Kirkland Cemetery

Kirkland, Childress Co,  Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Sydney Key


The cemetery (Longitude 100.04091: Latitude 34.37835) is located one half mile east of Kirkland, Texas on the north side of US Highway 287, approximately 300 feet from, and visible from the highway. There is a road along the center of the cemetery and tombstones are situated either on the West of the road or the East of the road as indicated below. Names or data enclosed in parentheses ( ) are not on tombstones, but from personal knowledge.

Michael Hughes, of Childress, compiled the basic listing in 1990 and added supplements for some years not available to me. Additional listings have been added over the years by others. Please let me know of any additions or errors. Sydney Key, 1711 Paisley Dr, Arlington, TX 76015 or to sydkey@aol.com

CSA veterans 7

WW I veterans 7 (3 w/o vet markers)

WW II veterans 17 (5 w/o vet markers)

Korean veterans 2

Vietnam veterans 2

Earliest burial March 1, 1908, J. A. Dennington (Six people buried in 1908)

The obvious omission of persons who died before 1908 is unknown. The town was inhabited at its present location along the railroad as early as 1895, and was a booming little town by 1905.

Earliest date of birth February 29, 1842 (three people)

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Name Sec Birth Death Comments

Adams, John W

E

Feb 20,1876

Jul 30 1943

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Adams, Wilburn B

E

Sep 05 1905

Sep 13 1977

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Alexander, Raymond Earl

E

Oct 26 1907

May 25 1985

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Alexander, Brunnie E

E

Sep 22,1906

Jan 08 1980

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Alford, Thomas

E

Jan 15 1905

Apr 11 1905

CSA

Alford, Delilah

E

Jan 18 1905

Apr 03 1905

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Anders, Tommy Ranoma

W

Apr 06 1905

Apr 07 1905

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Armstrong, D A

W

Dec 31, 1886

Jul 01 1970

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Atchley, John H

W

Feb 24 1905

Apr 13 1905

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Atchley, Maggie A

W

Feb 23 1905

May 26 1905

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Bailey, Ruben J

E

May 4, 1886

Feb 08 1968

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Bailey, Anna Ora

E

Mar 29, 1896

Nov 23 1968

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Baird, A C

E

Sep 27, 1887

Aug 23 1934

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Baird, Elvie

E

Oct 13, 1888

Dec 19 1978

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Baird, dau of Mr & Mrs A C

E

Jan 29 1913

Feb 07 1913

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Barger, M F

E

June 12, 1846

May 10 1912

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Bass, Mattie

W

Dec 20, 1868

Sep 25 1962

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Bass, Carl T

W

Nov 14, 1889

Oct 18 1927

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Bass, Eddie L

W

Nov 2 , 1886

Aug 29 1978

WW I

Bass, Earl

W

Mar 20, 1888

Dec 24 1926

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Belt, Sarah S

E

Dec 22, 1860

Oct 30 1921

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Belt, John

E

Dec 19, 1892

Nov 02 1968

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Belt, Beulah B

E

Apr 18, 1894

Sep 07 1964

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Belt, Claude C

E

Jan 28 1916

Aug 27,1950

- Korea (KIA)

Belt, Jimmy Frank

E

Apr 21 1936

Aug 08 1944

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Bibby, Rebecca

W

Feb 25 1905

Apr 11 1905

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Biggerstaff, Hubert H

E

May 15, 1872

Aug 10 1948

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Biggerstaff, Kittie L

E

Feb 20, 1878

Dec 2,1953

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Biggerstaff, Glenn

E

Nov 25 1911

Jan 04 1980

- (WWII)

Biggerstaff, John Henry

E

Sep 29 1919

Sep 29 1919

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Biggs, Duke Bradley

W

Nov 27, 1875

Oct 02 1967

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Biggs, Alva

W

Feb 17, 1867

Jul 07 1949

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Billingsley, J T F

E

Oct 6, 1853

Apr 10 1933

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Billingsley, Mollie

E

Mar 5, 1858

Dec 12,1935

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Bohannon, Clifton R

W

Apr 04 1929

Apr 04 1929

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Bonds, Rubin Carol

W

Nov 18, 1861

Feb 28 1936

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Boren, Nellie Taylor

W

Nov 3, 1895

Mar 04 1919

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Bowman, John

E

Feb 01 1905

Apr 23 1905

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Brady, Charity N

E

Apr 28, 1871

Jan 18 1930

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Brady, Becie

E

Feb 22 1908

Jul 15 1908

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Bridges, Mary E

E

June 18, 1880

Dec 31 1950

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Bridges, Leon B

E

Feb 03 1923

Mar 04 1947

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Brooks, Jimmey

W

Apr 01 1950

Mar 03 1967

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Brown, Gerry Wayne

W

Jun 23 1952

Mar 01 1976

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Brown, Annie Mabel

W

Feb 05 1905

Mar 28 1905

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Brown, Ruth Beatrice

E

(Aug 5, 1943 ?)

Oct 20 1991

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Bruce, L V

W

Mar 01 1913

Jun 07 1914

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Brumbelow, John Bunyan

E

Feb 18 1905

Apr 16 1905

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Brumbelow, Nannie

E

Feb 17 1905

Apr 27 1905

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Bunn, Martin Luther

W

Sep 28, 1883

May 05 1945

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Bunn, Willie June West

W

Apr 7, 1893

Jul 27 1937

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Bunn, Thomas D

W

Oct 11 1911

Feb 02 1943

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Bunn, Lorin H

W

Jan 27 1914

Apr 04 1939

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Bunn, Roy M

W

Mar 30 1905

Apr 27 1905

-

Burns, T L, Jr

E

Aug 05 1920

Jan 07 1921

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Burns, Infant

E

Jul 17 1920

Dec 01 1920

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Byars, Harrel

W

Jan 3, 1851

Aug 24 1921

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Byars, Mattie E

W

July 3, 1845

Sep 21 1946

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Byars, Lonnie E

W

Mar 21, 1887

Feb 20 1968

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Byars, Lyrtle J

W

Aug 17, 1890

Sep 10 1964

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Byars, Harrel Ray

W

May 23 1921

Sep 27 1970

WW II

Campbell, Emily O

W

Jan 4, 1863

Jun 25 1910

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Campbell, Cyrce L

E

Dec 11, 1873

Dec 14 1947

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Campbell, Bertha E

E

Sep 22, 1877

Dec 10 1951

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Campbell, Ulan

E

Jul 30 1912

Aug 03 1912

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Campsey, David Curry

E

Sep 07 1959

Nov 06 1959

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Carson, J C

W

Jun 29 1943

Jun 29 1943

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Carson, inf son of Mr &: Mrs W H

W

Jan 02 1927

Jan 02 1927

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Cartlidge, Marion C

E

Aug 30, 1887

Dec 09 1942

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Cartlidge, Bu1ah M

E

Jan 6, 1891

May 10 1933

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Cartlidge, Peggy Mathis

E

Sep 21 1920

Jan 19 1989

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Cartlidge, Murray

E

Mar 25 1905

May 26 1905

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Cartlidge, Grace

E

Mar 27 1905

May 23 1905

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Cartlidge, Wiley G

E

Apr 03 1938

Apr 03 1938

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Cartlidge, Iva L

W

Oct 21, 1894

Mar 30 1910

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Casstevens, Charley

E

Nov 5, 1880

Feb 28 1957

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Casstevens, Lottie

E

Dec 2, 1878

Dec 16 1970

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Casstevens, Iola

E

Jan 10 1921

Nov 03 1979

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Chapman, Daniel CSA

E

Feb 29, 1842

Jan 28 1929

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Chapman, Willard W

E

Jan 19 1908

Jul 03 1910

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Clark, R S

W

Feb 10 1905

Apr 11 1905

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Clark, Maud

W

Aug 23, 1876

Jul 26 1963

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Clark, Fred Vernon

W

Apr 08 1902

May 04 1972

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Clark, Edna Belle

W

Nov 27 1904

Jan 07 1976

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Clark, Charles R (Ray)- - - - - - - W - (Oct 19) 1922 (Aug 26) 1979 WW II

Clemens, Gladys L

W

Apr 03 1907

Jun 07 1917

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Clemens, dau of W A & C M

W

May 14 1917

May 14 1917

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Clements, Adam Ber1ie

E

June 27, 1886

Oct 27 1972

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Clements, Linnie (Isabel Hardin)

E

Aug 3, 1892

Apr 27 1980

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Clements, Norah

W

Dec 28, 1893

Jan 07 1964

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Clements, Willis E

W

Nov 12 1926

Jun 08 1928

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Clements, Hugh (Milton)- - - - - - - - - -

E

Dec 02 1911

Jun 01 1978 - (WWII)

Clements, Kathleen E

E

May 11 1913

Mar 27 1974

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Clements, baby (of H M )

E

Apr 09 1934

Apr 09 1934

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Close, Marion

W

Aug 27, 1876

Oct 26 1954

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Close, Minnie

W

Feb 16, 1883

Feb 27 1966

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Close, Edmund Lynn

W

Jul 20 1944

Jul 20 1944

-

Coats, son of Mr & Mrs R M

E

Mar 26 1905

Mar 26 1905

-

Collins, John M

W

Sep 02 1902

May 12 1975

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Collins, Dewell Allen

W

Dec 02 1925

Sep 12 1998

- (WWII)

Collins, Velma Myers

W

Dec 30 1905

Jan 29 1995

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Collyer, Charles C

W

May 26, 1859

Jan 05 1932

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Collyer, Mary L

W

Nov 24, 1870

Jan 05 1958

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Collyer, Roy C

W

Sep 10 1909

Jan 29 1958

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Collyer, Tressie Mae

W

(1909)

Oct 02 1991

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Cook, Anna L

E

Feb 17, 1860

Oct 14 1949

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Cook, Annie C

E

July 22, 1885

Jun 13 1944

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Cook, Eula Iren

W

Apr 03 1917

Sep 09 1917

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Cooper, Edgar

E

Jan 17, 1886

Jul 30 1966

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Cooper, Addie

E

Feb 19, 1886

Jan 28 1970

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Cooper, Ira S

E

Feb 03 1911

Jul 27 1925

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Cooper, Offie

E

Nov 25, 1892

May 13 1975

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Cooper, Maude I

E

June 28, 1892

Oct 09 1952

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Cooper, Gladys Denton

E

July 18, 1894

Dec 27 1982

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Cowan, John A

E

Jan 28 1905

Apr 21 1905

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Cowan, Mary E

E

Jan 28 1905

Apr 11 1905

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Cox, Henry C

W

July 21, 1871

Dec 03 1916

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Cox, Maggie Simmons

W

Jan 21, 1870

Mar 02 1962

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Crain, Pearly Pittman

W

Mar 24 1924

Jul 24 1984

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Crawford, Robert Sydney

E

(58 yrs old)

Jul 05 1920

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Cross, Willie

E

Feb 27 1905

Apr 13 1905

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Crowder, Fred S

W

Feb 24 1905

May 03 1905

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Crowder, Thomas Glynn

W

Oct 27 1923

Apr 16 1925

-

Cunningham, George W

W

Feb 23, 1843

Apr 29 1919

CSA

Daniel, Edwin

W

Jun 01 1937

Jun 01 1937

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Daniels, David Jack, Jr

W

Sep 23 1936

Oct 08 1936

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Davenport, J M

W

Feb 13 1905

Apr 09 1905

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Deel, P A

E

Aug 5, 1852

Jul 27 1935

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Denington, J A

E

Aug 10, 1889

Mar 01 1908

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Dennington, Octie Pryor

E

Oct 26 1913

Aug 16 1990

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Dial, Isaac W

E

Aug 23, 1861

Jul 15 1940

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Dial, Mary Jane

E

Oct 8, 1866

Apr 06 1935

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Dial, Ollie Lee

E

Aug 23 1910

Sep 15 1939

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Dial, Flora Estella

E

Jul 02 1940

Sep 15 1945

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Dial, James V

E

Nov 2, 1899

Nov 25 1987

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Dial, A Lou

E

Oct 27 1905

Mar 19 1988

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Dickinson, J E

E

Feb 09 1905

Apr 07 1905

-

Dill, Robert Lee (“Cap”)

E

Sep 29, 1878

Nov 12 1938

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Dill, Martha (Lou Ida Sides)

E

Sep 29, 1882

Sep 12 1932

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Dill, infant twins of R L & Ida

E

Jun 20 1909

Jun 20 1909

-

Dill, Buster

E

Oct 20 1920

Feb 12 1923

-

Dill, Eugene

E

Aug 21 1921

Feb 12, 1923

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Dill, Alvin R

E

Jun 22, 1898

Oct 09 1941

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Dillon, Tina Christene

W

Feb 12 1905

Apr 12 1905

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Dillon, Joseph Jasper

W

Mar 11 1905

Apr 04 1905

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Dillon, William Zeno

W

Mar 14 1905

Apr 04 1905

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Dobbs, Willie L

E

Feb 21 1905

Apr 28 1905

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Dodgen, James Allen

E

Oct 10 1951

Oct 11 1951

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Dove, Ruby Sanders

E

Apr 05 1906

Jun 12 1927

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Dowlen, Jennie

E

Mar 19, 1884

Feb 22 1914

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Drake, C P “Charlie"

E

Nov 23 1905

Jan 08 1982

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Drake, Dora

E

Sep 01 1908

Apr 29 1936

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Drake, Mary Jane

E

Apr 28 1936

Apr 28 1936

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Dunn, Andrew A

W

Jan 22 1905

Apr 11 1905

-

Dunn, Zenith H

W

Jan 28 1905

Apr 08 1905

-

Dunn, James Henry

W

Feb 15 1905

1934-

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Dunn, Alice Donna

W

Feb 21 1905

May 09 1905

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East, Effie

W

Nov 16, 1891

Jan 08 1941

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Fergerson, Lena May

W

Aug 30 1915

Nov 23 1915

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Fielder, Thomas N

E

Oct 17, 1880

Feb 01 1974

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Fielder, Cora E

E

Apr 9, 1882

Sep 18 1959

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Fielder, J W

E

Feb 26 1901

Feb 27 1965

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Files, David J CSA

E

July 13, 1838

Dec 06 1911

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Finch, Elizabeth C

E

Mar 11 1905

Jun 08 1905

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Fowler, John W

W

Apr 8, 1864

Jun 07 1933

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Fowler, Martha L

W

Feb 7, 1863

Jan 17 1947

-

Fowler, Louise

W

Jan 12, 1899

Apr 07 1924

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Furr, John A

E

Oct 4, 1853

Mar 01 1936

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Furr, Walter W

E

Apr 2, 1880

Sep 22 1933

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Furr, Maude D

E

Mar 04 1905

Jun 07 1905

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Furr, Walter W (Jr)

E

May 21 1926

May 21 1936

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Galbraith, William J

E

Sept 15, 1861

Jul 12 1940

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Galbraith, Leona Belle

E

Feb 17, 1862

Jun 27 1935

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Gallegly, Jess L

E

Mar 1, 1885

Jan 21 1964

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Gallegly, America P

E

Jan 9, 1884

Mar 30 1962

-

Gallop, Jay, Jr

W

Apr 05 1928

Apr 05 1928

-

George, Claude E

E

Nov 20, 1885

Dec 18 1949

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George, Emma Harwell

E

July 21, 1885

Aug 31 1948

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Gillam, W T

E

Mar 1, 1877

Dec 25 1960

-

Gillam, Anna

E

Aug 1875

Dec 01 1953

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Glass, J H ”Doc”

W

Mar 05 1905

May 18 1905

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Glass, Mattie L

W

Mar 09 1905

I965

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Glass, Harry L

W

Dec 02 1923

July 10, I965

- Korea

Glass, Eugene

W

Mar 30 1905

Apr 17 1905

-

Glass, Dale

W

Apr 01 1905

Apr 17 1905

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Graham, Tom

E

Jan 1, 1895

Aug 27 1978

- WW I

Graham, Geneva Matilda

E

Apr 10 1905

Aug 04 1976

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Graham, Albert Earl

E

Feb 27 1928

Dec 16 1928

-

Graham, Alma Jean

E

May 08 1930

Sep 16 1931

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Gray, George

W

May 1, 1866

May 21 1930

-

Gray, Robert

W

Oct 24, 1895

Apr 28 1929

-

Green, Lela

E

May 25 1906

Mar 23 1919

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Gressett, Odell

E

Oct 25 1911

Jan 13 1946

-

Gressett, Bernard E

E

Jul 16 1925

May 21 1977

- WW II

Gressett, Mary Janice

W

Sep 24 1934

Dec 08 1934

-

Gunter, Jesey

W

Nov 9, 1878

Aug 25 1911

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Hamilton, Grady F

E

Mar 15, 1880

June 20, I946

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Hamilton, Mary L

E

Apr 15, 1879

Oct 18, I963

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Hamilton, Walter J

E

Mar 13 1905

Jun 09 1905

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Hardin, James (Cullen)

W

Dec 6, 1846

Aug 14 1931

CSA

Hardin, Joseph A

W

Feb 28, 1878

Sep 22 1940

-

Hardin, Katie (Klapper)

W

Jan 22, 1885

Sep 04 1940

-

Hardin, Willie

W

Mar 15 1905

Mar 24 1905

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Hardin, (Albert) Raymond

E

Mar 12 1903

Oct 30 1964

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Hardin, T J

E

Aug 9, 1882

Oct 05 1938

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Hardin, Martin T

E

Nov 23, 1868

Dec 21 1926

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Hardin, Rebecca Jane

E

Oct 26, 1851

Sep 24 1933

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Hardin, Thomas Lee

E

Oct 6, 1882

Apr 13 1955

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Hardin, Thomas Harrell

E

Apr 08 1918

Jun 21 1984

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Hardin, James Robert

E

Jul 01 1919

Sep 02 1951

- WW II

Hardin, W Samuel

E

Aug 26, 1873

Nov 20 1954

-

Hardin, M Ollie

E

Dec 20, 1876

Oct 04 1969

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Hardin, C Arthur

E

Mar 17, 1898

Mar 11 1933

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Hardin, William F

E

Sept 3, 1869

Apr 08 1947

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Hardin, Melisa S

E

May 23, 1879

Mar 01 1945

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Hardin, Cullen E "Jack"

E

Oct 23, 1897

Apr 17 1972

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Hardin, Benjamin

E

June 18, 1845

Jul 10 1921

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Hardin, Sarah E

E

Oct 27, 1861

Mar 03 1930

-

Hardin, James L

E

Sept 3, 1878

May 27 1933

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Hardin, Sharon Lynet

E

May 08 1905

May 08 1905

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Hare, George Will

E

Nov 1, 1876

May 14 1905

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Hare, Minnie D

E

Sep 15, 1886

Dec 26 1941

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Hare, Mabel Odessa

E

Mar 26 1916

Dec 25 1984

WW II

Harp, Phillip A

E

Aug 16, 1861

Jul 28 1945

-

Harp, Lois B

E

Feb 13, 1867

Mar 02 1936

-

Harp, Charles Emmett

E

May 13, 1897

Jan 02 1962

WW II

Harp, A A (Alvie Allen)

W

Feb 11, 1895

May 23 1963

-

Harp, Lucille (Storm)

W

Mar 13 1901

Jun 03 1945

-

Harris, A W (Augustus Washington)

E

Dec 14, 1854

Jul 03 1933

-

Harris, Nora (Clarinda Barker)

E

Apr 27, 1860

Sep 07 1938

-

Harris, Carrie Francis

E

Nov 14, 1897

Dec 12 1980

-

Harris, Margo

E

Jan 04 1943

Jan 04 1943

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Harwell, Elbert Y

E

Oct 9, 1881

May 04 1921

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Hayes, Jewell Annie

W

Jul 07 1904

Jan 08 1957

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Hayes, Inf of Mr & Mrs C H

W

Apr 19 1928

May 01 1928

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Hess, Andrew M

W

Feb 22 1905

May 01 1905

-

Hill, Sam Ralph "Bill” WW II

W

Nov 07 1919

Aug 25 1985

-

Hinton, James C

E

Sep 20 1912

Jun 30 1971

-

Hinton, Ruby

E

Jun 02 1917

Dec 24 1985

-

Holliman, Every

E

Dec 25, 1884

May 12 1947

-

Holliman, Effie

E

July 23, 1885

Sep 05 1926

-

Holtman, Orbin H

E

Feb 28 1905

Apr 20 1905

-

Holtman, Clara C

E

Feb 28 1905

May 14 1905

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Holtman, L E

E

Jun 29 1911

Oct 29 1966

-

Holtman, Wilburn E

E

Oct 15 1906

Jun 06 1987

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Honea, Shanna Dail

E

May 26 1905

May 26 1905

-

Honea, Kimberly Ann

E

May 27 1905

May 27 1905

-

Howard, James P

E

Mar 3, 1862

Mar 04 1943

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Howard, Mattie F

E

May 10, 1870

Mar 07 1949

-

Howard, Nora Lee

E

Aug 12, 1890

Aug 28 1959

-

Hubbard, John Bruce WW I

W

Aug 6, 1896

July 6, 1967

-

Hubbard, Harless P WW II

W

Aug 06 1904

Oct 25 1954

-

Hubbard, Nolen Boyd

W

Feb 10 1934

Sep 12 1940

-

Hughes, Samuel B Walter

E

Feb 2, 1878

Mar 25 1967

-

Hughes, Lena B

E

May 27, 1897

Jan 21 1960

-

Hughes, Lavada

E

Oct 05 1928

Mar 01 1942

-

Hughes, Della Mae

E

May 9, 1894

Oct 25 1925

-

Hughes, J W

E

May 25 1914

Nov 16 1914

-

Insall, Lucile

E

Jun 01 1907

Jun 12 1908

-

Ivey, Robert Neill

E

Jan 17 1900

May 04 1909

-

James, Margie A

E

Oct 4, 1881

Dec 12 1914

-

James, Margie

E

Mar 28 1905

Mar 30 1905

-

James, Lydia M

W

July 20, 1895

Jan 14 1983

-

Jarrell, G B

E

Feb 22, 1870

Jan 14 1953

-

Jarrell, Mrs G B (Lillie McCarley)

E

Nov 24, 1873

Oct 01 1944

-

Jarrell, B Carley WW I

E

July 9, 1896

Oct 13 1981

-

Jones, Thomas

E

June 20, 1831

Dec 21 1919

-

Jones, Benjamin F

E

Oct 5, 1861

Jan 31 1944

-

Jones, Ersula Bell

E

Feb 23 1905

May 16 1905

-

Kelley, A H

E

Dec 4, 1867

Jun 02 1