BRITTON CEMETERY Ellis County, Texas Contributed to USGenWeb Archives by: Margaret Bates (mrbates@swbell.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The community of Britton, Texas is split between Tarrant and Ellis Counties in Texas. The town was situated on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. State Highway 34 went through Britton until the new Highway 287 was constructed about 4 miles west of town in the 1940s. F. S. Windle built the first and only elevator, encouraging farmers to grow small grain crops. George Magee donated land for a cemetery as well as the Methodist Church. G. W. Maynard donated land for the Baptist Church and built the first store. Garrett Maynard was the first postmaster in 1895. Britton Cemetery is located in Britton, Texas, on the Ellis County side of town. Inscriptions copied by Beth Harrison Canright and Becky Harrison Bledsoe, 1980. Published 1986 by Mansfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 304, Mansfield, TX 76063; used here with permission. First marked grave Nellie Windle (1892 - 1896). Starting at Northeast Corner: WILIFORD, Bell, B. Apr. 12, 1868 D. June 17, 1911 HULHOUSER, B. L., B. 1898 D. Nov.9, 1917 HULHOUSER, Margret 0., B. July 22, I811 D. Nov.6, 1910 HULHOUSER, J. A., B. Nov.9, 1870 D. July 31, 1923 BARCLAY, Sallie, B. Nov.9, 1870 D. July 31, 1944 BARCLAY, John Alvin, B. Aug.6, 1874 D. Mar. 10, 1939 COOPER, Nillie Mae, B. Aug.26, 1893 D. Dec.9, 1956 COOPER, William Earl, B. 1910 D. 1930 COOPER, Rutha M. (Baby), B. 1914 D. 1914 COOPER, V. T. (Baby), B. 1925 D. 1929 COOPER, Susan P. (Mother), B. 1856 D. 1925 COOPER, A. J. (Father), B. 1857 D. 1944 LOWERY, Ethel E., B. 1886 D. 1954 LOWERY, Marvin L., B. 1921 D. 1950 LOWERY, George H., B. 1888 D. 1934 BAILEY, Joseph M., Husband and Father, B. Aug.27, 1847 D. Jan.30, 1913 BAILEY, Susan, B. 1862 D. 1933 WILSON, Dink T., B. 1870 D. 1955 WILSON, Viola M., B. 1877 D. 1940 WILSON, Ines, B. 1906 D. 1973 WILSON, Vern F. B. 1905 D. 1945 RATLIFF, John T., B. Aug.16, 1878 D. Apr.9, 1956 RATLIFF, Mary J., B., wife of T.N., Nov.7, 1850 D. Mar.3, 1910 EARNHART, Joseph A., B. Oct.4, 1859 D. Oct.3, 1898 McGEE, William Austell, D. 1888 D. 1909 McGEE, Nancy Jane, B. 1858 D. 1928 McGEE, William, B. 1856 D. 1929 SANDERS, Baby Boy of J. M. & M. M., B. & D. Oct.16, 1909 GRISHAM, Iva Mae - Mom, B. Jan.5, 1895 D. Apr.4, 1950 GRISHAM, Cleve - Dad, B. July 17, 1885 D. Mar.24, 1963 KNIGHT, King Charles Jr., B. Jan.20, 1914 D. Feb.11, 1970 Texas Pvt. US Army WWII KNIGHT, Foy Grisham, B. Dec.20, 1921 D. June 25, 1941 CHRISMAN, Myrtle A. - Mother, B. Dec.31, 1887 D. May 16, 1971 CHRISMAN, Jessie L. - Daddy, B. Jan.9, 1889 D. Sept.4, 1958 CHRISMAN, Ola Mc - Mamma, B. Feb.11, 1895 D. June 30, 1916 SUMPTER, Della Adams, B. 1901 D. 1940 LEE, J.J., B. 1852 D. 1927 BUCHANAN, Leonard V., B. 1893 D. 1898 HAMER, Burnis, dau of D. H. & S. D., B. Sept.9, 1903 D. Dec.9, 1903 DOLLAR, George J. - Father, B. 1893 D. 1940 DOLLAR, Madie E. - Mother, B. 1900 D. No Date DOLLAR, Baby, B. No Date D. No Date ATKINS, Willie Drue, B. Sept. 18, 1904 D. Feb 24, 1920 HARRISON, Earl, B. 1918 D. 1919 HARRISON, Baby, 1917 (only date) DOLLAR, Ralph, B. Jan. 11, 1912 D. Dec 12, 1912 DOLLAR, Izora - Mother, B. 1894 D. No Date DOLLAR, Roy - Father, B. 1888 D. 1963 SHACKLEFORD, William Hugh, B. 1889 D. 1909 SHACKLEFORD, Mattie Lou, B. 1864 D. 1925 SHACKLEFORD, J. A., B. 1857 D. 1941 CHRISMAN, Mary C. - Mother, D. Dec. 23, 1850 D. Feb. 27, 1927 CHRISMAN, Lea - Father, B. Feb. 28, 1848 D. Feb.17, 1910 ENGLAND, Mary Leona, B. Dec.10, 1914 D. Nov.16, 1915 PINYAN, W. C., D. Jan.21, 1919 - Aged 31 Years WILKERSON, Virginia Gill, D. Nov.23, 1881 D. June 7, 1970 WILKERSON, Lonnie C., B. Feb.10, 1888 D. Oct.27, 1960 Texas Cpl. 99 CO Coast Artillery HODGES, Roberta Gill - Mother, B. Oct.5, 1886 D. June 20, 1922 SHELTON, Mary Ann, B. 1888 D. 1968 SHELTON, H. E. (Ed), B. 1881 D. 1938 WILLIAMS, S. Thomas, B. Sept.17, 1899 D. June 23, 1963 WILLIAMS, Della - Mother, B. Apr.23, 1876 D. Nov.27, 1957 WILLIAMS, Sam, B. 1850 D. 1919 WILLIAMS, J. K., B. 1854 D. 1933 DOLLAR, James Robert, B. June 12, 1919 D. Aug.11, 1977 ATKINS, Rev. James, D. - Father, B. Apr.24, 1878 D. Mar.20, 1943 ATKINS, Mattie J. - Mother, B. Jan.18, 1881 D. Jan.9, 1962 DOLLAR, Lela, B. June 25, 1887 D. Apr.23, 1978 DOLLAR, William Monroe, B. May 23, 1886 D. Dec.13, 1967 DOLLAR, Robert, son of W. M. & Lela B. Aug.15, 1907 D. Jan.8, 1908 DOLLAR, M. C. - Mother, B. May 23, 1870 D. Nov.3, 1972 DOLLAR, J. R. - Father, B. Oct.9, 1863 D. Sept. 10, 1937 DOLLAR, Jake, son of John & Mary B. Jan.11, 1906 D. Dec.-26, 1910 DOLLAR, Kitty, No Dates SHELBY, Kenneth - Baby, B. Sept.5, 1846 D. Sept.6, 1946 NEAL, William H., son of J. F. & L. D., B. Dec. 20, 1909 D. Jan.7, 1910 JOHNSTON, Celia C., B. Jan.27, 1871 D. Sept.10, 1932 JOHNSTON, Thomas J., B. Aug.2, 1861 P. Apr.16, 1927 JOHNSTON, Peter L., B. Aug.28, 1888 D. Feb.5, 1920 TUBBS, John L. and Emmaline, No Dates GRIFFIN, Thomas S. (FL & T), B. Mar. 23, 1873 D. Feb.4, 1898 CLARK, Adda, B. 1897 D. 1898 HAWKINS, Annie Clark, B. Oct 28, 1885 D. Mar.10, 1949 CLARK, James P., B. Aug.12, 1909 D. Jan.6, 1948 CLARK, J. T., B. Jan.6, 1854 D. Jan.16,.1918 CLARK, Etta L. wife of J. T., B. May 8, 1848. D. Feb.14, 1906 CHASTEEN, Mrs. Mary E., B. Dec.18, 1854 D. Dec..22, 1924 CHASTEEN, Elige, B. Feb.15, 1854 D. Jan.3, 1922 CHASTEEN, James H, B. Feb.23, 1887 D. Nov.17, 1912 CALL, W. A. son of J. A. & Lula, B. Jan.14, 1910 D. Mar.3, 1913 JOURNEY, Joe C., B. July 30, 1889 D. Dec.4, 1951 JOURNEY, NelIie 0., B. Dec.22,.1897 D. Mar.25, 1978 JOURNEY, Estel - Son, B. Sept.10, 1919 D. Jan.5, 1938 REGAN, T. M. husband of E. J., B. Sept.6, 1866 D. Mar.28, 1907 REGAN, Emma J. wife of T. M., B. July 30, 1871 D. July 15, 1897 Cement Block With Shells and Pebbles- Illegible HARWELL, Mary Kathrine, B. 1880 D. 1897 KIMBERLY, Infant, Aug. 1923 (Only Date) GLENTZER, Jane Harwell, B. Apr.25, 1892 D. Jan.1, 1976 HARWELL, Littleton T. P., B. 1849 D. 1923 HARWELL, Nannie E, B. 1855 D. 1947 HARWELL, Callie L., B. 1889 D. 1960 HARWELL, Linnie, B. Feb.10, 1895 D. Feb.22, 1978 BENTLEY, Mrs. Beuna, B. Dec.27, 1882 D. Oct.7, 1900 ENGLAND, Baby son of J. & E. L., B.& D. Nov. 24, 1906 ENGLAND, L. B. son of J. & E. L., B.& D. June 26, 1908 ENGLAND, Edgar, son of J. & E. L., B. June 7, 1905 D. Aged 3 weeks DUNTON, Nancy, B. June 11, 1844 D. Feb.13, 1908 TURNER, R. D. son of J. M. & Nannie, B. Feb.3, 1907 D. June 12, 1908 TURNER, James M., B. 1871 D. 1948 TURNER, Nannie.T., B. 1873 D. 1947 BUSBY, Bee Wilkerson, B. 1906 D. 1926 ENGLAND, Winnie wife of H. England, B. Sept.6, 1859 D. Apr.7, 1918 ENGLAND, Houston husb of Winnie, B. May 16, 1859 D. Aug.30, 1923 PITTS, Ara D. Massey wife of H. A., B. June 16, 1880 D. May 25, 1922 ROGERS, John L., B. Apr.5, 1866 D. Feb.23, 1937 ROGERS, Ludy C., B. Dec.17, 1870 D. Dec.8, 1953 SUMPTER, Emma.A., B. Nov.29, 1864 D. June 25, 1938 SUMPTER, James H., B. Feb.7, 1861 D. Mar.14, 1937 SUMPTER, Edward son of J. H. & E. A., B. Oct.16, 1903 D. June 12, 1905 SUMPTER, Samuel D. son of J. H. & E. A., B. June 12, 1901 D. Aug.19, 1902 SUMPTER, Sadie B. dau of J. H. & E. A., B June 12, 1901 D. Aug.26, 1902 SUMPTER, Ona dau of J. H. & E. A., D. Jan.10, 1897 Aged 10 days McGEE, Harley B. son of O.P & M. A., D. May 3, 1906 Age 1 Yr, 10 Mos. RATLIFF, James E., B. May 8, 1857 D. Sept.5, 1900 RATLIFF, Richard A., B. Aug.8, 1877 D. Dec.5, 1903 GRAVES, Richard McConnell, B. Dec.4, 1829 D. Jan.14, 1908 GRAVES, Elizabeth H. his wife, B. Jan.16, 1830 D. June 16, 1915 WALKER, Jim H. - Father, B. 1863 D. 1937 WALKER, Annie V. - Mother, B. 1870 D. 1956 WALKER, Nancy, B. 1894 D. 1977 HUMBERT, Gilbert, B. 1885 D. 1966 HUMBERT, Ethel, B. 1889 D. 1980 COPELAND, Bettie C. - Mother, B. Dec.23, 1860 D. Sept.6, 1947 PORTER, Alto son of S. W. & Lou, B. Jan.18, 1908 D. Jan.26, 1908 PORTER, Samuel W., B. Jan.17, 1864 D. Mar.1, 1944 PORTER, Lou W., B. Jan.2, 1892 D. No Date FOSTER, Nellie Mae, B. June 20, 1923 D. Feb.29, 1924 SPECK, Ray, B. Dec.6, 1918 D. Sept.3, 1919 SPECK, W. H., B. July 3, 1874 D. April 13, 1934 SPECK, Mary - Mother, B. Feb.29, 1879 D. Nov.8, 1968 SPECK, Wm. C., B. Oct.12, 1904 D. Mar. 27, 1968 SPECK, Ita R. wife of R. C., B. Jan.22, 1912 D. Dec.19, 1970 SPECK, Rufus Carl, B. Jan.3, 1912 D. Feb.19, 1969 THOMAS, Coy L., B. Jan.3, 1923 D. Feb.2, 1923 HODGES, Walter J., B. May 16, 1858 D. Dec.13, 1933 HODGES, Quintilla, B. Jan.31, 1864 D. Dec.5, 1956 ERBY, W. H. - Father, B. 1893 D. 1934 ERBY, James - Son, B. 1914 D. 1914 PITTS, Carrie H., B. Nov.21, 1877 D. Dec.23, 1967 PITTS, Baby, September 1896 (Only Date) PITTS, Paul B., B. Oct.1, 1907 D. July 29, 1932 PITTS, Lydia Lorine, B. Jan.29, 1911 D. Dec.22, 1952 PITTS, Robert C., B. Feb.10, 1898 D. Jan.17, 1963 Texas S1 US Navy WWI ALEXANDER, Mary Jane - Mother, B. 1833, D. 1929 ALEXANDER, J. R., B. July 26, 1828 D. July 16, 1899 DUNTON, Mary A., B. July 9, 1875 D. April 7, 1918 DUNTON, Hollis, B. Sept.12, 1868 D. Feb.5, 1948 RAWDON, Foye McCarty, B. Feb.14, 1892 D. Feb.21, 1968 RAWDON, Finters A., B. Mar.7, 1889 D. Oct.26, 1970 SPECK, Challie dau of J. D. & Auda, B. July 14, 1906 D. Oct.16, 1906 SPECK, Jessie son of J. D. & Auda, B. Jan.26, 1908 D. Apr.25, 1908 SPECK, Child dau of J. D. & Auda, B. Sept. 23, 1904 D. Dec. 30, 1904 SPECK, Auda, B. 1878 D. 1951 SPECK, John D., D. 1869 D. 1946 NEAL, Infant Son, son of J. W. & N. B., B. Jan.22, 1905 D. Feb. 3, 1905 NEAL, Maude E. dau of J. W. & N. B., B. Jan.10, 1916 D. Feb.2, 1916 NEAL, Nannie B., B. Feb.22, 1882 D. June 23, 1955 NEAL, John W., B. Apr. 22, 1869 D. June 23, 1955 McCORMICK, Elihu P., B. Nov.20, 1886 D. Feb.5, 1961 McCORMICK, Bertha Lue, B. Aug.1, 1890 D. Mar.24, 1946 BALLARD, Annie Lee dau of James & Annie, B.& D. May 27, 1904 BALLARD, Jimmie R., dau of Jim & Annie, B. Apr.28, 1906 D. Feb.24, 1907 COPELAND, Joe Wilson, B. May 11, 1918 D. Nov.18, 1919 COPELAND, Infant, Dec. 30, 1915 (Only Date) COPELAND, Genieva, B. 1890 D. 1959 COPELAND, James A., B. 1881 D. 1954 SMITH, Vera May dau of E. L. & I. M., B. Jan.20, 1906 D. Mar.3, 1918 HADDOX, A. R., B. Feb.2, 1939 D. Jan.6, 1973 BROWN, Hattie L. wife of W. H., B. May 1, 1891 D. Nov.4, 1926 PITTS, Sarah E., B. Jan.5, 1840 D. Mar.31, 1936 PITTS, Sandford, B. Feb.2, 1835 D. Aug.17, 1909 PITTS, Reuben E. son of S. & S. E., B. Aug.17, 1878 D. Aug.15, 1915 DOSS, Ida May, 1896 (Only Date) NIX, Bertie dau of L. B. & Bessie, B. Apr.23, 1893 D. June 6, 1906 BISHOP, J. H. son of Joe & Rosa, B. Aug.21, 1908 D. Feb.9, 1912 DUNTON, Little Willie, B. Oct.12, 1897 D. June 16, 1899 BALLARD, Lon T., B. 1873 D. 1930 JOHNS, Bewna, wife of J. A., B. Dec.19, 1869 D. Jan.12, 1906 BALLARD, Chloe B., B. 1846 D. 1930 BALLARD, Jimmie McCarty, B. 1896 D. 1901 BALLARD, Thomas D., D. 1841 D. 1901 RAWDON, Ledelle dau of Flinters & Foy, Age 2-1/2 Years RAWDON, Beuna dau of F. A. & Foy, B. 1914 D. 1931 McCORMACK, Dee Ellis dau of Alex & M. E., B. Jan.5, 1876 D. Jan.22, 1904 MAYNARD, S. E. - Mother, B. 1855 D. 1923 MAYNARD, G.W. - Father, B. 1850 D. 1928 JOHNS, W. C., B. Oct.31, 1846 D. July 7, 1915 SEETON, Nancy Odessa, B. 1900 D. 1981 SEETON, Virgil H., B. Aug.19, 1902 D. Oct.31, 1950 SEETON, Laverne H., B. 1926 D. 1927 SEETON, Nina, B. 1916 D. 1918 SEETON, John Hubert, D. Oct.30, 1905 D. Oct.21, 1978 CLEMONS, Jesse Jr., May 26, 1929 (Only Date) SEETON, Eula B., B. 1919 D. 1966 SEETON, Dora M., B. 1881 D. 1973 SEETON, Charlie J., B. 1878 D. 1957 GILL, Sallie E., B. 1861 D. 1951 GILL, Lafe Curtis, B. Nov.17, 1895 D. Feb.4, 1929 WALKER, Lurinda - Mother, B. Feb.27, 1839 D. Mar.21, 1909 WALKER, D. S. - Father, B. Aug.12, 1840 D. Aug.3, 1925 WINDLE, Miriam, B. July 6, 1894 D. July 23, 1978 WINDLE, Forrest Sevier, B. Dec.6, 1869 D. Aug.6, 1956 WINDLE, Lou Walker, B. Jan.1, 1875 D. Feb.13, 1933 WINDLE, Maurice, B. Jan.30, 1900 D. Feb.10, 1900 WINDLE, Nellie, B. Nov.6, 1892 D. Mar.21, 1896 McGEE, Leslie E., B. 1891 D. 1951 NORVELL, Lou Ela wife of Dr. E. E., B. Jan.16, 1876 D. July 3, 1896 McGEE, F. B., D. July 26 1908 - Aged 27 Years McGEE, Mandy A. Mother, B. Sept.16, 1853 D. Feb.2, 1929 McGEE, George W. - Father, B. June 9, 1853 D. Apr.24, 1912 Woodmen of the World COLLINS, Margret, B. Sept.6, 1843 D. Mar.2, 1927 COLLINS, J. D., B. July 4, 1836 D. July 13, 1918 BALLARD, Addie 0., B. 1889 D. 1966 BALLARD, John F., B. 1877 D. 1958 BALLARD, Edgar Ross, B. 1926 D. 1933 WRIGHT, Wilmor Joe, D. Oct.17, 1896 D. Jan 17, 1901 McGEE, Goldie Alice, B. Sept.10, 1898 D. Aug.5, 1928 McGEE, Nancy Ellen, B. Jan.9, 1831 D. June 24, 1937 McGEE, Wm., Died July 12, 1913 - Aged 35 Years KEY, Willie Jones wife of P. L., B. Aug.20, 1869 D. June 9, 1917 KEY, P. L., B. October 20, 1867 D. May 7, 1920 - Woodmen of the World JONES, William Henry, B. Aug. 18, 1856 D. Dec.19, 1946 SPENCER, William, B. 1866 D. 1951 SPENCER, Elizabeth, B. 1869 D. 1952 SPENCER, Thelma E., B. 1896 D. 1918 SHORT, John Henry Jr., B. Feb. 25, 1914 D. Aug-25, 1914 RAWDON, Jessie M. Gill - Mother, B. Sept.23, 1891 D. Jan-18, 1973 RAWDON, Carroll W. - Father, B. May 1, 1886 D. May 23, 1966 RAWDON, Harrold Ray, B Dec.30, 1916 D. Oct.10, 1918 RAWDON, C. W. Jr., Nov. 16, 1914 (Only Date) SEETON, Maude Alice wife of G. W., Died January 28, 1916 - Age 37 Years SEETON, George W., B. Feb.22, 1877 D. Apr.21, 1951 SEETON, Ellen, B. Sept.17, 1899 D. Sept.7, 1968 SEETON, Alice A. - Mother, B. May 15, 1851 D. May 15, 1935 SEETON, Melvin son of Lonnie & Beulah, B. Dec.7, 1915 D. Nov.23., 1916 ROGERS, L. Brown, B. 1902 D. 1965 ROGERS, Iva B., B. 1906 D. 1980 GILL, Jack, B. Sept.17, 1893 D. June 29, 1980 BROWN, Maude Eva, B. Jan.31, 1905 D. Oct.12, 1980 BROWN, Cecil William, B. Feb.27, 1898 D. Dec.7, 1962 TURNER, Gertrude L., B. 1899 D. 1962 TURNER, Willis H., B. 1894 D. 1967 ANDERSON, Ina, B. Aug.1, 1901 D. No Date ANDERSON, William P., B. Jan.20, 1881 D. Jan.24, 1962 BALLARD, Lillie, B. 1891 D. 1967 BALLARD, Grady, B. 1889 D. 1960 BELL, Gladys Ballard, B. Aug.25, 1918 D. July 6, 1967 DOLLAR, Hazle, B. Aug.11, 1906 D. July 3, 1974 DOLLAR, Onnie B., B. June 4, 1905 D. Nov.22, 1976 DOLLAR, John Paul, B. 1966 D. 1966 COULSON, Nora, B. 1902 D. No Date COULSON, Wade D., B. 1903 D. 1974 TURNER, Mary Lee, B. Sept.27, 1897 D. July 12, 1971 TURNER, James Homer, B. Sept.20, 1895 D. Apr.28, 1964 COPELAND, Frances Ruth - Dau, B. May 11, 1936 D. June 25, 1972 QUINN, Wm. Alvie Sr. - Father, B. Jan.8, 1899 D. Sept.29, 1975 GRIZZLE, Lisa Marie, B. May 2, 1969 D. Jan.24, 1976 TALLEY, Margarette Grizzle, B. May 9, 1919 D. Sept.29, 1972 GRIZZLE, H., B. Jan.10, 1904 D. May 2, 1969 DOLLAR, Charlie Dinnie, B. Nov.24, 1902 D. Nov.22, 1975 DOLLAR, Bessie Lee, B. Apr.26, 1903 D. No Date TURNER, James Thomas, B. Nov.23, 1946 D. Feb.14, 1980 TURNER, Margo Delaun, B. Dec.15, 1951 D. No Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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