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Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patrick Adams June 27, 2001 =========================================================================== Center Point Cemetery The Center Point Cemetery is a small rural cemetery located a few miles south of Carbon, Texas. It may be reached by driving south from Carbon, Texas on Texas Ranch Road 1027 about 3 miles. Turn left on county road 413 (dirt road) and follow it east and then south about 3 miles. The Center Point Cemetery is on the right and has a large sign over a gate. The cemetery is not very well maintained, and some graves are grown over with grass. Also, many of the graves are not arranged in rows but rather a more haphazard method with some tombstones turned at angles to others. Several graves are not marked with anything other than small cement blocks at head and foot or with simple rocks. Some of the small cement blocks are settled into the ground and are hard to find in the grass. Other markers seem to be homemade as they are nothing more than pieces of cement with information painted on them. Apparently, one pet has also been buried in this cemetery. A peaceful setting among mesquite and oak trees, the cemetery is small but possesses a country charm. It will be noted that there are quite a number of children buried in the cemetery. About 25% (21 of 85) of the graves are of children 12 years of age or younger. Trees and heavy brush occupy the western side of the cemetery. The cemetery was surveyed for names on June 13, 2001 by Patrick Carter Adams and Robert Franklin Adams whose great great grandparents are buried there. Every effort was made to record the information as accurately as possible; however, due to the erratic pattern of the graves and the tall grass, some unmarked graves may have been missed. Also, at least two of the stones in the cemetery represent multiple graves. Since it was not known which of the unmarked (marked with blocks) graves were those of the people mentioned on one stone, each grave was marked as unknown, and the stone with multiple names was listed as more than one grave. As one enters the cemetery facing the graves, from left to right: + indicates this and the preceeding name are on a double stone. #Ős 13 - 16 are marked on one stone #Ős 24 - 26 are marked on one stone 1. Joseph E. Maynard 1907 1996 2. George Sam Maness May 16, 1893 November 23, 1935 + 3. Zella Ma Maness February 9, 1900 February 17, 1965 4. Alice M. Caldwell May 4, 1858 December 30, 1930 5. R. Thomas Hardy July 19, 1897 August 21, 1906 6. Frank Caldwell May 20, 1927 September 9, 1927 7. Allen Wilford Maness January 1, 1859 October 28, 1928 + 8. Laura Alice Maness February 14, 1870 September 11, 1953 9. J. F. White November 10, 1866 December 13, 1936 + 10. Mrs. Jane White July 10, 1867 May 9, 1932 11. Unknown 12. Unknown 13. [Multiple names] M.R. White June 24, 1894 August 15, 1895 14. [Multiple names] E.A. White September 9, 1896 August 21, 1898 15. [Multiple names] C.R. White January 1, 1899 May 3, 1899 16. [Multiple names] David (White) July 25, 1902 July 25, 1902 17. Unknown 18. W. J. Lovell February 17, 1868 January 16, 1926 19. Cedera Lovell October 3, 1873 October 15, 1971 20. Sybbie Maness February 9, 1895 December 8, 1916 21. Arleen Maness April 16, 1931 April 16, 1931 22. Unknown 23. Unknown 24. [Multiple names] P.S. Hardy November 16, 1835 December 7, 1896 25. [Multiple names] T.C. Hardy October 22, 1875 December 21, 1882 26. [Multiple names] Hardy Baby December 3, 1884 December 6, 1884 27. Unknown 28. Julia L. Collard January 25, 1818 March 4, 1888 29. A. Ancle Hurst April 20, 1934 April 21, 1935 30. James Emmit Lovell 'Red' August 25, 1905 November 16, 1940 31. Minnie Lee Lovell April 5, 1917 June 30, 1918 32. Unknown 33. Unknown 34. William Wallace Kelly April 28, 1893 January 12, 1982 35. Bill Kelly April 8, 1902 March 5, 1980 36. Ida Jordan 1875 1927 37. Unknown 38. Unknown 39. Unknown 40. Unknown 41. William Stanley Carter August 5, 1889 June 27, 1963 + 42. Gladys Lucille Carter June 5, 1905 February 19, 1991 43. Uless Dudley Lovell November 29, 1905 January 17, 1989 44. Alva Lovell November 11, 1843 November 10, 1934 45. Rhoda (Wallace) Lovell May 4, 1845 November 19, 1931 46. Martha M. Kelly September 3, 1870 February 28, 1949 47. George Kelly May 23, 1869 October 11, 1928 48. Unknown 49. Unknown 50. Ivy B. Brewton February 24, 1899 August 23, 1900 51. Unknown 52. Unknown 53. Wiley Williams August 12, 1876 October 4, 1897 54. Unknown 55. M. C. Craghead May 31, 1856 June 9, 1910 56. Infant Son of Craghead November 19, 1888 (?) November 19, 1888 57. James Craghead March 28, 1883 June 15, (?)1889 58. Paul D. Low October 28, 1889 November 15, 1889 59. Melvin Larue Maynard August 15, 1907 March 4, 1991 + 60. Velma Johnson Maynard December 12, 1906 June 6, 1994 61. Ida Champion Maynard March 16, 1886 March 8, 1972 + 62. Walter Thomas Maynard July 2, 1879 May 4, 1961 63. James Nathan Maynard July 21, 1918 June 1, 1931 64. Jackie Myrtle Armos December 30, 1927 February 17, 1983 65. Unknown 66. Unknown 67. Lucie Lillian Greer December 12, 1887 December 19, 1964 68. J. E. Greer January 28, 1886 June 13, 1939 69. Dezzie Jane Lovell December 14, 1881 March 7, 1901 70. Georgia H. Greer September 27, 1899 October 5, 1901 71. W. N. Greer March 16, 1854 September 14, 1915 72. Martha A. Greer November 26, 1860 October 12, 1929 73. Steven Andrew Maynard April 9, 1969 April 9, 1969 74. Unknown 75. Unknown 76. Walton Walker December 19, 1874 August 22, 1899 77. Deloras Fay Tyrone April 16, 1935 April 16, 1935 78. Unknown 79. Jule T. Craig April 6, 1889 November 18, 1894 80. Retter U. Key May 19, 1900 June 3, 1900 81. Unknown 82. Unknown 83. Unknown 84. Unknown (curbed) 85. Unknown