HIGHTOWER CEMETERY

aka Fortson-Hightower

Panola Co  Cemeteries of TX

Transcribed by Gloria B. Mayfield

Additions by Sharon Pierce

The cemetery is located on the Panola-Harrison line .   Seven miles south of Waskom, Texas on Farm  Road # 9, 1/2 mile north of intersection of FM 451.   It is a small cemetery: but it is well-fenced and well-kept.  First Interment was in 1849.  Robert S. and Jane A. Field Hightower came to Texas from Fayette County TN in 1840.  Jane's health failed and Robert took her back to Tennessee.  She died in 1847 and he had her body embalmed, brought it back to Texas and kept it above ground in a wooden mausoleum until his death in 1849.   Brother is buried in the same grave, under the cedar tree.  Information supplied by Hazel Hightower Smith.

I wanted to add this note: It was a real old cemetery out in the woods. All the grave markers' had fallen apart, the names washed off of them. So, the families who knew they had people there threw those things' away, and put a large marker with all their names on that one marker.  There was one old marker that they left and I read it, it was Druary Field.  Mr. Hightower feels the Respess's are buried there too.  Aunt Ethel  (L.R.'s wife.

This cemetery has been updated, using the Hawthorn Funeral Home Records plus walking records. FH Records are identified by a page number in comments, Use this, plus the death year to locate in the Funeral Home Records. You may find duplicate entries, I left them as such so you can go to the Hawthorn Funeral Home Records for more information. (2009 gbm)-

Map

Last Name First Name Birth Death Parents Pg Comments

Anderson

Maggie C.

Jun 21 1876

May 11 1963

Mother & Ann Alexander

60

widow

Bozeman

John Tyler

Aug 07 1876

Dec 09 1961

Monroe Bozeman & Mattie Stafford

96

widow

Bozeman

Lucy Furrh

Sep 08 1883

May 18 1961

W.A.Furrh & Sarah Thompson

37

M:

Cromwell

Beaulah Furrh

Jun 20 1879

Jan 06 1971

Alex Furrh & Sarah Thomspon

2

widow

Davis

Alvis Alonzo

May 26 1890

Apr 22 1970

Jonothan Wm. Davis & Adaline Studdard

42

widow

Davis

Gilmer S., Sr.

Sep 20 1912

Apr 22 1997

A.A. Davis & Manerva Pyles

30

Minnie Pearl Thornton

Davis

Minnie Pearl

May 05 1925

Apr 19 1998

William Henry Thornton & Eva Anderson

16

widowed

Davis

Willie Eva

Feb 02 1902

Jul 10 1947

James Calvin Anderson (PCTX) & Maggie Cromwell (PCTX)

47

A. A. Davis

Elliott

Billie Jean

10/27/1929

- -

w/o James

Elliott

Carol Lynn

10/10/1955

6/1/1958

 d/o James T & Billie Wall Elliott -

 

Elliott

James T.

1929

1858

 - -

Elliott

James Tendall

4/21/1929

5/31/1958

 - -

h/o Billie Jean

Field

James A.

1795

1859

 - -

Family Records

Field

Sarah (Sally) Anderson

1798

1849

 - -

w/o James A.

Field

Thomas A.

Mar 23 1857

Aug 21 1858

 S/o Drury & Fannie age 18 months, born Panola Co. TX -

 

Fortson

Frances Marion

12-26-1869

2/1/1947

 - -

h/o Mary Hightower Fortson

Fortson

Infant son

1908

1908

 s/o F.M. & Mary Hightower Fortson -

 

Fortson

Mary Hightower

10-4-1873

10/10/1968

 - -

w/o Frances

Fortson

Richard Glynn

1/10/1906

12/5/1907

 s/o Frances Marion and Mary Hightower Fortson -

 
Flores Gaynell Fortson Feb 13 1901 Jun 4 1984      

Furrh

Andrew Jackson

Jul 01 1885

Jan 24 1955

Allec Furrh (AL) & Sarah Thompson (TX)

6

M:Claud Furrh

Furrh

Anna Marie

Apr 11 1886

May 12 1953

Frank May (LA) & Virginia Davidson (LA)

22

~

Furrh

Claud Estelle

Mar 10 1885

Aug 20 1956

~

59

widow/Jack

Furrh

George

May 04 1874

Dec 28 1959

~

105

widow

Furrh

Melessia Jane

Jan 14 1877

Nov 24 1955

James Alexander (TX) & Eliza Jane Cromwell(TX)

71

George Furrh

Furrh

Willie

Jul 02 1976

Feb 22 1958

W. A. Furrh & Sarah Thompson (TX)

15

widow
Heller Harry Owen Aug 01 1926 Jul 01 1995      
Heller Wayne Hightower Jan 16 1940        
Hightower Edna Aug 10 1916 Jun 24 1995     w/o Wayne

Hightower

Fannie M. Fortson

1-7-1860

12/3/1902

 - -

D/o A. J. & Maria Frances Fortson

Hightower

Gussie Mabra

6-7-1891

12/30/1966

 - -

w/o John L.

Hightower

Henry Lee

3-27-1881

3/17/1962

s/o Edgar W. & Josephine Cargill

 -  

Hightower

Infant Twins

stillborn

1911

ss/o John L. & Gussie

 -  
Hightower Infant Aug 22 1960 Aug 22 1960 s/o Jerry Hightower    

Hightower

James F.

2-1-1842

11-0-1919

s/o Robert S.

 -  

Hightower

Jane Anderson Field

1815

1847

 - -

w/o Robert S.

Hightower

John Lawrence

4-22-1885

11/8/1957

 - -

h/o Gussie Mabra s/o Edgar & Josephine

Hightower

Lee Stafford

2/4/1971

4/3/1971

Gerald Lee & Jan Wise Hightower

 -  

Hightower

Malcolm

1859

Apr 19 1895

S/o R. L. & Martha Powell

 -  

Hightower

Martha A. Powell

-

-

 - -

lst wife /o Richard L.

Hightower

Martha E. Fortson Rogers

-

-

 - -

2nd wife of Richard L.

Hightower

Mattie Owens

12-23-1873

2/9/1960

 - -

w/o William Marney

Hightower

Mattye O.

1873

1960

 - -

Hightower Oscar L. Feb 28 1891 Nov 22 1972      

Hightower

R. L. (Dick)

9-25-1875

9/5/1967

 s/o Richard Levesly & Martha E. -

 

Hightower

Richard L.

May 24 1856

Apr 5 1890

h/o 1. Martha A. Powell 2. Martha E. Fortson Rogers 3 Alice Fortson 91 yrs 11 mo 11 da

Hightower

Robert S.

1795

1849

 - -

h/o Jane Anderson Field Hightower
Hightower Ssarah E. Feb 09 1911 Sep 21 1981      

Hightower

Sarah P.

1840

1858

d/o Robert S. & Jane A. Field Hightower Family Records

 -  

Hightower

Stephanie Jan

-

1972

D//o Gerald Lee & Jan Wise

 -  

Hightower

Troy

8/22/1960

8/23/1960

D/o Gerald Lee & Jan Wise

 -  
Hightower Wayne Nov 06 1912 Feb 27 1998     h/o Edna

Hightower

William Marney

1865

5/19/1956

s/o Richard L. & Martha Powell Hightower

 -  
Hightower ZebVance Jun 09 1901 May 07 1985      
Jameson Jeanine Elliott Feb 12 1934        
Jameson Darrell Carter Jun 17 1958 Jun 26 2004 s/o Jeanine Elliott Jameson    
Jameson Terry Calvin Feb 01 1956   s/o Jeanine Elliott Jameson    

Owens

Amory Starr

5-30-1884

12/26/1954

 - -

bro/o Mattie Owens Hightower
Owens Audrey D. Sep 01 1915 Dec 30 2000     w/o Robert H.
Owens Robert H Jan 22 1914 Jun 16 1977     h/o Audrey

Owens

William J.

11-13-1880

6/10/1956

 s/o Judge W.J. Ownes -

 
Pedro Frances Hightower Feb 01 1915 Aug 23 1988     w/o Nat Paul
Pedro Nat Paul Mar 07 1909 May 04 1993     h/o Frances

Rogers

Hannah (Anna) Hightower

-

-

 - -

w/o Joe E. Rogers d/o Richard L. & Martha A.

Rogers

Joe E.

-

-

s/o Martha E. Fortson Rogers step-son/Richard L.

 -  

Rogers

Oswald

May 1883

NDD

s/o Joe E. & Hannah Hightower Rogers

 -  

Rogers

Roy

Mar 1884

NDD

s/o Joe E. & Hannah

 -  

Rogers

Willie Henrietta Boisseau

1-5-1866

12/20/1946

 - -

2nd/w of Joe E. Rogers
Sanders Herbert A Sep 20 197 Jan 21 2000      
Sanders Mary Catherine Hightower May 30 1908 Feb 20 2001      
Smith Hazel Hightower Sep 04 1909 Oct 02 2000      
Swaggerty Anna Fay  Hightower Mar 17 1929 NDD      
Swaggerty Joseph LeRoyj Jan 19 1919 Jul 08 1984     USArmy
Tucker __sllie Hightower 1863 1887      
Wise Jack Apr 14 1918 Jun 22 1982     h/o Jackie
Wise Jackie Apr 17 1921 Apr 28 2007     w/o Jack

Youngblood

Blanche Bellamy

Aug 10 1907

Oct 05 2000

James Bellamy & Ola Threat

83

wid/o Turner Youngblood

Youngblood

Blanche Louise

Jun 29 1938

Jul 01 1953

J.E.R. Youngblood (TX) & Blanche Bellamy (TX)

38

Single

Youngblood

Delores Jean

Apr 24 1944

Jun 14 1970

Turner Youngblood & Blanche Bellamy

66

single

Youngblood

James Turner

Aug 11 1909

Dec 06 1982

James Madison Youngblood & Fannie Pluckett

120

Blanche Bellamy