Rucker Cemetery, Troup, Smith County, Texas -- SE30 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. 108. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** Directions and Coordinates added by Lawrence E. Oliver 18 February 2004 From Tyler, go south on Hwy110 through Whitehouse almost to the city of Troup, Texas. Turn left (northeast) on CR2146. The cemetery is only about 1-2 hundred yards from Hwy110. Begun 28 January 1870 with the burial of James E. Rucker on land given by him. Latitude: N 32:09:18.5 Longitude: W 095:08:53.6 ***************************************************************** Rucker Cemetery, Troup, Smith County, Texas -- SE30 (Copied 16 April 1985) PICKARD, Edith - 1906-1964 - dau of Bettie & Horace PICKARD, Bettie - 1872-1963 - Mother PICKARD, Horace L. - 1864-1948 - Father PICKARD, Eula - 22 Aug 1898 - 10 June 1902 - dau of H.M. & Bettie Pickard PICKARD, R. Warren - 4 Feb 1897 - 1 Sept 1897 Infant son of H. M. & Bettie Pickard RUCKER, Ellen - 23 June 1843 - 9 July 1904 - wife of W. J. Rucker RUCKER, W. J. - 3 Dec 1848 - 25 Mar 1926 - Father - Mason RUCKER, Josie - 13 Mar 1866 - 18 Mar 1927 - Mother wife of W. J. Rucker BELL - Infant son of J.H. & Lilla Bell 11 June 1911 - 13 June 1911 RUCKER, Marinda - 13 Feb 1844 - 20 Feb 1874 - Married Thomas Bell ** BELL, Marinda - b. & d. 1 Feb 1874 ** (**Both markers labeled "Replacement") BELL, Francis A. - 3 Feb 1866 - 10 July 1866 RUCKER, James E. - 22 Apr 1818 - 25 Jan 1870 - Mason RUCKER, Elizabeth - 10 July 1822 - 7 Aug 1895 wife of James E. Rucker EVANS, Helen Maxine - 10 Mar 1921 - 8 June 1921 LOONEY, Annie Bell - 22 Oct 1876 - 22 Oct 1961 - Mother LOONEY, Jess B. - 7 Mar 1870 - 18 Apr 1961 - Father GARMON, Mary Bell - 1896-1951 (Evans,Looney,Looney,Garmon in brick enclosure) TARBUTTON, Georgia A. - 6 June 1861 - 9 Oct 1865 dau of J.C. & Mary Tarbutton TARBUTTON, Era F. - 26 Mar 1872 - 24 Aug 1873 dau of J.C. & Mary Tarbutton TARBUTTON, Susan Lee - 29 Mar 1883 - 3 Oct 1883 dau of J.C. & Mary Tarbutton TARBUTTON, John C. - 22 Dec 1833 - 14 June 1905 - Mason TARBUTTON, Mary E. - 3 Aug 1840 - 5 July 1911 wife of J.C. Tarbutton FOWLER, A. D. - 3 Apr 1865 - 4 Apr 1937 - Mason BELL, Tishie - 23 Feb 1902 - 8 Sept 1906 dau of J.H. & Lilla Bell CHILES, Morris M. - 1 June 1879 - 10 Feb 1951 CHILES, Carl - 2 Oct 1903 - 3 Dec 1949 Texas 1st Sgt. Cavalry W.W.I & II CHILES, Mrs. Jean - d. 5 Dec 1949 HOLMES, Robert C. - 5 Nov 1916 - 3 Dec 1949 Texas Pvt. 8 Cavalry SANDERS, John N. - 9 Aug 1875 - 20 Mar 1957 - Mason SANDERS, Hattie F. - 30 Jan 1887 - 6 Apr 1975 SANDERS, Clyde A. - 2 Apr 1914 - 23 Mar 1977 ARNOLD, Bertha Mae - 1892 - 1928 ARNOLD, Sidney J. - 12 July 1882 - 22 Dec 1946 :ARNOLD, George W. - 20 Apr 1852 - 31 Dec 1926 :ARNOLD, Mary E. - 24 Sept 1854 - 8 Aug 1944 ARNOLD, J. E. - 4 Sept 1878 - 10 Sept 1925 ARNOLD, Charles T. - 29 Jan 1884 - 15 Oct 1908 ARNOLD - Infants of G.W. & M.E. Arnold dau. b. & d. 3 June 1883 son b. 1 Dec 1886 - d. 27 Dec 1886 ARNOLD, Mattie - 11 Aug 1889 - 18 Aug 1890 dau of G.W. & M.E. Arnold ARNOLD, Jessie - 29 Mar 1891 - 23 June 1892 Son of G.W. & M.E. Arnold ARNOLD, Juel - 13 Apr 1894 - 11 Apr 1903 dau of G.W. & M.E. Arnold ARNOLD, James - 3 Aug 1819 - 17 Nov 1904 :BELL, James A. - 15 Nov 1849 - 30 June 1908 - Father :BELL, Nancy M. - 10 June 1857 - 25 July 1926 - Mother TOMME, James 0. - 27 Aug 1874 - 6 Aug 1899 TOMME, Dera Elizabeth - 9 Dec 1879 - 16 Oct 1899 :TOMME, S. A. - 16 Apr 1853 - 26 Feb 1926 :TOMME, A. G. - b. 24 Apr 1847 - (no death date) BLAIR, Lydia Almeda - 13 Mar 1883 - 8 July 1980 TOMME, Gladys Holder - 28 Nov 1900 - 14 Apr 1977 TOMME, Marshall M. Sr. - 7 Aug 1894 - 28 Nov 1949 Texas AS USNRF - W.W.I DUMAS, Raymond B. - 30 Oct 1897 - 2 Dec 1966 Texas Pvt Medical Dept. -W.W. II GEE, Verda Dumas - 9 Aug 1895 - 21 Aug 1914 wife of S. L. Gee DUMAS, Cora Iva (BURTON) - 12 Oct 1891 - 27 Dec 1972 wife of W. E. Dumas - Mother DUMAS, William E. - 6 July 1870 - 1 Mar 1938 DUMAS, Lida - 6 Dec 1874 - 19 June 1912 wife of W. E. Dumas DUMAS, Jack - 23 Dec 1899 - 22 June 1901 son of W. E. & Lida Dumas :RUCKER, Lizzie - 1891-1977 :RUCKER, John T. - 1881-1945 RUCKER, Elsie M. - 6 Sept 1882 - 5 Aug 1900 wife of Toni Rucker RUCKER, Ila M. - 15 July 1900 - 22 Oct 1900 Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Rucker RUCKER, Jathan Ben - 11 July 1911 - 13 Apr 1968 CHILES, Mrs. Mamie - d. 29 Nov 1903 aged 19 yrs 8 mos 21 days RUCKER, J. F. - 6 July 1878 - 10 Oct 1901 son of J.B. & M.M. Rucker -Mason RUCKER, Hazy - 27 Apr 1875 - 24 Feb 1916 dau of Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Rucker RUCKER, Mrs. J. B. - 13 Apr 1853 3 Jan 1927 - Mother RUCKER, J. B. - 4 Dec 1850 - 25 Jan 1925 - Father :RUCKER, Grover B. - 1886-1966 :RUCKER, Mattie W. - 1890-1974 RUCKER, Robert - 27 Nov 1914 - 4 Dec 1929 son of Mr. & Mrs. G. B. Rucker RUCKER, Orvis - 26 Sept 1913 - 29 Aug 1919 son of Mr. & Mrs. G.B. Rucker :WARD, Martha E. - 1848-1931 :WARD, James F. - 1842-1927 ALLEN, Margrett J. - 7 Oct 1840 - 11 Apr 1919 wife of J. A. Allen ALLEN, J. A. - 20 Dec 1830 - 13 Oct 1922 POTTER, Howard - 28 Oct 1897 - 11 Aug 1925 son of U.A. & C.A. Potter POTTER, Infant - 23 Mar 1911 - 4 Apr 1911 dau of U.A. & C.A. Potter POTTER, Cathrine Albertha - 1876-1951 POTTER, Ulysis Allen - 1868-1951 HAMMETT, William E. - 19 Jan 1894 - 23 Sept 1935 Texas Pvt 1 Cl 144 Inf. -36 Div. :WARNER, Earl R. - 25 July 1872 - 10 July 1960 - Father :WARNER, Rosa E. - 5 Jan 1876 - 22 Jan 1945 - Mother :WARNER, Edith Earle - 15 May 1909 - 11 Nov 1912 - "Daughter" WATTS, Arthur P. - 16 Mar 1895 - 7 Jan 1923 (Illegible metal funeral home marker) ROLLINS, Sadie - 6 Apr 1900 - 28 Apr 1981 ROLLINS, Lee A. - 17 July 1893 - 13 June 1972 MILLER, William A. - 1 Apr 1876 - 14 Jan 1919 ALSTON, Minnie - 1879-1951 - Mother :ALSTON, Clara - 1885-1917 - Mama :ALSTON, Thomas - 1883-1967 - Papa ROLLINS, Jay Dee - 5 May 1910 - 21 Apr 1983 CPL U.S. Army W.W.II :GLASPIE, Henry L. - 7 Oct 1919 - 12 Apr 1978 - "Dad" :GLASPIE, Sarah F. - b. 17 Aug 1923 - (only date) - "Mom" GLASPIE, Lenora - 4 Apr 1851 - 29 Mar 1938 GLASPIE, Lee - 16 Aug 1851 - 10 June 1924 GLASPIE, Pearley - 9 July 1903 - 2 Apr 1925 (Metal Marker - no name) GLASPIE, Ada - 1897-1945 - (metal marker only) GLASPIE, Ed - 1896-1976 - (metal marker only) GLASPIE, Edwin T. - 8 July 1923 - 1 Oct 1974 - PFC U.S.Army DAVIS, William P. - 24 Feb 1878 - 24 Sept 1963 DAVIS, Chester Akin - 19 Sept 1907 - 1 May 1910 DAVIS, Mantie - 15 Aug 1882 - 19 June 1965 -"M.L.D." BOLTON, Chester A. - 25 June 1911 - 7 Jan 1973 Texas Pvt U.S.Army W.W.II HITT, Marie Gladys - 1925-1985 (Cottle Funeral Home Marker, from Troup) DAVIS, Jimmy (Hayward/Gaywood)- 13 Jan 1901 - 7 Feb 1984 aged 83 yrs 0 mos 24 days (metal marker with middle name marked over as Gaywood) JOHNSON, Samuel M. - 19 May 1849 - 24 Oct 1918 "S.M.J." - W.0.W. memorial McGREGOR, Russell - 7 Oct 1911 - 29 Nov 1927 McGREGOR, F. Iris - 27 July 1916 - 27 Jan 1920 McGREGOR, T. J. - 13 Mar 1888 - 2 Sept 1931 - W.O.W. memorial RUCKER, Jack Sidney - 7 Nov 1924 - 6 Jan 1925 :RUCKER, Joe - 24 Aug 1892 - 10 Mar 1977 - :RUCKER, Bertha - b. 5 Aug 1894 - (only date) :REED, Gus - 23 Dec 1883 - 17 Jan 1970 :REED, Louella M. - 16 Sept 1891 - 1 Apr 1943 McGREGOR, Laura - 8 Aug 1859 - 24 Apr 1929 - wife of J.W. McGREGOR, J. W. - 19 Aug 1852 - 20 May 1908 McGREGOR, Zora Lee - 6 Mar 1894 - 5 Nov 1978 :McGREGOR, Allie K. - 19 Sept 1884 - 22 Sept 1951 - Mother :McGREGOR, William G. - 16 Sept 1885 - 30 May 1963 - Father McNAIR, Effie - 25 Apr 1880 - 15 Oct 1920 - wife of J. P. McNair McNAIR, Jewel Maurine - 1903-1917 McNAIR, Clarkie Mae - 1901-1905 CHILES, Ethel E. - 16 Aug 1910 - 11 Jan 1911 CHILES, Emma F. - 24 Oct 1874 - 7 Dec 1910 FARLEY, Mary E. - 4 Aug 1851 - 18 Nov 1922 FARLEY, J. M. - 12 June 1849 - 16 Aug 1905 :THERIOT, Wilfred - 12 Oct 1915 - 6 Jan 1953 :THERIOT, Annelle - b. 11 Sept 1922 - (only date) :HAMILT0N, Robert E. - 19 Aug 1941 - 23 Sept 1967 : Texas 5P4 HQ & HQ Det 709 HP BN :HAMILTON - (double marker, but no information on this half) TURNER, Guy I. - 6 July 1905 - 10 Dec 1968 DECK, Glenn R. - 12 Mar 1916 - 16 Aug 1971 - Mason - Dad :BELL, Earl - 13 Dec 1879 - 2 Nov 1961 - Wed 6 Dec 1925 : (Metal marker reads Earl E. Bell : from Forrester Funeral Home, Troup) :BELL, Fannie Adams - b. 15 Jan 1903 - (only date) :PRICE, Sterling J. - 25 Mar 1907 - 27 Nov 1957 :PRICE, Nancy Lois - 6 Jan 1912 - 21 Nov 1977 BELL, Joe M. - 30 Jan 1883 - 16 Sept 1940 FUSSELL, Newell - 9 Jan 1899 - 1 Mar 1979 Pvt. U.S.Army W.W.II OVERTON, Veda E. - 21 Mar 1895 - 19 Apr 1984 - (metal marker: Veda Rucker Overton - 89-0-28) FRASIER, Lee Carrol - 1908-1960 :RUCK(ER), Leck B. - b. 18 June 1897 - (only date) :RUCKER, J. Alton - b. 21 Jan 1897 - (only date) :RUCKER, Ada E. - 13 Mar 1874 - 14 Jan 1950 :RUCKER, W. L. - 17 Sept 1873 - 20 Nov 1944 :CHENIER, Linnie R. - b. 25 Jan 1899 - (only date) :CHENIER, Aaron B. - 8 Aug 1888 - 8 Nov 1973 MOORE, Tom - 22 May 1880 - 14 June 1966 MOORE, Mary Elizabeth - 13 Feb 1851 - 4 Jan 1918 MOORE, J. W. - 20 Feb 1835 - 8 Feb 1910 - Father MOORE, John Henry - (Footstone only) MOORE? -(Footstone only reading "lnfant daughter") WILBOURN, Catherine - 3 Jan 1860 - 10 Aug 1951 - Mother STOVALL, Sam T. - 10 Aug 1856 - 22 Feb 1918 - (stone broken, but repaired) STOVALL, John - (Footstone only) STOVALL, William - (Footstone only) STOVALL, Susan - (Footstone only) STOVALL, Lewis - (Footstone only) HUEY - Footstone: Ike Huey's baby MOORE, Augusta - (Footstone only) MOORE, Emma - (Footstone only) MOORE, Eddie - (Footstone only) MOORE - Footstone: Henry Moorets baby MOORE, Tom & Mat -' (Footstone only) MOORE, Bill - (Footstone only) BOONE, Port - (Footstone only) :WEBB, Jesse C. - 1891-1936 :WEBB, Pearl - 1891-1972 - (F.H. marker reads Pearl Ella Webb) NARRAS, Willie A. - 29 Sept 1889 - S Sept 1949 NARRAS, J. J. - 18 Jan 1862 - 31 Dec 1949 NARRAS, Lula - 22 Jan 1858 - 21 Sept 1926 - wife of J. J. Narras :FIELDS, George A. - 23 May 1872 - 22 Feb 1947 :FIELDS, Maggie - 17 June 1878 - 6 May 1976 FIELDS, James Albert - 2 Sept 1900 - 8 May 1920 SALMON, Andrew DeWayne - 19 Oct 1922 - 21 Oct 1922 SALMON - Infant son of Roy Morgan Salmon - 27 July 1925 (only one date) DENDY, Sudie - 30 Oct 1876 - 25 Jan 1919 wife of T.M. Dendy - Mother :WEBB, David W. - 10 July 1838 - 26 May 1922 :WEBB, Bettie - 1 July 1853 - 31 Dec 1940 PACE, Minnie C. - 1899-1974 - Mother PACE, Roy Henry - 2 Oct 1890 - 11 Mar 1965 TX Pvt 335 Supply Co QMC - W.W. I :COLWELL, Gracie May - 9 Sept 1906 - 21 Aug 1979 :COLWELL, Albert M - 17 May 1910 - 26 Aug 1979 :PACE, John W. - 25 Oct 1886 - 6 July 1934 - Brother :PACE, Noel H. - 6 Feb 1860 - 4 Mar 1941 - Father PACE, Ophelia~- 28 Feb 1866 - 13 Apr 1932 - Mother :McKAY, Os~dyn 6 Oct 1872 - 1 June 1954 :McKAY, Bertha - 24 Jan 1880 - 25 Aug 1939 McKAY, Bernard - 21 Feb 1902 - 24 Aug 1927 - W.O.W. memorial :FIELDS, J. A. - 7 Aug 1846 - 7 Apr 1924 - Father :FIELDS, F. R. - 12 Mar 1846 - 12 Nov 1935 - Mother (F.H.marker reads: Frances Fields - d. 13 Nov 1935 89 yrs 4 mos 0 days) :SALMON, William Morgan - 14 June 1884 - 27 Aug 1936 :SALMON, Ludie Jane FIELDS - 13 Jan 1885 - 17 Apr 1936 MUSSLEWHITE - Infant dau of Frances Yvonne Musslewhite b. 13 Nov 1940 WARREN, Louis Otis (Pete) - 5 Jan 1907 - 1 June 1938 WARREN, James Marcus (Jim) - 25 July 1902 - 29 Nov 1970 WOOD, Georgia G. -~ 1906-1941 ESCUE, Nicia J. - 1854-1931 BARRETT - Infant - 1933 (only date) - "Baby" :LANEY, David E. - 1857-1936 :LANEY, Alsie C. - 1857-1948 (27 Nov 1857 - 16 Aug 1948 from earlier reading) (One unmarked grave; another with F.H. marker, name worn off) :CALDWELL, James W. - 1878-1927 - Papa :CALDWELL, Parrie Dee - 1883-1928 - Mama (F.H.marker, name gone, with Caidwell stones) :YOUNG, J. W. - 19 Jan 1876 - 13 Oct 1966 - Father :YOUNG, Betty - 10 July 1875 - 12 May 1966 - Mother DORRELL, H. S. - 2 Jan 1905 - 22 Sept 1939 :WALLACE, J. M. (Buster) - 1872-1935 - Father :WALLACE, Annie Belle - 1872-1962 - Mother HEDGECAUGH, J. W. - 3 Mar 1893 - 29 June 1935 - Son :HEDGECOUGH, Nettie Pack - 3 Sept 1876 - 21 Sept 1962 :HEDGECOUGH, Asher - 16 Sept 1860 - 17 Nov 1940 :BOSHEARS, Ben F. - 5 July 1902 - 27 Nov 1956 - Husband :BOSHEARS, Martha A. - 20 June 1902 - 20 Oct 1978 - Wife EPPERSON - Infant, Charles Ray Epperson - 14 Nov 1943 - (only date) BAIN, Samie - 12 June 1916 - 15 May 1920 - son of T.B. & S. E. BAIN :BAIN, Sarah D. - 23 Apr 1880 - 16 Apr 1948 - Mother :BAIN, Thomas B. - 14 Oct 1879 - 29 May 1954 - Father BAIN, Oscar Leroy - 29 Mar 1937 - 7 Apr 1937 :FRANKLIN, Willie T. - 28 Mar 1888 - 3 June 1960 - Daddy :FRANKLIN, Bertha M. - 3 June 1896 - 5 Dec 1981 - Mother :FRANKLIN, Billie - 1862-1937 :FRANKLIN, Mary Ann - 1858-1938 (Unreadable F.H. marker) MARTIN, Blake L. - 6 Jan 1918 - 22 Apr 1951 TX PFC 3610 SVC COMD UNIT - W.W. II MARTIN - Baby - 12 Oct (1941?) - 14 Oct (1941?) :PEERY, Caswell Alonzo - 26 Aug 1876 - 19 Nov 1954 - Daddy :PEERY, Judea Elizabeth - 27 Feb 1876 - 13 Mar 1966 - Mama DAVIS, Homer Daniel - 10 July 1932 - 3 June 1943 DAVIS, Vesta A. - 21 July 1912 - (only date) DAVIS, Homer Daniel, Sr. - 8 Mar 1907 - 5 Apr 1979 BIRDWELL, Gregory Todd - 13 July 1966 - 16 July 1966 BIRDWELL, Tammy Renee - 25 Sept 1965 - 27 Sept 1965 BURKS, Charles Henry - 26 Sept 1917 - 7 Feb 1970 - Daddy :SHUBERT, John W. - 2 Nov 1865 - 2 Feb 1954 - Daddy :SHUBERT, Francis E. - 8 Jan 1869 - 29 Dec 1953 - Mama BOGLE, Joseph M. - 1874-1961 BOGLE, Mary B. - 1879-1947 :DICKSON, Charles H. - 1874-1948 :DICKSON, Nina - 1885-1975 - Mother LOONEY, Preston P. - 10 Apr 1890 - 11 Dec 1951 TX PVT 133 MG BN 36 Div. - W.W. I :COLBY, James H. - 13 Jan 1898 - 16 Feb 1966 : Married 8 July 1919 - Father :COLBY, Lucy P. - b. 15 Feb 1904 - (only date) - Mother :FIELDS, John F. - 4 May 1924 - 31 July 1978 - Dad - Wed 24 Dec 1948 : PFC U.S. Army W.W.II :FIELDS, Bertha A. - b. 11 Mar 1923 - (only date) FIELDS, Jerry Ray - 1 Nov 1954 - 14 Nov 1955 - "Baby" (picture on stone) FIELDS, Richard D. Jr. - 2 Feb 1932 - (only date) - Son McMICHAEL, Avis Maurine - 27 Aug 1924 - 7 Aug 1974 - Mother :FIELDS, Richard D. - 20 Nov 1873 - 1 Dec 1959 :FIELDS, Leta Mae - b. 21 Dec 1905 - (only date) MILLER, Morgan F. Jr. - 15 Feb 1950 - 6 Nov 1969 (Picture on stone) - Son MILLER, Lois M. - 28 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 1975 - (F.H. marker: Lois Marie Miller) - Mother :BAIN, John J. - l897-1977~- Father :BAIN, Frances - 1902-1962 - Mother :FIELDS, John Tom - 1 Apr 1881 - 5 Oct 1962 - Wedded 53 yrs - Papa :FIELDS, W. Mignon - 5 Aug 1890 - 17 June 1973 (F.H. marker: Wrenie Mignon Fields) - Mama :BURGINS, Virgil M. Sr. - 6 July 1894 - 5 Apr 1979 :BURGINS, Lurinda Shubert - b. 4 July 1893 - (only date) PAGE, Mrs. Robert C. (Lula) - d. 12 Oct 1975 - 79 yrs 11 mo 19 days (2 unmarked graves, unreadable funeral home marker, & sunken bricks) BURKS, Kenneth Rudolph - 1921-1984 (Cottle F.H. marker, of Troup) BURKS, Faye Elizabeth - 1932-1984 (Cottle F.H. marker of Troup) *CHIL(D br E), (0 or A)ffie Smith - 6 Dec 1885 - ? Jan 1961 *LANEY, John Edward - 28 Apr 19(5?)O - 2 July 1956 *These not found in 1985 reading, but found in earlier reading.