Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries Avant Prairie A.M.E. Church Cemetery (a.k.a. Brewer Cemetery) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location: South of Teague Background: Began as a burial ground for the residents of Avant Prairie and Brewers Prairie before the people moved to Teague when the railroad arrived. This is a old cemetery. I believe this is a racial mixed cemetery. However, the majority of the graves are African Americans. Avant Prairie A.M.E. Church (started in 1884) stands in front of its cemetery. The church was rebuilt in 1947. Origingal Church Trustees: R. Banks; V. T. Tatum; W. L. McDonald; J.H. Lyles - Pastor Church Trustees: Wayman Banks; Robert Banks; Atf Tatum; Dee Tatum; Robert Johnson; G. B. Young, Bishop; E. Prince, P.E.; J. V. Spears, Pastor Status: Active, but very infrequent Directions: Oldest Marked Grave: Ms. Angelina Dill 1873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banks, Ann Florence 1896- 1976 Banks, Billie Faye 03/08/1911-09/16/1999 Banks, Carl 1893- 1951 Banks, Curtis W. 10/15/1950-02/28/1992 Banks, Ella 11/17/1892-12/06/1970 Banks, Franks Sr. 04/02/1916-05/22/1971 TX Pvt WWII Banks, Guss 1835- 1916 81 yrs Banks, Joe Nathan ?-11/25/2008 *O* Banks, Lyndell 1953-01/12/1983 Sgt USMC Vietnam Banks, Mary 1880- 1959 Banks, Nicholas 1865- 1894 stone broken Banks, Raymond 08/01/1922-02/??/1997 *O* Banks, Robert 01/26/1886-01/27/1976 Banks, Sarah ?- 1927 Banks, Simpson 1834- 1938 Banks, Waymond 1890- 1980 Banks, Waymond Jr. 08/01/1922-07/05/1982 Pvt WWII Berkley, Geldon Jo 09/30/1929-07/03/1973 Bishop, Amanda 1904- 1949 Blain, Rosa Lee 05/04/1836-05/18/1885 Blain, Simpson 1834- 1938 Brewer, Cinderella Grayson 11/17/1872-01/30/1904 d/o I[srael] C. and Eliza Grayson; [m Wessly Brewer] Brown, Derek 1968- 1969 Brown, Eliza 06/??/1869-09/??/1934 Brown, Essie 10/14/1898-11/02/1984 Brown, Henry 02/21/1897-11/11/1968 TX Pvt 3 Co 165 Depot Brig, WWI Brown, Mary Porter 12/25/1881-12/27/1973 Bryant, Valerie Denise 1960-02/??/2010 *O* Burks, Crecy 08/29/1893-10/11/1975 Burks, Eddie Ray 09/20/1954-09/20/1954 Burks, James [Ivy] 08/25/1891-03/20/1959 [s/o Edd Burks and Easter Jones; m Crecy Ivory Tatum] Burks, Lurnz "Bubba" 04/07/1914-09/20/1963 [s/o James Ivy Burks and Crecy Ivory Tatum Burks] Burks, Richard 08/17/1917-09/10/1918 [s/o James Ivy Burks and Crecy Ivory Tatum Burks] Burks, Sanford, Jr. 09/21/1942-07/25/1960 Burks, Sanford, Sr. 02/20/1916-05/??/2003 Burks, William Edd 10/17/1952-10/17/1952 [s/o Lois Lorine Burks] Burks, Yolanda Renee 03/20/1971-03/20/1971 Burleson, Eliza M[ae Tatum] 06/27/1900-09/25/1949 Burleson, Ephraim 07/08/1940-? TX Pvt 1CL 24 Inf Burleson, Hattie Mae 07/23/1915-07/14/1977 Burleson, Jimmie N. 02/24/1901-01/14/1970 Burleson, Ralph Thomas 04/17/1905-11/10/1970 Carroll, Bishop Waymon 04/11/1907-09/03/1936 Carroll, Bland 08/12/1889-10/01/1942 Carroll, Ezra ?- 1951 Carroll, John Oliver 01/27/1881-11/06/1963 Carroll, Juda 09/12/1912-08/14/1950 Carroll, Juddie Banks 11/18/1884-02/29/1936 Carroll, Robert Lee 12/26/1917-11/30/1966 Carroll, Simpson 10/07/1909-04/28/1948 TX Pvt 780 MP BN WWII Carroll, Bishop Waymon 12/11/1907-09/03/1933 Carroll, Willie B. 08/18/1927-05/21/1973 Chandler, Marie 01/26/1926-12/01/1931 Collins, S. Sam 1847-03/12/1929 Curry, Vernal 01/03/1896-09/31/1975 Daniel, Calvin P. ? - 1946 Daniel, Charlotte 1864- 1925 Daniel, Irvin D. 1859- 1942 David, Easter 10/30/1879-08/10/1910 Davis, Autrey 08/19/1887-10/11/1974 Cpl Dill, Angelina 1846- 1873 age 27 Dixon, Callie 1874- 1966 Dixon, Lewis Sr. 1865- 1944 Dunbar, Ethel 07/11/1894-11/??/1944 Durham, Cuny A. 02/04/1901-05/21/1969 h/o Roma Durham, R. W. 09/07/1935-07/??/1938 s/o C.A. & Roma Durham, Roma M. [Tatum] 03/08/1905-04/25/1999 w/o Cuny Easley, Ben 1872- 1936 Elliott, Seth 1885- 1958 Fantroy, James "J.L.", Sr 08/28/1937-10/26/2008 Fantroy, Lucille 03/15/1918-06/30/1963 Felix, Elijah 09/31/1894-08/08/1964 George, Eva Tatum 1889- 1966 Grayson, Cinderila ? -10/??/1919 [w/o Thomas Jones] Grayson, Eliza 03/12/1862-09/10/1899 w/o J.G. Grayson, Green 06/01/1836-09/12/1910 h/o L.C. Grayson, Hyndrella no dates d/o L.C. & Eliza Grayson, I[srael] G[reen] 04/12/1860-02/11/1945 [h/o Ophelia] Grayson, Leela 1863-11/10/1884 Grayson, Liddie 05/26/1869-09/03/1928 Grayson, Luiza no dates 71 yrs; w/o C. Grayson, Maude 1910- 1971 Grayson, Ophelia 05/25/1874-05/08/19?2 [*decade could be 3 or 6*; w/o I.G.] Hardin, Jessie Daniel 04/25/1896-01/18/1962 Hare, Lue 1857- 1948 Harrison, Carrie 09/13/1892-08/08/1960 Harrison, Leat [08/23/1896-05/07/1961] TX Pvt Co 165; *no dates on stone* Hayden, Frances 11/03/1908-08/03/1964 Hayden, Lydia Ann 09/16/1921-05/03/1952 Henderson, Annie E. 02/14/1906-09/28/1969 Henderson, Johnnie 11/11/1951-09/03/1978 S.A. US Navy Henderson, Louetta 07/30/1872-06/21/1962 Henderson, Willie 12/30/1907-? Henderson, Babie 06/15/18??-01/09/1928 Henderson, Clarence Lee 06/11/1892-12/13/1963 Henderson, Johnnie 11/27/1911-06/07/1949 Henderson, L. M. Sr. 1854- 1936 Henderson, L. M. Jr. 1890- 1926 High, Clarence 09/06/1891-04/01/1952 High, Clarence 06/04/1916-02/03/1981 High, Mariah 05/29/1888-02/05/1955 Huckaby, ???? 10/29/1891- 1917 Huckaby, A. ? -01/30/1962 Huckaby, Annie 1882- 1939 Huckaby, B. B. 11/07/1865-09/08/1948 Huckaby, Bryant 1813-02/20/1898 85 yrs. Huckaby, D. C. 1855- 1951 Huckaby, Dosie Lee 02/28/1940-03/05/1940 Huckaby, Easter 1844- 1918 Huckaby, Ervin H. 03/22/1897-06/16/1974 Huckaby, Garfield 06/??/1882-03/??/1946 Huckaby, George ? - 1962 Huckaby, Harrison 06/??/1897-10/??/1934 Huckaby, Iona 06/08/1918-11/01/1921 Huckaby, Odessa 01/08/1920- ? Huckaby, Victoria 11/17/1877-01/30/1904 Johnson, Alma 1819- 1919 Johnson, Arthur 07/15/1891-01/16/1973 Johnson, Caroline 1874- 1952 Johnson, Charlotte 05/02/1865-08/07/1906 Johnson, C. C. 04/14/1913-04/28/1940 s/o Frank & Mary Johnson, Frank 11/12/1877-07/12/1949 Johnson, Lillie Mae 09/08/1921-01/19/1950 Johnson, Mary 05/03/1881-07/04/1944 Johnson, Mary 1894- 1957 Johnson, Rufus 1907-07/21/1949 42 yrs. Johnson, Zephyr 09/02/1892-11/04/1967 Jones, Anna Tatumm 09/04/1888-04/08/1948 Lawson, Lozelle 11/29/1911-07/27/1951 Levels, Catherine 10/20/1900-11/15/1976 Levels, Charlie 05/07/1897-12/25/1984 Pfc WWI Levels, Cleastra Atkins 12/22/1922-05/10/1967 Levels, Easter 09/13/1876-09/07/1947 Levels, Era 07/26/1904-02/01/1971 [w/o Hortense] Levels, G. W. ? -01/11/1911 Levels, Hortense B. 02/05/1902-05/16/1997 [h/o Era] Levels, Marion 02/14/1898-03/19/1976 Levels, Vernon 07/17/1908-08/14/2002 Lewis, Harriett 04/09/1881-04/14/1881 Love, ???? no dates w/o T.L.;stone broken Lynn, Cain no dates 60 yrs Lynn, James no dates 45 yrs Lynn, June no dates 52 yrs Lynn, Moses 06/??/1885-04/??/1889 Matthews, Mabel 03/26/1897-07/28/1950 McDaniel, Emma 09/09/1882-04/15/1954 McDaniel, Horace 1900- 1977 McDaniel, Lillie 12/12/1851-04/15/1929 McDaniel, Lorine Johnson 08/03/1905-05/??/2005 *O* McDaniel, Loyd 10/28/1899-09/08/1966 McDaniel, Lura 06/09/1930-05/11/1950 McDaniel, M. M. 03/22/1873-03/06/1953 McDonald, Al 05/??/1878-09/12/1938 McDonald, Albert Lee 10/23/1892-07/26/1961 McDonald, Beth no dates McDonald, Blair 1894- 1937 McDonald, Cloyd 1870- 1920 McDonald, Cora Brown 01/01/1901-06/28/1980 McDonald, Daniel 1794-09/05/1879 age 85 McDonald, Ezra Lee 01/10/1906-07/03/1952 McDonald, Eustabge 08/31/1896-04/12/1985 McDonald, Lee R. 08/16/1863-12/01/1894 McDonald, Mallissie 12/12/1867-11/02/1969 McDonald, Marion 05/25/1941-? TX Pvt 24 Inf McDonald, Will 01/14/1901-05/02/1985 McDonald, W. N. 07/??/1923-01/??/1924 McGee, Andrew Cornell 07/30/1876-01/25/1956 McGee, Maggie 10/04/1888-01/15/1949 McNeal, Joanna 09/19/1873-02/13/1942 McNeal, Willie 12/04/1878-03/07/1974 Medlock, Beatrice 1892- 1955 Medlock, Francis 1890- 1978 Mims, D. Witt "Bubboy" ?-05/??/2009 *O* Neal, Henry 06/04/1920-05/08/1980 Neal, M. S. no dates handmade stone; illegible Nemons, baby 1965- 1965 Nemons, Harvey 1879- 1953 Nemons, Henry Lewis 10/12/1943-04/??/2007 *O* Nemons, Ira 1887- 1961 Nemons, Pearlie Denice ?-01/??/2004 *O* Peters, Edmond 01/??/1875-04/??/1944 Peters, Ella no dates w/o J.T.; broken Peters, Jessie no dates Peters, Lloyd no dates Peters, Morris no dates Peters, LuePearl 03/14/1883-05/07/1978 Peters, Virgie 01/12/1916-08/08/1976 Peterson, Birtha Roberta 10/12/1889-04/18/1983 Philpott, Apsie H. 1886-05/04/1963 Philpott, William Henry 1884-01/05/1962 Red, Mary Liza 10/14/1902-03/21/1948 Riles, Mary Lee 01/16/1915-10/18/1973 Robertson, Fzra Mae 11/13/1905-12/09/1965 Roblow, Robert 01/22/1981-09/16/2006 *O* Rutherford, Arelia 04/11/1901- ? Rutherford, Virginia Etta 12/27/1876-10/23/1967 Salmon, Emmalize 03/12/1837-08/15/1921 Scott, Emma 1896- 1936 40 yrs Sneed, Creacy Levels 10/29/1900-09/10/1972 Spencer, Gertrude 04/12/1900-03/24/1984 Tatum, Alfred 12/22/1877-06/10/1966 Tatum, Ann 1884-12/??/1950 Tatum, Arnie J. 03/17/1892-11/11/1974 Tatum, Alfred 08/17/1870-03/19/1949 Tatum, Blanchie L. Mims 11/21/1915- ? Tatum, Bry 05/16/1886-08/20/1974 Tatum, Carrie 06/30/1880-03/06/1963 Tatum, Clifford 04/05/1912-? Tatum, Dee [03/08/]1887-[09/14/]1961 Tatum, Ellen 1844-04/20/1922 w/o Lewis; age 78 Tatum, Etta V. 01/22/1902-10/10/1950 Tatum, Finis 04/02/1942- ? TX Sgt 165 Depot Brig Tatum, Henry 11/19/1912-04/16/1986 Tatum, Henry 03/10/1857-03/08/1922 Tatum, Iserrl 1882- 1950 Tatum, Lee 01/10/1880-11/12/1948 Tatum, Lucy 08/??/1898-11/17/1908 Tatum, Lutithia A. 01/16/1878-04/30/1944 Tatum, Mary Banks 11/22/1875-05/06/1963 Tatum, Rex 1856- 1896 Tatum, Roy 1900- 1934 Tatum, Virgil 1884- 1944 Tatum, William E. 10/07/1877-09/18/1882 Tatum, Wilson 12/13/1905-09/??/1986 *O* Thomas, Gracie 1898- 1973 Thomas, Mother ? - 1887 Washington, Juli 18-19 (only dates on the stone) Washington, Meelinda 01/13/1910-11/14/1943 Waters, Nancy 03/06/1885-03/25/1970 Watts, Ina Mae 1910- 1936 Welch, Brisco 1886- 1927 Wicker, Dorothy Lee 06/15/1919-08/03/1970 Williams, Lucy Jane 05/??/1872-02/??/1947 Wilson, Leota 09/23/1921-05/12/1955 d/o Rev. William Martin Wilson & Katie Lee Hardy [died in Abilene] Womack, Obarly Earl 06/30/1957- ? Woods, Addie Banks 06/18/1884-01/10/1961 ---------------------------------------------------- KNOWN UNMARKED GRAVES: Haynes, Lydia Ann 09/23/1920-05/03/1952 *D* Johnson, Miss Laura 10/19/1873-12/18/1894 *O* ============================================================= LEGEND FOR CEMETERY LISTINGS: *O* = Obituary listed elsewhere on this site *D* = Death Certificate listed elsewhere on this site *B* = Biography listed elsewhere on this site *S* = Social Security death index listed elsewhere on this site h/o = husband of h1/o = first husband of h2/o = second husband of w/o = wife of w1/o = first wife of w2/o = second wife of d/o = daughter of s/o = daughter of m = married to ? = unknown birth date or death date (based on position) x2 marker = single marker for two graves, typically married couples CSA = soldier in the Confederate States of America