The Old La Grange Black Cemetery

FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

The Old La Grange Black Cemetery lies between the old La Grange City Cemetery and the railroad tracks and is bordered by Travis (Business Hwy 77) and Colorado Streets.

All of the markers in the Old La Grange Black Cemetery were photographed in October 2007 by Stacy N. Sneed and transcribed by Connie F. Sneed and are shown below: 

	Samuel B. Moore Died 1911 Sophia Moore Died 1922	Jane Durst Died March 8, 1882, aged 27 years Paul W. Durst Feb. 1, 1879 - Oct. 8, 1879
Louis Wilkens 1871-1937 "He was the sunshine of our home"	H.L. Hogans Feb. 6, 1894 - Dec. 30 1917 "Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rests God called thee home he thought it best"	R. F. James Dec. 1, 1880 - Sept.24, 1919 "Our loved one"
Alex Riley Texas Wagooner 317 AM, TN 92 DIV Oct. 10 1942	Sara Sutton wife of J E Sutton died April 12, 1896 aged 25 years	Julia Sutton 1864 - Nov.1927
Amos Allen Died May 29,1894 aged about 70 yrs	W.L. Moore Nov. 27, 1877 - Jan 3, 1913	Louise S. Moore Oct. 19, 1886 - Feb. 13, 1938 "A life of beauty, truth and Goodness"
Ella Durst wife of D.R. Durst Oct. 1875 - Jan. 4, 1919	Grandfather Henry Hill Died June 15,1892, aged 60 yrs	Jupiter Henson died Feb 22, 1899
Susie Ellis March 1, 1889 - Nov. 18,1911	Henry Smith Died Sept 15, 1907	Walter Crockrell 1855 - May 6, 1899 "at rest"
Mary Rodgers Davis May 15, 1884 - Feb. 24, 1917 "sheltered and safe from sorrow"	Etta B. Rodgers July 16, 1888 - July 10 1916 "Jesus loves the pure & holy"	Caroline, wife of Prof. M. Rodgers Died Nov. 8, 1895
Stephen Rodgers father of Prof. Rodgers died Nov. 26, 1903	K.V.L. James Dec. 9 1884 - Sept. 12, 1915 "At Rest"	Lee Pope Dec. 28, 1868 - May 4, 1917
S.M.T. Louisa Jarmon July 29, 1867 - April 19, 1914 "She faltered by the wayside and the Angels took her home"	Rev. James Jarmon Died April 19, 1908	Nancy Eanes 1832 - Nov. 18, 1885
In Memory of Jas. Cooper Williams Born in Manchester Parish Jamaica, W.I. Died in La Grange, TX Oct. 15, 1892 aged 40 years	Jonas McKinzie Died ?8.191?	Tennessee Eanes Died March 4, 1916 aged 67 years "Forever with the Lord"
Laurence D. Farquhar March 25, 1898 - Sept. 21, 1898	In memory of my dear husband Marion Hill Aug 14, 1835 - Oct. 21, 1889	Letitha A. Washington Feb. 19, 1880 - Oct. 9. 1957 "Redeemed by Christ"
Jack Thompson 1826 - Oct. 13, 1890 aged 64 years	Laurene Goodman Nov. 5, 1896 - Aug. 31,1908 "Asleep in Jesus blessed thought"	Blake Sutton Texas PVT CO B 308 Labor BN QMC WWI Dec. 15, 1898 - Mar 11 1962
Details of this marker in next two photos	Mollie Brown 3 Nov 1854 - 29 Oct 1904 Mattie Sutton 23 Nov 1884 - 30 Jan 1903	Spencer Sutton 4 Jan 1880 - 24 Jul 1913 William Sutton 24 Apr 1896 - 30 Jun 1939 Lizzie Mae Judson 24Jul 1898 - 24 Jul 1919
Mrs. R. E. Newls April 15, 1858 - Jan 8 1909 "She was the sunshine of our home"	This and the next three photos are all sides of one stone Rachel Lyles Robert Lyles	Tom Alexander 1856-1944 Florence Alexander 1858-1944
Tome June 19 1883 - June 17 1884	Ellen Nov. 24, 1881 - Aug. 2, 1901 Verleoner July 12 1880 - July 10, 1881	Ellen, Wife of A. Scott Died June 15, 1896
Louisa Williams 1878-1946 Willie Williams 1866-1934	Harriet, wife of A. Eanes died May 19,1887 age 30 years A. Eanes Feb. 19, 1853 - Dec. 1890	L. D. Eans April 26, 1884 - April 27,1909 "Gone but not forgotten"
Lydia Hines-Mayo Jan. 20,1917 aged 82 years "At rest" 777 S.M.T. 333	M. Hill Nov. 10,1902	Easther Ann Phearse died Nov. 6, 1922 aged 55 years SMT 333
Sallie W. Scott Dec. 23, 1895 - Jan. 19, 1920 J. H. Brown Feb. 25, 1898 - April 27, 1920	Laura Branch 1875 - Jan. 15, 1908	M. E. Oakes March 1, 1882 - Dec. 1,1917 "A little time on earth she spent till God for her angels sent"
Harriett Allen 1901-1942	Mother Gynetta E. Allen June 1, 1878 Dec. 21, 1955 "The lord is my Shepard"	Andrew V. Allen Sr. Nov. 22, 1904 - Dec. 27, 1961
Vivian Stephenson March 15, 1922 TX PVT 410 RES LABOR BN	Giles A. Randolph Jr. Sept. 5, 1912 - March 25, 1997 TEC 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II	Mrs. O.C. Simmons Jan. 18, 1875 - Dec. 12, 1916 "A fairer bud of promise never bloomed"
Rev. J. S. Simmons Feb. 24, 1874 - Oct. 26, 1949 "Alseep in Jesus"	Willie Fields died July 12, 1919 Age 52 years "His words were kindess his deeds were love His spirit humble he rests above"	Emma C. Fields April 1865 - August 1940 "At rest" "Lifes work well done she rests in peace"
Peter Schermack Sept. 10, 1881 - Jan. 3, 1954 Ophelia Schermack died Sept. 9, 1924	O. D. Jackson 1895 - June 19, 1925 age 30	Adeline McGruda 1836 - 1926
Cassia ____ died April 10, 1943 (stone broken where last name was)	Dorthay M. Walker Lindsay Sept. 29, 1921 - April 20, 1943 "At Rest"	Bessie Jarmon April 8, 1898 - Feb. 8, 1923 "Daughter"
Billy Ligon Nov. 23, 1934 TEXAS PVT 331 SERV. BN.	Phillis Fulton Thomas born Williamsburg CO., S.C. died La Grange, Tx Dec. 29, 1920	Wilburn S. Dory Nov. 16, 1912 - Sept. 29, 1967 TEXAS AS USNR WORLD WAR II
Fred Prince Dec. 8, 1940 TEXAS PVT 312 LABOR BN QMC	Rev. G. W. Nevils died May 30, 1922 "Sleep on father thy work is done The lord has come and borne thee home"	Proffesser Sims Nov. 3, 1922 TEXAS PVT 521 ENGRS.
Frank Johnson Feb. 10, 1940 TEXAS PVT 164 DEPOT BRIG	Herbert Jarmon 1919 - 1985 PFC US Army WWII	James Early Oakes 14 Aug 1931 - 14 Mar 1959 Grandson
Katie J. Johnson 18 Jun 1901 - 2 Mar 1950 Daughter	Melvin Jarmon 29 Oct 1904 - 1 Jul 1957 Son	Earline H. Shepperd 1 Oct 1921 - 4 Jul 1990 Granddaughter
Queen JARMON, Mother 5 Oct 1875 - 23 Oct 1940 Tom Jarmon, Father 7 Dec 1875 - 5 Jun 1954	Sykes Mother	Clara L. Moore Jan. 21, 1883 Jun. 21, 1925
Patsy Williams	Oliver H. Nicholas M.D. died July 14, 1898 in his 38th year "To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die"	Elmora V. Williams May 1, 1884 - Dec. 31, 1914
Malinda Williams died June 1, 1891 aged 60 years "In memory of Dear Mother"	Horace C. Hudson Oct. 16, 1883 - May 19, 1931 "Asleep in Jesus"

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