Burketown Cemetery

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Burketown Cemetery

Burketown Cemetery is six miles north of Apple Springs, Texas. From Groveton, Texas to Apple Springs, turn left on FM 2501, go approximately 5 ½ miles, turn left on Burketown Cemetery Road (next to Cedar Hill Ranch), go about 1 mile, turn right on first road which goes to the cemetery.

This cemetery is a genealogist gold mine for the several families! Mr. Gilbert Spring has done a great deal of work to preserve this cemetery and to honor his ancestors. He has replaced numerous old headstones with new ones, procured military markers for those deserving men who served in various wars. Etched on the stones are the names of children and grandchildren of these people, as a way of recording for posterity, the genealogies of Benjamin Burke and Adeline Gandy Odom Smith with her two husbands.

This Cemetery was originally on the property of Benjamin Burke, Sr., who was the first one to be interned in this cemetery. His grave display Citizen of the Republic of Texas and Texas Historic markers. You can read the Texas Historic Marker information here. On a granite marker that Mr. Gilbert Spring raised is the Citizen of the Republic of Texas citation, which reads:

"Dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Burke, Sr., born in Kentucky AD 1793, Married January 19, 1829, came to Texas 1829, served as a volunteer in the War between Texas and Mexico 1836-1837, Died May 4, 1863, age 70 years." "Susan Ogden Burke, born in Montgomery County, North Carolina, October 21, 1808, died July 27, 1890, buried in Rising Star, Texas, was the daughter of Benjamin Ogden and Susannah Moore Samuel Burke, born circa 1800, married circa 1826, died 1828 and buried in Arkansas, Susan's first husband" On the back of the large headstone of Benjamin Burke, Sr., are the names of his ten children, their children, and grandchildren.

List compiled: 14 March 2002 by Trinity County Historical Commission. Updated 10 November 2005 /pc

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Other
ALLEN	Julia F.	May 8, 1831	Jul 21, 1919	A Loving Mother; Dbl stone/ William
ALLEN	William	Jan 25, 1835	May 2, 1878	A True Father; Dbl stone/ Julia
ANDERSON	Baby	Mar 1919	Mar 1919	Son/ Ferdinand and Tennie Belle Smith Anderson
BURKE	Addie Ann	Feb 7,1936	Dec 28, 1936	Infant Dau/ Ingram and Allie; From Mother's Arms
BURKE	Aline Blakeway	1913	2004	Married March 1, 1930; Dbl stone/ James Ingram
BURKE	Benjamin	Jan 8,1848	Feb 24, 1918	Citizen of the Republic of Texas. Co. M. 1st Texas Vol. Inf. CSA
BURKE	Benjamin Pinkney	Apr 3, 1878	Jul 27, 1881
BURKE	Benjamin Sr.	1793	May 4,1863	Came to Texas 1829. Served as a volunteer in the War for Independence between Texas and Mexico 1836. [First interment in cemetery]
BURKE	Donnie	Jan 4,1902	Sep 30,1902
BURKE	Ella	Oct 18, 1871	Jul 30, 1881
BURKE	Ellen D.	Nov 18,1862	Mar 18, 1950	Dbl stone/ J. M. Burke
BURKE	Francis Marion Jr.	Feb 14, 1874	Nov 17, 1878	[Illegible inscription]
BURKE	Francis Marion, Sr.	May 29,1832	Sep 15, 1893	Co. M. 1st Texas Inf. CSA; Dbl stone/ Mary Ella
BURKE	Infant	Jul 6,1901	Jul 26, 1901	Infant Dau/ A.B. & Ollie
BURKE	Infant	May 28,1910	May 28,1910	Infant Son/ J.R. and M.E.
BURKE	J. Russell	1884	1950
BURKE	James Ingram, Sr.	1913	1996	Married March 1, 1930. In Loving Memory. Dbl stone/ Aline Blakeway - 1913
BURKE	James Morrison	Oct 1, 1848	Mar 5,1918	Father. In Loving Memory; Dbl stone/ Ellen D.
BURKE	James Oliver	Dec 11, 1845	Apr 16, 1916	Citizen Republic of Texas Pvt. Co. B. Maris Batt'n, Texas Calvary [CSA Marker]
BURKE	Jannie	Apr 29, 1898	Aug 2, 1900	Dau/ A.B. and Ollie Burke
BURKE	Mary Ella	Aug 16, 1846	Jul 23, 1900	Married December 17, 1868; Dbl stone/ Francis Marion, Sr.
BURKE	Mary Ella	Oct 18, 1871	Jul 30, 1881
BURKE	Mayetta	1885	1941
BURKE	Minnie	Aug 12, 1884	Mar 10, 1888	[Broken stone]
BURKE	Sarah	Apr 26, 1834	Aug 26, 1925	A tender mother and a faithful friend
BURKE	Susan	Jan 14, 1836	Apr 23, 1883	Dau/ Benjamin Burke. Citizen Republic Of Texas
BURKE	V. E.	Feb 14, 1876	Nov 27,1901	[Illegible inscription]
BURKE	William Pinkney	1842	ca 1855
BURNEY	Arthur	Feb 24, 1820	May 5, 1903	Father. Dbl stone/ Rosada Burney
BURNEY	Rosada	Oct 14, 1828	Aug 5, 1909	Mother. Dbl stone/ Arthur Burney
CAMPBELL	Fannie	1869	1906	Dbl stone/ Seba W. Campbell
CAMPBELL	Seba W.	1865	1927	Dbl stone/ Fannie Campbell
CAMPBELL	William Alexander	Sep 5, 1892	Aug 6, 1941	Father
DIAL	Odessa Campbell	Sep 9, 1913	Feb 9,1970	Mom
FREDREGILL	B.F.	1871	1939	Dbl stone/ Francis Fredregill
FREDREGILL	Francis	1864	1919	Dbl stone/ B.F. Fredregill
HAVARD	Jimmy	Feb 1913	Dec 25 1933
HUTSON	W.C.	Apr 29, 1877	May 21,1905	Home unto me. Gone but not forgotten.
JERNIGAN	W.A.	Mar 10, 1841	Nov 7, 1915	Our Father has gone to a mansion of rest -- Only sleeping; Pvt. Co. M 1st Texas Regt. CSA.
LEE	Florida E.	Dec 21, 1882	Jul 22, 1883	Dau/ H.F. and Florida
LEE	John	May 30,1881	Aug 19,1883	Son/ H.F. and Florida
MOORE	Infant	Apr 12, 1885	Apr 12, 1885	Infant Dau/ W.L. & M.E. Suffer Little Children Come Unto Me.
ODOM	Abbie Pearl	Jan 4, 1932	Nov 2, 1989
ODOM	Baby	Aug 19, 1934	Aug 19, 1934	Baby/ Clarence and Eva Chapman Odom
ODOM	Bennie E.	Oct 1, 1867	Apr 12, 1944	Dbl stone/ James Albert
ODOM	Clarence	Mar 3, 1899	May 1, 1984	Son/ J. Albert & Benny Burke OdomDbl stone/ Eva Chapman
ODOM	Clora Estelle	May 6, 1897	Sep 21, 1992	Dbl stone/ James Thomas Odom
ODOM	Dorothy Mae	Apr 4,1920	Dec 16, 1972
ODOM	Eva Chapman	Aug 17, 1904	Aug 26, 1986	Married December 10, 1925. Dau/ W. Tommie & Dee Deaton Chapman; Dbl stone/ Clarence
ODOM	Gordon	Sep 15, 1903	Apr 25, 1973	Dbl stone/ Modenia Odom
ODOM	Harrell James	Feb 25 1915		Dbl stone/ Patricia Ann Vernon
ODOM	Infant	1893	1893	Son/ Albert & Bennie
ODOM	James Albert	Jul 28, 1861	Mar 20, 1904	Dbl stone/ Bennie E.
ODOM	James Manly	May 30,1832	Sep 22, 1862	PVT. Co B 11^th BATTN LA INF CSA
ODOM	James Thomas	Aug 13, 1891	Feb 2, 1982	Dbl stone/ Clora Estelle Odom
ODOM	Lorraine	May 6, 1930	Feb 4, 1932
ODOM	Manly	Dec 1, 1889	Dec 15, 1889	Infant Son/ Albert & Bennie
ODOM	Mary Clare Croly	Mar 28 1934	Sep 19 1999	Beloved wife of Wendell
ODOM	Modenia	Feb 16 1919		Dbl stone/ Gordon Odom
ODOM	Ola Fay Newton	Dec 4 1924	May 5 1996	Dbl stone/ Wendell Albert
ODOM	Patricia Ann Vernon	Nov 3, 1926		Dbl stone/ Harrell James
ODOM	Wendell Albert	Jun 14 1920	Feb 5, 2005	Dbl stone/ Ola Fay
RISENER	Infant		Feb 28, 1905	Dau/ Isaac & Leolie
RISENER	Infant		Feb 26, 1918	Son/ Isaac & Leolie
RISENER	Vida	Oct 4 1914	Dec 27, 1928
ROACH	Infant	Apr 4 1934	Apr 9, 1934	Dau/ Hayne & Evie
ROACH	Infant	Apr 4 1934	Apr 11, 1934	Son/ Hayne & Evie ‘‘Budded on earth to bloom in heaven~~
SMITH	Adeline	Aug 25, 1842	Dec 16, 1933	Born in Butler Co. Alabama
SMITH	Connie J.	Sep 15, 1933		Dbl stone/ John F.
SMITH	Dwight T., Jr.	Jul 18 1946	Mar 31, 1991	[Son/ Dwight & Margaret Smith SA US Navy Vietnam
SMITH	Earl	Feb 14 1914	Apr 3, 1984	Dbl stone/ Syble Smith
SMITH	Earl Nelson	Mar 11 1940	Jul 31, 1992
SMITH	G.W. ‘Wash’	Dec 22, 1866	Jul 4, 1952
SMITH	Infant		Feb 12, 1902	Dau/ G.W. & Ellen
SMITH	John F.	Nov 7, 1930	Nov 6, 2004	CPL, U.S. Army KoreaDbl stone/ Connie J.
SMITH	John H.	Dec 8 1903	Apr 3, 1941
SMITH	Julius C.	Jan 28, 1898	Jan 11, 1911	Son/ G.W. & Tennie
SMITH	Linda K.	Jul 18, 1947	Dec 9, 1957
SMITH	Minta Caroline	Mar 20 1920	Oct 3, 1994	Sister. We Shall Meet Again.
SMITH	Simon Jackson	Nov 24, 1842	Jan 14, 1877	PVT CO E 27^th Regiment LA INF C.S.A.
SMITH	Syble	Sep 18 1918	Mar 7, 1997	Wed Jan 18, 1935Dbl stone/ Earl Smith
SMITH	Tennie	Mar 15, 1867	Jan 4, 1900	Wife/ G.W.
SMITH	Vannie Adell	Aug 15 1901	Aug 24, 1992	Married Apr 12, 1919 Dbl stone/ William Dale
SMITH	William "Mickey"	Jan 9 1938	Dec 25, 1997	Brother. One of God's Special Angles "Gone Home"
SMITH	William Dale	Feb 16,1896	May 14,1979	Pvt. U.S. Army WWI Dbl stone/ Vannie Adell
SPRING	Eva Della	Mar 13, 1895	Feb 1, 1991	Married July 6, 1913 Together Forever; Dbl stone/ Wayne Milledge [Children & grandchildren listed]
SPRING	Gary Lynn	Oct 1, 1934		Dbl stone/ Greta Poteet
SPRING	Gilmer Rayburn	Oct 24 1932	Jan 24, 1988	Played end U of T 1951, 1952, 1953 Wed 1954 Graham TX to Jane Moody Div. Jul 29, 1968 [Three children listed on back of stone]
SPRING	Greta Poteet	Oct 9, 1934		Dbl stone/ Gary Lynn
SPRING	Wayne Milledge	Feb 12, 1894	Sep 18, 1992	Married July 6, 1913 Together Forever; Dbl stone/ Eva Dell Odom Spring [children & grandchildren listed]
SPRING	Wayne Milledge Jr.	May 5, 1922	Aug 30, 1922	The Lovely Flower Has Faded
SULLIVAN	Anna P.	Dec 2, 1884	Jan 8, 1895	Dau/ E. J. & S.E. Gone to rest
SULLIVAN	E. J.	Jul 26, 1863	Feb 5, 1899
SULLIVAN	Odis Stanley	Sep 4, 1888	Oct 30, 1913	Husband/ Addie Burke Sullivan. God's Finger Touched Him and He Slept.
SULLIVAN	Susan L. Burke	Mar 14, 1869	Sep 22, 1905	Wife/ E. J. Sullivan
SULLIVAN	Vera B.	Jan 8, 1908	Aug 19, 1909	Dau/ E. J. & Sarah Sullivan. Age 1 Yr. 7 Mo. 10 Days
TEETER	Marion	Mar 6, 1847	Jun 4, 1912	Dbl stone/ Sarah Teeter
TEETER	Sarah	Jul 17, 1852	Oct 2, 1912	Dbl stone/ Marion Teeter
TULLOS	Morris	1910	1925
UNKNOWN				Approximately 7 unmarked graves

For the compiled list, both Trinity County Cemeteries ©1980 and the second edition Trinity County Texas Cemeteries © 1992 both published by Trinity County Historical Commission (TCHC) were consulted. Letty Harrington took photos of the tombstones, which will give you more information. Choose the Burketown Cemetery under the Trinity County TXGenWeb Tombstone Project. The cemetery was surveyed November 2002 by TCHC Cemetery Committee Members: Virginia Buckle Arnold and Mary Lee Mason Abshier

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