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Calvary Cemetery
aka Lakeview or Plainview Cemetery
Abstracted Jan. 25, 2002
by
Jane Keppler,
Karen Lawless,
Darlene Lee
and Bettye Pillbrow
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Located north of Willis Texas on Calvary Road, approx. 3.5 miles west of IH45.
The cemetery is on the right side of the road with the number 12896 on the
fence by the gate. It is not easily visible from the road. It is listed as
Lakeview or Plainview Cemetery in the Montgomery County Texas Cemeteries, Volume
VI, page 6.
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The cemetery is located within a fenced area with a gated entrance. The gate was
locked at the time of the abstraction. We entered through a hole in the
fence. It is overgrown, looking more like the surrounding woods that a
cemetery. We were able to record grave marker inscriptions from 20 of the
gravesites. There are many possible gravesites (sunken areas of the dimensions
of a grave) as well as unmarked graves. It appears there is no established
pattern for burials as graves are scattered throughout the area. The
oldest burial was in 1883 and the most recent in 1999. There are Civil War
veterans buried here as well the "Two Infant Babies of Mrs. and Mrs. W. A. Rigell". Two graves are located within wrought iron fences, one identified
and one unknown.
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Even though the day was beautiful (blue skies
and chilly temps – meaning no snakes), there were four ladies in
their glory rooting around a place that many other people might steer clear of,
there was sadness, not because of being surrounded by death, but because here
were people being forgotten. Their grave markers might be all that remain
to tell the story of that person's sojourn on earth, or of parents' remembrances
oat the passing of their daughter, Julia, "Our darling as sweet and fair as
opening rosebud in the morning air". If we don't make a concerted effort
to record these "lost" cemeteries, how many more lives will be forgotten and
history lost.
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Anyone knowing the history of this cemetery, please contact
Jane Keppler,
Karen Lawless,
Darlene Lee
or Bettye Pillbrow.
Origin of Calvary Cemetery
Property
From:
Karen Lawless <klawss@mac.com>
Subject: Calvary Rd. Cem. property
To: relppek91@gmail.com, darmadlee@hotmail.com
Cc: "Anna Shepeard" <Marbil7164@aol.com>
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 10:29 AM
From:
Vol. 9:428-429,
Montgomery County, TX Deed Records.
J. S.
Collard to Trustees of Methodist-Episcopal Church South, 22 Jul 1878.
1 acre, Wm.
R. Martin Survey (This is adjoining southwest corner of Joseph
Lindley Survey and would appear to be the location of the Calvary Rd. Cemetery).
Beg.
at SE corner near SW corner of Joseph Lindley League.
N15E
75 vrs. with West line of Lindley's survey.
N75W
75 vrs.
S15W
75 vrs.
S75E
75 vrs. to beginning.
Said
premises to be used for a Church and School purposes provided that the house,
now building, on said lot, a parcel of land, shall be free for every orthodox
Minister of the Gospel to preach in and further provided that said house shall
or may be used 5 days in each week for a Public School, and the said Trustees
are to have and hold the property for the uses aforesaid free from all claim of
myself or my heirs, executors, ...
Trustees:
W. F.
Wood
J. D.
Baker
J. A.
Robinson
J.
Sanders
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Some Graves in Calvary
Cemetery
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FHM = Funeral Home Marker
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Name |
DOB |
DOD |
Notes |
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CRADDOCK, MRS. JOSEPHINE |
9/20/1939 |
12/20/1999 |
age 60 FHM Collins & Johnson
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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CRADDOCK, TERESA ANN |
10/18/1973 |
12/28/1973 |
FHM Huntsville - contact
Angela Solomon |
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FERGUSON, MATTIE OLIVER |
3/28/1845 |
6/2/1921 |
wife of J. L. Ferguson |
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FERGUSON, JOHN L. |
- |
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CO.G 20 TX Inf CSA
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FERGUSON, JOHN |
1884 |
1929 |
- |
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MARTIN, SALLIE A. |
2/14/1847 |
1/15/1886 |
wife of J. F. Hooks (next to this
grave, unreadable marker with footstone marked, A.C.A. Inscription above
name).
Great grand
mother of my husband. Contact
Barbara Samuels |
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MYERS, HENRY |
- |
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CO.B 6 Miss Inf CSA
RayChancellor@aol.com
great grandson |
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MYERS, LENA |
12/13/1891 |
2/28/1918 |
MYERS was above Lena on stone.
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KING, KATE |
11/10/1880 |
1893 |
beside Lena Myers |
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MYERS, MATTIE J. |
5/12/1846 |
12/14/1886 |
At Rest (MYERS above Mattie) |
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RAWLS SARAH Alice |
5/20/1886 |
12/14/1886 |
memory of Sarah A. Rawls Asleep in
Jesus blessed (unreadable) note: Inside wrought iron area Footstone –S.A.R.
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RIGELL, LILLIAN V. |
6/1901 |
12/17/1968 |
Gone But Not Forgotten contact
Angela Solomon |
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Two infant babies of
Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Rigell |
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- |
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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RIGELL, JESSE RAY |
5/10/1903 |
7/18/1984 |
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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TADLOCK, ANNIE LEE |
3/18/1883 |
5/27/1883 |
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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TADLOCK, J. P. |
7/13/1847 |
3/7/1915 |
Rebecca J. Tadlock, his wife on same
stone. Gone Home after her dates. Also, footstones, R. J. T. & J. P. T.
Contact
Angela Solomon
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TADLOCK, REBECCA J. |
11/9/1852 |
10/13/1914 |
Wife of J. P. Tadlock
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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TADLOCK, JULIA DEAN |
7/27/1885 |
11/16/1905 |
Julia our darling as sweet and fair As
opening rosebud in morning air. Round her pure urn let darkest cypress(?)
Youth could not save her from an earthly (/)
Contact
Angela Solomon |
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TADLOCK VERA GERTRUDE |
6/20/1908 |
8/29/1909 |
daughter of J. B & F. C Tadlock |
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WOOD, WILLIAM FRANK |
1817 |
1889 |
Jeffrey Watson
ggggrandson |
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Many unknown and unmarked as well as
another area enclosed by a wrought iron fence. |
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Ones
listed below were in book we probably were not able to read the stones
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BENNETT, WILLIE |
11/22/1868 |
12/171884 |
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BAKER, ZONA LOUISE |
- |
06/14/1968 |
age 71 yrs 9 mo Metcalf Funeral Home
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MELTON, MINNIE MAUD |
03/18/1895 |
12/31/1895 |
daughter of W. M. & S. J. Melton
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ANDERSON, CARRIE WOOD |
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Concrete marker/wooden post at foot |
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MARLIN, SALLIE |
02/14/1847 |
01/15/1886 |
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KING, BETTIE |
05/26/1887 |
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died young |
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CRADDOCK, MAXINE |
09/30/1915 |
06/26/1970 |
Huntsville Funeral Home |
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KING, EFFIE |
10/02/1882 |
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died young |
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Additional Information added by
Tanya on May 2007
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JOHN L. FERGUSON 1884 1-15-1886
20 TEXAS INFANTRY CSA CO G |
MATTIE OLIVER FERGUSON 3-28-1845
6-2-1925
WIFE OF JOHN L. FERGUSON
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JOSEPHINE CRADDOCK 9-30-1939 12-20-1999 |
WILLIE LEE CRADDOCK 6-19-1924 9-14-2002
TERESA CRADDOCK 10-18-1973 12-28-1973
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JOHN WALTER RIVES 10-04-1917 4-8-1994
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ALSO AS YOU WALK INTO THE GATE GO ABOUT 1/2 WAY THRU
AND TO
YOUR RIGHT JUST A BIT S ANOTHER STONE WITH:
EMERY L. BUCKHOLT FERGUSON AND BABY GIRL
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WIFE OF JOHN FERGUSON
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MR. AND MRS J M TADLOCK |
BABY BOY
BORN 1-20-1920
THAT IS ALL IT SAYS. THEY MUST HAVE DIED
THE SAME DAY OR STILLBORN
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ONE OF THESE WAS MINNIE MAUD MELTON - I FOUND HER STONE
AND A FENCED IN AREA THAT THE SCOUTS ARE GOING TO REPAIR
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Below are the photos taken by Tanya
on the
May 5th Cleanup
Day
she organized:
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