This cemetery is located on the Gregg Co.-Upshur Co. line on N. Phillips Springs Rd, 4/10 of a mile E. of East Lake Dr. and 1 9/10 miles N. & W. from Gay Ave in Gladewater, TX. The cemetery is in very poor condition, no longer being maintained and has not been used for some time. Vandalism in the 1970's and 1980's has left it's mark, with several stones taken from the cemetery, some stones broken, and some graves actually disturbed. There are lots of graves marked with only native stones and others with just funeral home markers. UPDATE: 2010 - The road leading to the cemetery has been cleared by the county and much of the brush in the cemetery area has been cleared by the City of Gladewater.
UPDATE: You will find this to be a combination of three readings.
The first reading was done February 11, 1990 by Ryan and Thomas Coker for Ryan's Eagle Scout project. Thank you Ryan for allowing us to use your information on the Gregg County, TX GenWeb Project! We have also had 2 other readings submitted to us.....each has a few different names than the other. Over time, with vandalizm and erosion of the stones, some stones were lost, accounting for the difference in the readings. What you will find here is a compilation of all three readings.
It was read again in March, 2001 by Sharon Pierce, Randy Pierce,
and Eddie Phillips.
Thanks to Gayla Edwards Hart for sending in her recent pictures!
This cemetery is in very sad shape. There are broken headstones, and headstones that have dissappeared since Ryan Coker read this cemetery in the early 1990's. Some of the earliest settlers of Gladewater were buried in this cemetery.
A Texas Medallion, due to the efforts of John Ben Shepperd, once graced this cemetery, dedicated to Elvey Shepperd. The first one was stolen, it was then replaced, and the second one was stolen also. The police recovered the medallion and returned it to John Ben Shepperd in the early to mid 1980's. It now resides at the John Ben Shepperd Cemetery.
It reads: "Pioneer Mother Elvey Shepped 1779-1860 born in South Carolina, daughter of Elijah Anderson, a soldier of the American Revolution and Elvina Brack. Married William Shepperd in Georgia on 1-22-1802. Husband died 1828 in Alabama. Led her family to Texas in 1845 where, with help of sons and slaves, she built one of the first log cabins in this area---a log cabin which stood for over 100 years."
Thanks go to Alan Shepperd for this information from his private files! In Gay-Hagan Cem., a ? Shepperd (Broken) marker could be that of J. William Shepperd who was 1st born son of Alfred F (Fulton) Shepperd & Florence E (Elverse) Hardin Shepperd. Dates in my records are b.1845 d.?. Benjamin A. was 4th s/o Gemmette Shepperd (s/o Alfred F.) & Mildred O. Bozman Shepperd. Mildred was the d/o Benjamin Medea Bozman. Benjamin was a surveyor who came to Texas in 1839. He was 1st married to Mariah Phillips, d/o George Phillips and Elizabeth Talley and 2nd to Frances Brown, d/o Hitson Brown & Winifred Ray. Winifred was sister of Gabriel Ray.
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | REMARKS |
| ADAMS, S A | Mar. 24, 1847 | Mar. 19, 1890 | w/o B. Cannon Adams |
| ALLEN, Rebecca | 1828 | Aug. 12, 1896 | - |
| BILLINGSLEY, Arthur | 1884 | Dec 19, 1937 | Info taken from Death Certificate - No marker - H/o Lillie Bell (Lille Bell buried as Lillie Bell Carter in Old Andrews Cemetery in Andrews County, along with son Clarance Billingsley) |
| BURLINGTON, Arthur | 1872 | 1904 | - |
| BRIDGES, Mary Ann | May 21, 1827 | Jul. 5, 1875 | - |
| CANNON, Bessie Mae Moore | Apr 16, 1900 | Mar 8, 1953 | D/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas |
| CANNON, Noah | 1878 | 1919 | - |
| CANNON, Martha | 1870 | 1924 | - |
| CAMERON, N.C. | 1846 | 1924 | - |
| CANNON, Mandy | 1856 | Jul. 2, 1885 | - |
| CAPPS, Maggie Moore | - | Jul 1942 | Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas; Per Ronald Wade - Maggie Moore Capps, born in Texas the daughter of Robert Givins Moore (1874 – 1938) & Josephine "Jodie" Moore (1879 – 1946). Was married to a Mr. Capps (born 1913 Tx.) |
| DENTON, Mattie B. | 1884 | 1885 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. |
| DENTON, Jessie L | 1883 | 1891 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. |
| DENTON, Unknown | Oct 15, 1884 | Oct 15, 1884 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. |
| ESTES, Gertrude | 1912 | 1923 or 1933 | d/o I.E. & Mattie |
| ESTES, I.E. | 1853 | 1921 or 1934 | - |
| ESTES, Mattie GAY | 1871 | 1953 | w/o I.E. Estes |
| FOSHEE, Claudia | May 5, 1880 | Sep. 18, 1887 | d/o Wm.E & Mary R. |
| GAY, Charles | 1877 | 1880 | Per Ronald Wade - Charles W. Gay, born to Rufus M. Gay (1851-1907) & Nancy S. Owens (1848 – 1928). |
| GAY, Luther | Jan. 28, 1905 | Nov. 7, 1905 | - |
| GAY, M.A.J. | Sep 2, 1846 | Mar 6, 1883 | Per Ronald Wade - Mitchell A. J. Gay, born in Ga., the son of Elijah Gay (1825 – 1901) & Nancy Roberts (1827 – 1880). On 17 Dec 1879 in Union Co., Ark. he married 13 Dec 1879 in Union Co., Ark. to Josephine Patten (born about 1862). Following her death he married Nancy Ann Sullivan (1848 – 1877) and their children included Sarah Elizabeth Gay born about 1872, Jonah Gay born about 1873, and Irving Eugene Gay (14 Sep 1874 – 6 Dec 1955 Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma). By 1880 had moved to Harrison Co., Texas and died in Gladewater, Upshur Co., Texas. |
| GAY, May | Aug. 25, 1900 | Oct. 6, 1900 | - |
| GAY, R M | Mar. 31, 1851 | Apr. 10, 1907 | New stone - Per Ronald Wade - Rufus M. Gay, born in Ga., the son of Elijah Gay (1825 – 1901) & Nancy Roberts (1827 – 1880). On 29 Jul 1870 in Caddo Parish, La. he married Nancy Shadowens Owens (1848 – 1928) and their children included Martha E. Gay born about 1871, Eliga W. Gay born about 1873, Evie Susan Gay (1875 – 1964), Charles W. Gay born about 1876, Josephine Gay (1879-1946, married Robert G. Moore Sr., buried here), Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Gay (1881 – 1965, married David Holland Ribble), Nellie Gay (1883 – 1966), Rufus Allen Gay (1885 – 1945), John F. Gay born about 1888, Lee R. Gay born about 1890, and Fannie L. Gay (1893 – 1972). By 1880 the family had moved to Upshur County, Texas from Louisiana. |
| GAY, Nancy | Nov. 25, 1853 | Feb. 8, 1928 | Per Ronald Wade - Nancy Shadowens Owens Gay on 29 Jul 1870 in Caddo Parish, La. she married Rufus M. Gay (1851-1907) and their children included Martha E. Gay born about 1871, Eliga W. Gay born about 1873, Evie Susan Gay (1875 – 1964), Charles W. Gay born about 1876, Josephine Gay (1879-1946, married Robert G. Moore Sr., buried here), Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Gay (1881 – 1965, married David Holland Ribble), Nellie Gay (1883 – 1966), Rufus Allen Gay (1885 – 1945), John F. Gay born about 1888, Lee R. Gay born about 1890, and Fannie L. Gay (1893 – 1972). |
| GAY, Robert | Jun. 16, 1906 | Jun. 16, 1906 | - |
| GAY, Sarah E. | Mar. 2, 1872 | Feb 5, 1876 | d/o MAJ Gay - Per Ronald Wade - Sarah Elizabeth Gay, born to Mitchell A. J. Gay (1846-1883) & Nancy Ann Sullivan (1848 – 1877). |
| GRIMES, George H | 1859 | Mar. 10, 1939 | - |
| GRIMES, Virginia T | 1862 | Dec. 21, 1939 | w/o George H. |
| GROOMS, D.P. | 1909 | 1927 | - |
| HEWITT, Perry | 1834 | 1922 | Confederate Soldier - His wife, Nancy Rebekah (headstone), is buried in Sturdivant Cemetery in Palo Pinto County. - Per Ronald Wade - Perry Hewitt, born in Spartanburg, SC, the son of William B. Hewitt (1812 – 1860) & Susannah Clark (1815 – 1890). He married in Gordan, Ga. on 15 Sep 1867 to Nancy Rebekah Guthrie (1847 – 1916 (headstone) who is buried in Sturdivant Cemetery in Palo Pinto County, Tx. Their children included Willie Hewitt born about 1870, Ida Hewitt born about 1872, Delia Hewitt born about 1874, Viney Hewitt born about 1876, Lena Hewitt born about 1878, Jeff Hewitt born about 1879, Craig Larreston Hewitt (1880 – 1936), and Warren D. Hewitt (1886 – 1934). He was living in Georgia as late as 1920. During the Civil War he served in Company E, 40th Infantry Regiment Georgia. He was listed as a prisoner of war on Aug. 13, 1864, in the defense of Atlanta, Ga. and was released on June 11, 1865, from Camp Chase, Ohio. |
| HILL, Margaret | Mar. 14, 1861 | Aug. 4, 1907 | - |
| MASTON, Leonard | 1905 | 1905 | s/o John & Cora |
| MASTON, Tommie or Tommy | Sep. 13, 1871 | Jul. 13, 1925 | - |
| MOORE, Flossie | - | Jun 24, 1929 | D/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - Flossie Moore, born the daughter of Robert Givins Moore Sr. (1874-1939) & Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore (1879-1946). |
| MOORE, Josephine Gay | Jul 23, 1879 | Jan 24, 1946 | Death Certificate; W/o R G Sr.; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore, born in Gregg Co., Texas, the daughter of Rufus M. Gay (1851-1907) & Nancy Shadowens Owens (1848 – 1928). She married Robert Givins Moore Sr. (1874-1939) and their children included Ada Moore (1896 - 1951, married Mr. Thomas), Bessie Moore (1901 - 1953, married a Mr. Cannon), Rufus C. Moore born about 1904, Robert Givins Moore Jr. born about 1907, Maude Moore (1910-1933), Maggie Moore (1911 - 1942, married a Mr. Capps), Minnie Moore (1913 - 1932), Flossie Moore (1915 - 1929), William M. Moore (1918-1942), and Nina Moore born about 1923. |
| MOORE, Maude | Dates are eroded | Dates are eroded | Obit says d. Mar 3, 1933; D/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - Maude Moore, born the daughter of Robert Givins Moore Sr. (1874-1939) & Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore (1879-1946). |
| MOORE, Minnie | May 20, 1913 | Jul 10, 1932 | D/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - Minnie Moore, born the daughter of Robert Givins Moore Sr. (1874-1939) & Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore (1879-1946). |
| MOORE, R G Sr. | - | Nov 22, 1939 | Death Certificate; H/o Josephine; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - Robert Givins Moore Sr., born in Texas, married Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore (1879-1946) and their children included Ada Moore (1896 - 1951, married Mr. Thomas), Bessie Moore (1901 - 1953, married a Mr. Cannon), Rufus C. Moore born about 1904, Robert Givins Moore Jr. born about 1907, Maude Moore (1910-1933), Maggie Moore (1911 - 1942, married a Mr. Capps), Minnie Moore (1913 - 1932), Flossie Moore (1915 - 1929), William M. Moore (1918-1942), and Nina Moore born about 1923. |
| MOORE, William | Aug 24, 1918 | Jun 16, 1942 | Death Certificate; S/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas - Per Ronald Wade - William M. Moore, born the son of Robert Givins Moore Sr. (1874-1939) & Josephine "Jodie" Gay Moore (1879-1946). |
| PERDUE, Mary Ann BRIDGES | 1827 | 1875 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. - Per Ronald Wade - Mary Ann Bridges Perdue, born in Upson Co., Ga., the daughter of James Bridges (who died in Russell Co., Ala.) & Miranda Purnell (1805 – 1850). On 15 Jan 1846 in Russell Co., Ala. she married William Wesley Perdue (1814-1896) and their children included James Madison Perdue (1848 – 1929), Robert Monroe Perdue (1850 – 1921), Margaret Miranda Perdue (1851 – 1877), Joseph Washington Perdue (1854 – 1936), Charles Shehane Perdue (1855 – 1859), William Wesley Perdue Jr. (1859 – 1947), John Perdue (1863 – 1866), and Sidney Chapel Perdue (1867 – 1873). |
| PERDUE, Sidney Chapel | Jan. 9, 1867 | Sep. 16, 1873 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. - Per Ronald Wade - Sidney Chapel Perdue, born to William Wesley Perdue (1814-1896)& Mary Ann Bridges (1827 – 1875). |
| PERDUE, William Wesley | 1814 | 1896 | Picture compliments of Gayla Hart. Taken as the brush was cleared from the cemetery in 2006. - Per Ronald Wade - William Wesley Perdue, born in Jefferson Co., Ga., the son of Benjamin A Perdue (1785 – 1839)& Rachel Anderson (1785 – 1844). On 15 Jan 1846 in Russell Co., Ala. he married Mary Ann Bridges (1827 – 1875). Their children included James Madison Perdue (1848 – 1929), Robert Monroe Perdue (1850 – 1921), Margaret Miranda Perdue (1851 – 1877), Joseph Washington Perdue (1854 – 1936), Charles Shehane Perdue (1855 – 1859), William Wesley Perdue Jr. (1859 – 1947), John Perdue (1863 – 1866), and Sidney Chapel Perdue (1867 – 1873). During the Civil War enlisted in Company I, Georgia 28th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1861. Mustered out on 15 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA. |
| POPE, Freeman | Dec. 1, 1941 | Dec. 1, 1941 | - |
| RIBBLE, John Edward | Apr 6, 1905 | Sep 12, 1905 | s/o DH & Maggie - Per Ronald Wade - John Edward Ribble, born the son of David Holland Ribble (1879-1933) and Mary Magdeline GAY (1881 – 1965). |
| RIBBLE, Mattie Jane Gay | Feb. 6, 1873 | Feb. 9, 1907 | d/o RM & Nancy Gay - Per Ronald Wade - Martha E. "Mattie" Jane Ribble Gay, born in Parker Co., Tx. the daughter of Harvey Washington Ribble (1844 – 1900) & Sarah Jane Harrison (1843 – 1893). In 1898 she married a Mr. Williams and they had a son, Ralph Raymond Williams (1899 – 1974). On 30 Aug 1903 she married Rufus Allen (Bass) Gay (1885 – 1945) and their children included Arthur Manra Gay (1904 – 1958), & Nancy Larain Gay (born about 1906). |
| ROBINSON, James A | 1873 | 1944 | - |
| ROBINSON, Emma R | 1863 | 1943 | w/o James A. |
| ROLLINS, James D. | 1856 | 1879 | Marker moved to Rosedale
Cemetery between 1990 & 2001. Do not know if remains were
moved also to Rollins plot with what appears to be his son and |
| SHEPPERD, Alfred F | Nov. 13, 1817 | Jul. 24, 1876 | Per Ronald Wade - Alfred Fulton Shepperd, born in Jefferson, Georgia, the son of William Shepperd (1777 – 1824) & Elvina "Elvy" Anderson (1768 – 1860). On 11 Jan 1843 in Montgomery, Ala. he married Florence "Mammy" Elverse Hardin (1825-1907) and their children included Albert William Shepperd born about 1845, Gemmette Franklin Shepperd (1847-1909), Jeanetta Shepperd about 1847, Alfred Eleazor Shepperd (1851 – 1923), Mary L. Rivanna Shepperd (1855 – 1929), Rivennah Rube A. Shepperd about 1857, L. A. Shepperd (1860 – 1866), John Henry Shepperd (1862 – 1945). |
| SHEPPERD, Benjamin A | Oct. 20, 1876 | Jul. 28, 1878 | s/o GF & MD or MO - Per Ronald Wade - Benjamin A. Shepperd, born the son of Gemmette Franklin Shepperd (1847 Upshur Co., Tx. – 1909 Gladewater, Upshur Co., Tx., buried Rosedale Cemetery, Gregg Co., Tx.) & Millard O. Shepperd (1853 Upshur Co. – 1940 Gladewater, Texas). |
| SHEPPERD, C L or LL | Jul. 30, 1849 | May 12, 1854 | - |
| SHEPPERD, Elvey | 1779 | 1860 | Per Ronald Wade - Elvey Anderson Shepperd, born
in SC, the daughter of Elijah Anderson, a veteran of the American Revolution Pioneer Mother - Elvey Shepperd (1779-1860) & Elvina Brack. Married William Shepperd (1756 – 1828 Ala.) in Richmond, Georgia, Feb 22, 1802. Their children included Wiley Shepherd (1778 – 1851), Jacob Shepherd (1792 – 1884), William Shepherd (1793 – 1871), Catherine Shepherd (1796 – 1861), Lewis Shepherd (1800 – 1890), Nathaniel "Nate" Shepherd (1803 – 1863), James F. Shepherd (1806 – 1896), Henry Shepherd (1811 – 1888), and Allen Jesse Shepherd (1811 – 1889). She led her family to Texas in 1845, where with help of sons & slaves, she built one of first homes in this area - a log cabin that stood for over 100 years. This medallion now resides at the John Ben Shepperd Cemetery by the left side of the fence. |
| SHEPPERD, Florence E | Nov. 9, 1825 | Sep. 8, 1907 | Per Ronald Wade - Florence "Mammy" Elverse Hardin Shepperd, born in SC, the daughter of Albert Hardin (1793 SC - 1863 Montgomery, Ala.) & Elizabeth Woods Harden (1802 Abbeville, SC – 1865 Anderson, SC). She married Alfred Fulton Shepperd (1817-1876) and their children included Albert William Shepperd born about 1845, Gemmette Franklin Shepperd (1847-1909), Jeanetta Shepperd about 1847, Alfred Eleazor Shepperd (1851 – 1923), Mary L. Rivanna Shepperd (1855 – 1929), Rivennah Rube A. Shepperd about 1857, L. A. Shepperd (1860 – 1866), John Henry Shepperd (1862 – 1945). |
| SHEPPERD, Jessie M | Mar. 28, 1875 | May 12, 1876 | d/o GF & MD or MO - Per Ronald Wade - Jessie M. Shepperd, born the daughter of Gemmette Franklin Shepperd (1847 Upshur Co., Tx. – 1909 Gladewater, Upshur Co., Tx., buried Rosedale Cemetery, Gregg Co., Tx.) & Millard O. Shepperd (1853 Upshur Co. – 1940 Gladewater, Texas). |
| SHEPPERD, Infant | Jan. 24, 1874 | Mar 12, 1874 | d/o of GF & MD or MO - Per Ronald Wade - Infant Daughter Shepperd, infant daughter of Gemmette Franklin Shepperd (1847 Upshur Co., Tx. – 1909 Gladewater, Upshur Co., Tx., buried Rosedale Cemetery, Gregg Co., Tx.) & Millard O. Shepperd (1853 Upshur Co. – 1940 Gladewater, Texas). |
| SHEPPERD, L.A. | 1860 | 1866 | s/o Alfred F & Florence E. - Per Ronald Wade - L. A. Shepperd, born the son of Alfred Fulton Shepperd (1817-1876) & Florence "Mammy" Elverse Hardin (1825-1907) |
| SHEPPERD, ? (Broken) | 1845 | ? | - |
| STULL, John | May 8, 1868 | May 12, 1875 | - |
| THOMAS, Ada Moore | Jan 2, 1896 | Jul 20, 1951 | death certificate; D/o Josephine & R G Moore Sr; Submitted by Peggy (Moore) Thomas |
| WESLEY, William | Dec. 14, 1814 | Dec. 2, 1896 | - |
| YEARGON, Wammon Lester | 1904 | 1939 | - |
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