Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries Bateman Cemetery [African American Cemetery] [Also appears in "History of Freestone County, Vol II" - pg. 44] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The "Anglo" Bateman graves are found at Salem cemetery near Freestone community south of Teague.] Oldest Marked Grave: Infant Daughter of Thurmans Feb. 28, 1888 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Mrs. 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, Henry 04/07/1890-09/26/1941 Grandberry, Henry 01/24/1915-12/29/1996 Grandberry, Lula Bell 08/27/1897-04/16/1969 Grant, Minie Ola 09/16/1898-12/02/1977 Norris, Fannie 01/05/1845-01/12/1925 Thurman, Emma [Price] 1866- 1925 At Rest Thurman, Eugene 1887- 1929 Thurman, Infant Daughter 02/28/1888-02/28/1888 d/o B. & E. Thurman, Pearl [Walker] [04/11/]1887-[06/15/]1968 Thurman, Price [08/18/]1886-[06/09/]1971 The Lord Is My Shepherd Thurman, Robert 10/??/1865-03/14/1907 (rest broken) [FCC clarified year] Thurman, Robert 05/03/1889-10/17/1973 [FCC] Walker, Billie Jr. 02/17/1878-11/11/1924 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, Manda 1853-[08/15/]1936 Walker, Mollie 09/15/1855-08/17/1927 w/o Pump Walker, Martha 1879- 1961 Walker, Pump 02/10/1857-04/05/1925 h/o Mollie 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. ============================================================= 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 *P* = Photo of tombstone on this website *S* = Social Security death index listed elsewhere on this site y = year; mo or m = month; d = day(s); 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 m = married to d/o = daughter of; s/o = daughter of ? = unknown birth date or death date (based on position) x2 marker = single marker for two graves, typically married couples TX = Texas; Cav = Cavalry CO = Company; Reg = Regiment; WWI = World War I; WWII = World War II; CSA = soldier in the Confederate States of America