Freeman Cemetery
Angelina Co. Cemeteries of  TX

Submitted by Debra Coursey-Pitts and son D J

Cataloged by Debra Coursey-Pitts and son "DJ"Pitts in November 2002.

PLEASE NOTE: This cemetery is located in an area that has very sandy, moist soil with abundant crayfish activity , causing many gravesites / stones / markers etc. to sink . We have tried to be as accurate as we could be under these circumstances however several sites may not show complete dates because of being partially sunken and unreadable.

Location: 2.2 miles west of Lufkin,Texas off Hwy.94W , go right on Freeman Cemetery Road. This cemetery is in 2 parts , the road divides it .The left side is the oldest w/ the right side being the newest. The names will be listed as "left or right side of road".

RIGHT SIDE : listed in burial order from back to front.

NAME Birth Death NOTES

FOSTER,Dorothy Stanley 3-9-1931 7-2-1996 Beloved Mother

LOFTIN,Florence Edna(Tweety) 3-17-1925 7-5-1999
LOFTIN,Mack O. 3-12-1921 2-3-1989 Pvt.US Army WWII 
LOFTIN,Gerald M. 11-12-1947 2-22-1973
LOFTIN,James Hardy 8-12-1889 1-28-1975 Born in Cherokee co.

SHARP,Jack P. 9-15-1911 4-17-1974 Married to Ollie 
SHARP,Ollie Mae L. 11-2-1913 1-9-1996

TIDWELL,Erma P. 8-5-1906 3-15-2000

LARGENT,Vernan V. 4-25-1916 2-1-1992 Married to Irene
LARGENT,Irene T. 6-12-1925

DIAMOND,Winnie O. 2-28-1907 2-2-1980

FREDREGILL,Aaron 9-24-1911 10-16-1985 Married to Alvaretta 
FREDREGILL,Alvaretta 3-24-1917

HENRY,Roy Mack 8-5-1909 1-25-1991

UNKNOWN:site has been refilled w/soil, old plastic flowers on it,no marker of any kind.

WELCH,James A. 5-4-1923 7-27-1990 Pvt.US Army Air Cor WWII 
WELCH,Thelma Paulene 7-21-1932 Mother of Carson & Sharon
WELCH,Christi Charlene 8-31-1929 7-3-1980
WELCH,William H. 1916 1971
WELCH,Frank M. 1890 1968 Married to Lottie
WELCH,Lottie E. 1895 1970
WELCH,Marcellas 5-22-1921 3-11-2000 sm.stone reads "Mockey"

Nueman,Carson Wayne 6-6-1955 Son of Paulene Welch(listed above)

CANTRELL,Paula Sharon 2-28-1950 Dau.of Paulene Welch(listed above)
CANTRELL,Kenneth Donald 4-18-1930 6-8-1988 nickname "HOBO"

TREVATHAN,Delton Lloy 7-23-1926 8-23-1978 Married to Pauline Faye
TREVATHAN,Pauline Faye 5-25-1932
TREVATHAN,W.O. 1903 1993 Married to Stellie
TREVATHAN,Stellie 1905 1966

MURPHY,Hurtchel J. 1-15-1906 7-5-1985 Married to Valley
MURPHY,Valley V. 12-31-1909 11-13-1991

KUBENA,Robert 1926 1964 Married to Irma
KUBENA,Irma 1936

COLE,D.Travis 8-18-1906 3-23-1970 Married to Avis
COLE,Avis M. 4-18-1913 2-1-1998

WOLFORD,Olvan O."Pete" 1917 1988 Married to Cleora
WOLFORD,Cleora Mae 1913 1983

HORTON,Harold L. 8-18-1898 6-2-1971 Married to Lorna
HORTON,Lorna M. 7-6-1902 3-7-1982

UNKNOWN:site w/no marker,only piece of plastic reading "Mom"

RUSK,M.A."Mug" 1890 no date Married to Belle
RUSK,Belle 1891 1971

RUSHING,John C. 2-7-1889 5-31-1972

HALEY,L.C. 1910 1972

<END OF RIGHT SIDE>

LEFT SIDE:listed in burial order of rows from front to back (most rows are in 
"staggered - uneven rows". 

ROW 1....

FOSTER,Cecil D."Slim" 7-15-1925 1-3-1979
FOSTER,Vada Mae 2-12-1926 
FOSTER,"Tony"Anthony Scott 7-7-1985 7-5-1988

LARGENT,Charlie 1875 1950
LARGENT,May 1878 1964

WELCH,Reba 9-18-1904 4-1-1971
WELCH,W.O.,Sr. 1886 1960

FREDREGILL,Mary Lee 9-2-1914 9-18-1978 Beloved Mother

ROW 2....

FOSTER,James Eugene 9-8-1946 9-14-2000 Loving son & brother
FOSTER,Etta Mae Haygood 2-9-1921 1-6-2002
FOSTER,Floyd Lee 12-29-1919 4-26-1990 Pvt.US Army WWII
FOSTER,Robert Lee 2-2-1897 7-3-1993
FOSTER,Lular Ethel 1-21-1898 7-30-1967
FOSTER,Thelma Irene 11-17-1928 6-1-1957 Mother

UNKNOWN:broken at name 11-25-1887 2-9-1892 Those whom God loves die young

LATHAM,Jessie B. 12-30-1908 11-9-1971

THORNTON,William M. 9-14-1878 6-21-1946
THORNTON,Martha 9-15-1880 6-8-1971
THORNTON,Claude I.J. 4-12-1917 5-16-1974

CHILDS,Samuel Byron 12-17-1905 12-1-1975
CHILDS,Dena Lee 1-8-1911

MILLIGAN,Murphy Ray no "visible dates" Texas PFC CO C 504 PRCHT INF
MILLIGAN,James Oscar 1-5-1884 10-4-1968
MILLIGAN,Lucy Minerva 1-15-1889 7-11-1938 Tho lost to sight to memory dear

JONES,John 3-28-1875 10-31-1929
JONES,Cora 4-13-1878 4-7-1967
(back of this marker displays photo of old locomotive and reads:John R.Jones [dates from above]Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen's Lodge # 801 )


RABE,Howard C. 1891 1955
RABE,Dessie J. 1899 1990

ROW 3....

JENKINS,Willie Preston 3-18-1935 Married to Bobbie on 2-10-1956
JENKINS,Bobbie Rae 8-25-1937

HARRIS,Reba Foster 2-22-1935
HARRIS,John E. 1-1-1926 4-16-1968 Texas PFC 3021 Base Unit AAF WWII

FOSTER,Jack"Father" 1-16-1915 12-14-1984
FOSTER,Bill 1-2-1919 12-21-1979 Daddy we love you
FOSTER,Henry Selcer 1880 1947
FOSTER,Jannie 1878 1953

NORTHCUTT,Johnnie May 8-16-1928 8-24-1928

MOFFEIT,Joe D. 9-22-1907 8-27-1954
MOFFEIT,Thelma May 2-5-1908

NIXON,Terry Jordan 5-31-1922 11-1-1999

FOSTER,Archie M. 1912 1950
FOSTER,A.A."Bid" 8-16-1912 12-25-1989
FOSTER,Erya Syble 8-5-1916 2-5-1969
FOSTER,Florence 1-20-1908 5-28-1948
FOSTER,Dan 1-19-1903 1-25-1979

ADKINSON,James B. 9-29-1913 5-?-1964 (name & dates on footstone)
ADKINSON,Stephen Randall 10-22-1963 10-22-1963 (footstone only)

WILLIAMS,H.T."Bud" 9-14-1910 7-2-1993 Married Lena on 10-6-1934
WILLIAMS,Lena V. 9-5-1905 3-4-2001

FOSTER,Delbert S. 7-4-1910 3-14-1956
FOSTER,Rena M. 3-19-1912

SIMMONS,Clyde F. 10-25-1905 4-23-1968

ROW 4....

WOMACK,Dudley R. 12-27-1897 1-21-1980
WOMACK,Necia A. 9-9-1898 1-11-1981

MILLER,Floylene Womack 3-24-1922 11-30-1997 dau.of Womack's above

PARRISH,Tinsy 12-20-1920
PARRISH,Edwin Brownie 1917 1918

THOMPSON,Minnie V. 7-9-1882 8-11-1971

LOFTIN,Daniel Moody 7-30-1927 Spring of 1939 born in Polk co.

BISHOP,George M. 2-21-1875 10-17-1910 Woodmen of the World Memorial 

UNKOWN:just says "Mother" ( this is Della Bishop,died 1950 *info received Jan.2005 from email)

NORTHCUTT,Billy Joe 6-25-1925 1-6-1992 S2 US Navy WWII

ROW 5....

WEEMS,Clarence 5-14-1910 7-5-1930
WEEMS,W.S. 8-7-1881 11-5-1943 
WEEMS,Lillie 10-2-1885 2-1-1930 ("they were the sunshine of our lives" is on the marker of Lillie & W.S.)
WEEMS,R.L. 6-10-1920 4-7-1928
WEEMS,infant dau.of Mr. & Mrs.W.S.Weems

SQUYRES,Claude T. 10-15-1913 10-26-1987
SQUYRES,Arch Thomas 11-17-1880 10-14-1945 
SQUYRES,Annie Laura 5-19-1879 2-18-1953
SQUYRES,Amy Mary 6-23-1912

SPEARS,Joe E. 6-10-1902 9-18-1986
SPEARS,Lenora H. 2-7-1912 6-10-1972
SPEARS,Joe Allen 10-24-1934 7-27-1960 Texas 2nd Lieu. co.12 INF

MURPHY, John C. 9-29-1877 2-21-1964
MURPHY,Rosa 3-5-1878 3-26-1939
(a tender mother and faithful father)
MURPHY,Sherman 4-11-1908 3-17-1971
MURPHY,Jessie B. 11-25-1913 12-24-1997 (tin marker)

BISHOP,Lee A. 3-1-1899 1-5-1985
BISHOP,Lela O. 6-16-1899 9-20-1985

ROW 6....

BROWN,Venisa D. 7-24-1963 8-27-1964

FOSTER,Lela O. 1909 1992
FOSTER,Jessie J.(James) 4-27-1905 11-11-2001
FOSTER,Rev.Charlie 1842 1930
FOSTER,Druicilla 1857 1951
FOSTER,Jane A. 1875 1876
FOSTER,James A. 2-18-1875 12-29-1876
FOSTER,Delilia 1887 1892

ADAMS,Melvin Otis 5-16-1912 4-17-1913 son of W.S.& Indy Adams
ADAMS,Otis Melvin 5-16-1912 4-17-1913 dau.of W.S.& Judia A.Adams (age 11 mon.& 1 day)....this is not a misprint , 2 markers side by side w/ this info
ADAMS,Charles Wayman born & died 11-7-1937
ADAMS,W.S. 1868 1942
ADAMS,Inda 1877 1945

LARGENT,Will 1880 1956
LARGENT,Fannie 1884 1963
LARGENT,inf.son of Will 1919
LARGENT,inf.son of Will 1913
LARGENT,Johnnie Mae Ormerod 1908 1931 daughter

SPEARS,Adie 1-21-1906 6-19-1976
SPEARS,J.M. 12-22-1859 10-11-1932 "Papa" on footstone
SPEARS,Mattie 8-17-1863 5-14-1928 "Mama" on footstone
SPEARS,Amos 1897 1903
SPEARS,Ern.(Ernest ?) 1904 1905
SPEARS, inf. 1908

ROW 7....

LARGENT,Albert 1877 1965
LARGENT,Doss 7-30-1890 11-8-1970 "Real Daughter"...DAR registered
LARGENT,Melissa 4-18-1869 7-20-1948
LARGENT...lg. headstone no names on it but footstones read:Mother-Lydia 1844-1938
:Father-William M. 1838-1915
LARGENT,Mynerva 1860 1865 sm.stone reads:W.M.L.

JONES,inf.of Mr.& Mrs.J.R.Jones 1-15-1896

SPEARS,Clercy 1888
SPEARS,Clercy's twin 1888

FREEMAN,David B. 11-7-1797 4-18-1869 born in Nova Scotia (Oldest gravesite in this cemetery)
FREEMAN,Talitha T. 5-26-1825 3-22-1916
FREEMAN,inf.son of J.M. & Oma 5-11-1918

TINKLE,Edward S. 6-18-1890 8-28-1924
TINKLE,Jessie 8-15-1917

THOMPSON,Isaac A. 12-30-1854 12-17-1950

FREEMAN,David B. 9-25-1876 10-14-1876 son of J.S. & A.A.E.Freeman
FREEMAN,Fannie 3-31-1878 4-25-1878 dau.of " " " "
FREEMAN,(A.A.E.)Mrs.J.S. 5-19-1851 11-28-1926
FREEMAN,J.S. 11-7-1855 12-25-1929
FREEMAN,J.H. 1881 1931

RUSHING,Charles Ellis Jr. 1895 1951 
RUSHING,Amy Elizabeth 1895 1965 
RUSHING,Doyle Deward 1921 1936

ROW 8....

HICKS,Mattie Ann 10-5-1875 4-14-1962
HICKS,Alvin Lenwood 6-14-1914 3-4-1961 
( Texas S Sgt.Btry C 613 Field Arty BN WWII)
HICKS,Alvin 10-24-1882 1-26-1965

UNKNOWN

??last name??.. "Father" Willis James 1919 -
?? " " ??.. "Mother" Zelma Jewel 1927 - 1976

LARGENT,Jesse 1886 1956
LARGENT,Mollie
LARGENT,T.W.
LARGENT,Wiley
LARGENT,baby gone so soon

ALLBRITTON,G.W.
ALLBRITTON,Mrs. G.W.

FREEMAN,Benjamin Frank 1907 1963 Father
FREEMAN,Molly McClendon 1918 1991 Mother
FREEMAN,Ella Jane 1898 1899
FREEMAN,John 1861 1915 
FREEMAN,Jackson M. 1891 1949
FREEMAN,James D. 1886 1952

WELCH,Myrtle Ruth 12-25-1925 5-20-1935
BULLOCK,M.F. 3-8-1870 2-17-1936

LARGENT,Sam W. 1-2-1888 5-21-1929
LARGENT,Dora Adams 2-21-1897 5-13-1985
LARGENT,Gladys 6-9-1919 1-7-1922 dau.of Sam W.Largent
LARGENT,baby

ROW 9....

SPEARS,Ida Bell :stone reads 12-7-1907 (tin tag reads 12-8-1908) - 7-26-1999
SPEARS,Mancel B. 10-4-1902 10-5-1975 my darling husband
SPEARS,Susie M. 9-10-1880 2-1-1939 mother is gone but not forgotten
SPEARS,Ben F. 4-26-1873 11-18-1940 father " " " " "

GARDNER,Edna 10-16-1899 7-20-1924

UNKNOWN , petrified rocks marks both head and footstone

THORNTON,"Billy"William Franklin 6-8-1940 10-25-1940

LARGENT,Marshal Clayton 5-4-1907 12-6-1929
LARGENT,Oneta 6-26-1911 10-21-1930
LARGENT,Ernest (darling we miss thee)
LARGENT,Melvin (gone to be an angel)
LARGENT,Mack David 5-27-1868 4-5-1922
LARGENT,Eliza A. 10-10-1870 11-4-1951

TULLOS,Mittie May & inf.son 1903-1928

McCarthy,Bessie "Mother" 1894 1937
McCarthy,Paul D. "son" 1918 1937
CAMPBELL,Bethel Lena 11-4-1908 9-20-1945

FOSTER,Charlie 8-27-1890 12-11-1931
FOSTER,Gilbert M. 10-21-1913 4-25-1968
FOSTER,Artie Fredregill Henley 4-28-1896 11-18-1990

UNKNOWN

ROE,Sleeter Fredregill 3-9-1906 2-23-1997

THOMPSON,Johnnie R. 1940 2002

ROW 10....

FREEMAN,Melvin R.Sr. 10-14-1924 12-1-1972
FREEMAN,M.June 5-26-1931 6-15-1974
FREEMAN,Thelma Gladys 9-7-1902 7-23-1970
FREEMAN,Gardie Alfus 6-4-1989 9-1-1966

ROUSE,O.R. "Pa Pete" 9-14-1923 6-3-1999
ROUSE,Frances 2-13-1925
ROUSE,Don 9-23-1947
ROUSE,Lewis H. 5-10-1880 9-5-1950 Father
ROUSE,Hannah 10-11-1888 4-8-1930 Mother

RODGERS,Dora 1-3-1892 1-1-1911 weep not she is at rest

UNKNOWN

BREAZEALE,inf.dau. of Charles & Elsie 10-13-1925
BREAZEALE, " " " " " " 1-12-1925 / 1-15-1925

UNKNOWN

KING,Ruby L. 5-12-1905 4-7-1932
KING,baby 1-16-1914
KING,Eunice Bernice 6-18-1915 4-14-1916
KING,T.C. 1867 1944
KING,E.Belle 1875 1959
KING,Cenia L. 1-12-1911
KING,C. ( newer sm. stone next to one above)

EASON,Vernona King 9-6-1903 2-12-1974