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Darren McCathern, Quohadi@quackquack.com TX Panhandle Archives Manager *********************************************************************** Benjamin Cemetery Knox County, TX Submitted By: Joan Bassham Rooney mailto: jerooney2000@yahoo.com BENJAMIN CEMETERY this is a partial extract "BENJAMIN, TX- (KNOX COUNTY)" NAME DOB DOD NOTE (first, Middle) Last Benjamin C. Bedford 4/1/1820 10/2/1902 town of Benjamin named after him=he lived & died a true Christian Thomas Archibald Bedford 1870 1953 Letitia Clay Bedford 1878 1931 wife of T. A. Bedford Baby Zilphia Bedford 1902 1903 dau of T. A. & Letitia Bedford Hilory Green Bedford 11/9/1840 8/10/1927 PVT Troop A 19 Regmt Confederate States Army-FATHER Frances Elizabeth Bedford 1/7/1843 11/10/1923 Mother Wm. A. (Bill) Bedford 11/27/1879 8/7/1941 Albert M. Alexander 1901 1987 Nellie F. Alexander 1909 1985 James Lucious Bohannon 12/20/1915 2/11/1987 Pernecie Ila Bohannon 5/25/1917 12/20/1986 J.D. Brown 4/22/1912 10/10/1996 Annie R. Brown 11/23/1908 12/3/1996 Ed Earl Brown 7/22/1910 7/8/1988 Marry 11/4/1939-TEC5-US ARMY WWII Eula Brown 4/15/1916 Marry 11/4/1939 James T. Bufkin 7/23/1916 11/9/1969 Lillie C. Bufkin 1/8/1922 11/11/1984 Gladys O. Cartwright 4/28/1907 7/17/1981 Mother N. Laverne Cartwright 6/10/1938 Daughter Clarence Clower 1905 1986 Father Maudie L. Clower 1908 1986 Mother Billy Joe Clower 1929 1965 Gary Don Conner 1944 1962 Our Son Elenora Conner 1918 Alva Lee Conner 1914 1968 Infant Girl Conner 1963 1963 Flenna Jerny Conner 9/27/1998 4/23/1999 Zula M. Conner 11/27/1915 Cecile E. Conner 7/31/1910 8/6/1960 Tresa Bell Conner 1873 1972 W. D. Conner 1870 1956 Jesse Jay Driver 8/15/1885 1/4/1961 Bertha Bailey Driver 6/30/1931 wed 12/7/1979 Frank William Driver 3/6/1919 12/24/1985 wed 12/7/1979 Janie Driver 3/21/1889 6/19/1972 Oran Driver 8/5/1884 5/26/1972 Harvey M. Duke 8/1/1909 2/24/1982 Elnora C. Duke 6/11/1912 Preston Howard Duke 1/18/1911 7/17/1972 TEC5-H & S Co-830 Engr-US ARMY WWII Lula S. Duke 8/31/1910 8/16/1969 William D. Duke 1886 1949 Martha A. Duke 1893 1972 Earl Wade Duke 8/2/1915 4/10/1978 David Lee Golden 12/24/1955 7/20/1976 Beloved son and brother James C. Golden 2/9/1922 1/2/1798 TEX4-US ARMY WWII Ambers Golden 4/25/1896 3/6/1985 Father-wed 12/25/1919 Hattie Jewell Fuller Golden 10/7/1902 1/28/1990 Mother-wed 12/25/1919 Bobby D. Golden 4/21/1928 Doris Jean Golden 5/20/1924 9/11/1993 Vandel Green 1932 1987 wed 3/5/1955 Gladene Green 1936 J. H. Gunter 4/17/1892 12/1/1919 "age 27 yrs, 9 mos" James Thomas Hall 10/1/1907 5/11/1991 Claudia Mae Hall 3/12/1914 10/14/1961 Bobby Jack Hamilton 7/5/1930 7/3/1997 SSGT US AIR FORCE Blondie Hamilton 2/4/1934 Matilda Fern Hamilton 6/28/1864 4/5/1936 Mother-At rest-Wife of B. J. Hamilton Benjamin Jackson Hamilton 1856 1941 Father Nancy West Hamilton 6/29/1893 1/13/1967 Mother-asleep in Jesus O. L. Hamilton 3/16/1890 12/2/1945 Daddy-asleep in Jesus Oscar Roy Hamilton 3/7/1933 2/24/1948 Thomas Eugene Hamilton 3/22/1925 9/13/1986 wed 9/11/1943 June Stockard Hamilton 10/30/1925 wed 9/11/1943 Ola Lee Reeves Hamilton 9/6/1898 5/18/1928 wife of W. D. Hamilton William David Hamilton 12/24/1892 1974 Mildred Straley Hamilton wife of W. D. Hamilton Theo Frank Hertel 2/5/1877 1/15/1949 Ida Anna Hertel 11/11/1878 11/24/1968 Lee Hinkle 5/6/1896 1/4/1918 Ollie V. Hudson 3/22/1905 5/26/1905 Thomas H. Hudson 3/26/1905 5/17/1905 J. G. (Grady) Hudson 3/12/1905 5/18/1905 Josephine Hudson 3/17/1905 5/23/1905 Robert M. Hudson 9/26/1909 1/21/1979 Thomas M. Hudson 1/10/1875 1/8/1938 Isabelle H. Hudson 10/14/1876 8/5/1940 Jack C. Idol 9/16/1903 7/27/1992 Lucille T. Idol 10/10/1906 1/17/1988 Willard Kilgore 8/2/1903 8/3/1962 Priscilla O. Kilgore 1/1/1915 10/25/1997 James Austin McCanlies 8/8/1912 4/27/1980 "From here to eternity,Ipaid my dues-with scorn from many & help from few." Anna Lucille Golden McCanlies 12/11/1920 Clanita McElroy 1934 John Nelson McGaughey 1/10/1932 4/20/1985 "kids: Jodie, Barbie, David" Barbara Jo McGaughey 11/18/1934 "kids: Jodie, Barbie, David" Myrtle Meinzer 12/8/1892 2/5/1970 wed 9/7/1912 Wyman Meinzer 1/29/1872 10/7/1946 wed 9/7/1912 Pate Meinzer 1/13/1918 4/26/1983 Earlene Meinzer 11/11/1926 Walter Buck Meinzer 9/11/1924 1/11/1987 Married 9/14/1957-TEC5 US ARMY-WWI Bettie Reeves Meinzer 11/19/1927 10/3/1998 Married 9/14/1957 Coleman Moorehouse 10/24/1896 3/6/1961 Ruby Moorehouse 8/20/1900 3/17/1964 James W. Moorehouse 4/6/1905 6/8/1905 CPL-US ARMY Walter E. Moorehouse 7/4/1933 1/5/1936 Walter Moorehouse 1/16/1890 9/4/1957 Ada Eugenia Moorehouse 6/22/1866 8/25/1959 Wm. Edward Moorehouse 10/31/1861 9/4/1920 Janie Suzan Moorehouse 11/28/1969 only date- dau Allie J. Moorehouse 2/15/1892 2/20/1985 Frank E. Moorehouse 2/24/1888 8/8/1938 Inf dau of Allie/Frank Moorehouse 11/11/1918 only date- dau Oral Lee Patterson 2/2/1894 4/17/1972 Married 1/13/1915 Veta Love Patterson 12/14/1896 12/19/1972 Married 1/13/1915 Rex A. Patterson 12/5/1912 6/30/1996 wed 12/3/1933 Maretha Bivins Patterson 12/13/1916 wed 12/3/1933 Porter H. Pearce 3/5/1917 10/5/1984 TEC5-US ARMY-WWII Goldie Pearce 3/5/1919 Herbert M. (Jake) Propps 9/15/1962 5/25/1996 "married 4/22/1983, kids Shaylee Alysia, Troy Ryder" Shannon D. Ryder Propps 8/31/1963 "married 4/22/1983, kids Shaylee Alysia, Troy Ryder" J. D. Redwine 1911 1963 Anna M. Redwine 1911 Willie Redwine 1886 1975 Jewell Redwine 1887 1950 William E. Ryder 12/2/1891 7/18/1956 Lillie M Ryder 6/2/1890 4/18/1970 Marvin Ryder 2/28/1921 6/10/1977 SGT US ARMY-WWI Herbert B. Sams 12/11/1898 11/17/1961 Lee Snailum 1902 1984 Married 7/18/1921 Grace Snailum 1905 1993 Married 7/18/1921 Dr. J. C. Vining 1859 12/1887 "Born in Canada, died in Benjamin Tx." Michael E. Waldron Jr. 3/11/1968 2/6/1985 Michael Edene Waldron 4/12/1943 4/13/1983 SP4 US ARMY Jack House Waldron 12/8/1932 7/13/1988 PVT-US ARMY KOREA Byron K. Waldron 6/27/1972 3/22/1995 Zena House Waldron 3/24/1905 6/1/1905 J. F. Waldron Jr. 1907 1944 Mary F. West 2/20/1896 12/4/1976 Ross B. West 3/25/1900 7/20/1963 Thomas Richard West 8/5/1894 7/24/1964 SGT Co G-359 Infantry WWI Edith M. West 1898 Thomas Adrian West 8/18/1923 12/6/1969 married 10/17/1942- SGT 115 Ord Main Co-WWII Geneva West 1925 married 10/17/1942 Judy Ann West 2/24/1948 4/30/1957 Karen Elaine West 10/21/1951 (only date) Infant dau of Wayne and Wanda Wayne West 6/9/1928 10/8/1984 wed 4/24/1948 Wanda West 7/30/1932 wed 4/24/1948