Dougherty Community Cemetery (Partial)

Rains Co. Cemeteries of TX

Photos & Submitted by Elaine Nail Bay

Some Photos and Obits by Brandon Darrow (BD) ( have lost Brandon's file)

Historical Marker Text:
James W Dougherty and his wife Isabella brought their family to Texas from Kentucky in the late 1840's.  Joining the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer.  They settled in this area in 1851.  They bought 640 acres here where Dougherty was a farmer and a tanner.  In 1877 their on Robert N Dougherty donated one acre at this site for public use as a community burial ground two additional tracts of land deeded to the cemetery association in 1935 and 1964 were acquired from A V and Della Terry.

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Last Name First Name Birth Death Comment
Anderson James A. Nov 19 1932 Feb 3 2005 Obit
Anderson Manning - Apr 09 1915 O Obit
Boswell Baby Boy   Jan 19 1923 Obit
Braziel Thomas Butler Sr 1841  1885 Ga Ovt Co A 42 Regt Ga Inf CSA
Bruce Mildinia E. Lacey Aug 21 1842 Mar 14 1933 Obit
Bullock Infant 1917 1917
unmarked grave Rains County Leader 
BULLOCK, infant of J.W. Bullock, 2 mo. : died "last Sunday"; buried Daugherty Cemetery --- Rains County Leader, 5 Jan 1917
Cain Claudine E. 1914 1914 (BD)
Cain David F. Jun. 13 1917 Jun. 27 1943 SSGT US Army WW II(BD)
Cain Inf. Son 1926 1926 (BD)
Cain Marvin R. Dec. 01 1918 May. 07 1944 2nd LT US Army Air Corps (BD)
Cain Mathew A. Jun. 16 1915 Jul. 05 1996 Pvt. US Army(BD)
Cain Thomas H. 1896 1939 w/ Velma R.(BD)
Cain Velma R. 1891 1935 w/ Thomas H.(BD)
Christian Eric Weldon Jan. 22, 1928 Sep 10 2005 Obit
Cooke Viola - Jun 24 1921 Obit
Daughtery Jewell Sep 17 1919 Oct. 15 2004 Obit
Dougherty Jimmy Glenn May 08 1947 Oct 14 2003  s/o Rayburn Paul & Vedia Lorine Hinshaw Dougherty  Obit
Eddins Myrtle Jun 08 1904 Feb 26 2001 Obit (ENB)
Ely Myrtle Helen Jan 22 1928 Jan 30 2005 Obit
Goddard G.W. Apr. 22 1882 Feb. 13 1968 (BD)
Horrocks Glen May 2 1929 Aug 30 2005 Obit
Kernes Paul F. May. 13 1910 Jun. 13 1956 s/o W.W. & Anna Kernes(BD)
Lee Mary Elizabeth Pippin Lennon Nov. 27 1889 May. 08 1986 "Lizzie" (BD)
Lee Lizzie L. Nov 27 1889 May 08 1986 O  (BD)
Lennon Lawrence Mar. 05 1884 Mar. 05 1915 h/o Lizzie Lennon (BD)
Middleton Vander   Nov 19 1913 Obit
Rhodes Jessie L. Feb. 19 1946 Oct. 17 1948 (BD)
Tanton Charles W. Sep. 29 1930 Jan. 07 1931 (BD)
Tanton Dalton W. Feb. 24 1936 Sep. 27 1990 (BD)
Studdard Marshall Stevens Dec 10 1906 Dec 18 1906  
Vanlandingham Ezekiel Posy Feb 28 1860 Nov 20 1949 w/ Lula Mae married Dec. 18 1898 (BD)
Vanlandingham Lula Mae Aug 21 1878 Jan 6 1954 (BD)
Vanlandingham Infant Daughter Aug 25 1906 Aug 25 1906  
Vanlandingham Marshall E 1900 1964  
Vanlandingham Mary N Aug 23 1864 Aug 5 1872  
Vanlandingham Minnie Jun 17 1874 Jul 2 1923  
Vanlandingham Nannie   Jul 06 1923 Obit
Vanlandingham Omma   Oct 22 1911 Obit
Vanlandingham Ollie C Jan 13 1874 Mar 10 1963  
Vanlandingham William B Oct 20 1861 Oct 2 1875  
Vititow Ester Lue Van Kernes Apr. 02 1920 - d/o Posy & Lula Vanlandingham Obit
Vititow Euell Denver Aug. 11 1914 Mar. 29 1986 s/o Frank & Lou Vititow w/ Ester  (BD)
Whittle F. C. Nov 8 1853 1915 Obit
Whittle James Aug 08 1896 Dec 29 1911
Young William J. "Bill" Feb 21 1926 Dec 03 2004 s/o William J. & Iva Mae Rich Young   Obit