ASBURY CEMETERY, Smith County, TX - African-American Made available to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS, Volume IV, Southeast Quarter, p. 129. Submitted 6 March 2000 by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net. ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** Copied 4 January 1986 Janice Brown, Margie Dobreff, Imogene Fitzgerald, and Martha Ann Glover COLE, Eliece A. - 1890-1985 - Mother JACKSON, Jemerson B. - 1916-1983 - U.S. Army JACKSON, Claud - 29 June 1929 - 9 July 1980 BUTLER, Mr. Charlie - 22 Feb 1910 - 22 Aug 1983 age 73 yrs 6 mos 0 days JACKSON, Andrew B. - 6 July 1918 - 12 Nov 1979 S/Sgt U.S. Army W.W.II JACKSON, Evely B. - 28 Aug 1928 - 15 Mar 1969 BRAGER, Anna Jean - 24 Sept 1939 - 28 Jan 1962 (Pearson Funeral Home) BUTLER, Hana - 8 Aug 1903 - 8 Nov 1957 :JACKSON, John - 24 Jan 1894 - 6 Aug 1977 :JACKSON, Pirtle Lee - 18 Aug 1904 - 20 Dec 1967 WINKFIELD, Roscoe - (buried military stone) :WINKFIELD, Frances - 25 Jan 1903 - 16 Aug 1985 - Mother :WINKFIELD, McClinon - 30 Nov 1897 - 29 May 1963 Father - Masonic emblem PHILPEN, Mrs. Lula Bell - 20 Feb 1893 - 1982 (Mitchell Funeral Home marker) FLIPPING, William - 25 Dec 1889 - 5 Feb 1975 - Pvt. U.S.Army WINKFIELD, Gene A. - 17 Mar 1936 - 12 May 1969 LEE, Nannie Charles - 22 Dec 1896 - 10 Apr 1973 - Mother (F.H. marker shows Nannie Tyiska Lee - 76 years) JACKSON, Lola Bell - 2 Apr 1896 - 29 May 1978 JACKSON, Tommy - 1892-1960 - "Loving husband and father" JACKSON, Mordine - 28 Jan 1928 - 27 Dec 1954 THOMAS, Boris - 17 Feb 1928 - 4 Nov 1940 BOWIE, Maxine Bailey - 1926-1977 - wife of Lewis T. Bowie :JACKSON, Percy - 23 Oct 1898 - 22 Mar 1960 - "Pap" :JACKSON, Fredzora - b. 5 Dec 1905 - (only date) - Mama TYISKA, Finest - 6 June 1919 - 31 Mar 1954 TX Pvt 364 Inf RecT - W.W.II :COLE, Jessie E. - 16 Nov 1891 - 18 Sept 1967 - Papa :COLE, Hattie - b. 1 Jan 1900 - (only date) - Mama TYISKA, John Wesley - 29 Dec 1921 - 22 June 1980 Tec 5 U.S.Army - W.W.II TYISKA, Neely - 1880-1968 TYISKA, Jeffry - d. 19 Sept 1969 - 80 yrs old (Pierce-Moss F.H. marker) TYISKA, Wilberforce - TX Tee 4 431 Port Co IC - W.W.II (bottom half of stone buried) WILEY, William Clark - 27 Aug 1880 - 25 Sept 1953 - Daddy WILEY, Chaney Mae - 27 July 1894 - 15 Apr 1975 - Mother TYISKA, S. M. - (no dates) (on a metal stake) :TYISKA, Sirmanuel Martenis - 12 Jan 1905 - 23 Feb 1978 - "My Daddy" :TYISKA, Leora Roberson - b. 22 Sept 1910 - (only date) TYISKA, Demorie - 8 Jan 1892 - 19 May 1968 - husb. of Bessie Tyiska TYISKA, Bessie - 28 Aug 1894 - 6 June 1964 - wife of D. E. Tyiska ARTERBERRY, Elladoll - 26 Aug 1911 - 30 June 1930 ARTERBERRY, Sam - 12 May 1913 - 17 May 1917 TX Tee 5 3739 QM Truck Co GREEN, Sallie 0. - b. 1919 - (only date) ROBERSON, Frederick - 19 Mar 1916 - 25 Nov 1959 TX Tee 5 1700 Engr. Combat BN - W.W.II ROBERSON, Loda L. - 1882-1932 - Mother ROBERSON, Harper - 1873-1955 - Masonic emblem WINKFIELD, Arillian - 1897 - 18 Feb 1922 ROBERSON, Helen - d. 18 Sept 1932 ROBERSON, Birt - 4 Apr 1889 - 1937 ROBERSON, Augusta - 11 June 1911 - 12 Apr 1956 TX Pfc 40 Aviation Sq. A.A.F. W.W. II JAMES, Lucinda Bulter - 23 Nov 1860 - 16 Apr 1942 JACKSON, J. R. - 23 Aug 1865 - 1 Oct 1944 JACKSON, Emma - 7 Mar 1874 - 22 Nov 1956 TERPHY, Mamie - d. 30 Sept ? THOMPSON, Oscar - 1875-1924 - (other half of double marker blank) THOMPSON, Lucy - 18 Sept 1833 - 8 Mar 1908 COOPER, Ether - 5 June 1894 - 21 June 1899 DURANT, Mrs. Ruzeller - b. 3 May 1908 - d. May ? - age 74 yrs LEE, Roshie - 3 Apr 1894 - 20 Apr 1928 ROLLINS, Mack Cileon - 1929-1982 - Pvt U.S. Army - Korea :MOORE, Georgia Winkfield and Family : John Moore, Oscar, O'Biner, Allie - no dates given WINKFIELD, Oscar - 26 Nov 1876 - 24 Aug 1940 - Our beloved Father WINKEIELD, Lelia - 9 Aug 1881 - 25 May 1956 CARY, William - 5 Feb 1925 - 8 Sept 1985 COOPER, Ulcie - 26 May 1882 - 20 Sept 1969 WILLIAMS, Joe S. - 18 Mar 1934 - Nov. 1969 :WILLIAMS, Eddie - 6 Mar 1910 - 24 Oct 1974 :WILLIAMS, Florence - 17 Sept 1914 - 16 Jan 1983 COLEMAN, Mrse Lizze - 1 May 1862 - 15 Feb 1957 COLEMAN, Chester - 28 July 1899 - 21 Feb 1925 WILEY, Zag - 6 Jan 1913 - 12 Jan 1913 HAMITON, Ella - 1 May 1872 - 13 May 1926 TRIMBLE, Eugene - 8 May 1931 - 12 May 1958 TRIMBLE, Cornet - (dates buried in ground) TX STMl USNR - W.W.II COLE - (stone broken) - wife of Frank Cole COLE, V. G. - 10 Feb 1893 - 8 Dec 1927 - Masonic emblem COLE, Henry L. - 20 July 1917 - 21 June 1918 COLE, Julia - d. 1903 - (stone broken) WYLIE, Zack - 1842-1920 WILEY, Lutishia - 23 Sept 1869 - 27 Aug 1949 TUCKER, Willie C. Sr. - 10 Nov 1923 - 1 Feb 1983 W.W.II - Korea - STMl - U.S. Navy ARTERBERRY, John H. - 17 May 1896 - 31 Aug 1980 Pvt U.S. Army - W.W.I ARTERBERRY, Reuben T. - 18 Dec 1914 - 21 Sept 1979 U.S.Army - W.W.II ARTERBERRY, Loyce J. - 2 June 1929 - 11 Jan 1976 PFC U.S. Army Korea :ARTERBERRY, Mr. Samuel H. - 14 May 1894 - 31 Dec 1983 : 89 yrs 7 mo 17 days :ARTERBERRY, Lucile L. - 25 Dec 1912 - 25 July 1973 ARTERBERRY, Ada - 12 Mar 1906 - 28 Aug 1971 - Mother JACKSON, Lula A. - 1 Jan. 1871 - 12 Oct 1962 - H. of J. emblem ARTERBERRY, Morris - 17 Feb 1904 - June 1938 - Masonic emblem JOHNSON, Henry - 4 Oct 1880 - 9 Dec 1926 COLE, Louriana - 15 Feb 1861 - 23 May 1920 ANDERSON, Mrs. L. - d. 9 May 1916 - age 124 years MILLS, John - 4 July 1857 - 4 Mar 1917 WILEY, Josephine - 1863-1918 - wife of J.W. Wiley WILEY, Jack - 1863-1948 - Masonic symbol :WILEY, Bertha - 22 Jan 1893 - 8 May 1936 - Mama :WILEY, Eddie - 30 Mar 1885 - 19 Jan 1967 DENMON, Jane - 1813 - 25 Jan 1895 ARTERBERRY, Jeff - 18 Oct 1869 - 13 Aug 1916 - Masonic symbol ARTERBERY, Alma - 7 July 1892 - 11 Apr 1903 Her last words on earth All is Well - Sleep baby sleep ARTERBERY, Callie - 26 Oct 1891 - 20 Feb 1917 - H. of J. emblem My Daughter CLAY, Arie - 1886-1916 - Wife JOHNSON, Emma - 14 Mar 1912 - age 47 years - wife of C.J. Johnson WOFFORD, John D. - 25 Sept 1899 - 27 Nov 1971 - Daddy WOFFORD, Mrs. Ollie Bell - 6 May 1900 - 28 Nov. 1982 (Southern F.H.marker) WOFFORD, Cynthia M. - 6 May 1961 - 25 Sept 1978 "Our Darling Daughter" WOFFORD, Mr. Lee Guster - 8 Sept 1919 - 30 Aug 1979 - age 62 (Pierce-Moss F.H. marker, Tyler) ROWE, Jim - 10 Mar 1858 - 19 Dec 1920 GRAY, Shelton - 8 Jan 1901 - 27 Aug 1914 COLE, Elnora - 26 Jan 1879 - 20 Sept 1950 WYLEY, Mary - b. about 1855 - d. 9 Feb 1889 - wife of Zack Wyley TYISKA, Florence - 16 July 1887 - 11 Aug 1914 wife of J. W. Tyiska WOWFORD, G. W. - 25 April 1879 - 28 Dec 1882 - son of J. E. Wowford WAWFORD, M. A. - 14 Nov 1865 - 22 May 1884 - dau of J. & E. Wawford FLEMING, Rev. J. F. - d. 12 July 1915 - age 55 years FLEMINGS, Laura - 1 Dec 1870 - 7 Mar 1914 "A true daughter of St. Frances Tabernacle" TYISKA, Horace - 14 Dec 1893 - 12 Feb 1894 son of A.T. & H.T. Tyiska TYISKA, Cora - 12 Nov 1898 - 24 Aug 1899 dau of A. T. & H .T. Tyiska TYISKA, Needham - 22 Nov 1898 - 10 Nov 1905 son of Alex & H. Tyiska TYISKA, A. T. - (A welded steel marker with name only) (Mostly unreadable marker - d. Mar ? - aged 33) COLE, Geo. - 1863-1947 (No headstone - Footstone "Mother") COLE, Eliza - 3 Jan 1894 - 6 July 1899 - dau of George & Denie Cole COLE, Lomie - 2 July 1896 - 16 Aug 1902 COLE, Payton - d. 22 Jan 1972 - aged 81 years (Pierce-Moss F.H.marker) :COLE, Era Harvey - 8 Nov 1908 - 15 Aug 1973 :COLE, Mr. Alfonzo - 3 Dec 1884 - 22 Oct 1973 - Father TYISKA, Rev. John W - 5 Oct 1884 - 3 June 1952 TYISKA, John P. - 2 Aug 1927 - 29 June 1969 TX Sgt 3415 Tech Tng Wg A.F. - W.W.II JENKINS, Willie - 1909-1975 BLAIR, Jaiues - d. 27 Sept 1944 - husb. of Jodia Blair ROBERTSON, Amons - 28 Dec 1876 - 6 Sept 1933 BOARD, Mary - d. 3 Apr 1897 - age 59 years MILLS, John - 1838-1918 ROBERTSON, Lewis - 1842 22 Feb 1914 ROBERTSON, Mattie - 1844 - 14 Mar 1926 Sweet Union Chamber, 2535, Overton TX JOHNSON, Emma - d. 14 June 1925 Sweet Union Chamber 2535, Overton, Texas JOHNSON, M. B. - 14 Mar 1884 - 9 Nov 1923 Sweet Union Chamber 2535, Overton TX ROBERSON, Ben - 24 Mar 1870 - 15 Nov 1928 MEANS, Beulah Roberson - 3 Nov 1883 - 1 Apr 1960 EDMONDS, Rev. Ben James - 1894-1962 MILLS, Mary - 1892-1974 JONES, Major - 24 Dec 1908 - 10 June 1982 Pvt U.S. Army W.W.II JONES, Lola - 29 Sept 1905 - 29 Sept 1979 WOFFORD, Ambus B. - 26 Mar 1903 - 12 Mar 1973 WOFFORD, Burnett - 29 Apr 1931 - 12 Mar 1955 ROBERSON, Emma - 1885 - 6 Dec 1927 HAMILTON, Cornelia - 5 Oct 1888 - 1 July 1898 COOPER, Tessie - 5 May 1890 - 22 Jan 1910 - wife of Ulcie COOPER, Lula - 4 July 1876 - 27 Dec 1891 ROBERSON, E. M. - 27 Jan 1875 - 24 May 1875 _________ - Daughter 1945 - He has washed me white as snow. JACKSON, Matthew Family - Father 1956 - Mother 1973 WHITMILL, Nora Grace - 1925-1963 GREEN, Sidney Baker - 1926-1976 - Cpl U.S.Army - Korea EDWARDS, Annie M. - 1893-1948 TRIMBLE, Matilda W. - 16 Nov 1872 - 28 May 1944 TRIMBLE, John W. - 10 June 1865 - 5 June 1954 TRIMBLE, Hobson Jr. - 22 Dec 1922 - 7 Apr 1943 WINKFIELD, Aaron - d. 8 Sept 1901 - age 35 years - Father WINKFIELD, Cynthia - 2 Oct 1867 - 20 Apr 1951 WINKFIELD, Lucies - Texas ROBERSON, Ivrie - 2 Oct 1892 - 16 Jan 1961 ROBERSON, William H. - 6 Oct 1882 - 12 July 1975 THOMAS, Mrs. Lois Brooks - 10 Aug 1915 - 5 Aug 1978 E______, Johnnie Mae - (no dates) EMBRY, Charley - 18 June 1883 - 26 Nov 1945 WILSON, W. - (no dates) PARKER, T. - (no dates) EMBRY - (no dates) COOPER, Ulcie - 26 May 1882 - 20 Sept 1869 CARY, Mr. William - 5 Feb 1925 - 8 Sept 1985 FORD, George - 15 Nov 1887 - 8 May 1937 JONES, Robert - d. 25 July 1910 - age 83 years WHISNANT, Sophrona - 12 Sept 1848 - 6 Mar 1917 WADE, Rosie - 9 Mar 1895 - 5 Feb 1940 THOMAS, Doris - Feb 1928 - 4 Nov 1940 COLE, Susiana - 3 Oct 1888 - 22 Mar 1960 - Mother TYESKEY, Ora Bell - 1 Jan 1918 - 5 Sept 1960 WILEY, Lorenza L. - 11 July 1925 - 21 Jan 1963 Texas Cpl 1906 QM Truck Co W.W. II TIS___, Lee - 1902-1980 ROBERSON, Verbal - 17 Feb 1908 - 1 Oct 1974 - Pvt. U.S.Army :ROBERSON, Clara Mae - 29 May 1907 - 11 Apr 1973 :ROBERSON, Ruzzell - 11 Oct 1905 - 29 Nov 1984 COLE, Eliece A. - 1896-1985 - Mother TYISKA, Artie H. - 4 Feb 1887 - 13 Jan 1964 TYISKA, H. Louis - b. 11 Jan 1890 - (only date) WILEY, Bennie - d. 22 June 1946 - (Richardson F.H. marker, Texarkana, TX) WILEY, Pearson - 20 Sept 1889 - 14 Aug 1897 son of E. & Amanda Wiley ELLIOTT, Nellie - 28 Mar 1815 - 25 Oct 1882 - wife of Ben ROBERSON, P. E. - 3 Apr 1882 - 10 Apr 1883 SUTTON, Caroline - 15 June 1842 - 18 Sept 1890 - Mother COOPER, Ellama - 16 Dec 1895 - 26 July 1896 COOPER, W. M. - 10 Apr 1900 - 20 Oct 1900 JACKSON, Annie - 2 Feb 1882 - 9 June 1928 JACKSON, Ora - 10 Aug 1903 - 1 Sept 1929 JACKSON(?), Louise - (no last name nor dates) JACKSON(?), Aizie - (no last name nor dates) JACKSON(?), 0. V. - (no last name nor dates) JACKSON, Josie L. - 8 Jan 1924 - 28 Apr 1973 JACKSON - (All in a row, no last names nor dates) Janola, Linnie, Papa CHARLES, James - (no dates) CHARLES, Stella - d. 2 Nov 1919 WYNN, Victoria - 22 July 1866 - 17 Feb 1931 :SMITH, Stella - 17 Jan 1895 - 29 Sept 1975 - Mother :GREEN, Estell - b. 9 Nov 1916 - (Daughter) JOHNSON, Willie - 28 Aug 1895 - 23 May 1963 BRAGER, Jermiha - b. 16 Mar 1962 - (no d. date) - (homemade cross) BRAGER, Bernice - (no dates) BOOTY, Charlie - 16 Mar 1906 - 12 June 1964 BRAGER, Pearlie (Mrs.) - 12 Mar 1901 - 24 Apr 1968 (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) HIDER, Mrs. Helen Brager - 1928-1985 - (Jenkins-Garmon F.H. marker) GREEN, J. E. - 21 May 1889 - 20 Aug 1908 - son of M. & A.C. Green GREEN, H. R. - 18 Apr 1889 - 8 Sept 1918 GREEN, A. K. - 8 May 1886 - 10 Jan 1919 GREEN, Carnie - 10 Nov 1897 - 20 Jan 1919 GREEN, Elnora - 19 Apr 1883 - 23 Aug 1926 H. of J. Beauty White Rose #62 GREEN, Nathan - 6 July 1852 - 14 Aug 1927 GREEN, Amandy - 15 May 1865 - 10 Feb 1934 GREEN, Albert - 14 Mar 1895 - 14 Mar 1962 Tx Pvt 364 Fid Rmt Sq QMC W.W.I WAKEFIELD, Georgia May - 13 July 1923 - (only one date) MILLS, Georgia -1898-1960 :BUTLER, Willie - 6 Feb 1911 - 18 Dec 1980 - Married 1 Dec 1935 :BUTLER, Mable - b. 24 Aug 1908 - (only date) GAINES, Mittie - 22 Feb 1929 - 8 Mar 1882 - (Spears F.H. marker) WADE, Aaron - 20 Mar 1886 - 6 May 1976 PARNELL, Annie Bell - 17 Mar 1904 - 25 Sept 1978 THOMPSON, Govie - 11 Feb 1890 - 2 Dec 1955 NOTE: In this cemetery there were many sandstone markers with no inscriptions, and many unreadable funeral home markers.