Lewis Cemetery

Jennifer Mangham & Kyndal Childers

 

 

 

Many of the graves in this cemetery are either not marked or the headstones are broken and are not legible. This cemetery is well kept other than the broken headstones. This is predominantly an African American cemetery, although there could be some white burials within the cemetery. This cemetery is located off
of FM 451 on Lewis Cemetery Rd. in Elysian Fields, Texas.

 

 

Wesley Anders                          Apr. 5, 1917 – Feb. 22, 1974              “US Army WWII”

Cecil Lamar Anderson               Feb. 22, 1922 – Oct. 16, 1991            “PVT US Army WWII”

Annie Louise Anderson                Sept.25, 1959 – Nov. 1959

Ester Lee Anderson                   May 16, 1925 – Sept. 21, 1959

Audry Mae Anderson                Mar. 17, 1937 – Apr. 14, 1958

Estella Anderson                                     1898 – Dec. 11, 1938            “Mother”

Gus Anderson                                        1894 – Nov. 30, 1942

Mr. Roosevelt Anderson           Dec. 8, 1904 – 1969                            Funeral Home Marker

Nora Anderson                         Nov. 5, 1883 – Jun. 19, 1978              “Mother”

Riley Anderson                                     1912 – 1982                           Funeral Home Marker

Elbert Anderson                        Nov. 15, 1917 – Aug. 10, 1999           “CPL US Army WWII”

Winnie Lee Anderson                           1926 – 2007                           Funeral Home Marker

Joe Anderson                                       1894 – 1979                           “PVT US Army WWI”

Nellie Anderson                                    1918 – 1995                           Funeral Home Marker

Ida Fields Anderson                  Nov. 8, 1911 – Jun. 21, 1978

Dave Anderson                         Jul. 21, 1908 – Jul. 14, 1984

Howard Anderson                     May 27, 1902 – Sept. 14, 1917

Burt Anderson                           Feb. 25, 1907 – Mar. 9, 1987

Girtha B. Anderson                    Dec. 26, 1908 – Dec. 14, 1978

Gertrude Anderson                    Jul. 7, 1892 – Sept. 5, 1942

Minnie M. Anderson                  Mar. 8, 1925 – Feb. 12, 1989

John A. Anderson                      Nov. 16, 1918 – Jul. 21, 2001

Edna Anderson                          Died Nov. 10, 1947                             “Age 71”

Charlie Anderson                       Jun. 10, 1872 – Nov. 20, 1950            “Age 72”

Ivory Anderson                                 Dates not legible                        “Texas US Army Korea”

Rebelia Anderson                      Jul. 4, 1902 – May 9, 1974                "Mother”

Vernon Anderson                      Jun. 19, 1900 – May 22, 1975           “Father”

Johnny R. Agers                                   1955 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

Veronica Agers                                    1976 – 1999                           Funeral Home Marker

Joann Agers                                         1956 – 2001                           Funeral Home Marker

Arthur J. Agers                         1949 – 2002                                      Funeral Home Marker

John H. Adams                         1923 – 1990                                     “TEC5 US Army WWII”

William M. Abercrombie, Jr.         Feb. 5, 1895 – Aug. 17, 1974

Gertha Abercrombie                  Feb. 5, 1907 – Jul. 31, 1980

Bertha Mae Abercrombie                     1944 – 2007                           Funeral Home Marker

Roosevelt Abercrombie             Jul. 16, 1918 – Jul. 23, 1982                “PVT US Army WWII”

Jimmie Abercrombie                  Dec. 6, 1937 – Nov. 18, 1982

Estella Abercrombie                             1917 – 1992                           Funeral Home Marker

Walter Abercrombie, Jr.                       1930 – 1993                           Funeral Home Marker

Jim Abercrombie                                  1907 – 1993                           Funeral Home Marker

Edward Abercrombie                           1951 – 1998                           Funeral Home Marker

Curti Abercrombie                                1936 – 2001                           Funeral Home Marker

Willie Abercrombie                    Died Nov. 15, 1999 Age 66 yrs.          Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Simon Brown                            Jul. 16, 1824 – Feb. 15, 1903

Ellen Brown                                          1826 – Dec. 30, 1902

James M. Brown                       Nov. 3, 1862 – Jan. 17, 1894              “Son of Simon & Ellen”

Berlin Brown                             Mar. 22, 1920 – Nov. 5, 1992             “PFC US Army WWII”

Marcellus Brown                                  1910 – 2002                            Funeral Home Marker

Angela Renee Brown                            1974 – 1974                            Funeral Home Marker

Sis Minnie Brown                                 1888 – Jan. 24, 1968

Lillie R. Brown                                     1946 – 1984                             Funeral Home Marker

Martha M. Busby                      Sept. 5, 1917 – May 6, 1996               “Mother”

Malissie Broadnax                                1905 – 1981 Age 78 yrs.          Funeral Home Marker

Chesley Broadnax                                1902 – 1968                            Funeral Home Marker

James E. Broadnax                    Oct. 9, 1944 – Mar. 31, 1987              Funeral Home Marker

Curtis Black                               Oct. 15, 1920 – Mar. 20, 2007            “STI US Navy WWII”

Joseph Black, Jr.                                  1919 – 1984                           “PFC US Army WWII”

Chester M. Black                      Nov. 6, 1896 – Oct. 11, 1970              “PVT 9 CO 165 Depot

                                                                                                              Brigade WWI”

Ella Black                                             1867 – 1927                           Funeral Home Marker

John D. Black                                    Dates Not Legible                       Funeral Home Marker

Jasper N. Black                        Died Apr. 16, 1913 Age 76 yrs.           Funeral Home Marker

Clemmie A. Bullard                   Mar. 6, 1902 – Jan. 21, 1984

Ruby S. Britton                         Jan. 30 1931 – Apr. 5, 2006

James Britton                                        1928 - 2005

Rev. Ed Burton                         Apr. 1, 1880 – Dec. 6, 1963

Sis Lula Mae Burton                 Aug. 5, 1890 – Apr. 22, 1948

Reo Bowman                                    Dates Not Visible

 

 

Lee Ida Fields Clevery                          1908 – 1947                           “Sister”

Hattie B.C. Cobbs                    Aug. 9, 1899 – May 3, 1979

Trashuna Coleman                                1999 – 1999                           Funeral Home Marker

Floey B. Coleman                                 1918 – 1986                           Funeral Home Marker

Lessie Coopel                                      1922 – 2001                           Funeral Home Marker

Letitia R. Carter                                    1972 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

Curtis Carter                            Jun. 15, 1930 – Nov. 9, 1974

Curtis Carter, Sr.                      Dec. 12, 1907 – Feb. 25, 1987

Asleener Carter                        Jun. 16, 1909 – Jan. 3, 1988

Zetha M. Carter                                   1940 – 2004                           Funeral Home Marker

Tenora Carter                                       1932 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

Larry D. Carter                                    1954 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

Latricia A. Carter                                 1961 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

Quinszola Carter                                   1963 – 1974                           Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Mary Jane Darthard                            Dates Not Visible

Albert Hosea Darthard             Mar. 10, 1892 – Apr. 12, 1954

Baby James Darthard               Feb.11, 1932 – Feb. 11, 1932

Christine Luella Darthard                      1895 – Feb. 11, 1932

 

 

Quandra S. Franklin                             1994 – 1994                           Funeral Home Marker

Jim Fields                                             1873 – 1934                           “Father”

Rena Fields                                          1875 – 1955                           “Mother”

Birdie Lee Fields                                  1930 – 1998                           Funeral Home Marker

Rufus Fields                              Jun. 6, 1923 – Mar. 10, 1997               “US Army WWII”

 

 

David Earl George                                1961 – 2007                           Funeral Home Marker

Hazel Marie Golden                  Aug. 6, 1946 – Jan. 5, 1982    

Alvin Grimes, Sr.                      Dec. 22, 1877 – Apr. 15, 1963

Henrietta Grimes                       May 8, 1886 – Aug. 23, 1943              “Age 57”

Obelia Leffall Grimes                Jan. 10, 1917 – Aug. 20, 1945

Alvin Grimes, Jr.                       Aug. 5, 1918 – Aug. 31, 1999

Lessie B. Grimes                      Sept. 27, 1913 – Sept. 29, 2000

Sylvester Glenn                                       1975 – 1975                           Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Matilda Hence                                      1910 – 1990                           Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Paul Jernigan                            Died Feb. 12, 1934

Donald Jerome Jernigan            Nov. 9, 1956 – Jun. 1957

Hattie Jernigan                          Feb. 16, 1900 – Nov. 26, 1959

Jim Jernigan                              May 15, 1894 – Jul. 1, 1975                “PVT US Army”

Pinkie Jernigan                          No Dates Visible                                  Funeral Home Marker

Rev. Lee Bob Jernigan              Sept. 21, 1930 – Dec. 24, 2004           “US Air Force Korea”

Lenard Jernigan                        May 27, 1902 – May 9, 1969              “PVT US Army WWII”

John Jernigan                            Sept. 11, 1885 – Apr. 11, 1957           “Louisiana PVT CO A

                                                                                                            161 Depot Brigade WWI”

Sandra Lanett Jernigan              Dec. 9, 1958 – Dec. 16, 1960

Francis Jernigan                        Died Aug. 27, 1950 Age 74                

Willie Dee Jernigan                   Apr. 15, 1937 – Mar. 24, 2003            “PFC US Army”

Jimmie Jernigan                         Sept. 30 (no year) Age 74 yrs.            Funeral Home Marker

Thelma Mac Jernigan                Dec. 30, 1926 – Apr. 11, 2007            Funeral Home Marker

Lucille Jones                                         1922 – 1987                           Funeral Home Marker

Kayla D. Johnson                                 1998 – 1998                           Funeral Home Marker

Willie D. Johnson                                  1927 – 1967                           Funeral Home Marker

Alfonso Johnson                                   1967 – 1967                           Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Adam Kaufman                        Died Apr. 2, 1922 Age 78 yrs.

 

 

Georgia A. Lewis                     Dec. 5, 1874 – Jun. 1, 1905                 “Wife of W.D. Lewis”

Baby Lewis                              Feb. 7, 1901 – Feb. 7, 1901                “Infant Son of W.D. &

                                                                                                              Georgia Lewis”

Rose Stephens Lacy                 Mar. 27, 1934 – Dec. 8, 1997              Age 63 yrs.

 

 

Elzadia Jernigan MacMillan                   1887 – 1929

Jack McDaniel                          Jan. 15, 1919 – Dec. 21, 2001             Funeral Home Marker

Josephine J. Marsh                   Died Mar. 19, (year not visible)            Funeral Home Marker

Earmer D. McKeever                           1905 – 1992                           Funeral Home Marker

Willa D. Myers                                     1947 – 1994                           Funeral Home Marker

Jimmy Murphy                         Sept. 10, 1947 – Dec. 18, 2002           “US Navy Vietnam”

Corine Mitchell                                     1924 – 2005                           Funeral Home Marker

Cleon Mitchell, Sr.                                1920 – 1998                           “US Army WWII”

Maple D. Mitchell                     Oct. 22, 1924 – Dec. 19, 2002

Melvin D. Mitchell                    Feb. 4, 1945 – Aug. 8, 1993

Vesta Mitchell                                      1900 – 1946                           “Our Mother”

 

 

Gertha Mae O’Neal                 Feb. 7, 1930 – Jun. 3, 1980

 

 

Doracie Pryor                           Feb. 6, 1947 – May 27, 1967 

Nora Lee Perry                                    1925 – 2007                           Funeral Home Marker

Andy Perkins, Jr.                                  1930 – 2006                            Funeral Home Marker

                                                                                                           (Also a blue iron marker)

Sis Millie Perkins                      Jan. 7, 1894 – Feb. 23, 1968

 

 

JR                                                                                                        Blue iron marker with JR on it. No dates or names

Ollie V. Ragland                       Jul. 17, 1931 – Jun. 22, 1992               “Daddy”

Sis Frozine Randall                   Nov. 19, 1895 – Feb. 6, 1970

Lee Arthur Randle                    Nov. 14, 1917 – Aug. 6, 1993

Ronnie Ray Robertson                           1950 – 2003                           Funeral Home Marker

Alean Roquemore                                 1936 – 1998                            Funeral Home Marker

 

 

Eugenia Sanders                                   1832 – Jul. 24, 1904

Edward L. Sanders                   Feb. 26, 1945 – Sept. 29, 1957

Ruby Sanderson                                   1902 – 1952

Janie L. Smith                           Aug. 16, 1907 – Dec. 3, 1992

Kenneth L. Smith                      Nov. 8, 1977 – Nov. 10, 1977

Linda J. Smith                                       1954 – 1999                           Funeral Home Marker

Cieriea Smith                                        1992 – 2002                           Funeral Home Marker

Roger L. Smith                         1928 – 1994                                       Funeral Home Marker

James H. Smith, Jr.                               1969 – 2007                           Funeral Home Marker

Evea Smith                               Jul. 1, 1913 – Jan. 4, 1975                   Hand Made Marker

Jessie D. Spears                                   1909 – 1985                           PVT US Army WWII

Arizona Darthard Sterling          Dec. 29, 1900 – Feb. 20, 1971

Aaron Stafford                          Sept. 12, 1884 – Sept. 20, 1913

Jakalia S. Sneed                                    2004 – 2004                           Funeral Home Marker

Rachel Black Suber                  Mar. 24, 1899 – Jan. 21, 1975

Dewitt Suber                            Jun. 7, 1898 – Dec. 9, 1994

 

 

Paul Turner                               Sept. 20, 1968 – Jan. 28, 2004

Keoki K. Tuiel                                        1975 – 2003                           Funeral Home Marker

Mary Taylor                             May 10, 1931 – Jan. 6, 1990

 

 

Martha Walton                                       1873 – 1957

Bertha M. Walls                       Jun. 30, 1910 – Jun. 11, 1940

Effie H. Woolen                                    1923 - 1990

Richard J. Woolen                                1914 – 1980

Tristian T. Willie                                   1989 – 1989                            Funeral Home Marker

Gerald Lynn Willie                    Feb. 6, 1971 – Oct. 4, 1991

Mary L. Williams                      Apr. 15, 1924 – Mar. 11, 1986

Johnny Williams                                    1918 – 1962                           Funeral Home Marker

Curly Williams                                       1926 – 2001                           Funeral Home Marker

Billy R. Williams                                   1957 – 2006                            Funeral Home Marker

Amandy Williams                                  1900 – 1984                            Funeral Home Marker

Artis Williams                                       1925 – 1987                            Funeral Home Marker