NEW BETHEL CEMETERY (AFRICAN-AMERICAN), COPELAND COMMUNITY, SMITH COUNTY, TX Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 2 March 2000 Directions & Coordinates added 15 May 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. 87 This cemetery is directly south of Tyler, Texas. From Tyler, take US69S to the intersection of CR2813 and turn left (east). This cemetery is about 1.5 miles along CR2813 and is on the north side of the road. It is directly west of and shares a common fence with t he Barron (Shackelford) Cemetery. The map coordinates are: Latitude: N 32:14:21.1 Longitude: W 095:18:09.3 Copied February 1983 ***************************************************************** NEW BETHEL CEMETERY (AFRICAN-AMERICAN), COPELAND COMMUNITY - SE-18 *Funeral Home Marker *DUNN, Mrs. Johnnie - 2 Apr 1908 - 22 Apr 1980 - 73 years SIMPSON, Lois - 1932-1980 *JONES, James E. - 23 Oct 1915 - 17 June 1979 - 63 yrs BATTLES, Vera Lee - 1 Jun 1929 - 4 Mar 1966 ADAMS, Ruby Hawkins - (no dates) HAWKINS, Joel - (no dates) DAVIS, Bessie Hawkins - (no dates) TUCKER, R. Tom - 18 Apr 1934 - 29 Apr 1977 *WILBORN, Ben - 5 Feb 1881 - 5 Dec 1972 - 91 yrs *SESSIONS, (Mr.) Lillian - 8 Sept 1907 - 17 July 1982 - age 74 PIERCE, Sam Jr. - Pvt U.S.Army - 1915-1981 - *13 June 1915 - 12 May 1981 PIERCE, Lois J. - d. 11 Nov 197 - wife of Sam Pierce, Jr. JOHNSON, Louie - 21 Oct 1913 - ~28 Dec 1976 - Cpl U.S.Army W.W.II JACKSON, Claude - 8 July 1895 - 8 June 1970 BARRON, Amanda - 1876-1973 - *Mrs. - 24 Feb 1876 - 25 Sept 1973 - 97 yrs *FLOURNOY, Mrs. L.E. Bertha - 14 Aug 1887 - 8 Mar 1969 - 81 yrs *BARRON, Henry A. - 15 Apr 1905 - 39 yrs *BLACK, Mrs. Mary - May 1883 -~27 Mar 1974 - 90 yrs HILL, Ellis - (no dates) WASHINGTON, A. M. - d. 17 Feb 1971 BISCOE, Nellie May - 12 Jul 1888 - 2 Aug 1889 BARNES, Carry Bell - 1897 - 13 June 1929 JEFFREY - (no given name) - 2 Nov 1903 - 11 Mar 1951 DENNIS, Sarah Jeffrey - 15 Jul 1905 - 21 Feb 1930 CANNON, Ida Mae - 1892 - 20 Aug 1933 ROY, Alva L. - 25 Apr 1927 - 2 Aug 1951 - TX PFC 7 AF Air Base GF WW II *BAILEY, Rev. Otis Lee - 2 Oct 1914 - 2 May 1980 - 65 yrs *BAILEY, Rev. H. B. - 24 Feb 1894 - 23 Oct 1969 -75 yrs STEPHENS, Mary - 12 Mar 1894 - 4 Nov 1918 - age 24 JEFFREY, D. J. - 6 May 1858 - 17 Mar 1900 LIVING, Isabell - 24 Mar 1903 - 27 July 1954 DAVIS, Clare - 1833 - 22 Jul 188 - (broken stone) (Footstone - J.T.B. - broken stone- ____SH___953 - broken stone: 52 or 32) HAWKINS, Ocie - (no dates) HAWKINS, Jim - (no dates) TAYLOR, Amanda - d. 26 May 1883 MOORE, Robert Lee - 19 Dec 1930 - 9 Nov 1959 MOORE, Lela Bell - 28 Jul 1895 - 29 Mar 1900 (Broken footstone - A._) SHACKELFORD, Corstromer - 10 Feb 1905 - 5 Jan 1906 JEFFREY, Birdie - 2 Aug 1887 - 9 Jun 1929 - Mother - B.S.J. WARE, Annie Mae - 4 Sept 1913 - 19 Mar 1979 "Sleep on Aunt Mae. We love you.) RHODES, Viola - 6 Apr 1911 - 24 Nov 1973 - Mother *JACKSON, Marene - 17 Dec 1973 - 14 Jan 1975 - 1 yr JACKSON, Morice - 27 Jan 1921 - 3 Jan 1970 Texas CPL H & S Co 1868 Engr AVN BN, W.W.II WASHINGTON, Cephus - 5 Dec 1918 - 16 July 1970 - Texas TEC 5 U.S. Army W.W.II MACKEY, Billy D. - 25 May 1940 - 20 May 1962 *MEREDITh - (no given name) - 1948 (only date) :WASHINGTON, Creola Y. - 1891-1948 - Mom :MACKEY, Cathrine W. - 1921-1940 - Sis WASHINGTON, Bulah - d. 15 Jan 1940 (broken stone - W.A._____ - 16 Mar 1934) *BLACK, Baby Bonita Deshon - 31 May 1968 - 15 June 1968 - 1½ days *ALTON, Mrs. Rose Mary - 8 Jan 1936 - 15 Jul 1978 - 42 yrs WASHINGTON, McKinley - *2 Jan 1905 - 8 May 1973 - 68 yrs WASHINGTON, Travis - 1925-1974 *ROLLINS, Corrie Jarn~s - 2 Dec 1976 - 3 Dec 1976 - 1 day (___T L Johnn 1970) TALTON, Rosie Mary - 8 Feb 1936 - 15 July 1978 BARNES, Larry James - 19 Aug 1952 - 8 Aug 1971 - Son BARNES, Willie - 8 June 1904 - 27 Nov 1968 - Father RIVERS, Floyd - 14 July 1912 - 10 Nov 1961 - Texas PVT 4 415 QM Service Co W.W. II BARNES, Lonzell - 4 Sept 1936 - 7 Mar 1972 BARNES, Lawrence - 26 Apr 1916 - 23 Jan 1978 *ROBERSON, Embray - 10 Jul 1910 - 27 Sept 1980 *BROWN, Billie Ray - d. 4 July 1977 - 16 yrs *OVERSHOWN, Baby Regina - b. & d. 20 Apr 1976 *OVERSHOWN, Christopher - 30 Mar 1981 - (only date) GRISMORE, John D. - 16 Oct 1941 - 18 June 1976 - Son GRISMORE, Jessie - 11 Oct 1889 - 8 May 1968 GRISMORE, Estella - 30 July 1917 - 2 Nov 1966 MARSHALL, Mittie - 1886-1965 - Sister WADE, Neil - 1905-1961 - Nephew GRISMORE, Annie - 11 Jan 1885 - 28 Sept 1940 - (inside brick fence) GRISMORE, Tim - 25 May 1853 - 25 May 1947 - (inside brick fence) SHACKELFORD, Cade - 4 July 1868 - 24 July 1954 *SHACKELFORD, Mrs. Dealie - 1 Dec 1886 - 1970 *JACKSON, Mr. Ollie - 11 May 1891 - 8 Sept 1979 - 88 yrs WARE, Richard - 22 Apr 1910 - 13 July 1961 WARE, James N. - 5 Feb 1883 - 17 May 1961 WARE, Lucy - 17 Oct 1884 - 18 Jan 1974 JINKINS, Andrew - 15 Mar 1830 - 25 Jan 1887 MACK, Louella - 16 Oct 1882 - (only date) ROY, Mary - 12 Jan 1883 - 12 Apr 1925 - wife of Henry Roy JEFFREY, Pink - 1803-1957 - (these are the dates on it) JONES, Christana - May 1894 - 1 Nov 1960 MASS, Delorese - 9 Mar 1930 - 20 Mar 1972 *WASHINGTON, Calvin (*Mrs) - 16 Apr - 15 May 1968 - 29 yrs ROSS, Samuel John - 10 Dec 1947 - 2 Feb 1958 *ROY, Emmett - 6 Jul 1914 (or 1974?) - 20 July ___ SESSIONS, Adell - 4 Jul 1909 - 14 Feb 1966 WINN, Jeffery Annette - 9 Feb 1896 - 10 May 1982 ROY, Jimmy Don - 26 May 1954 - 16 June 1973 - Son *JOHNSON, Lewis - 23 July 1944 - 7 Jan 1969 - 24 yrs *GARRETT, Elvis - 23 Aug 1928 - 9 Sept 1978 - 50 yrs *GARRETT, Leonard II - 1904 - 19 Jan 1967 *(name unreadable - - 6~Oct 1913 - 1952) ROY, Horace - 14 Oct 1914 - 2 Apr 1975 - Sgt U.S.Army W.W.II HAWKINS, Ophelia - 27 Mar 1889 - 6 July 1957 - Mother BROWN, Mary Alice - 12 Oct 1892 - 26 Sept 1960 JEFFERY, Myrtle - 21 Dec 1913 - 16 Nov 1964 - Auntie ROY, Matthew - 1889-1973 ROY, Lennie Bell - 1890-1974 ROY, William Jr. - 14 Dec 1900 - 22 Jan 1974 ROY, Irie Bell - 10 Apr 1902 - 6 Sept 1976 *SMITH, Mrs. Katherine - 1 Jan 1924 - 18 July 1982 - Age 58 *ROY, John Mac - 10 Jan 1953 - 17 Jul 1966 - 13 yrs *ROY, Mrs. Elizabeth - 13 Nov 8 - (only date) *ROY, Mrs. Lula Bell - 19 Jan ~2 - (only date) - 78 yrs *JENKINS, _____ne - 19_2 - 18 May 1979 - age _8