Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX
Copied 1 Jan 1964 by Mary Frank Dunn
Photos by Donna (2009)
Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Cemeteries of TX
Located just out of Mt. Enterprise off the old road to Concord. This was the family cemetery of the William M. ROSS family.
First row on west sides
CHAPMAN, Emma - 1884 - 1957 "Sister"
CHAPMAN, Allen - 1878 - 1945
CHAPMAN, Bessie 1894 --
CHAPMAN, Oscar F. - 14 June 1848 - 7 June 1915
CHAPMAN, Nancy S. - 23 Nov. 1857 - 17 Jan. 1956
CHAPMAN, John William - 18 Dec. 1881 - 18 July 1945
CHAPMAN, Oscar Lenard - 6 Nov. 1916 - 13 Nov. 1921 (one unmarked grave) (one vine covered vault)
Second row on west sides
JINNINGS, Elzy - 8 Sept. 1887 - 5 Feb. 1896
DENNARD, James, husband of Mrs. W.L. 10 June 1835- 13 Apr. 1900 Mason
DENNARD, Welthia Lovenia - 18 Jan. 183.5 - 27 Dec. 1903 (broken)
JENKINS, Thomas J., son of J.E. & M.J.- 31 Aug. 1867- 15 Aug. 18814
HODNETT, Thomas J. 1862- 1929
HODNETT, Mamie L.- 1865 - 1914
TIPTON, Lois - 23 Feb. 1906 - 2 Mar 1911
LANGFORD, Mrs. Billie (funeral home marker - no dates)
LANGFORD, Baby - (funeral home marker- no dates)
Third row on west,
Mathis, Vernie Irene - 15 Sept. 1891 6 Apr. 1914 age 22- 8-21. 21
MATHIS, Charles G. - 14 Apr. 18714 - 28 Dec. 1903
MATHIS, J.W. - 13 Dec. 1833 - 26 Mar. 1901
MATHIS, Mary 16 Oct. 1845 - 27 Jan. 1918
FARRIS, Hattie, wife of W.H. - ---June 1879 - 22 May 1898
two marked with funeral home markers- unreadable)
POLLARD, Lady Dean SMITH- w/o Daniel F. POLLARD d~15 Nov. 1882 about 25 yrs old. M/o Georgia POLLARD WRIGHT"
SMITH, Narcissus - 2 Aug. 1825 - 20 July 1877
SMITH, Jasper F. - 2 Dec. 1845 - 28 June 1877
DeMOUCHE, Lillian May, dau of Mr. & Mrs. L.H.- 17 Feb. 1909-5 Feb. 1914
SMITH, Children of RP & L.S (Next four names)
SMITH, Inf, dau of - 13 Oct. 1891 - 17 Oct. 1891
SMITH, Nettie - 28 Sept. 1889 - 30 May 1890
SMITH, Elbert P. - 18 Mar 1887 - 22 Sept. 1889
SMITH, Charley W. - 4 July 188$-. 3 Oct. 1886
PARKER, George - 9 July 1894 - 10 May 1959 Texas Pvt C.H. l2Inf World WI & II
PARKER, Nathan - 1853 - 16 June 1937 (Funeral Home $ W.M.ROSS, Mt. Enterprise)
PARKER, Lucinda E., w/o Of Nathan- 10 May 1853- 13 May 1923
SHUMATE, Maude T. - 1869 - 1944
SHUMATE, George W. - 1870 - 1926
PARKER, Dan H. - 23 Sept. 1876 - 14 May 1961
PARKER, Sara J. b. Aug. 1879 ---
MOLLENDA, Billie PARKER- 2 Mar 1910 - 10 Nov. 1960
LANGFORD, Curtis Wayne, son of A.B. & Patty - 10 June 1940- 1 July 1940
Next row,
HILLIPS, Henrietta SHUMATE- 21 Jan. 1867- 22 June 1941 "Mother"
PHILLIPS, Haden Monroe 4 Apr. 1899-- 22 Apr 1922 "Son"
DILL, Sallie SHUMATE- 22 May 1861 - 22 May 1952
CARNES, Wiley H. 1879 - 1960 -(Whitley- Holsomback Funeral)
(Six graves marked with funeral home markers that are unreadable)
FURLOW, L.W. (Bud) - 10 Aug. 1857 - 30 Jan. 1940
FURLOW, Ollie - 15 Aug. 1876 - 13 Nov. 1964. ( Crawford-A.Crim)
RAY, Andrew J. - 19 Apr. 1856 - 27 Nov. l894
RAY, Samantha LAWLER, his wife - 21 Mar 1869- 4 May 1893
CABINESS, Mary Frances - B & d 22 Aug. 1950 "Our Baby"
NEXT row: Five unmarked graves except funeral home markers, broken and unreadable, except the name RAY is on one of them. A skip and three more unreadable funeral home markers)
SHUMATE, W.H. - 10 Apr. 1823 - 8 Jan. 1885
SHUMATE, Mary J. - 22 Sept. 183.5 - 24. July 1886
(One unmarked grave)
PHILLIPS, Rhoda - 2 July 1857 - 17 Feb. 1904 "Mother"
(One unmarked childs grave)
PHILLIPS, Lawson - 27 Nov. 1852 - 17 Nov. 1929 "Father"
NEXT row $ (two unmarked graves, except for rocks)
HENRY, Anne C. - 1870 - 18(90 ?)(Last date unreadable)
HENRY, James S.J. - 10 Aug. 1871 - 5 Oct. 1887
HENRY, M.M. - 3 Mar 1880 - 22 Feb. 18 (81?)
TURNER, John - Inf son of L.J. & S.C. b & d 28 May 1874
BIRD, Uncle Charley - 8 Aug. 1871 - 18 Mar 1956
BIRD, Lucy M., wife of N. d 19 C?) Aug. 1878, aged 27 years
BIRD, Baby -(no dates) -
HAYS, Bessie L. BIRD, wife of Frank HAYS- 14 Dec. 1903- 6 Oct. 1920
BIRD, William - 18 Apr. 1869 - 29 Nov. 1947
BIRD, Laura 21 Jan. 1875 - 3 June 1959
WALLACE, Mrs. Lillie TURNER, d. 8 Feb. 1956, aged 80-3- 22, (George H. Lewis & Son Funeral Directors, Houston, TX.)
Wallace - Funeral marker - unreadable
Wallace - Unreadable
Wallace , John (no dates)
(Three unmarked graves except funeral home markers)
Wallace , William L 19 Feb. 1827 - 27 July 1884
Wallace , Josephine, wife of W.M.- 7 June 1843 - 21 Oct. 1908
Tom 24 Dec 1875- 26 Oct. 1918 (BPOE)
Wallace , Dorabelle-( no dates
Wallace , Margaret - ( no dates
(All the above graves are west of the gate)
The following graves are EAST of the gates
PARKER, Infant son - b & d 22 Dec. 1931
PARKER, Infant son - B & d 5 Mar 1935
(Three unmarked graves)
HARGIS, Infant son - 5 Feb. 1919 - b & d (son of Geo. F.)
STILL, Archie L.- 8 Sept. 1903 - 5 Nov. 1907
STILL, Lizzie D. - 22 May 1876 22 Dec. 1961
STILL, John W. - 29 Oct. 1874 - 25 Mar 1923
HARGIS, George Franklin - 5 Nov. 1893 - 30 Dec. 1924
HARGIS, Mary Elizabeth - 19 Oct. 1922 - 26, Feb. 1928
HARGIS, Euzelia LeGRANDE - 15 Mar 1896 -~
YOUNGBLOOD, S.W. ~- d. 6 May 194- ?
YOUNGBLOOD, funeral marker, unreadable)
HARGIS, Willis Franklin - 20 Dec. 1920 - 5 Dec. 1948 (three unreadable markers)
SWAFFORD, Maudie M. - 1925- 1955 -(Holsomback Funeral Home)
BURGESS, William - 15 Aug. 1880 - 3 July 188].
BROWN, Bell Nora - d. -. -- Mar 1877
Second rows
RAY, Lucretia Ann ROSS - 1836- 1903
ROSS, Griff - MD (Horse and Buggy at foot) - 29 Dec. 1880-15 Dec. 1948
DUKE, Evelyn Clyde - 1875- 1960
DUKE, F.H. - 1868- 1934
ROSS, William - 14 Mar 1884- 18 June 1886
ROSS Infant of William McDonald ROSS and Mary Ann Ross -(no dates)
ROSS, Steve & Griff, eons of William McDonald and Mary Ann ROSS (no dates)
ROSS, Belle M. - 31 Mar 1853 - 23 Nov. 1889
ROSS, Thomas Lacy - 9 Jan. 1857 - 17 July 1914
ALLRN, Monnie M. 17 Dec. 1842 - 18 Dec. 1862
ROSS, Joseph Edward- 21 Mar194 - 23 July 1914
ROSS, Dr. William McDonald - 4-4-1814 - 8 -26- 1872 " Pioneer - Oct. 1837"
ROSS, Lena TINKLE - 2 Feb. 1874 - 5 Sept. 1962
ALLEN, Monnie M. 25 Nov. 1862 - 21 Sept. 1875
ROSS, Mary Ann - 12- 24 - 1817 -- 6- 6- 1883 Pioneer- Oot.1837"
Fourth rows
ROSS, Leroy G. - 4 Aug. 1882- 1 Nov. 1955
Fifth Rows
ROSS, Ora Bernice - 5 Sept 1878 - 10 Dec. 1957
ROSS, William McDonald - 24 Oct. 1876- 16 Aug. 1938
ROSS, MaryAnn- 9 May l9lO - 9 July 1919
ROSS, William Henry, son of Mr. & Mrs. W.M.- 30 Sept. 1905-8 Jan. 1906
ROSS, Norvell - 28 Jan. 1885- 18 Apr. 1887
ROSS, Dora T. - 24 4pr. 1853 5 May 1925
ROSS, W.G. - 12 Aug. 1850 - 12 Oct. 1926
ROSS, Steve - 25 Nov. 1878 - 15 July 1934
ROSS, Charlie - 25 Oct. 1891 - 8 Mar. 1963
LANGFORD, Louise, dau of C.M. & Nolie- 16 Oct. 1910 - 1-1-1914
LANGFORD, Charles M. - 24 Feb. 1881 - 10 Dec. 1954
LANGFORD, Nolia S. - 8 Feb. 1884- 19 Nov. 1935
BARTETT, Infant son of Mr. - & Mrs. W .H. - b & d 24 Aug. 1914
Sixth row.
LACY, Modena EVANS- 1901 - 1940
LACY, Albert P. (MD) - 3 Aug. 1864 - 14 Dec. 1944 "Father"
LACY, Tennie TERRY 5- Feb-1872 - 17 Feb-1930 "Mother"
LACY, Mary Elizabeth - 1911 - 1913