Old Prospect Cemetery

Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX

Photos & submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield

Transcribed by Mary Frank Dunn(1965)

Updated by Etta Karen Sallee-Jackson  2007

Coordinator: Corinne Getman

Located south of Mt. Enterprise near the Nacogdoches County line. East of  Highway 259. Copied April 7 1963

Highway 259 North from Nacogdoches, just on entering the Rusk County Line, the first exit off this highway to the right is CR 3197.   Old Prospect Cemetery is two and three quarters of a mile on CR 3197.  The cemetery is on the left, the old church is on the right.  The new brick church is across the road on the cemetery side next to the cemetery.

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Baker

Infant

Feb 28 1901

Feb 28 1901

Dau of William & Alice

Baker

James Lovard

Feb 19 1941

May 27 1945

Barnes

Abson

Jul 15 1855

Jan 2 1921

-

Barnes

Pairsetta

Oct 14 1860

Feb 3 1916

-

Barrett

H. L.

1884

1940

-

Barrett

Leat

Noc 24 1884

MY 30 1959

-

Barrett

Will

Oct 27 1879

Oct 27 1952

-

Barrett

Willie L.

Oct 7 1889

Oct 6 1911

-

Bell

Alline

Apr 18 1911

Apr 26 1911

-

Bell

Tommie

Feb 26 1904

Dec 11 1907

-

Bird

N.H.

Mar 4 1841

Aug 7 1899

Bird

Oswell

1866

1906

Boatman

Henry Jr.

Nov 30 1932

May 31 1960

-

Bowers

Frances P.

Mar 24 1836

Mar 4 1919

Bowers

J. W.

Jul 26 1819

Feb 25 1899

Masonic emblem

Durrett

B.F.

Jan 6 1834

May 10 1909

He fought the fight the victory won

Evans

Mr. Henry H

-

Jan 23 1960

79-3-6

Evans

Mrs. Rebecca

-

Jan 21 1961

aged 70-10-9

Gomillion

W. B.

May 22 1862

Sep 27 1889

Green

M.A.D

Jul 1 1832

Jul 3 1884

born in Con---th M-- Phillips Spring d:Rusk Co. Tx (inside iron fence)

Green

Martha O.

Aug 20 1871

Dec 17 1889

-

Hoffman

Lavada Matlock

Oct 29 1915

Sep 04 1991

Ingram

Beatie

-

Dec 28 1962

Aged 81-2-26

Jones

Clarence F.

Aug 2 1905

Feb 8 1952

Jones

Jones

May 18 1948

May 181948

Jones

Jonnie L.

Feb 22 1920

Lunsford

Lizzie

09-24-1878

Oct 04 1946

Lunsford

Poter

03-30-1858

Feb 17 1928

Lunsford

Dave C.

Mar 9 1865

Mar 2 1921

-

Lunsford

Ella Bell

Aug 31 1911

Nov 26 1911

dau. of L.C. & Hattie

Lunsford

Forest E. Lee

Aug 25 1884

Oct 22 1945

-

Lunsford

G. M.

Jul 7 1851

Jan 27 1932

-

Lunsford

Grady F.

Dec 25 1914

Aug 26 1978

(Obit)

Lunsford

Hattie

1889

-

-

Lunsford

Henry L.

Jun 19 1890

Oct 10 1918

son of G.M. & S.F.died in France

Lunsford

Infant

Apr 15 1910

Apr 15 1910

son of L.C. & Hattie

Lunsford

J. W.

Nov 14 1877

Oct 20 1947

-

Lunsford

L.C.

1886

1950

-

Lunsford

Lizzie

Sep 24 2874

Oct 4 1946

Lunsford

Poter

Mar 30 1858

Feb 17 1928

Father

Lunsford

S. F.

Mar 30 1857

Aug 7 1942

wife of G. M.

Lunsford

Sude A

Feb 17 1867

Jan 21 1916

-

Matlock

Bonnie

Jan 06 1907

May 16 1993

Matlock

Eileen Delores Bales

Feb 12 1936

Nov 24 2002

Matlock

Elizabeth C

Apr 24 1912

Aug 27 1981

Matlock

Etta Elizabeth (Lunsford)

01-16-1880

Mar 01 1941

wife of JH Matlock

Matlock

Gordon Eugene

Jan 29 1938

Jun 04 1938

inf son of Ralph & Mattie B

Matlock

Griff Terry

Jul 04 1942

Sep 30 2007

Matlock

J H

08-23-1873

Mar 14 1948

Matlock

James Harrison

Jan 11 1934

Mar 10 2007

Matlock

Mattie Bettie

May 24 1915

Matlock

Ralph Talley

Apr 06 1913

Apr 04 1986

Matlock

Ralph Thomas

Feb 12 1932

Oct 18 2004

Matlock

Etta Elizabeth

Jan 10 1880

Mar 1 1947 or 1941

wife of J.H. Mother

Matlock

J. H.

Aug 23 1873

Mar 14 1948

Father

Moncrief

Kenneth Leslie

Aug 5 1942

Jul 5 1943

Nall

N.H.

Nov 10 1835

Dec 3 1901

-

Nall

Nancy E.

May 13 1848

Apr 23 1918

-

Phillips

A. W.

Sep 18 1860

Feb 5 1941

-

Phillips

Donie

Aug 12 1869

Jun 22 1943

"She's gone but not forgotton"

Phillips

Infant

1903

1903

Phillips

Jodie

Nov 22 1897

Aug 21 1902

Phillips

Neal

Mar 13 1908

Mar 28 1908

Phillips

O.E.

Dec 19 1869

Mar 20 1959

Phillips

Ora Ellen

Dec 31 1889

Jan 18 1963

married Aug 15 1904 to

Phillips

Sallie Ann

1857

1900

inside

Phillips

Vandelia

Jun 12 1974

Mar 14 1908

Phillips

Willie Mae

Aug 6 1906

Aug 6 1906

dau of Mr. & Mrs.A. W.

Sallee

Albert Raymon (Sonny)

Jul 08 1925

Jan 27 2002

WWII Veteran

Sallee

Albert Raymon Jrt

Feb 03 1959

Aug 03 2007

Sallee

Betty Ann Matlock

Nov 19 1935

Oct 04 2005

Strong

David Allen

Jul 13 1948

Jul 23 1969

Vietnam Veteran

Strong

Horace Clifford

May 21 1906

Aug 20 1974

Strong

Mallie Matlock

Nov 14 1910

Feb 28 2003

w/o Horace

Strong

-----est Cleo

-

Sep 27 ----

aged 79 (?) unreadable

Strong

Horace Clifford

May 21 1906

Aug 20 1974

h/o Mallie Marie

Strong

J. R.

-

-

14 Ala Inf CSA

Strong

J.Lee

Sep 5 1982

Jun 29 1962

-

Strong

Mary

Feb 27 1875

Dec 16 1962

-

Strong

Mettie ( M.F.)

Jan 27 1876

Aug 4 1899

-

Strong

Sarah

May 9 1869

Mar 16 1919

Strong

Thomas J.

Jan 10 1881

Sep 17 1959

Strong

Mallie Matlock

Nov 14 1910

Feb 28 2003

w/o Horace (Mallie Marie Matlock)

Treadway

Mr. Tine

Nov 23 2899

Jun 6 1962

Unmarked

Eight graves

Marked with

tile

-

Unmarked

Four grave

Marked with

Tile

Bet Strong-Nall

Unmarked

four graves

Marked with

Tile

May be reserved btw Bell- Durrett

Unmarked

Nine graves

Marked with

Tile

May be reserved btw Barrett-Green

Unmarked

One grave

Marked with

tile

May be reserved btw Oswell Bird and N.H. Bird

Unmarked

One grave

Marked with

tile

May be reserved btw N.H. Bird - Green

Unmarked

One Grave

-

-

bet Phillips-Treadway

Unmarked

One grave

Marked with

Tile

Bet Strong-Baker

Unmarked

Six graves

Marked with

Tile

May be reserved btw Bell- Durrett

Unmarked

Six graves

Marked with

tile

May be reserved btw Lunsford- Phillips

Unmarked

Ten graves

Marked with

tile

May be reserved btw Lunsford- Phillips

Unmarked

Three graves

Marked with

Tile

May be reserved bet Barrett-Green

Unmarked

Three graves

Marked with

tile

May be reserved bet Green-Gomillion

Unmarked

Three graves

Marked with

tile

May be reserved btw Bowers-Matlock

Wallace

Elna R. Phillips

Apr 7 1886

Jun 7 1912

married P.F. Wallace Sep 16 1911

 

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