ROSS CEMETERY - Rusk Co, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Bonnie Palmer (bpalmer@bihs.net) Date: Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Location: About two miles north of Pine Hill, west of the Rusk-Panola county line and FM 1798 Number of graves: 45-55 Number of identifiable graves: 37 Number of non-identifiable marked graves: 5-10 Earliest known grave: 1853 Latest known grave: 1924 Age pencentage range: 44% adults, 56% infants and/or children Race count: All white, presumably Located on fairly level ground in the edge of moderate woodland, enclosed by a barbed wire fence, most of which is in bad need of repair. A small gate exists on the east side, while large undergrowth and a few large trees prevail in the interior. The cemetery is fairly large and contains a very high percentage of identifiable graves as well as a very high percentage of children's graves, being almost abnormal. Many of the children's graves are marked with small homemade cement markers and there are two or three children's graves on which the marked area is as long as an adult grave. Another interesting feature is a set of homemade markers made from large pieces of petrified wood set into a concrete base possessing a small steel plate bearing the identification. The largest of these markers is about two feet wide by about four feet tall. This cemetery is only a few hundred yards west of Trammel's Trace and what was once the Old Sharon Community. Identifiable graves: Armstrong, R.L. B 1838 D Feb 21, 1900 Armstrong, Martha B 1838 D Feb 17, 1901 Armstrong, Parli A. B Oct 1860 D Oct 29, 1890 Armstrong, William M. - son of W.L. & G.E.J. Armstrong B July 29, 1883 D Oct 15, 1884 Armstrong, Jessie F. B Sep 21, 1887 D Sep 19, 1889 Armstrong, Annie Amy - dau of W.L. & G.E.J. Armstrong B Nov 3, 1888 D Aug 6, 1889 Armstrong, Mary Ida - dau of R.C. & M.D. Armstrong B July 18, 1896 D July 29, 1889 Barbee, William H. B Aug 10, 1826 D Mar 29, 1871 Barbee, Malinda - wife of Wm. H. Barbee B Sep 8, 1835 D Feb 26, 1906 Barbee, charles S. - son of Wm H. & Malinda Barbee B Jan 20, 1862 D Feb 21, 1881 Barbee, Sarah - dau of Wm H. & Malinda Barbee B Nov 29, 1865 D Oct 2, 1867 Barbee, John T. - son of Wm H. & Malinda Barbee B Nov 6, 1867 D Aug 28, 1873 Heim, Mary Bates B 1868 D 1901 Heim, Minnie Ola - baby of Bill Heim B ? D Dec 1890 Heim, May 9 yrs old "No dates given" Heim, Willie 4 yrs of age "No dates given" Pope, Lucy B 1838 D Jan 19, 1900 Ross, S.O. B July 22, 1824 in Knox Co Tennessee D May 27, 1901 Ross, Elizabeth A. Lowry - mother oof G.R. & J.S. Ross B Aug 14, 1842 D Oct 14, 1921 Ross, G.R. B Dec 15, 1857 D Oct 14, 1924 Ross, William B Apt 1, 1865 D Jan 28, 1895 Ross, Archie DeArmon - son of Robert & Emma Ross B Dec 22, 1889 D Oct 17, 1890 Ross, John Robert - son of Robert & Emma Ross B Apr 19, 1896 D Aug 2, 1900 Ross, Gladis - dau of Robert & Emma Ross B Mar 2, 1903 D Mar 13, 1903 Ross, Lonie Fay - dau of Robert & Emma Ross B June 30, 1912 D Mar 7, 1913 Ross, Mary E. - dau of W.R. & H.E. Ross B Sep 3, 1886 D Oct 6, 1886 Ross, Sadie A. - dau of J.S. & A. Ross B July 25, 1889 D Oct 24, 1890 Ross, Minnie May - dau of J.S. & A. Ross B Sep 16, 1892 D Feb 21, 1895 Ross, Samuel R. - son of J.S. & A. Ross B July 25, 1898 D July 15, 1899 Sealey, Benny Brown - son of T.F. & N.A.E. Sealey B June 25, 1888 D June 11, 1889 Sealey, Samuel W. - son of T.F. & N.A.E. Sealey B Nov 3, 1878 D Feb 9, 1879 Smith, E. Duran - mother of J.R. Duran D Jan 10, 1892 Age 84 yrs Smith, Malinda E. - dau of S.O. & E.A. Ross B Feb 26, 1868 D July 3, 1885 Stone, John B June 20, 1802 D Dec 5, 1854 Stone, Orra J. - wife of John Stone B Jan 14, 1815 D July 20, 1853 Stone, Silvannus G. B June 16, 1837 D Mar 1870 Stone, Mary E. Dobbs B June 12, 1849 D Aug 1879 Non-identifiable graves: H________ (Heim?), Harce 9 months old "No dates given" Smith, Infant of J.E. & M.E. smith "No dates given" M.M.A. "Footstone initials, no headstone evident" **Addition The death certificate for Lula Maude Shumate lists Ross as her burial place. Birth date: Oct 1 1869 Death date: 23 Jan 1944 http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/rusk/vitals/deaths/shumate-lula-maude.txt">