Part of the Barrett Cemetery, eventually renamed Winfield Cemetery, lies 8 miles west of Mt. Pleasant in the South part of the town of Winfield. The part of the cemetery described herein lies about 2 ˝ mile NE of Winfield. This cemetery, as of this date (April 21, 2000), is now a part of the Texas Utility (TU) Mine at Winfield, TX. It is a public cemetery accessible through a locked gate and entry is controlled by TU security. From the Titus County court house take West 1st (west) for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Edwards Avenue for 2.8 miles across US 67, Interstate 30, and across US 271. The highway will be FM 1734. Proceed 5.0 miles to a metal pipe gate on the left of the highway. If the gate is locked, a key may be obtained from the Texas Utility guard 0.2 miles further down 1734 on left. From the gate, the cemetery lies 0.5 miles down a grassy lane that passes through a short tunnel.
The cemetery is not maintained and is in very bad shape. Many monuments have fallen and many broken such that some of the inscriptions are unreadable. There are two sections that are individually fenced; one for whites and one for African Americans. The latter is in the worst state of disrepair with some of the monuments covered over with dirt and debris.
First person: Mary S. Barrett on 11-30-1856. Oldest person: Elizabeth Hilton 1791 (97 yrs) African American: Joe Bolden born 4-3-1836 79 yrs 4 mo 28 days. There are 76 native stone and wood grave markers visible throughout the cemetery and several depressions where graves were most likely present. A large portion of the two sections appear to be unused.
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NAME |
BIRTHDATE |
DEATHDATE |
INSCRIPTION |
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Barrett, Andrew J.
Hilton, Elizabeth |
August 13, 1856
1791 |
May 19, 1917
1888 |
He lived a life of
singleness, devoted to his friends. Farewell dear brother, until we meet
again.
Age 97 years. She attributed her long life to
her belief in God and His word. |
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Barrett, Calvin |
July 29, 1812 |
May 12, 1888 |
(broken) A loving husband, a father dear, a
faithful friend lies buried here. |
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Barrett, E. A. |
August 11, 1853 |
September 23, 1928 |
(broken) |
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Barrett, Edith E. |
March 20, 1820 |
January 16, 1892 |
Wife of Calvin Barrett. Here lies a devoted
wife and a true mother |
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Barrett, J. B. |
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March 17, 1921 |
Pvt. Sutton’s Tx Cav. CSA |
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Barrett, Lanoah M. |
May 20, 1891 |
May 15, 1918 |
Wife of T. L. Barrett. Blessed are the pure
in heart for they shall see God |
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Barrett, Laura |
August 24, 1868 |
September 22, 1900 |
Mother |
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Barrett, Leroy |
January 6, 1859 |
August 23, 1896 |
Son of Calvin and Edith E. Barrett Farewell
dear brother until we meet in heaven |
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Barrett, Lucy |
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1890 |
Mother Wife of W. C. Barrett |
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Barrett, Mary S. |
September 30, 1851 |
November 30, 1856 |
Dau of Calvin & Edith E. Barrett Her happy
soul has winged its way to one pure ------------------eternal day |
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Barrett, Minnie G. |
December 5, 1879 |
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Barrett, nfn |
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Infant son of Calvin & Edith Barrett |
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Barrett, nfn |
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Infant son of Calvin & Edith Barrett |
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Barrett, P. J. |
March 2, 1863 |
August 27, 1903 |
Wife of A. E. Barrett She was a kind and
affectionate wife and fond mother and friend to all |
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Blackburn, Elmer |
February 28, 1893 |
September 27, 1898 |
At rest |
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Blackburn, George Robert
Blackburn, Dora Hilton |
August 14, 1859
March 1, 1862 |
July 8, 1947
December 31, 1921 |
God’s greatest gift returned to God |
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Blackburn, Laura |
March 18, 1901 |
July 30, 1918 |
A place is vacant in our home which can never
be filled. |
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Blackburn, Myrtle |
March 5, 1895 |
April 9, 1904 |
At rest |
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Brimer, John Wesley |
1892 |
1932 |
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Brimer, W. O. |
June 16, 1898 |
August 7, 1914 |
Son of W. W. & Lucy Brimer Gone but not
forgotten |
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Butler, Augusta P.
Butler, James D. |
1860
1855 |
1945
1921 |
Granny
Grandpa |
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Carr, Dustin Lane |
July 24, 1989 |
April 23, 1994 |
No monument |
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Chatman, Malinda |
December 28, 1820 |
January 25, 1897 |
(broken) |
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Edwards, Billy Raymond |
June 3, 1943 |
May 8, 1944 |
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Edwards, George W. |
1840 |
1909 |
Tennessee CO. E Ten Cavalry Civil War |
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Edwards, Joel T.
Edwards, Allie Mae |
April 21, 1893
February 24, 1904 |
July 1, 1993
June 24, 1978 |
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Edwards, Lenard Dean |
August 26, 1936 |
November 7, 1939 |
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Edwards, Lessly V. |
March 13, 1926 |
January 14, 1934 |
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Edwards, Malvin Ray |
August 21, 1934 |
January 31, 1942 |
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Edwards, Marshall |
November 14, 1917 |
June 23, 1923 |
Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Edwards |
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Fairchild, nfn |
September 7, 1910 |
September 7, 1910 |
Infant Children of Ben & Agnes Fairchild |
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Fuquay, Lou |
December 27, 1844 |
February 19, 1878 |
Wife of C. S. Fuquay Asleep |
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Grogan, Ansel R.
Grogan, Erah Elizabeth |
February 11, 1862
March 6, 1879 |
January 20, 1930
January 13, 1964 |
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Grogan, Denney L. |
January 5, 1873 |
June 27, 1903 |
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Grogan, Henry Gates |
February 15, 1919 |
June 29, 1920 |
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Grogan, nfn |
December 25, 1911 |
January 7, 1912 |
Infant Dau of Ansel & Erah Grogan |
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Grogan, nfn |
November 24, 1895 |
January 10, 1896 |
Infant Sons of Ansel & Denney Grogan |
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Grogan, Willie |
November 21, 1896 |
August 6, 1925 |
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Hensley, Jimie |
August 28, 1883 |
September 13, 1885 |
Son of J. H. & M. E. Hensley Soft in the
arms of Jesus, soft on the gentle breast |
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Hensley, John H.
Hensley, Missouri A. |
October 25, 1841
November 11, 1847 |
June 11, 1891
September 2, 1931 |
Our loved ones |
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Hensley, Johney |
June 14, 1881 |
October 17, 1882 |
Son of J. H. & M. E. Hensley |
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Hensley, Louis |
October 13, 1909 |
June 11, 1911 |
Son of C. J. & B. P. Hensley To you the
child was only lent, while mortal it was thine. The child tho dead is yet
alive and lives forever thine |
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Hensley, Minnie G. |
July 1, 1872 |
August 27, 1877 |
Dau of J. H. & M. E. Hensley |
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Hilton, A. J. |
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January 27, 1905 |
Here lies on who in this life was a kind
father and true husband |
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Hilton, Andrew J. |
August 16, 1865 |
December 5, 1904 |
Gone to a better land |
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Hilton, Burl
Hilton, nfn |
September 12, 1897
December 16, 1898 |
October 28, 1898
December 16, 1898 |
Children of R. B. & Sudie Hilton |
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Hilton, M. E. |
October 16, 1834 |
June 30, 1896 |
Safely anchored in the harbor of eternal rest |
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Jenkins, Mary |
January 3, 1825 |
December 3, 1926 |
No monument |
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Jones, Isaac R. |
1861 |
May 20, 1915 |
Husband of Arminta Jones He was a kind
husband and affectionate father |
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Lewellen, B. B. |
June 13, 1848 |
February 16, 1908 |
Husband of M. J. Lewellen The briefer life,
the earlier immortality |
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Lindsey, Pearl W. |
October 2, 1884 |
April 11, 1918 |
Wife of J. A. Lindsey A devoted wife and
loving mother |
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Lively, Callie Irene
Lively, Mable Irene |
1883
1908 |
1915
1915 |
Mother
Daughter |
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Luna, D. C. |
August 6, 1850 |
October 13, 1915 |
Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal |
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Luna, Little Charley |
November 22, 1879 |
October 23, 1894 |
Born Lincoln Co., TN Died in Titus Co., Tx.
Son of S. M. & D. C. Luna Beneath this slab in soft repose is laid a
father’s dearest pride of heaven |
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Luna, Sarah M. |
March 24, 1847 |
September 15, 1911 |
Wife of D. C. Luna |
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Mills, Nute |
April 2, 1881 |
November 9, 1898 |
In hope of eternal life |
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Moulton, Andrew A. |
January 15, 1900 |
1900 |
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Moulton, Andrew J.
Moulton, Indianna |
June 16, 1837
June 15, 1846 |
May 1, 1922
January 21, 1911 |
The memory of your sweet lives grows more
sacred as the days go by |
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Moulton, Arthur T. |
March 13, 1887 |
August 19, 1899 |
Son of A. J. & I. Moulton |
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Moulton, Dorah E. |
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April 19, 1883 |
(broken) Age 2 Yrs 6 Mo 29 Days Dau of A.
J. & Indianna Moulton |
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Moulton, Drew & Dick |
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Moulton, Ella V. |
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August 24, 1883 |
(broken) Age 1 Mo 5 Days Dau of A. J. &
Indianna Moulton |
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Moulton, Grover Cleveland |
November 8, 1884 |
August 16, 1892 |
(broken) Son of A. J. & Indianna Moulton
Weep not my mother. I am not dead but sleeping. I am not yours but
Christ’s. He loved me best and took me home |
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Moulton, nfn |
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January 5, 1873 |
Age 1 Day Dau of A. J. & Indiana Moulton |
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Moulton, R. L. |
November 1, 1830 |
August 27, 1900 |
Wife of William Moulton She was a kind and
affectionate wife & fond mother and a loyal friend |
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Moulton, William M. |
December 8, 1807 |
April 25, 1880 |
Husband of R. L. Moulton A loving husband,
father dear a faithful friend is buried here |
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Smith, A. T. (Bum) |
February 19, 1861 |
May 17, 1914 |
Woodman of World He lived a life of high
order, Exhibiting energy and native originality, loving, inspiring all
with whom he came in contact. He trusted in the Lord. |
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Smith, Alfred N. |
September 26, 1849 |
December 12, 1878 |
Husband of M. E. Smith Soon shall we meet
again, meet never to sever, soon will peace wreath her chains round us
forever. |
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Smith, Arvid N. |
September 15, 1877 |
January 1, 1898 |
Son of Afred and Emma Smith |
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Smith, Catherine P. |
June 15, 1855 |
January 22, 1875 |
Daughter of Thompson & Mary A. Smith |
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Smith, Emma |
June 10, 1864 |
February 5, 1926 |
Wife of Alfred N. |
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Smith, James
Smith, Barbara |
1822
1823 |
1879
1870 |
Parents of T. E. Smith |
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Smith, nfn |
September 1, 1873 |
September 1, 1873 |
Infant Dau of M. E. Smith |
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Smith, Samuel T. |
June 22, 1863 |
October 5, 1872 |
Son of Thompson & Mary A. Smith Kindled to
begin, O mystery why. Death is but life, weep not nor sigh. |
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Smith, Thompson
Smith, Mary A. |
September 21, 1815
September 8, 1823 |
January 19, 1891
August 2, 1885 |
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Smith, Valeria |
April 23, 1844 |
March 21, 1907 |
No pain, no grief, no anxious fear, can reach
the peaceful sleep here |
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Stiles, Edna Edwards |
February 9, 1886 |
March 28, 1927 |
Gone but not forgotten |
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Taliaferro, William
Duncan
Taliaferro, Evalina J. Lewellen |
1833
1840 |
1913
1889 |
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BARRETT
African-American Section
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NAME |
BIRTHDATE |
DEATHDATE |
INSCRIPTION |
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Adkins, Joe R. |
March 21, 1855 |
October 20, 1934 |
At rest |
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Barrett, Abner |
1857 |
1935 |
Father |
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Barrett, Carl E.
Barrett, Susana |
April 14, 1889
1865 |
January 4, 1911
August 8, 1904 |
Son of A. B. & Susana
Barrett
Wife of Abner Barrett |
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Barrett, Zebedee |
June 2, 1885 |
August 1, 1899 |
(broken) Son of A. B. & S. U. Barrett Asleep
in Jesus blessed sleep from which none ever wakes to weep |
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Bolden, Earnest
Bolden, Joe |
November 21, 1895
April 3, 1836 |
July 18, 1915
August 31, 1915 |
Son of Joe & Dora Bolden
Husband of Dora Bolden |
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Bolden, Larcus |
December 29, 1898 |
July 26, 1899 |
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Bolden, Mabell Wison |
August 10, 1877 |
July 20, 1906 |
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Bolen, Ben
Bolen, Lucetta |
November 9, 1903
December 22, 1879 |
November 9, 1903
June 1908 |
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Bolton, Lucy |
March 12, 1888 |
February 4, 1911 |
Dau of Joe & Dora Bolden |
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Brannon, Eddy |
February 7, 1890 |
March 16, 1913 |
Son of L. B. & Mariah Brannon |
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Brannon, George M. |
July 13, 1902 |
July 7, 1909 |
Son of R. A. & Callie Brannon |
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Brannon, Kermit |
February 17, 1910 |
March 9, 1910 |
Son of R. A. & Callie Brannon |
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Brannon, Mary Ella |
December 4, 1893 |
September 30, 1899 |
Daughter of J. F. & L. B. Brannon |
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Brannon, Viola |
December 31, 1903 |
July 20, 1907 |
Dau of C. B. & Dora Brannon |
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Brannon, Willie |
June 26, 1882 |
April 15, 1908 |
Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee
a crown of life |
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Gadlin, Alfred |
November 7, 1903 |
July 16, 1905 |
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Johnson, Emma |
March 26, 1877 |
January 20, 1908 |
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Staten, Nick |
January 5, 1898 |
February 2, 1898 |
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Staten, Shellman |
July 12, 1876 |
February 12, 1897 |
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Staten, Stella |
October 5, 1892 |
April 11, 1893 |
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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.
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NAME |
BIRTHDATE |
DEATHDATE |
REMARKS |
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Davis, nfn |
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April 3, 1934 |
baby of H. H. Davis |
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Edwards, J. L. |
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January 26, 1926 |
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Edwards, T. W. |
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February 2, 1928 |
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Hargrove, Jimmie |
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April 5, 1920 |
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Hargrove, Mark |
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April 8, 1920 |
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Howard, Allie |
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March 22, 1926 |
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Johnson, M. C. Mrs |
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December 3, 1926 |
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Kay, C. W. |
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May 14, 1924 |
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Survey completed: April 20, 2000
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