Rockland Cemetery, Houston County

This cemetery is located about 5 miles Northeast of Weldon in Houston County. The stones recorded here are inside the fenced area. There are more headstones outside of the fence that will be transcribed in as "Rockland East". This is thought to be the burial places of African-Americans from the area.

This cemetery was transcribed by Letty Harrington on April 13, 2001.

NAME

B. DATE

D. DATE

INSCRIPTION

COMMENTS

ALLBRIGHT, Adelpha

Jan. 26, 1864

Jan. 21, 1910

Wife of S.J. Allbright-She is not dead but sleepeth

Maiden name Moore

ALLEN, Cecil Calvery

No Date

May 30, 1931

No Stone

Contributed by a descendant

ALLEN, Roxia Elender Baker

No Date

Jun. 8, 1956

No Stone

Contributed by a descendant

BALTHROPE, Mrs. R.J.

Oct. 5, 1844

Feb. 7, 1895

wife of H.W. Balthrope

BARNES, Annie L.

Jul. 8, 1887

Jul. 4, 1915

Too good for earth, God called her home

BARNES, John Henry

Nov. 5, 1882

Jul. 4, 1957

Rest in peace

BEESON, Edna Burton

Jan. 11, 1894

Aug. 9, 1977

wife of McGary Beeson

BITNER, Bertie

Aug. 30, 1884

Sept. 2, 1965

Gone but not forgotten

Double stone with Hardy

BITNER, Carl J.

May 25, 1896

Feb. 11, 1897

Son of O.T. & N.R. Bitner

BITNER, Durward

Aug. 27, 1914

Apr. 13, 1985

PVT US Army WWII

Military marker

BITNER, Hardy

Sept. 1, 1878

Mar. 10, 1962

Double stone with Bertie

BITNER, Hubert Elmo

Nov. 4, 1908

Jun. 7, 1998

Wed Dec. 12, 1930

Double stone with Maudie

BITNER, Lucy

1891

1972

mother

Double stone with Wilson

BITNER, Maudie Geraldine

Nov. 13, 1915

May 12, 1988

Gone but not forgotten

Double stone with Hubert

BITNER, Susan

1854

1889

Double stone with William

BITNER, William

1848

1904

Double stone with Susan

BITNER, Willie

Dec. 19, 1889

Oct. 2, 1900

dau of S.C. & E.E. Bitner

BITNER, Wilson

1884

1975

father

Double stone with Lucy

BOX, Stephen Wesley

1840

1893

Texas Pvt Co. A 2 Regt Texas Cav CSA

Military marker

BURTON, Ellen L.

Jun. 30, 1866

Dec. 16, 1951

Mother

BURTON, Grady E.

1900

1967

Father

BURTON, James S.

Aug. 30, 1856

Jun. 3, 1927

Father

BURTON, Ruby F.

Nov. 27, 1886

Jan. 14, 1887

CALLAHAN, Glenn Ellyn

Oct. 12, 1914

Jan. 8, 1980

CHAMBERS, Bettie

1876

1956

At rest

CHOAT, Mary Ola

Mar. 29, 1912

Jul. 14, 1986

Mother

CHOAT, Thomas E.

May 30, 1894

Apr. 16, 1949

Father

CORCORAN, Ada Bell

Dec. 11, 1921

Double stone with Elbert

CORCORAN, Elbert L.

Aug. 19, 1910

Feb. 25, 1992

Double stone with Ada

CROWSON, Benjamin R.

Dec. 22, 1858

Nov. 18, 1936

Double stone with Maggie

CROWSON, Carl Ervin

Aug. 19, 1915

Oct. 26, 1915

CROWSON, Cecil Oscar

May 14, 1919

Mar. 9, 1984

At rest with Jesus

Double stone with Sulie

CROWSON, Cornelious Bartlett

Feb. 1, 1903

Oct. 11, 1917

CROWSON, J. Edd

1906

1977

Father

Double stone with Matt L.

CROWSON, Jim

Apr. 15, 1920

Texas Pvt, 143 Inf 6 Div

Only one date (b. 11-27-1895)

CROWSON, Kenneth Ray

Jun. 16, 1936

Jan. 20, 1938

Darling we miss thee

(son of Mattie Love & J.E. Crowson

CROWSON, Lizzie Elender

Nov. 7, 1900

Jul. 30, 1915

CROWSON, M.J. (Martha Jane Ellis)

Aug. 26, 1832

Dec. 11, 1901

Martha Jane Ellis w/o Obediah Lovelady Crowson

CROWSON, Maggie E.

Sept. 2, 1872

Sept. 20, 1956

Double stone with Benjamin

CROWSON, Matt L.

1918

1968

Mother

Double stone with J. Edd

CROWSON, O.L. (Obediah Lovelady)

Mar. 19, 1832

Nov. 28, 1901

h/o Martha Jane Ellis (M.J.)

CROWSON, Sulie Delia

Nov. 3, 1907

Nov. 26, 1998

Double stone with Cecil

DAVIS, Johnnie C.

Apr. 4, 1901

Oct. 1, 1977

Double stone with Mary

DAVIS, Mary G.

Nov. 20, 1898

Mar. 17, 1976

(*died Houston, TX)

Double stone with Johnnie

ELAM, E.L. Milliken

Nov. 17, 1876

Mar. 4, 1901

Wife of R.L. Elam

ELAM, Infant Dau.

of R.L. & E.L. Elam-Our darling

sleeps sweetly here

ELLIOTT, Elaine Bitner

Oct. 24, 1919

Sept. 15, 1994

Double stone with Robert

ELLIOTT, Robert (Bob)

Sept. 13, 1914

Feb. 22, 1994

Double stone with Elaine

ELLIS, B.T.

1825

1870

PVT CO A LA INF CSA

Military marker (Benjamin Thomas)

EMERSON, Nellie H.

Jan. 20, 1915

Aug. 27, 1985

GRAU, Janie

Feb. 2, 1923

Jan. 20, 1925

Sister

GRAU, Katherine

Oct. 19, 1888

Dec. 13, 1928

Mother

GRAU, Martin

Jan. 1, 1879

May 8, 1953

Father

GRAVES, Andrew Jackson

1846

1900

Co I 21 Texas Cav CSA

Military marker

GRAVES, Ed Lee

Mar. 25, 1857

Nov. 16, 1912

GRAVES, Lula Lee

Feb. 20, 1877

Apr. 14, 1948

She is at rest in heaven

HADDOX, Bev C.

Jan. 6, 1878

Jul. 21, 1935

HADDOX, J.H.

Aug. 16, 1840

Jan. 21, 1924

Kind father of love thou art gone to thy rest

HADDOX, Jane

Nov. 8, 1850

May 12, 1932

Wife of J.H. Haddox

HADDOX, Willie E.

Feb. 25, 1882

Sept. 5, 1965

HAINEY, Frank

Jun. 19, 1919

Nov. 6, 1948

Texas Sgt. 404 Eng. Cons BN WWII

Military marker

HAMLIN, Emma

1893

1940

nee Crowson

HAMLIN, Walter Austin

5-8-1886

2-23-1969

s/o  George; h/o Emma

HARDIN, Mina H.

Jul. 20, 1904

Jan. 15, 1987

In loving memory

HARRELSON, Annie H.

1892

1964

HARRELSON, Billy R.

Nov. 2, 1928

Jan. 23, 1991

PVT US Air Force WWII

Military marker

HEWETT, Martha A.

Mar. 16, 1875

Apr. 2, 1932

Christ loved her and took her home

HIGGINBOTHAM, Dora G.

1871

1918

mother

Double stone with S.H.

HIGGINBOTHAM, Iva Lee

1916

1918

HIGGINBOTHAM, S.H.

1868

1923

Father

Double stone with Dora

HIGGINBOTHAM, William

1891

1918

HOBSON, Hance "Bud"

Dec. 14, 1898

Sept. 22, 1990

Wed Aug. 1, 1920

Double stone with Helen

HOBSON, Hance Henderson

1898

1990

US Army WWI

Military marker

HOBSON, Helen L.

Jan. 14, 1903

Mar. 30, 1996

Double stone with Hance

HOBSON, Patsey Marie

Feb. 25, 1941

Nov. 13, 1943

At rest

(d/o Helen Sanders & Hanse Hobson)

LEEDIKER, J.F.

Mar. 7, 1828

Aug. 21, 1900

LEEDIKER, Louise J.

1836

1910

Wife of J.F. Leediker

MAGEE, Hariet

Jan. 31, 1856

Jan. 9, 1877

Dau of Wilson & Milly Magee

MAGEE, Milly M.

Mar. 18, 1829

Aug. 1, 1873

wife of Wilson Magee

MAGEE, Thos. J.

Jan. 31, 1860

May 8, 1870

Son of Wilson & Milly Magee

MANN, Florence E.

Dec. 19, 1869

Aug. 31, 1936

Asleep in Jesus

MILLER, John T.

Nov. 27, 1884

Jun. 20, 1958

Gone but not forgotten

MILLER, Laura L.

Aug. 14, 1924

Double stone with Lester

MILLER, Lester L.

Aug. 3, 1921

Mar. 21, 1978

Wed. Jun. 14, 1944

Double stone with Laura

MILLER, Lester L.

Aug. 3, 1921

Mar. 21, 1978

TEC4 US Army WWII

Military marker

MILLER, Lonnie B.

Jan. 4, 1924

Mar. 29, 1986

In God's Care

Double stone with Mary N.

MILLER, Lonnie B.

Jan. 4, 1924

Mar. 29, 1986

PFC US Army WWII

Military marker

MILLER, Mary E.

Jan. 4, 1894

Jul. 29, 1941

She faltered by the wayside, and the angels took her home

MILLER, Mary N.

Jul. 2, 1941

Double stone with Lonnie B.

MILLER, Patricia Jane

Oct. 24, 1953

May 11, 1954

Now I lay me down to sleep

MILLIKEN, Ada Colleen

Jul. 22, 1932

Double stone with Deral

MILLIKEN, Baby Boy

1917

1917

MILLIKEN, Baby Girl

1911

1914

MILLIKEN, Carl Elmo

Nov. 29, 1926

Apr. 10, 1990

US Navy WWII

Military marker

MILLIKEN, Deral Allen

Feb. 4, 1935

Wed May 3, 1986

Double stone with Ada Colleen

MILLIKEN, Ella B.

1896

1974

(Maiden name Higginbotham)

Double stone with Harvey A.

MILLIKEN, George B.

Jul. 25, 1862

Sept. 15, 1937

Double stone with Sarah L.

MILLIKEN, H.A. (Jack)

Jul. 24, 1917

Feb. 26, 1984

Double stone with Jimmie

MILLIKEN, Harvey A.

1891

1955

Rest in peace

Double stone with Ella B.

MILLIKEN, Jimmie J.

Sept. 21, 1924

May 7, 1974

Double stone with H.A.

MILLIKEN, John C.

1820

1868

PVT CO E 2 Texas Inf. CSA

Military marker

MILLIKEN, John H.

1852

1925

Father

Double stone with Mary K.

MILLIKEN, Leila

Mar. 10, 1899

Aug. 21, 1900

Our loved one

MILLIKEN, Lula Annie

Oct. 23, 1881

Oct. 27, 1965

She lived for others

Maiden name Elam

MILLIKEN, Mary K.

1857

1934

mother

Double stone with John H.

MILLIKEN, Nancy M. Ellis

Sept. 4, 1827

Jul. 29, 1862

Wife of John C. Milliken

(M=Melinda)

MILLIKEN, Sarah L.

Mar. 18, 1870

Feb. 3, 1901

Double stone with George B.

MITCHELL, George Washington

Feb. 22, 1907

Apr. 4, 1975

MITCHELL, Mildred Wills

Apr. 14, 1913

Jan. 28, 1989

In Loving Memory

MONTGOMERY, Ada Allbright

May 2, 1870

Aug. 15, 1901

Dau of G.W. & R.L. Allbright, wife of D.D. Montgomery

Father init. May be C.W.

MONTGOMERY, Alice May

Oct. 3, 1895

Jun. 21, 1900

dau of D.D. & A.E. Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Clinton

May 7, 1898

Oct. 31, 1975

Son of D.D. & Ada Montgomery

Double stone with Vivian

MONTGOMERY, Vivian

Sept. 14, 1909

May 22, 1985

dau of S.H. & D.H. Higginbotham

Double stone with Clinton

MOORE, A.B.

Aug. 9, 1884

Aug. 16, 1889

MOORE, Bennis E.

Dec. 23, 1936

Feb. 13, 1937

Baby

MOORE, E.N.

May 6, 1878

Oct. 5, 1885

MOORE, James Hall

1818

1904

Texas Pvt Co B 13 Regt Texas Cav Civil War

Military marker

MOORE, Marion M.

Jan. 28, 1866

Dec. 24, 1955

Double stone with Nancy E.

MOORE, Nancy E.

Aug. 5, 1874

Jun. 14, 1965

(maiden name Crowson)

Double stone with Marion

MOORE, Oda Higginbotham

Apr. 27, 1906

Dec. 20, 1982

In memory of our dear mother

FHM says "Oda Moore Patton"

MOORE, Rev. Berkley E.

Oct. 4, 1901

Mar. 21, 1960

Husband

MORROW, C.O.

Mar. 18, 1882

Dec. 6, 1973

Asleep in Jesus

Double stone with Georgia

MORROW, E.C.

Oct. 14, 1893

Jun. 21, 1896

Dau of L.H. & M.J. Morrow

MORROW, Georgia

Sept. 17, 1884

Jul. 12, 1970

Double stone with C.O.

MORROW, Hayne W.

Jan. 13, 1909

Nov. 27, 1989

Double stone with Ona Mae

MORROW, Hazel

1911

1994

Funeral Home Marker

MORROW, Lewis W.

Jan. 2, 1917

Nov. 7, 1985

Beloved father and grandfather

MORROW, Ola

1884

1935

Double stone with Will

MORROW, Ona Mae

Sept. 30, 1916

Jul. 27, 1979

Double stone with Hayne

MORROW, Rosemary

Feb. 4, 1957

Sept. 13, 1976

My name and my tomb all forgotten, the brief race of time well and patiently run, so let me pass away peacefully silent, only remembered for what I have done

Dau of H. & Ona Mae Morrow

MORROW, Will

No data (*1879-1956)

Double stone with Ola

PATTON, Hugh L.

Dec. 5, 1895

Jan. 17, 1969

Double stone with Ina

PATTON, Hugh L.

Dec. 5, 1895

Jan. 17, 1969

Texas OMI US Navy WWII

Military marker

PATTON, Ina M.

Sept. 15, 1898

Mar. 5, 1977

Double stone with Hugh

PERRY, Florence Azilee

1852

1938

Mother-At rest

POE, Dorothy G.

Jan. 11, 1928

Nov. 1, 1997

Double stone with W.H., Jr.

POE, W.H., Jr.

Jun. 18, 1928

(Walter Henderson, Jr. s/o Jamie N. Dixson & Walter H. Poe)

Double stone with Dorothy

PORTERFIELD, E.A.

Sept. 28, 1848

Dec. 28, 1877

wife of J.A. Porterfield

PORTERFIELD, J.A.

Jul. 5, 1879

Sept. 21, 1882

Suffer little children

RAINOSHEK, Horace R.

Jun. 4, 1915

PFC US Army WWII

Military marker

RAINOSHEK, S. Laverne

Jul. 29, 1910

Oct. 15, 1997

Our Loving mama

RATTERREE, Earl

Mar. 7, 1887

Oct. 24, 1918

At rest

RATTERREE, Ethel V.

Dec. 8, 1893

Dec. 29, 1974

Rest in peace

RATTERREE, Ida Mae Hartley

Mar. 23, 1914

Jul. 21, 1998

Double stone with Marvin

RATTERREE, J.A.

Mar. 8, 1856

Jan. 27, 1945

Thy trials ended thy rest is won

Double stone with Nancie

RATTERREE, Marvin Hall

Jul. 11, 1908

Nov. 4, 1984

Thy trials ended thy rest is won

Double stone with Ida Mae

RATTERREE, Nancie V.

Jan. 18, 1869

Oct. 1, 1936

Double stone with J.A.

RATTERREE, R.M.

Oct. 30, 1888

Oct. 21, 1915

Our darling one has gone befor to greet us on the blissful shore

Woodmen of the World Memorial

RATTERREE, Van B.

Oct. 10, 1905

Feb. 6, 1996

PFC US Army Air Corps

Military marker

RATTERREE, Ward

Oct. 11, 1850

Jan. 10, 1917

At rest

ROBINSON, Bueford

Nov. 14, 1907

Apr. 13, 1999

Obituary

Double stone with Evie C.

ROBINSON, Evie C.

Oct. 8, 1908

Double stone with Bueford

SANDERS, Ada B.

1917

Double stone with Austin

SANDERS, Austin E.

1910

1997

Wed Jan. 21, 1935

Double stone with Ada

SANDERS, Cynthia M.

Jan. 21, 1897

Mar. 27, 1916

Gone home

SANDERS, Edward

Aug. 10, 1924

Nov. 14, 1926

SANDERS, Eula M

1907

1999

Double stone with Howard

SANDERS, George E.

May 9, 1938

Papa-Absent not dead

SANDERS, Howard J.

1900

1979

Double stone with Eula

SANDERS, Ina A.

Dec. 12, 1890

Feb. 1, 1897

Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders

SANDERS, J. Charles

Aug. 25, 1931

Aug. 15, 1933

SANDERS, Janie(?)

1893

1897

Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders

SANDERS, Joel P.

Feb. 22, 1867

Jun. 3, 1927

Father

Double stone with Mary F.

SANDERS, Lawrence S.

1894

1979

Pvt US Army WWI

Military marker

SANDERS, Mary A.

Mar. 30, 1888

Mar. 4, 1894

At rest

SANDERS, Mary F.

Nov. 19, 1871

Jan. 9, 1909

Mother

Double stone with Joel P.

SANDERS, Minnie

Mar. 8, 1893

Feb. 19, 1897

Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders

SANDERS, Norma Ann

1885

1917

Double stone with Robert

SANDERS, Robert E.

1880

1942

Double stone with Norma

SANDERS, Stanford F.

May 16, 1856

Feb. 4, 1925

Sweet memories linger - Father

SANDERS, Stanford S.

Mar. 6, 1892

Jul. 26, 1900

In Heaven

SANDERS, Tabitha Virginia

Sept. 24, 1885

Dec. 13, 1941

Gone to be with mother

SANDERS, Thomas F.

Jun. 6, 1931

Texas Pvt. 115 Inf. 29 Div WWI

Military marker

SANDERS, Virginia H.

Aug. 18, 1860

Nov. 7, 1940

Her memory is blissful - Mother

SAXON, C.M.

Aug. 17, 1857

Mar. 16, 1889

Son of J.H. & S.A. Saxon

SAXON, John H.

Dec. 26, 1877

70 years & 2 ms.

SLATER, Helen M. Moore

Sept. 26, 1922

Apr. 29, 1976

Mother

Died in Teague, Texas

SMITH, Charles Ray

Sept. 29, 1949

Jun. 18, 1988

SMITH, Clara D.

Jun. 24, 1898

Oct. 26, 1924

wife of Lacy Smith

SMITH, Curtis Clayton

1907

1966

Together now and always

Double stone with Onie

SMITH, Onie F.

1916

Double stone with Curtis

THOMPSON, Cora

1879

1921

THOMPSON, Dell

1877

1960

THOMPSON, John B.

1877

1946

Father

THOMPSON, Rolan

1905

1920

TULLIS, Amos

May 25, 1913

Apr. 7, 1980

our loving father

TULLIS, E.D., Sr.

Jan. 16, 1920

Aug. 28, 1986

PFC US Army WWII

Military marker

TULLIS, Fay L.

Apr. 29, 1942

Sept. 29, 1942

Our Baby

TULLIS, Gilbert Gray

1886

1962

TULLIS, Leroy

Jul. 24, 1918

Nov. 16, 1976

US Army WWII

Military marker

TULLIS, Mattie

1891

1933

At rest

TULLIS, Pearlene

Jun. 10, 1923

Mar. 28, 1937

Sister

TULLIS, Rosie Lee

Aug. 1, 1928

Jul. 10, 1990

Loving mother

VANDERFORD, Inez

Dec. 31, 1918

Nov. 13, 1993

Double stone with Leroy

VANDERFORD, Leroy

Aug. 27, 1915

Jul. 3, 1986

Wed Aug. 13, 1962

Double stone with Inez

WILLINGHAM, Dora Lea

Nov. 19, 1897

Aug. 1, 1902

WILLS, Anne

1917

1966

Beloved Wife and Mother

WILLS, Edna

1893

1949

In loving memory-Mother

ZIDEK, Mary Gladys

Dec. 30, 1906

Jul. 22, 1977

In God's Care - Mother