Refuge Cemetery, Houston County, Texas

 

This cemetery is located in far north Houston County, on Hwy 227 east of Grapeland. Additional information that is in (brackets) was provided by a living descendant. "my grandfather, Henry Clay Ingram moved here in 1903 from Georgia and bought 179 acres surrounding the Refuge cemetery then 1 acre large donated by Jim [James M] Brown in 1889, he enlarged the cemetery and built a tabernacle there and preached there, he was a Primitive Baptist Preacher and later on Walter Ingram [who had a sawmill just below the cemetery] donated some more land for the cemetery."

 

This cemetery was transcribed by Letty Harrington on July 4, 2002.

NAME

B. DATE

D. DATE

INSCRIPTION

COMMENTS

ALDERMAN, Mary Mattison

Dec. 14, 1851

1898

 

 

ALLEN, Andrew

Feb. 13, 1872

Feb. 13, 1939

 

 

ALLEN, Donie Huffine

Jul. 6, 1911

Jun. 2, 1996

back

 

ALLEN, E.T.

(1832)

(1906)

Co. C Morgans BN CSA

Military Marker (Ethan Thomas)

ALLEN, Edell

Apr. 4, 1910

Sept. 29, 1912

son of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Allen

 

ALLEN, Edward

Aug. 6, 1898

Mar. 26, 1980

married Oct. 12, 1923

d/s with Eva

ALLEN, Eva Lee

Dec. 28, 1910

Feb. 9, 2000

 

d/s with Edward

ALLEN, Gene Olan II (Bubba)

May 28, 1964

Nov. 29, 1986

 

 

ALLEN, James T.

Apr. 26, 1929

Apr. 7, 2002

Daddy's hands…Always Gentle

 

ALLEN, Jessie Ann

Mar. 11, 1878

Dec. 29, 1964

 

 

ALLEN, John L.

1938

2000

 

 

ALLEN, Johnnie T.

Nov. 23, 1896

Jul. 17, 1973

father

 

ALLEN, Lillie Mae Ingram

Mar. 27, 1910

Jul. 19, 1995

(d/o Edgar Ingram & Minnie Neel (Davis Cem.))

d/s with Ralph

ALLEN, Marvin

Oct. 10, 1908

Oct. 19, 1912

 

 

ALLEN, Mary Isabell

 

 

 

 

ALLEN, Myra Ada

Dec. 15, 1875

Aug. 30, 1966

 

d/s with William

ALLEN, Ora

1933

1999

 

 

ALLEN, Ralph Hufard

Dec. 19, 1906

Apr. 22, 1993

 

d/s with Lillie

ALLEN, Rebecca

Oct. 8, 1946

Dec. 12, 1992

back

 

ALLEN, Sybil

Apr. 9, 1890

Nov. 9, 1978

 

 

ALLEN, Tom

Jan. 21, 1883

Aug. 7, 1966

 

 

ALLEN, William E.

Aug. 15, 1869

Apr. 25, 1935

 

d/s with Myra

BELL, Haymon R.

Jan. 6, 1934

Jul. 11, 1987

 

d/s with Jo Ann

BELL, Jo Ann Allen

Nov. 3, 1943

Aug. 1, 1987

married Aug. 20, 1960

d/s with Haymon R.

BLACKWEDER, S.E.

Nov. 18, 1853

Sept. 15, 1939

 

 

BOSWELL, Ancel, Jr.

Jul. 27, 1922

 

 

d/s with Ara

BOSWELL, Ara Belle

Aug. 4, 1918

Jul. 9, 2001

 

d/s with Ancel

BROWN, Amanda (Ross) Hogue

1822

 

married 1854

Triple stone with Reuben & Sarah

BROWN, Bell

Oct. 21, 1888

Jun. 3, 1890

dau of J.M. & S.J. Brown

 

BROWN, Belle T.

Oct. 2, 1898

Nov. 30, 1985

 

 

BROWN, Benjamin F.

Jul. 19, 1882

Apr. 21, 1885

son of D.F. & Emily Brown

 

BROWN, Benjamin R.

Aug. 12, 1855

Apr. 24, 1931

 

 

BROWN, Carlton L.

1917

1962

 

 

BROWN, Charles Franklin

Jul. 26, 1929

May 3, 1994

 

d/s with Veila

BROWN, Daniel F.

Sept. 14, 1857

Apr. 22, 1929

 

d/s with Emily

BROWN, Ed

Dec. 3, 1884

Jan. 9, 1957

 

d/s with Jewel

BROWN, Emily J.

Mar. 19, 1857

Jun. 15, 1926

 

d/s with Daniel

BROWN, Ethel P.

1894

1922

 

 

BROWN, Infant Son

Nov. 29, 1892

Nov. 29, 1892

of J & L.L. Brown

 

BROWN, Izziebela O. ??

Feb. 20, 1838

Nov. 11, 1873

wife of John Brown

 

BROWN, Jewel

Oct. 24, 1888

Jan. 30, 1966

 

d/s with Ed

BROWN, Jim M.

Jan. 15, 1858

May 15, 1981

 

d/s with Sudie

BROWN, John

Feb. 22, 1837

Oct. 24, 1924

 

 

BROWN, John

Feb. 22, 1837

Oct. 24, 1924

Pvt Co K. 22 Texas Inf CSA

Military Marker

BROWN, Laura B.

1894

1972

 

 

BROWN, Lillian

May 7, 1921

May 7, 1921

dau of Luther & Bell Brown

 

BROWN, Linda A.

 

 

mother

 

BROWN, Lura Mae

1926

1935

Our Daughter

 

BROWN, Luther

1889

1929

 

 

BROWN, Mary I.

May 9, 1849

Dec. 21, 1924

wife of John Brown

 

BROWN, Mary Isabelle

Nov. 3, 1874

Apr. 6, 1948

 

 

BROWN, Mina

Apr. 24, 1898

Sept. 16, 1994

 

d/s with Otis

BROWN, Olan

Jan. 16, 1892

Nov. 4, 1920

 

 

BROWN, Otis

Dec. 9, 1893

Nov. 20, 1964

Texas Pvt 29 Co 165 Depot Brigade WWI

d/s with Mina-Military Marker

BROWN, Pamela Adell

Feb. 10, 1951

Sept. 1, 1997

(dau of Veila Allen & Charles Brown)

 

BROWN, Reuben

1805

1859

b. Georgia d. Texas

Triple stone with Amanda & Sarah

BROWN, Sarah Sallie (Parker)

Feb. 1, 1807

1852

b. Dixon Co, TN-married Apr. 13, 1839 - Dau of Elder Daniel Parker

Triple stone with Reuben & Amanda

BROWN, Sudie

Nov. 2, 1865

Nov. 5, 1948

(Susan J. Allen d/o Ethan Thomas Allen)

d/s with Jim

BROWN, Susan C.

Dec. 17, 1883

Nov. 19, 1884

dau of D.F. & Emily Brown

 

BROWN, Thomas Lee

1893

1942

 

 

BROWN, Veila Adell Allen

Aug. 3, 1932

Oct. 17, 1997

(dau of Lillie M. Ingram & Hufford Allen)

d/s with Charles

CHRISTOPHER, Robert Ashely

Feb. 12, 1975

Aug. 20, 1996

 

 

CLARK, Madie Ingram

May 9, 1913

Jan. 16, 1999

(dau of Walter Ingram & Sally B. Neel) Obit

d/s with O.B.

CLARK, O.B. (Dick)

Dec. 10, 1914

Apr. 28, 1983

 

d/s with Madie

COOK, Zelma

1915

1951

 

 

CUTLER, Alma Lee

Sept. 16, 1899

Jan. 6, 1984

Footstone - Pretty Mama

 

CUTLER, Chester O.

Jun. 25, 1922

Jun. 22, 1945

TX PFC 10 ARMD INF BN $ ARMD Div WWII

Military Marker

DAVIS, Elizabeth Mae

Dec. 20, 1914

Mar. 13, 1998

 

d/s with Welborn

DAVIS, Maola

Nov. 23, 1914

Jul. 18, 1980

 

 

DAVIS, Mary Mada Merchison

Feb. 24, 1894

Apr. 22, 1983

 

d/s with Olan

DAVIS, Olan Welborn

Jan. 15, 1886

Mar. 13, 1965

married Jan. 1, 1914

d/s with Mary

DAVIS, Welborn Faris

Aug. 4, 1916

Feb. 13, 1983

 

d/s with Elizabeth

DUNNAM, Ottis A.

Mar. 4, 1897

Jun. 30, 1897

son of A.B. & M.A. Dunnam

 

FAGUS, John H.

May 1, 1948

Mar. 5, 1894

 

 

FARIS, Rev. J.R.

Jul. 14, 1833

Feb. 17, 1898

 

 

FERGUSON, D.P.

Apr. 6, 1858

Feb. 15, 1929

 

 

FERGUSON, Infant Son

Oct. 24, 1903

Nov. 4, 1903

of D.P. Ferguson & Wife

 

FERGUSON, Mary Ann

Sept. 13, 1861

Oct. 21, 1931

wife of D.P. Ferguson

 

FITCHETT, Emma

1857

1938

mother

 

FITCHETT, I.W.

1849

1925

father

 

FITCHETT, Martha W.

Jan. 15, 1815

Sept. 11, 1892

Born in Tenn

 

FRAZIER, Carnie Lou Murchison

Feb. 12, 1891

May 1, 1978

 

 

GAIL, Carl Ann

Feb. 13, 1951

Apr. 21, 1978

 

 

GAIL, Tonya Alice

 

October 1971

 

 

GILMORE, Margaret

1831

 

wife of William Gilmore

 

GILMORE, William

 

 

Co C. 18 Texas Inf CSA

Military Marker

HAYES, Randall L.

Oct. 30, 1961

Mar. 24, 1991

"Randy"

 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Eva Murchison

Dec. 22, 1901

Mar. 8, 1994

 

d/s with Jot

HOLLINGSWORTH, Jot Davis

Jan. 4, 1903

Jul. 18, 1993

married Dec. 23, 1927

d/s with Eva

INGRAM, Bettie

Aug. 25, 1854

Apr. 24, 1937

(Elizabeth wife of H.C. Ingram; dau of John Green & Julia Dillard)

 

INGRAM, Charles Henry

Apr. 23, 1894

May 27, 1974

 

d/s with Jessie

INGRAM, Henry C.

Nov. 22, 1858

Feb. 27, 1942

(son of William H. Ingram of GA)

 

INGRAM, Jessie

Dec. 2, 1893

Sept. 25, 1966

(dau of John E. Sharp & Alice V. Allen Parker)

d/s with Charles

INGRAM, Joan Catherine

Apr. 26, 1966

Apr. 28, 1966

 

d/s with John

INGRAM, John Christopher

Apr. 26, 1966

Apr. 28, 1966

 

d/s with Joan

INGRAM, Leroy

Nov. 27, 1911

 

(son of Walter Ingram & Sally Neel)

d/s with Linnie

INGRAM, Linnie

Aug. 24, 1912

Feb. 13, 1997

 

d/s with Leroy

INGRAM, Ruth Avalon

Oct. 26, 1925

 

 

d/s with Thomas

INGRAM, Sallie Bell

Feb. 4, 1893

Apr. 11, 1982

 

d/s with Walter

INGRAM, Thomas E.

Jun. 1, 1917

Jun. 30, 1989

Back (son of Walter Ingram & Sally Neel)

d/s with Ruth

INGRAM, Walter

Feb. 25, 1892

Mar. 26, 1981

(son of Henry Clay Ingram & Elizabeth Green)

d/s with Sallie

ISAAKS, Nancy Gilmore

1848

 

b. Miss - dau of Wm. Gilmore

 

IVEY, Gladys M.

Feb. 20, 1914

Jun. 28, 1977

 

d/s with Roy

IVEY, Glynel

Jun. 18, 1941

Dec. 17, 1973

 

 

IVEY, Janice D.

Jun. 16, 1950

Jun. 21, 1950

 

 

IVEY, Richard Alan

Aug. 6, 1955

Aug. 6, 1983

 

 

IVEY, Roy

Dec. 9, 1906

 

 

d/s with Gladys

JOHNSTON, Marie Turner

Aug. 11, 1927

 

Daughter Joni

 

LANGHAM, Infant Son

 

1907

of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Langham

 

LANGHAM, Joe

1869

1956

 

d/s with Lizzie

LANGHAM, Lizzie

1875

1967

 

d/s with Joe

LANGHAM, William F.

May 7, 1919

Apr. 17, 1921

son of J.M. & M.L. Langham

 

MARSHALL, Archie

Apr. 2, 1905

Jan. 14, 1988

married Aug. 14, 1927

d/s with Blanche

MARSHALL, Blanche

Sept. 14, 1910

Dec. 10, 1996

Back

d/s with Archie

MARSHALL, Michael Wayne

Feb. 8, 1952

Nov. 11, 1973

 

 

MCALLISTER, Ida Faye Thetford

May 24, 1907

Jan. 26, 1979

 

d/s with John

MCALLISTER, John Richard

Dec. 19, 1904

Nov. 13, 1972

 

d/s with Ida

MCARTHUR, Virigina Dell Thetford

Feb. 26, 1931

 

(dau of Era Owens & Luther Thetford)

Doubles tone with William

MCARTHUR, William Hiram, Jr.

Oct. 20, 1921

Dec. 30, 1979

 

d/s with Virginia

MITCHELL, Muccie Brown

1900

1977

 

 

MURCHISON, George Spencer

Feb. 23, 1911

 

 

d/s with Mary

MURCHISON, Herman C.

Feb. 26, 1899

Nov. 26, 1987

 

d/s with Maurene

MURCHISON, Infant Dau

Jan. 2, 1904

Jan. 2, 1904

of W.F. & Sallie Murchison

 

MURCHISON, John Franklin

Dec. 17, 1896

Nov. 6, 1897

son of W.F. & Sallis Murchison

 

MURCHISON, Mary

Nov. 11, 1814

Sept. 5, 1903

wife of Wm. Murchison

 

MURCHISON, Mary Rosalie Cox

May 27, 1915

Mar. 19, 1995

 

d/s with George

MURCHISON, Maurene E.

Aug. 21, 1910

Mar. 14, 1990

 

d/s with Herman

MURCHISON, Mayo Filmore

Jul. 17, 1906

Jan. 11, 1939

Husband

 

MURCHISON, Sallie Spencer Faris

1858

1922

 

d/s with William

MURCHISON, William Alton

Sept. 27, 1888

Sept. 16, 1911

son of W.F. & Sallis Murchison

 

MURCHISON, William Filmore

1850

1935

 

d/s with Sallie

MURCHISON, Wm.

Apr. 7, 1805

Feb. 18, 1866

 

 

MURRAY, Jerrie Brown

Sept. 14, 1937

 

 

d/s with V.E.

MURRAY, V.E. (Bubba)

Aug. 25, 1929

Jun. 15, 1994

 

d/s with Jerrie

MYERS, Mary E.

Sept. 11, 1851

Aug. 8, 1914

wife of W.J. Myers

 

NUERENBERG, Bill (Dad)

Sept. 30, 1901

Mar. 5, 1974

 

d/s with Maudine

NUERENBERG, Maudine (Sprucy)

Mar. 22, 1915

 

 

d/s with Bill

OPPLIGER, Lisa Owens

Ju. 20, 1958

Sept. 15, 1980

 

 

OWENS, Arthur Ray

Apr. 3, 1922

Aug. 21, 1975

 

d/s with Helen

OWENS, Arthur Ray

1922

1975

SGT US Army WWII

Military Marker

OWENS, C.W. (Jack)

Mar. 7, 1892

Jul. 1, 1971

 

d/s with Leola

OWENS, Caroline "Callie" Denson

Jan 25, 1856

8-29-1939

 Link:  Biography

d/s with Robert Lee

OWENS, Claude

Jan. 27, 1885

Nov. 26, 1973

 

d/s with Jennie

OWENS, Garland

Sept. 28, 1915

Apr. 4, 1943

son of Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Owens

 

OWENS, Gary Lynn

Jun. 23, 1963

Jun. 23, 1963

infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Owens

 

OWENS, Golden H.

Jul. 23, 1910

Nov. 16, 1960

 

d/s with Mary

OWENS, Harley Lynn

Ju. 2, 1948

Ju. 2, 1948

 

 

OWENS, Helen Anna

Jun. 2, 1925

 

 

d/s with Anna

OWENS, Jennie

May 14, 1878

Mar. 18, 1963

 

d/s with Claude

OWENS, Leola

Oct. 10, 1896

May 1, 1991

 

d/s with CW

OWENS, Mary E.

Aug. 15, 1913

Oct. 8, 1998

Obit

d/s with Golden

OWENS, Robert Lee "Bob"

Aug 12, 1854

Aug 29, 1935

 Link:  Biography

d/s with Callie

         

PETTEY, Oliver Newton

Oct. 2, 1923

Dec. 15, 1988

 

d/s with Wynell

PETTEY, Wynell Marshall

Aug. 18, 1928

 

 

d/s with Oliver

POLLOCK, Teresa Yvonne Marshall

Sept. 18, 1935

Mar. 5, 1978

 

 

REEVES, Judy Wright

Oct. 31, 1947

 

 

 

RICHARDS, L.M.

Nov. 28, 1877

Oct. 28, 1897

 

 

RICHARDS, M.C.C.

Aug. 3, 1849

Feb. 4, 1881

 

 

RICHARDS, Mrs. E.J.

Oct. 3, 1849

Feb. 5, 1932

 

 

RICHARDS, Tom

Sept. 10, 1872

Feb. 7, 1897

 

 

ROBINSON, Cynthia

1874

1963

 

 

RODRIGUEZ, Ashley Nicole

Jun. 6, 1984

Jul. 29, 1984

 

 

RUBY, Jerry W.

Oct. 28, 1947

 

 

 

RUBY, Mary R.

Nov. 5, 1949

Feb. 1, 1993

back

 

SCHIELDS, Alfred H.

May 3, 1922

May 28, 2000

married Mar. 21, 1952

d/s with Jackie

SCHIELDS, Jackie

Feb. 9, 1922

 

back

d/s with Alfred

SCOGGIN, Lorena

Apr. 8, 1899

Nov. 14, 1973

 

d/s with Willis

SCOGGIN, Willis H.

Sept. 30, 1896

Apr.19, 1974

 

d/s with Lorena

SHAVER, Henry H.

1892

1953

 

d/s with Luna

SHAVER, Luna Mae

1891

1943

 

d/s with Henry

SMITH, Hanabel

Dec. 31, 1936

 

back

d/s with Herman

SMITH, Herman W.

Nov. 26, 1931

Feb. 13, 1989

married Feb. 11, 1956

d/s with Hanabel

SMITH, Howard L.

Nov. 26, 1931

 

wed July 22, 1954

d/s with Nelda

SMITH, Nelda Ingram

Aug. 31, 1934

 

Children: Les -- Kurt

d/s with Howard

STRONG

 

 

 

 

TEMPLETON, Bessie Marie

Jul. 14, 1927

Oct. 8, 1985

 

 

TENANT, Clifton Ray

Apr. 24, 1926

Aug. 7, 1990

 

 

TENANT, Elmer

Sept. 19, 1904

Apr. 23, 1939

 

 

TENANT, George III

1938

1999

Obituary

Funeral Home Marker

THETFORD, Charles Newton

Sept. 4, 1860

Jun. 28, 1934

 

d/s with Mary

THETFORD, Era Owens

Mar. 23, 1913

 

 

d/s with Luther

THETFORD, Lillian Marian

Jun. 6, 1909

Apr. 6, 1986

 

 

THETFORD, Luther Howell

Apr. 18, 1904

Apr. 7, 1971

 

d/s with Era

THETFORD, Mary Dell

Apr. 16, 1870

Feb. 20, 1942

 

d/s with Charles

THETFORD, Mary Gene

Oct. 31, 1932

Jan. 17, 1933

 

(dau of Era Owens & Luther Thetford)

TURNER, Billy L. (Bill)

Feb. 13, 1930

 

married Sept. 2, 1950

d/s with Irene

TURNER, Irene Seaton

Jul. 5, 1925

May 30, 1993

 

d/s with Billy

TURNER, Lewis

Aug. 17, 1894

Dec. 16, 1989

married Mar. 17, 1921

d/s with Libbie

TURNER, Libbie Jean

Sept. 3, 1892

Jul. 1, 1979

 

d/s with Lewis

WALLING, Delvia

Aug. 4, 1910

Oct. 3, 1944

 

d/s with Grady

WALLING, Grady

May 28, 1906

 

 

d/s with Delvia

WALLING, Roy

Nov. 16, 1913

Apr. 24, 1943

 

 

WATSON, James Elwood

Jul. 1, 1930

Apr. 25, 1992

US Air Force Korea

Military Marker

WOODARD, Lucy T.

Nov. 29, 1867

Nov. 3, 1955

 

 

WRIGHT, Elbert

1913

1974

A2C US Air Force

Military Marker

WRIGHT, Homer Franklin

Feb. 26, 1888

Nov. 16, 1961

Pa-Paw

d/s with Julia

WRIGHT, Julia Caroline Owens

Dec. 21, 1893

Jul. 1, 1985

Ma-Maw

d/s with Homer

WRIGHT, Marvin

Apr. 23, 1922

Jul. 6, 1993

COX US Navy WWII

Military Marker

WRIGHT, Wick

Oct. 7, 1920

Aug. 6, 1985

A devoted daddy

 

YATES, Billy Ray

Oct. 10, 1922

Sept. 19, 1985

 

 

YATES, Billy Ray

Oct. 10, 1922

Sept. 19, 1985

US Army WWII

Military Marker

YATES, Bob

Dec. 18, 1874

Sept. 25, 1958

 

d/s with Linnie

YATES, Linnie

Mar. 25, 1887

Mar. 20, 1975

 

d/s with Bob

YATES, Trudy Dale

Apr. 8, 1947

Jun. 27, 1947

 

(d/o Mary Helen Perry & Billy Ray Yates

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