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Transcribed by: Mrs. Felix Sultemeier Prepared for the TXGenWeb Blanco County Web Site by Wanda Qualls There are 38 unknown graves Name Birth Death Notes *Allen, Maria L.* *1830 *1894* * *Appleton, Mrs.* *no date* *no date* *Appleton, J. R.* *no date *no date* *U.S. Navy* * *Arnold, Anga B* *1901* *1978* B *Burk, Nellie* *1917* *1939* *Billingsley, William *1872* *1908* W.* *Billingsley, Josephine* *1883* *1908* *Billingsley, Joseph* *1907* *1907* *Billingsley, Gracie P.* *Oct 20 *Mar 01 1899* 1898* Billingsley, Marshal no date no date Billingsley, Josie no date no date *Bradshaw, Clayton M.* *Dec 09 *Jul 29 1979* 1904* *Bradshaw, Florence S.* *May 12 *no date* 1903* *Bates, Lillie* *Feb 15 *Jul 02 1959* 1889* *Bates, W. E.* *Dec 05 *Jul 23 1941* 1883* *Bates, Jay Oades * *Aug 04 *Nov 26 1914* Son of W. E. & L. W. 1910* Bates *Beard, Joseph C.* *Nov 12 *Apr 02 1983* 1916* *Beard, Annie* *Nov 14 *Jan 09 1978* Married Dec 05 1915 1898* *Beard, Walter* *Oct 05 *Dec 02 1956* Married Dec 05 1915 1894* *Borchers, infant* *May 23 *May 23 1900* Infant daughter of A. & 1900* L. Borchers *Brandt, Margaret* *Jun 10 *Nov 02 1985* 1906* *Brandt, Oscar Gene* *Apr 13 *Dec 02 1976* 1903* *Brodbeck, Alfred* *Sep 27 *Jan 15 1974* 1895* Brodbeck, Lonie Lange 1903 1991 *Brodbeck, Selma A.* *1905* *1974* *Brodbeck, Walter* *Dec 30 *Jan 24 1989* 1897* Brown, Infant no date no date Burk, Nellie 1917 1939 "Rest in Peace" *C * Return * * *Caudle, Mary I. *Jan 27 *Jun 25 1951* * 1857* *Clark, Ane Belle* *1870* *1948* *Collins, W. C.* *Aug 22 *Nov 17 1894* 1847* *Collins, Ella* *Aug 11 *Oct 27 1909* 1851* *Collingsworth, Iress* *Jul 15 *Nov 12 1894* Daughter of E. I. & R. 1891* E. Collinsworth *Cylep, Alice* no date no date D Return *Daniell, Nannie* *Oct 12 *Apr 15 1898* 1848* *Daniell, C. F.* *Sep 20 *Jan 27 1891* 1838* *Davis, Infant of M. V.* *no date* no date *of M. V.* Davis, Infant no date no date *of M. V.* *Davis, Infant *no date* *no date* *of J. I. * * *Dockray, Ellis* *no date* *no date* *Dodd, Dr. W. H. * *Nov 28 1837 *Jun 28 1893* "In Memory Of" * *Duffau, Robert* *Aug 10 *Feb 13 1904* 1856* E *Edwards, Kieffer* *Feb 17 *Jan 07 1981* 1904* *Ellison, Infant* *no date* *no date* *F * * * * * *Fairchild, Charles* 1920 1967 Fairchild, Lillian 1926 no date *Fairchild, Gene* *Sep 01 *Dec 09 1942* "Our Baby" 1942* *Felps, Troy David* *Aug 29 *Oct 20 1888* Son of W. D. & E. A. 1883* Felps *Felps, Jesse* *no date* *no date* *Felps, E. A.* *Mar 30 *Dec 06 1918* 1843* *Felps, James W.* *Dec 05 *Jan 23 1959* 1st husband of Ruby 1912* Novian - remarried now Russell *Felps, William T.* *Apr 1881 *1936* * *Felps, Alice* *1881* *Mar 28 1973* *Felps, Alfred* *Dec 10 *Feb 19 1920* "Prepare to meet me in 1917* Heaven" *Ferrell, A. J. Father* *1852* *1927* *Father* *Ferrell, E. J. Mother* *1848* *1934* *Mother* *Ferrell, William Green *Apr 27 Feb 05 1892 Son of A. J. & E. J. * 1879* Ferrell *Ferrell, Eliza * *no dates* no date *Forrester, Gertrude A.* *1895 *1983* * *Fred, Jacob* no date no date G *Garrett, R. W.* *Nov 24 *Feb. 18, 1852* 1896* *Garrett, Ezilpha* *May 25 *Feb 01 1896* 1853* *George, Marlin Alva* *Jul 08 *Apr 18 1952* 1881* *George, Hester* *Sep 16 *Dec 19 1948* 1861* *Gibson, Victor* *Mar 04 *Jul 07 1941* 1878* *Gibson, Florence* *Aug 30 *Jan 18 1982* "Awaiting the 1887* Resurrection" *Gipson, James* *Apr 07 *Oct 25 1895* TX Pvt Mtd Texas 1834* Rangers, Confederate States Army *Gipson, Roy H.* *Sep 13 *Oct 06 1928* Son of J. R. & M. C. 1903* Gipson *Gipson, Bonnie Mae* *July 12 *Oct 30 1909* 1908* *Gipson, Ira* *Apr 12 *Aug 05 1906* 1906* *Gipson, William R.* *Feb 02 *Feb 22 1886* Son of J. R. & M. C. 1886* Gibson *Gipson, John* *Jan 16 *Feb 15 1948* 1862* *Gipson, Mattie* *Jan 18 *Jun 16 1936* 1863* *Gipson, Opal W.* *Jun 22 *Dec. 21, 1912* 1993* *Gipson, Nell* *1928* * 1993* *Gipson, Tempie O.* *Nov 11 *Nov 03 1980* 1899* *Gipson, Clyde L. * *Apr 30 *Apr 11 1968* 1896* *Gray, Mrs. S. M.* *no date* *Feb 03 1889* *Age 63 yrs - "Mother" * *Green, William* *Apr 27 *Feb 05 1882* 1879* *Green, M. A. *May 25 *Sept 17 *Mother* * 1814* 1891* *Green, James P. *Apr 10 *Apr 10 1895* Son of Wm. & M. A. Green * 1895* - "Gone to a better land" H Return *Hallenberger, Charlie* *Mar 22 *May 12 1942* 1885* *Hallenberger, Mattie* *Mar 06 *Sep 26 1970* nee Smith 1894* *Heckel, Oscar* *Mar 03 *May 01 1942* 1886* *Heckel, Olivia* *Nov 30 *Dec 23 1971* 1894* *Heckel, Infant* *Sep 27 *Sep 27 1923* 1923* *Heckel, Chester* *Mar 10 *Apr 27 1918* 1917* *Heckel, Otto* *Apr 22 *Dec 04 1917* WOW 1893* *Heckel, Charlie* *Oct 01 *Dec 01 1917* WOW 1895* *Heckel, Anna* *Nov 21 *Sep 05 1934* "Ruhe Sanft" 1857* *Heckel, Emil* *Dec 05 *May 13 1943* Dick von Briesen [4] 1852* sent correction *Hodges, William* *Feb 09 *Jul 27 1918* 1848* *Hodges, Jemima J.* *Apr 22 *Jan 21 1934* "Asleep inn Jesus" 1847* *Hollin, Will* *no date *no date * * *Hopper, Father * *no date* *no date* *Hopper, Mother * *no date* *no date* *Hopper, J. W.* *no date *Nov 21 1889* *Age 16 yrs* * *Hopper. B.* *no date* *no date* *Hopper, Amanda* *no date* *no date* *Howell, Melvin E.* *Mar 21 *Oct 24 1977* PFC US ARMY KOREA 1931* J Return *Jennings, Nathan* *1915* *1938* "Rest in Peace" *Jennings, Sanford* *Jul 17 *Feb 03 1911* 1830* *Jennings, Betty E.* *Apr 16 *Nov 22 1912* "Oh! 'Twill be sweet to 1833* meet on that blest shore, all sorrow passed, All pains forever o'er." - Wife *Jennings, S. K.* *1863* *1935* *Johnson, M.* *no date* *no date* Infant *Johnson, K. D.* *Apr 22 *Mar 10 1923* 1853* *Johnson, Mrs. E. T.* *Jul 01 *Jun 01 1913* 1843* *Jones, Mickey Joe* *Oct 12 *Nov 20 1969* 1952* *Jones, Rickey Ray* *May 06 *Nov 15 1972* Texas Sp 5 US Army - 1948* Vietnam *Johnes, David Leslie *1911 *1977 CWO US Army WW II * * * *K * * Return * * * Keller, Ellen no date no date Kent, Amanda no date no date See Note 2 *Kent, Elizabeth* *Oct 29 *Apr 10 1884* "Dear Mother thou art 1826* gone to rest, Thy toils and cares are o're, And sorrow, pain and suffering, Sahll never distress thee more. *Klappenbach, Lizzie *1890* *May 02 1973* nee Heckel * *Klappenbach, Ernst* *1885* *1982 Dick von Briesen [4] [4] * sent correction *L * * Return * * * *Larremore, J. W. T.* *Jul 27 *Jan 09 1919* "Tho lost to sight to 1889* memory dear" - Husband *Leinneweber, *Nov 01 *May 16 1922* *"Prepare to meet me in Purdennalus* 1856* Heaven"* *Leinneweber, M. E. *Jan 06 *Apr 15 1934* *wife - "Let our * 1860* Father's will be done" * *Lindig, Felix Emil* *Oct 20 *Oct 12 1990* 1915* *Lindig, Albert K.* *1880* *1937* *Lindig, Anna * *1882* *1973* *Lindig, Clara* *no date* *no date* *Lindig, Fritz* *Nov 24 *Jul 08 1934* 1852* *Lindig, Bertha* *Jun 24 *Oct 15 1930* 1858* *Lindig, Louis* *Oct 07 *Jun 23 1959* 1884* *Lindig, Ada* *Dec 31 *Nov 23 1965* "At Rest" 1892* *M * * Return * * * Maynard, Ernest M. Feb 27 1896 Aug 24 1975 "Tex" *Martin, Dominic W.* *Mar 02 *Jan 22 1988* 1918* *Martin, Gladys S.* *Nov 02 *Dec 11 1989* 1921* *Mitchum, Joseph D.* *Jul 18 *Jul 11 1993* 1922* *Mollering, Herman* *1908* *1993* *Moore, J. H.* *Oct 10 *Sep 06 1931* "Father" 1855* *Moore, Laura J.* *Jan 25 *Jan 28 1912* "Mother" 1860* *Moore, Thomas Oliver* *Sep 25 *Jul 10 1889* 1888* *Moore, George Dewey *Mar 19 *Dec 14 1905* * 1898* *N * * Return * * * *Nelson, Oscar F.* *Jan 25 *Jul 04 1890* Son of F. O. & D. K. 1889* Nelson *Nelson, Infant* *Mar 23 *Mar 23 1891* In memory of infant son 1891* of F. O. & D. K. Nelson *Neumann, Felix* *Aug 07 *Feb 13 1974* 1897* *Neumann, Virgie H.* *Mar 05 *Nov 04 1954* nee Huff - "The Lord is 1895* our Shepherd" *Neumann, Infant* *1916* *1916* Son of Virgie & Felix Neumann *Nichols, Sarah A.* *Feb 10 *Apr 24 1881* 1881* *Nowotny, Otto J.* *1870* *1929* *Nowotny, Antonia* *1875* *1912* *Nowotny, Infant* *1912* *1912* "Son" *O * * * * * *O'Brien, Victor* *no dates* *no date* P *Patterson, Infant* *no date* *no date* *Patterson, Steven* *no date* *no date* *Perry, Margaret A.* *Feb 10 *Nov 21 1905* nee Rousseau - Wife of 1832* Cicero Rufus Perry Sent by: Lisa Bass Petri, Ernest Oct 18 1906 Aug 29 1988 *Price, Infant* *no date* *no date* R *Reeve, Clementine* *Jan 05 *Sep 21 1899* 1818* *Reeve, Randolph* *Dec 02 *Jul 26 1891* 1819* *Rogan, Maggie* *no date* *no date* Infant daughter of Sid and Maud Rogan *Rountree, George W.* *Jan 11 *Oct 26 1946* 1862* *Rountree, Emma J.* *May 03 *Mar 16 1947* nee Hopkins 1861* *Rountree, Tommie* *Feb 27 *Nov 07 1897* Son of G. W. & E. J. 1887* Rountree Russell, Ruby Novian Jan 16 1924 no date First husband Jim Felps Russell, James no date no date Husband of Ruby Novian Felps S Return *Shipp, Ola T.* *1890* *1892* Daughter of William J. and Jennie Shipp Sent by: Lisa Bass *Shipp, William Jesse* *1859* *1939* husband of Jennie Perry Shipp Sent by: Lisa Bass *Shipp, Jennie T.* *1864* *1964* nee Perry - dau. of Cicero Rufus and Margaret Ann Perry Wife of William Jessee Shipp Sent by: Lisa Bass *Shipp, Stella I.* *1899* *1969* Daughter of W. J. and Jennie Shipp Sent by: Lisa Bass *Smith, Infant* *no date* no date *Smith, Lloyd* *Mar 06 *Feb 05 1949* "Budded on earth to 1939* bloom in Heaven" *Smith, Edwin* *Mar 08 *Dec 25 1992* 1927* *Smith, Timothy Taylor* *Apr 30 *Dec 13 1888* 1847* *Smith, Walter S. *Jul 27 1828 *Feb 28 1880 "Remember man as you * * * pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so must you be, Prepare for death and follow me. *Smith, Infant* *no date* *no date* *Son of Clegg & Florence Smith * *Spaulding, W. S.* *Sep 22 *Nov 11 1926* 1845* *Spaulding, Sarah A.* *Feb 16 *May 13 1904* "Gods finger touched her 1849* and she slept" *Stover, Drucilla* *May 05 *Sep 19 1894* Wife of J. Stover. Gone 1836* but not forgotten Stover, J. no date no date *Striegler, Victor E. *1896 *1970* Texas Pvt US Army WW I - * * married Oct 15 1917 Striegler, Mary B. 1900 1978 married Oct 15 1917 Striegler, Leola M. Mar 08 1925 Mar 18 1925 Sultemeir, Ira Lee 1922 1981 Sultemeir, Melrose W. 1924 no date Sultemeir, Levi H. Jan 13 1910 Apr 15 1973 Sutemeir, Alma I. Mar 19 1913 Jan 08 1972 Sultemeir, Willie A. 1881 1937 We will meet again Sultemeir, Meta 1891 1958 We will meet again *Sultemeir, Raymond* *Jun 19 *Jan 22 1977* In Loving memory 1953* *Sultemeir, Leora F.* *Apr 18 *Apr 12 1972* 1928* *Sultemeir, Virgil* *1948* *1948* *Sultemeir, Emily L.* *May 31 *May 31 1979* 1979* *Summy, Fernande G.* *May 13 *Nov 02 1971* 1900* *Swails, Smithey* *Apr 07 *Aug 20 1921* "Mother" - None saw her 1827* but to praise her, none knew her but to love her." T Return *Townsley, Lummie* *no date* no date *Townsley, Annie* *no date* no date *Townsley, Columbus* *Aug 14 *Aug 08 1933* 1845* *Townsley, Martha A.* *Aug 21 *Oct 14 1941* nee Grumbles 1853* *Trainer, David M.* *Sep 07 *Sep 14 1894* We sadly miss him here 1847* but over on that shore again we all can meet and meet to part no more. U Return *Uecker, Emil E.* *Aug 06 *Nov 09 1953* 1894* *Uecker, Alma S.* *Jan 01 *Jul 29 1994* 1905* W *Walker, George* *no date* no date Walker, James O. Sep 02 1860 Jun 22 1950 "Father" - Awaiting the resurrection Walker Moses M. Jan 17 1964 Jul 11 1945 Watson, Edna P. Wells, Charles Nov. 19 1859 Mar 27 1932 See Note 1 *Wiley, Julius* *no date *no date "Little" * * *Winkleman, Ernest* *1892* *1962* *Winkleman,Louis* *Jun 19 *Sep 14 1950* 1884* *Winkleman, Arnold* *Jan 12 *Jan 21 1957* 1917* *Winkleman, John* *1882* *1945* *Winkleman, Henry* *no date* *no date* Winkleman, Father & no date no date Mother *Winkleman, Lena A. *1876* *1964* * *Winkleman, George E.* *1885* *1944* *Winkleman, Emma* *1892* *1940* *Winkleman, Robert A.* *Mar 17 *Feb 16 1970* 1877* *Winkleman, Edna J.* *Dec 23 *Jan 12 1976* nee Jung 1902* *Wolf, William S.* *May 27 *Jan 14 1974* 1936* Wolf, Louetta Aug 07 1935 no date *Woods, M. M.* *Apr 20 *Jul 10 1898* 1854* *Woods, Sallie* *no date* no date *Woods, Mann R.* *Jun 15 *Mar 04 1978* 1893* Woods, Ethel E. Nov 24 1907 no date *Woods, Lee* *Aug 07 *Dec 07 1885* 1884* Y *Yett, William M.* *1866* *1932* *Yett, Selety M.* *1869* *1931* *Yett, Blanche S.* *1891* *1929* *Yett, Grady Allen* *1933* *1937* Note 1: From BLANCO COUNTY FAMILES FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS - PG 429 WELLS, CHARLES THOMAS He was born in Tennessee, Nov 19 1859. Son of Jim Wells born in Tennesse. He lived in the Rocky Community of Blanco County and died Mar 27 1932 at Johnson City. He is buried in the Rocky Cemetery according to Death Certificate. No marker Note 2: First wife of George Kent. Believed to be daughter of Walter S. Smith and believed to be buried in Rocky Cemetery. No Marker. (Information came from Jeff D. Kent, son of George Kent, who said that Amanda died in Austin, Texas, in childbirth and was brought back to Rocky for burial. Second wife of George Kent, Elizabeth Brasher Wiley Kent, buried in Willow City. George Kent was buried in Phoenix, Arizona.