Rowland Cemetery, Burleson Co, TX ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ***************************************************************** Submitted by Linda Houck ROWLAND CEMETERY **[predominately black]** Highway 36, north, just outside of Caldwell, Texas HURT [double stone] Lillie, Dec. 26, 1901 Andrew, 1891 - May 16, 1969 Charles CARR Nov. 14, 1947 - Dec. 16, 1997 Sarah LABAT Dec. 8, 1917 - Jan. 7, 1993 Same stone: Willie Lee YOUNG Apr. 7, 1905 - Oct. 15, 1978 Rector Tobe YOUNG Nov. 28, 1903 - Oct. 27, 1994 Isaiah YOUNG Pvt. TX US Army Sept. 18, 1925 - June 17, 1968 Two other graves, in YOUNG plot, markers did not have names Cora WASHINGTON Feb. 2, 1900 - July 14, 1909 Archie WASHINGTON TX Pvt. Co. M, 801 Pioneer Inf. WWI Jan. 13, 1893 - March 12, 1957 Three graves, no names Jr Ed CLARK B: 1948 DEARMAN [double stone] Clara E. [mother] Oct. 8, 1881 Annie B. RAY [sister] Dec. 4, 1907 - May 17, 1979 DEARMAN [double stone] Johnnie L. [father] July 31, 1918 Thelma L. [mother] June 3, 1924 - Feb. 11, 1989 Johnnie DEARMAN, Sr. July 31, 1918 - July 1, 1998 Dennis KING Sept. 13, 1928 - April 26, 1987 Maude E. ELLIS STONUM Dec. 31, 1894 - June 24, 1988 Nolza Thomas STONUM US Army Oct. 11, 1926 - Jan. 31, 1997 Stanley Bolden ENGE Dec. 26, 1906 - March 19, 1970 Ardella Eda JOHNSON 1893 - 1957 Henry JOHNSON Louisiana Pfc. OM Corp. WWI Aug. 22, 1892 - Nov. 17, 1946 Johnny GREEN Jan. 13, 1902 - Mar. 21, 1952 Tula BOLDEN GREEN Oct. 5, 1904 - Jan. 15, 1960 BOLDEN [double stone] Peter, 1880 - 1930 Almeter, 1883 - 1975 Peter BOLDEN Dec. 14, 1880 - Apr. 7, 1951 Several stones without names Stone with three names inscribed: Carrie EVANS [granny], Sept. 1897 - Dec. 1963 Minnie Lee ROBERSON [mother], Oct. 1924 - July 1948 Edna Mae JONES [aunt], July 4, 1927 - Feb. 9, 1950 Charlie TOLBERT Dec. 8, 1995, aged 73 years Robert `Rel' SPENCER Nov. 18, 1946 - Dec. 9, 1990 Mr. G. TOLBERT 1876 - 1969 TOLBERT [double stone] Glascow, 1887 - 19- Branchie, 1883 - 1957 Rev. E. J. NOBLES 1903 - 1965 NOBLES [double stone] A. M. 1868 - Annie 1867 - 1953 Mary Ella REED HARDEMAN June 30, 1907 - Apr. 13, 1975 Freeman R. CARR, Jr. US Army Air Corp WWII Dec. 5, 1927 - Oct. 11. 1994 Mrs. Sarah WHITE Oct. 12, 1972, age 80 years William A. WHITE Kansas, Pvt. US Army WWI Apr. 17, 1892 - Jan. 21, 1961 Orange MATHIS Pvt. US Army WWI 1893 - 1979 HAYNES [double stone] Eck, 1888 - 1962 Nancy, 1882 - Several markers that were unreadable or no names. Walter S. COLEMAN TX Pvt. Co. B, 24 Inf. WWI Mar. 7, 1891 - Nov. 12, 1967 Two names on one marker: Kate WILLIAMS Dec. 29, 1886 - Dec. 23, 1947 Clara PHILLIPS Nov. 20, 1919 - Dec. 24, 1963 Rebecca McBRIDE 1900- 1963 unreadable markers James McBRIDE, Jr. TEC5 US Army WWII Apr. 15, 1918 - Feb 16, 1977 STONUM marker with three names: Garcia, Jan. 14, 1892 - Oct. 12, 1961 Lloyd Stanley, Feb. 15, 1954 - June 13, 1959 Julia, April 19, 1913 Large curbed area, with one funeral home marker, unreadable McBRIDE [double stone] Elizabeth, Mar. 13, 1876 - Dec. 1, 1969 Sam, Mar. 5, 1874 - Mar. 4, 1958 Lezetta HARRIS ROBERTS Sep. 9, 1914 - Oct. 11, 1972 DANIELS [double stone] Mabel, 1890-1971 Harvey, 1889 - 1972 Alexander STONUM TX Pfc 513 Engineers WWI Sept. 24, 1889 - Nov. 18, 1950 Elijah MANUEL, Jr. Dec. 16, 1910 - Aug. 24, 1971 Ophelia L. MANUEL July 10, 1909 Artelia LAWRENCE Mar. 16, 1908 - July 11, 1997 Julia LAWRENCE Aug. 1, 1884 - Aug. 18, 1972 Sam E. LAWRENCE Feb. 1, 1883 - Dec. 22, 1963 Julia P. BROOKS Apr. 6, 1893 - Aug. 11, 1970 Five graves, no names on markers. John L. STEVENSON Apr. 30, 1921 - Dec. 31, 1991 Oscar STEVENSON no dates John STEVENSON TX Pvt. US Army WWI May 6, 1894 - Feb. 21, 1972 Beulah LAMBERT Nov. 14, 1881 - Dec. 24, 1960 Richard Dell CARROLL Nov. 26, 1922 - Jul. 27, 1981 Gladys Mae CARROLL Dec. 10, 1930 - Oct. 15, 1965 Jerline CARROLL ROBERSON Oct. 6, 1932 - Feb. 2, 1969 CARROLL [double stone] Pfc. Richard, Mar. 8, 1887 - Apr. 23, 1982 Opehlia, Jan. 5, 1905 - Dec. 5, 1992 MERIDA [double stone] Lovie Joe, May 6, 1918 - Dec. 20, 1985 united, Nov. 11, 1937 Nathaniel, Sep. 17, 1912 - Jan. 3, 1978 Inside a large curbed area: CHRIESMAN [double stone] Gertrude, died Jan. 1949 Tom, died May 1945 Inside large curbed area: REID [double stone] Hattie C., Aug. 8, 1878 - Jun. 4, 1955 Sam S., May 2, 1864 - Sep. 15, 1950 Mr. Lowell Henry YOUNG Aug. 28, 1937 - Nov. 30, 1997 Mr. Lloyd YOUNG Mar. 26, 1965, aged 62 years Sally Rachel YOUNG [mother] Feb. 11, 1935 - July 29, 1989 Mattie C. GRIGGS Apr. 15, 1897 - Dec. 19, 1989 Horace WASHINGTON, Sr. Pvt. US Army Oct. 11, 1927 - May 15, 1997 Cleveland BELL US Army, WWI Jan. 1, 1916 - Oct. 7, 1984 Joseph GLENN Dec. 7, 1962 - May 22, 1981 Curbed area, no visible markers. Mrs. Thea CLEMONS Nov. 27, 1972, aged 72 years. HARRIS [double stone] Rev. Charlie H., Mar. 27, 1903 - Dec. 10, 1948 Ella HARRIS - LOWE, Mar. 28, 1906 - May 6, 1992 Rev. Homer HARRIS Died Feb. 10, 1948 George E. POLLARD May 14, 1908 - Jan. 29, 1992 Large curbed area: JACKSON [double stone] Elvessie, June 6, 1916 Archie N., Mar. 31, 1904 - Jul. 15, 1983 Laura JACKSON 1872 - 1965 Lashunda R. SIMS 1989 - 1990 Jeff Leo SIMS Oct. 21, 1912 - Jun. 20, 1989 P. W. WILLIAMS Feb. 2, 1936 - Aug. 31, 1995 Edward Earl DANIELS US Army Vietnam Feb. 6, 1946 - May 5, 1992 Edward DANIELS Jun. 8, 1921 - Dec. 22, 1990 Callie DANIELS June 19, 1926 - Sept. 26, 1989 Russell ROBINSON no dates Ira Gold POPE no dates Mattie WILLIAMS Jul. 20, 1896 - May 10, 1958 Earnest WILLIAMS US Army dates buried in ground Margaret FORD Dec. 6, 1914 - Oct. 17, 1984 Large curbed area: Clara Mae CARROLL Nov. 6, 1906 - Nov. 1, 1998 Foot stone with J. R. No headstone found. G. W. ROWLAND Feb. 5, 1850 - Dec. 12, 1878 Victoria ROWLAND Jun. 19, 1852 - Aug. 7, 1866 Joseph C. ROWLAND Capt. Waul's Texas Legion CSA June 27, 1898 MARSHALL [double stone] James M., 1878 - 1955 Sylvia W., 1876 - 1948 McCONLEY [double stone] Walter, July 17, 1886 - Sept. 20, 1958 Bertha, Feb. 15, 1892 Irene E. LOCKHART May 12, 1934 - Jan. 21, 1996 MANUEL [double stone] Ozie, Aug. 15, 1910 U. S., Feb. 7, 1912 - Aug. 20, 1968 Overturned double stone WILSON [double stone] J. R., Nov. 4, 1877 - Aug. 2, 1955 Annie, May 4, 1882 Field stone Mr. S. CARROLL Aug. 1907 - Feb. 1965 Four markers with no names visible. May Eilen TAYLOR Mar. 18, 1904 - May 26, 1943 Nora YOUNG Jun. 24, 1892 - Mar. 20, 1961 Leo YOUNG TX Cpl. 812 Eng. AVN BN WWII Korea Mar. 7, 1929 - Apr. 21, 1956 Mr. Wilmer YOUNG Sept. 1995, aged 73 years. H. DEARMAN no dates Tamel A. DEARMAN 1905 - 1987 Walter DEARMAN TX Pvt. 4Co. I Div. BN WWI Feb. 15, 1822 [?] - Aug. 9, 1971 Eureka R. ROWLAND Mar. 29, 1876 - Dec. 2, 1892 M. S. ROWLAND 1842 - 1880 M. B. Dena ROWLAND Mar. 22, 1880 - 1881 or 1884 Silas, son of Asa & Mary CARRALL Jan. 28, 1876 - Oct. 10, 1894 Field stone Booker T. WASHINGTON, Jr. Jan. 10, 1953 - Feb. 13, 1981 Mrs. Pensacola WATSON 1940- 1980 George WASHINGTON, Jr. May 1, 1902 - Dec. 23, 1977 Annie Mae WASHINGTON Feb. 22, 1912 - Sept. 15, 1970 Andrew CARROLL TX Pvt. QM Corps WWI June. 28, 1887 - July 30, 1947 Adean ROBERSON 1901 - 1986 Hannah CARROLL no dates Dick CARROLL Dec. 1, 1884 - Sep. 22, 1928 Mira J. RICE Mar. 14, 1822 - July 8, 1898 Field stone Nancy ROWLAND Died Sep. 14, 1885, age 73 Tempie W., died Aug. 1, 1867, age 9 y, 1 m, 11d and Deebertie, died Aug. 1, 1867, age 7 y, 4 m, 26 d children of J. C. & S. J. ROWLAND Three funeral home markers, no names Several obvious grave sites Willie Lee McNEIL May 28, 1924 - Feb. 23, 1937 Johnie HARRIS Apr. 28, 1923 - aged26 years Savilla HARRIS Jan. 10, 1915 - May 31, 1950 B. H. HARRIS Feb. 28, 1876 - Jan. 19, 1953 Jim ELLIS Sep. 27, 1861 - May 15, 1916, age 54 years Clint JONES Died Mar. 8, 1924, age 41 years Adolphus PERSON Mar. 14, 1887 - Nov. 27, 1958 Robert E. PERSON Oct. 29, 1934 - Jun. 2, 1963 Myrtle H. PERSON Mar. 16, 1905 - Apr. 26, 1968 BEARD [double stone] Annie J. nee: PERSON Dec. 10, 1932 - May 28, 1989 Charles A. Sep. 2, 1922 Sallie CARR died Sep. 4, 1922, age 65 years. Annie FARR no dates Saroah FARR YOUNG no dates Wilton YOUNG died Feb. 18, 1917, age 52 years Dan YOUNG Apr. 5, 1924, age 55 years Robert S., son of D. W. & Margarett McKINEY Born & Died Feb. 2, 1897 Will ANDERSON TX Sgt. 341 Serv. BN OMC Feb. 28, 1928 MAUMOCK [double stone] Peter J., June 18, 1865 - Jul. 26, 1942 Susan J., Sep. 27, 1872 Harriett OLIVER May 6, 1832 - Apr. 8, 1907 Robert OLIVER 1848, age 75 years Oliver HEWITT May 2, 1899 - 1971 Severa McBRIDE Nov. 14, 1908 - Feb. 26, 1986 Josh BRYANT May 18, 1924 - age 41 years Annie CLEMON Jan. 25, 1874 - Apr. 10, 1963 John CLEMON Sept. 26, 1872 - July 26, 1910 YOUNG [double stone] Nelson, Dec. 18, 1870 - July 28, 1944 Mary, Dec. 20, 1874 - May 4, 1956 Ethel EVANS Nov. 28, 1891 - Oct. 28, 1918 Willie WESLEY 1821 - Dec. 6, 1913 Odis YOUNG Dec. 1895 - July 15, 1909 Elma PAYNE Dec. 24, 1879 - Sept. 11, 1960 Herman PAYNE Dec. 12, 1904 - Mar. 26, 1972 Earl PHILLIP 1902 - 1965 Same stone: Burl WESLEY Died Dec. 20, 1923 Timothy WESLEY Died May 15, 1923 Several markers, no names. J. W. KING TX Pvt. 380 OM Truck Co. remainder hidden in dirt. Emma H. JEWETT 1911- 1986 Mareva HARRIS Dec. 12, 1894 - Jun. 8, 1975 Bolden F. HARRIS TEC5 US Army WWII Aug. 29, 1906 - Jan. 18, 1983 James ELLIS US Army WWII Oct. 6, 1905 - Nov. 26, 1984 Asley M. BOLDEN Dec. 18, 1988 Raymond McNEIL Sep. 28, 1903 - Aug. 20, 1960 Willie TOINE died April 10, 1924 James TOINE died April 1921 Jesse J. BULLARD TX Pvt. 165 Depot Brig. April. 14, 1918 One stone with BULLARD on top and following names listed on front, no dates: Gertue PARKER Jessie BULLARD Joseph BULLARD Lula CAVES Wade WILLIAMS Garrid BULLARD Gertrude WILLIAMS Eliza BOULDIN 1862 - Dec. 31, 1906, age 44 years Same stone: Dock BOLDEN died Feb. 5, 1918 Rev. J. B. BOLDEN died May 1, 1915, age 54 years K. T. STONUM July 15, 1865 died May 1, 1920, age 54 Mary Ellen STONUM died Feb. 16, 1924 Alexander BROOKS Sept. 26, 1879 - Oct. 10, 1902 Four stones, no names Jake BROOKS died Sep. 19, 1954 Robert Milton DEERE TX Pfc. Co. F 95 Eng. GS BN WWI date hidden in dirt George Willie DEERE TX Pvt. 19 Co. 165 Depot Brig.WWI Jan. 3, 1894 - Dec. 31, 1968 Martha A. DEERE Jan. 22, 1896 - Jan. 8, 1986 Grand High Priest Mrs. Jesse J. MUNSON May 25, 1876 - Nov. 14, 1927 J. P. MUNSON Dec. 14, 1866 - Apr. 3, 1936 Ora Lee BOWLES Mar. 10, 1878 - Nov. 1, 1893 Mandy SMITH died June 8, 1906 Hattie TOLIVER McCANE 1867 - 1931 Walter CROSS July 19, 1894 - Oct. 14, 1912 Millie DEARMAN Mar. 18, 1847 - Aug. 3, 1936 Sidney DEARMAN Co. A Moffitt's Texas Inf. C.S.A. Reported to have been buried in Rowland Cemetery, but a marker was not found: Sarah ROWLAND Virginia ROWLAND wife of C. C. CHANCE Died June 25, 1857 died July 14, 1866 aged 1y, 2m, 1d and their daughters, child of J. C. & S. J. ROWLAND Ollevia, 1858- July 17, 1866 Leanaer, 1865- July 27, 1866 Nancy Jane ROWLAND, dau. of Joseph & Tempe Rowland Died January, 1854 ** These are not all Negro graves, some of the earlier graves [Rowland] are white settlers, but it is now referred to as a "colored" cemetery. There are probably at least a hundred or more gravesites, without markers and/ or markers without names. Also there were many gravesites which were totally inaccessible, due to brush and overgrowth. The cemetery is not well cared for, with the exception of a few family plots.