Bridges Cemetery

Photos by Chris Lebeck

Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX
Transcribed by Mary Frank Dunn
Cemeteries of TX Coordinator: Joan Singletary

 

Bridges Cemetery is located in the Blossom Hill-Chapman area east of Henderson. It is beside the Willow Springs Presbyterian Church on Highway 348. 
Though the date 1881 is on the gate as the date of establishment, this is a much older cemetery. One marked grave for James Freeman gives death date as 1861. This cemetery was copied the 18 Jan. 1965.

Military Dedication         Sign on highway                        Gate Sign

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments

Bishop

Minnie May

Oct 03 1916

Dec 05 1931

-

Bridges

Amelia Lowrie

Sep 11 1854

Jan 15 1944

-

Bridges

Ansel T.

Feb 09 1907

Aug 04 1978

-

Bridges

Dora E.

Sep 01 1900

May 18 1901

d/o F.M. & M.E.

Bridges

Edmond Towles (Rev.)

Jul 22 1858

Feb 14 1935

"Father"

Bridges

Emie D.

Nov 05 1896

Jul 30 1967

-

Bridges

Ester

1897

1899

-

Bridges

Eula Gossett

-

-

w/o Willie R.

Bridges

Euphrasea

1892

1905

-

Bridges

F.M.

Sep 17 1835

Sep 25 1900

One broken marker beside, one piece says "All Is Well"

Bridges

Fannie Frances

1911

1911

-

Bridges

Fannie J.

1868

1911

-

Bridges

Florence

1896

1897

-

Bridges

Francis M.

1863

1934

-

Bridges

George C.

Apr 02 1891

Jun 18 1902

s/o F.M. & M.E

Bridges

Infants

-

Aug 1881

inf/o J.C.A. & M.A.

Bridges

J.J.

Jul 22 1878

Jul 03 1944

"Father"

Bridges

Jack

Mar 06 1895

Jul 20 1973

-

Bridges

John Curtis

Sep 21 1893

Nov 07 1980

-

Bridges

John W.

1867

1916

-

Bridges

Lillie D.

1878

1950

-

Bridges

Mary E.

1866

1945

-

Bridges

Murtie Adams

Feb 11 1884

Dec 08 1956

"Mother"

Bridges

Robert Lee

1875

1940

-

Bridges

Ross Wilton

Feb 06 1916

Aug 01 1916

s/o E.M.D. & Jack

Bridges

S.J.C.A.

Feb 16 1839

Oct 08 1881

-

Bridges

Wesley Glen

Aug 27. 1917

Oct 26 1974

-

Bridges

Willie R.

Jul 15 1897

Oct 10 1976

-

Bridges

Wylie Casper

Dec 10 1894

Jul 07 1962

-

Broome

Mrs. Maude

1887

1964

-

Camp

James R.

Mar 11 1880 (1890?)

Jul 17 1899

s/o W.S. & M.E.

Camp

Mary E.

1857

1937

-

Camp

William S.

1858

1940

-

Chapman

Fannie L.

Apr 25 1885

Dec 27 1974

-

Chapman

J. Arthur

Sep 04 1878

Jan 27 1956

"Papa"

Clifton

Lula B.

Feb 02 1902

Nov 11 1941

-

Duran

-

-

Sep 17 1934

inf/o Mr. & Mrs. Chester -

Freeman

James

Jun 08 1860

Oct 09 1861

s/o J.N. & A.M.

Futch

Lee A.

Jul 26 1878

Dec 03 1956

"Papa"

Futch

Lula M.

Aug 18 1896

-

-

Futch

M.A.

1834

1929

-

Futch

N.A.

May 06 1866

Jul 11 1937

-

Futch

Sue L.

Sep 12 1883

Feb 01 1960

-

Futch

William S.

Nov 12 1894

Oct 31 1957

-

Garrison

Bonnie B.

1890

1964

"Mother"

Garrison

Ed T.

1880

1929

"Father"

Garrison

Essie Lou

May 02 1889

Dec 11 1975

-

Garrison

Infant

Feb 08 1925

Feb 08 1925

s/o Mr. & Mrs. J.C.

Garrison

James Clark

Jul 27 1875

Nov 26 1951

"Papa"

Garrison

Mary E.

Dec 28 1886

-

-

Garrison

W.A.

Mar 20 1881

Aug 25 1943

-

Garrison

William R.

May 24 1911

Jun 14 1948

Texas Pfc 25 Med Bn WWII

Gossett

Curtis L.

Oct 02 1899

Jul 30 1966

-

Gossett

Dea E.

Apr 23 1903

Jul 06 1962

"Daddy"

Gossett

Emma Lois

Jan 09 1909

-

-

Gossett

Fred L.

1874

1948

"Father"

Gossett

Joyce

1925

1937

-

Gossett

Lela Mae

1880

1948

"Mother"

Gossett

Nona B.

Oct 04 1904

-

-

Howard

Ida Phillips

1874

1949

-

Howard

Thomas R.

1867

1932

-

Kinney

Karl

Jun 23 1957

Jun 23 1957

-

Langston

Edward Lee (Edd)

Nov 20 1906

May 20 1947

-

Leslie

James B.

Jun 13 1912

Feb 22 1955

-

Lowrie

Flora

Feb 23 1875

Sep 23 1936

-

Lowrie

George P.

Feb 24 1873

Jul 02 1950

-

Lowrie

James Dudley

1870

1937

"Father"

Lowrie

Maggie Phillips

1878

1954

"Mother"

Lowrie

Mary Kate

Jun 01 1900

Jan 22 1945

-

Maddox

Cleo Duran

Jul 07 1927

Jul 30 1947

-

Maddox

Josie Bridges

Aug 07 1887

Aug 06 1949

-

Maddox

Ross

-

Apr 28 1939

Texas Sgt. USMC

Marked with rocks

Six graves

-

-

beside Lula M. Futch grave

Marrs

Leah Ann

-

Sep 15 1963

6 days old

Oliphant

Eva

Nov 30 1857

Mar 08 1930

-

Pate

Grice

1897

1918

-

Patterson

J.L. (Bud)

May 05 1878

Aug 11 1949

-

Patterson

Linda Bridges

Jul 13 1885

Oct 13 1970

-

Phillips

Eddie

Jun 13 1876

Jun 13 1962

-

Phillips

Emma W.

Sep 12 1853

Jan 04 1929

"Mother"

Phillips

John L.

Oct 14 1848

Apr 14 1935

-

Phillips

John W.

May 01 1876

Jan 06 1950

-

Phillips

Jonelle

May 07 1932

Sep 10 1932

-

Phillips

W.D.

Jun 21 1889

Dec 09 1952

-

Phillips

W.J.

Dec 20 1850

Sep 28 1925

"Father"

Phillips

Zedie

Jan 23 1888

Apr 18 1978

-

Phillips

Zera

Apr 13 1856

Feb 16 1918

w/o J.L.

Ping

Edward H.

Jul 16 1919

Jan 12 1963

-

Ping

Grace W.

Jul 12 1919

-

-

Posey

Bernice

1880

1950

-

Posey

Edward F.

1872

1940

-

Reed

Cornilius E.

1878

Oct 1962

m. Apr 20 1902

Reed

Stella Phillips

1880

-

w/o Cornilius

Roan

Shadrick Henry

1871

1905

-

Simpson

Margie

1926

1943

-

Smith

Henry Lee

Apr 03 1890

Jan 13 1947

Texas Pfc 25 Med Bn WWI

Smith

J. Russell

Aug 28 1889

Dec 05 1959

"Dad"

Smith

J.Russell

Aug 14 1850

Apr 07 1921

"Father"

Smith

Jack W.

Jul 28 1925

Oct 11 1944

Texas Pvt. 315 Inf 79 Inf Div WWII

Smith

James Henry

Sep 25 1921

Aug 22 1932

-

Smith

Julia A.

Sep 19 1850

Mar 03 1934

-

Smith

Verna

-

Dec 05 1894

-

Snelgrove

A.E. (Mr. Gene)

May 14 1870

Nov 17 1940

-

Snelgrove

Arthur G.

Dec 22 1896

Sep 18 1945

Tex Pvt. 86 Inf 18 Div.

Snelgrove

Coystal Copeland

Dec 08 1913

-

-

Snelgrove

Eugenie (Miss Genie)

Jan 31 1873

Feb 06 1940

-

Snelgrove

George H.

Sep 17 1893

May 26 1959

Tex Pvt. Demobilization Det. WWI

Snelgrove

Georgia

Sep 06 1892

Jun 24 1960

"Mother"

Snelgrove

J.B.

Dec 04 1874

Apr 08 1941

"Father"

Snelgrove

Rade Smith

Jun 12 1913

Jan 28 1963

-

Stone

Dorothy

Sep 10 1925

Nov 26 1926

-

Taylor

Florence Cora

Dec 14 1877

Oct 03 1960

-

Taylor

Troy E.

Jan 19 1906

May 31 1962

-

Twomey

Beverly

Jan 24 1901

Oct 14 1905

-

Unmarked

One grave

-

-

beside Wilkes or Wilker

Unmarked

Two graves

-

-

beside Duran Infant

Unmarked

Two graves

-

-

beside James Freeman grave, said to be Eli Buckner & wife

Wilkes ? (or Wilker)

-

-

May 31 1945

A Crim Funeral Home marker

Wylie

Carrie Still

Jul 14 1884

Jan 29 1966

-

Wylie

Elmer W.

Sep 22 1889

Jun 06 1949

"Father"

Wylie

Emma Rozell

Nov 18 1870

Jul 20 1943

"Mother"

Wylie

F.M.

Feb 18 1855

Jan 05 1934

"Father"

Wylie

Frances Belle

Jul 08 1895

Apr 20 1936

"Mother"

Wylie

George E.

Nov 27 1869

Nov 25 1962

-

Wylie

J.B. (Joe)

Dec 12 1867

Feb 05 1953

"Father"

Wylie

J.B. (Jr.)

Aug 23 1921

Feb 26 1934

s/o E.W. & Maud

Wylie

Kellie E.

Jul 17 1899

Nov 29 1973

-

Wylie

Mack

Jan 01 1892

Sep 14 1958

-

Wylie

Mattie C.

Aug 10 1853

Jul 28 1928

"Mother"

Wylie

Maud

Sep 06 1892

Aug 28 1955

"Mother"

Wylie

Melvin

Nov 07 1917

Nov 14 1917

s/o Mack & Nellie

Wylie

Miss Frances

Sep. 07 1885

Dec 05 1975

-

Wylie

Nellie

Jul 16 1896

Mar 06 1919

w/o Mack

Wylie

Nellie A.

Jul 22 1884

-

w/o William R.

Wylie

Otho F.

Dec 09 1924

Mar 09 1959

-

Wylie

Ross

Oct 19 1903

Jan 02 1977

-

Wylie

Russell

Oct 26 1891

Nov 11 1918

Cpl Co L 359th Inf. AEF WWI

Wylie

Sam M.

Jan 01 1889

Dec 19 1970

-

Wylie

Sudie

Jul 24 1883

Oct 14 1940

-

Wylie

William R.

Mar 13 1880

Apr 21 1959

-