Matagorda County Texas Archives Cemeteries.....Caney - Matthews Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carol Gibbs carolsgibbs@yahoo.com June 21, 2004, 12:25 am Abstracted By: Carol Sue Gibbs The Caney - Matthews Cemetery is located on FM 2540 just North of the intersection of FM 457 and FM 2540 in Matagorda County, Texas. It is just across the fence from the airport at the end of the runway and can be seen from the highway. It has a few trees in the corner and there is a grass-covered road from the highway. The cemetery is still in use and the survey was updated as of February, 2004. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker Margaret (Rev.) Jeanette Matthews [14 Nov] 1932 [08 Dec] 1978 Bates Casey Matthew 22 Mar 1911 09 Nov 1976 CMI US Navy WWII Bates Isabell V. 1887 1958 Bates John W[harton] 1892 1936 Bates Joseph M. 1886 1905 Bates Maude V. 1910 1984 Bates S. J. 12 Nov 1862 06 Jan 1912 Bates Sidney J. 1862 1918 Bates Sidney Jas. 1918 1933 Bates Susan Amanda 1862 1941 Bates Van 1899 1900 Campbell Bessie 01 Apr 1882 24 Sep 1902 Wife of E. A. Campbell Griffith III Roy M[orrett] 01 Mar 1945 01 Jul 1991 Hamilton Tommie Katuria 12 Sep 1883 20 Feb 1937 Called Home Hamilton W. G. 'Harry' 17 Sep 1877 19 Aug 1934 In Loving Memory Matthews Gertrude G. 02 Mar 1871 07 Nov 1932 ?In Memory [illegible] Matthews Charles E[ugene] [17 Oct] 1940 [13 Feb] 2002 Matthews Isabella A. 19 Dec 1844 11 May 1923 * See additional comments below Matthews Jesse Lawrence 11 Sep 1894 19 Sep 1894 Son of S.T. & Sadie Matthews, Suffer..... inscription illegible Matthews John 23 Feb 1835 10 Dec 1913 **See inscription below Matthews John 23 Jul 1867 16 Nov 1870 Son of John & Isabella A. Matthews, Age 3 Yrs, 3 Mo's & 24 Days [marker broken- _______ forgotten] Matthews Rodney Green 11 Aug 1895 28 May 1968 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God' Matthews Rodney V. 30 Apr 1870 26 Oct 1916 Matthews Sylvain A. 21 Jan 1902 19 Aug 1967 Father Matthews Sylvain T. 16 Dec 1872 12 Aug 1901 Matthews W. A. 06 Dec 1876 20 Feb 1933 Father McCrosky Minnie 05 Oct 1864 26 May 1888 In Loving Remembrance Moore Catherine A. 19 Mar 1876 03 Dec 1879 Moore Infant Infant of A.G. and Mary C. Moore Moore Mary M. 02 May 1863 29 Aug 1880 Moore Moses V. D. 21 Feb 1868 26 Aug 1870 Weldon Hiram Newton 20 Feb 1908 11 Apr 1970 Weldon Celia Jane 06 Sep 1907 10 Jun 1997 Wyse Richard L[ee 'Dick'] 12 Dec 1961 06 May 1992 Wyse Jo A. 14 Mar 1921 08 Feb 2004 Wyse Verna L. 05 Sep 1925 21 Dec 1995 DRT & UDC Andrews Absalem Mitchell after 1908 Company F, 9th Alabama Infantry [unmarked] Andrews Grace 05 Jun 1918 [unmarked] Hamilton Florence Adel 30 Dec 1917 [unmarked] Hamilton James 14 Sep 1918 [unmarked] Hamilton Thomas James 13 Nov 1923 [unmarked] Soldier Unknown Confederate [unmarked] Soldier Unknown Confederate [unmarked] Adams Mr. Jones list - (Mrs. Dick Hunt's husband) [unmarked] Alexander Mrs. Jones list - (died with flu in 1918) [unmarked] Avery Dudley Jones list - (infant) [unmarked] Bevens Mrs. Jones list [unmarked] Bradshaw Mrs. Jones list [unmarked] Coulter Unknown Jones list - (several family members buried here) [all unmarked] Dedrick Jack (Uncle) Jones list [unmarked] *** see additional note made by M. L. Jones below Ellison Young Boy Jones list [unmarked] Green Roland Jones list [unmarked] Green Mrs. Roland Jones list [unmarked] Green Child of Roland Jones list [unmarked] Green Child of Roland Jones list [unmarked] Green Child of Roland Jones list [unmarked] Halk Mrs. Claud Jones list - 'Pregnant and died while cutting stovewood' [unmarked] Hamilton Arden Jones list [unmarked] Hamilton Infant daughter Jones list [unmarked] Hamilton Jim Jones list [unmarked] Hamilton Mrs. Jim Jones list [unmarked] Hamilton Tom Jones list [unmarked - may be Thomas James Hamilton listed earlier as unmarked] Jamison Mr. Jones list - 'Old couple lived on Liveoak Road' [unmarked] Jamison Mrs. Jones list - 'Old couple lived on Liveoak Road' [unmarked] Joice 'Child' Jones list [unmarked] Kilbride George Floyd Jones list [unmarked] McCrosky Tena Glatz Jones list - [unmarked] Miller Mr. Jones list [unmarked] Miller Mrs. Jones list [unmarked] Moore Mollie Jones list [unmarked - could this be Catherine or Mary Moore?] Phillips Harry Jones list - 'baby' [unmarked] Plant Infant Jones list - 'Plants infant' [unmarked] Roberts Mrs. Jones list - 'elderly when died' [unmarked] Sadberry Ned Jones list [unmarked - African-American] Thompson Scott Jones list [unmarked] Underwood Mrs. Bill Jones list [unmarked - probably Emma Glenn Underwood wife of William Percell Underwood] Additional Comments: Bracketed [ ] information came from other sources other than the marker. *Isabella A. Matthews inscription continued: Wife of John Matthews, Born on Van Dorn Ranch on Live Oak Creek, Matagorda County, Texas, She died as she lived, Trusting in God. ** John Matthews inscription continued: Born at Hillsboro Loudon Co. Va.; Although he sleeps his memory doth live, and cherrying comfort to his mourners give. He followed virtue as his truest guide. Lived as a Christian as a Christian died. *** Uncle Jack Dedrick This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/txfiles/ File size: 9.5 Kb