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Friday
01/04/2002 7:58:06pm |
Name: |
Joyce
Allee |
E-Mail: |
jallee@tyler.net |
City/State: |
Henderson,
TX |
Look-Up
Request: |
Looking
for a Bluford Allee b. ARK. 1859 and d. about 1886
thru 1889. Thank you!
REPLY:
He was not found in the Oakwood book.
-Rob |
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Tuesday
01/01/2002 12:59:44am |
Name: |
Mike
Thompson |
E-Mail: |
mike.thompson1@worldnet.att.net |
City/State: |
Dallas,Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
Buried
at Oakwood
Captain Waldo P Goff died Aug 2,1913
Rebecca Rhodes Goff died March 11,1927
REPLY:
Mrs. Rebecca GOFF, d. 3-11-1927, interred
3-12-1927, buried Block 3 Lot 31 Space 3. In a
column used for last residence or place of
death is "Stop Oakwood." I beleive this refers
to a stop on the Interurban railroad line.
Waldo P. GOFF, d. 8-3-1913, buried Block 3 Lot
31 Space 4.
-Rob |
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Friday
12/21/2001 5:03:32pm |
Name: |
Gene
Majors |
E-Mail: |
gnkm@adelphia.net |
City/State: |
Placentia,
CA |
Look-Up
Request: |
Thank
you for checking. Guess I should have ask you to
check the other cemeteries too. I ask about
Oakwood because my g-grandmother and two of my
mother's younger siblings are buried there. In
the other cemeteries that you have access to are
there any GRABER burials? Thank you.
REPLY:
I just have the one cemetery book to do
look-ups from. Oakwood, Old Trinity and
Calvary Cemeteries are all contained in this
book. The three cemeteries are encompassed
within a single fence and the name Oakwood has
been used to represent them all. I have edited
my 1st reply to reflect that GRABER was not
found in the Oakwood complex.
Who are the three people you mention? If I
find them, I can see who is buried nearby. The
burials are recorded in order of their
locations.
-Rob |
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Friday
12/21/2001 2:22:20am |
Name: |
Gene
Majors |
E-Mail: |
gnkm@adelphia.net |
City/State: |
Placentia,
CA |
Look-Up
Request: |
Are
there are GRABER burials in Oakwood Cemetery? In
particular children? My grandmother's maiden
name was GRABER . About 1905 her mother gave
birth to twins who later died in infancy. They
were buried together in the same coffin. There
may have been other GRABER children too.
Thank you.
REPLY:
There are no GRABER's recorded in the Oakwood
Cemetery book.
-Rob |
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Thursday 12/20/2001 8:06:53pm |
Name: |
Kathy
Lambert |
E-Mail: |
JBrian3597@aol.com |
City/State: |
Joshua,
Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
Just
wanted to say "Thank You" Rob for looking up my
ggggrandfather Samuel Harrison Brown. Happy
Holidays. |
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Wednesday 12/19/2001 9:40:20am |
Name: |
Kathy
Lambert |
E-Mail: |
JBrian3597@aol.com |
City/State: |
Joshua,
Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
I am
looking for the grave of our gggrandfather. His
name was Samuel Harrison Brown, born 02/21/1841?
and died 04/04/1911. He was a Captain in the 5th
Alabama Regement and we were told he was buried
in a Confederate plot in Ft. Worth. Any help
would really be appreciated. Thank you.
REPLY:
Sam H. BROWN, Male, b. 2-21-1841, d.
4-26-1911, buried in Oakwood Cemetery's
"Soldier's Row" row 14 space 3, stone
inscribed "Capt. Co. C 5 Ala. Cav. C.S.A. -
U.C.V." He was a member of the Robert E. Lee
Camp #158.
-Rob |
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Wednesday 12/05/2001 9:27:33am |
Name: |
R.Jack
Stone |
E-Mail: |
oolt@aol.com |
City/State: |
Oviedo,Florida |
Look-Up
Request: |
A.B.
SMITH, native of Ft. Worth, buried city
cemetery, after 1892, probably before 1900, was
33 yrs old at time of death. Address at time of
death was 503 W. 1st St., Ft. Worth, Tx.
REPLY:
Oakwood was indeed known as City Cemetery at
one time. The closest match I find is:
SMITH, A.B., male age 39, b. 3-12-1855 d.
3-13-1894, interred 3-13-1894, buried Block 22
Lot 28-W1/2 Space 3, died of Gunshot wounds.
-Rob |
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Monday
12/03/2001 9:10:48pm |
Name: |
Janet
Gardner |
E-Mail: |
jgardner@tca.net |
City/State: |
Huntsville,
TExas |
Look-Up
Request: |
Looking
for the burial site of Raleigh Roscoe Abel died
about Summer of 1959.
REPLY:
There are no ABEL's in Oakwood. I suggest you
contact the larger cemeteries that are still
in operation; Laurel Land, Greenwood, Mt.
Olivet and Rosehill. Contact info on Page 1 of
our website.
-Rob |
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Sunday
11/25/2001 7:36:06pm |
Name: |
Mary
Carol Marino |
E-Mail: |
marmusic@swbell.net |
City/State: |
Fort
Worth, TX |
Look-Up
Request: |
Thank
you very much for your help with my
ggrandparents. I've been to that cemetery
several times but cannot locate a marker, so
apparently it has crumbled with time. But I'll
look thru the book you recommended ASAP.
Now, please, one more query, this time in
Oakwood. My Uncle Isaac Warren Smith, Jr.
married a young lady appx 1923 when he was
sixteen years old. She died after one year of
marriage of a brain tumor. Her name was Mary
Hurt (or Hunt) Smith. Do you have a record of
her burial and location?? Thank you for your
help and your interest. --- Mary Marino
REPLY:
The DAR copied Oakgrove Cemetery in the 50's
so there is a good chance that their inventory
includes stones that no longer exist.
I found one name for you that fits from
Oakwood, but the dates don't work:
SMITH, Mary L. Hunt, b. 1908, d. 1-26-1930,
interred 1-27-1930, buried Block 54 Space 343,
resided Fort Worth.
-Rob
FOLLOW UP RESPONSE:
Just to let you know that the Mary Hunt Smith
you told me about a few days ago is, in fact, my
Uncle I. W's first wife. I found them listed
together in the Fort Worth City Directory until
1929. Apparently the tale of their marriage
being only for one year was wrong. It lasted for
seven years. Thank you for your help. That laid
to rest a very old and intriguing mystery.
Mary Carol Marino |
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Tuesday
11/20/2001 10:32:52pm |
Name: |
Jana
Barger |
E-Mail: |
janabarger@aol.com |
City/State: |
Waco,
Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
I know
that my 3rd gr. grandmother is buried at Oakwood
Cemetery, but I don't know where her grave is
located. I would like to visit but I need to
know where to look. Her name was Julia Downey
Turner. Thank you, Jana
REPLY:
Mrs. Julia A. TURNER 1846-1927 is buried in
Block 41 Lot 19 Space 3. Is this the right
person?
It would be best to visit during office hours
so that they can show you the grave on a map.
They are open M-F 7:00-3:00pm (817) 624-3531.
The gates are open daily until dusk.
If you need to visit during the weekend, drop
by the Central Library and look up the map in
the Oakwood book.
-Rob |
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Saturday 11/17/2001 10:54:29pm |
Name: |
Mary
Carol Marino |
E-Mail: |
marmusic@swbell.net |
City/State: |
Fort
Worth, TX |
Look-Up
Request: |
Would
you have any idea where I can find burial
records for the old Oak Grove/Tye Cemetery on
Oak Grove Rd. south of Loop 820?? Am searching
for John F. Smith (dd 1898)and Fannie Jane
Hatfield Smith (dd 1908). These are my
gggrandparents. Thank you for any help you can
give me.
REPLY:
Info is from our website:
Fort Worth, Texas, east side of Oak Grove
Road, 1.2 miles south of F.M. 1187. Recorded
in "Texas Cemetery Records: Tarrant County"
volume 3, pages 94-105, by DAR. Available at
the Fort Worth Public Library.
-Rob |
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Thursday 11/15/2001 9:24:05pm |
Name: |
Ann
Hunter |
E-Mail: |
annh@erols.com |
City/State: |
Richmond,
VA |
Look-Up
Request: |
Would
you please check for Dabney A. Whitlow, b.c.
1828, and his wife Olive, b.c. 1835. They were
in Fort Worth for the 1880 census and weren't
there in 1900. Their daughter Minnie Thomson was
buried in Oakwood in 1900. Thanks again!
REPLY:
I found a family plot in Block 19 Lot 47:
WHITLOW, Mrs. Lydia Ada, age 94, female, d.
1-21-1971, interred 1-23-1971, buried Space 1,
resided Fort Worth, b. 10-11-1876
WHITLOW, Charles E., male, d. 3-8-1948, int.
1948, bur. Space 2, b. 4-8-1868
WHITLOW, Mrs. Olive L., d. 1906, int.
1-1-1906, bur. Space 3, "Mother", b. 1835
WHITLOW, D. A., male, d. 10-2-1911, bur. Space
4, "Father", b. 1828
WHITLOW, Lex T., age 54, male, d. 1892, int.
9-10-1892. bur. Space 5, b. 1870
WHITLOW, W. M., age 54, male, int. 12-9-1891,
bur. Space 6
-Rob |
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Tuesday
11/13/2001 7:51:40pm |
Name: |
Ann
Hunter |
E-Mail: |
annh@erols.com |
City/State: |
Richmond,
VA |
Look-Up
Request: |
I'm
missing a Septimus O. Thomson, b.c. 1854,
sometimes listed as S. O. Thomson/Thompson. He
was in Fort Worth in 1882 and can't be found
after that. Is there any sign of him in Oakwood?
Thanks yet again!
REPLY:
I'm sorry, but there is no sign of him.
-Rob |
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Saturday 11/10/2001 10:29:13am |
Name: |
Ann
Hunter |
E-Mail: |
annh@erols.com |
City/State: |
Richmond,
VA |
Look-Up
Request: |
One more
lookup please. The Mrs. H. O. Snow who was
buried in Sept. 1887 had two known children:
Samuel Conklin and Mack Conklin, both born in
the late 1870's and alive in 1880. Neither
appears in the 1900 census. Are they also in
Oakwood, or any other Conklins born in the early
1880's? Thanks again.
REPLY:
I found only two by that surname:
CONKLIN (given name not recorded), age 5,
female, interred 4-8-1882, buried Block 1 Lot
40 Space 5, died of Typhoid Fever.
Ella CONKLIN, interred 5-4-1902, buried Block
43 or 44 Space 127. Records conflict as to
which block she is buried.
-Rob |
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Friday
11/09/2001 10:41:33am |
Name: |
Ann
Hunter |
E-Mail: |
annh@erols.com |
City/State: |
Richmond,
VA |
Look-Up
Request: |
Would
you please check to see if burials are listed
for Thomas H. Snow or his wife Henrietta Octavia
Snow. Both were born in the 1850's. They were
married in Tarrant Co. in 1887. Thanks.
REPLY:
I found a Mrs. H.O. SNOW, age 26, female,
interred 9-13-1887, buried Block 9 Lot 3 Space
6, died of consumption.
Six others found were: E.A., James, F.M.,
Infant of H.B., Henry and Curtis Isaac.
-Rob |
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Saturday 11/03/2001 2:40:29pm |
Name: |
Adams |
E-Mail: |
indicateur@aol.com |
City/State: |
OR |
Look-Up
Request: |
I am
trying to find information for my paternal
great-grandmother, who for a time lived in Fort
Worth, Texas. I am told that she was born
somewhere in the Caribbean. Her maiden name was
BARNES. The only spouse that I know of was a Mr.
ADAMS (I don't know his first name). I beleive
that she changed her last name to Adams once
they married (in Fort Worth, Texas--almost
certain). She died somewhere in Los Angeles,
California four weeks prior to 31 AUG 1953. I
don't know where she is buried. Mr. Adams and
Ms. Barnes had two children together (listed
below):
CHILD #1 (male)
Name: Wilburn Adams (no middle name, may have
been a JR.)
DOB: 30 NOV 1912
Place of Birth: Texas (Fort Worth--almost
certain)
Mother's Maiden name: BARNES
DOD: 05 FEB 1989
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Child #2 (female)
Pauline Adams (no middle name)
DOB: unknown
Place of Birth: Texas (Fort Worth--almost
certain)
DOD: still living
Thank you for your attention to this request! It
is greatly appreciated!
REPLY:
There is no Wilburn Adams recorded at Oakwood
nor any female by the name of Adams or Barnes
who died in 1953.
-Rob |
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Wednesday 10/03/2001 5:57:18pm |
Name: |
Phyllis
King |
E-Mail: |
pking@peppersnet.com |
City/State: |
Camp
Wood , Texas 78833 |
Look-Up
Request: |
Hi ,
I'm looking for C. Smith or Cornelius Smith b.
1842(?) May have died in 1917 and may be buried
next to an M.M. Smith. Also looking for a
William L. Bishop. Thank you
REPLY:
I found C. SMITH in Oakwood, a male who d. 16
Aug. 1917 and buried the next day in Block 63.
The space number is not given. I have heard
rumors that the caretaker may have been on a
liquid diet in that era. There is no record of
M.M. Smith or William L. Bishop. Out of 22,000
burials, there are 319 Smith's in Oakwood.
-Rob |
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Sunday
09/30/2001 8:31:46pm |
Name: |
Margaret
Aplin Highsmith |
E-Mail: |
Maganfarris@aol.com |
City/State: |
Cowarts,
alabama |
Look-Up
Request: |
Looking
for Nettie Lee Husband and any Highsmiths in
Oakwood. Thanks
REPLY:
I did not find Nettie. Two Highsmith's found:
HIGHSMITH, J.B., male, d. 2/7/1910, bur. Block
46 Space 203, inscribed "Born in NC", b.
12/11/1848.
HIGHSMITH, Mary O., female, d. 9/27/1946,
interred 9/30/1946, bur. Block 46 Space 204,
Also recorded as died 1934.
-Rob |
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Wednesday 09/26/2001 10:10:58pm |
Name: |
Jillian
Frank |
E-Mail: |
WishingStar@iwon.com |
City/State: |
Joshua,
Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
Is there
a Aubrey C. Mitchell listed? He died in March of
1967. Thank you.
REPLY:
I didn't find him. I suggest you contact the
larger cemeteries that are still in use;
Laurel Land, Greenwood/Mt. Olivet and
Rosehill. Contact info can be found on our
cemetery pages.
-Rob |
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Wednesday 09/26/2001 8:31:49pm |
Name: |
Randy
Murdock |
E-Mail: |
murdock@statesville.net |
City/State: |
Statesville,NC |
Look-Up
Request: |
Does
your cemetery survey list a Martha (Maude) SNEAD
and/or her husband Lee SNEAD.
REPLY:
The only Snead listed is the Infant of T.L.
SNEAD who died in 1902. There are a half dozen
SNEED's but none matched those you seek.
-Rob |
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Tuesday
09/25/2001 6:37:27pm |
Name: |
Jillian
Frank |
E-Mail: |
WishingStar@iwon.com |
City/State: |
Joshua,
Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
I'm
looking for the burial site of my
Great-Grandmother Ella Furman Huff. She passed
away in November of 1920. I believe my
Grandfather said she was buried in a cemetary
that had "Oak" in its name, but no one is sure.
Thank you for your time and services, they're
greatly appreciated.
REPLY:
I didn't find Ella, but I found her son,
Furman B. HUFF, b. 12/16/1904, d. 7/12/1908,
buried Block 6 Lot 42 Space 6. His stone is
inscribed with "Son of S.B. & Ella F.
HUFF."
Just because I did not find Ella does not mean
that she is not buried there. There are many
burials that were not recorded properly.
Other HUFF's buried there are; Infant of A.J.,
C.S. age 4m, Jessie O. age 6m and Jessie age
3. These 5 HUFF burials are just scattered
across Oakwood
-Rob |
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Monday
09/24/2001 1:56:10pm |
Name: |
Jan
Young |
E-Mail: |
j8an68@swbell.net |
City/State: |
Fort
Worth, Texas |
Look-Up
Request: |
I am
looking for a death record or place of death
(cemetery) for a James or Jim H. Bolles who died
between 1880 and 1900 in Tarrant County. His
wife was Mattie Sealy Bolles. Thank you so much.
Jan
REPLY:
Sorry. They were not found in the Oakwood
book. |
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