Myrtle Springs Cemetery
aka Macedonia Black
Leesburg, Texas
GPS Coords: 32.9239168, -95.0904982
chapel | cemetery view.
A big THANK YOU for the transcription and photos goes to William "Bill" Robinson, Tricia Grimes and Jackie Isham.
| Name | Birth | Death | Info/Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Adolphus | Sep 15, 1938 | Jul 12, 1963 | S/o Normal Allen & Elvin Turner; Death Certificate |
| Allen, Mable L | Oct 14, 1926 | May 11, 1990 | |
| Barber, Billy Gene | Nov 8, 1945 | Oct 22, 2000 | S/o Lloyd Barber Sr & Irene Isom |
| Barber, Flossie Mae | Jun 18, 1946 | Apr 29, 1999 | Nee Taylor; W/o Lloyd Barber Jr |
| Barber, Lloyd Jr | Jul 4, 1941 | Jul 20, 1997 | H/o Flossie Mae Taylor; S/o Lloyd Barber Sr & Irene Isom |
| Coleman, Lee | Aug 18, 1856 | Jul 25, 1941 | H/o Margaret Jackson m. 1880; S/o Jeff Coleman; Death Certificate |
| Duffey, Della Mae | Jul 21, 1931 | Nov 29, 1999 | W/o Sam Duffey m. 1950 AR; D/o Clinton Brooks & Cordella Phox |
| Duffey, Durine Marie | Jun 14, 1926 | Apr 1, 2001 | W/o George Duffey m. 1940 & divorced 1974; D/o Leslie Ervin & A M Duffey |
| Duffey, Ella Mae | Aug 18, 1934 | Apr 8, 1962 | NOTE: married surname is Foster, but buried as Duffey; D/o S G Duffey & Orene Hollins; Death Certificate |
| Duffey, George | Apr 16, 1916 | May 7, 1995 | H/o Durine Marie Ervin m. 1940 & divorced 1974 |
| Duffey, J D | Feb 12, 1949 | Jul 6, 1998 | S/o Nathaniel Duffey & Ruby Lee Shaw |
| Duffey, L E | Jun 19, 1949 | Apr 5, 2008 | Obit; Not married; S/o Lee Duffey & Evelyn Johnson |
| Duffey, Linda | May 8, 1955 | Oct 25, 2010 | Nee Wilmore |
| Duffey, Nancy Ann | Jan 20, 1890 | Mar 29, 1952 | W/o Edd Duffey m. 1908; D/o Charley Wade & Alice Robertson; Death Certificate |
| Duffey, Nathaniel | Apr 28, 1926 | Jul 5, 2009 | Obit; H/o Ruby Lee Shaw; S/o Jerry Duffey & Angeline Jennings |
| Duffey, Roy Dee | Oct 11, 1917 | Jul 9, 2008 | Obit; H/o Mary Birdine m. 1940; S/o Jerry Duffey & Angeline Jeffings |
| Duffey, Sam | Sep 29, 1929 | Aug 6, 1981 | H/o Della Mae Brooks; S/o Sylvester G Duffey & Orene Hollins; Death Certificate |
| Duffey, Stanley | Aug 15, 1958 | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| Duffey, Willie B | Oct 9, 1956 | Sep 12, 2007 | Obit; S/o Lee Duffey & Evelyn Johnson |
| Duffy/Duffey, Jerry | Aug 8, 1896 | Dec 13, 1984 | H/o Angeline Jennings m. 1916; S/o William & Eugenia Duffey; NOTE: headstone spelled Duffy, parents spelled Duffey. |
| Falls, Bethena | Nov 25, 1876 | Oct 9, 1976 | 1st husband W Burton Butler m. abt 1894; 2nd husband L Oscar Falls m. abt 1905; D/o Polk & Elizabeth Bolton; NOTE: Birth year on Death Certificate says 1878; Death Certificate |
| Freeman, Hattie L | Mar 31, 1877 | Aug 8, 1975 | W/o James N Freeman m. 1899; D/o Mary Callicoatte; NOTE Birth year on Death Certificate says 1881; Death Certificate |
| Freeman, Jewel N | Mar 27, 1898 | Feb 17, 1975 | 1st wife Nollie M Christian m. 1917; 2nd wife Letha Catenah m. 1926; S/o James Freeman & Hattie Callicoatte; Death Certificate |
| Harris, Richard Earl Jr | Apr 29, 1980 | Jul 12, 1998 | Aged 18 yr; S/o Richard Earl Harris Sr & Ruby Faye Williams |
| Hashaway, Mattie | Sep 7, 1888 | Mar 21, 1983 | W/o John Hashaway m. 1908; D/o Charley Wade & Alice Robertson |
| Henderson, Jeff | Sep 15, 1850 | Apr 11, 1923 | 2nd H/o Mary Ella Booker; Death Certificate |
| Henderson, Mary Ella | Jul 15, 1869 | Jan 14, 1941 | 1st husband Mr Callicoatte; 2nd husband Jeff Henderson m. 1893; D/o Caroline Booker; Death Certificate |
| Hollins, Allen | Apr 10, 1893 | Feb 6, 1984 | H/o Maliza Golden Johnson m. 1910 |
| Hollins, Maliza Golden | Apr 11, 1893 | Feb 2, 1976 | W/o Allen Hollins m. 1910; D/o Tom Johnson & Matilda Cookwood; Death Certificate |
| Hollins, Melvin | May 15, 1891 | May 22, 1976 | Pvt US Army WWI; Draft Registration; H/o Willie McMillan; S/o Bob Hollins & Caroline Gilbert |
| Johnson, Clara L | Nov 12, 1917 | Aug 15, 2006 | |
| McKnight, Vera Mae | Jan 22, 1944 | Jun 26, 2010 | W/o H D McKnight; D/o George Duffey & Durene Jackson |
| Reece, Early Jr | Sep 11, 1932 | Oct 20, 1969 | TX Pfc US Army; S/o Earl Reece & Zettie Mae Hollins |
| Reece, Early Sr | Oct 28, 1907 | Jul 14, 1985 | H/o Zettie Mae Hollins m. 1930; S/o Louis & Betty Reece |
| Reece, Zettie Mae | Sep 6, 1915 | Aug 14, 1995 | W/o Early Reece Sr m. 1930; D/o Allen Hollins & Maliza Golden Jackson |
| Sharper, Nita Marie | Apr 1, 1965 | Dec 22, 2011 | D/o Jerry Mack Sharper & Mary Frances Duffey |
| Shaw, J T | Mar 13, 1951 | Sep 15, 2004 | H/o Rettie May Duffey m. 2000 |
| Shaw, Rettie May "Retter" | Oct 16, 1942 | 1st husband Raymond Searcy m. 1981; 2nd husband J T Shaw m. 2000; D/o George Duffey & Durene Jackson | |
| Smith, Allie Mae | Nov 1921 | May 1972 | Widow; D/o Allen Hollins & Maliza Golden Johnson; Death Certificate |
| Taylor, Darnal Edward "Don" | Jan 22, 1948 | Aug 15, 2004 | 1st wife Barbara N Allen m. 1966; 2nd wife Wanda L Doggins m. 1991; S/o Clarence & Gracie Taylor Taylor |
| Taylor, Harvey D | Apr 1, 1919 | Mar 13, 1995 | H/o Cleo Spencer m. 1939; S/o A D Taylor & Savanah Jackson |
| Taylor, Richard Anderson Jr | Oct 29, 1893 | Nov 29, 1979 | H/o Maggie D Ashley m. 1948, divorced, then remarried 1966; S/o Richard A Taylor Sr; Death Certificate |
| White, Ida | Jul 15, 1927 | Mar 19, 1997 | Nee Fleming; 2nd W/o Leoil White; Death Certificate |
| White, Leoil | May 22, 1925 | Sep 15, 1991 | 1st wife Edna Fay White; 2nd wife Ida margaret Fleming; S/o Ruben White & Mary L Johnson |
| Wilkerson, Cleo | Apr 26, 1928 | Mar 18, 2011 | Pfc US Army Korea; H/o Edna Ruth Hawkins m. 1964; S/o Clayton Wilkerson & Cora Mae Barton/Butler |
| Wilkerson, Cora Mae | Jan 17, 1898 | Aug 17, 1988 | W/o Clayton Wilkerson m. 1921; D/o W Burton/Butler & Bethena Polk |
| Wilson, Orene | Dec 24, 1913 | May 7, 1971 | 1st husband Sylvester G Duffey m. 1928; 2nd husband Hiram Wilson Sr m. 1940; D/o Allen Hollins & Maliza Golden Johnson; Death Certificate |
| Wright, Eddie | 1881 | Aug 4, 1929 | H/o Ida Gregg m. 1907; S/o Gip & Frances Wright; Death Certificate |
| Wright, Hilton | Jan 17, 1910 | Dec 30, 1943 | H/o Vannie Williams m. 1928 - divorced; S/o Eddie Wright & Ida Gregg; Death Certificate |