RUSK CO, TX - CHALK HILL CEMETERY *********************************************************** Submitted by: East Texas Genealogical Society Formatted by: Gina Heffernan Date: 7 Mar 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** from: EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS VOL. 6, NO.3, FALL 1982 by Virginia Selman, Longview, Texas Located on Highway #1617, 18 miles northeast of the town of Henderson is the community of Chalk Hill in Rusk County. A one acre plot of land was given by John Wilson and Josephene Melear Pepper to start the cemetery. The community once had a post office called "Pepper" in honor of the early settlers of the Pepper family. The community was later renamed for a hill of chalk and clay used in an early pottery factory. Compiled and submitted by Mrs. Virginia Selman November 5, 1975 and updated in the Fall of 1981. [This is probably supposed to say FM 1716, which runs through Chalk Hill. --Gina] MERCHANT, Emma B. 29 Jul 1885 - 9 Dec 1974 JONES, Rena Freeman Ch: Timothey, Kelly & Jason 23 Mar 1941 - 15 Sep 1980 FREEMAN, Marcus Taylor Infant of Robert Taylor 21 Sep 1972 - 22 Sep 1972 SNEAD, Mary Florence 31 Dec 1957 - 30 Dec 1970 FURR, Willie Mae 11 Aug 1896 - 30 Jun 1979 PEPPER, Melody Anne 9 Feb 1955 - 9 Sep 1971 PEPPER, Noel Sampton 23 Nov 1913 - 22 Jul 1970 PEPPER, Earnest Lee 23 Jun 1906 - 10 Mar 1972 Texas Pfc. U. S. Army WW II PEPPER, Elisha 19 Nov 1870 - 2 Nov 1959 PEPPER, Clara 29 Oct 1882 - 16 Jan 1962 GRAY, Homer 23 May 1888 - 21 Feb 1958 GRAY, Walter 24 Mar 1884 - 31 Mar 1947 GRAY, Ida F. 22 Jan 1863 - 19 Sep 1945 WILKINSON, Henry T. 20 Dec 1918 - 30 May 1965 Texas Pvt. Co. C. 68 Armd. Inf. Bn. WW II HAMMOND, Ella L. 1891 - 1971 DAVIS, Douglas Gene 8 Oct 1953 - 8 Mar 1972 HARPER, Ola Mae 5 Jan 1908 - 3 Aug 1908 HARPER, J. William 9 May 1906 - 9 May 1906 HARPER, Mary E. 27 Jan 1885 - 19 Jan 1943 HARPER, William B. 20 Feb 1881 - 2 Sep 1878 BOX, Baby 1956 - 1956 GRAY, Buford - 5 Oct 1975 79 yrs 9 mos 22 days WAITS, Thomas Joe 23 Jun 1905 - 22 Oct 1947 WAITS, Baby No dates WAITS, Baby No dates NIX, California Davis 1 Sep 1873 - 1 Mar 1967 WAITS, Paulina 16 Sep 1865 - 1 Aug 1948 WAITS, T. J. 26 Dec 1860 - 14 Mar 1922 GRAHAM, Lela Alvie 23 Aug 1895 - 13 Mar 1970 WILSON, Mary J. 3 Feb 1870 - 27 Sep 1964 WILSON, Lee F. 27 Apr 1893 - 17 Sep 1977 STRONG, J. C. Son of W. C. & Susie 16 Apr 1931 - 10 Dec 1934 STRONG, Wade Edward 14 Nov 1892 - 14 Nov 1942 Texas Pvt. 301 RHD SUP DET OMC WWI WILSON, Effie Lorene 26 Sep 1894 - 6 Sep 1953 WILSON, Glen Cecil 31 Dec 1914 - 11 Oct 1967 Texas Amm 3 USNR WW II LATHAM, Doris 12 Oct 1929 - 8 Nov 1929 SHARP, Allie 5 Feb 1891 - (blank) SHARP, William 15 Sep 1886 - 2 Nov 1964 SHARP, Baby 1931 - 1931 THOMPSON, John 11 Aug 1886 - 23 Mar 1966 THOMPSON, Emily P. 20 Jan 1895 - 8 Apr 1972 VINSON, Infant dau of Leon Vinson 1934 HUFFMAN, Robert Dale 24 Jun 1919 - 7 Apr 1979 WATSON, Grady Age 84 WATSON, Essie No dates FREEMAN, J. D. 10 Sep 1909 - 21 Mar 1979 FREEMAN, Inez No dates PEPPER, George Henry 22 Jan 1901 - 25 Oct 1981 (Funeral Home Marker)