TITUS CEMETERY

Origin of this cemetery is uncertain; it is located off Highway 21 West on the Leon Bennett Ranch, formerly part of the Jim and John Hazlett estate. When travel became impossible due to bad weather, use of the cemetery was abandoned, and New Pleasant Grove was established.


Many slaves are said to be buried here, and some old headstones remain, but they are hard to read.

 

Information from Lizzie Jackson Rucker, Georgia Jolley and Henry Rhodes.
 

These are known to be buried here:

CHANDLER; Bessie; b: -; d: -

COTTON;  Spencer; b: 1886 Houston Co.; d: 12-30-1926

     s/o Roefield Cotton & Fannie Trim

     death cert. informant: Elizabeth Cotton

COTTON;  Sissy; b: -; d: 1941

 

HUNT, Mandia; b. 7-30-1901, d. 10-26-1944

     d/o Jim Sims & Josephine Adair

HUNT, G.W.; b. 7-30-1920, d. 2-16-1934

     s/o Rev. I.P./or J.P. Hunt & Mandie Sims

 

JACKSON;  Henry; b: 7-7-1877,  d:3-18-1943

     s/o Joe Jackson
JACKSON;  Sugar; b: ; d:

JACKSON;  Aaron; b: ; d:
JACKSON;  Miss Mary; b: ; d:
JACKSON;  Miss Gladys; b: ; d:


KIMBROUGH;  William; b: c. 1859; d: 4-18-1931

     h/o Mag Kimbrough

KIMBROUGH;  Maggie; b: 7-10-1870; d: 7-15-1945

     w/o William

 

LADELL, John; b. 7-11-1874, d. 7-29-1944

     s/o Randle Ladell & Dora Cary

     death cert. information by:

     Estella Ladell, Rt. 4 Box 92, Crockett

 

OVERSHOWN;  Mrs. Odessa; b: -; d: 12-23-1933

 

PARKER;  Mamie; b: -; d: 1920

PARKER;  Sam; b: 7-10-1909 ; d: 4-1-1934

     s/o Cezar Parker & Ella Martin

     Informant on d/c: Julia Rhodes

     He was murdered, shot with a pistol
PARKER;  Cecil; b: -; d: 1918

 

POLK;  Mr. Green; b: ; d:


RANDOLPH;  Henrietta; b: 4-6-1895; d:6-28-1918

     d/o John Randolph & Lizzie Polk
RANDOLPH;  John Sr.; b: -; d: 11-20-1907

RANDOLPH;  Lizzie; b: -; d: 6-28-1937

 

RHODES;  Jim; b: c.1888 Houston Co.; d:4-25-1926

     s/o ? Rhodes & Jennie Kimbrough
RHODES;  Jennie; b: c.1845; d: 9-28-1935

     w/o Wash Rhodes, Sr.; parents names not known

     death cert. informant: Wash Rhodes, Jr.,

            Rt. 4 Box 31, Crockett, TX

 

RUSHER;  Ada; b: ; d:


SANFORD;  Andrew; b: -; d: 2- -1941

SANFORD; Lizzie; b. 7-11-1873, d. 6-26-1937

     w/o Andrew Sanford

     d/o Green Polk

 

WASHINGTON;  John; b: ; d:
WASHINGTON;  Becky; b: ; d:

WASHINGTON;  Johnny; b: ; d: