Liberty Cemetery, Carson Co. Cemeteries of Tx Gloria B.Mayfield

Liberty Cemetery

Panhandle, Carson Co. Cemeteries of TX

Original Survey, 1992 by Grace Meaker Bulla and Hazel Meaker Janssen

Updated January 2005  and photograph by Bill and Glenna McLeod

Submitted by Joyce Thorp Johnson

Dedicated to the Memory of Grace Meaker Bulla (1929- 1999)

 

The Liberty Cemetery is located 10.5 miles southwest of Panhandle off US Highway 60 and FM 2373 on Carson County Road # 7.Northwest corner of Section 29, Blk M-4, according to the J. H. Gibson Survey in Carson County.  This is across the road from the Liberty School.  The cemetery was started in 1907 when J. C. Vance donated two acres for a cemetery after Frankie Vance, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vance.  was dragged to death by a horse at the age of 13.   ("A Time to Purpose", Vol II page 282)   On June 1, Frank Jr. had gone into Panhandle on horseback to run errands,  When he didn't return, his grandmother climbed the windmill to look for him.  She saw the horse grazing along the road.  she found him about  a mile and a half from home with a broken neck and leg.  The Vances had moved to Carson County in January 1907.   (Vol. IV, page 307)

Others from the Liberty Community are buried in the cemetery.  There are approximately 41 graves, five of which are unmarked.  The latest burial was of Robert Jordan Sr.   1954-2004.

Another burial in the cemetery was that of Augustus O. "Gus" Hendricks.  He was born February 13 1886 and died February 15 1959.  he never married, but he was a colorful individual.  he had a practice of making high chairs and presenting them to young couples as wedding presents   (Vol IV, page 7)


Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Allen

Viola

Feb. 13, 1880

Jul. 21, 1929

Boxwell Bro.

Eckert

John Wesley

Aug. 23, 1950

Apr. 20, 1985

Vietnam USMC

Eckert

Johnny T.

Nov. 18, 1918

Dec. 23, 1952

WW II

Haywood

Leslie G. Jr.

Nov. 22, 1917

Jul. 19, 1919

Cement cover over grave

Hendrick

August O.

Feb. 13, 1886

Feb. 1, 1959

-

Hill

Alpha Fern

Mar. 20, 1930

May 12 1930

-

Hill

Bobby

Mar. 11, 1931

Oct. 17, 1952

-

Hill

Elmer. B.

Dec. 23, 1897

Jul. 13, 1982

Father

Hill

Leah Blanch

Jan. 20, 1898

Apr. 9, 1953

Mother

Hill

Ralph Everett

Jul. 31, 1932

Jan. 22, 1968

-

Hill

Thelma E.

Jan. 16, 1917

Jan. 10, 1981

-

Johnson

Della May

(Year only) 1932

Mar. 23, 1934

Age 2

Jordan

Arthur B.

May 24 1956

Jan. 14, 1986

“Art”

Jordan

Arthur G.

Jan. 24, 1927

May 28 1963

“Art”

Jordan

Robert. Sr.

(Year only) 1954

(Year only) 2004

-

Martin

LaWana P.

Oct. 22, 1928

Sep. 18, 2002

-

Martin

Thomas H.

Dec. 2, 1949

Oct. 10, 1990

-

McDaniel

J. Randolph

Nov. 1, 1835

Jan. 9, 1925

-

McDaniel

John R.

Apr. 30, 1869

Dec. 27, 1943

-

McDaniel

Mary B.

Dec. 4, 1834

Jan. 25, 1925

-

McDaniel

Mrs. (no name)

(Year only) 1900

(Year only) 1973

-

McDaniel

Norma Viola

(Year only) 1928

(Year only) 1931

-

McDaniel

Theora

Sep. 7, 1881

Aug. 31, 1952

Caprock Monument

McDaniel

Viola G.

Sep. 12, 1905

Jun. 10, 1938

Griggs

Mebolin

Mrs. (no name)

Feb. 18, 1865

Dec. 25, 1927

Cement marker

Myers

Charlie E.

Aug. 22, 1926

Mar. 24, 1998

WW II; USN (Memorial stone)

Roberts

James Frank

Aug. 26, 1867

Apr. 2, 1948

-

Roberts

Liddie Helen

Feb. 3, 1873

Jul. 14, 1943

-

Roberts

Louisa C.

Feb. 7, 1841

Dec. 26, 1908

w/o R. M.

Roberts

Mary Frances

Mar. 22, 1908

Mar. 23, 1920

-

Roberts

R.M.

Feb. 12, 1836

Jun. 26, 1914

-

Roberts

William C.

Mar. 1, 1859

Mar. 15, 1929

-

Rogers

Ester B.

(Year only) 1845

(Year only) 1911

-

Schuster

C.A.

Jul. 31, 1835

Feb. 23, 1919

-

Schuster

Lillie Ollie

Feb. 27, 1895

Apr. 8, 1919

w/o C.E.

Schuster

Ruth

Mar. 19, 1891

Dec. 15, 1918

w/o W. A.

Summerfelt

Bob

(Year only) 1951

Jan. 8, 1973

-

Unknown 2

-

-

-

Can’t read marker (gone)

Unknown 1

-

Feb. 17, 1925

Dec. 6, 1927

Blackburn Shaw, Ama.

Unknown 3

-

-

-

-

Vance

Frank Jr.

May 18, 1894

Jun. 1, 1907

Oldest grave; son of F.W. & L.M.