Cherokee Co., - Cemeteries - Sardis Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Andrea La Vigne" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Sardis Edgefield Cemetery is located just off F.M. 1857 just south of Sardis, TX; 8.9 miles southwest of Rusk, TX. Surveyed from 26 May 2001 to 28 May 2001 There is a historical marker: Several families came from South Carolina (Edgefield District). They established Edgefield Community in 1848 and Sardis Baptist Church in 1854. Most of those buried here are early settlers and their descendants. Earliest burials on this site may have taken place during the measles epidemic of 1857. The fist marked burial was that of Rebecca Bolton Neal. The cemetery was known as Meazle Cemetery for a time because William Meazle purchased the property in 1866. His heirs, Elizabeth Meazle and George Masters, sold the land in 1899 but made provisions for the graveyard in the deed. There are a number of unmarked graves believed to be those of early settlers and slaves. Antley, Janet M., b; 3 Apr 1963 Antley, Mark A., b; 20 Apr 1961 Beasley, Charlie H., b; 29 Jul 1911, d; 2 Mar 1996 Beasley, Eula, b; 12 Oct 1893, d; 18 Jun 1958 Beasley, Eunice, b; 16 Aug 1905, d; 24 Mar 1991 Beasley, Francis, b; 3 Dec 1902, d; 24 Jul 1977 Beasley, Jewel H., b; 9 Jul 1892, d; 30 Jul 1981 Beasley, Willie Mae, b; 22 Jul 1912, d; 3 Jun 1995 Bell, Charlie W. (Dick), b; 3 Feb 1910, d; 7 Apr 1987 Bell, Clifton, b; 12 Jun 1912, d; 29 Mar 1967 Bell, Delores Dear, b; 10 May 1929 Bell, Durgan H., b; 1833, d; 1900 Bell, Elsie, b; 18 Jan 1927, d; 17 Aug 1994 Bell, Grace Ross, b; 19 Apr 1913, d; 3 Jan 1995 Bell, Harriet I. Hill, b; 1844, d; 1912 Bell, Margaret Ann McGuire, b; 31 Aug 1878, d; 13 Apr 1973 Bell, Martha A., b; 1 Jan 1891, d; 8 Jun 1956 Bell, Martin D. b; 6 Oct 1914, d; 16 Nov 1973 Bell, Michael M., b; 4 Nov 1949, d; 25 Jun 1967 Bell, Sam, b; 20 Sep 1880, d; 1 Jun 1953 Bell, Silas M., b; 12 Dec 1865, d; 30 Dec 1946 Bell, Jr., Silas M., b; 18 Jun 1923, d; 2 May 2001 Berry, A.J., b; 17 Jul 1844, d; 22 Apr 1932 Berry, Adolph, b; 30 Sep 1907, d; 3 Oct 1993 Berry, Allie Alto, b; 12 Oct 1897, d; 9 May 1966 Berry, Andrew Thomas, b; 16 May 1895, d; 4 Jan 1975 Berry, Annie Mize, b; 22 Sep 1878, d; 1 Mar 1919 Berry, Belle, b; 13 Oct 1877, d; 16 Nov 1962 Berry, Betty Jo, b; 24 Oct 1936 Berry, Beula, b; 12 Oct 1893, d; 29 Mar 1914 Berry, Carl, b; 7 Nov 1917, d; 4 Jan 1975 Berry, Charlie (Chat), b; 4 Apr 1918 Berry, Charlie F., b; 1882, d; 1950 Berry, Dora B., b; 1893, d; 1965 Berry, Edith F., b; 13 Sep 1936, d; 17 Oct 1994 Berry, Ellen V., b; 17 Apr 1886, d; 12 Dec 1941 Berry, Fannie, b; 15 Aug 1878, d; 2 Feb 1949 Berry, Frances, b; 14 Jun 1818, d; 25 Nov 1898 Berry, Frank R., b; 26 Jun 1915, d; 20 Dec 1962 Berry, G.M., b; 31 Oct 1932 Berry, George M., b; 1888, d; 1958 Berry, Geraldine Marie, b; 18 Feb 1919 Berry, Hazel, dau. of Thelma, b; 30 Nov 1930, d; 31 Aug 1932 Berry, Homer Duett, b; 24 Aug 1912, d; 12 Mar 1969 Berry, Horace E., b; 2 Sep 1913, d; 6 Oct 1976 Berry, Infant son of J.W. & E.V., b; 7 Apr 1910, d; 12 Apr 1910 Berry, J.W., b; 14 Jul 1876, d; 21 Apr 1912 Berry, Janet Maness, b; 29 Feb 1952 Berry, John H., b; 3 Jan 1903, d; 20 Jan 1990 Berry, Kathie, b; 12 Sep 1948 Berry, Leonard Mix, b; 28 Sep 1926 Berry, Lottie Nell, b; 23 Apr 1936, d; 4 Nov 1936 Berry, Mrs. M.E., b; 15 Aug 1849, d; 11 Sep 1934 Berry, Mack, b; 11 Jun 1870, d; 29 Mar 1940 Berry, Madie, b; 1 Apr 1914, d; 2 Jan 1918 Berry, Mansel, b; 26 Jul 1917, d; 14 Sep 1921 Berry, Margaret S., b; 1890, d; 1972 Berry, Mary E. Dickson, b; 25 May 1933, d; 11 Sep 1995 Berry, Menyon, b; 11 Sep 1911, d; 10 Apr 1994 Berry, Mike, b; 23 Jul 1947, d; 30 Jul 1959 Berry, Morris, b; 1 Oct 1911, d; 27 Dec 1989 Berry, Nannie Bell, b; 24 Aug 1871, d; 22 Jan 1942 Berry, Ollie M., b; 24 Jun 1904, d; 10 May 1950 Berry, Opal Lucas, b; 15 Dec 1908, d; 26 Jan 2000 Berry, Peter, b; 15 Jun 1818, d; 21 Mar 1898 Berry, Peter A., b; 10 Jun 1873, d; 17 May 1958 Berry, Randolph W., b; 5 Apr 1876, d; 24 Sep 1967 Berry, Rosa C., b; 5 Jun 1913, d; 22 Apr 1985 Berry, Ruby Edwards, b; 22 Sep 1916 Berry, Thelma, b; 13 Sep 1917, d; 18 Oct 1996 Berry, Thomas C., b; 12 Feb 1860, d; 16 Oct 1929 Berry, Thomas H., b; 18 Jun 1925 Berry, Vernon, b; 27 Aug 1916, d; 11 Apr 1991 Berry, Wayne Morris, b; 28 Oct 1939 Berry, Will O., b; 22 Apr 1870, d; 17 Mar 1951 Berry, Willie C., b; 19 Aug 1897, d; 25 Apr 1976 Berry, Winfred Marie, b; 10 Mar 1921, d; 23 Jan 1982 Berry, Zella Mae, b; 23 May 1916 Berry, Sr., Benny, b; 3 Mar 1900, d; 25 Nov 1969 Berry, II, Leonard M. (Bo), b; 29 Apr 1960, d; 20 Dec 1996 Billings, ellen D., b; 1902, d; 1950 Bilski, Leona Mueller Davis, b; 13 Jan 1917, d; 2 Jul 1997 Bland, Birdie L., b; 1889, d; 1961 Bland, Ed. F., b; 1888, d; 1961 Bongard, Charles E., b; 30 Nov 1934 Bongard, Dolores J., b; 15 Dec 1938 Burger, Jake Dewey, b; 8 Jun 1898, d; 28 Dec 1957 Burger, Mary Marie, 16 Jan 1937-only date listed Cary, Rethel E., b; 29 Jan 1930, d; 22 Nov 1993 Cary, William E. b; 1 Jan 1928, d; 2 Oct 1984 Cawthon, Inf. son Marshall S., 26 Apr 1967-only date given Chisolm, Harvie Lillian, b; 1 Aug 1909, d; 13 Oct 1973 Choate, Kelly Bryan, b; 30 Dec 1968, d; 8 Feb 1986 Coleman, Edward Haynes, b; 1839, d; 1884 Coleman, Obadine, b; 1838, d; 1884 Cooley, Pearl L., b; 25 Jul 1920, d; 7 Dec 1994 Cooley, Wesley Leon, b; 26 Mar 1920, d; 28 Jun 1982 Cummins, James Donald, b; 26 Jun 1943, d; 19 Apr 1944 Cummins, Maggie, b; 14 Feb 1882, d; 26 Mar 1971 Cummins, Moses L., b; 8 Dec 1882, d; 13, Jan 1961 Cummins, Murl, b; 27 Sep 1909, d; 6 Dec 1987 Cummins, Willie L., b; 21 Oct 1906, d; 2 Oct 1988 Daughtry, Frank Patrick, b; 18 Oct 1922, d; 8 May 1976 Daughtry, Jessie Lorene, b; 17 Dec 1924, d; 29 Jan 1989 Dear, Charity C., b; 15 Sep 1902, d; 5 Oct 1902 Dear, Evelyn Berry, b; 29 Jul 1915, d; 28 Aug 2000 Dear, J.M. (Mack), b; 1 Nov 1878, d; 10 Jul 1959 Dear, Johnnie M., b; 10 Sep 1908, d; 21 Dec 1999 Dear, Mary E., b; 27 Nov 1882, d; 6 Nov 1946 Doebner, S.H., b; 13 May 1849, d; 10 May 1906 Dwae?? (Last name unclear), Infant son of C.F. & A.E., b; (no date) Jul 1902, d; 18 Jul 1902 Edwards, Arnold F., b; 7 Jan 1923, d; 31 Dec 1948 Edwards, Bessie B., b; 16 Feb 1895, d; 4 Nov 1975 Edwards, Charles F., b; 1858, d; 1940 Edwards, Charles F., b; 17 Mar 1948, d; 1 Oct 1978 Edwards, Charles R., b; 18 Apr 1888, d; 18 Feb 1976 Edwards, Elizabeth A., b; 1864, d; 1952 Edwards, Emma B., b; 22 Feb 1906, d; 16 Apr 1991 Edwards, Floyd Theria, b; 15 Oct 1923, d; 29 Oct 1925 Edwards, France J., b; 24 Dec 1903, d; 14 Oct 1977 Edwards, Glen, b; 7 Jul 1938, d; 3 Mar 1962 Edwards, John Carmon, b; 21 May 1928, d; 7 Nov 1973 Edwards, Louie, b; 24 Jan 1906, d; 10 May 1995 Edwards, Robert A., b; 15 Nov 1890, d; 6 Oct 1930 Edwards, William N., b; 22 Jul 1896, d; 24 Jan 1974 Egbert, Annie Berry, b; 17 Dec 1879, d; 29 Aug 1963 Egbert, Ellis e., b; 29 Sep 1904, d; 19 Feb 1973 Ferrell, Joe Glenn, b; 20 Sep 1954, d; 7 Apr 1986 Ford, Jessie Thomas, b; 12 Feb 1913, d; 15 Mar 1996 George, Alex L., b; 19 Jan 1888, d; 6 Apr 1970 George, Annie L., b; 15 Apr 1886, d; 16 Nov 1968 Goff, Dorcellia Fay, b; 5 Apr 1914 Goff, Emma, b; 7 May 1886, d; 6 Jan 1971 Goff, Erren, b; 12 Jul 1887, d; 30 Dec 1970 Goff, Evie, b; 1911, d; 1912 Goff, Steve, b; 19 Jan 1908, d; 8 Apr 1980 Gone, Essie Ethel, dau. of J.P. & M.C., b; 24 Nov 1892, d; 2 Jun 1894 Gone, Rollen Milburn, son of J.P. & M.C., b; 28 Oct 1894, d; 2 Jun 1896 Gossett, Nancy, b; 14 Oct 1843, d; 7 Feb 1925 Green, Bryan L., b; 24 Jun 1973, d; 18 Feb 1996 Hall, Clifton, b; 28 Jul 1903, d; 9 Mar 1981 Hall, Edna F., b; 17 Jun 1917, d; 16 Mar 1996 Hammock, Dau. of M.M. & A., b; 20 Jul 1896, d; 5 Sep 1904 Hanson, Cobble, b; 9 Aug 1911, d; 26 Jun 1980 Hanson, Diamy Ellen, 20 Feb 1936-only date listed Hanson, Dorothy F., b; 1 Jun 1921 Hanson, Finas W., b; 15 Oct 1916, d; 6 Nov 1997 Hanson, Joe Ellis, b; 11 Mar 1937, d; 19 Mar 1937 Hanson, Joe J., b; 6 Sep 1871, d; 7 Mar 1934 Hanson, Lige M., b; 26 Mar 1905, d; 16 Aug 1990 Hanson, Lige Ray, b; 9 Jun 1936, d; 26 Jan 1938 Hanson, Martha E., b; 1 Oct 1878, d; 28 Jun 1948 Hanson, Myrtle, b; 16 May 1913 Hanson, Ruby D., b; 15 Apr 1902, d; 17 Apr 1966 Hanson, William, b; 23 Sep 1909, d; 19 Apr 1975 Hassell, C. Leroy, b; 6 Apr 1919 Hassel, Pauline Edwards, b; 13 Sep 1922 Hill, Mary A., b; 12 Apr 1824, d; 30 Jan 1891 Hinson, Adelia Folgar, b; 4 May 1934, d; 17 Aug 1963 Hinson, Charles Bennett, b; 21 Nov 1919, d; 1 Mar 1938 Hinson, Douglas Erma, b; 28 Apr 1932, d; 17 Aug 1963 Hinson, Ira Erma, b; 26 May 1891, d; 11 Feb 1958 Hinson, Ruby Elizabeth, b; 14 Aug 1895, d; 17 Aug 1963 Isgate, Inf. son of L.R. & Lizzie, b; 24 Nov 1892, d; 30 Nov 1892 Isgate, Little Corry, son of L.R. & Lizzie, b; 19 Jul 1888, d; 1 Sep 1895 Jones, Alice A., b; 23 Aug 1871, d; 14 Jul 1964 Jones, Florie, b; 18 Jan 1902, d; 9 Mar 1989 Jones, J.J., b; 25 Feb 1815, d; 1896 Jones, James T., b; 3 Mar 1855, d; 21 Oct 1936 Jones, John R., b; 10 Jul 1874, d; 1 Mar 1919 Jones, Loduska, b; 30 Jul 1822, d; Date destroyed Jones, M.J., b; 1855, d; 6 Nov 1895 Jones, Mary, b; 1 May 1882, d; 30 Jan 1976 Jones, Mestie, dau. of W.S. & A.M., b; 24 Jul 1900, d; 13 May 1901 Jones, Nannie Coleman, b; 24 Sep 1858, d; 10 Apr 1918 Jones, Norma Virginia, b; 7 Nov 1926, d; 13 Mar 2001 Jones, Pete, b; 26 Oct 1895, d; 12 Aug 1973 Jones, Walter, b; 16 Jul 1875, d; 31 Mar 1969 Kinney, Avaney, b; 13 Jul 1899, d; 15 Dec 1927 Kinney, Della Mae, b; 7 Apr 1931 Kinney, Doyle J., b; 23 Oct 1927 Kinney, Edward Lee, b; 15 Aug 1955, d; 13 Mar 1976 Kinney, Inf. son of M/M Doyle Kinney, 4 Jan 1948-only date listed Kinney, Louis E., b; 23 Jan 1923, d; 14 Dec 1963 Lusk, Charles Kent, b; 6 Sep 1966, d; 9 Sep 1966 Lusk, Ellar Mae, no dates listed Lusk, Floyd G., b; 6 Jun 1920, d; 4 Dec 1991 Lusk, Kennie Cleveland, b; 1886, d; 1961 Lusk, Verdie A., b; 2 May 1921 Martin, Annie, b; 16 Feb 1898, d; 18 Feb 1966 Martin, Coy S., b; 12 Dec 1893, d; 1 Nov 1964 Martin, Edward Drate, b; 9 Feb 1887, d; 10 Jun 1980 Martin, J.C., b; 2 Aug 1859, d; 2 Oct 1903 Martin, Johnson, b; 21 Sep 1897, d; 12 Apr 1971 Martin, Mary Ann, b; 16 Jan 1859, d; 25 Feb 1945 Martin, Mary Lenora, b; 9 Jun 1894, d; 20 Sep 1968 Martin, Pink, b; 1 Mar 1904, d; 20 Jun 1951 Martin, Raymond, b; 28 Jul 1919, d; 2 Dec 1944 Masters, Andrew Jackson, b; 26 Jan 1906, d; 26 Jul 1981 Masters, Bettie L., b; 17 Nov 1873, d; 18 Apr 1911 Masters, Eliza Caroline Kennedy, b; 22 Jun 1870, d; 11 Jan 1942 Masters, G.W., b; 17 Aug 1864, d; 10 Sep 1932 McCreight, Carry Lee, b; 1 Oct 1906, d; 19 Mar 1968 McCreight, George T., b; 22 Jan 1878, d; 5 Apr 1950 McCreight, Harold Ray, b; 22 Sep 1943 McCreight, Martha B., b; 6 Jun 1882, d; 17 Aug 1945 McCreight, Mollie, b; 12 Oct 1896, d; 24 Jul 1971 McCreight, Ruby, b; 20 Sep 1910 McCreight, Sam T., b; 2 Feb 1885, d; 3 Feb 1940 McCreight, T.F., b; 8 Apr 1838, d; 12 Mar 1913 McGuire, Charlie (or Charley), b; 8 Aug 1888, d; 11 Feb 1952 McGuire, Dora, b; 6 Feb 1900, d; 6 Mar 1986 McIver or McIner, Inf. dau. of W.E. & E.M., b; 2 Jun 1904, d; 7 Sep 1904 McIver, Rose Thomas, b; 13 Dec 1886, d; 7 Mar 1952 Meazle, C.M. (Miller), b; 25 Jan 1905, d; 26 Jan 1966 Meazle, C.W., b; 23 Jan 1852, d; 26 Sep 1911 Meazle, C.W., b; 18 Feb 1886, d; 14 Feb 1932 Meazle, Elizabeth, b; 1856, d; 1932 Meazle, James Pete, b; 3 Nov 1878, d; 7 Jul 1963 Meazle, Leonard W., b; 6 Mar 1918, d; 24 Feb 1979 Meazle, Roxie Roxaner, b; 24 Feb 1878, d; 19 Jan 1963 Meazles, Mrs. A.V., b; 27 Apr 1848, d; 9 Aug 1896 Middleton, Audrey May, b; 29 Jul 1908, d; 28 Jul 1916 Middleton, Dora Mack, b; 2 Jan 1893, d; 31 Jan 1975 Middleton, James Lindy, b; 11 Feb 1928 Middleton, Jesse A., b; 10 Jul 1899, d; 28 Nov 1979 Middleton, Rosemary, b; 15 Sep 1935 Mize, Addie Mae, b; 23 May 1924, d; 30 Jan 1928 Mize, J.A., no dates Mounger, Mary E. Berry, b; 25 Aug 1908, d; 16 Nov 1995 Nance, Corrine, 27 Aug 1941-only date listed Nance, Dorothy M., b; 22 Jun 1919 Nance, John M., b; 1849, d; 1933 Nance, Leonard F. “Slim”, b; 5 Apr 1911, d; 10 Mar 1993 Nance, Tommie C., b; 13 Dec 1906, d; 23 Apr 1952 Neal, Rebecca Bolton, b; 1791, d; 23 Jul 1873, aged 73 Norris, Annie Mae Ross, b; 6 May 1897, d; 20 Oct 1994 Norris, H.L., b; 22 Jun 1890, d; 21 Aug 1940 Philipps, George Washington, b; 1806, d; 6 Jun 1877 Philipps, Mary Jane, b; 12 Nov 1816, d; 17 Oct 1905 Phillips, C.W., b; 11 Apr 1852, d; 11 May 1919 Phillips, Sarah Luticia, b; 19 May 1856, d; 22 Dec 1917 Porter, Johnny E., b; 19 Dec 1943, d; 29 Feb 1968 Roper, Evie B., b; 15 Feb 1936, d; 12 Dec 1995 Roper, Vinson F., b; 8 Dec 1949 Ross, Deborah Ann, dau. of Earl & Ruth, 24 Jan 1952-only date listed Ross, Ervev Thomas, b; 3 Jan 1872, d; 5 Jan 1949 Ross, Eva, b; 31 Jan 1902, d; 28 Aug 1992 Ross, George Alton, b; 1 May 1893, d; 13 May 1970 Ross, Texaner, b; 21 Apr 1872, d; 29 May 1925 Ross, Vernon L., b; 1927, d; 1986 Rye, Zebulin, b; 21 Apr 1859, d; 29 Dec 1891 Sanders, Milas D., b; 29 Dec 1908, d; 30 Mar 1926 Sanders, R.H., b; 10 Sep 1879, d; 27 Sep 1923 Sewell, James Berry, b; 24 Jul 1967, d; 12 Nov 1967 Shattuck, Alvin, b; 19 Jun 1826, d; 31 Mar 1912 Shattuck, Beverly W., b; 27 Nov 1855, d; 8 Dec 1927 Shattuck, Eliza, b; 17 Nov 1841, d; 20 Sep 1907 Shattuck, J.A., b; 12 Sep 1846, d; 20 Jul 1922 Shattuck, Joe Thomas, b; 3 Jul 1911, d; 21 Mar 1986 Shattuck, Mattie, b; 16 Jan 1874, d; 27 Aug 1876 Shattuck, Sarah, b; 15 Dec 1839, d; 23 Dec 1892 Shattuck, Sarah Jane, b; 12 Dec 1827, d; 11 Aug 1904 Sides, Bonnie Etta, b; 26 Apr 1947 Sides, Charles Ray, b; 4 Dec 1945, d; 28 Nov 1997 Sides, Elmer C., b; 18 Jul 1914, d; 1 Mar 1989 Sides, Lucille E., b; 2 Apr 1919, d; 22 May 1999 Sides, Elmer Lee, b; 24 Oct 1942 Smith, Amanda Baker McGuire, b; 26 Sep 1852, d; 1 Jan 1935 Stanley, Grayson L., b; 20 Jul 1931 Stanley, Merry Lynn, b; 2 Jan 1938 Stovall, Addie Mae Berry, b; 17 Sep 1911, d; 9 Oct 1971 Teague, J.D., b; 18 Jul 1925 Teague, Joyce Berry, b; 21 Nov 1927 Teel, Ed L., b; 1880, d; 1963 Teel, Mandie, b; 1890, d; 1919 Thedford, Edwin A., b; 30 Oct 1933, d; 14 Feb 1986 Thedford, Kathryn Ann, b; 19 Mar 1934 Thompson, Jean Berry Wunch, b; 4 Sep 1924, d; 22 Nov 1987 Thompson, John W., b; 7 Apr 1919, d; 9 Jul 1978 Thompson, M. Victoria, b; 31 Jan 1921 Thompson, Morris Shawn, b; 21 Aug 1973, d; 27 Jan 1974 Thompson, Walt C., b; 4 Jan 1869, d; 30 Mar 1937 Vercher, David Lindel, b; 18 Jun 1927 Vercher, Virginia Bell Martin, b; 2 Aug 1923 Wallace, Cora Lee, b; 5 Aug 1899, d; 19 Feb 1986 Wallace, Elbert Lee, b; 19 Jan 1902, d; 1 Jun 1986 Wampler, Clifford Euell, b; 27 Nov 1920, d; 22 May 197? Wampler, Helen Berry, b; 18 Feb 1930, d; 4 Jul 1997 Wilson, Herman Cobble, b; 7 May 1932, d; 8 May 1932 Winkle, Ima George, b; 25 Jul 1909 Womack, Jr., Benjamin Matthew, b; 22 Jun 1955, d; 29 May 2000 Young, Robert, son of H.H. & S.J. Hancock, b; 9 Dec 1895, d; 16 Jun 1897