Wortham Cemetery (Partial Listing), 

Freestone County, Cemeteries of Texas

Submitted by Jimmy Epperson  

Brown info by Jack Blair (JB)

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

 Directions: On 14 North in Wortham

  Historical Marker

  In a community founded in 1848 by pioneers mostly from Alabama, this cemetery was opened with the burial of Captain John L. Wortham (1841-1862), who died in Galveston while in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Colonel Luther R. “Dick” Wortham (1820-1874), a merchant and planter who came from Kentucky, gave land around the grave for a cemetery, Woodland College, and a Baptist church. In 1906, Woodland College building was given to the people of nearby Shiloh for their school. This cemetery with over 1,00 graves – burial place of many local leaders – marks the center of the historic community.

   

Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Comments
Beldin Allen Dempsey Jun 30 1940 Oct 17 1953 S/o Allen Beldin & Lydia Chapman
Beldin Alsie (Praytor) Mar 12 1922 - D/o James Praytor & Lillie Caffey
Beldin Alvis Moses May 30 1932 Feb 09 1990 -
Beldin Icy O. Jan 02 1932 - M: Feb 17 1950
Beldin Jody Clifton Apr 27 1937 Apr 28 2001 S/o Sam Beldin & Mary Lide
Beldin Kenneth Maurice Aug 17 1919 Feb 15 1989 S/o Sam Beldin & Mary Lide
Beldin Mary K. (Mamie) (Lide) Sep 23 1900 Dec 13 199- D/o Laura Alma Nicks & Henry Dawson Lide
Beldin Ruby Day Dec 20 1909 Nov 13 1972 S/o Henry Travis Beldin & Janie Hayes
Beldin S.R. (Samuel Riley) Feb 28 1842 Oct 09 1891 -
Beldin S.R. (Samuel Riley) Dec 16 1894 Apr 01 1978 S/o Henry Travis & Janie Hayes
Beldin Sam Jr (Pete) Dec 31 1922 - S/o Sam Beldin and Mary Lide
Beldin Sidney Wayne Nov 09 1954 Nov 15 1954 -
Beldin W.R. (Buster) Jul 01 1918 Sep 29 1979 S/o Sam Beldin & Mary Lide
Blackmon Loretta Beldin Aug 22 1931 - D/o Sam Beldin and Mary Lide
Blackmon Willie O. Jul 13 1927 Sep 08 1998 M: Oct 16 1948
Brown Philip Clark Mar 31 1908 May 19 1972 WWII USArmy  h/o Myra (JB)
Brown Myra Agnes Douthit Oct 31 1912 May 06 1993 M: Nov 26 1935 Van Zandt Co. Tx born: VZ  D: Freestone(JB)
Lide Audie Mae Sep 09 1920 - M: Sep 21 1946
Lide J.R. (John Ross) Feb 27 1897 Mar 20 1920 S/o Laura Nicks & Henry Dawson Lide
Lide John Ross (Dick) Feb 29 1920 Nov 06 1994 S/o John Ross Lide & Novie Beldin
Lide Laura Alma (Nicks) Nov 17 1869 Jan 21 1954 W/o Henry Dawson Lide
McBride Hiram Weaver 1859 1927 -
Praytor James A. (Arthur) Apr 07 1926 Oct 01 1989 -
Praytor James M. 1888 1952 -
Praytor Lillie O. (Caffey) 1896 1976 -
Whitley Ivy Olen Nov 15 1924 Oct 21 1994 -
Whitley Martha B. Apr 09 1927 Jan 05 1995 D/o Sam Beldin & Mary Lide
Willis Frank Oct 06 1929 Feb 14 1951 -
Willis George L. Nov 06 1925 Dec 13 1977 -
Willis Marion M. Feb 28 1891 Feb 20 1972 -
Willis Novie (Beldin) (Lide) Nov 09 1897 Aug 05 1986 D/o Henry Travis Beldin & Janie Hayes