Rockwall Cemetery
Rockwall, Rockwall Co. Cemeteries of TX
Photos by Gary Webb
Location: Heading South from split in road at Hwy 205 and Hwy 78, take Hwy 205 for .2
miles Southeast, cemetery will be on the right.
Inventory was completed by Rob Roten
and Annie Freeman on 3/18/2005.
Last Name | First Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
?oren | This is all that is legible | |||
Allen | Bovell | Jul 21, 1864 | Jun 8, 1892 | - |
Allen | Carrie S. | Mar 10, 1885 | 8-Jul-1902 | - |
Bailey | Carl M. | Nov 21, 1899 | Sep 16, 1900 | son of W. P. & N. J. (Parents-Wm Patton & Nancy Jane Underwood who are buried at Itasca) |
Bailey | D. L. (Dee) | Mar 21, 1891 | Mar 5,1893 | son of W. P. & N. J. |
Bailey | John H. | Apr 17, 1872 | Dec 29, 1888 | son of R. K. & L. D.(Parents-Rufus Kanderson & Delia; RK was the father of WmPatton, Lee, John & Wolsey Sr; RK was CSA Iuka,MS) |
Bailey | Joseph E. | 11-Jul-1905 | 29-Apr-1907 | son of W. & Susie |
Bailey | Mary Oma | 1908 | 1908 | - |
Bailey | Oscar | 20-Jun-1910 | 5-Mar-1914 | son of W. & Susie (Oscar Colquitt Bailey died of whooping cough/measles) |
Bailey | Wolsey | 28-Sep-1912 | 18-Mar-1914 | son of W. & Susie (Parents were Wolsey & Margaret Susan Washer/died pneu.) |
Bain | Ida Laura | age 22 | Dec 29, 1876 | dau of F. M. & S. M. (Parents were Francis Marion Bain & Susan Mary Stephenson/FM was CSA-TX) |
Barnett | Francis R. | Jul 22, 1873 | Apr 7, 1896 | Stone Missing |
Barnett | Dora | Mar 19, 1889 | Death Date broken off | |
Beckner | Arthur | 12/2/1891 | 9/30/1892 | Son of J.F. & A.J. (Parents were John Beckner and Alice J. Davis-She was the dau of Sarah (Sanders) Davis buried in the Sanders plot) |
Branard | Emerline Grant Mrs. | Mar 10, 1817 | Jan 12, 1892 | (Sister of Chancy;hus was Lorenzo Brainard) |
Bumgearner | William T. | Mar 13, 1882 | Dec 21, 1883 | son of T. J. & S. E. (GrSon of James Sames-Parents Stacey Ellen Sames & Thos Jefferson Bumgarner) |
Cantrell | Demmie | Jun 7, 1892 | Jun 18, 1893 | son of E. M. & M. M. (Parents-Elexious Cantrell & Missouri Mayfield) |
Daniel | Ethel Mason | 4-Mar-1900 | Jan 1932 | No stone-Family information/Sister of Mary B. Mason) |
Davis | George W. | Apr 19, 1876 | Feb 4, 1884 | son of R. J. & H. A. |
Davis | James M. J. | Sep 12, 1860 | Feb 13, 1888 | son of John & S. A. (Buried Sanders Plot-Parents-Sarah Ann Sanders & John Davis Jr.) |
Davis | Sarah (Sallie) | Abt 1844 | 12-15-1892 | No stone-Newspaper Obit;Sister of D.P. Sanders/Wife of John Davis Jr) |
Durham | J. | Aug 29, 1844 | Ded 23, 1886 | wife of J. D. |
Edmonds | Emma C. | Jan 28, 1883 | Mar 13, 1883 | dau of A. N. & E. A. (Emma Clarinda-buried in Bailey Plot/Parents Augustus Newell Edmonds &Elizabeth Ann McDuff) |
Ellison | A. V. (Allan) | Jan 15, 1884 | 18-Jan-1916 | son of Joe |
Ellison | J. H. (Joe) | Dec 19, 1850 | Sep 5, 1895 | (Joel Howell Ellison-CSA TxCalvary/Wife Mary B. Little) |
Ellison | Johnny | no date | No date | Family Recently Inscribed Rock |
Ellison | Mary B. (Mollie) | 8-13-1865 | 3-Nov-1943 | FamilyInfo-Wife of J.H.-No Stone |
Evers | Fransis | Jul 22, 1883 | Jul 13, 1885 | son of R. E. & Mary E.(His name was not Ramis Eyers /Parents thought to be Richard E. Evers (b.Ireland)& Mary Ellen Welch) |
Fluker | Minerva E. | Dec 1809 | Oct 1883 | wife of Dr. William (Minerva Eliza Brooks Whalen/Shares stone with Natalie Miller/Dr Wm was not 1st hus.) |
Gann | Florence C. | Sep 28, 1867 | Mar 7, 1895 | wife of J. H. |
Gann | Infant | 3-12-1894 | 3-13-1894 | Son of J.H. & F.C. |
Gordon | Benjamin P. | Sep 16, 1856 | 29-Mar-1903 | (Believed to live with bro
on 1900 Hill Co Census,pg135a Widowed,bornGA) |
Grant | Alice A. | Nov 20, 1875 | Apr 24, 1881 | dau of J. C. & M. J. |
Grant | Chancy L. | Jun 4, 1802 | Nov 21, 1883 | b: New York (Chancy Lithrop son of Elisha Grant & Rhoda Miller-Oneida NY) |
Grant | Jacob C. | May 25, 1848 | 16-Sep-1923 | (Jacob Chansley "Taney"/Son of Chancy;he was blind in later years/m#1 Celia Maguire Smith  Mary Jane Arthur) |
Grant | Mary J. | Sep 9, 1843 | 23-Feb-1920 | wife of Jacob C. (b. Negreet, LA) |
Grant | William Allen | May 16, 1879 | Sep 17, 1889 | son of J. C. & M. J. |
Harbor | William G. | Mar 26, 1897 | 27-Mar-1900 | son of Mike & Allie (Thought to be the son of Mike C.Harbor & Allen "Allie" M. Byrd) |
Harris | T. L. | Mar 15, 1824 | Nov 2, 1886 | - |
Hart | B.C. | 5-29-1889 | 2-7-1890 | Son of J.S. & F.E. |
Hart | Cora U. | Oct 25, 1890 | Dec 21, 1891 | dau of J. H. & N. O. (Died of pneu./Dau of John Hart/She is not buried close to the other Harts) |
Hart | David B. | Age 1yr 2 mo | 10-14-1887 | Son of J.J. & F.E. |
Hart | James S. | 9-11-1817 | 6-20-1891 | Husband of S.A. Hart |
Hart | Joseph B. | Age 4 m 27 day | 7-15-1885 | Son of J.H. & Nancy R. |
Ingram | Martha C. | 3-27-1844 | 12-6-1890 | - |
Little | M. A. Mrs. | Nov 25, 1827 | Nov 18, 1893 | (Martha A.-Mother of Mary Ellison) |
Mason | Mary E. | Jul 4, 1898 | Aug 11, 1899 | dau of A. M. & J. M. (Parents Albert M & Joanna) |
Matherson | Grace | Age 2 yrs | 9-24-1891 | No stone-Newspaper Obit-Grandau of W.F. Jones |
McCook | J. L. | Sep 20, 1875 | Apr 10, 1893 | - |
McElroy | Little Lottie | Apr 4, 1891 | Jun 16, 1892 | dau of M. B. & Lottie (Mother was widowed in 1900 Hill Co Census) |
Miller | Natalie S. | Jun 18, 1862 | Jan 30, 1882 | dau of T. K. & C. B. |
Montgomery | M. E. | Apr 23, 1854 | 22-Feb-1907 | Heart shaped stone |
Pierce | Nancy L. | Jun 23, 1830 | Jul 29, 1882 | Nancy Pierce, Minerva Fluker, Natalie Miller are buried in fenced family plot, with 1 additional grave unmarked) |
Poe | Joseph Elmer | 1-22-1890 | Feb 21, 1890 | son of W. W. & J. E. (Son of Wm Wyatt Poe & Jerusha Evaline Cline per family Bible) |
Potter | Callie | Aug 16, 1885 | 16-Dec-1906 | wife of W. R. (Caroline, dau of RB Sanders;wife of Wm Riley Potter) |
Poulson | H. C. | no date | Dec 30, 1894 | Stone now missing (Possibly Henry C./wife-Rachel McIlhaney) |
Priddy | C.I.B. | 11-19-1888 | 3-27-1891 | Dau of A.J. & L.A. (Shares Stone with E.E. Priddy. Parents Andrew Jackson & Louisa Alice Underwood/AJ’s father was Wm Jasper Priddy-Baptist Minister) |
Priddy | E. E. | Aug 28, 1882 | Feb 11, 1884 | dau of A. J. & L. A. (Ella E.) |
Priddy | N. J. | Apr 18, 1884 | Apr 9, 1886 | dau of A. J. & L. A. (Nora J.) |
Priddy | Robert H. | Jul 3, 1887 | Oct 19, 1889 | son of M. T. & J. L. (Parents Mack Terry & Josephine Loueta Howeth/MT was brother of AJ Priddy) |
Priddy | W.D. | 6-13-1891 | 3-5-1892 | Son of A.J. & L.A. (Shares stone with N.J. Priddy) |
Rains | Mandy | Apr 27, 1858 | Mar 12, 1889 | - |
Reavis | Elgin | Aug 11, 1877 | Aug 16, 1887 | son of William & Dora (Parents Wm& Madora C. Cato Reavis deeded church/school/cem land in 1876/Wm’s parents were Dr. Wm & Julina Hinkle Reavis) |
Rich | Infant | 2-Mar-1905 | 2-Mar-1905 | dau of L. H. & S. L. (Parents were Leroy H. Jr. & Sarah Hendrix;Grparents Leroy Sr & Edith Woodward) |
Robertson | Gracy | Aug 29, 1889 | Dec 18, 1898 | dau of W. R. & Willie-Stone Missing |
Roten | Carry Ima | 27-Aug-1903 | 17-Sep-1903 | dau of M. B. & Hannah |
Roten | Charles Allen | Nov 27, 1851 | 12-Mar-1931 | Husband of Mary Frances Sanders/Son of John C. Rotton & Elizabeth May/ b. Mt Hilliard Alabama. Operated Farmers Gin of Itasca) |
Roten | D. E. | Apr 27, 1878 | 27-May-1927 | (David Eugene/son of CA & MF Roten/died of cancer/m#1-Emma & m#2 Minnie Mabel Nuckols) |
Roten | Emma | Dec 17, 1882 | 21-Jul-1905 | wife of D. E. (Emma Caroline Rangeley dau of WmNewbould Rangeley (CSA) & Rebecca Waldie. Her sis, Harriet Annette is mother of Lima Georgia Sanders) |
Roten | Hannah | 4-9-1869 | 27-Sep-1953 | Called "Anna"/ Maiden name Grant/Double Stone w/Malachi Roten; Last known burial at Rockwall |
Roten | Infant | Jun 15, 1897 | Jun 20, 1897 | son of M. B. & Hannah |
Roten | James | Jul 11, 1895 | Nov 23, 1895 | son of C. A. & Fannie (Fannie was Mary Frances Sanders Roten) |
Roten | Lemuel | Feb 17, 1880 | Jan 16, 1883 | son of C. A. & M. F. |
Roten | Malachi | 6-12-1861 | 27-Jan-1921 | Double Stone with Hannah/Called "Mollie," He was son of Augustus Roten of Mt Hilliard Ala; Malachi & CA Roten had same great-grandfather) |
Roten | Mary Ann Sanders | Jun 16, 1848 | 16-Apr-1929 | wife of C. A. (1st wife of R.B. Sanders) |
Roten | Mary F. | Jul 28, 1850 | 20-Jun-1903 | wife of Charles A. (Mary Frances Sanders, dau of Wilie Sanders) |
Roten | Richard C. | 11-Nov-1909 | 11-Nov-1909 | son of R. C. & Rena
(Parents- Richard Clifton & Mary Rena Clay; Grparents were CA & MF Roten) |
Roten | W. Jessie | Jan 16, 1896 | 22-Jul-1918 | (son of Malachi) |
Roten | Will V. | May 30, 1876 | 16-Nov-1949 | (Wm Vandaber, Son of C.A. & M.F., never married) |
Sames | J. L. | age 73 | Mar 23, 1883 | (James, wife was Nancy Julia Ann Berry) |
Sames | Thomas A. | Sep 25, 1854 | Mar 4, 1881 | son of J. L. & N. J. A. |
Sames | William | Aug 8, 1860 | Mar 4, 1881 | son of J. L. & N. J. A. |
Sanders | A. T. | Jun 9, 1878 | 27-Oct-1903 | husband of C. E. (Andrew Thos, son of RB Sanders;married Charlotte E Martin) |
Sanders | Charles Spurgeon | 3-1-1890 | Sep 25, 1891 | son of D. P. & G. E. J. (died of pneumonia) |
Sanders | G. E. J. | Jul 27, 1850 | Sep 16, 1898 | wife of Rev.D.P.(Georgia Etta Josephine Day;Wife of Dromgoole Putman Sanders/dau of Joseph Day & Mary Roper-Butler Co, Ala/died of TB/D.P. was CSA-Ala) |
Sanders | J. B. | Jul 1 4, 1872 | 18-Oct-1907 | (John B.,son of R.B./ He died of TB) |
Sanders | Lima G. | age 2 | 16-Jan-1906 | dau of L. P. & H. A. (Lima Georgia,g-dau D.P. Sanders;Parents Lafayette Pleas & Harriet Rangeley/Lima’s body was exhumed & moved to Venus,TX /L.P. owned Sanders Funeral Home) |
Sanders | Lizzie | Apr 11, 1881 | 11-Apr-1901 | (dau of R.B.) |
Sanders | R. B. | Nov 30, 1845 | Apr 15, 1886 | (Richard B.,bro of D.P. Sanders,Mary F. Roten & Sarah Davis/All b. Darlington SC/Father Wilie Sanders/Siblings moved From Crenshaw Co, Ala in 1870’s.Family plot fenced, each sibling’s family has a row) |
Sawyers | Martha E. | 9-10-1893 | 3-27-1895 | dau of B.F. & M.A. |
Sevier | A.B. | 2-5-1861 | 8-9-1883 | Probable wife of O.V., Maiden name Allen |
Sevier | Clide Vernon | Aug 5, 1883 | Aug 11, 1893 | Probable son of O.V. |
Sevier | O.V. | 4-3-1858 | 3-9-1884 | (Oscar V. Sevier, son of John Tinturff Sevier & Abigail McGee; Marker is1 Square stone, the 3 Seviers are each on one side with the 4th side inscribed "Family of O.V. Sevier) |
Smith | Etha May | Feb 5, 1893 | Apr 29, 1893 | - |
Stanley | Edward J. M. | Mar 3, 1897 | Oct 4, 1897 | son of B. F. & M. L. (Son of Benjamin Franklin & Maria Louisa Davis) |
Stanley | G. W. | Dec 21, 1827 | Mar 19, 1888 | (George Washington Stanley, parents Joshua David & Fatima Thomas/m#1 S.C. Jetton and m#2 Emily Deavers) |
Stanley | Vesta | age 2 mo | Jan 11, 1884 | - |
Sweeney | Infant | Dec 18, 1895 | Jun 17, 1896 | Dau of W.J. & S.C.-Family moved her stone to the Turner Cem/ Dau of WmJoel & Sarah Catherine/WmJoel was CSA-MO/Their dau, Jimmie m. Chas Hilliard Roten, son of CA Roten) |
Taylor | W.H. | 3-27-1844 | 12-6-1890 | - |
Turner | Sarah G. | Feb 17, 1886 | Nov 29, 1888 | - |
Weir | Osborne Oleeta | 7-Sep-1914 | 9-Jan-1915 | dau of W. P. & DellaStone Missing-Family corrected spelling of name |
Weir | W. P. | Jul 23, 1869 | 19-Jul-1916 | (Will) Stone Missing- Married Della Saylors. Died of apoplexy |
Welsh | S. O. | Oct 6, 1835 | 20-Apr-1902 | Stone Missing |
Wiginton | Urma | Dec 21, 1893 | Jan 29, 1894 | dau of J. H. & R. F. |
Williams | Jimmie Lee | Jan 18 1929 | Jan 24 1978 | SSGT USArmy WWII |