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Atkinson Cemetery

Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas Chappell Hill, Texas

GPS Coords: 30.1294818, -96.2805272
6300 Chadwick-Hogan Road/CR 87
Name honors 1857 mayor of Chappell Hill, Jethro Atkinson, whose plantation was nearby. In 1844, date of earliest marked grave, site was owned by Robert Wooding Chappell, for whom city was named. Formed in 1957, Atkinson Cemetery Association provides perpetual care. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Atkinson CSA Burials

photos by Amy Travis Lee
Name Birth Death Info/Inscriptions
Adams, Ann Gilmer Nov 21, 1859 Oct 16, 1947
Adams, Fannie H Jul 7, 1821 Nov 8, 1909 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
s/w Samuel
Adams, Frances Gilmer Jul 7, 1821 Nov 8, 1909
Adams, Frances Harvie Oct 11, 1861 Aug 3, 1928
Adams, Hubert D Jun 7, 1915 Mar 3, 1933
Adams, Robert Lynch Sep 9, 1857 Dec 23, 1935
Adams, Samuel Hubbard Mar 5, 1820 Jan 11, 1894 Tex. Pt. Co. G 4 Ret. Tex. Inf. Confederate States Army
Atkinson, Emma Malinda Sep 18, 1867 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 8 yrs, 10 mos, 25 days; dau of J & M B Atkinson
Atkinson, Jethro Nov 10, 1867 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 12 yrs, 5 mo, 10 days; son of J & M B Atkinson
Atkinson, Jethro 1852 Sep 13, 1852 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 8 mos, 13 days; son of J & M B Atkinson
Atkinson, Jethro May 11, 1814 Mar 3, 1888
Atkinson, Lizzie M 1858 Sep 23, 1858 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 3 mos, 26 days; dau of J & M B Atkinson
Atkinson, Mary Brooks Sep 23, 1822 Oct 14, 1870 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
wife of Jeethro Atkinson
Belyeu, Randle W Mar 9, 1942 May 21, 1962 Dec 10, 2012
Bevers,Travis Lee May 21, 1962 Nov 6, 2005
Binford, Georgia A S Dec 6, 1846 Nov 10, 1881
Box, Allen McIntosh 1854 Aug 9, 1855 age 1 yr, 1 mo 17 days; son of Rev A.M & C. P. Box
Bradford, Addie E Feb 1, 1898 Nov 19, 1991
Bradford, Rucker W Jan 20, 1896 Mar 27, 1970
Bragg, Sally W Tarbell Mar 25, 1777 Sep 11, 1844 age 60 yrs; wife of Nicholas Bragg
Brown, Mary Elizabeth Camp Aug 4, 1946 Apr 13, 2008
Browning, Daniel Harvie Jan 28, 1841 Nov 15, 1863 son of W. W. & E. L Browning; Pvt. Co. K * Texas Cav., Confederate States Army; killed in battle near Knoxville
Browning, Elizabeth Lewis Gilmer Jul 9, 1811 Jan 5, 1879
Browning, William Westcott Nov 21, 1808 Jun 28, 1871 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Bugg, Ida J Jun 25
Bullock, Jane Blanchard Nov 3, 1922 Jun 22, 1927 s/w Thomas
Bullock, Thomas Abbott Sr Nov 3, 1922 Sep 17, 2007 1st Lt, US Army Air Corp; Architect
Burhenn, Dulcie Fern Hankey Towry Jul 19, 1920 Apr 11, 2012
Buster, Franklin C Oct 20, 1878 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 6 mos; son of J. V. & M. Buster
Buster, Malisa Whisnat Jan 23, 1879 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
age 21 yrs, 8 mos; wife of J.V. Buster
Carden, Eliza Albertine Stone Dec 23, 1861 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Carlin, Lewis Albert Jr Feb 7, 1920 May 22, 1942
Chappell, Mary 1852
Cooper, Leonard Jr 1961 1996
Currie, Kate A Culbreth Nov 19, 1843 Jul 7, 1870
Currie, Mollie Ella Marshall Dec 12, 1855 Sep 3,
Daniel, William Spain 1895
Davis, Gerald Mack Aug 21, 1938 Aug 28, 2016
Davis, Leonard Mack Sep 25, 1904 Apr 13, 1986
Davis, Rena O Lambeth Nov 16, 1906 Nov 28, 1998
Dibbens, Arthur Garland Nov 29, 1888 Nov 8, 1941
Dibbens, Mae Marguerite Deegan Feb 22, 1887 Jul 17, 1978
Dreher, Mary Magdelene 1904
Felder, Mary C Oct 5, 1879 Aug 2, 1883 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Felder, Rufus King Sep 2, 1840 Sep 6, 1922
Felder, Zuleika W Jun 15, 1839 Mar 11, 1891
Foster, Ann Amelia apr 22, 1846 May 30, 1884 w/o J E Foster
Foster, Lettice Elizabeth Dec 25, 1883 May 24, 1884
Fox, Michael 1834 Oct 1, 1868
Garrett, John M Nov 23, 1930 apr 15, 1870
Gilmer, Thomas Lewis Jul 29, 1788 Nov 27, 1867
Goddard, Matilda Hale Toland May 1, 1895 Dec 26, 1983
Gray, Augusta W May 28, 1923 Feb 17, 1980
Gray Lynda Kay Oct 12, 1945 Jan 4, 1994
Griggs, William Clark Dec 16, 1932 Apr 17, 2003
Groover, Aubrey Jo Sep 27, 1974 May 19, 2016
Haddick, Charlotte Summerhill May 5, 1919 Apr 9, 2015
Haddick, Jack A Jun 12, 1920 Jun 4, 2003 s/w Charlotte
Haley Louisa Minerva Skinner Jul 9, 1834 Jun 9, 1893
Haley, William Jun 6, 1828 Nov 30, 1898 Mason
Harbaugh, John Ruple Dec 14, 1911 Sep 30, 1979
Harbaugh, Mary Elizabeth Paul Nov 16, 1914 Jun 7, 2009
Harris, Billie Louise Suggs Dec 10, 1924 Jun 7, 2009
Harris, Raymond Kenneth Feb 27, 1923 May 14, 2008
Haywood, Emily Toland Sep 10, 1902 Oct 19, 1906
Hines, G Cleveland Nov 21, 1886 Jan 5, 1963
Hines, Hortense Oleta Turner Nov 22, 1914 Mar 2, 1977
Hines, Littleberry Feb 24, 1813 Feb 27, 1880 Mason
Hines, Mary Julia Sep 5, 1891 Jul 17, 1976
Hines, Theo Oct 20, 1912 Oct 28, 1974
Hitchings, Horatio M Jan 30, 1856
Holden, John Michael Jr Nov 29, 1950 Jan 7, 2009
Hollinger, Helen F Feb 26, 1927 Jan 2, 1996
Iankes, Charles Apr 26, 1844 Oct 25, 1867 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
In loving memory of Lenora, Mary, Charlie and Little Eddie; PVT - CO K 8 REGT - TEX CAV - CSA
Jackson, Anna L Nov 9, 1879 Sep 7, 1880
Jackson, Baby Sep 2, 1873 Dec 8, 1873 Infant son of JA & NP
Jeter, Gary Leon Aug 1, 1942 Sep 2, 2014
Jeter, Judith Earlyne Towry Nov 10, 1942 Oct 23, 2001
Johnson, R B Sep 23, 1848 Oct 13, 1895
Kane, Richard Charles Dec 9, 1926 Aug 23, 1994
Kenney, John Wesley Sep 12, 1878 Mar 26, 1886
Lambert, Alvie Carrie Aug 11, 1894 Aug 16, 1994
Landes, J Lockheart Jan 20, 1871 Aug 1, 1871
Landes, Pickie Jul 18, 1850 Mar 9, 1871
Lewis, Kathryn Arlene Dibbens Nov 3, 1914 Jan 7, 1994
Littlepage, Benjamin P Jul 16, 1874 Aug 27, 1900 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Lockhart, Daniel Harvey Jan 3, 1866 Apr 2, 1891
Lockhart, Eliza
Lockhart, Elmina Caroline Wallis 1827 Sep 26, 1857 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
w/o Dr. JW Lockhart
Lockhart, Esther J Gresham May 9, 1871 Oct 25, 1952 widow of William Browning Lockhart
Lockhart, Frances Harris Dec 8, 1898 Jan 5, 1987 s/w John W
Lockhart, Judge John
Lockhart, John W Aug 2, 1892 Aug 3, 1971
Lockhart John Washington Jul 4, 1824 Oct 5, 1900 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Lockhart, Joseph Henry Nov 30, 1877 Dec 31, 1878 Infant son of JW & SE
Lockhart, Sarah An Elizabeth Browning Jul 1, 1837 Apr 2, 1910 s/w John Washington Lockhart
Lockhart, William Browning Dec 2, 1860 Jun 17, 1923
Lonborg, Ann Marion Ferguson Jul 23, 1895 Mar 30, 1986
Lowery, Evva Irene Smith Jul 31, 1930 Feb 7, 2012
Lowery, James Dean Nov 23, 1929 Jun 26, 2009
Marshall, Martha C Dec 14, 1827 Jan 29
Matthews, Anne Calcote Berry Mar 11, 1899 Oct 3, 1989
Matthews, Eliza Woods Jan 24, 1815 Nov 16, 1877
Matthews, Harvie Rogers May 25, 1900 Jan 26, 1980 Col. US Army WWII
Matthews, Jacob W Oct 11, 1808 Feb 20, 1886
Matthews, James Browning NOv 7, 1870 Jul 12, 1923
Matthews, James Fiske Oct 20, 1840 Dec 7, 1881
Matthews, Martha Walker Browning May 1, 1848 Mar 20, 1906
Matthews, Mattie Lynn Aug 14, 1880 Aug 30, 1886
Matthews Will W 1874 1918
Matthews, William Soule Aug 18, 1850 Aug 24, 1862
Meleski, Florian Dec 30, 2008
Mercer, Carolyn Malina Oct 1, 1915 Jan 27, 1993
Mercer, Smith Abner Jr Sep 21, 1944 Feb 22, 2002
Mercer, Smith Abner Sr Jan 15, 1909 Oct 4, 1989
Merritt, Harry Julious Oct 22, 1923 Jun 26, 1996
Merritt, Oline Elizabeth Bradford Dec 11, 1920 Aug 19, 2015 s/w Harry; In God We Trust
Miller, James W Oct 6, 1892 Mar 21, 1893
Miller, John Copeland Sep 2, 1822 Jan 29, 1878
Miller, Lizzie Laura Feb 8, 1873 Nov 7, 1894
Miller, Nannie L Free Feb 8, 1873 May 21, 1899
Murphy, J David Jul 1, 1960 Jan 23, 1997 In loving memory, the Toland Family
Murphy, Nancy Ann Mar 14, 1940 May 9, 2005
Nelson, M[argaret] A S [Rains] Mar 2, 1867 w/o JM Nelson; m. 14 Apr 1864, Cass County
Pavlik, Erwin Adolph Jul 29, 1934 Dec 21, 2002
Perkins, Infant Son Jul 13, 1890 Jul 13, 1890
Perkins, James Perry Jun 17, 1817 Oct 12, 1867
Perkins, Mariah Ann Spence Jun 0, 1820 Jan 9, 1913
Porter, Leonard A Feb 12, 1966 Jun 18, 1990
Porter, Verleon H Apr 9, 1943 Apr 4, 1992
Rains, John Britton Apr 26, 18960 Dec 9, 187?
Raysor, Bessie May 5, 1880 Jul 1, 1882
Raysor, Frances Gilmer Browning May 15, 1846 Jul 23, 1908
Raysor, Infant Daughter Mar 14, 1894 Mar 29, 1894
Raysor, Jefferson Stokes Jul 12, 1874 apr 27, 1879
Rayson, Mary Elizabeth Matthews Aug 17, 1868 Apr 27, 1941
Raysor, Paul Montgomery May 11, 1863 May 5, 1928
Raysor, Peter Andrew Mar 11, 1831 Sep 11, 1903
Raysor, William B Dec 5, 1872 Dec 3, 1930
Russell, Elmer R May 2, 1882 Dec 6, 1969
Russell, Mattie Lynn Raysor Mar 27, 1890 Sep 10, 1971
Sanders, A J Feb 18, 1920 Feb 6, 1998
Sanders, Deloris Dec 26, 1921 Jan 19, 2007
Sanders, Kenneth I Feb 0, 1923 Dec 16, 2004
Sanders, Mary A Feb 18, 1811 Jan 28, 1887
Schleider, Benjamin Herman Jun 30, 1893 Sep 24, 1984 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Schleider, Hulda Mary Louise Engblad Jun 26, 1895 Mar 22, 1982 s/w Benjamin
Scurry Jackie Ann 1827 1903 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Scurry, Thomas J 1825 1879 s/w Jackie
Seeger, John Jerry Sep 29, 1932 Feb 23, 1995
Spencer, Garland Dibbens May 26, 1912 Jun 17, 2008 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Mom
Spencer, Jean Stephen Oct 6, 1908 Dec 21, 2000 Dad; s/w Garland
Stockdale, Paul H Feb 5, 1911 Jul 3, 1996
Stockdale, Ruth Kent Oct 22, 1910 Oct 28, 2004
Stom, Carrie Lambert Aug 18, 1928 Mar 1, 2014 s/w Leonard
Stom, Leonard Feb 5, 1925 Dec 13, 2008
Stone, Rev. John Henley Jun 6, 1808 Aug 15, 1885
Stone, Josephine Feb 1846 Jan 31, 1861 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
d/o JH & NT
Stone, Sarah W Buchanan Mar 28, 1813 May 22, 1878 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
w/o Rev John H
Strong, Joe B Dec 11, 937 Jun 14, 1982
Suggs, Charles Cecil Aug 4, 1904 Jun 26, 1981
Tarr, Julia Margaret Lovasz Sep 26, 1917 Dec 8, 2003
Tatom, Gerald Edward Jan 25, 1940 Sep 12, 1994
Thompson, James P Aug 12, 1828 May 12, 1884
Thornhill, Emily Raysor Feb 9, 1865 Aug 1, 1929
Thornhill, Gladys Adele Aug 19, 1892 Dec 20, 1896
Thornhill, Patriacia Ruth Jones Jul 21, 1905 Jun 3, 1965
Thornhill, Samuel Fisher Jr apr 23, 1857 Jul 14, 1909
Thornhill, Van De Jamison Nov 26, 1895 May 23, 1962
Toland, Albert W Nov 26, 1873 Mar 4, 1940
Toland, Albert Wallis Dec 15, 1849 Feb 23, 1911
Toland, Clint J Jan 19, 1882 Nov 15, 1930
Toland, Henry H 1871 Mar 29, 1872
Toland, India Kate Oct 18, 1879 Apr 21, 1883 s/w Henry
Toland, Joe E May 20, 1883 Feb 27, 1953
Toland, Laurine Mathis Dec 17, 1908 Sep 14, 1948
Toland, Mary Hale Jul 26, 1869 May 9, 1931
Toland, Mary Robertson Atkinson Jan 3, 1852 Jul 28, 1893
Tucker, Marian Carlin Jul 7, 1922 Jan 2, 1963 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Wallis, Charles Landes Mar 7, 1861 Aug 4, 1928
Wallis, Elizabeth Crockett Aug 11, 1795 Dec 31, 1866 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Wallis, Hood Feb 9, 1864 Jun 23, 1865 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
Wallis, James Sr 1799 Dec 28, 1865
Wallis, Jonnie Lockhart Jan 27, 1863 Mar 30, 1944
Wallis, Joseph Edmund Sr Mar 9, 1801 Mar 15, 1865
Wallis, Mary Elizabeth Jun 10, 1832 Aug 3, 1870 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
d/o Joseph & Elizabeth
Wallis, Mary Hunter Apr 21, 1866 Jul 23, 1867 Atkinson Cemetery, Washington County, Texas
d/o JE and SC
Willborg, Salina Nelson Feb 15, 1867 Jan 3, 1900
Williams, Mrs M E ul 14, 1828 Apr 2, 1900
Williamson, F M Sep 1, 1839 Sep 20, 1867
Williamson, Florence Myers Aug 14, 1869 d/o FM & Sallie; this stone is sitting atop the Atkinson cover
Williamson, Frank V Feb 14, 1922 May 15, 1994 US Army WWII
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