Rosewood Cemetery, Galveston,Galveston Co. TX Submitted by Manfred Groth, LTC519@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Gloria B. Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com TX Tombstone Project Manager The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Following comments are extracted from: Galveston County "The Daily News," Sunday, March 26, 2000, Pages A1, A16: "A Buried Treasure. Advocates want historical African-American cemetery cleaned up," by Mark Muhich, Correspondent. "...a 6.5 acre cemetery that might contain nearly 600 graves. Rosewood Cemetery, an African-American cemetery in Galveston dating to the early 20th century, is near 63rd Street and Seawall Boulevard. The cemetery is surrounded by Wal-Mart, the Victorian Condo-Hotel, Randalls supermarket and Golden Corral. Rosewood has suffered from neglect and vandalism since 1945 when disputes among its controlling association caused the cemetery to fall into disarray." "Most of the burials at Rosewood took place between 1912 and 1920. The last burial there was recorded in June 1944. Sixty people were buried in the Rosewood Cemetery in 1915, the year of the lethal pneumonia epidemic." "Only a few grave markers, some dating to 1914, remain at Rosewood Cemetery. The rest have been stolen, used as building material or have sunk into the boggy soil." "When the seawall was extended past 59th Street in 1951, the natural drainage of Green's Bayou, now filled in, was blocked and the Rosewood Cemetery now floods after every hard rain." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Original shareholders of the Rosewood Cemetery Association JW Smith HT Davis TW Patrick Louis Grant CH Smith Mrs MV Blair William Green John Green, Sr John Green, Jr Mrs Sarah G Bailey WK Hebert the Rev JO Williams Mrs Perry Jasper WH Young Mrs Malinda Green Rosa Simpson Peter Antone CS Willis Wright Cuney Lodge K of P Mrs B Shelborne Mrs Alive F Marshall Mrs Mary O Williams Mrs ME Webb Sinclairs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of burials in Rosewood Cemetery from the records of the Rosewood Cemetery Association. Name of deceased, date of burial Robert H. Bailey, Feb. 1, 1912 Henry Bonnor, Feb. 2, 1912 George Dudley, Feb. 14, 1912 Henry Bryant, March 29, 1912 Charles Knowlton, April 2, 1912 Charles Maddox, April 14, 1912 Nicholas Smith Webb, April 17, 1912 Jane Smith, May 16, 1912 Witt Pleasant, May 24, 1912 Victoria Thomas, May 26,1912 Frank Bell Lewis, July 27, 1912 Arthill Taylor, Jan. 24, 1913 Cornelius Williams, Feb. 3, 1913 Van B. Davis, Feb. 15, 1913 Mary Carter, Feb. 20, 1913 Lillie Coleman, Feb. 26, 1913 Ellen Brisby, March 4,1913 Rowena Cleveland, March 7, 1913 Julia Temple, March 9, 1913 Malinda Nash, March 28,1913 Bettie Brewer, March 30, 1913 Charles Adams, March 30, 1913 Sye Gamble, April 3, 1913 Thomas Cleveland, April 6, 1913 William Franklin, April 7, 1913 William Johnson, April 9, 1913 Tom Hospins, April 12, 1913 George W. Fritzemger, April 16, 1913 George Perkins, May 8, 1913 Ernest Griffith, May 11, 1913 Olive French, May 13,1913 Oleria Johnson, May 13, 1913 Henry Holman, May 18, 1913 Joseph Williams, June 1, 1913 Joseph Miles, June 7, 1913 Lola Scott, June 8, 1913 Magie Weaver, June 11, 1913 Virgie Lemons, June 15, 1913 Janie Lucas, Sept 24, 1913 Custer Coleman, June 27, 1913 Charles Sanders, July 6, 1913 Amelia Tucker, July 2, 1913 Caroline Harris, July 4, 1913 Sam Bright, July13, 1913 Mary Jackson, July18, 1913 Louise Woods, July 23, 1913 Aaron Harrison, July 24, 1913 Charlotte Williams, July 27, 1913 William B. Butler, July 27, 1913 Irene Williams, July 30, 1913 Alice Cato, Aug. 23, 1913 Joseph Brown, Aug. 22,1913 Celia Spikes, Aug. 24, 1913 Walter Ferguson, Aug. 25, 1913 Dorty D. Smith, Sept. 9, 1913 Emma Johnson, Sept, 16,1913 Stephen Kelsey Southwlck, Sept 21,1913 Mary Ellen Duffy, Oct. 14, 1913 Katie Pope, Nov. 1, 1913 Amanda Gross, Nov. 4, 1913 Emma Gibson, Nov. 3, 1913 Mary Taylor, Nov. 5,1913 Zeke Kelley, Nov. 7, 1913 Lillie Davenport, Nov. 14, 1913 Susie Shackleford, Nov. 20, 1913 Charlotte Harris, Nov. 19, 1913 William WashIngton, Nov. 23,1913 Louis Wililams, Nov.26, 1913 Martha Johnson, November 1913 Frank Marion McShan, November 1913 Susan Green, Dec. 2, 1913 Roxie Wilson, Dec. 10, 1913 Joseph Abbe Leonard, Dec. 16, 1913 Baby Bowden, Dec. 25, 1913 Celester Merdack, Dec. 30,1913 Millie WIlliams, Jan. 16, 1914 Eugenia James, Jan. 20, 1914 Mittie Jackson, Jan. 24, 1914 Edward Jinkins, Jan. 25, 1914 James Mayes, Jan. 30, 1914 Francis Woods, Jan. 30, 1914 Amanda Brown, Feb. 1, 1914 Mose P. FrItz, Feb. 8, 1914 Wiley Smith, Feb. 13, 1914 Florida Boulter, Feb. 19, 1914 Samuel G. Austin, Feb. 25, 1914 Lucy Anderson, March 4, 1914 Leon Anderson, March 4, 1914 Sam Simpson, March 8, 1914 Mary Brown, March 12, 1914 Henry Cole, March 14, 1914 Charles McBeth, March 14, 1914 Lincoln Blake, March 16, 1914 Isabella Harris, March 22, 1914 Clyde S. Robinson, March 29, 1914 Baby Daniels, March 29, 1914 Mrs. Cora Freeman, April 5, 1914 Lillie Montgomery, April 3, 1914 M.H. Hightower, April 10, 1914 Allen E. Cooper, April 11, 1914 James Guyton, April 14, 1914 M. Dalphey Walker, April 28, 1914 Polly Hunter, May 11, 1914 Julia Nolts, May 13, 1914 R.H. Owens, Mey 13, 1914 Virginia Beasley, May 15,1914 Robert Taylor, May 17, 1914 Marinda Moffitt, May 20,1914 Will WhIte, June 2, 1914 William Carter, June 3, 1914 Louis James, June 5, 1914 Harry McRay, June 4, 1914 Mary Washington, June 9, 1914 Allen Taylor, June 14, 1914 William L Phillips, June 17, 1914 Gus Huey, June 20, 1914 Nellie Jones, June 21, 1914 Hannah Green, July 21, 1914 Sarah Rhone, July 14, 1914 Rev. BJ. Hall, July 26, 1914 Fannie Evans, Aug. 2, 1914 Marjorie Bryant, Aug. 2, 1914 Annie Clay, Aug. 23, 1914 Edward Smith, Aug. 23, 1914 Cecile Clemons, Aug. 23, 1914 Miss Clara Jones, Aug. 27, 1914 Josephenia WhItfield, Aug. 28, 1914 Garett Williams, Aug. 30, 1914 Corine McGee, Aug. 30, 1914 William Rhone, Sept. 9, 1914 Ida Phurmer, Sept. 29, 1914 Robert Lewis, Oct. 18, 1914 Gertrude Pendelton, Nov. 1, 1914 Toney Smith, Nov. 18, 1914 Winnie Harris, Nov. 22, 1914 Cora H. Winters, Dec. 3, 1914 Ransom Nelson, Dec. 12, 1914 Tom Bass (or Sam Bass), Dec. 24, 1914 Willie A. Benson, Dec. 27, 1914 Joe L Wener, Dec. 30,1914 Sam Fisher, Jan. 3, 1915 Winnie Williams, Jan. 20, 1915 E. Santa Cruz, Jan. 27, 1915 Sam Berry, Feb. 5, 1915 Mrs. Maurice Caster, Feb. 4, 1915 H. William HarrIs, Feb. 10, 1915 Bettie Sanders, Feb. 27, 1915 Annie Williams, March 2, 1915 L.B. Brown, March 23, 1915 William Milner, March 27, 1915 Elizabeth RyIe, April 20, 1915 Sam Lind, April 23, 1915 Mrs. Della Smith, May 1,1915 Joe Patt, May 12,1915 Frank May Burdiro, May 14, 1915 Joseph Burton, May 15, 1915 Lillie Jorms, May 22, 1915 Beaury Gard Thomas, May 22,1915 Mrs. Fannie Shelton, May26, 1915 Baby Roberts, June 3, 1915 Caleb Benson Jr., June 10, 1915 William D. Lewis, June 20, 1915 Ella May Guy, June 20, 1915 Sterling McQuerry, June 24, 1915 Maggie Jones, June 24, 1915 Palmelena Raven, July 2, 1915 Honcy Rivers, July 12, 1915 Alfield Love, July 13, 1915 Mrs. Martha Peterson. July 16, 1915 Frank Holts, July 17, 1915 Andrew Williams, July 19, 1915 Sallie McKinney, July 23, 1915 Mary Blakely, July 23, 1915 Robert Williams, July 30, 1915 Julia Homes, Aug. 16, 1915 Howard Hill, Sept. 12, 1915 Eliza McMullon, Sept. 14, 1915 George Howard, Oct. 13, 1915 Eddie Ferguson, Nov. 2, 1915 Frank Donshon, Nov. 7, 1915 T. Leola Pete, Nov. 9, 1915 Joe Scott, Nov. 14, 1915 Hattie Smith, Nov. 10, 1915 Charley Turner, Nov. 14, 1915 Vera Lee Taylor, Nov. 19, 1915 Catherine Butler, Nov. 26, 1915 EIiza Ring, Nov. 28, 1915 Corine Royal, December 1915 Ollie Williams, Dec. 12, 1915 Viola Shelton, Dec. 14, 1915 Thomas Antoine, Dec. 15, 1915 Baby Robert LewIs, Dec. 22, 1915 Mary Sandlin, Dec. 23, 1915 Baby Felix Moore, Dec. 22, 1915 Mabel Howard, Dec. 31, 1915 Tussel White, Dec. 31, 1915 Alma Francis, Jan. 7, 1916 D. Mason, Jan, 15, 1916 Infant son (Dr. and Mrs. T.A. Jones), Jan. 20, 1916 Barry Harris, Jan. 23. 1916 Napoleon Gill, Jan. 25, 1916 Clarence Rhodes, Jan. 30, 1916 Thomas H. Davis, Feb. 7, 1916 Cleve Vantley, Feb. 25, 1916 Frank Jones Jr., Feb. 27. 1916 Emily Lemmons, March 5,1916 Thelma Blake, March 8, 1916 Nelson Randolph, March 13, 1916 Sophia Dickerson, March 28, 1916 Nevada Sanders, April 5, 1916 Rev. Martin Turner, April 16, 1916 George Jones Anderson, April 21, 1916 Lydia Washington, April 23, 1916 Willie Blake, April 23, 1916 Lena Woods, May 21, 1916 Charles Lemmons, May 22, 1916 Cornelius Brown, June 5, 1916 Mrs. Hittie Boggs, June 27, 1916 Lizzie Anderson, June 28, 1916 Alberta Wilson, June 28, 1916 Emma Billups, Aug. 23, 1916 Estella Mosley, Aug. 22, 1916 Solomon Rhodes, Sept. 6, 1916 Mrs. Ella Johnson. Sept. 13, 1916 Nick Vincent, Sept. 17, 1916 Paul Cushman, Sept. 21, 1916 Willie Givens Jr., Sept. 23, 1916 Baby Lockett, Sept. 23, 1916 Janie Johnson, Oct. 18, 1916 John Goodman, Oct. 30,1916 Henry Edward Moore, Nov. 13, 1916 Mrs. Lucille Ludlow, Nov. 20,1916 Thomas Pope, Nov. 21, 1916 Charlie Hull, Nov. 26, 1916 Oscar Brussard, Dec. 9, 1916 Baby Sanders, Dec. 11, 1916 Louis Coleman, Jan. 9, 1917 Webster A. Christian, Jan. 14, 1917 Evelyn Bosby, Jan. 25, 1917 Charles Stevenson, Feb. 5, 1917 Isaac Albert, February 1917 Baby Dinkney, February 1917 Annie Hewron, Feb. 25, 1917 Matilda Norman, March 3, 1917 Robert Bateman, March 3,1917 Ned Edward, April 11, 1917 Baby Richard City, April 1917 Victor Douglas, April 23, 1917 Mary Cushman, May 15, 1917 Georgia (Edward) Phillips, May 24, 1917 Earl McKenny, May 31, 1917 Baby Amos Jackson, May30, 1917 Morris Anderson, June 2, 1917 Jim Rhodes, June 12, 1917 Baby Jno Brackins, June 15, 1917 Baby Phillips Stanford, June 21, 1917 Susie Nelson, July 4, 1917 James Harvey Patrick, July 20, 1917 Mrs. Mary Blackhorn, July 26, 1917 Perry Earles, Aug. 6, 1917 Map Gee, Aug. 27, 1917 Ruby Davis, Aug. 28, 1917 Anna Warner, Sept. 16, 1917 Frank Albert Wiggins, Oct. 7, 1917 Ametia E. McCollough, Nov. 8, 1917 Minervae Williams, Nov. 16, 1917 George Warl, Nov. 23, 1917 John Lacey, Dec. 21, 1917 Viola Young, Jan. 21, 1918 S.H. Shelton, Jan. 23, 1918 Nan C. Boulton, Jan. 28, 1918 Elnora Scott, Feb. 23, 1918 Anita Ross Ford, March 7,1918 Charles Johnson, March 20, 1918 Mrs. Patsie Long, March 26, 1918 Mrs. Eliza Folden, May 16, 1918 Joseph Brown, May 19, 1918 Rachel Kemp, May 22, 1918 Joen Williams, June 4, 1918 Baby Hugler, June 18, 1918 Alberta Cray, July 13, 1918 Mrs. Annie E. Robert, July 11, 1918 Mrs. Rossie Wenters, Aug. 24, 1918 Benjamin Thomas, Aug. 30, 1918 Robert J. Willis, Sept. 22, 1918 Martha Freeman (Hayes), Nov. 30, 1918 Henry Plesant, Dec. 4, 1918 Louis Mitchell, Dec. 13, 1918 Alberta B. Kendall, Jan. 31, 1919 Dorothy Lee Harris, Feb. 2, 1919 Mrs. Elizabeth King, Aug. 7, 1919 Wm. Mills Jr., April 16, 1919 Baby Smith. April 23. 1919 Ellen Price, May 8, 1919 Jno M. Anderson, May 18, 1919 Octavia Harrison, June 3, 1919 Edward W. Wigging, June 11, 1919 Jake Rocks, June 24, 1919 Sarah Jone Bryant, Aug. 7, 1919 Williams Holmes, Aug. 13, 1919 Jamen Williams (Lewis), Sept. 3, 1919 Nathaniel Shackelford, Sept. 27, 1919 Mrs. Mary Perine, Sept. 28, 1919 Henry Bennett, Oct. 7, 1919 Baby Williams, Oct. 29, 1919 Carrie McKinney, Oct. 30, 1919 John Judice Jr.. Nov. 9, 1919 Tennessee Harris, Nov. 22, 1919 Mrs. Sarah Shineall, Dec. 11, 1919 Lemard Clifton (Crawford), Jan. 11, 1920 Clara Smith, Feb. 16, 1920 Mrs. Mary Gardner, Feb. 22, 1920 Mrs. Otha Buelah (Bradley), March 26, 1920 Mrs. Eliza Johnson, March 28, 1920 Mrs. Mary Mitchell. April 1,1920 Joseph Bridges, April 9, 1920 Odessa Belle, May 1, 1920 Joseph Vurgus, Aug. 5, 1920 Mrs. Smith, Oct. 13,1920 Steila Mitchell, July 31, 1921 Morris Bowers, Aug. 7, 1921 Mrs. Sarah Smith, Feb. 16, 1922 Henry Harris, March 9, 1923 George Lewis, May 4, 1923 Arquilla Brooks, Dec. 11, 1923 Ed. Bucker, Jan. 1, 1924 Anderson Oliver, Jan. 20, 1924 A. McHowell, Jan. 16, 1924 Bertha Ceale, Jan. 23, 1924 M. Paula, Feb. 1,1924 Esther Earles, Feb. 14, 1924 Ollie Steed, Feb. 24, 1924 Olivia Hollins, Feb. 28, 1924 Samuel Jefferson, Aug. 27, 1924 Harry Bell, May 6, 1924 William Taylor, May 25, 1924 George Roberson, July 28, 1924 Edward Lewis, Aug. 5, 1924 Tom Brown, Aug. 31, 1924 Tom Carey, Sept. 5, 1924 Willie Smith, Sept. 21, 1924 Lue Phillips, Sept. 26, 1924 Willie Sanders, Dec. 11, 1924 Edward Douglas, Jan. 18, 1925 Mary Love, June 14, 1926 Babe Brown, Feb. 18, 1928 Ethel Tolbert, Feb. 27, 1928 Washington Hillard, March 19, 1928 Jacob Sawyer, March 22, 1928 Mary Burney, Dec. 4, 1928 Lizzie Brooks, Jan. 14, 1929 Steven Esther, Jan. 20. 1929 W.M. William, Feb. 19, 1929 Perkins, Dec. 9. 1929 Laurs Dyer, Dec. 15,1929 Willie Alien, May 3, 1931 Ernest Thomas, May 8,1931 Lottie Froy, May 10, 1931 Jim Jones, May 15. 1931 Essie Lee Mitchell, June 11, 1931 Willie MCWiIIie, July 25, 1931 Beverley Lee Williams, July 26, 1931 Carolina Jones, July 1, 1931 Cornelius Davis Jr., July 16, 1931 Owen BiggIes, July 28, 1931 Ernest McDay, Nov. 15, 1931 Alice Eaton, Nov. 30, 1931 Carrie Eaton, Jan. 25, 1932 Lucinda M., May 9, 1932 Martha Williams, June 2, 1932 Eliza Beecham, July 21, 1932 Harriett May, Nov. 27, 1932 Sarah Barns, Dec. 18, 1932 John May, Dec. 19, 1932 Laura Stafford, Dec. 20, 1932 Walter Campbell, Jan. 1, 1933 Mohala Clark, February 1934 Wm. S. Webb, Nov. 21, 1934 Rizzie McDay Jones, Dec.26, 1934 George Countee, March 24, 1935 William Wiggins, Feb. 10, 1936 Phillips Thomas McDay, March 13,1936 Ben L. Scott, Feb. 23, 1937 Catherine Dedman, March 4, 1937 Peter Antone, March 24, 1937 Peter Antone Jr., May 17, 1937 George A. Brooks, June 8, 1937 Isiah H. Owans, June 9, 1937 Otto WrIght. Aug. 30, 1937 John Banks, Sept. 27, 1937 Fredric Wm. Willhouse, Dec. 1,1937 Lizzie Levi, Dec. 8, 1937 Charles Thompson, Dec. 6, 1937 Ida Benson, Dec. 15, 1937 Caroline Lewis, 1937 Samuel Washington, Dec. 27, 1937 Ske Hughes, Dec. 29, 1937 Georgia Anderson, Jan. 8, 1938 Francls Porter, Jan. 14, 1938 James Ellis, Feb. 28, 1938 Eugene Richards, Feb. 26, 1938 Ellen Smith, March 1, 1938 Lucy Mervin, March 26,1938 Thomas Grogan, April 16, 1938 Minter Miller, May 2,1938 Charles Sellers, May 19, 1938 Rudolph Smith, May 25, 1938 David Lee Jr., June 18, 1938 Nathaniel Humphery, Dec. 7, 1939 Hannah Jonas, Nov. 5, 1943 Edna Sanford, June 22, 1944 Frank A. Boyar, June 29, 1944 ==========================================================================