Austin County Cemeteries
Please remember that many of the older cemeteries are located on private property. Please respect not only the cemetery but also the property owner's rights. Always obtain permission to enter private property.
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
AKA: Richard Grove, Raccoon Bend Cemetery | Near Raccoon Bend
From Bellville take Hwy 159 to 1456 to Raccoon Bend. Turn right on 1456 to Pleasant Grove. Cemetery is next to Richard Grove Methodist Church
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internments | |||
| Allen, Harriet | . | 25 May 1886 | . |
| Artentia, Edward | 16 Jun 1867 | 29 Aug 1904 | . |
Beal, Joseph Nathan  | 24 Jun 1889 | 17 Jan 1959 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO A 414 RES LAB BN [Sources] DC; headstone app; Ratliff. |
| Beal, Rasia | 1 Jan 1883 | 30 Aug 1933 | . |
| Bevin, Melvin D. | 2 Nov 1934 | 26 Dec 1978 | . |
| Boson, Allred Norman, Sr. | 29 Jul 1938 | 8 Oct 2011 | Nickname: Al [Family] Father: Elias Boson, Mother: Louisa Williamson, Spouse: Lauretta, Children: Allred Norman Boson Jr [References] FG. |
| Bracy, Em (Rev) | 15 Nov 1800's | 19 Dec 1957 | . |
| Bush, Mathis Virginia | 8 Sep 1900 | 30 Mar 1977 | Maiden Name: Brown [Family] Spouse: Eddie Bush [References] FG. |
| Canty, Eddie | 31 Jul 1891 | 14 May 1975 | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, CO I 369 INF [Family] Father: Will Canty, Mother: Caldonia [References] FG, FS [Sources] 1930 census; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Cole, William Henry, Jr. | 1 Oct 1931 | 24 Apr 1979 | [Veteran] Korea, US Army, 1952-54 [Family] Father: William H. Cole Sr, Mother: Rosie Madison [References] FG [Sources] DC; VA death file. |
| Davis, William Floyd | 18 Sep 1945 | 12 Jan 2024 | Nickname: Ben [Family] Father: Isom Davis Jr, Mother: Sadie Smith, Spouse: Helen Knapp & Wilma Telford [References] Obit exist. |
| Dorsey, Lillie Mae | 1910 | 1981 | Maiden Name: Whitmire [Family] Spouse: Alfred Dorsey. |
| Douglass, Arles | 1947 | 1949 | . |
| Edwards, Simon | 14 Jan 1920 | 18 May 1985 | [Veteran] WW2, S1, US Navy [Sources] S# 9688597; VA; tombstone. |
| Evans, Lewis | 1900 | 1965 | . |
| Harper, John E. | 24 Apr 1890 | 18 Jun 1952 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Harris, Edna Jean | 10 Nov 1950 | 14 Jan 2017 | . |
| Harris, Willie Steve | 30 May 1930 | 10 Nov 2003 | [Family] Father: Clarence Harris, Mother: May Emma Smith, Spouse: Betty Lou [References] Obit exist, FG. |
| Hayden, Jim W. | 1900 | 1966 | . |
| Hayden, Leon | 12 May 1922 | 26 Aug 1979 | . |
| Hayden, Mary | 5 Apr 1901 | 5 Mar 1976 | . |
| Jackson, Allen | 22 Jan 1891 | 15 May 1976 | [Veteran] WW1, US Army [Sources] 1930 census; Ratliff. |
| Jackson, Eva Ida | 28 Jan 1900 | 1 Feb 1975 | . |
| Jackson, George E. | 22 Dec 1887 | 5 Jan 1967 | . |
| Jackson, Gertrude | 1894 | 1985 | . |
| Jackson, Joe | 1 Jan 1925 | 21 Sep 1987 | [Veteran] _. |
| Jackson, John Earl, Sr. | 18 Oct 1942 | 4 Jun 2019 | [Veteran] SGT, USAF [Sources] M-JFH-6/4/2019. |
| Jackson, Mchenry | 19 Jan 1932 | 13 Sep 1963 | [Veteran] Korea, A2C [Family] Father: Robert Jackson, Mother: Eva Ida Tate. |
| Jackson, Robert Lee | 14 Jan 1917 | 12 Jun 1980 | [Veteran] WW2. |
| Johnson, Mae Molly | 1900 | 1982 | . |
| Jones, Kitty Ann | 1906 | 1985 | . |
| King, Abbie | 24 Dec 1844 | . | . |
| King, Henry | . | 17 Mar 1907 | . |
| Leehaiw, Hattie | . | . | . |
| Lindsey, Kimberly | 26 Aug 1978 | 2 Jul 2015 | . |
| Madison, Earl | 1917 | 1966 | . |
| Madison, Rachel | 5 Apr 1878 | 11 Jun 1973 | . |
| Mays, Sam, Jr. | 10 Aug 1897 | 25 Dec 1961 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO B 322 LAB BN [Sources] 1930 census; DC. |
| McDade, Lee Gussie | 29 Sep 1922 | 21 Apr 2002 | [Veteran] WW2. |
| Mitchell, Eddie | 3 Oct 1895 | 22 Oct 1954 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO C 509 ENGRS [Sources] DC; BT-5/26/55; Ratliff. |
| Reese, Amanda | 25 Oct 1887 | 8 Nov 1967 | [Family] Father: Frank Reese, Mother: Sarah Ann Brown [Sources] DC. |
| Reese, Angie | 25 Aug 1896 | 24 Dec 1943 | [Family] Father: Walter Reese, Mother: Mary Emma Mays [Sources] DC. |
| Reese, Arthur | 27 Mar 1887 | 22 Feb 1931 | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, WGNR 65 PION INF [Sources] tombstone. |
| Reese, Douglas M. | 1942 | 1983 | . |
| Reese, Earnest S. | 1911 | 1977 | . |
| Reese, Herbert L. | 1936 | 1985 | . |
| Reese, Hoffman Clifton | 11 Apr 1932 | 5 Aug 1979 | [Veteran] Korea [Family] Father: Earnest S Reese, Mother: Ella Mae Bouldin [Sources] DC. |
| Reese, Lawrence Douglas, Sr. | 6 Oct 1914 | 11 Apr 1998 | Nickname: L.D. [Veteran] WW2, TEC5. |
| Reese, Mary | 1849 | 1929 | . |
| Reese, Robert E. | 1965 | 1986 | . |
| Reese, Walter, Jr. | 5 Sep 1897 | 4 Jul 1939 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] VA discharge; DC. |
| Rigsby, Sheffield | 2 Feb 1914 | 28 Nov 1963 | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT [Family] Father: Rigsby, Wash. |
| Sherrill, Lillie | 6 Sep 1900 | 5 May 1978 | . |
| Sherrill, Simon | 1920 | 1985 | . |
| Sherrill, Susie | 24 Dec 1876 | 4 Jan 1931 | . |
| Singleton, Myrtle Lee | 3 Jun 1909 | Dec 2013 | Maiden Name: Bouldin [Family] Father: Simon Bouldin, Mother: Susie Bonner, Spouse: Eddie Singleton [References] Obit exist. |
| Smalley, Oscar | 15 Jul 1894 | 14 Jun 1969 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO 22 6 BN 163 DB [Sources] headstone app; Ratliff; Discharge Records. |
| Snell, Isom | 25 Feb 1851 | 11 Jan 1933 | . |
| Snell, Minor, Jr. | 15 Mar 1883 | 23 Feb 1969 | . |
| Sutton, Lorenen | 5 Apr 1930 | 27 Jan 1976 | . |
| Taplin, Luvenia Ward | 23 Dec 1930 | 11 Nov 2008 | . |
| Teal, Homer Colevn | 17 Nov 1918 | 15 Aug 1983 | Nickname: Calvin [Veteran] WW2, US Army [Sources] VA enlistment/death file. |
| Thomas, Ager Lee | 28 Jan 1934 | 27 Jan 1982 | [Veteran] [Sources] Death Certificate. |
| Thomas, Charley | 20 Sep 1900 | 15 Feb 1977 | Nickname: Buddy [Family] Father: Allen Thomas, Spouse: Elsie Keener [References] Obit exist. |
| Tompkins, Dempsy M. | 29 Dec 1924 | 4 Apr 1976 | . |
| Wallace, Robert Lee, Jr. | 27 Aug 1943 | 18 Oct 2017 | [Veteran] _, US Army [Sources] BT-10/29/64 p7; S&SonsFH-10/18/2017. |
| Ward, Louis | 16 Nov 1887 | 18 May 1923 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO C 509 ENGRS [Family] Father: Wesley Ward Sr [References] FG [Sources] VA; DC; tombstone; BT-5/26/55; Ratliff [General] His death cert #13931 shows born in 1892 but the 1900 census for Austin County shows Feb, 1887 which is more accurate than the DC.. |
| Ward, Sarah L. | 5 Sep 1885 | 16 May 1971 | . |
| Whitley, Hezikiah | 16 Jun 1890 | 17 Apr 1918 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 7 CO 2 BN 165 DB [Sources] DC; headstone app; BT-5/26/55. |
| Williams, Freddie Lee, Sr. | 23 Jan 1912 | 19 Jan 2001 | [Veteran] WW2, SGT, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
| Wilson, Edmond, Jr. | 29 Sep 1924 | 24 Mar 1981 | [Veteran] WW2, US Navy [Family] Father: Edmond Wilson, Mother: Lola Madison [Sources] DC; VA death file; tombstone. |
| Wilson, Edmond, Sr. | 11 Sep 1895 | . | . |
| Wilson, J. | 1898 | 1968 | . |
| Wilson, Lola | 25 May 1894 | 8 Dec 1971 | . |
| Wilson, Rosie | 1878 | 1967 | . |
| Wilson, Wilbert | 24 Nov 1894 | 24 Aug 1970 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT [Sources] 1930 census; DC. |
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