Union Cemetery

Fannin County, Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Susan Hawkins hawkins@texoma.net

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

This African American cemetery is located on Road 274 near Ravenna. It is beautiful and well kept and still in use. Union Cemetery was named for the Union Church; the union of two churches, Siloam Baptist Church and Belfountain. It has been in use since the time of the cotton plantations nearby.

A lovely lady of 94 who described the log enclosures that used to be in the middle of the cemetery surrounding the oldest graves took me on a tour; where she played as a child. This was Pauline Topsy. She added information to this file.

* More information at the end of the list.

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Adams

Polly

Jun 05 1882

Jul 04 1975

W/o 1st Tom Thomson

Anderson

Abbie

-

Dec 05 1940

-

Anderson

Albert Jr.

Oct 23 1932

Mar 22 1999

S/o Albert Anderson Sr. & Arnetta Ganther   H/o Millernease Brown   M: Mar 25 1956   US Army   A Mason

Anderson

Albert Sr.

Mar 22 1911

Jan 03 1991

-

Anderson *

Masco

Nov 16 1884

Dec 30 1957

TX PFC Co D 322 Svc BN QMC WWI

Anderson

Travis L.

1934

Apr 20 1995

S/o Albert

Many Other

Andersons

Buried in This

Plot Unmarked

 

Barker

Claude

Dec 13 1904

May 30 1986

-

Barker

Mary B.

Feb 19 1907

Oct 31 1987

-

Brewster

Juanita Epsy

Nov 22 1919

Sep 17 1983

D/o Tressie & Manse Epsy

Childress

Blan T.

Aug 08 1910

Apr 22 1979

S/o M/M Robert L. Childress

Childress

Maude E.

Apr 17 1889

Feb 12 1989

W/o Robert

Cole *

Fannie

-

Apr 22 1923

Age: 52 yrs. Unmarked Grave

Cooper

Ruby J.

Oct 19 1922

Jun 04 1980

D/o Roberta Smith

Davis *

William Henry

Oct 25 1895

Dec 27 1963

TX PFC US Army WWI

Dehorney

Dennis

Sep 02 1898

Apr 05 1938

-

Dehorney

Jim

Oct 29 1911

Nov 01 1971

-

Dehorney

Luss

Oct 18 1892

Nov 08 1967

-

Doris

James C.

Apr 11 1882

Oct 03 1944

-

Dorsey?

Isaiah

Jan 26 1875

Mar 19 1992

S/o Osborn & Lydia

Dorsey

Kermit

Dec 05 1907

Nov 05 1981

-

Dorsey

Mary

Jan 05 1885

Aug 26 1982

-

Dorsey

Mary L.

Jan 26 1886

Aug 11 1906

-

Dupree

Family

-

-

Stone Lists:Jonas H/o Fannie:  Thomas, Fannie, Winnie  No Other info

Dupree

William B.

Feb 28 1893

Jul 11 1970

TX PVT US Army WWI

Epsy

Mance F.

Jan 28 1899

Nov 24 1969

-

Epsy

Tressie J. Oliphant

Jan 03 1902

Dec 17 1984

W/o Mance

Fitzgerald

Crittendon

-

Jul 19 1973

-

Fitzgerald

Ida

Jul 14 1895

Dec 03 1974

-

Fitzgerald *

Maggie (Margaret Hill)

1866

1945

W/o Milton

Fitzgerald

Milton

-

Sep 28 1947

-

Garnett

Lubina

Jan 02 1832

Jan 25 1884

-

Harvey

Elder William S. "Stacy"

Feb 26 1911

Jun 06 1990

-

Harvey

Grady

Sep 19 1907

-

-

Harvey

Martha

Aug 17 1912

Jul 05 1983

W/o Grady

Harvey

Mary A.

Mar 17 1883

Aug 10 1971

W/o Noah

Harvey

Noah W.

Jan 22 1875

Jun 11 1956

H/o Mary M: Oct 05 1906

Hill *

Rev. B.J. "Bennie"

Oct 14 1878

Jun 30 1963

-

Hill

Cephas

Aug 14 1902

May 06 1943

-

Hill

Chester D.

Jul 07 1886

Aug 19 1966

H/o Maude

Hill

Clifton E.

Jul 22 1913

Apr 05 1983

PFC US Army WWII

Hill

Excell V.

Dec 04 1881

Feb –- 1965

S/W wife Ida

Hill

Fletcher R.

Jul 27 1889

Nov 12 1909

D: Austin

S/o Zack & Rosanna

Hill

Florine

Jul 20 1913

Jul 03 1977

D/o Chester & Maude Hill

Hill

Ida

Dec 28 1936

-

S/W husband Excell

Hill *

Linwood

Oct 24 1891

Jul 20 1960

TX Pvt. Engineers WWI

Hill

Maude E.

Jul 16 1890

Jul 28 1971

W/o Chester D.

Hill

Rosanna & Zack

-

-

No Dates or Other Info

Hill

Reeder M.

May 15 1889

Feb 14 1984

W/o Robert

Hill

Robert F.

Dec 01 1877

Oct 28 1955

-

Iverson

Grace

Mar 28 1899

Jul 03 1956

W/o James

Iverson

James A.

May 15 1892

Jul 26 1956

-

Jackson

Molissia Dupree

Mar 16 1898

-

-

Jackson

Willie

Jun 11 1893

Nov 22 1976

H/o Molissia

Jones

Elbert

Feb 04 1897

Jun 04 1946

TX Pvt. 435 Labor BN WWI

S/o Lewis & Catherine Jones

Jones

J.C. Doris

Apr 11 1882

Oct 03 1944

-

King

Bernice

Aug 14 1914

Dec 06 1988

W/o Hubert

King

Fanny Daisy

Aug 04 1882

Nov 30 1962

A teacher

King

Hubert

Mar 21 1910

Sep 06 1983

H/o Bernice

King

Nora L.

-

-

-

Martin

Levi

1843

1922

Father/o Jim

Oliphant *

Fountain

-

-

H/o Patsy

M: Apr 06 1898 Fannin Co.

Oliphant *

Patsy

-

-

W/o Fountain

Parker

Ella

1888

1950

-

Phillips

Rev. Booker T.

1903

1990

-

Phillips *

Earnest

-

Mar 19 1923

Age: 6 mos

Unmarked

Phillips

Rueben

-

-

-

Phillips

Walter

Oct 13 1891

Jul 24 1972

TX Pvt. US Army WWI

Pool

Harriett

May 10 1847

Oct 18 1881

W/o James

Pope *

Richard

-

-

Age: 25 yrs

Qualls

Emma Mae

1907

1948

-

Qualls

Leola May

1880

1937

-

Smith

Invalid Girl

Sep 17 1956

Sep 17 1956

Grayson Co. Wooden Cross W/ metal Plate on it.

Smith *

Anna Jewel

1940

1992

-

Smith

Emma

Aug 12 1864

Oct 30 1951

-

Smith

Hattie M.

Sep 05 1925

Jan 20 1978

-

Smith

Henry C.

Jul 19 1879

Sep 05 1889

S/o Rev. J.W. & Susan Smith

Smith

Herman G.

May 01 1882

Dec 31 1965

TX PFC 507 Engrs WWI;

Professor of Education

H/o Roberta

Smith

Ida

Sep 18 1886

Sep 27 1887

D/o S.S. & L.E. Smith

Smith

Ida Mae

1903

1991

W/o Leon

Smith

Rev. J.W.

-

Jul 09 1925

H/o Mrs. J.W. Smith

Smith

Sam

Aug 19 1856

Sep 26 1934

-

Smith

Samuel

Feb 02 1894

Oct 22 1972

TX Pvt. 20 Engrs 6 BN WWI

Smith

Susan

-

May 07 1934

W/o Rev. Smith

Smith

Leon

1900

1943

H/o Ida Mae

Smith

Marie E. Hill

Jan 31 1894

May 15 1972

-

Smith

Napoleon

Nov 03 1929

Dec 21 1951

S/o Ida & Leon

TX PFC 719 AAA Gun BN

Smith

Roberta T.

Jun 04 1886

May 28 1972

W/o Herman

Spencer

Alvis Eugene

Dec 29 1929

Oct 30 1931

-

Spencer

Charley

1849

1956

-

Spencer

Clara J.

Mar 09 1890

Jul 04 1964

W/o Henry

Spencer

George Sr.

Nov 05 1901

Dec 26 1936

-

Spencer

Henry

Apr 17 1883

Jul 09 1973

H/o Clara

Spencer

Henry E.

Aug 04 1909

Feb 19 1988

-

Spencer

Vernon Smith

1900

1944

-

Spencer

Will

Mar 12 1856

Jul 09 1948

-

Thotsis

Ina

Oct 06 1910

Jan 15 1981

-

Topsy

Henry

Aug 04 1893

Sep 21 1973

H/o Pauline

B: AR

Original Name was Topps

Topsy

Pauline

-

-

W/o Henry

Topsy *

Tom

-

-

Unmarked Grave

Venters

Vircie Smith

1880

1936

-

Wade

Carmela

1957

1995

D/o Bill Brown

Walker

Emma Lee

Oct 01 1921

Jun 05 1973

D/o Robert Hill

Walker *

Lucy

Aug 15 1891

Oct 08 1950

W/o Wiley

D/o M/M Peter Davis

Wheat

Isadore King

Feb 16 1907

Feb 23 1978

D/o Fannie King

Williams?

Annie

Jan 14 1858

Sep 07 1984

W/o Coney

Wilson

Walter L. III

Mar 20 1885

Sep 24 1888

-

Anderson, Masco – Brother of Ida Mae Smith

Cole, Fannie - Wise FH Record Oscar Cole signed the papers

Davis, William Henry – Brother of Lucy Walker

Fitzgerald, Maggie – Mother of Crittendon, Pauline Topsy & Geoffery

Hill, Rev. B.J. "Bennie" – Pastor Siloam Church

Hill, Linwood – Brother of Chester

Oliphant, Fountain – Recalled to be buried here

Oliphant, Patsy – Also recalled to be buried here

Phillips, Earnest – Wise funeral Home Records; Bud Morgan signed; buried at Siloam Cemetery. Siloam and Bell Fountain came together to make one church. I believe they used the same single cemetery now called Union.

Pope, Richard – No dates, only information is that this young man was Pete Davis’ nephew

Smith, Anna Jewel – sister of Blan Childress

Topsy, Tom – brother of Henry

Walker, Lucy- have information that Wiley Walker’s sister is buried here, but first name wasn’t recalled