Hopkins Co TX -Sandifer Cemetery (Black) From: June E. Tuck 1224be@neto.com> ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitted, and contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGENWEB Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** SANDIFER CEMETERY (Black) By June E. Tuck Cemetery indexed 5 Sept. 2004 Where data shows to be on a funeral home marker, a stone could have been placed after Sept. 4, 2004 Sandifer cemetery is located in the Sandfield Community, and the church there is called Independence. The mother is listed with her maiden name as shown on the death record. One must remember that in death records names are not always spelled correct. Also one will find in death records the birth dates are often different, depending on who gave the information. Some parents names are being added to help those who are doing research on their families. Abbreviations m. - married w/o - wife of h/o husband of d/o - daughter of s/o - son of o/s/w - on stone with Obit - Obituary Barnett, Allie, Mrs. - Unmarked grave (Obit - b. 5 June 1885, d. Dec. 1971, d/o Oliver & Babe Floyd Payne) Benard, B. M. - b. 10 Mar. 1900, d. 22 June 1978 Benard, Estella - b. 1 Jly. 1899, d. 11 Mar. 1974, o/s/w B. M. Benard Benard, W. B. - 1867 - 1942, o/s/w Ed W. Nelson (Death record - Willie Benard - b. 5 Mar. 1867, d. 6 Mar. 1942, s/o John Benard, informant B. M. Benard) Benton, Della - no dates ( Grundy Funeral Home marker) Bolton, P. Buford - 1909 - 2000 Bolton, Bobbie L. - 1912 - 1997, o/s/w P. Burford Bolton Bozeman, Drilla - Unmarked grave (Death record - d. 16 Jly. 1951, age about 83 years, d/o Calvin Payne, informant Tom Bozeman) (1900 census shows Drilla Bozeman, the wife of John H. Bozeman. They gave their birth dates as - John, b. Jan. 1867; Drilla, b. Mar. 1867; and children: Pink, female, b. may 1886; Tom, Jan. 1888, and Eula, Jan. 1891) Bozeman, John H. - Unmarked grave ( From census - b. Jan. 1867, d. before 1920) Bozeman, Connie - Unmarked grave ( Death record - b. 13 Dec. 1891, d. 13 June 1961, d/o Drewery Jones & Comella Ann Sims) (w/o Tom Bozeman) Bozeman, Tom - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 1 May 1900, d. 6 Jan. 1952, s/o John Bozeman & Drilla Payne) (h/o Connie Bozeman)( 1900 census shows Tom to be born Jan. 1888) Bozeman, Odie B. - b. 27 Aug. 1910, d. 26 Oct. 1975 (He was the son of Tom and Connie Bozeman) Bozeman, Odis Lee - b. 4 June 1973, d. 23 Nov. 1995 (Tapp Funeral Home marker) Brown, Roy Chester - b. 21 Feb. 1948, d. 23 Jly. 1994 (Pvt US Army Vietnam) Campbell, Callie - b. 9 Aug. 1888, d. 23 Feb. 1967 (Death record - d/o Richard Barnett & Mandy Cornelius) Carr, Archie, Jr. - b. 24 Dec. 1918, d. 27 Jan. 1997 (Sgt. US Army WW II) Carter, Quincy LaMont - b&d 26 June 1984 Carter, Wallace - b. 4 Ap. 1925, d. 5 Ap. 1979 Carter, Mattie Mae - b. 26 Mar. 1926, d. 22 Dec. 1999, o/s/w Wallace Carter Carter, Dan Wallace - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 6 Oct. 1946, d. 7 Oct. 1946) Carter, J. Clifton - b. 19 Ap. 1889, d. 10 June 1959 Carter, Allie - b. 5 June 1885, d. 28 Dec. 1971, o/s/w J. Clifton Carter Clayton, Jimmy Lynn - b&d 28 June 2002 Clayton, Jessie Noble - b. 22 Sept. 1958, d. 3 Jan. 1991 Clayton, Berma Lee "Pete" - b. 22 Mar. 1914, d. 30 Dec. 1988 Clayton, Daisy Ford - b. 23 Dec. 1917, d. 1 Mar. 1986, m. Berma Lee Clayton, 16 Jly. 1937, o/s/w Berma Lee Clayton DeVance, Fred - b. 5 Jly. 1924, d. 24 Jan. 1949 DeVance, Fannie Lee - b. 26 Sept. 1906, d. 24 Oct. 1996 DeVance, Cecil - b. 23 Mar. 1900, d. 3 Sept. 1950 (Death record - s/o Isaac DeVance & Susie Berry) DeVance - between the Cecil DeVance and James Ray DeVance stones, is a small marker saying "PaPa" DeVance, James Ray - b. 28 Ap. 1933, d. 28 Dec. 1989 Doyle, Ola - b. 25 Ap. 1928, d. 13 Feb. 2003 (Cox Funeral Home marker, Huntsville, Texas) Epperson, Helen Ruth Sharper - b. 20 Aug. 1944, d. 24 Oct. 1965 Fields, Leroy, Jr. - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 17 Nov. 1956, d. 25 Nov. 1956) Fletcher - Myrtie - b. 9 Aug. 1924, d. 8 Jan. 1999 Ford, Roberta - b&d 28 Sept. 1963, d/o Roosevelt Ford & Mary Lois Ross) Ford, Lonnie, Sr. - b. 30 Aug. 1912, d. 4 Nov. 1975 Ford, Pauline Durham - b. 25 Mar. 1892, d. 21 Sept. 1995 Ford, Johnnie B. - 1937 - 1973 Ford, Audrudita - b. 6 Feb. 1965, d. 31 Mar. 2002, o/s/w Johnnie B. Ford Ford, Willie Lee - b. 10 Aug. 1931, d. 4 Mar. 1979 Ford, Willie Isaac - b. 20 Jly. 1902, d. 3 Mar. 1977 Ford, Robbie Annie - b. 2 Jly. 1903, d. 18 Aug. 1956, m. Willie Isaac Ford, 20 Jan. 1926, o/s/w Willie Isaac Ford (Death record - d/o John McGill & Liza Askew) Ford, Edward - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 20 Sept. 1934, d. 27 Sept. 1934) Ford, Odell - b. 16 Ap. 1928, d. 30 June 1963 Ford, Elmer - b. 20 Sept. 1916, d. 19 Ap. 1981 Ford, Jessie Noble - b. 7 Jly. 1927, d. 30 Sept. 1985 (US Army) (Marker sinker) Ford, Louis S. - b. 6 Sept. 1890, d. 28 Nov. 1956 (Death record - s/o Elbert Ford & Mary Cooper) Ford, Roxie M. - b. 22 June 1893, d. 27 Ap. 1968, o/s/w Louis S. Ford Ford, Jessie - 1871 - 1958 (Death record - s/o Ebb Ford & Mary Cooper) Ford, Henry - 1923 - 1963 (Death record - b. 23 May 1923, d. 23 Jan. 1963, s/o Jessie Ford & Pauline Durm) Ford, Cleser Ulasa - 1918 - 1985 Ford, Curtis - 1904 - 1967 (Pvt. US Army WW II) Ford, Levi - 1907 - 1951 Ford, James - 1874 - 1953 Ford, Pearlie - 1879 - 1946, o/s/w James Ford (Death record - 4 Sept. 1878 - d. 23 Ap. 1946, d/o Levi Goodson & Margarett Garrett) Ford, C. S. - Unmarked grave (Death record - d. 10 Jly. 1934, age 18 years, s/o Jim Ford & Pearlie Ford) Ford, Albert V. - b. 12 Feb. 1905, d. 15 Jly. 1998 Ford, Bessie Oree - b. 17 Ap. 1914, d. 6 Oct. 2000, m. Albert V. Ford, 15 Oct. 1932, o/s/w Albert V. Ford Ford, J. C. - b. 14 Dec. 1924, d. 17 Ap. 1994 (US Army WW II) Ford, Johnnie - 1901 - 1986 (Tapp Funeral Home marker) Ford, Elleary - b. 19 Jly. 1894, d. 15 Mar. 1958 (Death record - d/o George Sims & Parlie McClure) Ford, Ollie - b. 18 Ap. 1875, d. 23 Sept. 1961 (Old concrete marker) (Death record - b. 18 Ap. 1879, d. 20 Sept. 1961, d/o Thomas Dorsey & Fronie Wisnance) Ford, A. V. - 1870 - 1943 Ford, Ollie - 1881 - 1962, o/s/w A. V. Ford Ford, Eliza - no dates Godbolt, Ricky Lynn - b. 31 Aug. 1955, d. 1999 Godbolt, Angela Renee - b. 5 Jan. 1960, d. 14 Aug. 1986, o/s/w Ricky Lynn Godbolt Godbolt, Rondrick Brande - b. 9 Sept. 1981, d. 30 Nov. 1981, o/s/w Kimberly Renee Godbolt Godbolt, Kimberly Renee - b. 9 Sept. 1981, d. 25 Nov. 1981, o/s/w Rondrick Brande Godbolt Gray, Richard, Jr. - b. 20 Dec. 1929, d. 4 Dec. 1983 (Pfc US Army Korea) Hammer, Maryetter - b. 24 Nov. 1901, d. 24 Sept. 1981 Harper, Oliver Eugene - Unmarked grave (Death record - b&d 1 Mar. 1941) Harper, infant female - Unmarked grave (Death record - stillborn, Nov. 1941) Harper, Willie - b. 21 Ap. 1889, in Como, Hopkins Co., Texas, d. 17 Nov. 1968, (Death record - Willie H. Harper, s/o Robert Harper & Melinda Jones, informant Mrs Mary Ellen Harper) Harper, Mary Ellen - b. 16 Dec. 1892, d. 14 Nov. 1973, o/s/w Willie Harper Harper, Bennie Charles - Unmarked grave (Obit - b. 9 May 1970, d. June 1970, infant son of Bennie Charles and Ruth Carrington Harper of Ft. Worth, Texas. ) Harper, Mitchell - b. 1942, d. Nov. 1991 (Tapp Funeral Home marker) Harper, Helen Ruth - b. 24 Mar. 1930, d. 10 Aug. 1977 Harper, Fannie Lue - b. 15 Dec. 1920, d. 11 Dec. 1941 Harper, Curlie - b. 29 Mar. 1915, d. 23 Ap. 1984 Harper, Geraldine - b. 5 Sept. 1923, d. _____, m. Curlie Harper, 16 Aug. 1944, o/s/w Curlie Harper Harper, Bennie M. - 1921 - 1984 (Metal funeral marker) Harris, Ruth M. - 1908 - 1984 Harris, Roust T. - b. 14 Sept. 1933, d. 14 Mar, 1971 (Death record - s/o John H. Harris & Lucinda Campbell) Harris, Evelyn R. - b. 14 Feb. 1939, d. ____, o/s/w Roust T. Harris Harris, James Earl - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 20 Mar. 1961, d. 2 Ap. 1961, s/o Roust T. Harris & Evelyn Hall) Harris, infant - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 2 Dec. 1961, d. 3 Dec. 1961, d/o R. T. Harris & Evelyn Rose Hall) Harris, infant - Unmarked grave (Death record - b&d 26 Oct. 1962, s/o Roust T. Harris & Evelyn Rose Hall) Harris, John Henry - b. 17 Jly. 1860, d. 26 Mar. 1961 (Death record - b. 17 Jly. 1875, d. 26 Mar. 1961, s/o Ben Harris) Harris, Lucinda - b. 8 Oct. 1895, d. 4 Dec. 1967, o/s/w John Henry Harris (Death record - d/o Henry Campbell) Hayes, Altha O. - 1911 - 1951 Hollins, Bobbie E. - b. 24 Nov. 1931, d. 31 Dec. 1982 Holloman, Joe - b. 15 Mar. 1905, d. 25 Aug. 1986 Holloman, Mollie - b. 20 Jan. 1913, d. 8 Jly. 1995, o/s/w Joe Holloman Horton, Lonzel - b. 27 Mar. 1917, d. 19 June 1950 Jackson, Alice Oline - 1926 - 1982 (Grundy Funeral Home marker) Jones, Bertie L. - b. 26 July 1884, d. 29 Jly. 1979 Johnson, infant female - Unmarked grave (Death record - b&d 26 Dec. 1936) Johnson, Imogene Nelson - b. 25 Dec. 1930, d. 4 Dec. 1989 Johnson, John Wesley - b. 24 Mar. 1911, d. 29 Oct. 1985 (Pvt US Army WW II) Johnson, Kathrine - b. 26 Sept. 1907, d. 2 Feb. 1942 Johnson, C. H. "Bud" - 1900 - 1989 (Grundy Funeral marker) Kendrick, L. K. b. 17 Aug. 1929, d. 17 Dec. 2000 (US Army Korea) (Kendrick, without the s, as spelled on stone.) Kendrick, Grover - b. 6 June 1911, d. 24 Nov. 1982 (Pfc US Army WW II) Kendricks, Willie Lee - b. 9 Sept. 1933, d. 8 Dec. 1984 Kendricks, Lue Dean - b. 13 Ap. 1938, d. ____, m. Willie Lee Kendricks, 19 Nov. 1955, o/s/w Willie Lee Kendricks Kendricks, Mary Ann - b. 25 Dec. 1909, d. 19 Aug. 1990 Kendricks, Lawyer - b. 30 Oct. 1907, d. 20 June 1989 Kendricks, Floyd - b. 3 Mar. 1928, d. 15 May 1995 Kendricks, Flora - b. 22 June 1942, d. _____ , m. Floyd Kendricks, 9 Sept. 1961, o/s/w Floyd Kendricks Kendricks, Marion - b. 19 Aug. 1881, d. 20 May 1961 (Death record - Marion L. Kendricks, b. 20 Aug. 1880, d. 20 May 1961, s/o William & Sarah Kendricks) Kendricks, Mary D. - b. 29 June 1883, d. 8 Oct. 1961, o/s/w Marion Kendrick (Death record - d/o Isham Ford & Emma Plumer) Kendricks, Hezzie - b. 4 may 1905, d. 21 Oct. 1985 Lowe, Alex - b. 14 Feb. 1902, d, 21 Aug. 1988 Lowe, Jeffie - b. 14 Ap. 1902, d. ____, o/s/w Alex Lowe Madison, Michael Lee "Mike" - b. 13 June 1951, d. 27 Feb. 1977 Madison, Anne Marie - b. 5 Dec. 1955, in Wichita Falls, Texas, d. 5 Mar. 1971 "Sister", o/s/w Michael Lee Madison ( Obit, died in Dallas, d/o S. M. & Billie June Ford Madison) Madison, Billie J. - b. 7 May 1930, d. 27 Oct. 1964 McGill, Richard - Unmarked grave (Death recoard - b. 28 Mar. 1970, d. 14 Nov. 1970, s/o Excellent McGill, Jr. & Myra Childs) McGill, Excellent Ivery, Sr. - b. 20 Aug. 1918, d. 14 May 1993 (Tec 5 US Army WW II) McGill, Occie - Unmarked grave, w/o Excellent Ivery McGill, Sr. McGill, Jim - 1901 - 1968 McGill, Dorothy - 1920 - _____, o/s/w Jim McGill McGill, Eara - b. 1 Oct. 1898, d. 16 Feb. 1986 McGill, John - b. 25 Nov. 1895, d. 18 Ap. 1959 (Texas Pvt Co A 1 Development Bn WW I) McGill, Lela - b. 18 Jly. 1889, d. ______ McGill, Jewell - b. 11 Sept. 1890, d. 12 Oct. 1958 (Texas Pvt Co B 341 Service Bn QMC WW I) (Death record - s/o John & Liza McGill) McGill, Rob - b. 20 Feb. 1864, d. 6 June 1944 (Death record - s/o Riley McGill) McGill, Mattie - b. 22 Dec. 1875 - d. 31 Dec. 1972 Nash, Mozzell - b. 18 Sept. 1925, d. 30 Dec. 1981 Nelson, Mary E. - b. 19 Sept. 1875, d. 10 Feb. 1956 (Stone sinking) Nelson, Ed W. - 1865 - 1952, o/s/w W. B. Benard (Death record - b. 31 Aug. 1865, d. 3 Sept. 1952, s/o Nelson & Emily Daurghty) Nelson, Pinkie - 1873 - 1962 (Death record - d/o Richard Barnett & Manda Taylor, informant B. M. Bernard) Nelson, Tom - 1870 - 1950 (Death record - - b. 19 Dec. 1869, d. 12 Dec. 1950, s/o Jim Nelson) Nelson, Daisy - 1882 - 1960, o/s/w Tom Nelson (Death record - d/o Henry Durham & Mary Smith) Nelson - a very old stone, I think Nelson, but not sure. Unreadable Nelson, James Patrick - b&d 11 Sept. 1967, s/o Floyd & Jean Nelson Nelson, Catina Nicola - b&d 7 June 1972 Nelson, Avia Maria - b&d 9 Feb. 1976 Nelson, Willie A. - b. 8 Aug. 1946, d. 3 Sept. 1980 Nelson, Jaythell - b. 25 Feb. 1948, d. ____, o/s/w Willie A. Nelson Nelson, Alice Mae - b. 9 May 1919, d. 9 Ap. 1990 Nelson, Tommie - b. 25 Dec. 1915, d. 16 Aug. 1976 Nelson, Roy - b. 15 May 1901, d. 27 Jly. 1973 Nelson, Vera Cotton - b. 17 Jly. 1903, d. 12 Dec. 1997, m. Roy Nelson, 20 Aug. 1922, o/s/w Roy Nelson Nelson, Albert - b. 30 June 1902, d. 1 Mar. 1980 Nelson, Mamie - b. 20 Jly. 1907, d. 17 Ap. 1979, m. Abert Nelson, 26 Nov. 1925, o/s/w Abert Nelson Nelson, Roy - Unmarked grave (Death record - b&d 11 Sept. 1967, s/o Floyd Nelson & Wilma Jean Turner) Parish, Cleo O. - b. 15 Ap. 1913, d. 31 Aug. 1958 Payne, Isaac - 1887 - 1962 (Death record - d. 19 Ap. 1962, s/o Oliver Payne & Addley Ford) Payne, Sindie 1888 - ____, o/s/w Isaac Payne Payne, Nuce - b. 25 Dec. 1874, d. 10 June 1957 (Death record - s/o Calvan Payne) Pittman, Georgia - b. 18 Oct. 1890, d. 20 Jly. 1974 Ray, Ella Mae - b. 22 Feb. 1913, d. 16 Mar. 1950 Riley, Pearl - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 16 Oct. 1894, d. 17 Nov. 1941, d/o A. Hollins, informant A. R. Riley) Riley, Jessie, 1906 - ___ Riley, Mattie Lue - 1913 - 1979, o/s/w Jessie Riley Riley, Rickey W. - 1960 - 1976 Riley, Moody W. - b. 3 Feb. 1897, d. 15 Feb. 1973 (Texas Pvt US Army WW I) Riley, Woyima - no dates. (Small marker) (Death record, Wyomie Riley, b. 20 Jan. 1917, d. 23 Jan. 1956) Riley, Richard P. - b. 15 Mar. 1864, d. 10 Oct. 1939 Riley, Ella - b. 7 Nov. 1871, d. 11 Jan. 1950, o/s/w Richard P. Riley Robertson, Christine - 1927 - 1981 (Marker sinking) Robinson, Clarence - Unmarked grave (Obit. - b. 17 May 1913, d. 29 Oct. 1970, married Cordie Harris in 1938, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, s/o Walter & Minnie Harper Robinson) Robinson, James Lee - Unmarked grave (Death record - b. 22 Jly. 1947, d. 1 Aug. 1947, s/o Walter Robinson, Jr. & Helen Carter) Robinson, Walter, Jr. - b. 16 Jan. 1918, d. 30 Oct. 1976 Robinson, Helen C. - b. 5 Feb. 1921, d. ____, o/s/w Walter Robinson, Jr. Robinson, Morine - b. 21 Mar. 1922, d. 29 May 1966 Robinson, Lawrence A. - b. 9 Ap. 1915, d. 29 Sept. 1989 Robinson, Pearlie R. - b. 20 May 1920, d. 14 Feb. 1980, o/s/w Lawrence A. Robinson Robinson, Walter - b. 6 Aug. 1884, d. 1 Ap. 1955 (Death record - s/o Frank Robinson) Robinson, Minnie - b. 2 Feb. 1899, d. 4 Oct. 1945, o/s/w Walter Robinson (Death record - d/o John McGill & Sallie Willis) Robinson, son and daughter of Helen and Walter Robinson, Jr. No dates Robinson, infant - Stillborn - 14 Jly. 1941, d/o /Walter Robinson Jr. & Helen Carter) Ross, David, Jr. - no dates (Grundy Funeral Home marker) Wade, Essie Lee - b. 10 Feb. 1920, d. 13 June 1989 Wade, Ernest L. - b. 11 Jan. 1920, d. 6 Feb. 1965 (Death record - Ernest Leo Wade, s/o John Wade & Pearlee Hawkins) West, Deloise - b. 16 Dec. 1933, d. 31 Jan. 1992 White, Choyce Givens - b. 27 Nov. 1927, d. 2 Jly. 1986 White, Ida Virginia - b. 10 Feb. 1930, d. ____, m. Choyce Givens White, 27 Jly. 1947, o/s/w Choyce Givens White White, Albert W. - b. 26 Aug. 1907, d. 22 Dec. 1962 (Death record - s/o Monroe White & Annie Ford, informant, his wife, Mrs. Lillie White) White, Monroe W. - b. 1 Jan. 1887, d. 23 Sept. 1959 White, Annie - b. 3 Oct. 1884, d. 13 Jly. 1957, o/s/w Monroe W. White (Death record - d/o Elbert Ford & Mary Cooper) White, Wilbert B. - b. 5 Jly. 1897, d. 18 Aug. 1976 White, Henry - 1886 - 1953 White, Modie - b. 19 Aug. 1892, d. 29 Mar. 1972 White, Lee E. - b. 6 Sept. 1904, d. 28 Ap. 1962 White, Jewell L. - b. 5 Mar. 1905, d. 6 Dec. 1987 Williams, Elizabeth Payne - b. 5 may 1905, d. 28 Dec. 1983