FORTSON CEMETERY
Red Level Comm, Rusk County, Texas
information supplied by Jack Florence
Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield
This cemetery is located off the old Florey Farm Road, a few miles from Overton,Texas. Surrounded b a wire fence, pasture land on other side of cemetery. There is also a black cemetery next to this cemetery. Many native rocks, old funeral markers exist to mark the burial places of early settlers of the Red Level community of Rusk Co, Texas. A few of the funeral markers are from Pearson Funeral Home at Overton, but they have no existing records of burials that far back. The Cemetery sign is a homemade sign and the name is Fortston. Fortson Cemetery is almost in Smith Co. Tx on CR 1111.Copied Feb 1986
McAFEE, William no dates Simms Co Ala mi CSA Old funeral marker
McAFEE, Anna Jun 10 1862 - Mar 3 1931 wife of Ruben McAfee
McAFEE, Ruben Feb 11, 1842 - Apr 5 1906
BRADBERRY, J. C. Dec 24, 1852 - Jun 24 1924
BRADBERRY, Elizabeth Feb 27, 1850 - Apr 21 1934 wife of J. C.
BRADBERRY, Lon C. Aug 24, 1873 - Nov 9 1897
WOODWARD, Jane E. 1822 - 1890 wife of Jordan
WOODWARD, Jordon D. 1821 - 1907
YANCEY, Dollie Jan 14 1851 - May 17 1906
McAFEE, Clarence Dec 5, 1883 - Aug 5 1885 son of R. and Annie McAfee
McAFEE, Fannie Mar 26 1844 - Aug 14 1882 wife of Reuben McAfee
Rusted funeral marker
McAFEE, Washington ? - Jun 20, 1803
McAFEE, Simms? ? - Mar 6, 1828 -
SPRUILL, Mary A. 52 years, 8 months, 2 days- 1872? WIFE OF J. C. M. Spruill
marker worn on dates
SPRUILL, Zach M. Aug 4, 1862 - __ 28 1975 son of Mr. and Mrs. Spruill
HURST, W. W. Jan 21 1815 - Jan 30 1881 aged 66 years 9 days
Five Native rocks
Florence, Wilson Mar 22 1831 - Apr 19 1912
Florence, Sarah E. Feb 26 1836 - Feb 15 1917 wife of Wilson
Florence, Augustus Dec 13 1854 - Jun 26 1888 s/o Wilson and S.E. Florence
Florence, Emmer Mar 25 1864 - Jun 25 1870
The Florence Plot is inside an iron picket fence, space enough for at least three
more burials.
YANCEY., Mary J. Jan 11 1852 - Sep 11 1864 daughter of Ann and J. A. Yancey
YANCEY, W. A. Nov 16 1866 - Jan 23 1873 son of Ann and J. A. Yancey
ROBERTSON, Sarah C. Aug 1 1839 - Jan 11 1875 wife of L. B. Robertson
YANCEY, Vick Sep 20 1897 - Aug _ 190_
Funeral marker Pearson Funeral Home- Overton
Two native rocks
3MITH, Susie A. Jan 14, 1858 - Feb 19, 1933 wife of John H.
3MITH, John H. Nov 17, 1850 - Jul 19, 1919
Two native rocks
HOLT, Julius Adoiphus Sep 28, 1854 - Nov 2, 1854 son of Wm M. and Lucy Holt
Marker not legible
CLARK, Mrs. Willie no dates
CLARK, Julia Mae Nov 7, 1916 - Nov 3, 1916
CLARK, Joseph W. 1914 - 1915
ClARK, Lois 0. 1905 - 1915
CLARK, Rosa L. 1884 - 1924
COBINS0N, David L. 1936 - 1936
GIPSON, Eliza Jane Oct 26, 1834- Jun 1, 1882 wife of William Gipson
GIPSON, Armon Oct 25, 1833- May 15, 1884 married 1854
MINOR, Charlie S. Jun 2, 1878 - Sep 8, 1880
MINOR, Harvey S. Mar 30, 1849 - Dec - 2, 1879
Note: The Minor plot is inside an iron picket fence. Space for other burials.
EASON, foot marker only
Plot inside an iron picket fence, rocks only mark burial places.
Native rocks near large tree and near fenced plot.