Sandhill Cemetery - Leon County, Texas ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Cheryl Burks USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Sandhill Cemetery This is the Black Section Take the west I-45 frontage road at highway 79 in Buffalo and go south 0.20 miles. There is a State Cemetery sign here. Take this road to the right crossing over the railroad tract at a total of 0.70 miles. Cemetery is on the right just across the railroad tract. Originally used as the Buffalo Cemetery, but abandoned by the white people of the community when the present Buffalo Cemetery started. The colored people of Buffalo started buring their deard nearby. The colored Cemetery is in front of the white one, fenced. This cemetery was called Buffalo Sand Hill in the prior cemetery books. ADKINS, Carvell E. Mullenax Mortuary Marker 1980 1980 ADKINS, Ola Ruth Jan 13, 1937 Jan 1, 1985 ALBERT, Ellen Lillie Dorsey – Keats Funeral Home marker Age 80 years May 10, 1977 ALLEN, Eddie Vera Johnson Wife of Leroy Allen Dau of Eddie and Ranson Johnson Dec 17, 1921 Oct 16, 2002 ALLEN, Jack Aug 3, 1914 Feb 14, 1952 ALLEN, Leroy Tec 5 1363 Engr Dump Trk Co. WWII Jan 1, 1917 May 22, 1969 AMERSON, Bennie Nov 12, 1885 Nov 6, 1955 AMOS, Eckie Hus of Roberta Amos 1899 1973 AMOS, Georgia Dec 25, 1884 June 17, 1945 AMOS, Handy Dec 24, 1885 Sept 28, 1956 AMOS, Jimmie Lee Texas PFC Co C 318 Engineer BN WWII April 4, 1913 Dec 23, 1964 AMOS, Roberta Wife of Eckie Amos 1904 1942 ANDERSON, Eula V. Sept 19, 1919 Oct 1, 1999 ANTHONY, Arlee (Nealy) Wife of Elliott Anthony m. Dec 17, 1932 Dau of Walter & Lula (Austin) Nealy Aug 3, 1916 July 29, 2004 ANTHONY, Arthur Hus of Mineola Anthony Aug 19, 1903 Jan 17, 1986 ANTHONY, Elliott Hus of Arlee Anthony Oct 28, 1908 Aug 5, 1984 ANTHONY, Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Anthony Sept 14, 1934 Sept 17, 1934 ANTHONY, Mineola Wife of Arthur Anthony Aug 10, 1906 Living ARNOLD, Dora 1873 1963 ARNOLD, Randoe 1886 Oct 9, 1956 BIRDOW, Fannie One date 1943 BLACKSHER, Jackie Aug 5, 1889 May 1, 1965 BOAZ, John Nov 25, 1859 Dec 1907 BROWN, Adelia Mar 12, 1904 Mar 3, 1973 BROWN, Birda Oct 8, 1880 Nov 27, 1949 BROWN, Bob Mar 31, 1880 Feb 11, 1955 BROWN, Francis 1880 1968 BROWN, Irene Wife of R.B. Brown July 19, 1913 Sept 1, 1980 BROWN, Maggie Dec 4, 1892 Jan 22, 1953 BROWN, Mary Jan 1, 1875 May 15, 1925 BROWN, Mary Ann Mar 6, 1873 July 27, 1924 BROWN, R.B Hus of Irene Brown June 19, 1909 Living BROWN, Tom Feb 15, 1883 Dec 17, 1961 BROWN, Will Feb 12, 1904 Mar 18, 1948 BRUNSON, James Son of D. & V. Brunson Feb 15, 1882 Nov 9, 1904 CALDWELL, Bobbie April 10, 1901 Nov 22, 1964 CALDWELL, Hazell 1928 1954 CALDWELL, Irene Carroll Mar 12, 1913 May 4, 2000 CALDWELL, Johnnie Mae (Tatum) Feb 8, 1941 Oct 17, 2001 CALDWELL, Velma 1926 1953 CARPENTER, Ben Sept 22, 1887 Jan 6, 1957 CARPENTER, Carrie Jackson Dau of Herry & Mattie Jackson Mother of Katie Myrtle Jacques April 24, 1907 April 23, 1999 CARPENTER, Luther Jan 29, 1889 May 2, 1967 CARTER, James Arthur Pvt US Army WWII Dec 15, 1919 Dec 7, 1979 CLEVLAN (?), Robert 1865 1944 CLEVELAND, Bernyce Sept 24, 1919 April 10, 1966 CLEVELAND, Georgia Mar 21, 1868 April 13, 1942 CLEVELAND, John H. One date Passed 1963 CLEVELAND, Lucille D. One date Passed Mar 30, 1932 COOPER, Bernice Dec 11, 1954 Aug 9, 1964 COOPER, Joanne Mar 27, 1956 Aug 9, 1964 COX, Austin Feb 11, 1882 May 11, 1945 CRAW, Inez wife of Troy West wife of Ruby Craw dau of Rev. John McAdams and Vinnie Green Oct 7, 1920 June 24, 2003 CRAW, May Bell Dec 12, 1900 July 22, 1978 CRAW, Ruby Jan 1, 1901 Nov 16, 1968 DAVIS, A.M. Nov 25, 1869 Mar 17, 1925 DAVIS, Anthony L. US Army WWII Sept 3, 1917 June 15, 1988 DAVIS, B. Rev. Aug 12, 1846 Sept 9, 1903 DAVIS, Bertha 1898 1935 DAVIS, Eliza 1876 1945 DAVIS, Ella Oct 25, 1890 Nov 30, 1972 DAVIS, Homa 1904 1973 DAVIS, Ima 1895 1975 DAVIS, L.A. Alton Sept 3, 1917 Mar 12, 1968 DAVIS, Leander Nov 28, 1894 Mar 23, 1970 DAVIS, Lee Essie June 14, 1895 Dec 6, 1970 DAVIS, Mary Mrs. Clay & Clay, Houston Funeral Home marker Age 52 years Dec 28, 1937 DAVIS, Mathew Sr. Funeral Home marker Nov 3, 1898 Jan 24, 1988 DAVIS, Sallie Mar 22, 1874 Jan 25, 1951 DAVIS, Thomas E. Black & Clark, Dallas Funeral Home marker Oct 10, 1917 Feb 10, 1995 DAWKINS, Bertha Mae Feb 20, 1933 May 14, 2001 DAWKINS, Burdell Wife of Eddie Dawkins Dau of James Hopkins and Arle Tubbs July 9, 1938 Nov 2002 DAWKINS, Dorothy Hellen 1943 1975 DAWKINS, Lydia This stone has ben used for target practice June 15, 18?3 Jan 26, 1936 DAWKINS, Maggie Wife of Wesley Dawkins Sr. Oct 14, 1904 Jan 11, 1991 DAWKINS, Theopolis Sr. Aug 3, 1927 Jan 26, 1994 DAWKINS, Tom Sept 21, 1858 June 15, 1928 DAWKINS, Wesley Sr. Hus of Maggie Dawkins Oct 1, 1900 Aug 29, 1961 DAWKINS, Wesley “Junior” Sept 13, 1965 Sept 16, 1995 DEAN, Angela L. Jan 29, 1975 Oct 16, 1993 DORSEY, Courtney Wife of Haywood Dorsey Sr. Oct 3, 1896 Mar 30, 1988 DORSEY, Haywood Jr. 1927 1987 DORSEY, Haywood Sr. Hus of Courtney Dorsey Oct 3, 1895 Nov 3, 1985 DORSEY, Theoda Texas Cpl US Army WWI Oct 21, 1894 July 18, 1973 EAGANS, J.D. Rosco Hus of Nan Eagans May 15, 1907 Jan 2, 1984 EAGANS, Nan Wife of J. D. Rosco Eagans Mar 27, 1914 Mar 5, 1950 EDWARDS, James Harry Texas Cpl 410 Res Labor BN QMC WWI Dec 25, 1892 Feb 16, 1968 EPHRAN, Jarrel Dorsey Funeral Home Marker Age 21 years April 19, 19?7 FINLEY, Effie 1880 1937 FINLEY, Gus 1864 1925 FINLEY, Louisa 1851 1926 FORGE, Artavil “Eagans” Dec 3, 1930 Mar 6, 1988 GARDER (?), Arthur James Son of C.G. & V.G. Garder Dec 27, 1903 Aug 16, 1906 GASTON, Leslie Rev. Sept 29, 1915 July 21, 1999 GIBSON, Kitty April 24, 1889 July 5, 1958 GIBSON, Leaner 1890 1960 GILBERT, Earline 1901 1973 GLOVER, Bessie Wife of O.L. (Tobie) Glover Sept 18, 1905 Sept 11, 1982 GLOVER, O.L. (Tobie) Hus of Bessie Glover Oct 24, 1902 June 5, 1981 GLOVER, Octoba Lincoln Jr. Cpl US Army Korea Feb 11, 1929 Aug 14, 1982 GORDON, Larree Son of V.G. & C.G. Gordon April 13, 1906 July 1, 1909 GORDON, Virgel Jr. Son of G. & V. Gordon Mar 16, 1901 Aug 8, 1904 GRAYSON, Asalee One date 1937 GRAYSON, Billy Mar 15, 1908 Aug 27, 1991 GRAYSON, Jennie July 16, 1877 July 1, 1923 GRAYSON, John One date 1948 GRAYSON, Johnny Hus of Ruth Grayson Pvt US Army WWII May 7, 1919 July 19, 1994 GRAYSON, Madie D. Sept 25, 1899 June 1, 1980 GRAYSON, Ruth Smith Wife of Johnny Grayson Dec 18, 1924 July 21, 1998 GRAYSON, Sammie Jan 21, 1903 Feb 15, 1974 GREEN, Iola W. Wife of Marcellus H. Green 1889 1962 GREEN, Marcellus H. Hus of Iola W. Green 1886 1960 GREEN, Preston Oct 14, 1856 July 25, 1921 GREEN, Susan Jan 1, 1864 Mar 14, 1941 HANNA, Deck Age 70 years DOD April 10, 1907 HANNA, Geo. Hus of Addie Hannah Aug 16, 1866 May 15, 1943 HARRIS, Caroline Oct 3, 1873 Aug 3, 1890 HAYES, Arlee Tubbs Wife of Samuel “Tom” Hayes June 25, 1922 Aug 2, 1993 HAYES, James E. PFC US Army WWII July 31, 1924 Nov 14, 1994 HAYES, Johnny E. Jan 29, 1958 Aug 13, 1975 HAYES, Mattie Mea Sept 12, 1908 Feb 26, 1969 HAYES, Samuel “Tom” Hus of Arlee Tubbs Hayes Feb 22, 1910 April 5, 1989 HENDERSON, Columbus July 18, 1911 April 6, 1972 HENDERSON, Jessie On stone with Willie Henderson One date Passed 1934 HENDERSON, Willie On stone with Jessie Henderson One date Passed 1934 HOPKINS, Irene June 10, 1900 May 16, 1960 HORN, Alfred 1825 Jan 11, 1898 HORN, S.H. Rev Hus of S.A. Horn Dec 15, 1853 July 11, 1921 HORN, Zaph Wife of H.S. Horn Age 80 years DOD Oct 5, 1932 HUDSON, Mary L. Mullenax Funeral Home Marker 1897 1980 HUGHES, Oliver Community Funeral Home Marker Dec 25, 1899 Oct 3, 1979 HYSON, Fannie 1872 1965 HYSON, Frank 1899 1970 HYSON, Lonzo May 15, 1881 Feb 24, 1941 HYSON, Mamie 1902 1961 JACKSON, Henry 1884 1934 JEFFERSON, Alice Johnson 1874 June 29, 1957 JEFFERSON, Mahala 1869 1952 JEFFERSON, N.J. Feb 15, 1873 June 12, 1942 JOHNSON, A.J. b. Ft. Worth, TX d. Philadelphia, PA Feb 14, 1913 Dec 18, 1943 JOHNSON, Alice B. McCauley/Smith Funeral Home marker 1922 1968 JOHNSON, Andie Aug 16, 1893 Oct 23, 1918 JOHNSON, Bertha Lee Jan 18, 1902 June 8, 1995 JOHNSON, Dortha Dec 3, 1860 Jan 10, 1953 JOHNSON, Emma Wife of A.J. Johnson Age 60 years No dates JOHNSON, Hattie 1879 1927 JOHNSON, J.D. Dec 29, 1919 Mar 14, 1951 JOHNSON, Jessie M. Wife of Rev Tom Johnson Feb 22, 1886 May 24, 1944 JOHNSON, Matt 1892 1965 JOHNSON, Richard J. May 31, 1940 April 29, 1989 JOHNSON, Rip Jr. Son of Gus & Jane Johnson Sept 3, 1900 Sept 10, 1900 JOHNSON, Sadie B. May 17, 1922 Feb 12, 1990 JOHNSON, Solomon Texas Pvt US Army WWII Sept 14, 1903 July 16, 1968 JOHNSON, Tom, Rev. Hus of Jessie M. Johnson Feb 19, 1877 Jan 5, 1954 JONES, Eliza Age 58 years DOD Oct 11, 1902 JONES, Lena 1888 1966 KING, Jane 1786 (??) 1906 (??) LACEY, Bettie Dau of L.L. & E.L. Lacey June 16, 1892 July 29, 1918 LACEY, Ella Wife of L.L. Lacey Sept 27, 1873 June 12, 1920 LACY (?), Lee Mar 2, 1870 Mar 14, 1923 LANE, Annie Ruth Oct 21, 1928 May 1, 1937 LENTON, Lula June 22, 1910 Aug 6, 1973 LEVELS, Hattie Mae Oct , 1911 Jan 16, 1916 LEWIS, Alvin July 30, 1911 Jan 16, 1916 LEWIS, Gene C. June 30, 1930 Jan 30, 1965 LEWIS, Herman Sept 12, 1890 April 28, 1971 LEWIS, Joe E. May 7, 1915 Nov 7, 1941 LEWIS, Pattie Johnson Feb 21, 1892 Nov 4, 1968 LOWIS (?), Edd April 19, 1867 Sept 20, 1935 MANNING, John Wesley 1899 1975 MANNING, Mattie J. 1889 1982 MARSHALL, Elnora Sept 31, 1910 June 3, 1995 MARSHALL, Dora 1868 1956 MARSHELL (?), Jack Sept 14, 1923 Feb 23, 1937 MAYS, Georgia Jan 30, 1886 Dec 5, 1930 MAYS, James (Jim) Mason April 15, 1890 April 19, 1981 McADAMS, Hurley Dec 18, 1883 Oct 21, 1958 McADAMS, Ida April 18, 1893 Feb 28, 1973 McDADE, America Feb 1, 1830 Jan 26, 1894 McILVEEN, Sarah Ann 1905 1994 MILLER, An May 15, 1826 Jan 19, 1920 MOODY, Ples Feb 15, 1881 Oct 2, 1931 MOSLEY, Janie Mar 11, 1883 Mar 12, 1956 MOTLEY, Lina May 15, 1855 April 6, 1941 MOTLEY, Zelma Tautenhahn Funeral Home marker Feb 22, 1902 Dec 26, 1983 NASINGER, Will 1874 1937 NEALY, Algio US Army WWII 1909 1979 NEALY, Altie Sister 1873 1952 NEELY (?), Bemon Son of Willie & Eva Neely Broken cannot read dates NEALY, Bill 1833 Jan 22, 1912 NEALY, Elezebeth Dec 24, 1834 Mar 25, 1927 NEALY, Lillie Mae Sept 29, 1903 Sept 14, 1963 NEALY, Lula April 30, 189? July 26, 1928 NEALY, McClinton Dec 31, 1907 Sept 21, 1982 NEALY, Nathaniel Nov 4, 1917 Nov 21, 1946 NEALY, Olma 1913 1975 NEALY, Robert Oct 15, 1869 Nov 1, 1947 NEALY, Roberta Nov 2, 1915 Dec 29, 1981 NEALY, Skeen Albert Nov 9, 1923 Nov 23, 1958 NEALY, Walter Jan 18, 1880 June 21, 1960 NEALY, Walter Jr. Feb 18, 1900 Mar 26, 1981 NICHOLAS, Randy Feb 18, 1957 Feb 11, 1996 NORWARD, William Ben Capp Funeral Home marker 1905 1961 NORWOOD, Lina Jean June 25, 1938 Jan 6, 1953 OLIVER, Eller Wife of Jim Oliver Mar 15, 1866 June 11, 1922 OLIVER, Emma Lee Thompson 1913 1984 OLIVER, Fonie Aug 7, 1893 June 18, 1947 OLIVER, Jim Nov 15, 1854 May 25, 1939 OLIVER, Mary Aug 17, 1890 Dec 9, 1971 OWENS, Ledivamds (?) Dec 31, 1954 Oct 10, 1994 PEARSON, Jim June 15, 1861 Feb 14, 1954 PEARSON, Julia Wife of Jim Pearson June 19, 1863 Oct 19, 1936 PETTY, Rosetter May 10, 1834 Nov 25, 1926 PHILLIPS, Addie L. Mother May 12, 1903 Feb 6, 1977 PHILLIPS, Lester US Army WWII June 4, 1924 Jan 16, 1998 PHILLIPS, Mary Helen dau of Cliff Canady and Helen Phillips June 8, 1957 May 1, 2003 PRICE, Narcissus April 1, 1884 July 10, 1959 PRICE, Nathan US Army WWII May 4, 1912 Sept 21, 1969 PROCTER, Parlee Aug 31, 1886 Feb 14, 1934 RAFORD, Lucy Wife of Brisco Raford Age 60 years DOD June 31, 1910 RANDLE, Allen Oct 19, 1957 May 17, 1959 RANDLE, Bennie Crowder (B.B.) Feb 22, 1925 June 27, 1995 RANDLE, J.C. Dec 16, 1926 Jan 20, 1989 RANDLE, J.P. Tautenhahn Funeral Home marker Nov 12, 1914 Oct 4, 1988 RANDLE, Ozie B. Jan 20, 1922 April 17, 1985 RANDLE, Ramona Terry Sept 19, 1934 Dec 10, 1994 RANDLE, Terry McKinley Aug 28, 1956 Mar 29, 1980 RANSOM, Joe Rev. 1845 1916 RAYFORT, Francis April 18, 1856 May 15, 1928 REED, Banna Nealy April 3, 1876 June 23, 1955 ROBINSON, ?? 1930 1977 ROBINSON, Emma J. 1893 May 11, 1950 ROBINSON, George Hus of Mary Robinson m. July 26, 1927 May 4, 1904 June 4, 1990 ROBINSON, Joe Lee Mar 4, 1932 May 28, 1967 ROBINSON, Lewis Texas PFC 15 Co 1 BN Sch BDL Dates were below ground level ROBINSON, Mary Wife of George Robinson m. July 26, 1927 May 4, 1916 Dec 12, 1984 ROSCHILD, Eliza 1834 Jan 7, 1925 SAYLES, George F. Mullenax Funeral Home marker 1899 1981 SCOTT, Charlie Hus of Mary Lena Scott Sept 17, 1916 Aug 7, 1968 SCOTT, Grace Wallace Aug 9, 1952 Mar 29, 1980 SCOTT, Mary Lena Wife of Charlie Scott Jan 10, 1923 Oct 23, 1997 SEALS, Cora 1898 1945 SEALS, Lillie Bell 1913 1965 SHEPPARD, Cleveland Son of Jane Sheppard DOD July 16, 1886 SMITH, A.B. Aug 10, 1933 Oct 2, 1975 SMITH, Daivie Joe Aug 23, 1959 Sept 13, 1959 SMITH, Nannie Aug 31, 1875 Sept 24, 1944 SMITH, Walter R. Oct 30, 1905 Dec 22, 1956 SMITH, Willie Jan 3, 1902 Mar 5, 1970 STELL, Rosia Nell Emanuel Funeral Home marker Feb 8, 1904 Jan 4, 1989 STEWART, Webb 1892 1982 STUBERFIELD, Jan 3, 197? Dec 13, 1957 SUTTON, Wm. L. Rev. Oct 6, 1868 June 1, 1946 TAYLOR, Edell Community Funeral Home marker Aug 28, 1911 Oct 4, 1975 TAYLOR, Ezell US Army WWII June 26, 1919 May 30, 1988 TAYLOR, Kitty E. 1904 1978 TAYLOR, Minnie Sept 10, 1890 Aug 24, 1962 THOMAS, Ray Douglas May 14, 1924 Jan 30, 1995 THOMSON, Sellie April 24, 1883 Dec 16, 1953 THOMPSON, Leslie 1890 1947 TUBBS, Jesse Mar 5, 1885 June 22, 1963 TUBBS, Johnnie B. Mar 9, 1907 Oct 16, 1955 TUBBS, Lillie E. Mar 8, 1887 Aug 24, 1965 WALDON, Blanche Ruth Tautenhahn Funeral Home marker Nov 28, 1922 Mar 25, 1989 WALLACE, Allen July 6, 1849 Aug 2, 1909 WALLACE, Verley Oct 23, 1901 Oct 5, 1942 WASHINGTON, Betty 64 years Aug 5, 2003 WASHINGTON, Cubbie Aug 12, 1897 Oct 20, 1957 WASHINGTON, Debra J. Oct 23, 1956 Mar 10, 1972 WASHINGTON, George Pruitt Mortuary, Houston marker Feb 10, 1907 May 27, 1994 WASHINGTON, Robert 1878 1964 WASHINGTON, Rodie Robert I’m here 1885 1969 WEATHERS, Takara Bailey & Foster Funeral Home marker 1999 1999 WEST, Ray Cpl US Army Korea April 17, 1930 Jan 15, 1980 WILLIAMS, Derrick W. May 19, 1961 Sept 3, 1998 WILLIAMS, E.G. Oct 19, 1868 April 5, 1922 WILLIAMS, Infant Son of E.G. & Cora A. Williams b & d Feb 22, 1908 WILLIAMS, Lilla O. Wife of E.G. Williams Mar 27, 1878 Oct 20, 1906 WILLIAMS, Tom Rev. 1863 April 5, 1935 WOODSON, Mary Etta May 25, 1913 Dec 16, 1986 ZENO, Elma Lorene Glover 1933 1965 Surveyed February 5, 2000 by Herbert H. McCarter. This section is cleared and taken care of real good.