Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries Oak Grove Cemetery (north of Stewards Mill community) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- African American Cemetery Coordinates: Latitude: 31.856N; Longitude: -96.216W Status: Still Active Background: A former slave cemetery. Now their descendants are buried here. Location: Located 3 miles north of Stewards Mill. Directions: From Stewards Mill community, take Ranch Rd 2547 northward. After a few miles, turn right on fork that is not someone's private drive. On right. Oldest Marked Grave: Irvin Gafney 10 Aug 1884 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson, J.W. 05/06/1913-01/16/1946 [H of FC II lists born in 1909] Armstrong, Ann ?-1937 Ballard, Booker 1910-1972 Ballard, Myrtle 1917-1977 Betts, Bertha 1895-1980 Carroll, Janie 1869-1952 Coleman, Mary J. 1884-1968 Davis, A. V. 1911-1981 Gafney, Annie ?-1917 Gafney, Charlie 1890-1967 Gafney, Elishia ?-1926 Gafney, Fletcher 1912-1970 Gafney, Irvin 1884-1956 [as listed by H of FC II] Gafney, Irvin 04/12/1856-08/10/1884 [as listed by FCC I] Gafney, Laura 05/04/1854-03/31/1912 Gafney, Laura Mae ?-1928 Gafney, Mattie ?-1918 Gafney, Porter 1913-1931 Gafney, Texanna 1879-1961 Gafney, Thomas H. 06/06/1875-01/16/1952 Gafney, Willie 1892-1949 Grant, Mamie Gafney 1898-1915 Grayson, Ernest 1917-1978 Green, "Sister" E[llen (Washington)] [08/27/1878]-06/12/1940 Hunter, Bailey R. Jr. 03/15/1872-10/23/1955 *D* Jackson, Ben 08/14/1883-08/16/1956 *D* Jackson, Lydia [Armstrong]) 1870-[01/10/]1953 *D* Jones, George Sr. 1871-05/06/1929 *D* Keaton, Bessie Gafney 08/08/1894-08/13/1972 Keaton, Edna 1932-1981 Keaton, Irvin ?-1964 Keeton, Roger [08/13/]1912-[12/31/]1973 *D* Mills, Elizabeth Perkins 1890-1960 Packer, Infant 01/06/1936-01/06/1936 s/o Oda Belle & Will Packer, Willie Arnold 1930-1980 US Army 1947-1949 Perkins, Alex 1900-1956 Perkins, Eliza 02/02/1883-10/16/1946 Perkins, Oliver 08/10/1893-10/23/1931 Perkins, Ollie 1873-1943 Talley, Amanda ?-1922 Talley, Andrew ?-1925 Talley, Birdie Lee 1901-1924 Talley, Jacob ?-1920 Talley, John 01/10/1875-10/06/1955 [FCC I lists born 1881] Talley, Levi 1881-1955 Talley, Louisa ?-1904 Young, George Jr 1912-1978 ---------------------------------------- [Unmarked graves - Source H of FC, Vol II] Anderson, Amie Anderson, Annie Anderson, Dave Armstrong, Dan Armstrong, Quenn Armstrong, Wash Bluitt, Harvey Bonner, John Bonner, Lizzie Burks, Eliza Carroll, William Cyrus, Alice Davis, George Davis, Grady Gafney, Walter Govan, Lady Green, Alex Green, Luellan Green, Wash Hillary, Penny Hunter, Bailey Sr Hunter, Reuben Hunter, Van Jackson, Dan Jr Jackson, Dan Sr Keeton, Hilly Keeton, Janie Keeton, Joe Keeton, Lee Keeton, Lottie Keeton, Millian Keeton, Susie Patten, Lou Perkins, Luella Smith, Edd Steward, Henison Steward, Lady Babe Steward, Patsy Talley, Booker Talley, Lucy ------------------------------------- UNMARKED GRAVES FROM DEATH CERTIFICATES: ============================================================= 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 *C* = Calculated date based on death date - age given in years and months and days. 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 f.h. = funeral home marker h&f = husband & father