Wood Verner Cemetery, Dixie Community, Smith County, Texas -- NW-31 This cemetery is also known as (1) the Black Fork Cemetery, and (2) the Verner Cemetery. 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 II, Northwest Quarter, p. 205. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** Directions and Coordinates added by Lawrence E. Oliver 18 February 2004 Take Hwy64 west from Tyler to the intersection of Hwy724 and turn right (northwest). Go to intersection of CR1148 and turn left (west). Continue to end of CR1148 and the road ends at and circles the cemetery. John Lollar deeded land to the trustees of Black Fork Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1855. Latitude: N 32:22:36.9 Longitude: W 095:25:43.8 ***************************************************************** Wood Verner Cemetery, Dixie Community, Smith County, Texas -- NW-31 Copied 1979 - updated 30 Sept. 1982 Nancy Satterwhite Andrews, Sarah Duncan Beene, Lorene West Conaway, Louise Gimble Lasater, Ineva Gimble Lindsey, Marilyn Lindsey Schaefer WOOD, John Thomas - 2 Dec 1877 - 3 Dec 1957 - "Father" WOOD, Mary Ada - 11 Apr 1889 - 20 Dec 1962 - "Mother" (2 unmarked graves) NORTHCUTT, Newmon Oldman - 22 Jan 1964 - 6 Aug 1974 NORTHCUTT, (could not read) - 3 Oct 1957 - 3 Oct 1957 SHIRLEY, Dr. D. G. - 27 Sep 1859 - 25 Feb 1907 WHITWORTH, Sarah J. - wife of Charles J. VERNER 10 Dec 1819 - 31 May 1902 PHILLIPS, Mrs. Minnie - 31 Dec 1902 - 31 Mar 1971 (funeral home marker) BECKHAM, Billy G. - 1935-1977 BECKHAM, Leonard C. - 1963-1980 - (Sanders F.H. marker) MEKALIP, Lee - 8 Apr 1897 - 23 Dec 1977 MEKALIP, Father Martin - 6 Nov 1886 - 6 Mar 1963 :MEKALIP, Josephine - 19 Mar 1855 - 9 Nov 1930 -"Mama" :MEKALIP, Mike - 29 Sep 1854 - 29 Jan 1939 - "Papa" MEKALIP, Johnny - 12 Feb 1892 - 12 Nov 1900 - "Brother" ANDRESKI, Mary - (no dates) - (at the foot of Mekalip's grave "Mother is gone but not forgotten" (Baby marker - no name) (Unmarked grave) HOFFMAN, Mattie - 1893-1894 :POWELL, Rudolph - 10 Apr 1924 - 16 Apr 1975 - "DaddY" : Married 12 Oct 1946 :POWELL, Marie - b. 5 Apr 1928 - (only date) :POWELL, Johnie - son of J. A. & Mary Powell 12 May 1909 - 12 Jul 1910 (unmarked grave) :POWELL, James Anderson - 17 Feb 1877 - 30 Sep 19597 } Married 54 years POWELL, Mary Hoffman - 2 Nov 1885 - 22 Jul 1972 } Oct. 9th POWELL, Henry B. - 18 Nov 1906 - 9 Jun 1961 POWELL, Mary Lou - 22 Mar 1935 - 20 Jan 1938 DEAN, Trenton D. - 19 Nov 1967 - 5 Mar 1968 POWELL, Lee E. - Texas - PFC Dental Corps W.W.I 23 Sep 1896 - 15 May 1970 POWELL, Mamie Myrtle - b. 14 Feb 1917 - (only date) SMITH, Martha B. - 1914- (only date) SMITH, William C. - 1919-1975 - "Daddy" HAND, J. G. - 15 Nov 1896 - 16 Aug 1917 HAND, Della Dorough - 11 Aug 1871 - 6 Apr 1945 - "Mother" HAND, Joe D. - 12 Oct 1868 - 10 Dec 1901 - (Woodmen of the World) (unmarked grave) HAND, Lula - 27 Feb 1898 - 20 Aug 1969 (3 unmarked rock graves) COOPER, Johnie M. - infant son of Cooper - 6 Jul 1884 - 22 Aug 1884 CRAWFORD, J. W. - 12 Sep 1918 - 6 Aug 1926 - "Son" JOHNSON, William S. - 21 Aug 1862 - 18 Oct 1937 JOHNSON, Olevia E. - 1 Sep 1862 - 8 Apr 1945 POWELL, R. C. Sr. - 17 Apr 1900 - 13 May 1943 POWELL, Maude L. - 25 May 1898 - 28 May 1977 BRUMMITT, T. C. - Died 2 Oct 1952 - (only date) ROZELL, J. M. - 27 Jan 1832 - 14 Apr 1903 LACY, Bettie Johnson - 16 Sep 1892 - 18 Oct 1914 (6 unmarked rock graves) :KENNEDY, John Jr. - b. 6 May 1828 in South Carolina - d. 19 Oct 1880 :KENNEDY, Elizabeth C. - b. 29 Jul 1828 in S.C. - d. 11 Nov 1906 (John Kennedy m. to Elizabeth C. Johnson 5 Oct 1850 in Case Co.,Georgia) WILSON, Jack - (no dates) WILSON, Bluford - (no dates) WILSON, Mittie C. - 12 Oct 1876 - 18 Jul 1879 HARVEY, Sam Arnett - 31 Oct 1897 - 14 Apr 1971 HARVEY, Helen - 1918-1978 HYNSON, Henry John - son of Capt. H. O. Hynson 14 May 1873 - 29 Sep 1916 :HYNSON, Henry 0. - 1 Oct 1797 - 11 Feb 1882 :HYNSON, Mary - wife of H.O. Hynson - 7 Sep 1837 - 27 Jan 1892 GILSTRAP, Thomas W. - 1897-1954 - (Mason) GILSTRAP, Buck T. - TX Pvt. Tr.Carrier Command AAF W.W.II 13 Aug 1908 -17 Mar 1953 (7 unmarked graves) KENNEDY, J. H. - son of L. A. & S. A. Kennedy 26 Jan 1871 - 8 Jul 1887(?) WOOD, Sam L. - d. 24 Feb 1903 WOOD, Arthur - 1 Feb 1884 - 27 Jul 1976 (unmarked grave) WOOD, Susan Amanda - wife of T.A. Wood - 9 Mar 1825 - 10 Mar 1879 (on another marker nearby birth date is shown as 2 Mar 1825) WOOD, T. A. - 25 Nov 1818 - 4 Aug 1906 WOOD, Elizabeth J. - 20 Jun 1830 - 3 Mar 1891 (2 unmarked graves) EIKNER, Henry W. - 14 Aug 1858 - 27 Jan 1927 EIKNER, Mollie 0. - dau. of Mary Yarbrough & Wiley 0. Moore and wife of Henry W. Eikner - 1 Aug 1861 - 29 May 1896 EIKNER, Ruby - dau of Mollie 0. & Henry W. Eikner 9 Jun 1885 - 6 Jan 1894 MOOR, Nannie A.C. - dau of W.O. & Mary Moor 18 Feb 1864 - 22 Jan 1882 MOOR, W. 0. - 18 Feb 1827 - 1 Aug 1864 TURNER, Joshua C. - Co. K 10th Texas Cav. CSA - (no dates) LEWELLEN, Nancy - dau of J. Coley and wife of J. Lewellen d. 13 Oct 1855 -age 50 years LEWELLEN, John - d. 5 Jun 1853 - age 55 CORDEN, John - d. 19 Oct 1850 - age 53 CORDEN, Francis - dau of J. Marten & wife of J. Corden d. 21 Oct 1857 -age 90 SPIER, Robert Lee - 30 Sep 1899 - 8 Dec 1899 SPIER, James H. - 1 Oct 1853 - 16 Mar 1925 SPIER, Mary J. - 23 Apr 1878 - 28 Jan 1956 CRAWLEY, Nellie G. - 1907 - 1969 - "Mother" SPIER, Ben F. - (no dates) SPIER, Lola G. - (no dates) SPIER, Stella J. - 18 Aug 1901 - 13 Jun 1971 (3 unmarked graves) COOK, James Ray - 1951 - (only date) COOK, Rebecca Marie - 1951 - (only date) WILSON, W. L. - 19 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1917 - (Woodmen of the World) (2 unmarked graves) WILSON, Rebecca G. - 29 Jan 1843 - 27 Jan 1909 MEADOR, Onroe L. - 24 Mar 1866 - 1 Jan 1899 MEADOR, Elijah - 27 Jan 1868 - 22 Aug 1892 MEADOR, A. - 12 Mar 1872 - 5 Aug 1879 ADRIAN, Sarah - 4 Oct 1825 - 21 Jan 1866 (3 unmarked graves) ROBESON, Clyde E. - Texas PFC U.S. Marine Corps WW II 9 May 1929 - 4 Feb 1967 KENNEDY, Beatrice Conaway - 4 Jun 1921 - 2 Aug 1978 - "Mother" KENNEDY, Lloyd Wesley, Sr. - 14 Jun 1921 - (only date) - "Daddy" CONWAY, Ola Lee - 26 Nov 1894 - 30 Sep 1968 (Lloyd-James F.H. marker) (2 unmarked graves) ISHAM, Clyde - d. 7 Feb 1974 (2 unmarked graves - dates on one b. 26 Sep ___ - d. 22 Mar 1952) VERNER, George B. - son of Capt. H.O. Verner & Mary Verner Hynson 29 Oct 1870 - 3 Aug 1908 (unmarked grave) PHILLIPS, Mrs. Emma V. - 1890-1937 - (funeral home marker) (funeral home marker - name unreadable b.Sept.26___ - d. 12 Mar 1952) ROBERSON, Ollie - wife of J. F. Roberson - 1 Feb 1884 - 7 Oct 1909 "Mama" MASON, G. W. - 11 Apr 1861 - 27 Jun 1936 MASON. Ida - 21 Aug 1881 - 7 Sep 1936 WOOD, J. W. - 9 Dec 1848 - 5 Feb 1887 - "Father" WOOD, J. E. - 3 Apr 1858 - 11 Sep 1923 - "Mother" KENNEDY, M. A. - dau of L. A. & M. A. Kennedy 15 Dec 1889(?) - 1 Mar 1890 SPIER, Sarah Katherine - 4 Aug 1881 - 1 Jul 1963 (broken - next to Spier - "Mother" - b. 27 Feb 1853 - d. 8 Feb 1890) KENNEDY, G.? - dau. of L. A. & S. A. Kennedy - (marker broken) KENNEDY, M.N. (?) - dau. of L. A. & S. A. Kennedy 16 Dec 1889 - 1 Mar 1890 (2 unmarked graves) VERNER, Ann H. - dau of C. J. & M. T. Verner - 12 Jun 1841 - 10 Dec 1883 VERNER, Mary - wife of L. E. Verner - 20 Jul 1832 - 25 Feb 1881 VERNER, Charles Yarbrough - son of L. E. & M. Y. Verner 18 Dec 1866-11 Aug 1879 :POWELL, Francis Marion - 4 Mar 1871 - 26 Jan 1925 :POWELL, Thomas Franklin - 20 Jul 1873 - 25 Jan 1889 POWELL, Jane Wood - 8 Sep 1847 - 5 Jun 1935 GILSTRAP, W. I. - 20 Nov 1864 - 23 Nov 1936 (4 unmarked graves - rocks) GREENE(?), Mrs. Estelle - 18 Jan 1889?- 1 Nov 1938 - (hard to read) FRENCH, J. N. - 6 Mar 1854 - 14 Oct 1900 FRENCH, Archie ? - 21 Sep 1879 - 22 Dec 1884 (grave marked by pile of rocks; then another unmarked grave) PARRISH, James M. - 1887 ? - 1916 PARRISH, Mary V. - 7 Nov 1906 - (only date) PARRISH, Clark A. - 1 Jun 1904 - 9 Apr 1957 (unmarked grave) KENNEDY, Susan Joey ? - 15 Apr 1934 - 31 Oct 1934 KENNEDY, James Marion - 15 Apr 1856 - 10 Mar 1928 - "Dad" KENNEDY, Susan Frances - 9 Dec 1864 - 23 Jul 1918 - "Mother" (6 graves inside concrete enclosure with above Kennedys with either broken monuments or just slabs sticking into ground) BULLOCK - wife of J. A. Bullock - b. 27 Oct 1880 - (piece of broken stone just outside Kennedy enclosure) MOSS, James Donald (Donnie) - 27 Sep 1958 - 22 Dec 1968 MOSS, Kenneth Joe - 31 Jan 1948 - 2 Feb 1948 :SPIER, J. Albert - 5 Apr 1904 - 16 Dec 1968 :SPIER Viretta L. - 22 Mar 1904 - 28 Sep 1979 ROBERTSON, K. A. - dau of ? J.F. & H.A. Robertson - (stone broken) ROBERTSON, J.J. - son of J.F. & M.A. Robertson 22 Jun 1884 - 24 Nov 1884 (broken monument, unreadable; and two unmarked graves)