KEY TO OAKWOOD CEMETERY MAP - SMITH COUNTY, TX Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 Directions & Coordinates added 12 May 2003 by Lawrence E. Oliver Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS, Volume I, Oakwood & Rose Hill Cemeteries, p. vi. This cemetery is located inside the city limits of Tyler, Texas. It is northwest of the city center. The cemetery is at the intersection of North Palace Avenue and West Oakwood Street. The main gate is on North Palace Avenue. The map coordinates are: Latitude: N 32:21:12.1 Longitude: W 095:18:36.9 This listing represents only a portion of Tyler's early settlers, civic leaders and businessmen, and soldiers of the Civil War buried in Oakwood. Because of space limitations, some omissions have necessarily been made. ***************************************************************** KEY TO OAKWOOD CEMETERY MAP - SMITH COUNTY, TX - TT-01 1. JOHN GEORGE WOLDERT - Native of Germany, pioneer surveyor and merchant. Friend of Houston, Rusk and Henderson. 2. ALBERT E. WOLDERT - Physician and historian-author. 3. CARL WILHELM JULIUS PABST and MARIA JOHANNA FROHNE, his wife. Came from Germany in 1852. Had first tannery here. 4. EMER HAMVASY - Hungarian count, tutor and first Episcopal rector in Tyler. 5. JAMES McBRIDE - CSA 6. BURK YARBROUGH - CSA 7. THOMAS SMITH - CSA. Early Tyler teacher. 8. JUDGE STOCKTON P. DONLEY - CSA. Member Texas Supreme Court, law partner of O. M. Roberts. Only state marker in cemetery. 9. FRANKLIN DeSHONG- - CSA. Member of Scurable Guerillas, McBride's Division. Early grocer in Tyler. 10. GEORGE C. WIMBERLY - CSA. 11. JOHN C. ROBERTSON - CSA. Member of Secession Convention. Partner of W. S. Herndon. 12. TIGNAL JONES - Veteran of Mexican War. Member of Secession Convention. Colonel in Texas Cavalry during Civil War. 13. PETER S. RAMSOUR - Probably oldest marked grave in Oakwood Cemetery. 14. NIGRO SECTION - Old colored section filled-in and leveled in 1930's 15. REV. ALEXANDER DOUGLAS - Early Methodist minister, father of James P. Douglas, Confederate Major. 16. AUGUSTINE NIBLACK - CSA. 17. BENJAMIN F. SCOTT - CSA 6th Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade. 18. M. SCOTT - CSA. 19. BENJAMIN SCOTT - Early sheriff of county. 20. FRANK M. HAYS - Began law practice in Smith County about 1861. 21. STEPHEN REAVES - Pioneer lawyer, later State Senator and Judge. 22. IRA ELLIS - Merchant in ante-bellum days. Built first brick house in Tyler. 23. ARRETT LOT - Interesting maker, fence. 24. J.M. PATTERSON - Early merchant. 25. W.J. SAUNDERS - Private, later Lieutenant in Douglas Battery, CSA 26. JOHN ANDERSON BROWN - Served in Longstreet's Corps during Civil War CSA 27. JACOB H. BROWN - CSA. Pioneer merchant of Tyler & Omen. A founder of Christ Episcopal Church. 28. CYNTHIA RABB - Former slave and house servant of John A. Brown family. 29. MICAJAH H. BONNER - Lawyer and Judge of Texas Supreme Court. 30. DR.D.H. CONNALLY - CSA. Early Tyler physician. 31. GOV. RICHARD BENNETT HUBBARD - Colonel 22nd Regiment CSA, Governor of Texas 1876-1879, Ambassador to Japan 1885-1890. 32. MRS. JANIE HUBBARD - Second wife of Governor Hubbard. 33. MRS. SERENA HUBBARD - Mother of Governor. 34. M.B.YARBROUGH - Co. B, 8th Alabama Confederate Army. 35. COLUMBUS A. YARBROUGH - 5th Tennessee Regiment, CSA. 36. H. V. HAMILTON - Early Tyler newspaperman. 37. P.H. WOOD - CSA. 38. T.J. WILEY- Early merchant and civic leader. 39. ELIF ALBERTSON - CSA. Born in Norway, pioneer merchant here. With his brother, built first Tyler opera house. 40. HENRY F. McDOUGAL - Co. K,3rd Texas Cavalry, CSA. Killed by saws of his own gin. 41. REV. LEVI DENNIS - Pioneer Methodist minister & presiding elder of Tyler District in 1859. 42. DR. JAMES GREEN CARSON - Led band of refugees from Louisiana during Civil War. Appears in "Brokenburn" (Diary of Kate Stone). 43. ALBERT KAYSER - Hungarian refugee, "Brokenburn" tutor and early Tyler educator. 44. A.C. STRAYHORN - CSA. 45. HENRY J. McBRIDE - 15th Texas Infantry, CSA. Pioneer dentist and outstanding Mason. 46. R B. LONG - Sheriff in 1854, later district clerk. Commanded Co. B of O. M. Roberts' Regiment in Civil War. 47. F. L. LOWRY - Came to Texas in 1858. Ran a grist mill for Conf. Government. 48. JESSE F. RASBURY - CSA. 49. DR. SAMUEL A. GOODMAN - Retired physician from South Carolina, moved to Tyler with family in 1857. Father of Dr. Wm J. and S. A. Goodman JR. 50. FRANKLIN N. GARY - CSA. Veteran of Walker's Division. Early teacher & lawyer. 51. DR. Q. A. SHUFORD - An early physician, born in Hickory, N.C., and came to Tyler in 1854. He was also part owner in a newspaper. 52. WM. J. GOODMAN - Imported Italian sculptured angel. Grave of Dr. W. J. Goodman, Surgeon 13th Texas Infantry, CSA, Later Chief Surgeon of 2nd Texas Infantry. Businessman, doctor and civic leader. 53. P. WINGATE CHASE - 2ND Lieutenant, Co. A, Davis' Legion, Mississippi Cavalry, CSA. 54. R.E. HOUSE - CSA. During Reconstruction, he was murdered on Courthouse Square along with Capt. Godley by a group of Negro Policemen. 55. MARC. L. FLEISHEL - CSA. Native of Austria, came o Tyler 1859. Member of Douglas Battery, became 2nd Lieutenant. 56. B. K. SMITH - CSA. Early merchant. 57. GUS F. TAYLOR - President of Citizens Bank. 58. W. R. GLENN - CSA. Came to Texas 1851. Served with Co. K, 10th Texas Cavalry. 59. JOE J. JACOBSON - "Killed in Engine Number 178" 60. CONFEDERATE MARKER - "Erected in 1907" by UDC in memory of the 231 Confederate soldiers buried in Oakwood. 61. KATIE BANNON - "Erected by Henry Reynolds, her affianced". Unusual inscription. 62. W. S. HERNDON - CSA. Native of Georgia. Texas Ranger, pioneer lawyer. Practiced in State Supreme Court & Federal Courts. Captain 13th Texas Inf. U.S. Congressman, railroad solicitor and organizer. 63. MARY LOUISE McKELLER HERNDON - Wife of W. S. Herndon. Temperance worker. 64. JOHN H. BONNER - CSA. Lawyer, Banker, and Mayor of Tyler. 65. W. A. BEAUCHAMP - CSA. Co. B, 14th Alabama Cavalry. 66. JESSE JAMES BOYETTE - CSA. 67. SAMUEL A. GOODMAN, JR. - CSA. Co. K, 3rd Texas Cavalry. Lawyer, inventor and farmer. 68. DR. OLIVER LOFTIN - CSA. Early Tyler Doctor. 69. DR. JOSEPH FAVRE BALDWIN - Died in France. A volunteer in Canadian Air Force prior to U.S. entry in World War I. Tyler's American Legion Post is named in his honor. 70. WILLIAM A. WOLDERT - Son of John George Woldert. Civic leader, author, historian. 71. COL. BRYAN MARSH - CSA. 17th Texas Infantry. Granbury's Division. Businessman, sheriff for 20 years in Smith County. 72. ELAM F. SWANN - CSA. Early settler and businessman. 73. SAMUEL H. BOREN - Pioneer businessman. One of the founders of Tyler Christian Church. 74. JAMES ALSTON PEGUES - CSA. Captain. 75. BENJAMIN NAPOLEON BOREN - CSA. Lieut. 14th Texas Infantry. Banker in Belton. 76. E. S. ROWLAND - CSA. Served in 1st North Carolina Infantry, transferred to 5th Cavalry. Carried last dispatch from Lee to Davis. 77. DR. W. H. PARK - CSA Early Doctor. 78. J. HENRY BULLARD - Bullard (Texas) named for him. Laid out town in lots. 79. ALFRED LOFTIN, SR. - CSA. 80. JOSEPHUS TAYLOR - CSA. Laid first brick in first brick courthouse in county. 81. CORPORAL HENRY STAPP - Co. K, 6th Kansas Cavalry. 82. VIRGIL RAINWATER - CSA. 83. JAMES M. ROBERTS - CSA. 84. JOHN M. JESSUP - CSA. Early merchant. 85. SIDNEY SMITH JOHNSON - CSA. Captain in 3rd Texas Cavalry. Historian and author. 86. A. J. SANDIDGE - CSA. 87. J. P. PATTERSON - CSA 88. RUDOLPH BERGFELD - Merchant, banker and real estate operator. Gave Bergfeld Park to City. 89. E. L. CLAY - CSA. Early businessman. 90. CHRISTIAN HALVERSON - Born in Norway. Associated in business with Albertsons. Son-in-law of Governor O. M. Roberts. 91. JUDGE S. D. WOOD - Early-day Republican, editor of "HARRISON COUNTY FLAG." Chief magistrate of Harrison County during reconstruction. Editor, "Texas Law Journal." 92. THOMAS R. BONNER - CSA. Captain Co. C, 18th Texas Infantry, later Colonel, Pioneer lawyer, banker, state legislator. Speaker of House. Receiver for I. & G. N. Railway. 93. HORACE CHILTON - First U. S. Senator from Tyler. 94. GEORGE W. CHILTON - CSA. Major and Adj. Of 3rd Texas Cavalry. Father of Horace Chilton. 95. JAMES P. DOUGLAS - CSA. Organized Douglas Battery. Lawyer, Senator, organized Tyler Tap Railway, and Kansas & Gulf Short Line. Built the first canning factory here. 96. JOHN FRANKLIN WITT - "Doc" Witt, founder of Tyler Municipal Band. 97. WILLIAM D. WALKER - CSA. Early county official. Known as "Uncle Billy." 98. ALFRED W. FERGUSON - Pioneer businessman, civic leader. Established a hotel where Mayer & Schmidt now stand. 99. JOHN B. DOUGLAS - CSA. Merchant and businessman. Died of injuries received while fighting fire with Tyler Fire Department. 100. BETH-EL - Congregation Beth-El burial ground. Many of Tyler's leading merchants buried here.