Live Oak Cemetery

Purves, Erath Co. Cemeteries of TX

Transcribed by Annette Burns and Janice Curtis from the book "Fragments of History, Erath County" by Homer Stephen.
(This is not a current listing of who is buried in this cemetery.)
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Name Birth/Death Date Notes
Albright, Mrs. Katie July 18, 1869 - Dec. 3, 1893 -
Anderson, E.L. No dates -
Anderson, Julia A. June 10, 1841 - Feb. 7, 1908 -
Ascue, Mary E. Jan. 28, 1863 - Oct. 14, 1909 -
Ascue, Thad July 5, 1856 - Jan. 6, 1933 -
Ashmore, Mrs. S. M. 1853 - 1933 -
Babb, George H. Dec. 4, 1873 - June 7, 1927 -
Benedict, James B. No dates Co. E 6th Ky. Inf., USA
Bruner, Rhoda M. May 20, 1857 - Oct. 11, 1943 -
Bruner, W.P. May 26, 1853 - Mar. 5, 1918 -
Burnett, Mrs. Angeline 1862 - 1936 -
Butler, L. Oct. 10, 1838 - Oct. 7, 1914 -
Butler, Susan E. Feb. 4, 1844 - Aug. 22, 1913 -
Case, Nancy Ann 1848 - 1943 -
Case, William Marion 1842 - 1915 -
Daniel, Cordia Jan. 13, 1876 - Apr. 18, 1944 -
Daniel, Harold W. -Jan. 24, 1836 - Feb. 4, 1918 -
Daniel, James R. Jan. 23, 1871 - Nov. 24, 1926 -
Daniel, Lucinda A. Dec. 25, 1839 - Oct. 24, 1908 -
Deaton, Mrs. Georgia Webb -June 11, 1865 - Sept. 18, 1909 Wife of former sheriff Dave Deaton
Deweese, Nancy Ellen 1855 - 1933 -
Deweese, William Feb. 15, 1852 - Jan. 3, 1925 -
Gentry, Laura Feb. 15, 1862 - Jan. 9, 1898 -
Gentry, W.M. Dec. 28, 1836 - Jan. 19, 1926 -
Gotcher, Caroline Dec. 28, 1840 - Aug. 30, 1898 -
Hammitt, Dora Dec. 23, 1940 75 years, 10 months, 15 days
Hammitt, J.F. July 09, 1935 74 years, 3 months , nine days
Hammitt, James Feb. 8, 1822 - July 18, 1896 -
Hammitt, Mary M. Jan. 7, 1819 - Apr. 16, 1892 -
Hammitt, Poke Apr. 18, 1848 - Aug. 18, 1899 -
Harris, W.M. No dates given -
Hawkins, Margaret Jan. 15, 1816 - Jan 27, 1893 -
Hess, Mrs. No dates -
Hess, Phillip R. Oct. 26, 1826 - Feb. 1, 1892 -
Hill, Joshua C. 1874 - 1929 -
Hill, Maggie L. 1881 - 1917 -
Jeffreys, Gainer 1862 - 1931 -
Jeffreys, Leonard 1890 Not sure if this is birth or death date
Jones, Calvin D. Nov. 7, 1863 - Apr. 1, 1891 -
Langston, J.H. Jan. 16, 1835 - Feb. 17, 1917 -
Langston, Mrs. Olevia Dec. 23, 1830 - Sept. 10, 1908 -
McCurdy, David Dec. 29, 1838 - Nov. 16, 1892 -
McCurdy, James Acie Mar. 22, 1875 - Mar 19, 1944 -
McCurdy, Martha 1843 - 1920 -
McKinney, Mrs. Rhoda 1843 - 1927 -
Munch, A.F. Dec. 25, 1855 - Jan. 10, 1926 -
Munch, Buena Vesta Oct. 17, 1849 - July 22, 1940 -
Pruitt, Francis L -Mar. 25, 1872 - Aug. 28, 1892 -
Rasmussen, Mrs. Tiller Jan. 2, 1848 - No date 86 years, 6 months, 7 days
Rogers, Christina Aug. 27, 1861 - Jan. 17, 1892 -
Salyers, F. F. Mar. 10, 1832 - Aug. 14, 1890 -
Shipman, John Feb. 24, 1813 - May 25, 1899 -
Shipman, Margaret P. Sept. 6, 1812 - Mar. 24, 1891 -
Sinclair, James S. Mar. 7, 1844 - Apr. 7, 1921 -
Sinclair, Mrs. Rhoda Apr. 12, 1861 - June 13, 1889 -
Smith, Tex A. Feb. 18, 1870 - Mar. 12, 1900 -
Stephen, F. F. 1883 - 1902 -
Stroble, David L. Apr. 17, 1827 - July 11, 1903 -
Thomas, Johnson Dec. 18, 1855 - Jan. 22, 1929 -
Thomas, Mary Addie Jan. 29, 1864 - Mar. 20, 1930 -
Thomas, Nancy L. July 22, 1835 - Oct. 25, 1892 -
Vannis, Arnold May 19, 1827 - Nov. 30, 1892 -
Whisenant, Elvira Jan. 25, 1859 - Mar. 14, 1902 -
Whisenant, Hendrex G. 1860 - 1937 -
Whisenant, John B. No dates -
Whisenant, Mary Apr. 5, 1819 - Oct. 5, 1910 -
Whisenant, Mrs. Susan A. -June 26, 1839 - Sept. 26, 1905 -
Whisenant, Nathan C. No date - Dec. 6, 1943 59 years, 4 months, 19 days
Whisenant, Peter May 15, 1812 - Feb. 19, 1897 -
Whisenant, W.B. May 22, 1853 - June 2, 1894 -
Whisenant, W.B. May 22, 1853 - June 2, 1894 -
Whisenant, W.M. Sept. 26, 1864 - Dec. 17, 1896 -
Wilkins, Arra Apr. 23, 1868 - June 25, 1937 -
Wilkins, Joe E. July 26, 1868 - July 19, 1920 -
Wilkins, Sam C. Oct. 17, 1866 - Oct. 10 - 1936 -
Wilkins, Samuel Apr. 4, 1828 - Dec. 2, 1886 -
Wooley, Hiram J. Oct. 15, 1870 - May 2, 1936 -
Wooley, Ida March 29, 1905 30 years, 11 months, 29 days


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