Copperas Cemetery

Kimble County, Cemeteries of Texas

Compiled and submitted by Frederica Burt Wyatt , July 6, 2000.

Location: On FM 1674 near its intersection with IH-10. A deed for this cemetery was executed by D.P. Cowsert to E.S. Alley, County Judge, on May 30,1890, donating one acre of land out of E.S. Haines Survey #55. First grave was that of William A. Cowsert on February 1,1888. Residents of the Copperas community tend to cemetery, with K. Cowsert in the capacity of chairperson.

David Cowsert, who died during World War I, was returned home and buried here in the land of his ancestors. At least eight Civil War veterans , including Colonel John Griffith, were interred in the Copperas Cemetery. Veterans from other wars are among the dead in this beautiful little cemetery in the Copperas and Bois d" Arc valleys.

An official historical law officers's marker denotes the burial spot of Ranger Captain Gully Cowsert.

Last, First, Birth, Death, Comments
Ahrens, Bernice Bruns, January 27,1917, August 28,1993
Alexander, Dolores Kirkpatrick, December 23,1879, October 26,1971, (Wife of R.M.)
Alexander, James Kenneth, January 8,1934, January 11,1934, (Son of James & Mira)
Alexander, Lois Eleanor, April 18,1924, March 17,1934, (Daughter of James & Mira)
Alexander, Marshall Kirkpatrick, May 16,1912, March 5,1995
Alexander, Mira Marie McDonald, November 00,1892, January 10,1934, (Wife of James)
Alexander, Robert Marshall, February 14,1872, August 3,1961
Allison, Annie Charlotte Camp, March 16,1881, February 23,1955, (Wife of W.W.)
Allison, Ben R., February 15,1919, April 12,1986
Allison, Grace, July 18,1893, July 2,1917
Allison, Kyrenda R., September 20,1948, June 25,1981
Allison, Robert W., April 22,1851, March 3,1914
Allison, Sarah A. Bradley, March 6,1853, August 16,1929, (Wife of R.W.)
Allison, Will W., October 28,1885, July 22,1970
Allison, Infant, No Dates
Banta, Callie M. Turner-Allen, May 22,1904, June 11,1984, (Wife of C.L. Banta)
Barker, Delia Little (Brooks), July 23,1888, January 17,1980, (Wife of W.W. Barker)
Barker, Willie W., January 20,1883, November 21,1943
Beck, Jessie Parker-Kirkpatrick, January 14,1904, July 19,1998, (Wife of Martin Kirkpatrick)
Bennett, Louise Turner, April 25,1913, November 6,1996, (Wife of Millard)
Bennett, Mattie A. Cowsert, January 8,1875, July 14,1956, (Wife of S.P.)
Bennett, Stephen P., May 22,1853, March 7,1952
Bergmann, Christina May, March 25,1915, September 3,1916
Billingsley, Cora Eva McDonald, November 27,1900, November 12,1935, (Wife of R.D.)
Billingsley, Richard Delbert, April 9,1898, June 29,1940
Billingsley, Infant of R.D. & Cora, No Dates
Bode, Edward Charles, September 8,1939, August 22,1999
Bode, Ruth Simon, February 17,1900, November 5,1979
Bradley, Mary Louise, November 14,1834, February 2,1904, (Wife of J.J.)
Bruns, Albert Joseph, March 27,1918, October 3,1983
Bruns, Alvina Oestriech, October 9,1883, January 23,1968, (Wife of August)
Bruns, August, July 17,1880, May 29,1958
Cardwell, Otis Bundy, September 10,1918, August, 30,1927
Chadwick, Claud A., August 20,1896, August 25,1983
Chadwick, Lottie Mae Murr, July 31,1918, August 24,1997, (Wife of Delivan)
Chadwick, Winnie L. Garrett, August 22,1895, June 24,1996, (Wife of Claud)
Cloudt, Celia Robertson, March 12,1862, March 8,1932, (Wife of Moritz)
Cloudt, Moritz, 1859, 1926
deCloudt, Mary Freschmeyer, August 31,1832, February 16,1901, (Wife of Richard)
deCloudt, Richard, December 24,1815, April 19,1904, (Veteran of the Mexican War)
Collier, Carroll D., May 2,1891, April 21,1962
Collier, Jessie E. Crisp, December 23,1897, 1978, (Wife of C.D.)
Collier, John Calvin, December 2,1878, September 11,1958
Collier, John Franklin, January 27,1845, January 4,1914, (CSA Veteran)
Collier, Mary A., January 18,1850, May 29,1910, (Wife of J.F.)
Collier, Martha H. Simpson, March 30,1854, November 28,1932, (Wife of W.B.)
Collier, Ralph Allen, December 23,1907, June 6,1944
Collier, Susan J. Smith, April 19,1874, April 19,1963, (Wife of J.C.)
Collier, William Barnett, April 6,1851, July 28,1931
Collier, William Joe, March 13,1903, October 13,1915
Couey, Rufus Jackson, February 4,1908, Auguat 8,1986
Cowsert, Bobbie Zell Alexander, September 23,1898, August 23,1990, (Wife of Marvin A.)
Cowsert, Catherine Ruddick, September 28,1835, May 3,1908, (Wife of D.P.)
Cowsert, Dave Wharton, August 16,1922, August 24,1998
Cowsert, David, March 29,1893, April 28,1918, (Died in World War I)
Cowsert, David Alonzo, July 6,1863, April 6,1912
Cowsert, David P., May 30,1825, March 10,1908
Cowsert, Edward Jesse, January 20,1867, April 9,1931
Cowsert, Elizabeth Frances Smith, January 1,1879, April 10,1924, (Wife of E.J.)
Cowsert, Gully Sr., June 12,1896, June 11,1958, (Texas Ranger Historical Marker)
Cowsert, John A., June 27,1866, December 14,1939
Cowsert, John C., December 25,1920, April 20,1990
Cowsert, John Freelin, November 28,18334, January 10,1919
Cowsert, Kate Moore, July 20,1870, January 30,1917, (Wife of John A.)
Cowsert, Mamie Keesee, October 16,1897, August 12,1950, (Wife of Gully,Sr.)
Cowsert, Marvin Alonzo, November 9,1893, August 24,1979
Cowsert, Melvina E. Coffman, February 4,1866, October 26,1955, (Wife of David A.)
Cowsert, Nora Kyle Wharton, August 2,1896, June 8,1974, (Wife of Frank)
Cowsert, William A., August 2,1868, February 1,1888, (Son of D.P. & Catherine)
Davee, George, November 11,1847, October 23,1933
Dudley, Lenora Jackson, October 10,1894, March 2,1939
Dunbar, Carrie Agnes deBoise "Mother" August 19,1852, September 13,1925, (Wife of C.L.)
Dunbar, Charles Lewis "Father", March 1,1835, December 17,1915, (Civil War Veteran - Union)
Dunbar, Edward O., March 21,1872, December 22,1941
Dunbar Ernest O., May 23,1900, June 25,1957
Dunbar, Ida B. Cochran, February 8,1873, March 5,1961, (Wife of Louis E.)
Dunbar, Lina Darnell, November 3,1878, March 19,1941, (Wife of Edward O.)
Dunbar, Louis E., November 23,1871, February 23,1936
Dunbar, Malinda Jim Parker (Jackson) June 27,1902, May 29,1990, (Wife of Ernest O.)
Dunbar, Robert Reed "Son", 1902, April 28,1918
Dunk, Edward Clay, April 17,1909, May 22,1910
Dunk, Frank H., August 4,1867, March 8,1947
Dunk, Lillie Bertha, September 2,1898, December 4,1905
Dunk, Mary W. Steck, April 25,1870, April 24,1966, (Wife of Frank H.)
Durbon, Carson, February 25,1917, December 24,1969
Fleming, John McWhirter, July 13,1833, February 11,1921
Fleming, Margaret E. Woods, June 10,1836, December 26,1914, (Wife of J.M.)
Fox, Charle W., June 1,1885, December 31,1951
Fox, Ella O. Dunk, November 1,1892, December 13,1982, (Wife of C.W.)
Fox, Lottie Dean, March 13,1946, March 13,1946, (Daughter of J.F. & Dorothy)
Gardner, Elizabeth Novene, 1920, 1922, (Daughter of Fletcher & Beulah)
Gill, Edna Fay, March 9,1938, April 22,1938
Goodall, Infant, December 14,1926, Deccember 14,1926
Goodall, Alexander M. "Bud", March 24,1890, December 16,1936
Goodall, Eunice, June 2,1897, October 24,1962
Goodall, Georgia Ann Beck, May 20,1866, May 22,1959, (Wife of J.C.)
Goodall, Grady Ruth Parker, November 23,1905, September 30,1993, (Wife of Ross)
Goodall, J.C., July 2,1858, January 4,1919
Goodall, Lillian Rosteen, August 29,1928, July 2,1987
Goodall, Ross, March 13,1903, January 18,1991
Granger, Mary Ellen Fox, October 26,1924, January 25,1998, (Wife of Edsel)
Griffith, Col. John S., August 1,1831, March 7,1889, (CSA Veteran - Historical Marker - Courthouse)
Griffith, Mary Catherine Weaver-Weldon May 12,1846, November 22,1920, (Wife of J.S.)
Grosenbacher, Arnold John, April 27,1894, December 30,1963
Grosenbacher, Milda M. Bruns, January 24,1905, June 6,1989, (Wife of A.J.)
Grosenbache, Richard August, December 28,1890, February 23,1956
Harlow, James Noah, January 21,1837, October 27,1903, (CSA Veteran)
Harmening, W.D., 1823, 1900, (CSA Veteran)
Haschke, Jack A., August 16,1922, December 24,1973
Hasse, John Adam, October 10,1927, May 11,1994
Holland, Florence Collier, 1886, 1941, (Wife of Lee)
Holland, James Franklin, September 6,1907, September 10,1907
Holland, Lee, May 30,1886, October 00,1932
Hughes, Robert H., October 6,1878, February 25,1942
Kirkpatrick, Belle Logan, July 25,1896, June 5,1973, (Wife of Samuel Luther)
Kirkpatrick, James Stanley, September 26,1918, November 00,1981
Kirkpatrick, Lela Floy, January 21,1924, November 9,1925
Kirkpatrick, Martin VanBuren, May 7,1887, August 13,1969
Kirkpatrick, Samuel Lewis, September 8,1862, December 16,1936
Kirkpatrick, Samuel Luther, August 1,1896, November 9,1973
Kirkpatrick, Sarah Ann Fleming, December 2,1858, November 20,1943, (Wife of Samuel Lewis)
Landrum, Edward B., July 18,1843, August 13,1914, (CSA Veteran)
Little, Amelia A. David, November 8,1864, May 15,1958, (Wife of J.W.)
Little, Floyd, September 9,1886, November 6,1962
Little, J. William, June 21,1864, March 25,1943
Little, Robert Clem, May 23,1890, August 18,1969
McDonald, Cecil Clinton, June 30,1930, June 17,1934, (Son Of Raymond & Estella)
McDonald, Ina Ella, May 2,1935, May 8,1935, (Daughter of Raymond & Ella)
McDonald, Ivy Clinton, September 17,1905, November 12,1970
McDonald, James Vernon, February 23,1934, February 23,1934, (Son of Harvey & Stella)
McDonald, Lula Lee Wallace, August 13,1906, July 19,1935, (Wife of Ivy)
McDonald, Millard Lee, August 13,1897, May 14,1965
McDonald, Rogers, January 16,1930, September 21,1995
McDonald, Rosa Nell, 1938, December 29,1946
McDonald, Stella Blackstock, May 10,1903, June 8,1938, (Wife of James Harvey)
McDonald, Walter Raymond, April 10,1898, November 8,1937
Markwood, Rosa Gazelle Wise, October 19,1875, July 27,1960
Martin, No Dates
Mayes, James A., May 11,1883, February 18,1931
Mayes, John T., November 16,1843, April 13,1924, (CSA Veteran)
Mayes, Jude F., August 24,1868, December 11,1942
Mayes, Sarah E. Jones, March 8,1843, October 14,1926, (Wife of J.T.)
Mayes, Thomas Curtis "Curt", February 11,1873, June 10,1940
Moore, Renzie Weaver, March 30,1917, May 10,1999, (Wife of R.E.)
Morrison, Devin Paul, February 12,1994, February 12,1994, (Infant Son of Lawrence & Sharla)
Murr, Adam R., February 24,1858, August 31,1923, (Veteran of the Indian Wars)
Murr, Alma L., May 14,1902, February 11,1903, (Daughter of A. & E.E.)
Murr, Asa Pullen, September 3,1904, November 18,1992
Murr, Buddy Edd, April 18,1952, July 30,1971
Murr, Clara Ellen, August 11,1925, March 9,1926, (Daughter of R & L.)
Murr, Ellen E. Mayes, December 8,1870, June 13,1954, (Wife of Adam R.)
Murr, Felix E., October 20,1921, May 16,1970
Murr, Gertrude A. Hunger, April 25,1891, October 25,1981 , (Wife of M.B.)
Murr, Hardy, February 8,1947, November 28,1990
Murr, Jewel V. Savage, December 15,1904, September 14,1991, (Wife of Asa)
Murr, Leon Rolland, January 25,1922, October 26,1937
Murr, Lillie Mae Becker, January 16,1895, October 26,1944, (Wife of R.R.)
Murr, Luke Williamson, January 14,1899, July 17,1924
Murr, Morris Braggins, January 25,1892, January 2,1962
Murr, Natt, November 19,1924, November 26,1986
Murr, Willie H., October 30,1886, October 14,1910
New, John W., November 3,1832, November 5,1917, (CSA Veteran)
New, Nancy Nixon, February 15,1834, August 8,1917, (Wife of J.W.)
Parker, Clarence A. "Man", June 4,1904, October 9,1966
Parker, E.B. "Burt", November 14,1913, January 10,1972
Probst, November 8,1924, November 8,1924, (Infant Sons of A.J. & Bertha)
Ragsdale, Eva J. Goodall, July 12,1899, August 2,1984, (Wife of Bob)
Ragsdale, George C. "Bob", August 25,1900, September 5,1979
Ragsdale, Harvey Augustus, December 23,1886, July 3,1912
Ragsdale, James F., December 24,1872, February 15,1954
Ragsdale, Lenora F. Cain, November 13,1872, February 3,1923, (Wife of J.F.)
Randolph, Jesse Ramsey, August 27,1908, October 22,1997
Randolph, Nellie Freelin Bennett, March 11,1906, June 24,1998, (Wife of Jesse Ramsey)
Ray, Eugene D., May 10,1911, January 22,1916
Russell, Charles R., January 19,1900, August 14,1981
Russell, Jesse M. "Jay", September 4,1939, June 5,1964
Russell, Lizzie B. Amason, October 17,1903, November 9, 1985, (Wife of C.R.)
Simon, Agnes G. Collier, December 28,1887, February 29,1920
Simon, Aubrey C., June 15,1920, April 27,1978
Simon, August, February 21,1875, April 23,1968
Simon, Benjamin F. "Bennie", November 6,1893, May 26,1953
Simon, Charles David, March 4,1964, February 6,1983
Simon, Charles H., September 2,1862, October 8,1935
Simon, Dee Milton, September 21,1904, June 4,1906, (Son of F. & E.)
Simon, Edna, September 13,1885, June 14,1976, (Wife of August)
Simon, Emmett B., November 6,1903, December 21, 1966
Simon, Ernestine Nagel, July 17,1870, January 15,1949, (Wife of Charles H.)
Simon, Herbert O., July 26,1902, December 14,1964
Simon, Hilton A., March 12,1897, December 11,1915
Simon, Ivy, August 19,1912, September 23,1912
Simon, Lena Brady, February 2,1921, February 15,1984, (Wife of Aubrey)
Simon, Lola Agnes Parker, June 3,1908, July 4,1959, (Wife of Herbert)
Simon, Stacy Lee, December 29,1962, December 30,1962, (Daughter of Charles & Cheryl)
Smelser, Agnes Carrie Dunbar, February 8,1877, March 8,1930, (Wife of W.H.)
Smelser, William Hiram, February 13,1867, October 1,1942
Smith, A.W.,1936, 1936, (Infant Son of Estes & Lillie)
Smith, Arthur T., July 29,1886, December 26,1958
Smith, Christopher C. "Lum", 1850, May 4,1931
Smith, Harriett Wisdom "Hester", 1853, February 25,1911, (Wife of C.C.)
Smith, Harvey, 1896, ca 1910
Smith, Madeline, October 23,1887, June 14,1981, (Wife of A.T.)
Smith, Wade, June 20,1890, December 18,1957
Smith, Walter Harold, 1896
Smith, William Avery, December 18,1874, March 9,1949
St. Clair, Infant Son of Dan & P.B., February 24,1912, March 7,1912
Surber, Clara Annie May, September 27,1913, March 17,1914
Surber, Clara Delcia Bishop, July 10,1870, February 12,1956, (Wife of W.A.)
Surber, Jess Lee, January 3,1899, November 8,1923
Surber, Ruth E. Brooks, April 27,1894, May 5,1988, (Wife of Arch)
Surber, Walton Arch, August 3,1893, March 22,1963
Surber, William Adam, August 13,1862, February 8,1933
Surber, Infants, July 21,1928, July 1,1928, (Twin Sons of Arch & Ruth)
Swaim, March 21,1940, March 21,1940, (Infants of Elmer & Elma)
Taylor, Belle Z. Keaton, May 31,1869, November 26,1949, (Wife of L.M.)
Taylor, Charles H., September 15,1900, February 27,1973
Taylor, Charles Stuart, December 9,1924, December 1,1933
Taylor, Johnnie G., August 19,1906, October 21,1960
Taylor, Kate Kirkpatrick, March 22,1889, January 29,1973, (Wife of W.M.)
Taylor, Larkin M., December 20,1861, December 4,1937
Taylor, William Monroe, July 5,1885, June 15,1971
Thiers, Harry, June 24,1889, April 12,1966
Thiers, Roy E., July 25,1914, September 8,1992
Thiers, Sudie Merck, June 7,1889, March 27,1972, (Wife of Harry)
Thompson, Roy Lee, October 2,1885, October 2,1933
Turner, Calvin W., May 14,1881, January 1,1955
Turner, Carrie L. Dunbar, July 28,1885, February 3,1973, (Wife of C.W.)
Turner, Mada Estell, May 29,1910, January 27,1912, (Daughter of C.W. & C. L.)
Uzzell, Eugenia Ann, December 24,1895, October 22,1919
Vest, Russell R., July 22,1899, January 18,1983
Walker, Ed W., December 21,1909, December 23,1986
Walker, Jesse Frances Cowsert, May 9,1908, May 12,1995, (Wife of Ed)
Walker, Walter E.
Walker, William P., (Infant Sons of Ed & Jessie), June 15,1933, June 15,1933
Walters, Billy A., April 17,1928, April 11,1984
Walters, Clyde G. Barker, May 8,1911, July 6,1954
Weaver, Blanche Odelia Dunbar, December 17,1897, February 14,1931, (Wife of Nugent)
Weaver, Dudley Dale, August 17,1954, October 18,1980
Walter, Isaac O., January 2,1817, March 24,1903, (CSA Veteran)
Weaver, James Ira, April 1,1921, April 27,1997
Weaver, John Franklin, March 28,1851, May 13,1927
Weaver, John Lewis, September 21,1913, February 6,1973
Weaver, Lora Kirkpatrick, June 28,1894, April 22,1982, (Wife of Oscar F.)
Weaver, Nugent, October 18,1894, November 16,1938
Weaver, Nursey, June 10,1820, January 22,1902, (Wife of Isaac)
Weaver, Oscar Franklin, January 26,1888, February 8,1962
Weaver, Rathie Ruth Gates, January 8,1926, July 2,1977, (Wife of James I.)
Weaver, Virgil Anthony, August 6,1919, September 3,1919
Weaver, Infant, December 10,1914, December 10,1914
Weeks, Katie B. Wilson, April 18,1905, September 9,1992
Weldon, Isaac Oscar, September 15,1867, September 5,1936
Weldon, Jennie Cowsert, June 15,1872, September 11,1963, (Wife of I.O.)
West, Mary Lou, April 23,1877, October 15,1942
Williams, Clemmie Juanita, January 9,1949, January 26,1949
Williams, Mary A., March 2,1854, March 31,1915, (Wife of Q.I.)
Wilson, Infant, May 9,1915, May 9,1915
Wilson, Cora C. Leifeste, October 30,1888, November 9,1975, (Wife of Tom)
Wilson, John Leslie, January 12,1852, November 9,1946
Wilson, Launa Jane New, April 12,1862, January 28,1939, (Wife of J.T.)
Wilson, Susie Ann Blevins, March 3,1853, February 11,1921, (Wife of J.L.)
Wilson, Tom, March 13,1889, July 14,1982
Winkel, Albert A., December 1,1905, June 3,1968
Winkel, Arthur Fred, January 25,1878, August 9,1942
Winkel, Emma Agnes Fox, November 21,1881, March 13,1966, (Wife of A.F.)
Winkel, Helen (Child), No Dates
Wright, Mrs. A. "Grandmother", 1833, September 9,1927

Several Unknown Graves