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AKA St. Louis Cemetery

 
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Information and pictures submitted by Mervin Peters. Thank you!
This cemetery has nearly been lost. Mervin and I believe this to be the same cemetery listed on some maps as "MacCedar". In addition, after I did some research on death certificates for some of the people buried here, it might have been known as "St. Louis Cemetery". This cemetery is an African American cemetery. Dates are transcribed from stones with some help from Texas death certificates online.

Directions - Take Hwy. 244 from Carlos to Iola. As you enter Iola, turn left on CR 108. At the intersection with CR 103, take a left. The cemetery is located a short distance on the right with a chain link fence and gate and a newly placed sign.


Bell, Clifton            b. 02 Sep 1915       d. 23 Jan 1959
Bell, Matilda            b.        1836       d. 22 Jun 1926
Bell, Mattie J.          b. 19 Apr 1915       d. 22 Jun 1966
Ethel, James S.          b.        1904       d.        1945
Gibbs, Johnnie LaNell    b. 26 Dec 1951       d. 27 Oct 1958
Gilbert, Effie V.        b. 13 Mar 1900       d. 20 Mar 1969
Gilbert, Glenn R.        b. 11 Oct 1922       d. 04 Sep 1965     World War II
Hains, Florance Rogers                        d. 20 Mar 1930     Dau of Richard Rogers and Grace Campbell; age 43
Hurst, Virginia          b. 11 Mar 1886       d. 19 Jul 1944
James, Bethea            b. 31 Jul 1877       d. 13 Nov 1966
James, Emmitt S.         b.        1913       d.        1994     World War II
James, Wilson            b. 19 Dec 1903       d. 27 Mar 1967
Kezie, Leroy             b. 07 Apr 1925       d. 21 Aug 1940
Lofton, Birdie Marie     b. 21 Jun 1941       d. 15 Jun 1954
McKeiver, Jerry          b.        1811       d. 26 Jun 1895
Mitchell, Edward         b. 13 Aug 1897       d. unknown         U.S. Army
Mitchell, Emmitt Leon    b. 23 Nov 1948       d. 03 Sep 1965
Mitchell, Finner, Jr.    b. 20 Jan 1915       d. 21 May 1982     World War II
Mitchell, Ocelia         b.        1916       d.        1987
Moore, Drucilla          b. 20 Nov 1916       d. 27 Dec 1953
Moore, Elbert            b. 17 Aug 1907       d. 09 Jul 1975
Moore, John              b. 15 Mar 1877       d. 19 Feb 1960
Moore, Laura             b. 24 Dec 1886       d. 22 Jan 1943
Parnell, Danel           b. 08 Jan 1928       d. 19 May 1928     Son of Charlie Parnell and Elberta Lee
Parnell, John Elbers     b. 10 Dec 1928       d. 28 Jul 1929     Son of Charley Parnell and Albeta Lee
Phillips, Bennie Calvin  b. 25 Jun 1929       d. 24 Jul 1929
Rice, Earline L.         b. 30 Jun 1939       d. 19 Feb
Rodgers, Annie Bell Walker b. 3 Jan 1914      d. 25 Oct 1943
Rodgers, George          b.        1894       d.        1978
Rodgers, Gladys "Doc"    b.        1937       d.        1989
Rodgers, John Richard "Doc" b. 01 Mar 1939    d. 27 Oct 2006
Rodgers, Lillian         b.    Aug 1900       d. 26 Jan 1941
Rodgers, Melba J.        b.        1937       d.        1989
Rodgers, Richard "Uncle Rich" b.        ?     d. ?
Rogers, Richard          b. 15 Jan 1866       d. 29 Oct 1958
Rogers, Richard, Jr.                          d. 23 Sep 1930     Son of Richard Rogers, Sr. and Grace Campbell; age about 45
Sample, William          b. marker says 1800? d. 18 Nov 1936
Shannon, Ella            b.        1863       d.        1947
Shannon, Toney           b. 19 Jan 1856       d. 18 Mar 1952
Shaw, Johnnie May        b.        1910       d.        2000
Short, Rev. Freddie C.   b. 25 Jun 1930       d. 29 Mar 2005
Taylor, Charlie          b. 01 Apr 1869       d. 29 Apr 1936
Turner, Emily            b.        1886       d. 06 Dec 1993
Walker, Edna             b. 14 Sep 1898       d. 08 Feb 1945     Death certificate lists her name as Edna Wiley and died in 1943
Walker, Francis          b. 15 Sep 1881       d. 20 May 1966
Walker, John             b.        1869       d. 28 Sep 1958
Webb, Fannie             b. 16 Mar 1892       d. 31 Jan 1963
Webb, George             b.  ?                d. 22 May 1955     Age 81
Webb, John H.            b. 23 Oct 1914       d. 15 May 1964     Cpl. Gas Supply Co.
Webb, Robert E.          b. 25 Mar 1892       d. 09 Feb 1966     World War I

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