HOPEWELL PERPETUAL CARE (SOUTHEAST) CEMETERY (AFRICAN-AMERICAN), SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 3 March 2000 Directions & Coordinates added 9 June 2003 by Lawrence E. Oliver Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS, Volume IV, Southeast Quarter, p. 104. This cemetery is located northwest of Overton off FM 850; turn south on CR2264 beside Hopewell Church. The road dead-ends into the cemetery in about one mile. The map coordinates are: Latitude: N 32:17:56.6 Longitude: W 095:04:11.6 The cemetery was surveyed September 21, 1985 - Martha Ann Glover, Frances & Fred Brock ***************************************************************** HOPEWELL PERPETUAL CARE (SOUTHEAST) CEMETERY (AFRICAN-AMERICAN), SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS - SE-27 SMITH, Mary J. - 9 July 1887 - 24 Sept 1980 - Mother SMITH, G. D. - 15 Mar 1885 - 16 Jan 1960 - Daddy WILLIAMS, Ruth S. - 3 Mar 1925 - 9 June 1971 - Wife SMITH, Mrs. Jessie - b. 27 June ? - (Pierce Moss F.H. marker) :SMITH, Blenze - 23 Apr 1914 - 27 July 1980 - Husband - Masonic emblem :SMITH, Pearlene - b. 26 Apr 1921 - (only date) - Wife HARDEN, Jim, Jr. - 4 Aug 1909 - 30 Aug 1983 - Pvt. U.S.Army - W.W.II SMITH, Jimmie S. - 7 July 1900 - 10 June 1982 aged 82 yrs 10 mo 20 days (Pearson F.H. marker, Overton) SMITH, George - 16 Nov 1902 - 9 Feb 1977 - Pvt U.S. Army - W.W.II PRINCE, Allison - 9 July 1889 - 19 Oct 1977 - Papa HARRIS, Van, Jr. - 15 June 1902 - 7 May 1983 - aged 74 (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) MITCHELL, Freeman 0. - 12 Feb 1884 - 12 Apr 1984 - aged 100 yrs (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) MOSS, Climmie - 6 May 1920 - 30 Jan 1943 MOSS, Toye - 20 Aug 1922 - 30 Dec 1950 Texas Cpl 4081 QM Service Co. - W.W. II PARKINSON, Inez Walton - 5 Mar 1915 - 24 Jan 1951 - Mother TUCKER, Georgia Moss - 9 Sept 1892 - 22 Oct 1975 - Mother (Unreadable F.H. marker) MOSS, R. J. - 26 July 1916 - 4 Sept 1962 Texas Pvt 558 Q.M. Service Bn. - W.W. II MOSS, Will - 27 Aug 1882 - 19 Oct 1962 - Daddy :MOSS, Andrews - 26 June 1921 - 6 Dec 1963 - Son :MOSS, Frankie - 13 May 1922 - 4 July 1964 - Daughter COATS, Albert - d. 17 July 1970 - aged 64 yrs (Pierce-Moss F.H.marker) TAYLOR, Eliza - (no dates) - age 70 yrs. - wife of Tom Taylor (marker on ground, broken) MOSLEY, Lonnie - 20 Nov 1919 - 7 Nov 1979 (Singing Hills F.H. marker) MOSLEY, John W. - 7 Oct 1921 - 13 Apr 1947 TX Pvt 3540 ON TRK 0O - W.W.II MOSLEY, Bertha Mae - 25 Dec 1946 - 7 Nov 1948 (F.H.marker) MOSLEY, Frank - 12 Feb 1900 - 31 Dec 1952 (Pierce-Moss F.H. marker) HENRY, Will F. - 12 Apr 1930 - 5 Mar 1974 TX PFC U.S.Army - Korea COOPER, Johnnie Henry - 17 Nov 1935 - 22 Sept 1974 - Mother MITCHELL, Arto - 17 Feb 1899 - 5 July 1973 - age 74 yrs (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) BROWN, Lottie Edwards - 31 Dec 1905 - 28 Nov 1981 (Mitchell F.H. marker) FORD, Monroe - 12 June 1919 - 30 Apr 1978 - PFC U.S. Army - W.W. II GAINES, Richard - 12 Feb 1930 - 7 May 1985 - 55 yrs 2 mos 25 days (Spalding F.H. marker) GAINES, Levi - 3 June 1934 - 6 Mar 1981 GAINES, Lula - 23 Apr 1891 - 14 Feb 1977 - Mother (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) FORD, Clara - 22 May 1922 - 8 Sept 1975 - Mother JONES, Miss Josie B. - 31 July 1890 - 9 Apr 1977 (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker.) JOHNSON, Willie - 28 Oct 1908 - 24 June 1985 - 76 yrs 8 mo 24 days (Spalding F.H. marker) JONES, Jessie - 16 May 1894 - 15 Dec 1958 TX Co L 24 Inf. PFC - W.W.I NELSON, Alfred Jr. - 28 Nov 1923 - 16 Dec 1984 (Spalding F.H.marker) NELSON, Mrs. Emma L. - 19 May 1933 - 16 Aug 1985 (Spalding F.H. marker) TUCKER, Clarence Lee - 19 Sept 1892 - 13 July 1972 - Father TUCKER, J. T. - 5 Sept 1912 - 18 Sept 1970 TX PFC 536 Port Co TC - W.W.II TUCKER, Riley - d. 1958 WALKER, Willie - (no dates) - Mother TUCKER, Alice L. - 22 Oct 1895 - 20 Oct 1918 WALKER, G. M. - 16 May 1870 - 19 Dec 1917 - husb. of L. Walker DENNIS, Columbus - 29 Aug 1890 - 21 July 1956 STARR, Davis - 15 Oct 1900 - 18 Oct 1978 - Husband WASHINGTON, Hosia - 29 Mar 1913 - 23 May 1948 - (F.H. marker) SCOTT, Mary - 25 Jan 1876 - 10 Apr 1952 - Mother GIPSON, Sidney - b. 12 Aug 1903 - (only date) - age 65 (Brooks Sterling F.H. marker) SMITH, Mrs. Lovie R. - 14 Sept 1896 - 4 Feb 1985 - 88 yrs (Brooks-Sterling F.H. marker) SANFORD, Dephia - 1879-1935 NORWOOD, Author C. - 4 Mar 1893 - 30 Aug 1944 - Papa LUMKINS, Geo. Henry - 1 Dec 1888 - 11 Aug 1889 Little son of Wm. & Dotte Lumkins BRADLEY, William - 9 July 1913 - 7 Apr 1980 - Brother COLE, Katie Moss Bradley - 26 Jan 1891 - 24 Jan 1982 - Mother BAKER, Cassie Moss - 5 Mar 1903 - 11 Aug 1973 - Wife Eastern Star emblem MOSS, A. W. - 26 Oct 1886 - 31 Oct 1935 MOSS, Victory - ? Dec 1854 - 5 Mar 1944 - Mother MOSELY, Ida Moss - 25 Sept 1880 - 30 Mar 1959 - Mother MOSS, Sam - 23 Dec 1849 - 17 Dec 1927 - Masonic emblem MOSS, Charlie - 31 Dec 1904 - 21 Mar 1981 - Brother C.M. MOSS, Johnie May - 11 Feb 1897 - 21 Mar 1981 - Mother CURRY, Maxie - 1918-1983 - U.S. Army W.W.II BOOTY, Mrs. Charlie - 72 yrs - (unreadable F.H. marker) GIPSON, Ella - 23 Oct 1872 - 9 Feb 1922 CURRY, Audie Lee - 17 June 1936 - 18 Dec 1984 (Southern F.H., Henderson) DENNIS, Canbibs(?) - 16 Feb 1884 - 29 Sept 1949 - (Pearson F.H.,Overton) PERRY, Willie N. - 6 May 1860 - 13 Aug 1940 HARDEN, Luther - 12 Nov 1916 - 1 Apr 1945 - Texas STM1 - W.W.II BROWN - (no other name; no dates) JONES, Mattie Ann - __ May 1858 - 5 Dec 1928 POWELL, Ellis - 7 May 1870 - 25 Mar 1932 - age 62 yrs SANFORD, Levi - 10 June 1882 - 2 Mar 1925 TAYLOR, Mattie - 18 Mar 1894 - 9 Dec 1920 ROBERTSON, Rufus W. - 30 Oct 1899 - 4 Sept 1981 - Masonic emblem LYDIA, Corine - 15 Feb 1900 - 19 Nov 1962 - "Texas" CURRY, Arnie - 1907-1952 - "My husband" - "Our brother" JONES, Adam - b. 15 Aug 1833 - (no d.date) - Husb. of Mittie Jones FORTSON - d. 9 Jan 1915 - age 62 yrs (Odd Fellows emblem, Lodge #4608) CLAY, Luther C. - 14 Apr 1903 - 17 May 1980 - Brother LAMPKINS, Della - 10 Feb 1878 - 15 Feb 1912 LAMPKINS, William - 15 Mar 1868 - 24 Nov 1928 - Masonic emblem GARRETT, Lizzie - 20 Mar 1802 - Mar 1892 - age 90 yrs.