SAINT THOMAS CEMETERY – AKA (LARIS SAINT THOMAS CEMETERY), Waller Co., Texas Submitted by: Junior McKay Date: 8 May 2010 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************** In 1880, Mr. Laris Manix, a land owner in Waller County, deeded 2 acres of his property to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Navasota District, to be used for a church and a cemetery to be named Laris St. Thomas Church and Cemetery. The deed is recorded at the Courthouse in Hempstead, Waller County, Texas under Deed Records, pages 254-256. This deed was recorded on October 15, 1880 by Mr. W.F. Harper, County Clerk. The church building was "Thrown up" in a hurry and consequently was poorly constructed. However, it served well until 1940 when it was completely demolished by a wind storm. In the meantime, Mr Manix had sold his land to Mr. Menke and at the suggestion of Reverend Julius White, then the District Superintendent, the cemetry was relocated on west of Farm Road 359, three and one-half miles southeast of the old location. All memorials for this cemetery were transcribed for this cemetery as of Dec. 2009. Photographs may be a partial list. Latitude: 29.99110, Longitude: -96.05530 Anderson, Alice b. unknown d. Dec. 16, 1959 Anderson, Curtis Joe Edd b. Nov. 6, 1912 d. Nov. 21, 1966 Anderson, Eckie V. b. Oct. 29, 1914 d. Oct. 10, 1983 Anderson, Elijah b. Nov. 12, 1898 d. Dec. 2, 1978 Anderson, F. Nakia b. Nov. 13, 1974 d. Aug. 4, 1976 Anderson, Lovie Lee b. Apr. 4, 1916 d. Mar. 12, 1989 Anderson, Lula Hogan b. Oct. 13, 1921 d. Jul. 25, 1994 Anderson, Oliver W. b. Jan. 5, 1919 d. Feb. 9, 1994 Anderson, Sadie G. b. Sep. 1, 1909 d. Oct. 11, 2003 Anderson, Theodore O. b. 1949 d. 1977 Anderson, Tom b. unknown d. Jun. 11, 1947 Anderson, Tom b. Jul. 4, 1904 d. Apr. 16, 1990 Anderson, Zeak b. Jul. 18, 1893 d. unknown Arnold, Octavie b. Sep. 2, 1900 d. Nov. 4, 1933 Boston, Oliver b. 1919 d. 1927 Brown, Fannie M. b. Nov. 10, 1882 d. Apr. 6, 1984 Brown, Henry b. Jun. 1, 1983 d. Feb. 16, 1968 Burke, Cheryl b. 1953 d. 2003 Granderson, Odis b. Jan. 18, 1899 d. Aug. 13, 1955 Hackley, Mary Deese b. Sep. 22, 1935 d. Jun. 16, 2005 Hackley, Mary Pauline Harris b. unknown d. Jun. 16, 2005 Harris, A.C. b. Dec. 28, 1906 d. Feb. 20, 1974 Henry, Charles Mac T b. Aug. 2, 1945 d. Feb. 15, 1986 Hogan, Abe b. Nov. 30, 1876 d. Feb. 8, 1961 Hogan, Callie b. Oct., 1893 d. Mar. 19, 1963 Hogan, James b. 1952 d. 1953 Hogan, Lloyd Allen b. May 12, 1958 d. Apr. 20, 1959 Hogan, Norris Allen b. May 1, 1950 d. Oct. 3, 1952 Hogan, Robert Lee b. Feb. 1, 1957 d. Apr. 8, 1990 Hood, Robert Jackson, Thelma Earl b. Dec. 27, 1937 d. Jul. 13, 2003 Jones, Alma b. Jun. 12, 1942 d. Feb. 2, 1972 Manuel, Oakla Mae b. May 24, 1915 d. Mar. 19, 1983 Manuel, William L. b. May 24, 1957 d. Nov., 1979 McDade, Clarence b. Apr. 26, 1902 d. Jul. 9, 1979 McDade, Millie b. Mar. 31, 1900 d. Jun. 19, 1989 Singleton, Willie M. b. Sep. 27, 1903 d. Jul. 29, 1991 Smith, A.J. b. Jan. 17, 1911 d. Aug. 11, 1987 Smith, Alma b. Dec. 4, 1955 d. Feb 9. 2003 Smith, Bobbie Jean b. Apr. 27, 1941 d. Jun. 19, 2008 Smith, Edna E. b. Apr. 12, 1897 d. Jul. 19, 1981 Smith, Ella E. b. Aug. 1, 1875 d. Oct. 7, 1916 Smith, James Eugene, Jr b. Nov. 20, 1943 d. Jan. 6, 2009 Smith, Patience b. unknown d. Apr. 9, 1904 Turner, Addie b. Dec. 29, 1885 d. Nov. 10, 1967 Wells, Mattie Anderson b. Dec. 29, 1885 d. Apr. 5, 1976 White, Curtis E. b. Dec. 28, 1963 d. Dec. 16, 1983 Williams, Andrew b. Sep. 15, 1930 d. Nov. 25, 1985 Williams, Bertha L. b. Aug. 24, 1895 d. Mar. 27, 1970 Williams, Obie b. Aug., 1896 d. Apr., 1962 Williams, Theodore b. Dec. 21, 1932 d. May 23, 1990 Yarbrough, Evelyn B. b. Apr. 2, 1939 d. Nov. 10, 1953