Antioch Prosperity Cemetery
New Boston, Texas
GPS Coords: 33.485777, -94.408261
on Hwy 8, about .8 mile north of I-30, on the right hand side of the road
(African American)
Transcribed by Vernon and Linda Binger, 2006.
While we were walking this cemetery, one of the caretakers approached us and was able to tell us that the true name of Antioch Cemetery is indeed Antioch Prosperity Cemetery and is cared for by three or four local churches.
There were a total of 231 graves that can be identified as such. 177 of these graves were marked as follows.
| Name | Birth | Death | Inscriptions/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aunt Stella | (a single stone off to itself) | ||
| ?, Oscar | April | (stone is partially buried) | |
| Adams, Johnny | 1920 | 1985 | US Army |
| Allen, Erma Jean (Stewart) | 9 Aug 1932 | 21 Feb 1977 | |
| Alley, P.V. (Jack) Sr. | 16 Aug 1914 | 25 Apr 1995 | |
| Anthony, Marandie | 25 Jul 1903 | 3 Oct 1969 | |
| Ball, Cisero | 15 Apr 1903 | 14 Apr 1987 | |
| Ball, Nettie | 1898 | 1979 | |
| Barber, Elvie Mae | 24 Apr 1947 | 11 Mar 2000 | |
| Bizzell, Bulah H. | 19 Jun 1887 | 1 Jan 1938 | |
| Boone, McHenry | 6 May 1922 | 25 Mar 1980 | Double stone with Johnnie Boone, Married ? Sept 28, 1952 |
| Burns, Della Mae | 11 Apr 1910 | 5 Mar 1980 | |
| Burns, Edmond | 15 Mar 1905 | 26 Apr 1998 | |
| Campbell, Curley Lee | 25 Oct 1932 | 2 Feb 2004 | |
| Chappell, Elenora | 2 Oct 1919 | 31 May 1991 | |
| Chappell, James | 23 Dec 1917 | 22 Feb 1958 | TXS PFC 1346 Base Unit AAF WWII |
| Chappell, Otis | 9 Jun 7946 | 7 Oct 1981 | |
| Chappell, Rufies | 1916 | 1982 | CM3 US Navy WWII |
| Copeland, Dannie L. | 20 Mar 1967 | 11 Aug 1997 | |
| Copeland, Latonia Evette (Walker) | 1 Jun 1966 | 10 Jan 1991 | |
| Cursh, Puffin | 1 Oct 1906 | Aged 50 years | |
| Doss, Bill | 14 Sep 1867 | 24 Apr 1953 | Dbl stone with Mattie Doss |
| Doss, Mattie | 10 Feb 1876 | 11 Jun 1965 | Dbl stone with Bill Doss |
| Faniel, Daniel Ed | 27 Dec 1916 | 29 sep 1969 | |
| Faniel, Luella | 8 Jan 1919 | 12 sep 1975 | |
| Farris, Mable | 1912 | 1982 | Dbl stone with Tullie Farris |
| Farris, Tullie | 10 Mar 1909 | 23 Oct 2004 | Dbl stone with Mable Farris |
| Fisher, L. G. | 1925 | 1991 | |
| Fletcher, Ella Mae | 28 May 1907 | 25 Oct 1976 | Dbl stone with Paul Ray Fletcher |
| Fletcher, Paul Ray | 25 Nov 1958 | 2 Feb 1962 | Dbl stone with Ella Mae Fletcher |
| Franklin, Ernest Andrew | PFC US Army | ||
| French, Geraldine (Fletcher) | 13 Jun 1935 | 3 Feb 1983 | |
| Galbert, Mitchell | 18 Jul 1912 | 12 Aug 1978 | |
| Garland, Lizzie | 25 Feb 1876 | 9 Jan 1972 | |
| Gooden, Corey LaShawn | 29 Mar 1988 | 1 Aug 2001 | Age 13 |
| Gooden, Edna (Walker) | 11 Feb 1907 | 10 Sep 1979 | |
| Gooden, Pearlie | 17 Nov 1905 | 25 Aug 1988 | |
| Griffin, Eugene | 5 May 1937 | 20 Jan 2005 | |
| Griffin, James Martin | 15 Mar 1933 | 31 Mar 1991 | |
| Griffin, M. H. Sr. | 22 Feb 1920 | 15 Jan 1997 | US Navy WWII |
| Griffin, Mary | 11 May 1927 | 6 Nov 1972 | |
| Griffin, Viola | 21 Mar 1960 | 5 Apr 2004 | |
| Griffin, Wanda J. | 17 Sep 1964 | 15 Jan 2000 | |
| Griffin, Willie Mae | 15 Jan 1914 | 30 Aug 1995 | |
| Harper, Willie M. (Stewart) | 19 Dec 1919 | 30 Mar 1999 | |
| Hart, Ida (House) | 16 Nov 18?? | ?? 19?2 | (Concrete block with black stick-on letters - Some letters missing) |
| Hart, Minnie B. | 10 Aug 1894 | 1 Mar 1973 | |
| Henderson, Cleve | 1 Aug 1884 | 27 Jun 1966 | TXS PVT 18 Co. 165 Depot Brig WWI |
| Henderson, J. H. Rev. | 8 Nov 1916 | Aged ?8 Years (first number in age was unreadable) | |
| Henderson, Mary Nancy (Walker) | 25 May 1918 | 17 Jan 1990 | |
| Henderson, Mattie L. | 27 Mar 1934 | 26 May 1993 | |
| Henderson, Willie | no dates | ||
| Hicks, Joel | (cement block with name only) | ||
| Hicks, Paul | (cement block with name only) | ||
| Hicks, R? | (cement block with name only - first name was unreadable) | ||
| Hill, Caroline | 25 Dec 1867 | 18 Nov 1958 | |
| House, Delia | 10 Oct 1901 | 9 Mar 1935 | |
| House, Eugene | 15 Feb 1892 | 20 Mar 1972 | |
| House, Eugene III | 5 Oct 1952 | 19 Nov 2003 | SP4 US Army |
| House, Eugene Jr. | 4 Jun 1919 | 23 Sep 1962 | US Army WWII |
| House, Everline | 1 Jan 1921 | 12 Sep 1998 | |
| House, Johnny J. | 5 May 1922 | 11 Dec 1994 | US Navy |
| Hubbard, Johnson | 1867 | 1950 | |
| Hubbard, Missouri | 1870 | 19 | (the rest of the death date was left off) |
| Jackson, Alice L. | 19 Nov 1909 | 30 Nov 1972 | (wife of Walter Jackson) |
| Jackson, Dennis Raymond | 7 Dec 1902 | 20 Nov 1985 | CK2 US Navy WWII |
| Jackson, Mary J. | 8 May 1877 | 3 Feb 1943 | (double with Walter Jackson) |
| Jackson, Nellie Mae | 19 Dec 1908 | 27 Dec 2003 | |
| Jackson, Walter | 9 Aug 1875 | 15 Feb 1939 | (double with Mary J. Jackson) Aged 63 Yrs, 6 M, 6 Days |
| Jefferson, Anner M. | 15 Aug 1926 | 27 Jul 1992 | |
| Jefferson, John Wesley | 12 Feb 1925 | 8 Jul 2004 | Aged 79 |
| Jennings, Erma J. | 10 Aug 1941 | 6 Oct 1996 | |
| Jimison, Lelia | 20 Aug 1944 | 8 Dec 1992 | |
| Jimmerson, Manda | 23 Sep 1898 | 15 Oct 1900 | (dau. Of Emma) |
| Johnson, Carrie | 22 Apr 1907 | 1985? | (dbl with Johnie Johnson) (Funeral home marker hard to read) |
| Johnson, Christine | 30 May 1949 | 24 Nov 1992 | |
| Johnson, Ciscro | 28 Feb 1904 | 19 Mar 1978 | (dbl with Susie Johnson) |
| Johnson, Johnie | 23 Aug 1900 | 29 Jul 1976 | (dbl with Carrie Johnson) |
| Johnson, Ollis | 8 Nov 1918 | ||
| Johnson, Robert | 25 Oct 1906 | 11 May 1987 | Pvt US Army WWII |
| Johnson, Susie | 16 Jan 1911 | 22 Mar 1985 | (dbl with Ciscro Johnson) |
| Jones, Annie Mae | 22 Sep 1919 | 11 Oct 1989 | |
| Jones, Bennie | 11 May 1895 | 4 Sep 1971 | Pvt US Army WWI (dbl with Lealia Jones) |
| Jones, John | 5 Jul 1899 | Age 85 | |
| Jones, Lealia | 1900 | 1973 | (dbl with Bennie Jones) |
| Jones, T. G. | 1914 | 1966 | |
| Kirkendall, George E. | 3 May 1915 | 12 Jul 1995 | Sgt US Army WWII |
| Kirkendall, Willie Frances | 13 Apr 1919 | 21 Aug 2000 | |
| Larry, Father - Mother | 1924 | 1930 | |
| Lawson, Louise (Reed) | 1906 | 1972 | |
| Matlock, Tina M. | 29 Jun 1960 | 10 Mar 2002 | |
| Miller, Johnie Junious | 28 Dec 1924 | 21 Jan 1947 | TXS PFC 588 Port Co TC WWII |
| Miller, Lenora | 19 Jul 1901 | 21 Oct 1972 | |
| Miller, Mary Lee | 7 Apr 1896 | 21 Jun 1971 | |
| Montgomery, Angelean R. | 29 Jun 1913 | 18 Sep 1989 | |
| Moore, Mary H. | 14 Feb 1948 | 2 Dec 1983 | |
| Moore, Robert David Sr. | 6 Jan 1952 | 2 May 2002 | |
| Morrow, Earnest D. | 1930 | 1945 | |
| Nelson, Evelyn S. | 23 Jun 1931 | 28 Apr 2005 | dbl with George Nelson, Jr. (mar Nov 22, 1963) |
| Nelson, George Sr. | 1 May 1900 | 16 Mar 1986 | |
| Nelson, Julia | 14 Dec 1898 | 29 Jun 1987 | |
| Perry, Eddie Ray | 21 Apr 1950 | 8 Jan 1972 | |
| Perry, Herman Earl | 16 Jan 1952 | 8 Jul 1976 | |
| Perry, John II | 3 Jul 1904 | 9 Jul 1934 | |
| Perry, Myrtle | 13 Feb 1897 | 15 Nov 1983 | |
| Perry, Richard Lee | 8 Aug 1924 | 29 Oct 1956 | |
| Perry, Roosevelt | Txs Pvt US Army WW? (the rest of stone is unreadable) | ||
| Powell, A. R. | 9 Mar 1892 | 24 Jun 1965 | (dbl with Susie Powell -mar Aug 1912) |
| Powell, Susie | 28 Apr 1893 | 16 Nov 1987 | (dbl with A. R. Powell - mar Aug 1912) |
| Reed, Homer | no dates | ||
| Reed, Jack C. | 5 Mar 1901 | 8 Jan 1972 | |
| Reed, Willie | (rest of stone is buried) | ||
| Reed, Willie Vern | 23 Feb 1932 | 16 Feb 1995 | US Army |
| Robison, Eddie | 12 Sep 1909 | 6 Feb 1990 | |
| Robison, Fannie | no dates | ||
| Robison, Ruby Benford | 4 Mar 1920 | 2 May 1978 | |
| Rose, Florida M. | 1 Sep 1917 | 20 Dec 1980 | |
| Rose, Francis C. | 3 Dec 1919 | 22 Dec 1994 | CPL US Army WWII |
| Rose, Lucinda | 1925 | 1997 | |
| Rose, Murphy Jr. | 23 Feb 1948 | 9 Jan 1988 | |
| Shields, Bernice (Forte) | 16 Sep 1931 | 9 Apr 1996 | |
| Shields, Emmitte | 21 Feb 1900 | 5 Oct 1978 | |
| Shields, Febbie Jane | 19 Nov 1905 | 15 Sep 1997 | |
| Smith, Annie F. ?Mudea? | 26 Apr 1904 | 9 Aug 1998 | |
| Smith, Curtis W. | 29 Jul 1964 | 19 Sep 1987 | SRA US Air Force |
| Spears, Kenneth Vernard II | 23 Jun 1988 | 18 Oct 1988 | (dbl with Lisa Spears) |
| Spears, Lisa Rochelle | 24 Jul 1963 | 25 Oct 1988 | (dbl with Kenneth Spears) |
| Stewart, Bennie Sr. | 1900 | 1972 | (dbl with Iris Stewart) |
| Stewart, Elva (House) | 26 Mar 1927 | 26 Jan 1967 | |
| Stewart, Infant | 31 Aug 1911 | 5 Sep 1911 | (dau of Mack and Sirlissie) |
| Stewart, Iris | 1905 | 1965 | (dbl with Bennie Stewart) |
| Stewart, Lloyd | 3 Aug 1918 | 21 May 1973 | |
| Stewart, Lula | 2 May 1905 | 15 Oct 1977 | |
| Stewart, Mack | 31 Jul 1892 | 15 Nov 1965 | |
| Stewart, Mack | 11 Jul 1930 | 4 Mar 1984 | CPL US Army Korea |
| Stewart, Malissie | 23 Jun 1899 | 11 Sep 1969 | |
| Stewart, Mary | 27 Apr 1888 | 28 Feb 1900 | (dau of William and Francis) |
| Teddleton, Leona | 14 Sep 1922 | 25 Jun 1997 | |
| Thompson, Emma | 1905 | 1985 | (dbl with Willie Thompson) (cement stone) |
| Thompson, Laura | 1871 | ? Apr | (stone is buried from dates down) |
| Thompson, Willie | 1903 | 1977 | (dbl with Emma Thompson) |
| Turner, Ella Mae | 3 Jul 1919 | 24 May 2005 | (dbl with Gus Turner) |
| Turner, Eula (Mrs) | 14 Feb 1992 | 31 Jul 1975 | |
| Turner, Gus | 31 Dec 1911 | 19 Jul 1994 | (dbl with Ella Mae Turner) |
| Wade, Edgar | 28 Mar 1918 | 25 Sep 1996 | |
| Wade, Paul D. | 4 Dec 1958 | 18 May 2005 | |
| Walker, Cottrell | 13 Aug 1915 | 4 Oct 1987 | |
| Walker, Emma | 1918 | 1988 | |
| Walker, Emmett | 1885 | 1961 | |
| Walker, Howard | Jun | (the rest is unreadable) | |
| Walker, Ida Mae (Griffin) | 12 Mar 1931 | 10 Apr 1985 | |
| Walker, James | 4 Feb 1901 | 13 Aug 1980 | (dbl with Valeria Walker) |
| Walker, James Williams | 1936 | 1990 | US Army Korea |
| Walker, Johnnie | 26 Nov 1902 | 21 Apr 1988 | (dbl with Willie Mae Walker) |
| Walker, Luster | 19 Apr 1920 | 25 Nov 1992 | |
| Walker, Nora | 1883 | 1962 | (dbl with Peter Walker) |
| Walker, Peter | 1876 | 1962 | (dbl with Nora Walker) |
| Walker, Sam | 1905 | 1994 | PVT US Army WWII |
| Walker, Sarah | 19 Dec 1912 | 14 May 2004 | |
| Walker, Sarah | 10 Sep 1884 | 18 Jan 1976 | |
| Walker, Valeria | 19 Sep 1899 | 16 Sep 1987 | (dbl with James Walker) |
| Walker, Willie Mae | 16 Mar 1909 | 25 Jun 1966 | (dbl with Johnnie Walker) |
| Williams, Darren Keith ?Kee Kee? | 10 Oct 1972 | 21 Jan 1996 | |
| Williams, Felix Albert | 15 Jan 1915 | 6 May 1970 | (dbl with Mary Ann Williams - mar May 11, 1942) |
| Williams, Fredrick Eugene | 16 Feb 1938 | 22 Feb 2006 | |
| Williams, Iola G. | 13 May 1938 | 21 Oct 1990 | |
| Williams, Ketrina Rena | 12 Aug 1965 | 15 Jul 1993 | (mother of Antione Williams) |
| Williams, Mary Ann | 6 Dec 1923 | 21 Aug 2002 | (dbl with Felix Williams) |
| Williams, Mary L. | 9 Jan 1870 | 26 Sep 1942 | |
| Williams, Pearl | 4 Dec 1913 | 28 Jul 2003 | |
| Willis, Birdie Ann | 25 Jul 1900 | 7 Apr 1983 | |
| Woodberry, James A. Sr. | no dates | ||
| Woodberry, Willie Lee | 11 Apr 1919 | 8 Aug 1989 | |
| Wyatt, Susie W. | 7 Jun 1910 | 13 Jan 1990 |