San Augustine Co., TX - Union Grove Cemetery
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UNION GROVE CEMETERY is an African-American cemetery located in the Union Grove community of 
San Augustine County, Texas, not far from the City of San Augustine. The cemetery was photographed and
transcribed October 2, 2009, by Bob Britnell (misterbob@suddenlink.net) of Lufkin, TX.  Contact me by email
if you would like a picture of any headstone(s).
     DIRECTIONS: from San Augustine, take SR147 south. After you cross 	US96, go 5 miles on 147 to CR331;
there is a sign on the highway pointing to the cemetery. The New Union Grove Baptist Church sits on the corner
of 147 and 331; the first four graves listed here are behind this church, and the remainder are in the cemetery
about two tenths of a mile further down the dirt road beside the original Union Grove Baptist Church.
     (FHM) indicates a metal funeral home marker; (VM) indicates a veteran's marker.
 
     These four graves, plus one unidentified burial, are located behind the New church:
DIXON, Earnest; b. Dec 25, 1941; d. June 1, 1973.  Louisiana, Pvt US Army, Vietnam (VM)
DIXON, Kara; b. Feb 22, 1926; d. Apr 7, 1973.  Louisiana, ST3, US Navy, WWII (VM)
SIGLER, Willie Ed; b. Sep 22, 1946; d. July 2, 2008
TROTTY, Elbert; b. Mar 13, 1930; d. Apr 14, 2007

     The remaining graves, listed below, are in the original cemetery:
ADAMS, Mary; 1963 -- 2002  (FHM)
ADAMS, Phillip T.; b. Nov 30, 1982; d. Sep 29, 1990
ADAMS, Francis Nicole; b. Feb 7, 1984; d. Sep 19, 1992
BROOKS, Herbert; b. Sep 26, 1916; d. Nov 22, 1991. SSgt US Army WWII  (VM)
BROOKS, Phillis; b. Jan 10, 1900; d. Sep 19, 1959
BROOKS, Oscar Junior; b. Feb 14, 1937; d. June 30, 1961
BROOKS, Ray (FHM; portion with dates missing)
BROWN  (see also "FALKER" and "TEAGLE")
BROWN, John L.; b. Dec 26, 1919; d. July 28, 1975
CANTON, Mrvin D.; b. Aug 1, 1955; d. Nov 17, 1955
CHRISTOPHER, Azjia; b. Dec 30, 2001; d. Jan 13, 2002
CLARK, Lutishia; b. Feb 6, 1907; d. Feb 13, 1972
CLARK, Jim Ephram; 1905 -- 1985
CLIFTON, Lonnie; 1957 -- 1974
CLIFTON, Calvin; 1960
CLIFTON, Walter; b. Sep 18, 1927; d. May 17, 1983. Double headstone with:
CLIFTON, Addie B.; b. Sep 12, 1935
CRAIN, Billy Earl; b. July 13, 1974; d. July 13, 1974
CRAIN, Billy Howard; b. Nov 9, 1942; d. Aug 18, 1983
CRAIN, Luevina Harper; b. Aug 21, 1939; d. Aug 25, 1996
DAVIS, James B.; b. ---- 1949; d. ---- 1949
EDWARDS, Walter Jr.; 1912 -- 1996. (FHM)
EDWARDS, Dora; b. Oct 18, 1882; d. Feb 10, 1960. Double headstone with:
EDWARDS, Walter; b. July 6, 1876. (no date of death shown)
EDWARDS, Robert Jr.; 1936 -- 2009.  (FHM)
EDWARDS, Lois Evelyn; b. Jan 9, 1938; d. Sep 16, 1984
EDWARDS, Billy Ray "jim"; b. May 22, 1959; d. June 28, 2007
EDWARDS, Fannie; b. May 30, 1918; d. Aug 30, 1991
EDWARDS, Felton Sr.; b. Jun 26, 1924; d. Dec 23, 1999. CK3 US Navy WWII (VM)
EDWARDS, Yverne; 1935 -- 1991
EDWARDS, Henretter W.; b. Feb 6, 1890; d. Apr 24, 1985. Double headstone with:
EDWARDS, Eugene Cap; b. Aug 9, 1888; d. Feb 25, 1974
EDWARDS, Willameen; b. 1955 -- 1956
FALKER, Creola Brown; b. Nov 9, 1923; d. June 5, 2003
GARRETT, Edental; b. July 1, 1929; d. Oct 2, 1962
HAGGERTY, Laura L.; b. May 24, 1923; d. Apr 15, 1958 Pvt 416 Engr Dump Trk Co. WWII (VM)
HAGGERTY, Lee; b. June 14, 1893; d. Feb 19, 1966
HAGGERTY, Louise; b. Mar 26, 1918; d. July 26, 1975
HAGGERTY, Charles; (FHM: portion with dates missing)
HALE, Jerry L. Johnson; 1923 -- 1948
IKNER, Mary; b. Dec 31, 1877; d. Dec 30, 1932
JEFFERSON, Willie Wilson; b. Mar 17, 1949; d. May 10, 1994
JOHNSON  (See also "Hale")
JOHNSON, Andrew; b. Nov 30, 1883; d. Dec 27, 1960
JOHNSON, Mary M.; b. Sep 29, 1904; d. Nov 18, 1982. Double headstone with:
JOHNSON, Martin; b. Oct 21, 1903; d. Dec 15, 1961
JOHNSON, Tipp; 1892 -- 1962.  Double headstone with:
JOHNSON, Stella; 1900 -- 1970
JOHNSON, Johnnie B. Coleman; b. Oct 16, 1906; d. Dec 28, 1984
JOHNSON, Ophelia; b. Apr 18, 1888; d. Sep 11, 1936
JOHNSON, Rayford Earl; b. July 20, 1936; d. Aug 30, 1971
JOHNSON, Rufus; 1912 -- 1998 (FHM)
JOHNSON, Nealy; 1904 -- 1947
JOHNSON, Wilbert; b. July 14, 1924; d. May 9, 1937
JOHNSON, Hannah; b. June 17, 1861; d. Mar 22, 1938
JOHNSON, (Mrs) Ludy B. Edwards; b. Nov 24, 1928; d. May 17, 2003
JOHNSON, (Master) Jalon; b. May 16, 1995; d. Dec 9, 1999
JOHNSON, (Mrs) Lonnie B.; b. July 14, 1926; d. Sep 11, 1995
JONES, Annie V.; b. Nov 1, 1922; d. May 11, 1985
JONES, Sam; b. May 27, 1919; d. May 3, 1993
JONES, Lou Beatie Brooks; 1928 -- 1960
JONES, Darlean; 1956 -- 1964. (FHM)
LACY, Robert Lee; 1946 -- 1966
LACY, Van; 1907 -- 1991 (FHM)
LACY, Earnest; 1956 -- 1960 Double headstone with:
LACY, Ellie May; 1935 -- 1935
LEGER, Willie F.; b. Apr 25, 1925; d. Aug 21, 1992 "Our Mother"
MALONE, Margret J.; b. Apr 16, 1935; d. Jan 21, 2009
NASH, Eleanor; b. Oct 31, 1919; d. Sep 16, 1973
NASH, Febbie; b. Aug 8, 1945; d. Apr 12, 2004
PAYNE, Sharon LaVaughn Matlock; b. Nov 26, 1956; d. May 22, 1995
ROBERTS, Albert; b. Oct --, 1949; d. Dec -- 1949
SHIPP  (see also "WADE")
SHIPP, Hessie; 1904 -- 1956 "Father"
SMITH, Alvin; 2005 -- 2006  (FHM)
TEAGLE, Larissa Brown; b. June 25, 1918; d. Jan 3, 1958
TEAGLE, I.V.; b. Oct 6, 1916; d. Nov 12, 2002
TEAGLE, Junus; b. Dec 25, 1845; d. May 1, 1911
TEAGLE, Junus Jr.; b. Mar 20, 1913... Double headstone with:
TEAGLE, Mary; b. Mar 28, 1916; d. May 2, 1997
TROTTY, Robert; b. Nov 5, 1885; d. Mar 30, 1954.  Double headstone with:
TROTTY, Nora; b. Mar 30, 1894; d. Feb 28, 1988
VINSON, Robert III; July 17, 2001. "God Kept You For Himself"
WADE, Polly Shipp; b. Apr 4, 1931; d. Apr 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dan; 1883 -- 1941
WILSON, Curtis Ray; b. Jan 13, 1955; d. Dec 15, 2006. SK3, US Navy. (VM)
WILSON, Leroy Franklin; b. Mar 31, 1947; d. July 3, 1991
WILSON, Ike; 1900 -- 1969 (FHM) (SSDI lists birthday 12 Jul 1901)
WILSON, Sureptsy; b. July 8, 1897; d. May 12, 1960
WILSON, (Mrs) Surrepty M.; b. Mar 6, 1914; d. July 6, 1976
WILSON, Ealond; (FHM: portion with dates missing)
WILSON, Leon; b. Mar 25, 1921; d. Oct 28, 1962. Pvt Army Air Forces WWII (VM)
WILSON, Tillie M.; b. Apr 17, 1907; d. Sep 27, 2001
WILSON, Josh; b. May 4, 1903; d. Sep 19, 1979
WILSON, (Mr) Birse; b. Feb 13, 1913; d. Dec 8, 1989
WILSON, Evon; b. Nov 12, 1921; d. July 3, 2002
WILSON, J.C.; b. Dec 24, 1924; d. Apr 27, 1985
WILSON, J.C.; 1963 (buried at foot of his parents)
WILSON, Stripling; b. Apr 30, 1910; d. May 1, 1992 STM1 US Navy WWII (VM) Double with:
WILSON, Mae Willie; b. Apr 10, 1910; d. Aug 13, 1984
WILSON, Dexter; 1969 -- 2009

Several graves have no marker, and some have FHMs with no name or dates.
Two headstones were too deteriorated to read completely. The following is my best effort:
"IN MIMMARY LEESMAN PHILLIP BORN 1885 DIED 1961"
"LENARD MARK (last name unreadable)  BORN OCT 11 1978 DIED OCT 11 1978"