Bethany Cemetery  June 2009

On Custer Road in Plano, Collin Co Cemeteries of Texas

Entrance Photos by Elaine Nall Bay

Photos (above) by Gary Webb

History Submitted by Patricia Nall

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay and Patricia Nall

Historical Marker              History

 

Bethany Cemetery is located on Custer Rd between Legacy & Hedgecoxe in Allen, Texas.  It is on the west side of Custer Rd and is surrounded by homes. Visible evidence of burials is on the North side of the cemetery entrance, beginning at a row of large shade trees.

         
History:  Christian Church and public school, 1877. On these grounds once stood a church, school, and teachers quarters. each in separate buildings, and out of this church, for many years came much of the support for ADD RAN College.

 

Name

Birth

Death

Other

ROW 1

 

 

 

17 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Tipton, Wm. B.

Nov 17 1866

Nov 25 1893

2nd photo

Carpenter Marker

 

 

 

Carpenter, Minnie B.

1877

1925

 

Carpenter, Benjamin O.

1868

1917

 

Newsom, James P.

Oct 21 1849

Aug 28 1886

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Coker, William T.

1863

1892

 

3 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Smitto, James

May 10 1863

July 1 1891

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Vandivier, Shelby

Dec 6 1854

Sept 30 1882

 

6 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Mathews, W. S.

1859

1928

 

Mathews, U. Dora Willie

June 30 1862

Jan 15 1894

w/o W.S. Mathews
footstone

2nd photo

Mathews, Infant

Feb 6 1891

Sept 15 1891

d/o W.S. & D.W. Mathews

Mathews, Rodger O.

Apr 4 1892

June 9 1892

s/o W.S. & D.W. Mathews

Mathews, Infant

Jan 15 1894

Jan 15 1894

s/o W.S. & U.D.W. Mathews

Mathews, Jessey

Dec 6 1900

July 22 1906

d/o W.S. & W.H. Mathews

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Blanford, John William

Feb 10 1840

May 22 1896

 

Blanford, Mattie Frances

Sept 8 1844

Aug 9 1887

 

8 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Hart, William R.

May 3 1867

Oct 26 1901

w/o J.C. & Mary E. Hart

Haun, E.T.

June 9 1892

Nov 28 1912

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Broken Headstone

 

 

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 2

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Carpenter, William C.

June 5 1908

July 24 1985

m  Mar 8 1930

Carpenter, Ruby E.

Sept 15 1909

Jan 4 1999

 

6 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Carpenter, Mary Emma

Apr 26 1880

Aug 16 1902

w/o B.O. Carpenter

2nd photo

1 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Carpenter, N.N.

1840

1915

 

Carpenter, Capt. R.W.

1832

1898

2nd marker 

R. W. Carpenter, 1832, 1898, Life's race well run, life's work  well done, life's crown well won, now commeth rest.
Capt. R. W. Carpenter, 1832, 1898, Life for heaven.(GW)

Carpenter, E.A. Mathews

Oct 12 1832

Sept 241882

2nd marker
w/o R.W. Carpenter

Carpenter, Mary Katie

-----

Mar 14 1878

d/o R.W. & E.A. Carpenter

aged 1yr 2ms 8d

Lunsford, Catharine P.

Dec 10 1801

Apr 13 1884

Aged 82yrs 4ms 3ds  Lunsford, Katherine, , Our Mother, Blessed and Holy are they who hath the first resurrection, death have no power.,(GW)

Matthews, William G.

Sept 28 1824

May 16 1890

Aged 65yrs 8ms 12ds

Carpenter, Allyne

Aug 23 1896

Aug 27 1896

d/o R.E. & L.J. Carpenter

Merrill, Roy Lee

1906

1988

m Dec 30 1935

Merrill, Pauline Smyth

1917

1990

 

Butterfield, William D.

July 6 1961

June 8 1982

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Whittaker, Jesse C.

Apr 22 1923

Mar 24 1988

U.S. Navy

Coker, William Harrison

1822

1902

 

Coker, Annie Cannefax

1843

1881

 

Coker, Nannie J.

Mar 7 1843

Oct 1 1881

Wife of W.H. Coker
2nd marker

Coker, Johnie S.

Jan 5 1868

Apr 20 1881

s/o W.H. & N.J. Coker

Coker, John S.

1868

1881

 

Coker, Bennie

1881

1881

 

Coker, Infant daughter

-----

1879

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Mitchell, James B.

Aug 28 1815

June 19 1899

 

Mitchell, Mary J.

Nov 10 1824

Aug 25 1882

 

Mitchell, Jackson M.

Apr 17 1857

July 11 1882

 

Mitchell, Wesley H.

Aug 20 1864

July 8 1882

 

3 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Mathews, Owen

Feb 27 1830

Apr 15 1910

Aged 80yrs 1mo 18ds

Mathews, Annie E.

Feb 22 1838

Mar 30 1886

Aged 48yrs 1mo 8 ds

2nd marker

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Mathews, Carl

Feb 21 1895

Aug 8 1895

s/o Frank & Mary Mathews

4 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Hart, Lula M.

Jun 27 1879

Dec 12 1900

w/o S.M. Hart

4 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Moran, Darius A.

July 14 1877

Feb 2 1888

s/o R.A. & M.E. Moran

13 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 3

 

 

 

Carpenter, John H.

Jan 2 1859

Oct 6 1930

Begin row 1 Carpenter plot
“Father”

Carpenter, Mary Ida

Apr 24 1862

Oct 6 1930

“Mother”

Carpenter, Roy (Hossie)

1894

1961

 

Carpenter, Helen O.

1901

1976

 

Vacant space

 

 

 

Carpenter, Raymond

1892

1915

End row 1 Carpenter plot

4 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Elzie, Russell

Aug 29 1911

Apr 19 1988

 

Miller, Maxine

Apr 10 1912

Oct 29 2007

 

4 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Taylor, Mabel James

Jan 13 1876

Dec 31 1959

Born Missouri
Died Texas

Taylor, William Monroe

Apr 23 1867

Jan 10 1947

Born Arkansas
Died Texas

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

3 vacant spaces

 

 

Begin row 1 Clark plot

Clark marker

 

 

 

Clark, Earl C.

1888

1960

 

Vacant space

 

 

End row 1 Clark plot

J.F.

 

 

Footstone

23 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Ducker, John W.

-----

May 10 1888

Aged 26 yrs 3 mo 13 days

Vacant space

 

 

 

Farrell, Edgar

-----

Nov 25 1902

s/o R.L. & D.E. Farrell
aged 2 days

Farrell, Lottie

1906

1906

 

Farrell, R.L. (Bob)

Oct 28 1880

July 7 1938

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Farrell, Birdie May

------

May 29 1899

d/o J.B. & C.B. Farrell
aged 7 mo & 11 days

3 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Smith, L.R.

1886

1959

 

Smith, Mary

1887

1954

 

ROW 4

 

 

 

4 vacant spaces

 

 

Row 2 Carpenter plot

3 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Carpenter marker

 

 

 

8 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Clark, Richard C.

Jan 19 1842

Jan 2 1929

Begin 2nd row Clark plot

Clark, Catherine B.

Mar 9 1847

Jan 26 1910

 

Clark, Walter

June 12 1876

Jan 4 1877

 

Clark, Willie M.

Apr 24 1878

Aug 12 1880

 

Vacant space

 

 

 

Clark, Ben L.

1872

1926

End 2nd row Clark plot

Howard, W.J.

Nov 24 1834

Nov 12 1897

 

Howard, Mrs. R.B.

May 29 1834

Jan 20 1922

w/o W.J. Howard

Howard, Samuel D.

Oct 23 1869

July 31 1889

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Zeliff, Deliza

Jan 24 1817

------

 

Zeliff, David P.

June 9 1809

July 22 1887

 

6 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Asbury, Euphamy E.

May 22 1837

Nov 29 1897

w/o J.W. Asbury

Asbury, William Homer

Oct 17 1871

June 2 1894

s/o J.W. & E.E. Asbury

------ens, Nannie M.

Apr 15 1861

Sept 22 1887

 

Vacant space

 

 

 

Jacobs, Walter L.

July 14 1865

July 23 1912

 

20 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 5

 

 

 

Carpenter Memorial

 

 

Dedicated 1992 by sons

Carpenter, Capt. R.W.

1832

----

 

Carpenter, J.H.

1859

----

 

Carpenter, Robert W.

1882

-----

Wife – Rubye Fox b 1888

Carpenter, R.W., Jr.

1910

-----

Dedicated 1992 by sons

Carpenter, Roy

1912

-----

Dedicated 1992 by sons

Carpenter, Max

1915

-----

Dedicated 1992 by sons

Carpenter, Rex

1921

----

Dedicated 1992 by sons

5 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Carpenter, ------

 

 

Double headstone fallen over

Carpenter, Virginia Pauline

Aug 8 1918

Mar 25 1980

Beloved d/o Ralph & Linda

8 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Sanders, A.J.

1869

1949

 

Sanders, Dixie L.

1885

1973

 

Barnum, Ralph C.

1875

1902

 

Barnum, Fannie E.

1853

1930

 

Keatts, Clark

1904

1905

 

Vacant spot

 

 

 

Jacobs, Richard

Oct 17 1826

Apr 26 1918

 

Jacobs, Edna Jane

Feb 28 1827

Sept 30 1903

w/o Richard Jacobs

Jacobs, infant

Dec 11 1901

Dec 12 1901

d/o W.L. & Callie Jacobs

18 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Robbins, Lena

Nov 15 1897

Mar 21 1900

d/o J.H. & P.M. Robbins

5 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Robinson, Ruby

May 26 1909

July 30 1910

d/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

Robinson, Clarie

Aug 27 1910

Oct 30 1910

d/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

Robinson, Earnest

Sept 9 1912

Feb 21 1913

s/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

Robinson, Nettie

Aug 14 1914

Nov 26 1914

d/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

Robinson, Emmer

Nov 7 1915

May 20 1916

d/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

Robinson, Herman Ellis

Sept 9 1917

Nov 27 1917

s/o W.H. & M.A. Robinson

6 vacant spots

 

 

 

ROW 6

 

 

 

5 vacant spots

 

 

 

Roland, Nolin V.

Aug 21 1927

May 24 1931

 

2 vacant spots

 

 

 

Carpenter, Clarence Edgar

Aug 7 1897

Jan 4 1900

s/o G.E. & Cyrene Carpenter

3 vacant spots

 

 

 

Elkin, Carrie D.

Dec 9 1847

Apr 4 1886

w/o E.F. Elkin

Elkin, infant

Mar 27 1881

-----

d/o E.F. & C.D. Elkin

3 vacant spots

 

 

 

Cole, Ida Clark

Oct 4 1857

July 28 1927

 

Haun, William Taylor

Mar 20 1913

Mar 30 1913

 

Clark, Ralph T.

Nov 4 1848

Jan 29 1884

 

Clark, Christopher H.

Feb 24 1848

Oct 17 1884

 

Clark, Kitty

----

-----

 

2 vacant spots

 

 

 

Jacobs, Carl

Mar 19 1883

July 10 1908

 

Kerley, Creighton

Feb 11 1886

May 23 1887

s/o D.W. & C.S. Kerley

Vacant spot

 

 

 

Taylor, Ella M.

June 27 1875

Mar 24 1899

w/o Joe Taylor

Hand, Jennie R.

May 19 1877

Mar 29 1899

w/o T.M. Hand

6 vacant spots

 

 

 

McDaniel, infant

Nov 25 1901

Dec 1 1901

s/o Joe & Laura McDaniel

10 vacant spots

 

 

 

Robinson, Mary R. Garrison

Jan 13 1902

Feb 7 1991

 

Robinson, L. Vernon

Feb 8 1898

Jan 31 1980

 

Robinson, William H.

1871

1936

 

Robinson, Myrtle O.

1875

1934

 

Robinson, John R.L.

1903

1944

“Daddy”

McCanliss, Willie Anna Mae

Nov 13 1899

Sept 14 1972

Mother of Kenneth & Clayton

Vacant spot

 

 

 

Warrick, James

July 28 1882

Nov 5 1917

 

6 vacant spots

 

 

 

ROW 7

 

 

 

Colier, Lulu B.

Dec 11 1863

Mar 18 1885

d/o W.F. & H.N. Henderson

12 vacant spots

 

 

 

ROW 8

 

 

 

27 vacant spots

 

 

 

Freeman,  Myrtle

1932

1976

 

5 vacant spots

 

 

 

Broken headstone

 

 

 

18 vacant spots

 

 

 

ROW 9

 

 

 

34 vacant spots

 

 

 

Ellison, Lillie N.

Dec 30 1882

May 17 1892

 

18 vacant spots

 

 

 

ROW 10 – empty

 

 

 

Row 11 – empty

 

 

 

Row 12

 

 

Located in the tree line

36 vacant spots

 

 

 

Taylor, Viney

1812

June 14 1897

w/o John Taylor

Vacant spot

 

 

 

Patterson, Berry

1835

May 8 1898

 

Vacant spot

 

 

 

Mosley, Anna Laura

Sept 15 1867

Nov 22 1892

w/o J.B. Mosley

9 vacant spots