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MORRIS CEMETERY
Thanks to Foy
Hunter for sending in this bit of history on Morris Cemetery!
Aug 1, 1885: Two acres of land south of the road was purchased from Clara C Starr and Jas. F (Starr?) by trustees: J B Craig, J J Morris and A Crigler for the Morris graveyard. Apr 14, 1933: The old Suffolk School ground containing 2 acres north of the road was purchased from trustrees of Upshur Co., Texas for parking area and to build a shed for funeral gatherings. Trustees: W B Craig, B F Jordan, and Carl Willeford. Mar 10, 1975: The Morris Cemetery Association was formed with Articles of Incorporation and by-laws. Trustees: J Cosby Speir, Joyce Johnson, J L Hunter, Homer Mings, Bruce Watts, Pete Massey, and Gordon Gilbert. Mar 1, 1998: In appreciation for flagpole and memorial: Howard Glass, E S Truitt, Bruce Watts, Eugene Johnson, O M McKnight, Carlton and Lois Dacus, Jeff and Joyce Johnson. There are numerous unmarked graves with just native rock markers and
many broken headstones, one headstone just says "Sister".
Unknown Soldier A's Allen,
Tommie Orr only one
date; son of Vaudis & Woodrow
Allen Allen,
Vardis Marie Orr
W/o Woodrow Wilson; Also has stone as Vaudis Orr Stilwell - W/o Calvin
C Stilwell Allen,
Woodrow Wilson & Pic
#2 Cpl
US Marine Corps WW II;
first h/o Vandis Orr Stilwell Arrington, Robert Glynn Ash, Ellena Hunt Ausbern, A C Averett, David Early
h/o Laura Alma Averett, Laura Alma
w/o David Early Averett Averett,
Verne
s/o D E & Alma Averett B's Bailey, Andrew Kennedy Footstone Bailey,
Sallie
w/o A K Bailey Baker,
Virginia Venn
w/o James Hurshel Baker,
James Hurshel Tec
4 US Army WWII
h/o Virginia Barrett, Neeta Death Certificate;
w/o J S Barrett, Ruben T Barrett, Sallie Beavers,
Caroline
w/o W W Beavers Beavers,
Charles Herbert Family
Stone Beavers, G A
w/o W W Beavers Beavers,
Geo E Pic
#2 WOW memorial Beavers,
Jessie Monroe Family Stone Beavers,
Joe death certificate Beavers,
John A Beavers,
Mary A Death Certificate; Family
Stone Beavers,
Ruth A death certificate Beavers,
Sallie death certificate Beavers,
Sallie J Family
Stone Beavers,
Unknown
w/o W W Beavers Beavers,
W W Beavers,
William Edgar death certificate; Family
Stone Beene,
Fannie Ione death certificate Beene,
J F death certificate Binion, Arthur
h/o Iva Lee Binion, Coleene Binion,
Elizabeth
w/o Milton B Binion,
Bama May Stanley Family
Stone
w/o Ernest Binion; Eastern Star Binion, Ernest Family
Stone
h/o Bama May Stanley Binion Binion, Fannie
not found ---info from old records Binion, Infant
s/o Mr & Mrs M B Binion Binion, Infant
d/o Mr & Mrs M B Binion Binion, Iva Lee
w/o Arthur Binion Binion, Mabell
not found --- info from old records Binion,
Milton B
h/o Elizabeth; TX
Pvt Co 111 Reg Cav CSA Binion, Oscar Binion,
Walter Blake,
Edna Mae
obit;
age 79; w/o Joe W Blalack, Virginia Viola w/o
Robert B Blalock, Dewey Blalock, Infant
d/o Mr & Mrs R D Blalock Blalock, Kathaleen Blalock, Nevaleen Blanchard, Ed Blanchard,
Gerthar Hasel
d/o H S & S L Blanchard Blanchard,
Infant
s/o W H & S L Blanchard Blanchard, Mattie Long Blanchard,
Walter W Bowman, Cathleen M Boyd, Billy Boyd, I E Braddock,
Callie Braddock, Irvin H Brodbeck, Mattie Hunter
w/o William C Brodbeck, William C
h/o Mattie Hunter Bruner, George C
shares stone with Mary & Georgia Bruner, Georgia Mae
shares stone with Mary & George Bruner, Mary Avis Bullard, Mary
w/o C L Bullard C's Callahan, Britain M
A3C
US Air Force Korea Callahan,
Britton M
shares stone with Zoula & Thenie Callahan, Joe S
Tx
Pvt WW II Callahan,
Thenie M
shares stone with Britton & Zoula Callahan,
Zoula M
shares stone with Britton & Thenie Cannon,
Edward L
shares stone with Jess J; Texas
Pfc US Army WWII BSM Cannon, Lizzie Cannon,
Jess J
shares stone with Edward L Canup, Courtney Lynn Croley
Funeral Home Marker
Rock with
name & date inscribed Capps, Aubrey L Capps, Betty Sue Capps, Bobby G obit; s/o Aubey Lee Caps & Ahleen Blalock Castloo, John L
h/o T Runette Castloo, T Runette
w/o John L Castloo Collier, Clyde L Pvt
US Army
h/o Christine Collier, Christine Collier, Millie Collins,
Annie Belle Collins,
Infant Collins,
Johnny Jr (Bubba) Footstone Collins,
William J Colvin, Charles Rex Cook, Eva
d/o D T & L W Cook Cook, Lillie
d/o D T & L W Cook Cook, Seth
s/o D T & L W Cook Cooper,
Ada
d/o J F & S A Cooper Cooper,
Delmar Malcolm "Pete" Cooper,
Jimmie F Pic
#2 h/o Suzie A Cooper Cooper,
Jack
s/o O L & Visa Cooper,
Katie wife
of Walter Cooper; death certificate Cooper,
Lee Cooper,
Louis H
Pvt US Army WW II Cooper, Susie
Anna w/o
J F Cooper; death certificate Cooper,
Walter Husband
of Katie; death certificate Corzine, Myrtle Pennington
Buried with Laurent Franklin Pennington Coulter, Clyde Coulter,
E S
spouse of R D Coulter Coulter,
Ellis Pic
#2
WOW marker Coulter, Gennie Coulter, J E Eddie
h/o Myrtie Coulter, Myrtie
w/o J E Coulter Coulter, Norris Coulter,
R D
spouse of E S Coulter Cox,
Emerson W Pic
#2 Pvt
US Army WWI;
h/o Gladys Cox Cox,
Gladys I Pic
#2
w/o Emerson Cox Cox,
James Emmerson Croley
Funeral Home Marker
US Army; Obit Cox, Mary Craig,
Annette Craig, Blanche Craig,
E. J. Craig, Edd Footstone
Tec 5 US Army WW
II Craig, Ella Mae Sewell Craig, Eunice Thomas Craig, Fannie Craig,
Floyd J Craig, Hazel E
Sgt US Army WW
II Craig,
Infant
Child of Robert & Mary D Craig,
J P
Photo Father; h/o Mollie Craig, J R Craig,
J V Craig, James Leroy
A2c US
Air Force WW II Korea Craig, James Loyd Craig, James Monroe
not found --- info from old records; s/o J P & Mollie Craig Craig, Jewell (no dates) Craig, John W Craig,
Lemual Robert Craig,
Mary Dee
W/o Lemual Robert; married Oct 10, 1924 Craig,
Mary Etta
W/o Wm Bill Craig, Mollie (no dates) Craig, Nellie (no dates) Craig,
Opal N Craig,
Roy Lee Craig,
William "Bill" Crigler, A D's Dacus, T Reynolds
S/Sgt US Air Force Korea Danner, Scotty Ray obit; age 21; h/o Sarina; s/o Rick & Patti Danner Davis, Gordon W
TX
Tec 4 46 Engr Const BN WW II Davis,
Laymond
h/o Mable Davis; death certificate Davis,
Lee Ellis Davis,
Mable Footstone w/o
Laymond Davis Day, Effie Jane Day, Irvin M Day, John T
h/o Millie; death certificate Day,
Lenora E Family Stone Day, Lorine Day, Millie Hammon
w/o John T Day Day, Nathan R (no dates); Co K 17th Consolidated TX Dismtd Cav CSA Day, Roy Edward Day, Vada May Family
Stone Day, Walter William Deal, Donie
Grandmother Denton, J H
(Dofe) Denton, Infants
(children of Blanton "Scamp" & Julia Denton0 Denton, Mollie Dixon,
Susan Frances Dixon,
T C Dobbins, Annie Dobbins, William O Driggers,
Ira
Driggers, Nancy Driggers,
Sallie Duncan, Mary Geraldine E's Earp,
Clarence O
h/o Daisy Earp,
Daisy H
w/o Clarence Ebard, George
funeral home marker Elberidge, Mrs C S Ellington, Mrs Nancy Ellen
stone is broken Ellington, W M
stone is broken Ellington, Wylie B Ellis, Lorene
wife of Oglesby Ellis Ellis,
Marion Ellis, Oglesby L "Jew"
h/o Lorene Ellis,
Robert F
h/o Stella Ellis,
Stella
w/o Robert Ellison,
Adam M Ellison,
Eliza A Ellison,
Wiley F death certificate Ennis, Carl E
h/o Jennie T Ennis, Clifton H
h/o Lola; TX CMI USNR WW II Ennis, E L (Buck) Ennis, Jennie T
w/o Carl E Ennis, Harry D
h/o Ollie A Ennis,
Lola
w/o Hunter Ennis, Ollie A
w/o Harry D Ennis Ethridge, B F Ethridge, M A
w/o B F Ethridge Ethridge, Nannie W
w/o B F Ethridge F's Farr, Elsa Hupple Farrell, B F Finney, Leisa Lynn
obit;
age 40; w/o David Finney; d/o Eugene & Lynn Hall
Walker Johnson Flowers, Allie L
h/o Dorothy; Pvt US Army WW II Flowers, David L Jr Croley
Funeral Home Marker Flowers, Dorothy M
w/o Allie Flowers Flowers, Margaret Flowers, Shelby J D Pvt
US Army WWII Foster,
D A
w/o W T Foster Foster, Edna Earl Foster,
M L Foster,
Seaney C Foster,
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