Fordtran Cemetery
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History
Fordtran Cemetery was originally called the "Midgett Grave Yard". The first recorded burial was in Dec. 1898, of Escar BUCHANAN. At least thirty-nine of the approx 140 of those interred here are related to the MIDGETT-BUCHANAN families.Hugh Mack MIDGETT married Sarah C. BUCHANAN in 1877 in Wilson County, TN. The MIDGETT and BUCHANAN families (including parents, siblings and children) left Tennessee about 1882, headed for Missouri. Rains, flood, mud, and other hardships caused the families to give up their desire to locate to Missouri and they detoured to Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, where Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT (interred in this cemetery) had a sister and other family. The MIDGETT and BUCHANAN families stayed in Illinois until ca 1898, when they located to the Fordtran area. These families were among the firsts settlers to the Fordtran area and many served as teachers, postmasters, store owners, etc. for the area. The first recorded land deeds in Victoria County for these families are dated November 1898 and can be found in the Victoria County Courthouse Deed Records. In 1898, Hugh MIDGETT bought 160 acres of land, which included the approximate ½ acre later set aside for the cemetery. In 1905, Hugh MIDGETT sold the land to Samuel W. McCollum, "save and except about one-half acre of land in North line of said tract which is reserved and is known as the MIDGETT grave yard." Hugh and Sarah MIDGETT moved to Uvalde County, Texas, where their youngest son and his wife were residing. Many of the families remained in the Fordtran area. Both Hugh and Sarah MIDGETT are interred here. Since that time, many of the MIDGETT, BUCHANAN and associated families have been interred at the MIDGETT Grave Yard/Fordtran Cemetery. There is a Fordtran Cemetery Association that has jurisdiction over the cemetery. Mr. Delbert Maggard is the head of the Association at this time. Many descendants are still living in the Victoria County area.
Midgett Family
First Seven RowsSee also a complete transcription.
We thank Kerry Renfrow Moody for the following contribution. The Midgett family of Fordtran is her line. Elizabeth M. (Minerva) Midgett is her great, great, great-grandmother.
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Stone Inscriptions | Notes of Kerry Moody |
| Row 1 | ||||
| Barnett, Mary E. | 10-23-1925 | 01-18-1997 | ||
| Barnett, Freddie F. | 08-14-1930 | 07-09-1977 | ||
| Barnett, Elmer C. | 11-19-1885 | 09-29-1972 | ||
| Barnett, Viola P. | 12-03-1899 | 08-17-1981 | ||
| Swartz, William A. | 07-24-1877 | 05-18-1967 | ||
| Priest, Joe | 1942 | 2000 | ||
| Hewitt, Mamie O. | 02-23-1893 | 12-20-1970 | ||
| Reynolds, Marguerite E. | 03-22-1916 | 02-26-1999 | ||
| Reynolds, Ernest S. | 05-09-1912 | 07-20-1973 | ||
| Balch, Billie L. | 08-21-1918 | 12-08-1987 | ||
| Balch, Willard D. | 03-15-1919 | 02-09-1993 | ||
| Row 2 | ||||
| Boyd, Clarence Finley | 01-04-1917 | 08-26-1917 | ||
| Row 3 | ||||
| Marker-No Name | ||||
| Buergner, Friedericke | 1849 | 1929 | ||
| Dowlearn, W.H. | 06-09-1891 | 01-23-1914 | Our darling one hath gone before to greet us on the blissful shore. Gone but not forgotten | First Husband of Nannie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Midgett |
| Jacobs, Ethia V. | 10-21-1902 | 05-07-1945 | ||
| Jacobs, Charley Y. | 10-17-1901 | 12-12-1990 | ||
| Jacobs, Esther | 04-10-1909 | |||
| Row 4 | ||||
| Foster, Robert Edwin | 10-20-1888 | 05-13-1982 | ||
| Foster, Matilda Ellen | 03-30-1892 | 02-03-1962 | ||
| Foster, Herbert Melvin | 12-10-1921 | 03-05-1923 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. R.E. Foster | |
| Foster, Kinard | 11-25-1844 | 03-15-1921 | Co. H. 6th S.C. Cav CSA | |
| Foster, Irene Carsner | 12-04-1858 | 01-11-1938 | w/o Kinard | |
| Jacobs, Mr. Inez | 05-31-1877 | 12-29-1913 | ||
| Jacobs, Edward | 07-13-1872 | 09-03-1941 | ||
| Jacobs, Dora Ann | 01-16-1874 | 03-25-1949 | ||
| Smith, Caldwell | 06-26-1844 | 07-16-1910 | ||
| Smith, Fannie W. | 07-20-1855 | 07-12-1950 | ||
| Row 5 | ||||
| Buchanan, Elijah J. | 1870 | 1943 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Buchanan, Cora | 1876 | 1963 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Buchanan, Laban E. | 10-21-1824 | 07-24-1910 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Buchanan, Martha J. | 11-29-1823 | 01-08-1910 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Buchanan, Vedah E. | 08-04-1906 | 12-08-1906 | Gone but not forgotten | Buchanan Family Plot |
| Brown, Arthur | 07-02-1892 | 04-12-1980 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Brown, Alta Mae | 04-30-1898 | 05-24-1989 | Buchanan Family Plot | |
| Haynes, Martha Lorraine | 04-03-1892 | 03-22-1935 | Mother | |
| Haynes, Samuel Hardin | 02-25-1882 | 11-23-1969 | Father | |
| Daniels, Lara Badgett | 02-11-1872 | 05-15-1949 | Mother | |
| Daniels, James C. | 05-02-1869 | 07-02-1945 | Father | |
| Daniels, J.L. | 06-26-1902 | 12-15-1973 | ||
| Daniels, Lola | 04-26-1905 | |||
| Chambers, Lillie M. | 10-23-1914 | 01-14-1991 | ||
| Row 6 | ||||
| Midgett, Elizabeth M. | 03-26-1835 | 03-17-1912 | Midgett Family Plot, known name is Minerva Badgett Midgett, death certificate gives death as 03-12-1912 | |
| Midgett, Hugh M. | 1853 | 1932 | Midgett Family Plot-s/o of Henry A. & Minerva Badgett Midgett, h/o Sarah C. Buchanan | |
| Midgett, Sarah C. | 1860 | 1952 | Midgett Family Plot-Nee Buchanan, w/o Hugh M. Midgett | |
| Hailey, Dahlgren H. | 03-20-1880 | 09-15-1958 | Midgett Family Plot-h/o Lillie Era Midgett | |
| Hailey, Era M. | 09-01-1882 | 03-17-1946 | Midgett Family Plot-d/o Hugh M. & Sarah Midgett, w/o Dahlgren Hailey | |
| Hailey, Kenneth Dahlgren | 03-02-1915 | 12-22-1934 | Midgett Family Plot-s/o Dahlgren H. & Era Midgett Hailey | |
| Midgett, Jesse B. | 02-27-1857 | 06-03-1945 | Father | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-s/o Henry A. & Minerva Badgett Midgett, h/o America M. Sheppard |
| Midgett, America | 03-06-1861 | 04-21-1937 | Mother | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-w/o Jesse Badgett Midgett |
| Midgett, Horace L. | 05-07-1895 | 02-14-1913 | Son of J.B. & A.M. Midgett | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-s/o Jesse B. & America Midgett |
| Midgett, Baby | 10-30-1900 | 11-04-1900 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-child of Jesse B. & America Midgett | |
| Nickel, James | 01-07-1881 | 08-27-1911 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-1st husband of Selma Ollie Midgett | |
| Borchers, Selma Ollie | 09-20-1886 | 09-29-1961 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-d/o of Jesse B. & America Midgett | |
| Borchers, Edmond | 03-24-1866 | 06-15-1941 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-2nd husband of Selma Ollie Midgett | |
| Nickel, Welton | 12-18-1915 | 05-06-1974 | Married 08-10-1939 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-s/o Edd & Laura Edith Midgett Nickel, h/o Gladys Fudge |
| Nickel, Gladys | 06-15-1923 | Married 08-10-1939 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-Nee Fudge, w/o Welton Nickel | |
| Nickel, Edd | 03-25-1891 | 06-23-1960 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-h/o Laura Edith Midgett | |
| Nickel, Laura Edith | 04-30-1892 | 05-17-1956 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-d/o Jesse B. & America Midgett, w/o Edd Nickel | |
| Jetton, James Welton | 12-06-1919 | Married 05-28-1942 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-h/o Christa Clare Nickel | |
| Jetton, Christa Clare | 12-28-1919 | 04-19-1987 | Married 05-28-1942 | 2nd Midgett Family Plot-d/o Edd & Larua Edith Midgett Nickel, w/o James W.Jetton |
| Row 7 | ||||
| Stephens, Carl H. | 09-26-1902 | 05-16-1969 | Husband of Nellie Midgett d/o Lacy D. Midgett. After her death he remarried. | |
| Stephens, Veda B. | 03-12-1912 | 05-26-1980 | 2nd wife of Carl H. Stephens- may have been a Buchanan | |
| Buchanan, Escar | 01-19-1897 | 12-02-1898 | ||
| Buchanan, Robert T. | 09-20-1866 | 07-21-1956 | ||
| Buchanan, Mary G. | 09-02-1871 | 09-11-1954 |
MIDGETT, BUCHANAN and Associated Families
Interred at the MIDGETT Grave YardBADGETT, Minerva (Elizabeth M.), married Henry A. MIDGETT; mother of Hugh M. MIDGETTt, Jessie B. MIDGETT
BARNETT, Mary Green married Robert T. BUCHANAN
BATTS, Lee Edd married Mettie Cecil BUCHANAN, daughter of Robert T. & Mary Green BUCHANAN
BORCHERS, Edmond married Selma Ollie MIDGETT, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT
BRANCH, John R , son of Martha E. "Mettie" BUCHANAN & Joshua B. BRANCH
BRANCH, Joshua B. married Martha E. "Mettie" BUCHANAN, daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN
BRANCH, Myrtle Minnie, daughter of Martha E. "Mettie" BUCHANAN and Joshua B. BRANCH
BROWN, Arthur married Alta M. BUCHANAN, daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Alta M., daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Elijah John, son of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Escar, son of Robert T. & Mary Green BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Laban ESTES, married Martha J. SAULMON; father of Martha "Mettie", Sarah C., Robert T., & Elijah J. BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Martha E. "Mattie", daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Robert Thomas, son of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN
BUCHANAN, Sarah C. "Sallie", daughter of Laban ESTES & Martha Saulmon BUCHANAN; married Hugh M. MIDGETT
BUCHANAN, Vedah E., daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN
COCKRUM, Veda B., daughter of Ralph & Atah F. BUCHANAN COCKRUM; Atah BUCHANAN was a daughter of Elijah J. & Cora Hudgens BUCHANAN
DOWLEARN, Wm. Hays married Nannie Elizabeth MIDGETT, daughter of Nathaniel Henry & Sarah Raider MIDGETT
FUDGE, Gladys married Welton NICKEL. Welton NICKEL was the son of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL
HAILEY, Dahlgren H. Married Lillie Era MIDGETT, daughter of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT
HAILEY, Kenneth Dahlgren, son of Dahlgren & Lillie Era MIDGETT HAILEY
HUDGENS, Cora married Elijah J. BUCHANAN
JETTON, James Welton married Christa Clare NICKEL, daughter of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL
LINDSEY, Lenora A. married William John BRADY [William BRADY was a brother to Minnie Belle BRADY. Minnie Belle BRADY married Lacy Delphus MIDGETT, son of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT. Minnie & Lacy MIDGETT are interred at NURSERY CEMETERY, just a few miles from this cemetery]
MIDGETT, Baby, child of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT
MIDGETT, Horace Lee, son of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT
MIDGETT, Hugh Mack "Huey", son of Henry A. & Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT; married Sarah C. BUCHANAN; set aside land for this cemetery
MIDGETT, Jessie Badgett, son of Henry A. & Minerva E. Badgett MIDGETT; married America SHEPPARD
MIDGETT, Laura Edith, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT; married Edd NICKEL
MIDGETT, Lillie Era, daughter of Hugh M. & Sarah C. BUCHANAN MIDGETT; married Dahlgreen HAILEY
MIDGETT, Selma Ollie, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT; married 1st James NICKEL; married 2nd Edmond BORCHERS
NICKEL, Christa Clare, daughter of Edd & Laura Edith MIDGETT NICKEL; married James Welton JETTON
NICKEL, Edd married Laura Edith MIDGETT, daughter of Jessie B. & America Sheppard MIDGETT
NICKEL, James E., first husband of Selma Ollie MIDGETT
NICKEL, Welton, son of Edd & Laura E. MIDGETT NICKEL; married Gladys FUDGE
SAULMON, Martha Jane married Laban ESTES BUCHANAN
SHEPPARD/SHEPHERD, America M. married Jessie B. MIDGETT
STEPHENS, Carl H. married 1st Ina Nellie MIDGETT, daughter of Lacy & Minnie B. Brady MIDGETT; married 2nd Veda B. COCKRUM