Morris Co., TX - Cemeteries: LEEVES CHAPEL/MILNER CEMETERY ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Janette Tigert Cook USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** LEEVES CHAPEL/MILNER CEMETERY MORRIS COUNTY, TEXAS LOCATION: This cemetery is located on the Tommy Tucker Ranch which is on CR 3334, a right turn off Hwy 77, 3.3 miles west of Naples. The cemetery is some 200 yards northwest of the locked ranch gate on CR 3334. The Milner’s and Baker’s are white. Most of the cemetery is predominantly black. This cemetery was read from the northwest corner Sep 30, 1998 by Charles Steger and Gerald Hammock. NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE LOCATION -- INFORMATION BAKER, Milner Aug 5, 1877 Sep 27, 1877 Row 10; Twin d/o F W and M M BAKER, Wilton Aug 5, 1877 Sep 1, 1879 Row 10; Twin d/o F W and M M BOATMAN, Ben A Oct 1904 Jan 31, 1983 Row 7 BOATMAN, Carrie 1902 1984 Row 2 BOATMAN, Carrie Aug 25, 1902 Oct 16, 1984 Row 7 BOATMAN, Essie B Jun 13, 1906 Jun 20, 1987 Row 7 BROWN, Amanda No Dates Row 5 JOHNSON, Rosa Mae 1908 1990 Row 5 LEWIS, A B Feb 14, 1899 Oct 5, 1996 Row 11; H/o Ora LEWIS, Ora Oct 22, 1907 Feb 13, 1993 Row 11; W/o A B; m Feb 14, 1926 MILNER, Edward B Feb 1, 1867 Aug 2, 1868 Row 10; S/o E J and J A MILNER, John D Dec 15, 1854 May 5, 1859 Row 10; S/o E J C and J A MUSGROVE, George Ann TURNER Nov 26, 1919 Mar 1993 Row 3; D/o George and Lydia HILL Turner; kn/ch Irvin, Jr. and Thelma MUSGROVE, Irvin Mar 19, 1915 Apr 25, 1992 Row 3; H/o George Ann; age 77 yrs; b in Hempstead, TX; s/o M/M A J Musgrove; m Dec 19, 1946; b/o Australia Wilson; US Army PARKER, Frank C Feb 29, 1889 Jun 21, 1965 Row 11; TX Pvt US Army WWI PARKER, Hattie Mae May 5, 1918 Mar 9, 1987 Row 9; W/o Joseph PARKER, Joseph E Oct 6, 1914 Jan 24, 1975 Row 9; H/o Hattie Mae PARKER, Lula Jun 2, 1904 Oct 3, 1906 Row 10 PARKER, Tellie 1895 1970 Row 11 ROBERSON, Thelma 1916 1997 Row 4 ROBINSON, Edwin L Feb 22, 1912 Aug 9, 1986 Row 4; WWII RODGERS, Rodessa 1904 1997 Row 5 ROGERS, George 1883 1960 Row 7 ROGERS, Ollie M Aug 16, 1887 Sep 14, 1964 Row 7 RONEY, Harvey Apr 28, 1886 Oct 1, 1975 Row 8 RONEY, Jack Jun 2, 1893 Jun 2, 1910 Row 8 RUSSELL, Infant Feb 7, 1896 Feb 7, 1897 Row 10; D/o J T and D M SHEPHERD, George L., Rev. Oct 22, 1913 Feb 22, 1990 Row 5; H/o Novella JOHNSON; s/o Lawyer and Martha CROWDER; kn/ch Martha, Lessie and L D; b/o Lula, Trudie and Jimmie SHEPHERD, Novella JOHNSON Dec 19, 1915 Dec 27, 1986 Row 5; W/o George L; m Feb 23, 1935; d/o Dock and Mary COFIELD Johnson; sis/o Mary L and Myrtle Ruth STIGGERS, George Sep 13, 1900 Jul 28, 1967 Row 7; H/o Missouri STIGGERS, Martha SHEPHERD 1887 1949 Row 6 STIGGERS, Missouri Dec 7, 1905 Jun 4, 1961 Row 7; W/o George THOMAS, Mary May 15, 1900 Oct 19, 1902 Row 6; Infant daughter TURNER, Amanda Only Date Nov 16, 1960 Row 6; Died age 78 yrs; w/o George TURNER, Clifford, Sr. 1913 1980 Row 2 TURNER, Clinton D Sep 21, 1911 Dec 23, 1949 Row 9; TX PFC Med Dept WWII TURNER, Cora L Aug 14, 1906 Jan 12, 1993 Row 4 TURNER, Donna Nov 11, 1899 Dec 13, 1960 Row 4 TURNER, George Only Date Jul 7, 1936 Row 6; Died age 84 yrs TURNER, Jeffery Neal Dec 9, 1961 Jun 20, 1983 Row 1; S/o Clifford, Jr. and Wayola; b/o Mary Elaine, Dujuana, Deborah, Donna, Richard and Keith. TURNER, Jesse 1897 1966 Row 5; H/o Maggie L TURNER, Jesse, Jr. Oct 10, 1912 Dec 5, 1955 Row 5 TURNER, Maggie L 1887 1964 Row 5; W/o Jesse TURNER, Melba Lee 1910 1991 Row 2 TURNER, Ralph 1895 1984 Row 6; PFC US Army WWI TURNER, Raymond, Jr. Jun 11, 1925 Jun 6, 1958 Row 5; TX STM1 US NAVY WWII UNKNOWN Row 6; Petrified wood marked grave UNKNOWN Row 6; Petrified wood marked grave UNKNOWN Row 6; Old FHM unreadable UNKNOWN Row 6; 2 rock marked graves UNKNOWN Row 6; Rock marked grave UNKNOWN Row 7; Petrified wood marked grave UNKNOWN Row 7; 2 petrified wood marked graves UNKNOWN Row 8; 2 native rock marked graves UNKNOWN Row 8; 2 petrified wood marked graves UNKNOWN Row 9; Grave marked by cross UNKNOWN Row 10; Broken marker unreadable UNKNOWN, Nfn Jan 2, 1905 Mar 8, 1908 Row 8; D/o (unreadable) UNKNOWN, Nfn Mar 1, 1874 Feb 19, 1907 Row 10; Unreadable UNKNOWN, Nfn 1891 1964 Row 11; FHM unreadable WOODS, Warren, Jr 1935 Row 5 Following from 1880 US Census for Morris County, Pct 4: House #197 Milner, Ed J C 67 GA Jane A 50 GA House #197 Baker, James M 23 AL Davis B 19 TX (Davis listed as wife) House # 196 Baker, Frank W 27 AL Malissa M 23 TX Franklin 8/12 TX (Davis Baker is possibly a daughter of the Milner’s) This information was copied from the MORRIS COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK – NORTHERN SECTION of 1999 which was Compiled by the Cass County Genealogical Society in cooperation with the Morris County Historical Commission. Janette Tigert Cook janettecook@yahoo.com November 13, 2006