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Rockwall Cemetery
Once known as "Southside Cemetery"
A Place of African-American Burials



Cemetery Enumeration

NOTE: This cemetery has numerous sunken places indicating unmarked graves,
as well as old funeral home markers with no legible information on them.

Use "CTRL-F" Keys to find the Surname You are Searching for
Names Born Died Father Mother Spouse Notes
Section A Row 1
L.B. no date June 28 1972        
19 Vacant Spots            
Humphrey, Irinza Joe Mar 21 1935 Nov 28 2002       last residence on Social Security Info shows to have been Dallas, Texas
Section A Row 2
2 Vacant Spots            
Woodard, Camelia Lashawndra 1984 1985   Valerie Darlene Woodard   died Dallas Co., TX 31 Mar 1985--born 14 Dec 1984 Dallas Co., TX
Starts, Travis Aug 3 1912 Nov 3 1968     Lovie Gunter Begin Buffington plot

Oklahoma S1 USNR WWII

shows last residence on Social Security Info as Rockwall
Buffington, John A. no date no date       carved into curb

Texas Death records show he died 4 May 1967 in Rockwall Co., TX and widowed
Buffington, Miria no date no date       carved into curb
Deweeky, Mandy no date no date       carved into curb
Buffington, Fred M. no date no date       End Buffington plot--carved into curb
3 vacant spots            
Hill, Gertrude (Jones) Sept 22 1929 Aug 20 1978     Brady King Hill maiden name and husbands name from Rockwall Co., TX Birth Records
4 vacant spots            
Harris, John 1882 Jan 5 1949       funeral home marker
7 vacant spots            
Section A Row 3
5 vacant spots            
Alexander, Eliza 1876 1959        
15 vacant spots            
Section A Row 4
9 vacant spots            
Austin, Sallie Ann 1879 1951        
10 vacant spots            
Section A Row 5
17 vacant spots            
Kimble, Edna Mae (Hill) Feb 22 1912 Nov 1 1991     Bennie Kimble middle and maiden name, name of husband from Rockwall Co., TX Birth Records
Kimble, Bennie Oct 13 1915 Dec 30 1978     Edna Mae Hill  
Section A Row 6
8 vacant spots            
Jones, Esther June 4 1910 Aug 6 1972       Begin Jones plot
3 vacant spots           End Jones plot
Price, Edgar Allen Feb 17 1943 Nov 2 1978       Begin Price plot

US Army Vietnam

last benefits on Social Security shows to be sent to 46202 (Indianapolis, Marion, IN)

birth date on Social Security info shows to be Feb. 2 1942

Birth Records of Dallas show Alvin Price and Mary Magdeline Jones having a son on 2 Feb 1942
Price, Mary Magdeline (Jones) Dec 10 1916 no date     Alvin Price  
Price, Alvin Jan 9 1918 May 18 1975     Mary Magdeline Jones  
FHM            
Vacant spot           End Price plot
4 vacant spots           curbed plot
Section A Row 7
16 vacant spots            
Wright, Malcom O. Nov 1 1952 Feb 1977        
FHM            
Brannon, Willie M. Feb 16 1931 Jan 30 2002        
2 vacant spots            
Section A Row 8
10 vacant spots            
Kittrell, Rosie 1874 1954       Begin Kitrell plot
Kittrell, Joseph B. Apr 3 1895 Feb 13 1963       Texas Pvt US Army WWI
FHM           End Kittrell plot
5 vacant spots            
Crumpton, W.C. Jan 18 1882 Apr 21 1956        
Crumpton, Katie Apr 3 1882 Jan 17 1967        
Brannon, Obie Aug 15 1932 Nov 15 1984        
Brannon, Mary Frances Mar 24 1940 Jan 26 2005        
Section A Row 9
13 vacant spots            
Johnson, LaAnn Dec 9 1961 Jan 18 1964       Begin Williams plot
Williams, Dan W. Feb 7 1889 Feb 20 1976        
Williams, Mary Ann Nov 16 1893 Apr 18 1987        
Johnson, Kasey Apr 24 1921 Aug 17 1987       Pvt US Army WWII
Vacant spot           End Williams plot
Vacant spot            
FHM            
2 vacant spots            
Hutton-Baker, Dora F. Dec 19 1891 no date        
Hutton-Baker, Octavia D. Aug 6 1908 Jan 15 1972        
Vacant spot            
Hood, Della 1889 1952        
Hood, Jeff 1885 1953        
Hood, Willis Apr 29 1910 Jan 11 1991        
Brown, James 1906 1980       Married 1935
Brown, Lavesta L. 1913 1987        
Section A Row 10
Unmarked grave           Curbed plot filled with irises
Thompson, Henry 1919 1974        
Thompson, Gezell Rena June 23 1961 Jan 6 1962        
13 vacant spots            
2 vacant spots           Begin Jones plot
Jones, Lenzy no date no date        
Jones, Lena Oct 29 1894 Aug 1 1978        
Jones, Alex, Sr. Mar 15 1890 Apr 18 1948       End Jones plot
Section A Row 11
13 vacant spots            
2 vacant spots           Begin Price plot
Price, Beulah Dec 25 1897 Oct 12 1982        
Price, Walter Feb 22 1887 Oct 21 1984        
2 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave            
Rollins, Iola B. July 20 1909 July 27 1979        
Rollins, Norman Jan 25 1902 Dec 12 1982        
6 vacant spots            
Section A Row 12
22 vacant spots            
Williams, Mrs. Norman R. no date no date       Cement marker with FHM
3 vacant spots            
Anderson, Mr. Joe, Jr. 1888 1956       Begin Anderson plot
FHM            
Cement marker            
Cement marker           End Anderson plot
Section A Row 13
14 vacant spots            
Timmons, Jack Sept 16 1920 Feb 13 1950       Texas TEC5 318 AA Balloon Bn CAC WWII
Vacant spot            
Montgomery, Will no date no date       cement block
2 vacant spots            
Bratton, Juanita no date no date        
Glover, Katie 1897 1975        
McKinney, Johnnie 1912 1972        
Section A Row 14
Fletcher, Betty May May 12 1938 July 6 1985       Begin plot
Miller, Ina Lee Dec 24 1912 Dec 18 1975        
Vacant spot            
Dennis, J.C. Mar 3 1915 Aug 15 1974       Pvt US Army
End plot            
4 vacant spots            
Cobb, Nannie M. Johnson Jan 13 1889 Mar 5 1960        
Vacant spot            
FHM            
Douglas, Robert E. Nov 6 1937 Aug 1 1993       PFC US Army
5 vacant spots            
Kimble, Endia 1873 1949        
Kimble, Albert 1867 1948        
Kimble, Wesley Aug 10 1890 June 2 1949       Louisiana Pvt 162 Depot Brig WWI
Section A Row 15
17 vacant spots            
Gibson, Hiram G. Apr 22 1910 Mar 3 1975       PFC US Army WWII
Section A Row 16
13 vacant spots            
FHM            
Vacant spot            
McClure, Elias 1882 1973       FHM
Vacant spot           Bricked plot
Section A Row 17
6 vacant spots            
Bookman, Barbara J. Dec 5 1951 Feb 12 1980       Begin Gary plot
2 vacant spots            
Gary, Ada Mae Dec 1 1904 Mar 26 1987        
Gary, Ben Feb 3 1881 Nov 8 1955       End Gary plot
5 vacant spots            
Walker, Nannie N. Nov 14 1905 Nov 30 1991        
Day, Mrs. Carrie Oct 16 1888 June 15 1969        
2 vacant spots            
Section A Row 18
6 vacant spots            
Wiley, Prince Apr 21 1892 Sept 16 1966       Louisiana Cook Co. C 331 SVC BN QMC WWI
2 vacant spots            
Headstone base            
Anderson, Mr. Joe Pete 1888 1956       FHM
2 vacant spots            
Cement block            
------, Willie no date no date       Cement block
2 vacant spots            
Deason, John Feb 12 1882 Apr 20 1959       Married Aug 8 1918
Deason, Addie Dec 26 1892 June 29 1962        
Strange, Emerson, Sr. Apr 30 1927 Sept 1 1988       Married Sept 8 1955
Strange, Willie Mar 21 1931 no date        
Section A Row 19
17 vacant spots            
Dabney, Willie B. no date no date        
2 vacant spots            

Names Born Died Father Mother Spouse Notes
Section B Row 1
4 vacant spots           Begin plot
Old FHM            
Vacant spot           End plot
Vacant spot            
Old FHM            
Vacant spot            
Gipson, Annie Katherine July 15 1937 Aug 18 1975        
4 vacant spots            
Williams, Arthur 1898 1974        
Williams, Cleo 1907 1976        
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 2
Strange, ---illie no date no date       Painted on cement block
4 vacant spots            
Strange no date no date       Painted on cement block
6 vacant spots            
Jones, Lizzie E. July 18 1901 Apr 22 1965       Begin Jones plot
Vacant spot           End Jones plot
Tombstone base            
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 3
3 vacant spots           Begin plot
Old FHM            
3 vacant spots            
Buffington, Charles E.           Engraved in curb
End plot
6 vacant spots            
Coleman, Mary Ethel Oct 10 1891 Sept 12 1987       Married June 23 1929
Coleman, Henry C. Oct 22 1876 Sept 24 1966        
Vacant spot            
Smith, Hattie B. 1901 1971       FHM
Section B Row 4
Strange           Painted on cement block
Marked with square of bricks & irises            
Unmarked grave           Marked with square of bricks
Vacant spot            
Heard, Willie Mae Jan 14 1942 Mar 9 1974        
Unmarked grave           Marked with square of bricks
5 vacant spots            
Wells, Willie Dec 20 1906 Feb 17 1967        
Cosby, Mary Lee Feb 7 1894 May 25 1971       Garland, TX
3 vacant spots            
Section B Row 5
7 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Marked with square of bricks
2 vacant spots            
Strange, Willie V.           Painted on cement block
Sterling, Mable July 6 1913 July 6 2005        
White, E. Thelma Apr 27 1929 Dec 6 1992        
Hamilton, Thelma Mar 1 1920 July 2 1988        
Harkey, Ruth Lurline Nov 4 1916 Nov 6 1967        
Cremation urn            
Section B Row 6
8 vacant spots            
Hooker, Alberta Jan 6 1916 Apr 30 1973        
Vacant spot            
Johnson, Oliver T. May 5 1920 Jan 7 1968       Texas PFC 95 Engr SVC Regt WWII
3 vacant spots            
Miller, Charlie Mae no date no date        
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 7
5 vacant spots            
Hopkins, Ezzie 1943 1975        
5 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Marked with flowers
Hicks, Lurline July 30 1911 Apr 6 2001       "three sons"
Mathis, Walter Dec 24 1889 Dec 30 1974       "one daughter and one son"
Hicks, Howard James Oct 24 1944 July 29 1972       Texas SP4 US Army Vietnam
Section B Row 8
9 vacant spots            
Moore, Odessa Sept 15 1907 Sept 17 1972        
Burns, Hattie 1908 1977        
Henderson, Hazel 1891 1977        
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Section B Row 9
5 vacant spots           Begin Dabney plot
Vacant spot            
Dabney, Robert E. Feb 11 1922 Jan 17 2001       FHM
3 vacant spots           End Dabney plot
5 vacant spots            
Section B Row 10
6 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Vacant spot            
Mitchell, Lenora           Painted on brick
Mitchell, Samuel, Sr. Aug 11 1936 Sept 16 2000        
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Mitchell, Lenora Nov 30 1906 Feb 6 1990        
Crosby, Mary Alice May 25 1951 Nov 6 1969       Garland, TX
Unmarked grave           Marked with bricks, plastic fencing
Unmarked grave           Marked with bricks, plastic fencing
Section B Row 11
Wright, Fannie M. Jan 22 1904 Nov 12 1973        
2 vacant spots            
Cement slab            
Tombstone base            
Vacant spot            
Williams, Jimmie Lee Jan 18 1929 Jan 24 1978       SSgt US Army WWII
2 vacant spots            
Jackson, Larry James Dec 14 1958 June 18 1978        
4 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Marked with bricks and old FHM stick
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 12
Cement block            
Dabney, Franklin Roosevelt June 11 1936 no date       PFC US Marine Corps
broken stone            
2 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Pile cement rocks
4 vacant spots            
Jacob, Prince July 7 1913 Feb 25 1973       Texas PFC US Army WWII
Unmarked grave           Upright marble slab
4 vacant spots            
Section B Row 13
9 vacant spots            
Houston, Pearlie L. Oct 8 1900 Jan 29 1973       second stone
Fallen headstone            
4 vacant spots            
Section B Row 14
Jackson, Jessie James Dec 25 1929 June 7 1979        
2 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Marked with 2 cement blocks
2 vacant spots            
Wright, Odell May 20 1930 Sept 1? 1970       Texas Sgt US Army Korea
Hurdle, Lillian Feb 10 1900 Aug 24 1970        
Martin, Jessie Feb 17 1887 Oct 20 1970        
Martin, Mollie Feb 9 1892 Jan 30 1971        
3 vacant spots            
Houston, Mrs. Pearlie Oct 8
18-9
Jan 29 1913       Hand carved stone
Section B Row 15
Tindeall, Willie Mae no date no date        
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Unmarked grave           Old FHM at head of grave; "Celestine Dennis" painted on cement block at foot of grave
Bennett, Velma Mar 10 1898 Apr 18 1980        
3 vacant spots            
----, Emma Hellen 1891 1971        
Unmarked grave           Cement block
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 16
Unmarked grave           Strange painted on cement block
4 vacant spots            
Riley, Samuel, Sr. Apr 24 1933 Mar 4 1999        
Unmarked grave           Marked with bricks and old FHM
Unmarked grave           Marked with brick square
Thompson, Cutis C. Feb 3 1985 Oct 20 1996        
4 vacant spots            
Section B Row 17
Unmarked grave            
Vacant spot            
Stokes, L.C. Oct 11 1916 Feb 13 1995       US Army WWII
Unmarked grave           curbed with bricks and marked with wooden cross
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave           Marked with cement block, brick square, and wooden stake
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave            
Champ, -----           Curbed plot marked with old FHM
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave           Old FHM
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 18
Wright, Johnny Dec 5 1900 June 3 1990        
Wright, Maggie June 4 1904 Sept 16 1997        
Vacant spot            
Wright, Joe F. July 4 1947 Apr 30 1991        
Unmarked grave           Marked with circular cement slab and white cross
Unmarked grave           Marked with white cross
Carlile, Aldric Leron June 30 1974 Nov 15 1991       Curbed plot
Aged 17 yrs
Vacant spot            
Walter, Charlie May 25 1925 May 11 1993       Pvt US Army WWII
4 vacant spots            
Section B Row 19
6 vacant spots            
Williamson, Arthur Aug 4 1919 Nov 14 1982       Pvt US Army WWII
Unmarked grave           Broken FHM
Vacant spot            
Deckard, John A. 1900 1981       FHM
Mack, Jessie Mae Dec 30 1927 June 28 1981        
Vacant spot            
Wilder, Jim Jan 3 1895 May 31 1981       US Army WWI
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 20
Unmarked grave           Marked with flowers, plastic Bible, wood stake
Vacant spot            
Scroggins, Murray Sept 2 1923 June 6 1983        
Williams, Jessie Lee Oct 3 1911 Dec 27 1982       Pvt US Army WWII
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave            
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Jackson, Robert L. Sept 26 1909 no date       Begin Jackson plot
Jackson, Johnnie C. Apr 26 1913 Jan 31 1982       End Jackson plot
Vacant spot            
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Section B Row 21
Vacant spot            
Williams, Nancy J. Sept 27 1934 Mar 14 1984        
Price, Alvin, Jr. July 29 1940 Sept 23 1984        
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Mims, Mr. Henry 1905 1989       FHM
Vacant spot            
Roquemore, Roy L. Oct 1 1947 Oct 23 1988        
Ford, Margaret May 25 1904 May 14 1986        
Vacant spot            
Section B Row 22
Lewis, Valliree June 4 1905 July 3 1993        
Buffin, Fannie no date no date        
Williams, Eddie May 8 1924 Dec 1 1990       US Army WWII
2 vacant spots            
Hicks, Tara D. and her son May 6 1968 July 8 1993        
Unmarked grave            
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Buffin, Windell --- 24 1904 Nov 1999       FHM
Craig, W.A., Jr. May 27 1931 Feb 23 1999        
Unmarked grave           Marked with flowers
Vacant spot            

Names Born Died Father Mother Spouse Notes
Section C Row 1
Kittrell, Bernice Aug 20 1912 June 22 1997        
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Strange, Allison Mar 5 1922 Dec 22 1997        
Strange, Joe Earl Oct 28 1949 Oct 6 1999        
Unmarked grave           Brick lined plot
Vacant Spot            
Pappas, Nell J. 1930 2000        
Gibson, Lena M. 1956 no date        
Section C Row 2
Denson, P. no date no date        
2 vacant spots            
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Stokes, Dorothy Jean June 25 1948 June 26 2000        
Greenwood, Evalena no date no date        
Section C Row 3
Linvel, Melba Ruth 1912 1999        
Vacant spot            
Roquemore, Tommie V. 1946 2001        
Roquemore, Sandra J. 1950 no date        
Mathis, Michael Aug 3 1953 Mar 20 2002        
Mathis, Debra May 3 1955 no date        
Section C Row 4
Wright, Julia 1910 1999        
Hill, Richard Howard, Jr. Aug 29 1963 Apr 18 1999        
4 vacant spots            
Section C Row 5
Unmarked grave           Brick lined plot with old FHM
M.P.            
4 vacant spots            
Section C Row 6
Martin, Sylvest no date no date        
Vacant spot            
Hunt, Willie M. May 27 1936 Nov 19 2000        
Strange, Rodney L. Mar 11 1975 Jan 25 2002        
Gibson-Davis, Willene Jan 6 1921 Apr 14 2002        
Vacant spot            
Stokes, Windell, Sr. May 22 1954 Sept 7 2002       FHM
2 vacant spots            
Section C Row 7
Vacant spot            
Strange, Joe, Jr. Nov 16 1968 Dec 2 2002       FHM
Heard, Anderson 1913 2003        
Calloway, Ruby L. Apr 16 1947 Sept 2? 200?        
Unmarked grave            
Tasby, Bobbie Lee Jan 11 1947 Aug 3 2003        
Unmarked grave           Marked with old FHM
Section C Row 8
2 vacant spots            
Taylor, Roger L. 1964 2005       FHM
Vacant spot            
Jones, Mrs. Jimmie L. Mar 24 1916 Oct 26 2005        
Jones, Evelyn July 27 1928 Mar 7 2005        
Section C Row 9
Empty
Section C Row 10
Empty
Section C Row 11
Empty
Section C Row 12
Empty


Veterans Interred Here
Provided by Holli Boone Kees

NAME BORN DIED MILITARY SERVICE
Travis Starts 3 Aug 1912 3 NOv 1968 Oklahoma S1 USNR WWII
Kasey Johnson 24 Apr 1921 17 Aug 1987 PVT US Army WWII
Joseph Kittrell 3 Apr 1895 13 Feb 1963 Texas PVT US Army WW I
Eddie Williams 8 May 1924 1 Dec 1990 US Army WWII
Jessie Williams 3 Oct 1911 27 Dec 1982 PVT US Army WWII
Jim Wilder 3 Jan 1895 31 May 1981 US Army WW I
Charlie Walter 25 May 1925 11 May 1993 PVT US Army WWII
L. C. Stokes 11 Oct 1916 13 Feb 1995 US Army WWII
Odell Wright 20 May 1930 ?? Sep 1970 Texas Sgt US Army Korea
Prince Jacob 7 Jul 1913 25 Feb 1973 Texas PFC US Army WWII
Franklin Dabney 11 Jun 1936 no date PFC US Marine Corp
Jimmie Williams 18 Jan 1929 24 Jan 1978 SSGT US Army WWII
Howard Hicks 24 Oct 1944 29 Jul 1972 Texas SP4 US Army Vietnam
Oliver Johnson 5 May 1920 7 Jan 1968 Texas PFC 95 Engr SVC Regt WWII
Prince Wiley 21 Apr 1892 16 Sep 1966 Louisiana Cook Co C 331 SVC BN QMC WW I
Robert Douglas 6 Nov 1937 1 Aug 1993 PFC US Army
HIram Gibson 22 Apr 1910 3 Mar 1975 PFC US Army WWII
Wesley Kimble 10 Aug 1890 2 Jun 1949 Louisiana PVT 162 Depot Brig WW I
J. C. Dennis 3 Mar 1915 15 Aug 1974 PVT US Army
Jack Timmons 16 Sep 1920 13 Feb 1950 Texas TEC5 318 AA Balloon BN CAC WWII
Eddie Price 17 Feb 1943 2 Nov 1978 US Army Vietnam



If you have any information on persons buried here, especially those persons interred in Unmarked Graves, please Jeff Lowe
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