Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries Red Cemetery (near Wortham, Freestone Co., TX) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGS Map: Wortham Quadrangle Surveyed by: Gale F. and Sharon Red Location: Between Wortham and Kirvin. North of FM 27. Directions: Go east from Wortham on FM 27 for 2.7 miles, then go left (north) on gravel County Road 995 road for 1.7 miles, then turn left (west) up grassy lane about 100 yards to cemetery gate. NOTE: The survey was begun in the S.E. corner, then went row by row from south to north working our way toward the back of the cemetery. Mary Mathison Price's 1980 survey was used as the basis to begin this one. Oldest Marked Grave: Aug 15, 1877 Cora McCullough USGS topographical map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=31.80311&lon=-96.40418&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&s=50 Name of Deceased DOB On Stone DOD on Stone Other information-inscriptions in quotes, other in parentheses Latitude: 31.803N Longitude: -96.403W -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowman, Gracie N. 11/27/1889-04/26/1914 "d/o R.M. & Mary" "Gone but not forgotten" Bowman, Roderick N. 06/22/1884-01/04/1891 "s/o R.M. & Mary" "Weep not Father & Mother for I am waiting in glory for thee" Brooks, infant daughter 08/31/1904-08/31/1904 d/o S.A. Brooks, Omega 04/02/1867-09/02/1904 "Mother" - (Alpha Omega Brooks- w/o Samuel A. Brooks, d/o Allen Mathison) Burney, Samuel W. 1848- 1922 (Metal burial marker gone, grave now unmarked.) Burney, Mrs. Mollie 1861- 1897 (Metal burial marker gone, grave now unmarked.) Casey, James Clyde 11/26/1910-09/08/1920 (by itself within a small wire fence.) Chapman, Aaron (Unmarked grave identified by Mrs. Rosser as an infant son of her grandparents (above).) Chapman, Albert M. 01/27/1894-08/16/1896 "s/o M. & M.E." - "Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven" Chapman, Lee Nora 02/05/1892-11/20/1907 "d/o M. & M.E." Chapman, Mrs. Lordnas 04/13/1869-07/30/1925 "w/o T.M." - (Mrs. Rosser's grandmother) Chapman, Mary Elizabeth 10/29/1872-08/03/1894 "w/o M." Chapman, Mordica 11/08/1860-10/31/1898 "Meet again in Heaven" - (h/o Mary Elizabeth Chapman) Chapman, Ollie Lee 08/07/1890-11/18/1891 "d/o M.E. & M.- Gone in her young years afar from life's cares" Chapman, Russell 09/04/1897-09/31/1898 "s/o M. & A.M." - "One less to love on earth, one more to lament in Heaven" Chapman, Thomas Morris (Unmarked grave identified by Mrs. Beatrice Rosser as Being the grave of her grandfather.) Debnan, Grover C. 05/08/1886-04/07/1887 "s/o C.A. & N.D. Debnan" Dunn, A.J. (unmarked grave with a portion of a stone with Masonic emblem, but no dates) [born abt 1843; s/o James] Dunn, Alford W. 06/04/1878-08/28/1880 "s/o A.J. & M.V. - Jesus loves the pure & holy" Dunn, Dora A.P. 11/02/1857-06/05/1890 "w/o W.G. Dunn" Johnson, James H. 01/03/1836-05/05/1879 (h/o Letisha) Johnson, William E. 02/25/1874-06/25/1881 (s/o James H. & Letisha) Lansford, W.J.H. 01/15/1862-01/23/1889 Mathison, Daniel R. 1860- 1906 Mathison, Roderick -12/25/1883 "Aged 72 years - Our father and mother are gone, they lie beneath the sod, Dear parents tho we miss you much, we know you rest with God." McCullough, A.J. 05/08/1871-08/15/1887 (s/o B. & S.) McCullough, B[enjamin] 02/03/1848-02/02/1915 C.S.A. veteran "Another link is broken in our household band, but a chain is forming in another land" McCullough, Cora D. 02/21/1876-08/15/1877 "d/o B. & S." McCullough, infant 01/11/1895 01/11/1895 d/o B. & M. "Dust thou art- to dust returneth" McCullough, John W. 11/24/1880-12/28/1901 "s/o Ben & Seney" McCullough, Lula 05/24/1869-09/08/1888 "d/o B. & S.- Farewell, I'm memory. It will be sweet to meet on that blest shore, all sorrows Past all pain forever o'er." McCullough, Margaret [Mathison] 10/04/1851-8/13/1938 "w/o B." McCullough, Seney 03/25/1849-12/20/1891 "w/o B. McCullough, born in Scott Co., Miss. A loved one is gone from our circle , on earth, we shall Meet her no more. She has gone to her home in heaven And all her affliction is over" (maiden name Smith & sister of Lucinda Smith Red) Red, A. 10/27/1830-12/03/1896 "Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection" (s/o James E. Red, C.S.A. veteran, b/o Elisha) Red, Doris Evelyn 1915- 1918 (d/o Rueben Sanders Red) Red, Elisha 1812-02/05/1887 (s/o James E. Red, C.S.A. veteran, h/o Sarah Castles) [iron wrought fence surrounds the unmarked graves of Elisha & Sarah] Red, Frank Smith 03/06/1871-04/19/1937 "Father" [h1/o Pearl E. Riley; h2/o Ella Smith] Red, Pearl E. [Riley] 02/07/1875-04/16/1909 "w/o F.S. Red - Only Sleeping" Red, Sarah 1814-? (w/o Elisha Red, d/o Thomas & Mary Castles) [iron wrought fence surrounds the unmarked graves of Elisha & Sarah] Riley, [Charles] Bolen 09/28/1886-05/18/1956 "Our darling Bogie at Rest" (s/o Benjamin Franklin Riley) Riley, Sarah G. 1849- 1937 "Mother" (w/o Benjamin Franklin & m/o Pearl E. Red) Red, Jesse A[lson] 09/10/1884-10/09/1958 (7th child of Alson John) Red, George E[lisha] 08/03/1873-05/18/1953 (1st child of Alson John, h/o Ada Byers) Red, [Nancy] "Nannie" [Mathison] 04/23/1864-03/19/1941 (d/o Roderick Mathison, 2w/o Alson J. Red) Red, Alson J[ohn] 05/09/1852-10/10/1913 (8th child of Elisha, h/o Nancy Mathison) Red, Margaret V. 09/29/1857-06/17/1881 "w/o A.J. Red- Tho lost to sight- not to memory dear" (Margaret Virginia Wolfe -1st w/o A.J. Red) Red, Roxie A. 02/05/1875-08/03/1878 "d/o A.J. & M.V." (child #2) Red, Mary J. 09/16/1876-06/22/1881 "d/o A.J. & M.V. Red" "God gave, He took, He will restore. He doth all things well." (Child #3) Red, Robert L. 11/12/1878-06/19/1883 "s/o A.J. & M.V. Red" "Gone like a flower blooming in June, fading in a day" (Robert Lee - child #4) Red, Tom M[ilburn] 01/16/1890-11/22/1940 (child #13 of Elisha; h/o 1. Josie Vernon Thornton, 2. Leenettie Maddox) Red, Rachel 10/04/1851-02/27/1936 "w/o T.J. Red - Gone from our home but not from our hearts" (Rachel Mathison; 2nd w/o Thomas James Red; d/o Rodrick Mathison and Elizabeth Johnson) Red, T[homas] J[ames] 09/25/1838-10/06/1903 (1st child of Elisha, C.S.A. veteran, h/o Lucinda & Rachel) Red, Eugene 08/27/1880-09/23/1880 "s/o T.J. & Rachel Red" (child #8) Red, Walter [Sanders] 07/07/1877-10/18/1880 "s/o T.J. & Lucinda Red" (child #7) Red, Lucinda S. 12/01/1846-12/10/1878 "w/o T.J. Red - To earth a jewel less, To heaven an angel more." (Lucinda Smith; 1st w/o T.J. Red; d/o Francis Smith and Elizabeth Webb) Sanders, John E. 11/20/1900-08/09/1901 "s/o J.E. & S.E. Sanders" Sanders, Maude 05/27/1894-09/11/1895 "d/o J.E. & S.E. Sanders" Smith, J. B. 12/24/1856-11/30/1924 "Gone to a Bright Home where grief cannot come" Tims, Jeannie P. 03/16/1869-12/26/1902 (There is a single marker with both names suggesting Tims, Lovie P. 03/16/1869-12/26/1902 [they may have been twins, but it would be surprising if both died at same time also.) Tyner, ILAR Mae 03/06/1906-07/08/1923 "w/o W.S. Tyner" Tyner, M.C. 12/26/1846-09/15/1914 "He was faithful to every duty" Tyner, Mrs. M.C. (Thursa Ann McFarland) 02/02/1856-10/22/1927 "She was faithful to every duty" maiden name supplied by Don McFarland Tyner, W.G. 07/08/1923-01/31/1924 "Sleep on sweet Babe and take thy rest. God called thee home, he thought it best." Tyner, Will S. 04/19/1880-06/12/1970 "Father" Wall, infant 08/10/1915-08/10/1915 d/o M.M.