Morris Co., TX - Cemeteries: Wheatfield 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 ***************************************************** WHEATVILLE CEMETERY Naples, Morris County, Texas LOCATION: West of Naples 1 mile on Hwy. 77. Right on CR 4315 for 1 mile to CR 4316. Left here. Cemetery is .2 mile at the end of this road. This cemetery is adjoined with Vissering Cemetery on the left with a fence around it also. This cemetery is known to be predominantly white. A marker reads: Birthplace of MORRIS SHEPPARD, May 28, 1875 - April 9, 1941; US House of Representatives November 15, 1902 - February 3, 1913; US Senate February 3, 1913 - April 9, 1941 Information taken from the March 1, 1982 reading by Jim and Maydell Talley and the October 6, 1998 reading from north to south by Charles Steger, Melba Tims, Connie Draper and Irene Powell. "The two Wrights and the three Branch babies are covered with thin boxes made of concrete with the inscriptions very crudely made. The weather over the years has almost wiped the writing out and the concrete is badly broken from age. In a few years, the lettering will be completely unreadable." - Noted Jim and Maydell Talley March 1, 1981 * denotes the oldest known marked grave: Row 4 BETTS I.H. Only Date February 16, 1872 ************************************************************************************************************************** NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE INFORMATION BEDFORD, Mrs A C June 2, 1833 June 19, 1886 Row 5; Mother BETTS, I H Only Date February 16, 1872 Row 4; Died age 57 yrs; Masonic Emblem BOLIN, F W 1847 1928 Row 2; H/o Lucye BOLIN, H F 1883 1883 Row 3; Age 7 days BOLIN, Lelia Kate December 19, 1890 August 7, 1897 Row 3; Dau/o F W & L E Bolin BOLIN, Lucy E 1846 1929 Row 2; W/o F W BOLIN, Malcolm M January 1, 1889 June 20, 1889 Row 2; S/o P M & Mittie W; twin to Mittie W BOLIN, Mary 1886 1886 Row 3; Age 21 days BOLIN, Mittie January 1, 1889 January 15, 1889 Row 2; D/o P M & Mittie W; twin to Malcolm M. BOLIN, Mittie W. July 10, 1869 January 4, 1889 Row 2; W/o P M BOND, John Marshall February 27, 1876 May 20, 1949 Row 3; H/o Margie MATHEWS BOND, Margie MATHEWS January 28, 1875 September 13, 1929 Row 3; W/o John Marshall BRANCH, Bessie Marie July 23, 1876 August 24, 1878 Row 12; D/o L C & F B BRANCH, ???? ? 19, 1877 August 29, 1879 Row 12; Can’t read anything on third grave - there are 3 babies. CALLAWAY, Elizabeth POPE 1862 1883 Row 4 CALLAWAY, F G, Rev July 13, 1858 December 29, 1939 Row 5 CALLAWAY, Jennie V POPE 1867 1924 Row 5 CHRISTMAN, John C 1887 1887 Row 3; Age 1 day CHRISTMAN, Minnie M 1886 Only Date Row 3; Age 7 mos 7 days CLUBB, Kenneth Wayne July 24, 1939 Row 1; H/o Ora Elexa CLUBB,Ora Elexa WHITECOTTON June 26, 1943 Row 1; M October 23,1959; W/o Kenneth Wayne COODE, Allie Mae August 14, 1902 April 1, 1928 Row 1 COODE, Betty Jo July 3, 1926 May 2, 1929 Row 1 CURREY, William Carlton July 21, 1936 April 6, 1993 Row 6 EDDINS, Margaretta A October 5, 1875 November 24, 1877 Row 3; D/o W S & Margret L GILSTRAP, Ralph August 8, 1884 November 6, 1930 Row 8 HARWELL, John W March 23, 1892 October 26, 1902 Row 5; S/o S A & Mary C HARWELL, Mary C Only Date March 31, 1892 Row 5; W/o S A; Age 27 yrs HEARD, Baby 1881 1881 Row 9; Age 1 mo HEARD, Beryl May 14, 1918 Row 5; W/o C W HEARD, C W September 29, 1916 September 20, 1985 Row 5; H/o Beryl HEARD, Emma C June 30, 1876 Only Date Row 9; Age 8 yrs HEARD, James April 11, 1867 Only Date Row 8; Died age 12 yrs HEARD, Nfn June 26, 1879 Only Date Row 9; Age 3 yrs; name unreadable HEARD, T C H Row 9; No headstone; initials shown on footstone (1998 listing --? Could be same as Thomas Guy?) HEARD, Thomas Guy June 26, 1870 Row 9; Aged 3 years (1981 listing) HUTCHISON, M T November 2 or 21?, 1850 April 15, 1882 Row 3; W/o S A Harwell MATHEWS, Anna April 27, 1848 September 16, 1897 Row 4; W/o J H MATHEWS, C O, Dr. "Mizpah" April 25, 1860 December 14, 1899 Row 4; WOW; Masonic Emblem MATHEWS, Charlie April 27, 1879 May 1, 1881 Row 4; S/o J H & Anna MATHEWS, Eugie April 5, 1875 April 6, 1884 Row 4; D/o J H & Anna MATHEWS, Gussie July 8, 1878 July 4, 1881 Row 4; D/o H F & J A MATHEWS, J H February 13, 1848 March 6, 1923 Row 4; H/o Anna MATHEWS, Oliver A October 31, 1831 December 15, 1878 Row 4 MATHEWS, Willie August 23, 1876 April 14, 1881 Row 4 MOSS, Annie No Dates Row 11 MOSS, Della No Dates Row 11 MOSS, Ida No Dates Row 11 MOSS, Lee & Infant Sons No Dates Row 11 MURPHY, James H January 13, 1840 December 9, 1876 Row 8 PARHAM, Thomas J No Dates Row 5; Age 62 yrs; very old grave POPE, J E September 22, 1856 April 15, 1882 Row 4; Age 25 yrs 6 mos 23 days POPE, Mary F December 13, 1824 May 24, 1899 Row 5; Aged 74 years 5 months 11 days POPE, Norris January 12, 1817 February 16, 1881 Row 5; Aged 64 years 1 month 4 days POPE, Wm F May 7, 1849 August 28, 1881 Row 5; Aged 32 years 3 months 21 days POUNDERS, Amey Eliza September 5, 1849 March 8, 1939 Row 6 POUNDERS, John February 18, 1818 September 1, 1880 Row 5 POUNDERS, W M September 16, 1848 July 29, 1890 Row 6 SELLERS, Bertha No Dates Row 6 SELLERS, Ernest Leroy July 5, 1910 July 10, 1973 UNKNOWN LOCATION; S/o Henry & Bonnie HUNTER; b/o Arlon, Ruby Willeford & Bertha Gramthum SELLERS, Henry No Dates Row 6 SELLERS, Infant Daughter No Dates Row 6 SHEPPARD, John Samuel April 13, 1858 August 13, 1863 Row 8; S/o W B & M E SMITH, Lonie E No Dates Row 7; In memory of our darling daughter Lonie E Smith SWAN, Laura Dates unreadable Row 12; D/o R F & A N SWAN, Nfn - unreadable March 12, 1877 August 12, 1877 Row 12; S/o R F & A N UNKNOWN Row 2; FHM Unreadable UNKNOWN Rock marked grave Row 5 UNKNOWN Iron ore rock marked grave Row 7 UNKNOWN July 10 (Mostly unreadable) Row 10; FHM unreadable; WHITECOTTON, J W October 22, 1869 April 26, 1886 Row 3; S/o T B & N E WHITECOTTON, Addie Mae September 13, 1900 January 8, 1992 Row 1; W/o Willie Clyde; kn/ch Betty Sue, Anna L & Ora Lee WHITECOTTON, Aunt Sue 1834 1923 Row 1 WHITECOTTON, Hugh B July 18, 1905 June 21, 1981 Row 2; S/o T B, Jr & Ora; b/o Elizabeth, Clyde & Dick WHITECOTTON, Infant 1915 1915 Row 3; Inf/o Tim & Ora WHITECOTTON, Nancy CLARK 1839 1928 Row 3 WHITECOTTON, Ora Lee 1878 1943 Row 2; W/o T B, Jr WHITECOTTON, T B No Dates Row 3; Co D 23rd TX Calvary CSA WHITECOTTON, T B, Jr 1872 1938 Row 2; H/o Ora WHITECOTTON, Tim, Jr III 1916 1921 Row 3; S/o Tim & Ora WHITECOTTON, Willie Clyde September 29, 1900 October 20, 1985 Row 1; M June 30, 1928; b/o Dick & Elizabeth WILLEFORD, Henry "Buteh" May 11, 1942 June 23, 1997 Row 6; S/o Ruby; kn/ch Tony Benton; b/o Thomas, Danny, Norma, Melba, Dorothy, Margaret & Rose WRIGHT, Daniel About 1790 1872 or 1878 ? Row 7; Consort of Lucy WRIGHT, Lucy CHEWNING About yr 1795 or 1800 ? March 24, 1877 Row 7; Consort of Daniel Wright WRIGHT, Nellie 1859 1886 Row 6; Mother WRIGHT, William B August 5, 1824 March 22, 1879 Row 7; Masonic Emblem Last addition or change: February 22, 2006 The compiler of the above information hereby grants permission to use, reproduce, and/or extract data for any purpose except such data must not be offered for sale in any form. This right may not be restricted by any other organization or individual. Any non-commercial entity has unlimited use of the data. Janette Tigert Cook janettecook@yahoo.com