Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries [Warning - There are two Jerusalem churches in Freestone County.] Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery African American Cemetery - [Jerusalem West] Status : Active Location: West of I-45. Background: A burial ground for residents of the old Jerusalem community between Dew and Teague near the old Avant Prairie community. About all that is left of the community is a church (the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church) and a cemetery. Rain from the area drains north into the Upper Keechi Creek. Directions: Follow the "Jerusalem Cemetery" sign on the Farm Market road (FM-179) from Teague to Dew. Sign is about halfway between Teague and I-45. Cemetery lies just north of the church. Directions2: Jerusalem Church and Cemetery is located off Hwy 75 south of Fairfield, cross over I-45 going west and turn right at first road on the right and travel to the end. Oldest Marked Grave: Warren Livingston d 1873 There are many unreadable funeral home markers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INCOMPLETE - NEED A TRANSCRIPTION] Adams, Estelle 1874- 1932 Adams, Ro[w]an [03/02/]1835-[11/28/]1948 *1* *D* Adams, Wes 07/22/1895-06/02/1971 TX Pvt 410 Labor Bn QMC WWI Bans, Dora 1887- 1966 Banks, Joanie N. 06/16/1891-10/16/1977 Bornsip, Beatrice no dates Branch, Mary B. 18??- 1922 Brown, Mabel Orella 07/29/1928-03/30/1978 Brown, May Pearl 12/22/1941-01/28/2011 *O* Bryant, Callie 02/14/1889-12/15/1938 d/o Elizabeth & Elisha Carroll, Peter 07/19/1894-12/29/1965 TX Pvt WWI Chandler, ? no dates Chandler, Bill J. 1855- 1930 Chandler, Bobbie Lee 05/20/1926-09/12/1959 *D* Chandler, Delsia [Willis] 10/25/1889-04/15/1975 w/o Jordain; *D* Chandler, Eliza 1832-11/13/1911 mother, age 79 Chandler, Jordain 05/27/1882-10/22/1963 h/o Delsey; *D* Chandler, William 1816-10/14/1904 father, age 88 Chappell, Mary 1898- 1973 Cyrus, Joseph 1888-11/05/1934 age 46 Dixon, Genia Parker 08/31/1923-09/10/1982 Dixon, Gloria Lorine Brown 08/31/1938-07/22/2006 *O* Dixon, Henry W. 04/14/1925-03/31/1955 TX Pfc QMC WWII Garrett, Jim can't read Garrett, Louis 02/29/1874-09/02/1969 Glenn, Jerry Lemuel 10/??/1945-12/04/1969 TX SP4, 30th Ord Co. Vietnam Glenn, Lewis Eedward 07/07/1950-07/27/1968 Glenn, Robert 06/24/1944-04/05/1983 Sgt USAF Vietnam Griggs, ? ?-08/??/1937 Griggs, Bertha no dates Griggs, E. M. 1892- 1961 Griggs, Edith 06/01/1872-04/12/1964 Griggs, Emaline 1865- 1944 Griggs, Montie 1893-02/08/???? Griggs, Bro. S. W. 1882- 1973 Hagy, Roxie 1892- 1934 Hair, Dock 05/25/1889-08/02/1977 Hair, Jim 06/29/1879-01/30/1969 Hair, Samatha 1887- 1983 age 95 Henderson, Anita P. 09/20/1919-11/12/1967 Henderson, Ezra 02/17/1900-11/23/1973 Henderson, Jim 08/28/1901-03/14/1964 Henderson, John 04/28/1900-02/06/1982 Henderson, Joyce M. 07/14/1934-01/28/1965 Henderson, Lee Roy 189- 1962 Henderson, Magada 07/23/1909-03/11/1923 Henderson, Martha (McDonald) 11/17/1905-08/??/2006 *O* James, Brenda 07/13/1958-05/13/2007 *O* Johnson, A. D. 10/04/1921-01/15/1961 Johnson, Beatrice 05/06/1895-07/19/1961 Johnson, Hiram 11/15/1919-10/18/1972 Johnson, James 1943-04/??/1966 age 23 Johnson, Mahacie L. 06/19/1810-06/23/1925 [problem with birth year] Johnson, Naomi 1899- 1969 Johnson, Willena 03/??/1911-03/??/1932 Johnson, Zede Dee 1926- 1974 Livingston, Eliza 1843- 1881 Livingston, Warren 1832- 1873 Moore, ??? ?-? mother Moore, Alford 03/28/1877-10/21/1912 Moore, Elisha 1855-09/??/1943 age 88 Moore, Elizabeth 18??- 1938 Moore, Loyd Delanie 11/27/1915-05/21/1946 Moore, Ross 04/16/1897-05/30/1976 Richard, Helen Grace 02/28/1948-10/11/1985 Schoolfield, Magalene O. 1933-03/12/2010 Small, Herman 06/10/1939-02/01/1975 Small, Jefeln 09/07/1943-07/09/1945 Small, Leddis 1937- 1975 Small, Robert 1908- 1963 Small, Samma 1893-05/15/1938 45 yrs Tatum, Janel Grace 08/25/1916-07/30/1971 Tatum, Mazrine 09/27/1902-10/02/1979 w/o Wilson Tatum, Vernon J. 10/09/1921-02/05/1927 Tatum, Zepora 12/23/1880-07/15/1971 Thomas, Jesse 03/18/1913-05/04/1971 tomb Thomas, Ramona 12/04/1914-07/01/1973 Washington, Willie 05/128/1896-07/20/1963 Womack, Alice Bell 05/15/1924-07/07/1973 Womack, Giller 03/17/1891-12/01/1926 w/o Nugent Womack, Nugent 12/09/1824-09/02/1961 Womack, Rossie Elmoria 09/15/1919-07/04/1949 Womack, William J. 04/05/1914-04/04/1961 TX Pvt WWII Yielding, Marie ?-05/??/1963 ----------------------- Known Unmarked Graves: Preacher Dunbar Betsie Chandler Bruce 01/10/1890-03/24/1958 *D* Enoch Chandler 11/05/1873-11/12/1954 *D* ---------------------------- *1* = Died at 113 years, 8 months, 26 days according to official death certificate.