

This cemetery was read from the northwest corner Sep 30, 1998 by Charles Steger and Gerald Hammock.

s/o = Son of h/o = Husbnad of d/o = Daughter of w/o = Wife of

NAME	BIRTH DATE	DEATH DATE	INSCRIPTION
BAKER, Milner	Aug 5, 1877	Sep 27, 1877	Row 10; Twin d/o F W and M M
BAKER, Wilton	Aug 5, 1877	Sep 1, 1879	Row 10; Twin d/o F W and M M
BOATMAN, Ben A	Oct 1904	Jan 31, 1983	Row 7
BOATMAN, Carrie	1902	1984	Row 2
BOATMAN, Carrie	Aug 25, 1902	Oct 16, 1984	Row 7
BOATMAN, Essie B	Jun 13, 1906	Jun 20, 1987	Row 7
BROWN, Amanda	No Dates		Row 5
JOHNSON, Rosa Mae	1908	1990	Row 5
LEWIS, A B	Feb 14, 1899	Oct 5, 1996	Row 11; H/o Ora
LEWIS, Ora	Oct 22, 1907	Feb 13, 1993	Row 11; W/o A B; m Feb 14, 1926
MILNER, Edward B	Feb 1, 1867	Aug 2, 1868	Row 10; S/o E J and J A
MILNER, John D	Dec 15, 1854	May 5, 1859	Row 10; S/o E J C and J A
MUSGROVE, George Ann TURNER	Nov 26, 1919	Mar 1993	Row 3; D/o George and Lydia HILL Turner; kn/ch Irvin, Jr. and Thelma
MUSGROVE, Irvin	Mar 19, 1915	Apr 25, 1992	Row 3; H/o George Ann; age 77 yrs; b in Hempstead, TX; s/o M/M A J Musgrove; m Dec 19, 1946; b/o Australia Wilson; US Army
PARKER, Frank C	Feb 29, 1889	Jun 21, 1965	Row 11; TX Pvt US Army WWI
PARKER, Hattie Mae	May 5, 1918	Mar 9, 1987	Row 9; W/o Joseph
PARKER, Joseph E	Oct 6, 1914	Jan 24, 1975	Row 9; H/o Hattie Mae
PARKER, Lula	Jun 2, 1904	Oct 3, 1906	Row 10
PARKER, Tellie	1895	1970	Row 11
ROBERSON, Thelma	1916	1997	Row 4
ROBINSON, Edwin L	Feb 22, 1912	Aug 9, 1986	Row 4; WWII
RODGERS, Rodessa	1904	1997	Row 5
ROGERS, George	1883	1960	Row 7
ROGERS, Ollie M	Aug 16, 1887	Sep 14, 1964	Row 7
RONEY, Harvey	Apr 28, 1886	Oct 1, 1975	Row 8
RONEY, Jack	Jun 2, 1893	Jun 2, 1910	Row 8
RUSSELL, Infant	Feb 7, 1896	Feb 7, 1897	Row 10; D/o J T and D M
SHEPHERD, George L., Rev.	Oct 22, 1913	Feb 22, 1990	Row 5; H/o Novella JOHNSON; s/o Lawyer and Martha CROWDER; kn/ch Martha, Lessie and L D; b/o Lula, Trudie and Jimmie
SHEPHERD, Novella JOHNSON	Dec 19, 1915	Dec 27, 1986	Row 5; W/o George L; m Feb 23, 1935; d/o Dock and Mary COFIELD Johnson; sis/o Mary L and Myrtle Ruth
STIGGERS, George	Sep 13, 1900	Jul 28, 1967	Row 7; H/o Missouri
STIGGERS, Martha SHEPHERD	1887	1949	Row 6
STIGGERS, Missouri	Dec 7, 1905	Jun 4, 1961	Row 7; W/o George
THOMAS, Mary	May 15, 1900	Oct 19, 1902	Row 6; Infant daughter
TURNER, Amanda	Only Date	Nov 16, 1960	Row 6; Died age 78 yrs; w/o George
TURNER, Clifford, Sr.	1913	1980	Row 2
TURNER, Clinton D	Sep 21, 1911	Dec 23, 1949	Row 9; TX PFC Med Dept WWII
TURNER, Cora L	Aug 14, 1906	Jan 12, 1993	Row 4
TURNER, Donna	Nov 11, 1899	Dec 13, 1960	Row 4
TURNER, George	Only Date	Jul 7, 1936	Row 6; Died age 84 yrs
TURNER, Jeffery Neal	Dec 9, 1961	Jun 20, 1983	Row 1; S/o Clifford, Jr. and Wayola; b/o Mary Elaine, Dujuana, Deborah, Donna, Richard and Keith.
TURNER, Jesse	1897	1966	Row 5; H/o Maggie L
TURNER, Jesse, Jr.	Oct 10, 1912	Dec 5, 1955	Row 5
TURNER, Maggie L	1887	1964	Row 5; W/o Jesse
TURNER, Melba Lee	1910	1991	Row 2
TURNER, Ralph	1895	1984	Row 6; PFC US Army WWI
TURNER, Raymond, Jr.	Jun 11, 1925	Jun 6, 1958	Row 5; TX STM1 US NAVY WWII
UNKNOWN			Row 6; Petrified wood marked grave
UNKNOWN			Row 6; Petrified wood marked grave
UNKNOWN			Row 6; Old FHM unreadable
UNKNOWN			Row 6; 2 rock marked graves
UNKNOWN			Row 6; Rock marked grave
UNKNOWN			Row 7; Petrified wood marked grave
UNKNOWN			Row 7; 2 petrified wood marked graves
UNKNOWN			Row 8; 2 native rock marked graves
UNKNOWN			Row 8; 2 petrified wood marked graves
UNKNOWN			Row 9; Grave marked by cross
UNKNOWN			Row 10; Broken marker unreadable
UNKNOWN, Nfn	Jan 2, 1905	Mar 8, 1908	Row 8; D/o (unreadable)
UNKNOWN, Nfn	Mar 1, 1874	Feb 19, 1907	Row 10; Unreadable
UNKNOWN, Nfn	1891	1964	Row 11; FHM unreadable
WOODS, Warren, Jr	1935		Row 5

Following from 1880 US Census for Morris County, Pct 4:

House #197 Milner, Ed J C 67 GA
Jane A 50 GA

House #197 Baker, James M 23 AL
Davis B 19 TX (Davis listed as wife)

House # 196    Baker, Frank W           27        AL
                                 Malissa M        23        TX
                                 Franklin            8/12     TX

(Davis Baker is possibly a daughter of the Milner�s)

This information was copied from the MORRIS COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK � NORTHERN SECTION of 1999 which was Compiled by the Cass County Genealogical Society in cooperation with the Morris County Historical Commission.

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