Titus County, TX - Cemeteries: Justiss Cemetery ****************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: David M. Horton USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************** JUSTISS CEMETERY Justiss Cemetery is a medium sized public cemetery located in rural Southeastern Titus County. It was established by William Justiss around 1850. Probably at the death of his daughter, Mary J. Justiss, who had married A. Cobb, as she was buried (died) on 9-6-1854. The Titus County Historical Society had a monument erected for Benjamin Gooch, a Titus County Pioneer. The cemetery has a white section on the West side and an African-American section on the East side. It contains 4 acres of land. Burials continue at infrequent intervals. Reasonable maintenance is conducted on the white section but the weeds are allowed to grow rather long. No maintenance is conducted on the African-American section and some of the graves are becoming lost in the underbrush and trees. The white section is surrounded by a chain link fence but there is no fence around the other section. There were 24 concrete blocks locating some unmarked graves, 9 native stones, and 5 combinations of native stone and concrete block marked others. There was one native stone cairn. To reach the Justiss Cemetery from the Titus County court house, take Madison Street south for 0.3 mile to the intersection with Ferguson Road (US 271). Turn left onto Ferguson Road and continue Southeast (the road becomes Texas Highway 49). Proceed 7.6 miles on Highway 49. The cemetery lies on the right, perhaps 100 feet South of the highway on a hill. Coordinates: 33o06.769'N 094o51.005'W Survey completed: January 7, 2003 The compiler of the following information hereby grants permission to use, reproduce, and/or extract data for any purpose except such data must not be offered for sale in any form. This right cannot be restricted by any other organization or individual. Any non-commercial entity has unlimited use of the data. David M. Horton Rt. 6 Box 1800 Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455 (903) 572-0156 ================================================================================================ NAME BIRTHDATE DEATHDATE INSCRIPTION ================================================================================================ Blevins, nfn September 16, 1885 September 17, 1885 Infant Son of W. H. & Alice Blevens Happy infant early blest Rest in peaceful slumber rest Blevins, nfn -- August 3, 1898 not found Blevins, Sallie Edna August 11, 1883 September 20, 1884 Daughter of W. H. & Alice Blevins Our darling one has gone before to greet us on the golden shore Booth, Edward Lee December 22, 1917 December 20, 1983 Daddy not found Booth, Kathy McMinn March 5, 1917 -- Wed May 1, 1937 In loving memory until we meet again not found Brown, Elvis January 4, 1901 November 10, 1949 Brown, Minnie A. July 31, 1885 July 14, 1907 Daughter of L. B. & E. L. Roach Gone but not forgotten Cobb, Mary J. October 6, 1827 September 6, 1854 Wife of A. Cobb Sacred to the memory of She is not lost but gone before Asleep in Jesus Duke, A. J. 1828 1865 This simple table marks a father’s bier and those he loved in life in death are dear Duke, C. T. 1838 1864 She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all Duke, Battie January 15, 1862 October 12, 1862 Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest, God calls away when he thinks best Duke, Callie December 3, 1864 July 10, 1965 Beautiful lovely she was but given A fair bud to earth to bloom in heaven Duke, Jimmie October 20, 1858 May 2, 1862 He took thee from a world of care, an everlasting bliss to share Gooch, Benjamin -- 1870 Pioneer Statesman of Titus County, Clerk of Red River County Land Board. County Surveyor of Red River County. Built first home in Mt. Pleasant. Lived at Gooch’s Springs near here. Member of First Texas Legislature. Author of Act creating Titus County. Grimes, Teri Kaye 1956 1988 Mother of James Henderson, A. L. March 9, 1855 January 17, 1911 God gave, He took, He will restore, He doeth all things well Henderson, Hettie November 20, 1860 January 1, 1917 WOW Wife of A. L. Henderson & Daughter of A. J. & Callie Duke Her light was like unto a stone most precious Henderson, Jennie Justiss December 1, 1848 May 25, 1921 Huggins, A. D. June 20, 1904 January 8, 1995 Huggins, Juble Jasper Jr. December 11, 1911 June 24, 1916 Asleep in Jesus Huggins, Juble Jasper Sr. March 28, 1872 September 4, 1916 Father In loving memory Huggins, Hettie Justiss January 9, 1885 January 27, 1916 Mother Jenkins, Staton L. December 20, 1948 August 23, 2001 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures Psalms 23:2A Justiss, Adron January 31, 1913 -- Integrity Wed December 10, 1946 Justiss, Mae Copeland August 13, 1912 July 22, 1998 Godliness Trusting God and each other Justiss, Alex Cobb June 25, 1901 August 29, 1979 Justiss, Lyda Davis April 4, 1903 September 7, 1995 Always together Justiss, Anglo Hunt May 8, 1917 September 12, 1966 Justiss, Austin W. September 28, 1875 December 28, 1875 Son of J. W. & R. C. Justiss He took thee from a world of care an everlasting bliss to share Justiss, Catherine C. November 21, 1847 February 27, 1885 Wife of J. O. Justiss At rest Justiss, Dudly February 15, 1896 September 24, 1897 Son of J. O. & S. E. Justiss Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest, God calls away when He thinks best Justiss, Ethel December 15, 1896 May 25, 1957 Justiss, Frank Osborne April 9, 1892 April 19, 1936 Justiss, George E. August 29, 1890 June 16, 1891 Son of J. O. & S. E. Justiss In memory of Earth has one pure spirit less, Heaven on inmate more Justiss, Harvie D. May 23, 1889 September 20, 1889 Justiss, J. O. November 10, 1843 May 9, 1910 A loving husband, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here Justiss, John E. January 18, 1874 September 12, 1875 Justiss, John W. 1829 1908 Justiss, Kittie 1841 1923 Justiss, Lee M. November 26, 1877 August 1, 1878 Son of J. W. & R. C. Justiss Forgive this tear; a mother weeps, Tis here the faded floweret sleeps Justiss, Matilda 1894 1898 Justiss, nfn 1899 1899 Baby Justiss, Nannie G. April 10, 1852 February 8, 1888 Wife of J. O. Justiss In memory of Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep from whence none ever wake to weep. A calm and undisturbed repose, unbroken by the last of foes (monument has fallen) Justiss, nfn November 16, 1867 January 29, 1868 Infant dau of J. O. & C. C. Justiss Justiss, Raymond E. February 20, 1925 August 25, 1997 Justiss, Sallie E. March 3, 1866 April 8, 1948 Justiss, Sara Frank April 23, 1931 April 22, 1932 Our baby Frank & Ethel Justiss Justiss, Thaddeous January 2, 1903 May 19, 1904 Son of W. D. & M. J. Justiss Asleep in Jesus blessed thought Justiss, Walter February 7, 1869 July 12, 1884 Justiss, William April 5, 1804 January 23, 1857 Husband of Sallie E. Justiss Justiss, Sallie E. January 8, 1808 July 25, 1866 Wife of William Justiss In memory of our father and mother. When we leave this world of changes, when we leave this world of care, we shall find our Father and Mother in our Father’s mansion fair. Justiss, William H. -- -- Texas Pvt 11 Regt Texas Inf CSA Key, T. A. -- -- not found Kimbell, David Thomas January 22, 1825 February 9, 1914 Lasater, Harvey August 9, 1859 September 2, 1863 Lasater, Willie November 7, 1869 July 18, 1870 Children of J. M. & E. H. Lasater. Our loved ones Lasater, J. M. February 10, 1829 January 7, 1893 Life’s labors done peacefully they seek to rest Lasater, Edna H. April 25, 1841 June 6, 1938 His wife Lasater, Jimmie April 10, 1874 July 20, 1877 Lasater, Daisy February 11, 1881 August 13, 1882 Children of J. M. & E. H. Lasater. Gone to a better land Lasater, Pleas C. March 19, 1878 November 18, 1963 Piland, Clifton L. November 1, 1896 May 26, 1963 Brother God is and all is well Piland, Clyde Loy September 27, 1893 March 27, 1894 Piland, Henry A. January 11, 1870 January 11, 1901 Piland, Worth Otis March 31, 1900 January 26, 1901 Reid, Eliza Alice September 6, 1863 June 28, 1864 Daughter of John & Catharine Reid Gone to a better land Reid, John -- -- Co E Chism’s Texas Cav CSA Reid, John Thomas July 6, 1869 July 13, 1869 Son of John & Catharine Reid Gone too soon Reid, Mary Frances December 20, 1857 July 11, 1864 Dau of John & Catharine Reid Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven Reid, W. B. June 20, 1866 August 3, 1899 To Angel form thy spirits grown, Thy God has claimed thee for His own (monument broken) Roach, John Madison February 1, 1899 June 17, 1900 Son of L. B. & F. L. Roach Of such is the kingdom of Heaven Roach, Lon Wesley April 28, 1896 March 6, 1897 Son of L. B. & F. L. Roach Thy will be done Roach, nfn July 7, 1884 July 7, 1884 Infant son and daughter of L. B. & F. L. Roach Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven Theobald, William R. August 30, 1923 January 21, 1985 Aged 61 yrs Williams, John C. September 29, 1886 February 2, 1939 Daddy Together forever Williams, Norma Simmons December 17, 1898 July 14, 1965 Mother Yancey, Bertha Eula October 15, 1906 May 15, 1910 Daughter of Sam & Jennie Yancey Weep not papa and mama for me for I am waiting in Heaven for thee Yancey, Samuel December 25, 1884 December 6, 1964 Rest in peace Yancey, Virginia Lou 1887 1934 Wife of Sam Yancy. In memory of mother ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following persons are listed in the "Cemeteries of Titus County" by Lynch Harper as having been buried in this cemetery. No attempt has been made to verify the listing. ===================================================================== NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE Remarks ===================================================================== Bryson, Lonnie December 15, 1889 December 21, 1967 -- Frazier, R. J. -- July 13, 1929 -- Garcia, Frank -- October 31, 1930 -- Jones, Odessa -- August 5, 1936 -- Lee, nfn -- April 21, 1928 -- McClelland, Lige -- October 20, 1948 -- Mims, Johnnie -- February 20, 1918 -- Mitchell, Oscar -- October 10, 1929 -- Mitchell, Willie -- March 9, 1920 -- Neal, Apostrophe -- July 26, 1918 -- Searcy, Cooly Mr -- June 2, 1935 -- Thursby, Pileon -- November 9, 1918 -- Traylor, Bennie -- December 17, 1921 -- Traylor, Lillie -- February 7, 1922 -- Traylor, nfn -- July 17, 1949 Infant girl of Gladys Ruth Traylor