BANISTER CEMETERY 

Foard County, Cemeteries of Texas

COMPILED BY - FAYE STATSER 

RESEARCHED BY - RUTH GOODWIN, LETA JO HAYNIE - ROXIE HOUGH, FAYE STATSER 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE JIM RICH 1/27/2006 

The Banister Cemetery is located on land now owned by Jesse Whitfield. John Banister came to Foard County in 1888 and gave five acres of land for the Cemetery in 1998, Helen Whitfield, Jo, and Faye made a written and photo record of the graves. 

The only history and records found of this Cemetery were in this record, obituaries from the Foard County news, and the book THEY LOVED THE LAND.    

 

Last Name

First Name

DOB

DOD

Comments
ADAMS CORDELIE 8/22/1877 5/23/1892 D/O  J.J. & E.M.
CLIFFORD LAURA L. 5/19/1897 1/30/1900 D/O N.M. & ORAH
CLIFFORD LILLIE D. 3/17/1896 11/20/1906 D/O N.M. & ORAH
CLIFFORD INFANT SON 1/21/1899 1/21/1899 S/O N.M. & ORAH
DOOLEN IVA EUNICE 2/4/1886 5/11/1887 D/O J.W. & W.F.
DOOLEN JAMES MADISON 1/20/1841 2/10/1908 CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE
DOOLEN MAGGIE 6/16/1886 - W/O J.M. AGE 50 YEARS,5 MO. AND 5 DAYS
DOOLEN SALLIE 10/9/1824 7/3/1891 W/O WILLIAM
FERGUSON STERLING P. 1/23/1862 1/20/1890 BORN IN BARRY COUNTY MISSOURI
HARTMAN THOMAS M. 6/14/1891 8/16/1891 INFANT OF W.S. & E.L.
MOORE MATTIE - - D/O C.M. & LEELA MOORE (THEY LOVED THE LAND)
STANDLEE CORA 7/3/1888 8/6/1897 D/O W.D. & L.A.
STANDLEE FRANCIS 8.31.1894 12/9/1894 D/O J.D. & C.E.
STANDLEE ULAH S. 7/4/1887 10/6/1887 D/O J.D. & C.E.
WELLS ALMA WARD 7/15/1890 12/28/1891 -
WELLS MARY LILLIAN 7/17/1893 10/21/1897 -
WELLS MERONEY LEE 5/7/1895 2/8/1897 -
ZEIBIG LITTLE ROY 3/7/1888 12/14/1889 S/O R. & R.E.