Walnut Grove Cemetery, Walnut Grove Community, Smith County, Texas -- SE-16 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. 80. Submitted 11 May 2000 by Rhonda Spencer - marhonda@swbell.net. Directions & Coordinates added Dec 2003 by Lawrence E. Oliver Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS, Volume IV, Southheast Quarter p. 80 From Tyler take Hwy 110 south through Whitehouse. South of Whitehouse, turn right (west) on FM344. The cemetery is about 2½ miles on the right (northside) of the road. On September 30, 1903 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Canton donated 2 acres of land to the Walnut Grove Community. Later that year (1903) Robert Shackelford was being taken to Gandy Mountain for burial over bad roads. When the party reached Walnut Grove, the road was impassable and they were forced to bury the 88-year-old Mr. Shackelford there, starting the cemetery. His is the first grave, and unmarked. The map coordinatges are: Latitude: N 32:10:44.2 Longitude: W 095:13:52.4 The Cemetery has been copied in order of burial. Copied November 1978; updated 11 April 1985 - Frances & Fred Brock, Margie Dobreff, Imogene Fitzgerald, Martha Ann Glover, Goldie Wagner ***************************************************************** Walnut Grove Cemetery, Walnut Grove Community, Smith County, Texas -- SE-16 DIXON, Corporal James O. - 17 July 1917 - 8 July 1942 HAGERTY, George Voyt - 1924-1950 HAGERTY, George William - 1886-1957 - Father HAGERTY, John J. - 1887-1954 - Brother :HAGERTY, Robert O. - 15 Sept 1889 - 18 Nov 1965 - Rob :HAGERTY, Ellis - 9 May 1895 - 10 July 1983 - Ellis PORTWOOD, Addie D. - 11 Jan 1888 - 11 Oct 1980 :PORTWOOD, Thomas L. - 4 May 1909 - 29 Mar 1967 :PORTWOOD, Velma L. - 5 Oct 1908 - 8 May 1984- Velma MARTIN, Bobby Jack - 1 Nov 1945 - 2 Feb 1967 Father of Mark Wayne Martin Son of Howard & Marie Portwood - (photo on stone) :RASBERRY, Jim Douglas - 29 Feb 1912 - 30 Oct 1961 - Father :RASBERRY, Bennie Lou - 2 Jan 1917 - 27 Aug 1961 - Mother RASBERRY, Judith Anne - 29 Oct 1942 - 16 July 1968 - Daughter STANLEY, Bobby Jean - d. 31 Aug 1929 infant dau of John & Blanche Stanley :TOMLIN, Aubrey H. - 12 Oct 1890 - 8 Apr 1958 :TOMLIN, Berta F. - b. 24 Feb 1895 - (only date) TOMLIN, Ray E. - 10 July 1922 - 17 Oct 1938 TOMLIN, Alvin F. - 28 Jan 1895 - 3 June 1970 Texas Pvt. 22 Construction Co. W.W.I :TOMLIN, Jennie - 1863-1930 :TOMLIN, E. B. - 1855-1941 AGNEW, J. W. - 1899-1918 :PHILLIPS, Robert S. - 19 Mar 1886 - 19 June 1965 - Bob :PHILLIPS, Ruth B. - 14 July 1899 - 15 May 1979 - Ruth :SHACKLEFORD, Jessee J. - 13 Jan 1885 - 29 Oct 1971 married 15 Jan 1905 - Father :SHACKLEFORD, Callie B. - 6 Jan 1888 - 23 Feb 1957 - Mother MUSICK, Melba F. - b. 1921 - (no other date) :MUSICK, Minnie O. - 1878-1945 - Mother :MUSICK, Riley R. - 1873-1937 SHACKLEFORD, Thomas F. - 11 July 1867 - 23 Feb 1915 W.O.W. - T.F.S. ROBBINS, Dwight L. - 12 Jan 1943 - 26 Oct 1946 - (photo on stone) :ROBBINS, Nellie - 9 Apr 1901 - 5 Nov 1981 :ROBBINS, Fred - 1 June 1897 - 20 May 1983 :TALBOTT, William Ray - 15 Aug 1876 - 26 Oct 1955 :TALBOTT, Mary Pearl - 20 Sept 1892 - 28 Oct 1980 :SHACKLEFORD, Mary E. - 1870-1936 - Mother :SHACKLEFORD, John R. - 1864-1941 :JACKSON, Fletcher E. - 6 Oct 1905 - 12 Apr 1973 - Daddy :JACKSON, Ethel M. - b. 7 Oct 1905 - (only date) MITCHELL, John S. - 27 Feb 1892 - 27 Feb 1967 - J.E.M. :MITCHELL, James M. - (no dates) :MITCHELL, Mary J. - (no dates) RAWLINGS, Lee D. - 2 Aug 1892 - 14 June 1970 TX Pfc HQ Co 144 Infantry - W.W. I RAWLINGS, Baby - (no dates) RAWLINGS, Baby - (no dates) :RAWLINGS, Wiley M. - 1856-1932 :RAWLINGS, Nora - 1857-1905 RAWLINGS, Baby - (no dates) RAWLINGS, Almer - 1918-1919 :RAWLINGS, Jerman B. - 1880-1963 - Daddy :RAWLINGS, Martha J. - 1881-1933 - Mama RAWLINGS, Delma O. - b. 8 Aug 1910 - (only date) :JONES, Marion F. - 23 Apr 1922 - 9 May 1971 - Ark. SFC U.S. Army :JONES, Hazel I. - 22 Aug 1912 - 19 Jan 1981 - Wife SHACKLEFORD, Erastus T. - 22 Oct 1891 - 29 Oct 1967 TX PFC U.S. Army W.W.I BARNES, Dorothy Ann - 8 Aug 1943 - 8 Aug 1943 CRUMPLER, Jo Ann - d. 1 Aug 1931 inf. dau of Dick & Jessie Crumpler :MURRAY, Jay N. - 1893-1970 - J.N.M. :MURRAY, Addie E. - 1894-1966 MURRAY, Estelle - 1904-1906 - dau of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Murray BUNCH, Noel - 16 Mar 1912 - 26 Mar 1912 - son of G. W. & Lizzie DARK, Curtis - Feb 1912 - Dec 1912 :DARK, Robert L. - 7 Jan 1885 - 8 May 1933 - Daddy :DARK, Annie B. - 28 July 1887 - 3 Aug 1981 - Mother McCRARY, Lois E. - 1 Mar 1923 - 2 Aug 1963 - "Buz" :DARK, David L. - 11 Oct 1883 - 20 Sept 1965 - Papa :DARK, Laura - 11 Nov 1887 - 24 Jan 1970 - Mama :DARK, W. G. - 26 May 1849 - 24 Jan 1925 :DARK, Emma - 4 Sept 1850 - 3 Mar 1947 :IVY, Molly L. - 20 Apr 1886 - 24 Jan 1963 :IVY, John W. - b. 29 Jan. 1890 - (only date) IVY, W. Rufus - 29 Dec 1913 - 10 Apr 1933 IVY, James D. - 27 Oct 1917 - 20 Dec 1917 - Son COLLINS, Jesse B. - d. 13 Oct 1928 - J.B.C. :ALLEN, John - 28 May 1856 - 30 Oct 1927 - Father :ALLEN, Nancy - 15 Jan 1860 - 26 Sept 1936 - Mother :SELF, Rebecca Caroline - 1891-1974 :SELF, Isaac Lasytte - 1869-1932 :WARREN, Everett C. - 25 Sept 1896 - 2 Oct 1971 :WARREN, Mabel - b. 8 Mar 1901 (only date) - (blank F.H. marker) WARREN, Robert Lee - 3 May 1928 - 18 June 1966 COLLINS, Enes - 25 Aug 1896 - 1 Aug 1945 TX Pvt 1 Cl 49 Field Arty 17 Div COLLINS, Carl Eugene - 27 Mar 1925 - 18 Dec 1948 TX CM 2C U.S. Navy W.W.II COLLINS, Bessie E. - 28 Mar 1892 - 18 Feb 1918 wife of William J.A. Collins IVY, Elmer Eugene - 8 Mar 1921 - 5 Feb 1983 - Tec 5 U.S. Army W.W.II :IVY, lola - 29 Apr 1896 - 23 Feb 1925 - Mama :IVY, Tomas Frank - 21 Aug 1888 - 11 June 1974 - Papa IVY, Maudie Inez - 25 Apr 1913 - 12 Jan 1979 :DARK, Baby Boy - 31 Jan 1943 - 31 Jan 1943 - "Our Babies" :DARK, Virginia E. - 10 Nov 1932 - 31 Jan 1933 :DARK, Ary - 10 Jan 1912 - 27 Nov 1976 - married 3 July 1931 :DARK, Earline - b. 20 Mar 1914 - (only date) CATES, Cora Ellen - 28 Jan 1905 - 7 Mar 1941 - Mother CATES, E. W. - 1903-1983 - (Lloyd James F.H. marker) CATES, Mrs. Velma - 8 Oct 1905 - 28 Dec 1984 (Burks-Walker F.H.marker) CATES, Ferrell Gene - 6 Apr 1947 - 19 Feb 1948 - Baby - Our Darling COLLINS, Rayford N. - 18 July 1929 - 22 Aug 1944 COLLINS, Eldon W. - 1 July 1932 - 3 Dec 1979 - Cpl U.S. Army :HARRIS, Jesse C. - 9 Feb 1914 - 24 Oct 1976 - Daddy :HARRIS, Rutha Mae - 13 May 1921 - 6 Sept 1962 :IVY, Roy J. - 6 June 1909 - 7 Oct 1958 - Daddy :IVY, Gustie L. - b. 8 Oct 1912 - (only date) IVY, Sylvester R. - 3 Oct 1878 - 17 Nov 1953 - Father IVY, Essie L. - 2 Feb 1889 - 25 Mar 1977 - Mother :JACKSON, Woodford - 2 Dec 1912 - 17 Mar 1977 :JACKSON, Lorene - b. 9 Jan 1919 - (only date) :JACKSON, Woodie W. - 27 Nov 1939 - 8 July 1970 :MARSHALL, Hubert Loyd - b 29 Sept 1912 - (only date) :MARSHALL, Annie Mae - 11 Feb 1914 - 25 Aug 1971 :CATES, William W. - 1865 - 1948 - W.O.W. emblem :CATES, Ada M. - 1880-1968 :CATES, Thomas St. Elmo - 23 Aug 1911 - 2 June 1984 - "Ted" :CATES, Velma Arline - b. 28 Feb 1915 (on1y~date) -"Mamaw" :MacPHERSON, Ellworth H. - b. 1907 - (only date) :MacPHERSON, Edna M. J. - 1900-1980 COOK, James Andy - 4 Sept 1884 - 3 Mar 1960 :BROCK, William G. - 5 Jan 1881 - 25 Jan 1952 :BROCK, Elsie E. - 6 Feb 1889 - 22 Aug 1968 BROCK, Infant son of L.W. & Mary Nell - b. 19 Sept 1949 - (only date) :BROCK, Ben T. - 28 Aug 1900 - 23 Feb 1976 - Daddy :BROCK, N. Estelle - 12 Aug 1902 - 6 Aug 1975 - Mama :KIRBY, J. Owen - 15 Apr 1905 - 11 Dec 1984 - Daddy :KIRBY, Joy G. - b. 18 Dec l907- (only date) Mother KIRBY, Billy Gene -~ 11 Aug 1931 - 7 Apr 1954 DYKES, Earl W. - 11 Nov 1930 - 28 July 1981 - U.S. Air Force :IVY, Jessie Hubert - b. 30 June 1912 - (only date) :IVY, Verna Beatrice - 8 Mar 1913 - 14 July 1954 - Mother :ADAMS, Claudia - b. 28 Mar 1906 - (only date) - Wife :ADAMS, Verdie - b. 18 Sept 1902 - (only-date) - Husband :BARNES, John Winston - 1876-1959 - (photo on stone) :BARNES, Susie Jane - 1879-1957 - (photo on stone) :ROBINS, Simmie M. - 22 July 1890 - 6 Mar 1978 married 24 Dec 1918 - "Sim" :ROBINS, Rosie E. - 2 Sept 1899 - 20 Mar 1975 - "Rosie" :BARNES, Arbia T. - 8 Oct 1902 - 18 Sept 1984 - "Arbia" :BARNES, Della M. - 25 Jan 1900 - 26 July 1979 - "Della" :STAINBACK, George O. - 25 Mar 1880 - 18 Apr 1954 - Father :STAINBACK, Cora E. - 30 June 1889 - 1 Sept 1978 RAWLINCS, Leta J. - 28 Feb 1916 - 21 Nov 1979 - Mother CUNNINGHAM, Paul David - 3 Aug 1968 - 9 Sept 1970 son of Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Cunningham :WILLIAMS, B. L. "Bill" - 19 July 1918 - 28 Feb 1976 C.S.F. U.S. Navy W.W.II :WILLIAMS, Helen A. - b. 20 July 1920 - (only date) SHAW, Bobby Dwayne - 13 Dec 1953 - 8 July 1979 - Daddy CARL, May Bell - 1895-1968 - Mother LOTT, Mr. Wilmer J. - 15 May 1918 - 2 June 1980 (F.H. marker) :BARKLEY, Charlie H. - 1906-1974 :BARKLEY, Myrtle L. - 1912-1965 :MELTON, Troy Lee - 3 Mar 1938 - 16 Dec 1978 - Daddy married 13 May 1966 :MELTON, Carolyn Sue - b. 23 May 1944 - (only date) BULLINGTON, Kevin Ray - 22 July 1963 - 23 July 1963 - Son MORRISON, Lillian B. - 4 Aug 1906 - 3 Mar 1970 ELLIS, Gordon W. - 6 Mar 1889 - 18 Apr 1971 TX Sgt Flying Sch Det Air Svc - W.W.I ELLIS, Mary B. - 6 Feb 1894 - 12 May 1984 FAIRCHILD, Inf. Robert J. - d. 20 May 1965 - (F.H.marker) DETTMER (?), Inf. Cheryl - 10 Apr 1973 - 20 Apr 1973 - (F.H. marker) LOTT, Jennifer Lee - 19 Jan 1974 - 19 Jan 1974 McCOY, Bernard - 12 May 1905 - 1 Nov 1981 - Daddy :TOMLIN, James W. - 25 Mar 1882 - 26 Dec 1960 :TOMLIN, Lillie M. - 2 Feb 1887 - 7 Sept 1968 McGREGOR, Jerry Dale - 30 June 1963 - 2 July 1963 :WEST, Eugene - 22 Oct 1911 - 11 May 1972 - married 12 July 1933 :WEST, Clara - b. 18 Dec 1915 - (only date) :TOMLIN, Minerva Mae - 1898-1977 - "Mom" :TOMLIN, Otto - 1892-1955 - "Daddy" MILLER, Infant son of Clarence & Girthal - b. & d. 2 Jan 1960 STANLEY, Cynthia Ann - 31 May 1958 - 17 Oct 1962 - Baby - (photo) STANLEY, Glen Vernail - 7 Nov 1936 - 8 Mar 1973 - TX PFC U.S. Army :STANLEY, John W. - b. 23 Apr 1891 -(no d. date) married 11 Dec 1911 :STANLEY, Blanche A. - 20 Jan 1893 - 12 Jan 1983 STANLEY, Troy W. - 27 Sept 1927 - 6 Aug 1983 - (F.H. marker) DAVIS, Julian G. - 21 Dec 1903 - 13 May 1979 - "Red" (2 unreadable funeral home markers) BARRETT, Cecil - 9 Jan 1902 - 20 Jan 1964 Ala. PFC U.S. Army - W.W.I WIEGMAN, Infant son of Cecil & Irene - 23 Apr 1963 - (only one date) FLORENCE, Cyntha - age 70 yrs - d. 24 May 1954 - (old F.H.marker) BUTLER - (on brick) :AGNEW, Clyde - 3 Sept 1900 - 23 Jan 1972 - Daddy :AGNEW, Rhoda - b. 9 Aug 1904 - (only date) - "Mama" WHITWORTH, J. H. - 1 May 1916 - 19 July 1955 TOMLIN, Coy - 24 Apr 1929 - 31 Dec 1970 :SELF, Thomas L. - 26 Sept 1893 - 13 Nov 1967 - Hubby :SELF, Vera A. - b. 27 Sept. 19O9 - (only date) (Stone at foot: "Father of Our Church - a truly devout leader whose strive for perfection was a shining example for Christ to His congregation and friends. Full Gospel Church of the Nazarene.) :SELF, Patricia Jane - b. 15 June 1940 - (only date) :SELF, George Glynn - 23 May 1925 - 8 June 1974 :COOK, Anvil B. - b. 16 Sept.1907 - (only date) :COOK, Era A. - b. 27 Sept 1905 - (only date) IVY, Rocky Neil - 31 Aug 1973 - (only date) Inf. son of Mr & Mrs Larry Ivy :PORTWOOD, Harrison R. - 4 Nov 1896 - 3 Apr 1969 - Dad married 21 Dec 1923 :PORTWOOD, Gail - b. 16 Dec 1898 - (only date) - "Mom" :TAYLOR, Hiram W. - 11 Nov 1904 - 2 Sept 1972 - "Pop" :TAYLOR, Ruby E. - b. 24 Dec 1907 - (only date) - Mother DARK, Mildred Ann - 25 Mar 1941 - 7 Aug 1977 - Daughter :HAMBY, Thomas Heflin - b 10 Dec 19l2 - (only date) :HAMBY, Lovelle - 3 July 1916 - 4 June 1973 HOLT - (no names; large double stone) :IVY, Clarence E. - 7 Apr 1907 - 15 June 1980 - Daddy married 20 Feb 1926 :IVY, Ellie B. - b. 9 Jan 1907 - (only date) :DARK, Robert Floyd - 3 Nov 1913 - 28 Sept 1982 - Daddy :DARK, Marl C. - b. 12 Sept 1915 - (only date) - Mother :PORSCH, Walter F. - b. 13 Sept 1922 - (only date) :PORSCH, D. Marie - b 3 Aug 1924 - (only date) :DOWDY, Carl Burton - 11 Nov 1905 - 18 Nov 1974 - Daddy married 13 Sept 1924 :DOWDY, Nettie Lucille - 14 Nov 1908 - 19 Dec 1983 - Mother :SHACKLEFORD, Fred D. - 15 Sept 1910 - (no death date) married 10 Oct 1931 :SHACKLEFORD, Nellie Easter - 22 Mar 1913 - (no death date) :SHACKLEFORD, Marvin R. - 14 Feb 1907 - 28 Nov 1982 married 29 Jan 1929 :SHACKLEFORD, Mildred J. - b. 6 Aug 1909 - (only date) :MILLER, Willis Lonzo - 29 Sept 1897 - 12 Mar 1979 Masonic emblem - W.L.M. :MILLER, Ida Mae - b. 5 Feb 1911- (only date) MILLER, Justin Willis - 4 Dec 1981 - (only date) son of Dennis & Jill Miller (The following markers were found in November 1978, but not in April 1985:) AGNEW, Garland Weldon - d. 8 Mar 1971 - age 52 yrs 2 mo 8 days - (F.H. marker) HANSON, Dorothy J. - 1934-1977 HENDERSON, Cradis Clover - 20 Oct 1911 - 25 Apr 1978 - (F.H. Marker) MITCHELL, Annie Modean - (no dates - a child) WARREN - Infant - Oct. (illegible) The following are known occupants of unmarked graves as given to Rita Kelly by Overseer Sybil Collins: BUSH, Mrs. Wallace & her infant daughter DRIGGERS, Baby boy GARY, Frank JACKSON, Doris Ray JACKSON, Baby JACOBS, Mrs. Woodie (SHACKELFORD) KING, Mrs. Ollie (HIGGINS) KING, Baby girl MARCUM, Mrs. MITCHELL, Mr. Milton MITCHELL, Mrs. Milton NICKS, Aunt Nervie SMITH, Aunt Celeta STANLEY, Baby boy SHACKELFORD, Mr. Robert (first grave) SHACKELFORD, Jim STAINBACK, Wanda (girl) SELF, Frank