ESTES CEMETERY Tarrant County, Texas 1857 - 1981 Contributed to USGenWeb Archives by: Margaret Bates (mrbates@swbell.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- When James Estes and his family moved to the Mansfield-Webb area in the mid-1850s, little did he know he would be burying his wife, Sarah. She died 16 Apr 1857 and was the first to be buried in what is now known as Estes Cemetery. James Estes set aside one acre of land as burial land for his family. A few days after his wife died, his granddaughter, Mary A. Estes, died and was buried 22 Apr 1857. Another granddaughter, Texana T. Estes, was buried 23 Aug 1861. James Estes was the next to be buried 23 Mar 1864, alongside his wife, Sarah. Silas Estes, son of James and Sarah Estes, took the responsiblity of caring for the cemetery and decided to make it available to friends and neighbors in their hours of need. At this period of time, there were approximately a dozen families within a five-mile range of the cemetery. They were all welcomed to used the cemetery as a resting place for their loved ones. As of March 1996, there were fifty known families with 151 known burials. Over the years, many headstones have been stolen, leaving many unmarked grave sites. The last interment was Bennie Baker, 20 Jan 1992. Burials in the cemetery are now limited to direct descendants of the original families. In August, 1990, a major restoration of the cemetery was begun by the descendants of those early pioneers, and the cemetery is now well-maintained and a place of beauty. The cemetery is located approximately six miles east of Mansfield on the Arlington-Webb-Britton Road (County Rd. #2017). The earliest marked grave is of that of Mary A. Estes, (1855 - 1857). Inscriptions copied by Beth Harrison Canright and Beryl Steele Gibson. A project of the Mansfield Historical Society, first published 1986 by Mansfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 304, Mansfield, TX 76063. Used with permission. Beginning at the entrance gate on the southwest corner. BOZARTH, S. Emmett, Mar.27, 1885 - Aug. 20, 1956 BOZARTH, Kate Palmer, Aug. 22, 1893 - Apr.25, 1973 ANNEN, Wilhelm - Father, Jan. 5, 1885 - Jan. 19, 1919 ANNEN, Emma - Mother, Sept. 7, 1883 - Nov. 5, 1934 ANNEN, Infant, son of Mr. & Mrs. Will Annen, Oct. 15, 1936, Only Date FORTE, Addie Maude-Mother, 1894 - 1932 ANNEN, Elizabeth, dau of J. & L., Nov. 25, 1890 - Feb. 6, 1894 ANNEN, Charlie, son of J. & L., July 21, 1894 - Jul.14, 1903 ANNEN, Annie, dau of John & Louise, Apr.4, 1896 - Oct. 30, 1914 ANNEN, Christine Wilhilmena L., Mar.8, 1867 - May 7, 1910 BARKSDALE, Joseph Collier, Feb. 9, 1868 - Mar.3, 1931 WAITS, Joe W. - Dad, Apr.21, 1879 - Aug.2, 1930 WAITS, Alice L. - Mom, Dec. 31, 1882 - Jan. 20, 1949 WAITS, Flake - Daughter, born & died July 12, 1912 CURRY, Bertha A., dau of J. D. & M. E., Aged 2 mos. 23 days HINTZE, Fredrick August, Aug. 28, 1851 - Dec. 15, 1917 HINTZE, Ernest L., Aug. 25, 1848 - Aug. 30, 1926 EMMONS, E. I., wife of L. E., Died Jan. 21, 1893, Aged 43 yrs HINTZE, Hulda, wife of Earnest, Feb. 11, 1870 - May 11, 1901 HINTZE, Max M., son of E. L. & B. L., Died Aug. 7, 1891, Aged 6 mos. HINTZE, Hennrietta, wife of E. L., Aug. 20, 1850 - April 5, 1894 HINTZE, Infant, dau of E. L. & H., Died April 6, 1894, Only Date HINTZE, Bertha L., Jul.11, 1851 - Aug. 2, 1891 HINTZE, Ida May, dau of Frederick & Mathilde,, Mar.17, 1894 - Apr.7, 1894 HINTZE, Anna Wanda, dau of Frederick & Mathilde,, Apr.14, 1899 - Apr.18, 1899 HINTZE, Otto J., Nov. 8, 1885 - Sept. 17, 1914 - Woodmen of the World CARLTON, Fannie, Jan. 1, 1884 - Nov. 25, 1926 - Broken Marker SKINNER, Oscar H., May 27, 1903 - No Date; Married Oct. 14, 1923 SKINNER, Susie (Fry) Aug. 27, 1904 - No Date MARRS, Azariah K., Aug. 8, 1833 - No Date MARRS, Nancy E.(Ragland), March 21, 1838 - Jan. 2, 1893 UNKNOWN, Martha 1916 - 1918 - Broken Stone - Illegible STINSON, John Wesley Nov. 3, 1933, Only Date - Texas Pvt. 124 Inf. Div. STINSON, Giles T., 1869 - 1945 STINSON, Ida Alice, 1871 - 1962 BICKERSTAFF, Walter G., 1892 - 1931 REED, Jofine, wife of W. J., Mar. 1850 - July 18, 1897 REED, Su, inf dau of W. J. & J. H., June 18, l887 - Jan. 1, 1888 CAPP,-Dellie M., wife of A. E., Apr.6, 1874 - Oct. 4, 1906 BRACKENRIDGE,-Corbet No Dates - 602 3. St. Fenced Family Plot MYERS., L. Neal (Dock), May 20, 1903 - Jan. 3, 1950 HENRY, Lovena (Meyers), Nov. 6, 1879 - Aug. 30, 1920 - Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle COPLANA, Baby No Dates MYERS, W. Baxter, Jul.20, 1877 - Aug. 15, 1944 MYERS, Deliah Fry, Sept. 19, 1881 - Aug. 7, 1968 FRY, Eva Rosier, wife of C. N., Jul. 11, 1879 - Sept. 14, 1919 FRY, Charles Newton, 1879 - 1962 FRY, Lola Dell, 1919 - No Date REITZ, Joe A., 1881 - 1964 REITZ, Lillie B., 1889 - 1923 RUTLAND, Joe R. July 11, 1933, Only Date MYERS, A. R., husb of Molly, May 17, 1848 - Jan. 25, 1908 MYERS, Molly, Sept. 17, 1857 - Nov. 27, 1906 FRY, W.B. - Father, Jan. 13, 1843 - Dec. 26, 1915 FRY, Sarah R. - Mother, Oct. 30, 1848 - Jan. 8, 1935 FRY, William, Sept. 10, 1911 - Dec. 20, 1974 - Pvt. US Army HOPSON, Mrs.T. J. (Telithia Back), Jan. 14, 1853 - June 17, 1919 HOPSON, John T., Dec. 8, 1848. - Feb. 29, 1892 HOPSON, John Walter Nov. 8, 1871 - Oct. 2, 1875 HOPSON, Jacob M. Nov. 27, 1862 - June 13, 1871 BACK, Nancy P.(Murphy), Born in Ky., Wife of J. Back, Sept. 6, 1818 - May 9, 1879 BACK, Jacob B., Mar.9, 1819 - Aug. 6, 1881 - Darnell 's Co., 4th Sgt. - CSA STINSON, Thelma Alice, 1921 - 1926 Fenced Family Plot BOWLIN, J. W. - Father, Feb. 28, 1867 - Mar.24, 1938 BOWLIN, Martha L.(Curry), Jan. 2, 1876 - Jan-24, 1966 BOWLIN, Joseph Henry - Father, 1842 - 1922 BOWLIN, Juley Ann (Medor), dau of J. P. Medor & (?) Booth, 1839 - 1923 BOWLIN, Henry J., June 25, 1862 - July 23, 1933 BOWLIN, Mrs.H. J.(Corn), Jan. 27, 1863 - July 23, 1943 CURRY, Jewel, son of Asa & Bettie, 1915 - 1934 CURRY, Asa - Father, 1872 - 1941 CURRY, Bettie (Bowlin), 1874 - 1958 HOPSON, Thomas Bussell, Aug. 5, 1889 - Dec. 15, 1893 HOPSON, Johnnie Telithia, Jan. 8, 1892 - June 20, 1893 LIVELY, William, Aug. 15, 1928 - Only Date - Texas Pvt I CL 165 Depot Brig. McKINLEY, Mary C., Nov. 6, 1854 - Apr.5, 1895 BOWMAN, Isaac G. - Father, Oct. 15, 1820 - 1907 BOWMAN, Mary Cath. Armstrong, Feb. 17, 1822 - May 3, 1899 Wife of Isaac G.Bowman - Married Sept. 15, 1840 Aged 77 yrs. 2 mos. 16 da. BOWMAN, Chas. W., son of Isaac, No Dates BOWMAN, Bertha J., Dec. 14, 1889 - May 11, 1914 BOWMAN, Geo. A., father of E. Bowman, No Dates EMMONS, Elias I., Jan. 2, 1809 - June 11, 1897 EMMONS, Mildred H.(Newman), May 2, 1809 - June 4, 1887 EMMONS, John R., Oct. 3, 1846 - Oct. 2, 1870 KERWIN, James, Died Feb. 29, 1984, Aged 43 yrs LOYD, J. C., Feb. 27, 1837 - May 5, 1922 LOYD, Susan, wife of J. C., Nov. 15, 1847 - July 31, 1937 Broken Marker - Illegible WILLIS, Florence - Mother, Aug. 22, 1875 - Dec. 24, 1912 CORNELIUS. Vivian V., son of Chas. B. & Eliz. L., Feb. 8, 1875 - May 7, 1891 CORNELIUS, Chas. B., Oct. 1, 1827 - Jan. 21, 1878 CORNELIUS, Ada E., dau of Chas. B. & Eliz. L., June 12, 1868 - July 14, 1873 HEARD, Sidney J., 1874 - 1936 HEARD, Margaret A., 1882 - 1967 HART, W. H.(N?) Died June 30, 1868, Aged 38 yrs. 11 mos COTTINGHAM, M. J., wife of I. R., Oct. 20, 1852 - Mar.23, 1901 ROSIER, W. R. (Bill), May 27, 1881 - Sept. 7, 1941 ROSIER, Sallie Perry, June 16, 1877 - Dec. 25, 1935 HEARD, Ivan Estes, 1897 - 1933 HEARD, Leo Jack, 1899 - 1924 HEARD, Sallie L., wife of S. J., Mar. 28(?), 1874 - Oct. 23, 1903 ESTES, Mary A., July 14, 1855 - Apr. 22, 1857 Born in Tarrant County, Texas ESTES, Texana T., Dec. 7, 1858 - Aug. 23, 1861 ESTES, Ben F., Jan. 22, 1862 - June 5, 1868 ESTES, Silas, June 2, 1826 - July 28, 1886 ESTES, Elizabeth M., wife of Silas, May 28, 1835 - Jan. 31, 1904 ESTES, Wills D., Mar. 12, 1870 - Mar. 21, 1903 ESTES, J.H., Feb. 4, 1866 - Sept. 2, 1904 LOYD, Tom, 1848 - Apr., 1873 LOYD, Ann, Jan. 21, 1853 - Feb. 21, 1912 LOYD, Marion - Father, 1835 - 1928 LOYD, Jerry Richard, inf son of Bob & Cordie, Aug. 5, 1937 - Aug. 7, 1937 LOYD, Sina, No Dates LOYD, John, Jan. 21, 1870 - May 29, 1934 FERREL, Solomon L., Jan. 7, 1837 - Jan. 30, 1923 FERREL, Mary E.(Popplewell), Apr.6, 1843 - May 24, 1931 LOYD, Infant, June 21, 1906 - June 21, 1906 LOYD, Infant, June 21, 1906 - June 30, 1906 LOYD, Raymond, son of J. E. & Bessie, Oct. 21, 1907 - Jan. 27, 1908 CHURCHILL, Viola Wallender, wife of R. E., Jan. 7, 1890 - Jan. 10, 1918 WALLENDER, Inf. of S. R. & L. E. No Dates WALLENDER, Inf. of S. R. & L. E. No Dates WALLENDER, Louverna E., nee Ferrell, wife of S. R. Wallender, Apr.17, 1866 - Nov. 16, 1902 FERRELL, Grandmother, No Dates FERRELL, Mary Alice, 1862 - 1867 LOWE, J. W., Dec. 8, 1850 - Jan. 14, 1919 LOWE, Ellen Ragland, wife of J. W., Aug. 26, 1850 - Feb. 13, 1945 LOWE, Sarah T., Mar.17, 1844 - Oct. 26, 1911 PALMER, Jewell M., Dec. 6, 1896 - Mar.21, 1977 PALMER, Claud, died June 1932 (Only Date) - Texas Pvt. I CL Med. Dept. PALMER, Lydia, May 13, 1888 - Feb. 23, 1906 PALMER, Wiley, Sept. 3, 1844 - (?) - Marker buried in dirt obscuring death date. PALMER, Carl - Father, May 27, 1894 - Oct. 15, 1979 MAXEY, Florence Curry, 1876 - 1934 MAXEY, Les, 1874 - 1921 CURRY, W. H. - Father, Jan. 18, 1855 - Dec. 4, 1901 CURRY, V. D. - Mother, June 24, 1847 - Jan. 23, 1923 PALMER, Francis Marion - Father, Dec. 18, 1855 - Feb. 8, 1939 PALMER, Bellezora Virginia - Mother, Nov. 6, 1861 - Nov. 22, 1941 R.E.L.P., 1893 - 1935 PERRY, Jane - Mother, 1854 - 1939 PERRY, J. D. - Father, 1845 - 1926 PERRY, N. B. - Father, Jul.24, 1820 - Dec. 11, 1903 Napoleon B. Perry, Co. A 15th Texas Cav.- CSA PERRY, Margaret (Burford), wife of N. B., Aug. 11, 1839 - Mar.7, 1905 PERRY, Elizabeth, wife of W. D., Mar.9, 1859 - Mar.11, 1904 DAVLIN, Wm. F., husband of Harriet, Apr. 3, 1828 - Dec. 13, 1869 MERCER, Arthur D., son of Arthur & Ellen, Aug. 29, 1917 - Jan. 18, 1919 GRAVES, Ellen (Davlin) Mercer - Mother, wife of Carl, Aug. 3, 1894 - No Date REED, Mary T., dau of T. J. & Elizabeth RAGLAND, Aug. 6, 1847 - 1893 LOWE, Emma Ragland, wife of B. F., Jan. 6, 1861 - July 2, 1886 Fenced Family Plot RAGLAND, T. J., Apr.5, 1805 - Oct. 8, 1897 RAGLAND, Isabella (Edwards), Died June 21, 1898 RAGLAND, Joe H., Mar.2, 1852 - July 4, 1898 RAGLAND, Mary Eliza (Perry), Aug. 10, 1859 - Dec. 14, 1945 BOWERMAN, Mabel, dau of R. A. & J. F., May 27, 1900 - Dec. 1, 1904 TALLEY, Infant, dau of J. C. & Bettie, Dec. 15, 1893 - Dec. 17, 189(?) WOODWARD, Infant, son of P. T. & E. J., Born and Died Oct. 9, 1886 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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