Austin County Cemeteries
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Grave markers and tombstones may have less information than researchers have discovered and provided on this website.
Downey Cemetery
AKA: Sealy Colored Cemetery | Near Sealy.
| Name | Born - Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bassett, Elroy | 1953 - 2006 | References: GenFolks |
| Bassett, Elvin, Sr | 1900 - 21 Mar 1983 | References: GenFolks |
Bassett, George  | 4 Nov 1895 - 16 Aug 1960 | Veteran: WW1, PFC, US Army, CO C 521 ENGRS References: GenFolks Sources: DC; tombstone; Ratliff |
| Bassett, Gilbert, Sr | 9 Jan 1952 - 29 Jan 2023 | Family- Father: Elvin Bassett Sr, Mother: Roseta Clay References: Findagrave, GenFolks |
| Bassett, Hattie G. | 26 Feb 1897 - 13 Sep 1950 | References: Findagrave, GenFolks |
| Bassett, J. H. | 16 Apr 1865 - 24 Jul 1926 | References: GenFolks |
| Bassett, John Smith "Sam" | 16 Feb 1889 - 9 Sep 1964 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO B 522 ENGRS References: GenFolks Sources: VA discharge; headstone app |
| Bassett, Johnnie Samuel, Jr. | 16 Feb 1889 - 9 Sep 1964 | Veteran: WW2, PVT/PFC, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: DC; tombstone |
| Bassett, Lindsy | 18 May 1894 - 2 Jan 1953 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: BT-5/26/55 |
| Bassett, Lorenza | 1890 - 1958 | References: GenFolks |
| Bassett, Ollie | 6 Feb 1903 - 22 Apr 1972 | Family- Father: Sam Bassett Jr, Mother: Rosanna Roberson References: Findagrave, GenFolks |
| Bassett, Rosetta | 12 Feb 1919 - 3 Dec 1983 | References: GenFolks |
| Bassett, Thomas Lee | 8 Jun 1897 - 18 May 1934 | Veteran: WW1, PFC, CO B SATC Prairie View References: GenFolks Sources: 1930 census; Ratliff |
| Blackmon, Gladys | 23 Sep 1923 - 30 Nov 1940 | References: GenFolks |
| Blacknell, Harry | 13 Jan 1894 - 25 Sep 1945 | Veteran: WW1, PFC, US Army, 22 SVC CO 20 ENGRS References: GenFolks Sources: VA; tombstone; Ratliff |
| Blacknell, Smith | 20 Apr 1895 - 10 Nov 1918 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG References: GenFolks Sources: VA; tombstone; BT-5/26/55; Ratliff |
| Blake, Ermalee | 29 Mar 1926 - 27 Dec 1954 | References: GenFolks |
| Bolden, Cliffus Maivel | 26 Mar 1889 - 16 Mar 1937 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO A 522 ENGRS References: GenFolks Sources: VA; tombstone; Ratliff |
| Bremby, Levine | 12 Feb 1913 - 27 Oct 1977 | Veteran: WW2, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: VA enlistment/death file; DC |
| Bremby, Robert Lee | 16 Jun 1907 - 21 Dec 1972 | Veteran: WW2, TEC4, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: S# 38092308; DC; VA death file |
| Brooks, Herman | 7 Feb 1905 - 29 Nov 1962 | References: GenFolks |
| Brooks, Jessie Mae | 13 Nov 1911 - 26 Aug 2001 | References: GenFolks |
| Brown, Elbert | 15 Apr 1896 - 17 Oct 1918 | Veteran: WW1, PVT/PFC, US Army, CO A 65 PION INF References: GenFolks COD: Pneumonia Sources: BT-5/26/55; Ratliff |
| Brown, Hattie | 28 Jun 1870 - 19 Feb 1937 | References: GenFolks |
| Brown, James | 6 Aug 1889 - 5 Feb 1981 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO A 65 PION INF References: Findagrave, GenFolks Sources: DC; VA death file; tombstone; Ratliff |
| Brown, Joe | 13 Dec 1892 - 3 Mar 1947 | Veteran: WW1, PFC, US Army, Cook 165 DEP BRIG References: GenFolks Sources: BT-5/26/55; Ratliff |
| Bryant, John Edward | - | Veteran: Other/Unknown References: GenFolks |
| Daney, Eda | - Mar 1941 | References: GenFolks |
| Dawson, Jon "John" | 17 Nov 1888 - 1 Apr 1940 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO B 308 SVC BN QMC References: GenFolks Sources: VA; BT-5/26/55; Ratliff |
| Dickerson, Kary | 14 Aug 1904 - 3 Nov 1977 | Family- Father: John Dickerson, Mother: Rosan Clevland References: GenFolks |
| Dickerson, Viola | - | References: GenFolks |
| Downey, Gussie | 6 Jun 1914 - 3 Aug 1979 | References: GenFolks |
| Downey, Teddie | 22 Nov 1945 - 14 Jun 2023 | References: GenFolks |
| Eveline, Elvoria | 26 Dec 1877 - 25 Aug 1963 | References: GenFolks |
| Eveline, John, Sr. | 15 Jun 1877 - 16 Apr 1954 | References: GenFolks |
| Fry, James | 8 Jun 1891 - 16 Nov 1940 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO D 410 LAB BN References: GenFolks Sources: headstone app; Ratliff |
| Frye, Tamer | 1871 - 1963 | References: GenFolks |
| Frye, William | 1870 - 1946 | References: GenFolks |
| Gentry, Willie B. | 15 Nov 1900 - 27 Apr 1933 | References: GenFolks |
| Glass, Addie Lee | 13 Jan 1929 - 10 Oct 2000 | References: GenFolks |
| Glover, Clarence Edwin | 15 Aug 1912 - 23 Jun 1979 | Veteran: WW2, SGT, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: S# 38204950; tombstone |
| Graves, David "Dave" | 9 Dec 1892 - 12 Nov 1941 | Veteran: WW1, PVT References: GenFolks Sources: Ratliff |
| Green, Elaine | 1983 - 1983 | References: GenFolks |
| Harris, Clarence | 26 Aug 1893 - 23 May 1939 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG References: GenFolks Sources: BT-5/26/55; headstone app |
| Hill, John Hampton | 8 Feb 1894 - 22 Jul 1932 | Veteran: WW1, SGT, US Army, CO A 322 SVC BN References: GenFolks Sources: tombstone; BT-5/26/55; Ratliff |
| Hill, Martha B. | 7 Jan 1896 - 9 Sep 1968 | References: GenFolks |
| Hill, Rosie (Bassett) | 27 Mar 1957 - 28 Feb 2021 | References: GenFolks Sources: Millie-Josey Mortuary, Bellville TX |
| Kenner, Mary Ann | 1893 - 19 Jan 1960 | References: GenFolks |
| Larkins, Lee Andrew | 25 Nov 1915 - 19 Apr 1953 | Veteran: WW2, SSGT, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: VA enlistment; headstone app |
| Lee, Doris Bassett | 1 Aug 1927 - 14 Jul 1998 | References: GenFolks |
| Long, Harold | 17 Jul 1914 - 10 Sep 1968 | Veteran: WW2, PVT, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: DC; tombstone |
| Long, Samuel Aaron | 8 Jul 1916 - 28 Nov 1958 | Veteran: WW2, PFC, USAAF References: GenFolks Sources: VA enlistment; tombstone |
| Manley, Annie | 25 Dec 1878 - 11 Jul 1944 | References: GenFolks |
| Manley, Arthur | 18 Jan 1897 - 17 Dec 1941 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army References: GenFolks Sources: VA; tombstone; Ratliff |
| Manley, Carl Spencer | 10 Apr 1926 - 15 Jun 1977 | References: GenFolks |
| Manley, Howard E. | 21 Apr 1931 - 15 May 1973 | References: GenFolks |
| Manley, John, Sr. | 10 Mar 1875 - 30 Dec 1957 | References: GenFolks |
| McDade, Roberta | 23 Nov 1902 - 29 Mar 1927 | References: GenFolks |
| Milkson, Rosana | - 1931 | References: GenFolks |
| Newsome, Mack | 31 Dec 1896 - 16 Jul 1949 | Veteran: WW1, PVT, US Army, CO A 435 SVC BN QMC References: GenFolks Sources: DC; tombstone; BT-5/26/55 |
| Scranton, Lorrin W. "Boogie Stew" | 30 Oct 1969 - 24 Sep 2017 | References: GenFolks wObit |
| Sevilia, Jo Ella (Downey) | 30 Nov 1942 - 21 Oct 2009 | References: GenFolks |
| Simpson, Willie Mae | 25 Feb 1901 - 14 Mar 1980 | References: GenFolks |
| Smalley, Sarah | 1901 - 24 Nov 1918 | References: GenFolks |
| Thomas, Yvonne | 1938 - 2005 | References: GenFolks |
| Traler, Ellen | - | References: GenFolks |
| Walker, Lucille B. | 3 Oct 1909 - 14 Aug 1964 | References: GenFolks |
| Wigfall, Robert Charles | - 6 Sep 1977 | References: GenFolks |
| Williams, Willie R. | - 11 Sep 1919 | Veteran: WW1, PFC, US Army, 815 CO TC References: GenFolks Sources: Army Transport Lists- Marion L Brown |
| Willis, Ocie Lee | 14 Nov 1909 - 14 Mar 1990 | References: GenFolks |
| Willis, Sandy, Jr. | 31 Mar 1907 - 28 Dec 1992 | References: GenFolks |
| Wilson, Anthony Wiilliam | 28 Mar 1957 - 8 Apr 1958 | References: GenFolks |
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