Clearwater Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by Carl Dilbeck Listed Apr 1999 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. Clearwater Cemetery is located SE of Toledo Town. Go south on Hwy 191 from the intersection of Hwy 6 about 20 miles to Prospect Rd. Turn left on Prospect Rd. and go about 2 miles to Clearwater Rd. Turn left again on Clearwater Rd. and go 2 more miles. The cemetery is on the left side of the Clearwater Rd. Monuments are listed in rows starting with 1 in the SE corner of the cemetery. Markers are numbered from south to north. There was a listing of this cemetery done in 1956 by members of the D.A.R. At that time 33 monuments were listed. Checking my list against theirs, I found several markers on their list that I can no longer find or identify. These are listed with row-numbers of "999" at the end of this list. Currently there are 136 monuments listed, with the earliest burial found in 1894. Missing or unreadable dates are listed as "unk" for month and day, and "9999" for the year. Unless there was some indication on the tombstone that people were married, I've tried to use the convention of "b/w" to indicate "buried with" for multiple burials with a single tombstone. I've also tried to note relationships, children, and military notations in the comments column. Row Num First Name Last Name Born Died Comments 1 1 Hayden J. Evans May 9 1912 Sep 5 1988 USA, WWII 1 2 Mack H. Evans May 22 1887 Feb 24 1958 b/w Julia Ann 1 3 Julia Ann Evans Apr 28 1883 Oct 16 1968 b/w Mack H. 1 4 Reginald C. Evans Feb 16 1909 Feb 15 1962 1 5 Hershel D. Evans Dec 13 1913 Jun 3 1988 2 1 George W. Brooks unk 1915 unk 1993 b/w Mildred J. 2 2 Mildred J. Brooks unk 1921 unk 9999 b/w George W. 2 3 Elmer R. Shawn unk 1898 unk 1976 b/w Maggie L. 2 4 Maggie L. Shawn unk 1900 unk 1989 b/w Elmer R. 2 5 James M. Evans Mar 7 1877 Jul 10 1963 b/w Allie A. 2 6 Allie A. Evans Nov 18 1888 Jun 3 1971 b/w James M. 2 7 Francis Ar'levie Spears Jan 11 1886 Jan 13 1956 2 8 J. M. Hall Apr 12 1864 Sep 1 1904 2 9 Bernice T. C. Hall Apr 14 1910 Apr 22 1996 Hus of Dorothy Koonce 2 10 Dorothy Koonce Hall Jun 25 1912 unk 9999 Wife of Bernice T. C., Wed Apr 14, 1930 3 1 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 3 2 Jessie E. Evans unk 1864 unk 1913 b/w Sallie 3 3 Sallie Evans unk 1865 unk 1930 b/w Jessie E. 3 4 Richard D. Evans Mar 16 1881 Jun 29 1973 b/w Viola S. 3 5 Viola S. Evans Nov 1 1881 May 11 1961 b/w Richard D. 3 6 Earnest Lee Evans Aug 27 1902 Nov 22 1902 Son of R.D. & Viola S. 3 7 Stella Hall Jun 18 1904 Jun 21 1904 3 8 Leon Hall Aug 16 1906 Nov 21 1908 3 9 Leola Hall Dec 13 1908 May 14 1920 3 10 Edith Westbrook Hall Apr 5 1868 Dec 26 1929 Wife of Abraham J., Wed Mar 8, 1903 3 11 Abraham J. Hall Jul 3 1876 Dec 24 1940 Hus of Edith Westbrook 4 1 Hoy W. Evans May 23 1908 Nov 3 1957 b/w Maggie B. 4 2 Maggie B. Evans Feb 14 1913 Feb 4 1983 b/w Hoy W. 4 3 Richard W. Evans unk 9999 Apr 25 1927 Pvt, Inf. 4 4 Richard W. Evans unk 9999 unk 9999 4 5 Maggie M. Evans unk 9999 unk 9999 4 6 T. R. Evans Mar 4 1854 Aug 15 1911 4 7 Clifton Brown Aug 2 1909 Jan 11 1971 Msgt, WWII, Korea, Ph. 5 1 Earnest L. Evans Jul 11 1927 Sep 17 1995 USA 5 2 Susan Elizabeth Ross Dec 11 1888 Nov 2 1950 5 3 E. R. Ridgeway May 3 1862 Nov 18 1913 Hus of Elizabeth L. Parson 5 4 Elizabeth L. ParsonRidgeway Nov 19 1866 May 24 1900 Wife of ER 5 5 A. J. Fortson Feb 11 1830 Jan 18 1904 5 6 R. R. Arnold May 13 1859 Feb 16 1913 5 7 Mary H. Arnold Jun 6 1864 Jun 4 1927 6 1 Infant Evans Dec 8 1978 Dec 8 1978 Dau of M&M Earl K. 6 2 Clarence L. Evans Nov 17 1902 Nov 21 1990 Hus of Lola Travis, Wed Jun 24, 1923 6 3 Lola Travis Evans Mar 13 1907 Aug 4 1998 Wife of Clarence L. 6 4 Infant Evans Mar 21 1929 Mar 21 1929 Son of M&M Roy 6 5 Infant Evans Apr 26 1926 Apr 26 1926 Son of M&M Roy 6 6 George H. Evans Sep 1 1913 Dec 20 1937 6 7 Samuel C. Evans Apr 30 1925 Aug 27 1929 6 8 Edna Evans Nov 13 1906 Nov 1908 6 9 M. E., (Mrs.) Evans unk 1855 unk 1945 b/w E.V. 6 10 E. V., (Mr.) Evans unk 1834 unk 1902 b/w M.E. 6 11 John Bentley Evans unk 1883 unk 1894 6 12 Sidney M. Evans Jan 25 1879 Apr 17 1916 6 13 Eldred, (Dr.) Parish Jun 19 1892 Dec 10 1960 b/w Lena Mary 6 14 Lena Mary Parish Sep 16 1898 Aug 21 1988 b/w Eldred, (Dr.) 6 15 Willie Eldred Parish Oct 12 1915 Jan 18 1990 Hus of Lucille Cotton, Cpl, USA, WWII 6 16 Lucille Cotton Parish Dec 22 1921 unk 9999 Wife of Willie Eldred, Wed Oct 17, 1941 7 1 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 7 2 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 7 3 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 7 4 Ronald Allen Theiler Sep 16 1972 Sep 20 1975 7 5 Garland T. Evans Apr 26 1885 Aug 28 1953 7 6 Bessie K. Evans Nov 30 1890 Apr 7 1931 7 7 Fermont Evans Sep 30 1918 Feb 19 1919 Son of GT & BM 7 8 Bradford Evans Apr 18 1896 Sep 6 1966 b/w Blanche, Pvt, WWI 7 9 Blanche Evans Sep 13 1903 Sep 22 1991 b/w Bradford 7 10 Emanuel Jesse Evans Jul 19 1928 Apr 25 1993 Cpl, USA, Korea 7 11 Infant Cohn unk 9999 unk 9999 7 12 Infant Bolton unk 9999 unk 9999 7 13 Infant Bolton unk 9999 unk 9999 7 14 Mattie Louise WalkerByrd Dec 31 1913 Dec 25 1978 b/w Jessie Lee, (Jr.) 7 15 Jessie Lee, (Jr.) Byrd Dec 20 1909 Jul 12 1971 b/w Mattie Louise Walker 8 1 Wanda Holt Tomlinson Sep 7 1937 Feb 23 1993 8 2 Arlon Mitchell Jul 23 1910 Aug 31 1975 b/w Ruth Evans 8 3 Ruth Evans Mitchell Feb 17 1917 Dec 9 1973 b/w Arlon 8 4 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 8 5 Willie N. Jones Aug 9 1887 Dec 1 1956 9 1 Opal Bernice Evans Oct 19 1924 Feb 24 1981 9 2 Larry Speight unk 9999 unk 9999 9 3 Evon Graham Sep 10 1927 Nov 29 1968 9 4 James Mattison Evans Aug 29 1888 Sep 20 1969 b/w Myrtie Mae 9 5 Myrtie Mae Evans Aug 30 1896 Apr 13 1976 b/w James Mattison 9 6 Lizzie Byrd Apr 10 1879 Jan 4 1959 9 7 Charles Harold Evans Mar 8 1924 Jul 4 1931 Drowned 9 8 William F. Evans May 24 1889 Nov 27 1967 Pvt, WWI 9 9 Mattie B. Evans Apr 18 1882 Feb 2 1970 b/w Sam C. 9 10 Sam C. Evans Feb 5 1882 Feb 29 1968 b/w Mattie B. 9 11 W. N. Lofton Feb 12 1899 Dec 20 1975 9 12 Nettie Bell Loftin Jul 25 1905 Nov 15 1972 9 13 Donald E. Lofton unk 9999 unk 9999 9 14 Claudia Faye Lofton unk 9999 unk 9999 9 15 Karen Leigh Lofton unk 9999 unk 9999 9 16 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 9 17 Jack Hopkin unk 9999 unk 9999 10 1 Shelby C. Young Apr 5 1902 Feb 1 1990 Hus of Sallie B., Pvt, USA 10 2 Sallie B. Young Jun 27 1924 unk 9999 Wife of Shelby C., Wed Sep 1, 1939 10 3 Delilah Rebecca Young Aug 3 1953 Apr 9 1998 10 4 Milton Charles Byrd Jan 12 1913 Mar 27 1997 10 5 Joseph Monroe Byrd Mar 8 1883 Jan 2 1964 Hus of Gertrude Evans 10 6 Gertrude Evans Byrd May 5 1892 Jun 18 1937 Wife of Joseph Monroe 10 7 Elton Byrd Mar 12 1928 Sep 23 1980 10 8 Demsey D. Caswell May 13 1899 Jul 13 1900 Son of JH & LA 10 9 Connie C. Caswell Aug 4 1897 Jun 2 1900 Son of JH & LA 10 10 Laurah Caswell Mar 4 1859 Feb 5 1902 b/w Jim H. 10 11 Jim H. Caswell Oct 8 1859 Oct 24 1906 b/w Laurah 10 12 Henry Killian Mar 11 1908 Apr 19 1986 10 13 Margaret Byrd Killian Mar 4 1914 Feb 13 1996 11 1 E. C., (Sr.) Craft Jan 24 1900 Jul 31 1997 11 2 Nellie Byrd, (Mrs.)Craft Mar 29 1918 Apr 2 1999 11 3 Nellie Rae Craft Oct 19 1941 Mar 4 1990 11 4 Frank Walters unk 1905 unk 1949 11 5 Hewitt Walters unk 1902 unk 1962 11 6 Myrtis Walters Jun 16 1880 Dec 14 1969 11 7 Lemuel G. Walters Nov 16 1900 May 20 1974 11 8 Mary Calloway unk 1872 unk 1930 b/w Thomas Walker 11 9 Thomas Walker Calloway unk 1898 unk 1903 b/w Mary 11 10 Thomas Walker Calloway unk 1898 unk 1903 Son of HT & Mary 12 1 Clyde Henry Mitchell Jun 5 1915 unk 9999 Hus of Elverta Miers 12 2 Elverta Miers Mitchell Jan 9 1912 Aug 12 1985 Wife of Clyde Henry, Wed Jun 24, 1938 12 3 Edna M. Denton Feb 9 1921 Mar 29 1988 12 4 Arthur Miers Nov 21 1891 Feb 24 1983 b/w Frances A. 12 5 Frances A. Miers Nov 23 1888 Dec 19 1971 b/w Arthur 12 6 Lemuel C. Miers Feb 23 1913 Jan 14 1985 b/w Lea Evans 12 7 Lea Evans Miers Aug 28 1917 unk 9999 b/w Lemuel C. 13 1 Robin A. Mitchell Nov 30 1972 Dec 1 1972 13 2 Unknown Unknown unk 9999 unk 9999 13 3 Jerry F. Dunn Aug 8 1890 Feb 4 1974 b/w Lena M. 13 4 Lena M. Dunn Apr 16 1895 Mar 8 1989 b/w Jerry F. 13 5 Ora Lee Dunn Sep 14 1920 Aug 14 1934 13 6 John E. Miers Jan 9 1862 Nov 29 1930 b/w Josephine S. 13 7 Josephine S. Miers Jan 18 1879 Mar 26 1971 b/w John E. 13 8 Benjamin E. Miers Feb 29 1908 Aug 31 1995 b/w Hazel May 13 9 Hazel May Miers May 9 1912 Dec 6 1983 b/w Benjamin E. 14 1 William L. Miers Oct 8 1915 unk 9999 b/w Elizabeth E. 14 2 Elizabeth E. Miers Jan 5 1920 Jul 10 1995 b/w William L. 999 999 Hattie Parsons Leach unk 1823 Jul 2 1901 Age 78 999 999 Bessie Ross unk 1889 Nov 2 1950 Age 61 End of Clearwater Cemetery List. # # #