Dixon Cemetery Shelby County, Texas Transcribed by Jim and Jan Barrett parino@flash.net October 17, 1999 Last Updated 02/20/2000 Dixon Cemetery is located near the south end of FM 1970 south of US 84. >From the intersection of US 59 South and US 84 West on the south side of Timpson, go west on US 84 for 1.8 miles to the second intersection with FM 1970. Turn left (south) on FM 1970. Go 2.1 miles to the end of FM 1970. Turn to your left on County Road 4759 (Please note that there is not a County Road sign at the intersection at this time. There is a small sign for Dixon in the weeds). Follow this road, taking the right hand fork, 0.5 miles. Turn right onto a private road. Follow the private road 0.2 miles to the cemetery. Rows are indicated, but remember rows are in the eye of the beholder. Recording was started at the front right corner, going from right to left and front to back. The listing by row is followed by an alphabetical list. Notes: 1. There are two markers for Emily Bearden, one is a combined stone with her husband. Her date of death is not the same on the two stones. 2. The date of death for Vida Bonita Francis is before her date of birth. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Name Birth Death Notes Row 1 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Jodie O. Cooper May 6, 1872 Dec. 27, 1976 Osa C. Cooper Dec. 20, 1895 June 1, 1956 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- R. W. Culbertson Sept. 13, 1848 Mar. 4, 1922 R. H. Culbertson Oct. 1838 Jan. 1917 Nancy Morris Oct. 1844 July 1928 R. T. Morris --- Aug. 1933 W. W. Culbertson Jan. 1841 Sept. 1914 Eloise Cleveland Aug. 1834 Nov. 1915 Samuel G. Culbertson Sept. 8, 1836 Dec. 14, 1916 Crescent Regt. LA Inf. C.S.A. Baby Payne 1907 G. W. Pace Circa 1865 R. J. Harris Dec. 27, 1849 Dec. 1, 1920 Sarah F. Harris Apr. 25, 1854 Apr. 18, 1929 John W. Harris Jan. 1, 1883 Dec. 14, 1940 Ella Harris Sept. 4, 1886 Apr. 6, 1974 Row 2 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Buster Brown May 26, 1907 Dec. 1, 1987 Anna B. Brown Oct. 28, 1908 Jan. 23, 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Paul Brown Jan. 17, 1934 Dec. 22, 1936 Son of Mr. & M Buster Brown -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Annie Mae Holder Brown May 10, 1893 Aug. 12, 1959 Thomas Edgar Brown, Sr. Mar. 14, 1899 Dec. 2, 1971 Fitz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth "Ma" Holder 1865 1939 John "Pa" Holder 1861 1936 Charles Truit Dec. 29, 1887 Sept. 16, 1890 Paxton Thos R. Dixon Aug. 11, 1860 Feb. 4, 1901 L. R. Payne May 19, 1868 June 3, 1910 R. W. Beal Oct. 1906 Dec. 1906 Baby Beal Oct. 1912 Feb. 1913 Grady Beal 1904 Feb. 1917 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- E. E. Beal Mar. 10, 1882 Feb. 2, 1943 Rhoda Harris Beal Feb. 10, 1881 Dec. 25, 1956 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 3 Nellie M. Harris July 19, 1890 Oct. 8, 1971 Webster Harris July 27, 1888 Oct. 24, 1953 George Harris Jan. 23, 1886 Aug. 19, 1948 Ed Richard Harris Oct. 27, 1920 Sept. 2, 1967 Eddie A. Harris Nov. 14, 1898 Mar. 1, 1980 Edgar Harris Sept. 2, 1893 May 29, 1968 Willie Mae Harris June 4, 1901 Mar. 24, 1999 Benford M. Harris Jan 26, 1924 Feb. 10, 1982 SSGT US Air For WW II, Korea, Vietnam Hanford Morris Harris June 17, 1922 --- T. M. Sapp Apr. 15, 1849 Mar. 20, 1890 Calvin Sapp Jeny Sapp --- 1893 Celeste Sapp --- 1887 Dizena Sapp --- 1899 Herschel Patterson --- --- Sudie Askins Jan. 27, 1871 Jan. 22, 1903 Wife of C. B. Askins C. B. Askins --- 1914 Cecil Stokes 1916 1986 Row 4 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Garland Nathaniel BrittonSept. 2, 1916 Apr. 13, 1983 Bertie Mae Harris BrittonApr. 12, 1920 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimsey Patterson --- 1891 Mary Patterson --- 1894 Jenny Patterson --- 1890 Betty Bates --- 1896 Richard Jowell --- 1860 J. W. Jowell --- 1879 Elizabeth F. Dixon Feb. 1822 1900 John R. Dixon Dec. 1827 1900 Nancy L. Askins Apr. 16, 1822 Dec. 27, 1897 Wife of J. W. Askins J. W. Askins July 4, 1817 Aug. 1, 1902 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Ethel A. Stokes Feb. 5, 1892 Mar. 22, 1973 Ellis V. Stokes Jan. 21, 1893 May 3, 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl D. Stokes 1931 1970 Row 5 Steavrin --- --- Locke --- --- Sarah J. Askins Dec. 8, 1840 Jan. 7, 1904 Wife of W. G. Askins Wm. Green Askins Oct. 30, 1843 Sept. 18, 1901 G. T. Stovall Dec. 21, 1829 Nov. 30, 1914 Luke Barnabas Askins Aug. 6, 1912 Jan. 1, 1946 Texas Tec 5 53 Sig Bn Jimmie B. Askins Feb. 1, 1866 Mar. 30, 1949 Lele E. Askins Aug. 14, 1872 Dec. 2, 1946 Row 6 Sindy Sapp --- --- T. A. Harris Feb. 13, 1872 Oct. 15, 1943 Mrs. T. A. Harris July 17, 1874 Nov. 18, 1960 Hattie Susan T. Harris Nov. 12, 1847 ? 14, 1881 Infant Son May 2, 1910 May 2, 1910 Son of W. H. & Ruth Askins Fairy Jane Askins Jan. 2, 1905 Jan. 17, 1910 Dau. Of W. H. & Ruth Askins Charles Edward Askins Apr. 6, 1907 Oct. 25, 1910 Son of W. H. & Ruth Askins Infant Son Aug. 22, 1902 Aug. 22, 1902 Son of W. H. & Ruth Askins Wm. Henry Askins June 24, 1880 May 22, 1914 Ruthie Craig Askins Bass Apr. 11, 1884 June 13, 1975 Row 7 Letihia Connell Aug. 6, 1879 June 20, 1913 Mother Linnia Lee Connell Oct. 23, 1905 Sept. 25, 1913 Daughter H. A. Milstead --- --- Pollyann Wilson 1808 1877 Mary Clarice Bates Sept. 30, 1901 Sept. 5, 1922 Dau. Of G. W. & Mrs. Mary Bat Mary F. Bates Mar. 10, 1869 Mar. 20, 1910 Wife of Geo. W. Bates Geo. W. Bates Nov. 3, 1864 Oct. 13, 1910 Row 8 Wanda Sue Hoover 1935 1997 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Herbert C. Womack May 31, 1905 Aug. 5, 1996 Married Ella Avis Womack Oct. 13, 1906 July 21, 1990 Feb. 4, 1933 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Vadis H. Hoover Jan. 1, 1902 Mar. 3, 1982 Married Ethel Hoover Aug. 2, 1902 Sept. 22, 1991 Mar. 31, 1931 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nettie Askins C. S. Askins Mollie W. Askins Sept. 28, 1866 Dec. 12, 1896 Wife of C. S. Askins Willie B. Askins Nov. 23, 1896 June 10, 1902 Dau. Of C. S. & M. W. Askins Mary A. Richards Nov. 5, 1839 Oct. 17, 1914 K. H. Richards Jan. 15, 1839 May 12, 1897 Jim Richards 1879 1949 Joe Richards 1873 1954 Bill Richards Jan. 16, 1903 Apr. 14, 1963 Gladys F. Richards Dec. 21, 1908 Aug. 29, 1981 Louisa Parry --- 1906 William A. Parry Sept. 13, 1843 July 6, 1885 Baby Parry --- --- Baby Parry --- --- Dan Brown Robert B. Brown, Sr. --- --- Father of J. M. Brown Bobby Brown --- --- Son of J. M. & Sarah Dixon Bro about 10 years of age John M. Brown 1860 1917 Morgan Brown --- 1921 Sarah M. Brown 1864 1936 -------------------------Double Marker-------------------------------- Lorena Jane Corder Brown Feb. 2, 1901 May 6, 1988 John Allen Brown May 17, 1888 Apr. 29, 1967 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- John A. Brown May 17, 1888 Apr. 29, 1967 Pvt. Co. E. 419 Telegraph Bn WW I Row 9 Lillian D. Brown Jan. 25, 1908 May 28, 1981 Silas W. Brown Jan. 22, 1904 July 11, 1986 Row 10 Emily Bearden Nov. 7, 1848 Dec. 25, 1903 Doris Mae Bearden Feb. 15, 1941 Feb. 1, 1942 William W. Bearden Nov. 17, 1881 Jan. 1, 1902 Son of J. P. & E. Bearden J. P. Bearden Nov. 11, 1842 Dec. 18, 1931 Emily Bearden Nov. 7, 1848 Dec. 25, 1902 Bearden William H. Hayes July 16, 1853 Apr. 13, 1886 Laura A. Hayes Dec. 10, 1878 Sept. 7, 1885 Mrs. C. L. Payne 1902 Row 11 William Bryan Francis Dec. 3, 1896 Jan. 31, 1988 Sgt US Army WW W. B. Francis Dec. 3, 1896 Jan. 31, 1988 Nellie Jane Francis Feb. 14, 1874 Nov. 21, 1918 Vida Bonita Francis July 22, 1907 Jan. 17, 1907 Mrs. Bettie Vauchan Feb. 15, 1903 Age 60 years Wife of C. L. Vauchan Bell Johnson Mar. 17, 1872 Mar. 10, 1903 Hicks Hicks Nancy Teal Jan. 16, 1894 Dora Teal James R. Teal June 4, 1851 1904 R. E. G. Jackson E. Jackson May 15, 1848 Nov. 23, 1901 Joanne Askins Mulligan Nov. 22, 1928 July 11, 1983 Joseph Michael Askins Sept. 3, 1934 Oct. 22, 1995 Joseph Michael Askins Sept. 3, 1934 Oct. 22, 1995 SP3 US Army Row 12 Bonnie Cogburn 1944 1991 Lester Eugene Thacker, JrJune 8, 1971 Apr. 10, 1988 "Bubba" ====================================================================== Askins, C. B. Row 3 Askins, C. S. Row 8 Askins, Charles Edward Row 6 Askins, Fairy Jane Row 6 Askins, Infant Son Row 6 Askins, Infant Son Row 6 Askins, J. W. Row 4 Askins, Jimmie B. Row 5 Askins, Joseph Michael Row 11 Askins, Joseph Michael Row 11 Askins, Lele E. Row 5 Askins, Luke Barnabas Row 5 Askins, Mollie W. Row 8 Askins, Nancy L. Row 4 Askins, Nettie Row 8 Askins, Sudie Row 3 Askins, Sarah J. Row 5 Askins, Willie B. Row 8 Askins, Wm. Green Row 5 Askins, Wm. Henry Row 6 Bass, Ruthie Craig Askins Row 6 Bates, Betty Row 4 Bates, Geo. W. Row 7 Bates, Mary Clarice Row 7 Bates, Mary F. Row 7 Beal, Baby Row 2 Beal, E. E. Row 2 Beal, Grady Row 2 Beal, R. W. Row 2 Beal, Rhoda Harris Row 2 Bearden Row 10 Bearden, Doris Mae Row 10 Bearden, Emily Row 10 Bearden, Emily Row 10 Bearden, J. P. Row 10 Bearden, William W. Row 10 Britton, Bertie Mae Harris Row 4 Britton, Garland Nathaniel Row 4 Brown, Anna B. Row 2 Brown, Annie Mae Holder Row 2 Brown, Bobby Row 8 Brown, Buster Row 2 Brown, Dan Row 8 Brown, John A. Row 8 Brown, John Allen Row 8 Brown, John M. Row 8 Brown, Kenneth Paul Row 2 Brown, Lillian D. Row 9 Brown, Lorena Jane Corder Row 8 Brown, Morgan Row 8 Brown, Robert B., Sr. Row 8 Brown, Sarah M. Row 8 Brown, Silas W. Row 9 Brown, Thomas Edgar, Sr. Row 2 Cleveland, Eloise Row 1 Cogburn, Bonnie Row 12 Connell, Letihia Row 7 Connell, Linnia Lee Row 7 Cooper, Jodie O. Row 1 Cooper, Osa C. Row 1 Culbertson, R. H. Row 1 Culbertson, R. W. Row 1 Culbertson, Samuel G. Row 1 Culbertson, W. W. Row 1 Dixon, Elizabeth F. Row 4 Dixon, John R. Row 4 Dixon, Thos R. Row 2 Francis, Nellie Jane Row 11 Francis, Vida Bonita Row 11 Francis, W. B. Row 11 Francis, William Bryan Row 11 Harris, Benford M. Row 3 Harris, Ed Richard Row 3 Harris, Eddie A. Row 3 Harris, Edgar Row 3 Harris, Ella Row 1 Harris, George Row 3 Harris, Hanford Morris Row 3 Harris, John W. Row 1 Harris, Nellie M. Row 3 Harris, R. J. Row 1 Harris, Sarah F. Row 1 Harris, Susan T. Row 6 Harris, T. A. Row 6 Harris, T. A., Mrs. Row 6 Harris, Webster Row 3 Harris, Willie Mae Row 3 Hayes, Laura A. Row 10 Hayes, William H. Row 10 Hicks Row 11 Hicks Row 11 Holder, Elizabeth "Ma" Row 2 Holder, John "Pa" Row 2 Hoover, Ethel Row 8 Hoover, Vadis H. Row 8 Hoover, Wanda Sue Row 8 Jackson, E. Row 11 Jackson, R. E. G. Row 11 Johnson, Bell Row 11 Jowell, J. W. Row 4 Jowell, Richard Row 4 Locke Row 5 Milstead, H. A. Row 7 Morris, Nancy Row 1 Morris, R. T. Row 1 Mulligan, Joanne Askins Row 11 Pace, G. W. Row 1 Parry, Baby Row 8 Parry, Baby Row 8 Parry, Louisa Row 8 Parry, William A. Row 8 Patterson, Herschel Row 3 Patterson, Jenny Row 4 Patterson, Kimsey Row 4 Patterson, Mary Row 4 Payne, Baby Row 1 Payne, C. L., Mrs. Row 10 Payne, L. R. Row 2 Richards, Bill Row 8 Richards, Gladys F. Row 8 Richards, Jim Row 8 Richards, Joe Row 8 Richards, K. H. Row 8 Richards, Mary A. Row 8 Sapp, Calvin Row 3 Sapp, Celeste Row 3 Sapp, Dizena Row 3 Sapp, Jeny Row 3 Sapp, Sindy Row 6 Sapp, T. M. Row 3 Steavrin Row 5 Stokes, Carl D. Row 4 Stokes, Cecil Row 3 Stokes, Ellis V. Row 4 Stokes, Ethel A. Row 4 Stovall, G. T. Row 5 Teal, Dora Row 11 Teal, James R. Row 11 Teal, Nancy Row 11 Thacker, Lester Eugene, Jr Row 12 Truit, Charles Row 2 Vauchan, Bettie, Mrs. Row 11 Wilson, Pollyann Row 7 Womack, Ella Avis Row 8 Womack, Herbert C. Row 8