Brown Chapel Cemetery

 

Location: This cemetery is near the Plum Creek community across the road from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church.
Directions #1: From Hwy 75, take farm road 489 East and go about 9 miles and it is on the right.
Directions #2: From Hwy 84 take 489 West and go 6.7 miles and it is on the left.
Background: Brown Chapel Church began as a log cabin school/church building on John L. Johnson's land about a mile from the present site. Gabe Brown donated the present site of the cemetery and church land. This cemetery has been used by both Anglos and Africian Americans.
Estimated 400 graves. No burial records kept until 1959.
Oldest Marked Grave: 1859

Information can also be found at Find-a-grave
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Abanathy, Mary Jane
    wife of K. D. Abanathy
1833 Sep 30, 1895
Abanathy, Paynia
    dau of Mary Jane Abanathy
    Gone to a better land
1853 1865
Abbery, Janas Marie (Jones) Oct 15, 1952 Apr 8, 2007
Adylott, Jessie Mae
    At Rest
May 7, 1890 Apr 28, 1963
Alexander, Bertha 1921 1985
Bessick, Houston O.
    Maryland SSGT. US Air Force
Aug 30, 1930 Oct 28, 1960
Birdow, David Aug 14, 1906 Sep 24, 1960
Brown, Ann
     wife of Gabriel Brown
   
Brown, B. C.
    hus of Ethel Mae Brown
    "With All Our Love"
Apr 10, 1911 June 22, 1995
Brown, Claburn
    "Father"
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Oct 1, 1864 Aug 4, 1947
Brown, Clark L.
    "Brother"
    "Not Forgotten"
Jan 23, 1919 Feb 26, 1992
Brown, Claude
    "Father"
    "Not Forgotten"
July 9, 1912 Mar 26, 1980
Brown, Coleman
    "Let Our Fathers Will Be Done"
    "Lodge No. 529 Fielders F & AM"
Mar 6, 1906 Aug 28, 1928
Brown, Ethel Mae
    wife of B. C. Brown
    "With All Our Love"
Aug 10, 1914 Aug 23, 1993
Brown, Gabriel
     hus of Ann Brown
1822 1887
Brown, Gary F. Sept 19, 1906 Jan 16, 1989
Brown, Henry C.
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
1878 1958
Brown, J. P.
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
June 25, 1848 Aug 22, 1924
Brown, Jeffie Lee
    "Our Beloved Mother"
    "Rest in Peace"
    "From Son and Daughters"
May 24, 1932 June 2, 1987
Brown, Joe
    "Mason Symbol"
May 31, 1891 July 1, 1954
Brown, John T.
    "Father"
    "At Rest"
1859 1945
Brown, Lewis Sep 20, 1843 Dec 26, 1893
Brown, Lula Mae
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Apr 9, 1937 Jan 11, 1951
Brown, Mary
    wife of J. T. Brown
    "At Rest"
June 30, 1860 May 10, 1911
Brown, Mary A.
    wife of William A. Brown
Aug 3, 1885 Mar 29, 1994
Brown, Michael Jason Pargen
    "Precious Lord Take My Hand"
Sept 9, 1969 June 18, 1988
Brown, Naomi
     "Mother"
1865 1918
Brown, Pattie abt 1884 Nov 4, 1918
Brown, Ruby Lee (Hayes) Aug 25, 1910 June 2, 2000
Brown, Stephen July 8, 1887 Apr 24, 1926
Brown, Steve
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
May 8, 1892 Nov 6, 1959
Brown, Texana
    wife of Chas Brown
    "She Was The Sunshine of Our Home"
Feb 28, 1882 Dec 15, 1911
Brown, Tinnie V. Aug 11, 1896 Jan 6, 1946
Brown, Vingia Lee
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
July 29, 1924 Jan 10, 1926
Brown, William A.
    hus of Mary A. Brown
Aug 24, 1887 Mar 20, 1926
Brown, William P.
    PVT US Army
Oct 14, 1894 Jan 30, 1975
Bryant, Elnora (Reeves)
    wife of Leonard McKinley Bryant
Apr 4, 1914 June 25, 1991
Bryant, Joe
    hus of Luciel Bryant
1894 1918
Bryant, Leonard McKinley
    hus of Elnora (Reeves ) Bryant
Sep 10, 1915 Feb 3, 1986
Bryant, Lizer
    "At Rest"
Sept 1, 1892 Oct 15, 1918
Bryant, Luciel
    wife of Joe Bryant
1892 1990
Byars, David E.
    "Beloved Son and Brother"
Feb 5, 1957 Nov 10, 1989
Campbell, Edward Jr. Aug 9, 1943 Jan 10, 1946
Canady, Zerlene (Jones)
    dau of Delsie & Mikion Jones
Apr 10, 1909 Sept 20, 1927
Carter, De Etta (Soloman)
     wife of Simuel Carter
    Mother
Apr 30, 1912 Jan 10, 1979
Carter, Hollis Edward
     son of Simuel & De Etta (Soloman) Carter
Mar 21, 1934 Jan 25, 2005
Carter, Minnie
    At Rest
1883 1945
Carter, Nevera
     dau of Simuel & De Etta (Soloman) Carter
Nov 27, 1936 Dec 10, 2007
Coffey, Rose Mary (Jones) Dec 26, 1950 May 6, 2000
Colbert, Ernestine
     hus of Ruthie M. Colbert
     US Army
Mar 16, 1918 June 14, 2000
Colbert, Ruthie M.
     wife of Ernestine Colbert
    In Gods Care
Aug 26, 1923 Dec 14, 1989
Connigham, Martha
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 31, 1867 July 8, 1955
Crenshaw, Albert
    TX Pvt MICC WWII
    source: Betty Morrow
1885 1965
Crenshaw, Alton Sept 26, 1930 Feb 12, 1983
Crenshaw, Amos L. Sep 22, 1920 May 25, 2003
Crenshaw, Baby Girl 1984 1984
Crenshaw, Engram B.
     Cpl US Army Air Forces, WWII
Sep 22, 1920 Apr 14, 2007
Crenshaw, Katherine Aug 8, 1899 Jan 2, 2000
Crenshaw, Leonard C. Oct 26, 1935 Sep 27, 2011
Crenshaw, Robert
    Texas PVT MG Co. 24th Inf WWII
Unknown Unknown
Cunningham, Arsby
    hus of Elizabeth Cunningham
1910 1993
Cunningham, B. G. Sep 5, 1858 Apr 23, 1938
Cunningham, C. H.
    "At Rest"
Mar 22, 1882 May 26, 1956
Cunningham, Elizabeth
    wife of Arsby Cunningham
1897 1979
Cunningham, Maggie Lee
    A Loving Wife & Mother
July 17, 1906 Feb 17, 1990
Cunningham, Martha
     "You are gone but not forgotten"
Dec 31, 1867 July 8, 1955
Cunningham, R. E. Jr.
    "At Rest in Heaven"
Jan 25, 1880 Oct 28, 1937
Cunningham, R. E. Sr.
    "In Heaven"
Sept 5, 1858 Apr 23, 1938
Cunningham, Sam
    "At Rest"
1862 1919
Cunningham, Vinia May 5, 1886 Mar 10, 1966
Cunningham, Virginia July 6, 1900 Feb 9, 1923
Eagans, Mary
    "Belove How We Miss You"
Jan 16, 1888 Nov 21, 1951
Echols, Fredonia (Carter)
     dau of Simuel & De Etta (Soloman) Carter
Oct 5, 1935 Dec 13, 2005
Edwards, Alberta (Hayes)
    "Time Has Made A Chance"
Nov 3, 1915 May 1, 1983
Epps, Catherine Apr 18, 1870 May 29, 1911
Fowler, Melinda 1923 1984
Franklin, Berry Nov 11, 1919 Jan 5, 1980
Franklin, Carrie Bell Dec 31, 1900 Apr 24, 1991
Franklin, Fred
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
July 19, 1916 Dec 23, 1971
Galloway, Etta Mae
    "Mother"
    "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Dec 15, 1909 Sept 18, 1953
Gamage, John Thomas
     son of Jessie & Bettie (Brown) Gammage
Jan 2, 1887 Apr 4, 1951
Gibson, Henry Charles Nov 2, 1949 Oct 10, 2013
Glasco, Eva (Gammage)
     dau of Jessie & Bettie (Brown) Gammage
Dec 4, 1902 Mar 8, 1968
Green, Lottie J.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 9, 1915 Sept 28, 1936
Green, Noble Lee
     son of Frank & Addie (Moss) Green
June 22, 1952 Oct 8, 1952
Hale, Chancie Lee (Servance) 1912 1961
Harper, Amy Mar 26, 1880 Oct 20, 1984
Hayes, Claudine (Jones)
    Footstone: "Sister Hayes"
Dec 4, 1931 Jan 23, 1988
Hayes, Ester Alls
  on stone with children: Sam & Jase
Unknown 1878
Hayes, Hollis Henry June 1, 1914 Nov 5, 1978
Hayes, Jase
     on stone with mother, Ester Alls & brother Sam
Unknown 1859
Hayes, Lucy A.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Feb 24, 1882 Oct 14, 1959
Hayes, Sam
    stone with mother, Ester Alls & sister Jase
Unknown 1863
Henley, Andrew
    hus of Fannie Henley
Oct 22, 1861 Oct 16, 1932
Henley, Fannie
    wife of Andrew Henley
Oct 16, 1877 Sept 2, 1958
Henry, Beaulah Mae Jan 1, 1929 May 12, 1998
Henry, Fonzel June 3, 1922 Sept 17, 1982
Henry, Mandie
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
July 13, 1889 Sept 23, 1960
Huckaby, Betty Jean
    "At Rest"
1942 1953
Huckaby, Cornelia G. Jan 28, 1922 Jan 23, 2009
Huckaby, Dennie
    wife of Will Huckaby
Oct 20, 1884 May 16, 1915
Huckaby, Eliza May 25, 1861 May 26, 1925
Huckaby, Lester
    hus of Robbie Lee (Lewis)
Apr 17, 1909 Oct 30, 2002
Huckaby, M. C. 1848 June 14, 1918
Huckaby, Robbie Lee (Lewis)
    wife of Lester Huckaby
Sep 1, 1919 Sep 17, 2013
Huckaby, Roy Gene
   "Our Son"
    "At Rest"
Dec 18, 1939 Jan 29, 1940
Huckaby, Theophilus May 12, 1894 Feb 16, 1968
Huckaby, Will
    hus of Dennie Huckaby
    At Rest
Nov 19, 1880 May 2, 1931
Jackson, Roy Lee Sr. Apr 9, 1944 Dec 23, 1991
Johnson, Unknown
    98 yrs old
1892 1991
Johnson, Alvan
    hus of Arthenia Johnson
    (This one is hidden in trees. Robbie Huckaby said that these dates
    were switched on the tombstone. Alvan's should be Arthenia's and
    vice versa.)
Mar 3, 1919 May 29, 1980
Johnson, Arthenia
    wife of Alvan Johnson
    (This one is hidden in trees. Robbie Huckaby said that these dates
    were switched on the tombstone. Alvan's should be Arthenia's and
    vice versa.)
Sept 1, 1918 Aug 8, 1974
Johnson, Esther L. (Henry)
    Beloved Mother of Doris, Bennie, Lee, Bertha, Settle
Mar 3, 1914 Nov 27, 1997
Johnson, Ocie (Brown) July 16, 1892 Mar 6, 1991
Jones, Abe II Feb 17, 1925 Jan 21, 2004
Jones, Abraham Clark "Abe"
     hus of Dollie M. (Conyers) Jones, m. 1888
    "Father"
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Dec 25, 1860 Mar 19, 1945
Jones, Amanda
     wife of G. T. Jones
Oct 16, 1850 Oct 16, 1910
Jones, Annie (Wade) July 8, 1935 May 28, 1973
Jones, Aurtria Jr. Dec 19, 1953 Jan 12, 1979
Jones, Aurtria Sr. Dec 20, 1933 Jan 31, 2002
Jones, Bill
     son of Willie Jones
1919 1936
Jones, Clark Lee "Stonia"
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
Nov 23, 1899 Jan 1, 1934
Jones Claude C.
     hus of Susie (Foster) Jones
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
1889 1963
Jones, Dollie Mae (Conyers)
     wife of Abraham Clark Jones
Nov 14, 1886 Jan 7, 1934
Jones, Emzell Sr.
     US Army
May 28, 1921 May 14, 2000
Jones, Erma Bessie
     wife of Hiram L. Jones
     dau of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
Feb 19, 1891 Apr 26, 1968
Jones, Ethelene Oct 4, 1933 Sep 29, 1998
Jones, Floyd R. May 5, 1956 Dec 13, 2006
Jones, General
     son of Taylor & Amanda Jones
     age 9
Unknown Unknown
Jones, Herman Lafayett
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
Aug 2, 1908 Dec 8, 1991
Jones, Hiram L.
     hus of Erma Bessie Jones
Feb 22, 1892 Feb 3, 1963
Jones, Ida M. Oct 8, 1902 Aug 5, 1978
Jones, Infant Son
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
    Footstone: "J"
Dec 8, 1908 Dec 27, 1908
Jones, Infant Son
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
    "In Heaven There Is One More Angel"
May 11, 1911 May 20, 1911
Jones, Jewel Marie July 9, 1955 Dec 19, 1987
Jones, Johnnie Aug 8, 1889 June 8, 1954
Jones, Kenchion William Bennett "K.C." Sr.
    hus of Walonia Jones, m. 11/8/1923
     son of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
    "Father"
Apr 22, 1901 May 23, 1996
Jones, Lee Vernon
    "In God We Trust"
Jan 11, 1931 Apr 2, 1968
Jones, Lofton
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Jan 28, 1929 Sept 19, 1981
Jones, Lovie
    "Our Little Girl"
Oct 11, 1924 Feb 16, 1935
Jones, Lucy J. Nov 2, 1875 Feb 26, 1975
Jones, Lummie Detroy Dec 25, 1893 Apr 4, 1974
Jones, Luther James Apr 28, 1948 Sep 30, 2005
Jones, Marnarvia Dec 30, 1904 Aug 4, 1982
Jones, Marshall
    Texas PVT 521 ENGRS
Unknown July 18, 1929
Jones, Rev. Mary (Bush) Dec 30, 1928 Nov 22, 1988
Jones, Mary D.
     dau of Abraham Clark & Dollie Mae (Conyers) Jones
    Footstone: Sister
Dec 23, 1905 May 10, 1974
Jones, Mary Lena Feb 11, 1921 June 9, 2003
Jones, Mikion
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Mar 14, 1907 Jan 17, 1952
Jones, Mildred D. July 14, 1960 Dec 25, 1999
Jones, Napolean Maurice
     US Army, Korea
Jan 9, 1931 Apr 20, 2007
Jones, Odell Sr.
    hus of Rosa Lee Jones
    "Together Forever"
Mar 24, 1912 June 26, 1996
Jones, Oscar Lee
    "Love Always"
Mar 9, 1939 Dec 15, 1976
Jones, Pauline
    "Mother"
Feb 23, 1926 Nov 13, 1974
Jones, Robert Lee Feb 4, 1917 Oct 7, 1995
Jones, Rosa Lee
     wife of Odell Jones Sr.
Mar 3, 1919 Oct 5, 1995
Jones, Susie (Foster)
    wife of Claude C. Jones
1900 1956
Jones, Walonia
    wife of Kenchion William Bennett Sr., m. 11/8/1923
    "Mother"
Sept 16, 1906 Apr 30, 2000
Jones, Waymon
    son of Taylor & Amanda Jones
Feb 13, 1889 Feb 18, 1894
Jones, William Penn Apr 2, 1933 Feb 16, 1998
Jones, Willie
    "Father"
1897 1961
Jones, Willie George
    "Chicken George"
Sept 15, 1949 Sept 26, 1997
Jones, Willie Sr.
    son of Jessie & Pinkie Jones
Mar 3, 1908 Feb 11, 1963
Jones, Winifred Ray July 22, 1957 Sep 11, 2012
Jordan, G. D. 1866 1915
Jordan, Lucy J.
    "Thy God Has Claimed Thee As His Own"
Nov 2, 1875 Feb 26, 1975
Lawton, Larry D. May 31, 1954 Sept 27, 1983
Livingston, Antheny
    hus of Mary Livingston
    age 74
    "Father and Mother Sleep On"
Unknown Unknown
Livingston, Mary
    wife of Antheny Livingston
    age 68
    "Father and Mother Sleep On"
Unknown Unknown
Luckett, Eliza
     wife of Oliver Luckett
    "Asleep In Jesus"
Mar 7, 1877 Mar 6, 1953
Luckett, Jodie Jr.
    PVT 659 QM Truck Co WWII
Nov 14, 1921 Oct 30, 1959
Luckett, Ned
    son of Oliver & Eliza Luckett
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
1894 1944
Luckett, Oliver
     hus of Eliza Luckett
    "Asleep In Jesus"
Feb 2, 1872 Jan 24, 1954
Madison, Clarence
    Texas PFC US Army WWII
Feb 15, 1928 Nov 30, 1958
Madison, Corene
    "Beloved Mother, In Loving Memory"
1905 1982
Madison, James
    Texas CPL Co C 332 Labor Bn QMC WWI
June 18, 1895 Nov 3, 1961
Madison, James H. Mar 5, 1923 July 19, 1924
Malone, James Franklin Dec 3, 1919 Aug 19, 2008
Manning, Bradford
     son of Alfred & Loretta Manning
    CPL US Army
Mar 25, 1933 Apr 2, 1986
Manning, Edgar Artina July 31, 1899 Oct 13, 1987
McCann, Hattie L. (Manning) Apr 30, 1928 July 16, 1977
McDaniel, Elmer
    hus of Estella McDaniel
Oct 26, 1911 Oct 1, 1991
McDaniel, Estella
    wife of Elmer McDaniel
    "Together Forever"
June 13, 1911 Jan 26, 1997
McDonald, Corine
     dau of Willis M. & Leila (possibly Benon) McDonald
Mar 21, 1933 Mar 22, 1933
McIlveen, Annie B. J.
     wife of Leslie C. McIlveen
1904 1998
McIlveen, Rev. Leslie C.
     hus of Annie B. J. McIlveen
1904 1991
Moore, Albert Unknown Unknown
Moss, Annie Bell
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Nov 12, 1901 July 26, 1941
Moss, Moses Joe Oscar Jan 21, 1886 July 18, 1955
Nabsingle, Tinney
    wife of W. M. Nabsingle
Sept 14, 1867 July 15, 1900
Parks, Kiacha LaShea
     infant dau of Sharon Parks
Unknown Sep 16, 1990
Porter, Wilmer
    "At Rest"
Aug 1897 Mar 1947
Rawls, A.
    "Darling We Miss Thee"
Feb 23, 1860 Mar 5, 1892
Rawls, Infant
    son of A. & H. Rawls
1891 1892
Renfro, Linda Rochelle (Hayes) Nov 9, 1962 Jan 28, 1996
Rothchild, Tiny
    wife of John Rothchild
May 1840 Aug 1892
Servance, Aaron 1885 1947
Servance, Alice
    Mother
1890 1968
Servance, C. C. 1888 1962
Servance, Claybon 1882 1956
Servance, Prestell "Doc" Oct 5, 1913 Feb 17, 1995
Servance, Preston Oct 30, 1949 May 3, 2008
Servance, Richard
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Oct 19, 1858 Feb 14, 1935
Solomon, Lethanel
    "At Rest"
1910 1958
Solomon, Mack Clint June 1, 1906 Aug 15, 1975
Solomon, Ned
    "At Rest"
1889 1953
Solomon, Sillar
    "The Sweetest Name In All The World"
May 24, 1881 Oct 28, 1962
Solomon, Tiny Mar 19, 1884 July 7, 1928
Solomon, W. J.
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Feb 14, 1904 Oct 28, 1967
Survance, Henry
    Veteran of WWI
1880 1978
Tatum, John Will
    Texas Mess Attendant CL US Navy
Unknown Mar 24, 1936
Thomas, Sinclair O. "Sonny" Jr.
     hus of Beulah (Washington) Thomas
     son of Sinclair O. Sr. & Rosie Mae (Johnson) Thomas
Sep 30, 1948 July 28, 2013
Turner, H. W. "Jesse" Apr 6, 1941 Nov 29, 1994
Turner, Homer James
    TSGT US Air Force
Sept 16, 1943 Sept 30, 1994
Turner, Jodie Darvin
    hus of Rosa (Jones) Turner, m. 1/1/1916
Dec 3, 1890 Feb 13, 1957
Turner, Julius H.
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Dec 18, 1917 Nov 28, 1987
Turner, O. D.
    TEC 5 US Army WWII
1919 1988
Turner, Rosa (Jones)
     wife of Jodie Darvin Turner, m. 1/1/1916
Oct 16, 1892 July 2, 1954
Waldon, Mary July 1, 1881 Mar 8, 1969
Ware, Annie July 8, 1935 May 28, 1973
Washington, Van Berlwyn July 27, 1958 Feb 18, 1993
Wheat, Edwin E.
    hus of Hertha J. Wheat, m. 7/4/1925
May 2, 1898 Apr 10, 1982
Wheat, Hertha J.
    wife of Edwin E. Wheat, m. 7/4/1925
Sept 19, 1897 Dec 31, 1964
Willis, Mrs. Carl Lee Dec 10, 1883 Aug 13, 1977
Willis, Richard 1930 1963
Willis, Richard Kellow
    "Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Aug 11, 1916 Aug 11, 1916
Wilson, Abraham May 18, 1873 Feb 12, 1971
Wilson, Ever
    "Our Heart Is Here"
May 10, 1865 Sept 14, 1911
Woodard, Delia Nov 5, 1901 Sept 30, 1967

There were 21 graves that either had a metal name plate that we could not read, a field stone to mark the grave, a wooden cross to mark the grave, or a tree trunk with Iris at the base of it.