Freestone County, Texas
Cemeteries




Bateman Cemetery

[African American Cemetery]

[Also appears in "History of Freestone County, Vol II" - pg. 44]

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Researcher: Cathy Canterbury 

Background:  Located on old Bateman Road.

Location: Between Fairfield and Stewards Mill. West of Ward Prairie and Lake
 Chapel.

Directions: Take North Hwy 75. When you get to the Fairfield City Limit sign,
go 1.1 miles and make a right on to FTM 2547. Go 1.7 miles to Co Road 121
and make a right. Go 6 tenths of a mile and at the T make a left (This is still
Co. Road 121) and go 2 tenths of a mile and the cemetery is on the left inside
pasture.

[Eric Wood: I have crosschecked this list against the "Freestone County
Cemeteries, Vol I" published 1976 which I abbreviated as FCC.  I included any
missing because markers can become unreadable, fall down, or be vandalized. Any
added have FCC marked on the line.]

Oldest Marked Grave: Infant Daughter of Thurmans Feb. 28, 1888  

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Davis, Annie Laura          01/07/1880-07/12/1948 
Davis, Bertha                     1889-      1975  [BM lists as "Bert"]
Davis, Lawson               08/27/1891-02/16/1991 
Davis, Louis C.             10/10/1926-09/28/1952  Texas PFC 6975 Infantry - WWII
Davis, Martha                     1891-      1930 
 
Granberry, Matilda [Carter] 02/05/1907-08/01/1952 *D*
Granberry, Hamp Sr.         11/25/1898-06/16/1973 *D*
Grandberry, Henry           04/15/1837-08/04/1912 
Grandberry, Lula Bell       08/27/1897-04/16/1969 
Grandberry, Henry           04/07/1890-09/26/1941 
Grandberry, Henry           01/24/1915-12/29/1996 
Grant, Minie Ola            09/16/1898-12/02/1977 

Norris, Fannie              01/05/1845-01/12/1925 
 
Thurman, Price            [08/18/]1886-[06/09/]1971 The Lord Is My Shepherd 
Thurman, Emma [Price]             1866-      1925  At Rest
Thurman, Eugene                   1887-      1929 
Thurman, Pearl [Walker]   [04/11/]1887-[06/15/]1968 
Thurman, Robert             10/??/1865-03/14/1907 (rest broken) [FCC clarified year] 
Thurman, Robert             05/03/1889-10/17/1973 [FCC]
Thurman, Infant             02/28/1888-02/28/1888 d/o B. & E.

Walker, Billie Jr.          02/17/1878-11/11/1924 
Walker, Mandy                     1853-[08/15/]1936 
Walker, Billie              12/24/1855-12/24/1943  Gone, But Not Forgotten 
  [FCC & BM lists Billie's death year as 1948] [Death certicate says 1943]
Walker, Martha                    1879-      1961 
Walker, Pump                02/10/1857-04/05/1925 
Walker, Mollie              09/15/1855-08/17/1927 


There was 1 metal funeral marker with no writing on it, 2 graves marked by
petrified rocks and 1 grave marked by field stone. These were all in front of
Fannie Norris grave.