New Salem Cemetery  

Rusk Co Cemeteries of TX

Submitted By: Gloria B. Mayfield  Rusk County CC

Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

New Salem Cemetery is Located in southwestern Rusk County  near Lake Striker. Copied Apr 23 1965.

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments
---- Infant No Name or Dates btw Williams-Sanders
Allen Lola Monroe 1886 1948 ----
Arnwine Monnie 1877 1953 ----
Arnwine Scott 1868 1944 ----
Arnwine Sudie Fay Sep 21 1896 Nov 3 1898 Baby Of W.S. & M.M.
Atcheson D.M. Apr 14 1841 Apr 7 1924 "Son"
Atcheson Mrs. Mary Jan 11 1816 Sep 6 1895 ----
Autrey Elizabeth Jan 15 1837 Dec 22 1908 W/O G.W.
Autrey G.W. Feb 19 1835 Dec 17 1910 Mason
Barnett Annie E. Feb 3 1862 Feb 3 1897 W/O Dr. H.C.
Barnett Bizzell Feb 18 1885 Jan 13 1896 S/O H.C. & A.E.
Barnett Dr. H.C. 1850 1935 Mason
Bass William Blaylock 1910 Mar 11 1953 Age: 42-11-13
Beaird Mrs. Emma F. Mar 8 1868 Oct 4 1892 ----
Beams Anita Gay Aug 28 1962 Aug 28 1962 ----
Boles Fay Bunn Jan 27 1912 Jun 28 1955 ----
Bradley Infant No Dates - I/O J.R. & Addie   Age: 6mos
Bradley John Robert 1847 1923 ----
Bradley Julia - 1872 ----
Bradley Rebecca Ann 1875 1941 ----
Branham James Earl May 15 1949 May 25 1949 ----
Brooks Mattie Feb 20 1872 Mar 12 1965 ----
Brooks Myrtie L. Mar 10 1902 Jun 22 1964 ----
Buckner Annie Reeves Dates Unknown ----
Buckner Edna Dates Unknown D/O M/M R.L.
Buckner Infant Dates Unknown S/O M/M R.L.
Bundrick Alice 1898 ---- ----
Bundrick Leslie 1893 Aug 14 1947 Age: 54-2-14
Bundrick Lester G. "Bill" Jul 4 1929 Aug 13 1959 Texas WO Transportation Corps
Bunn Cecil F. May 31 1877 Sep 6 1958 ----
Bunn Ethel A. Jan 17 1883 ---- ----
Bunn Ether S. Sep 24 1879 Jan 1 1926 "Dad"
Bunn Infant Jun 26 1904 Jun 26 1904 D/O E.S.& Ethel
Bunn Irene Wiggins Feb 14 1888 Sep 19 1953 ----
Bunn Mary Ann Penelope 1855 1932 ----
Bunn Warrenton Dunwood 1853 1908 ----
Bunn William Clifford Jan 20 1907 Dec 14 1912 S/O E.S.& Ethel
Campbell Gurla L. Nov 24 1895 Feb 8 1955 ----
Campbell Lillie Mae Jun 6 1906 Jul 29 1930 ----
Chamberlain Calvin Loyd Aug 16 1920 ---- ----
Chamberlain Irene May 11 1924 Jun 16 1963 "Mother" "Wedded 25 years" No Date
Chamberlain Miles A. Feb 5 1884 ---- "Father"
Chamberlain Ruth E. Sep 15 1885 Feb 2 1958 "Mother"
Chancellor Cornelia Jane   Nov 11 1866 D/O J.J. & M.L.(iron fence)Age 8-4-2
Chancellor Harriet E. 1848 1883 W/O J.H.   "Erected By Monroe & Vella"(iron fence)
Chancellor Mary Ann Nov 24 1844 Sep 30 1868 W/O J.H.Age: 23-10-16(iron fence)
Compton Annie Nov 5 1893 Nov 3 1913 D/O C.C. & G.A.
Compton C.C. 1858 1925 "Father"
Compton Callie 1871 1908 "Mother"
Compton Georgia Ann 1862 1958 "Mother"
Compton Jack May 27 1867 Nov 15 1950 ----
Compton James A. 1855 1940 "Father"
Compton Mollie Feb 4 1867 Jan 24 1965 ----
Compton Montie Mae   Oct 7 1961 Age: 67-10-8
Compton Scott 1902 1923 ----
Corley J.E. 1875 ---- ----
Corley R.L. 1874 1931 ----
Corley R.W. 1912 1932 ----
Costlow Infant Feb 20 1944 Feb 20 1944 S/O Winnie & Alvis
Costlow Myrtle Apr 14 1893 ---- ----
Costlow Nellie J. Jul 23 1893 Aug 7 1964 ----
Costlow Percy L. Jul 18 1890 ---- ----
Costlow W.H. May 11 1888 May 9 1955 ----
Daton Matthew Apr 22 1833 May 19 1869 Mason (iron fence)
Dennis Emma C. Mar 19 1881 May 12 1918 W/O W.J.
Dennis W.J. 1867 1923 Mason
Evans James E. Jan 2 1891 ---- ----
Evans Nannie P. Feb 2 1892 Jul 10 1964 Married Dec 22 1912
Evans Troy Damon Dec 20 1934 Sep 20 1938 ----
Foreman Martha S. Jul 18 1848 Apr 27 1918 ----
Foreman N.S. May 10 1841 Jul 17 1906 Born: Talledega  ALA
Four Unmarked Graves - btw Bundrick-Nichols
Gaddy Lela Dec 28 1882 Aug 1 1887 D/O William & M.A.
Grammer Lana Kay Sep 4 1951 Sep 27 1951 ----
Grammer Reagan Jr. Sep 30 1932 Sep 17 1958 ----
Guinn Iva Lenna Apr 1 1913 Aug 16 1916 ----
Guinn Jeda Willard Nov 8 1909 Nov 25 1913 ----
Heath Charlie Pace Jun 22 1934 Aug 8 1935 ----
Heath David K. Apr 20 1878 Feb 4 1956 ----
Heath Ella P. Aug 30 1887 Apr 4 1919 ----
Heath Elsie Bird 1919 1922 ----
Heath Louisa Apr 14 1847 May 31 1927 "Mother"
Higenbotham Mary - 1871 ----
Hodges Lela Ann Jun 2 1878 Sep 28 1939 "Mother"
Holmes Angia Sep 8 1870 Aug 27 1961 ----
Holmes Arthur Henry Jan 21 1896 Mar 8 1933 ----
Holmes H.S. Apr 14 1869 Jan 24 1944 ----
Johnson Ethel Love Compton Feb 2 1890 Dec 24 1959 ----
Koeing Jesse R. Aug 15 1933 Dec 25 1957 ----
Lawrence Mays Jul 26 1890 Jul 26 1890 ----
Lawrence Ouida Mar 12 1892 Jun 9 1892 Children Of O.M. & Bettie
Lee Lenora Gwendolyn Sep 2 1886 Dec 25 1941 ----
Lewis Bettie 1870 1927 W/O M.A.
Lewis Charles A. No Dates   S/O M/M L.H.
Lewis J.H. Jun 21 1856 Apr 25 1911 Mason
Lewis Mary H. Feb 23 1829 Jul 2 1907 W/O J.A.
Lewis Ruth Oct 13 1910 Nov 19 1916 D/O J.H. & J.L
Lewis Will A. Jun 20 1878 May 7 1954 Mason
Linthicum Bessie 1896 1958 ----
Linthicum Coy Jan 29 1952 Jan 30 1952 ----
Linthicum Elizabeth 1867 1927 ----
Linthicum Henry E. Nov 23 1890 Oct 15 1917 WOW
Linthicum Hubbard 1868 1958 ----
Linthicum John Hollis Jan 2 1906 Dec 18 1960 h/o Pearlie Mae
Linthicum Pearlie Mae Jan 8 1912 ---- Married Jul 28 1928
Linthicum Troy Jan 29 1952 Jan 30 1952 ----
Maples Mrs. Maggie Acheson Apr 21 1857 Dec 10 1878 W/O Buck Maples  "Mother & Baby"
Mays Bennie B. May 7 1883 Jan 7 1920 ----
Mays Infant No Dates   ----
Mays Mary Elizabeth Mar 29 1842 Apr 30 1942 ----
Mays William W. Jan 23 1844 Dec 29 1888 ----
McDowell Nancy A. Judson Jul 4 1848 Nov 16 1867 W/O Z.R. McDowell    D/O J.J. & M.L. Chancellor (iron fence)
McKinney Randy Wade Jan 25 1958 Jan 25 1958 ----
McKnight Bridwell J. Jun 2 1914 Jan 15 1945 Texas Lt USNR WWII
McKnight Fannie May 1 1844 Nov 12 1927 His Wife
McKnight G.W. Dec 2 1870 May 29 1914 ----
McKnight J.R. Mar 27 1840 Sep 28 1921 ----
McKnight Laura E. Sep 10 1874 Sep -- 1905 ----
McKnight Zula Sep 18 1896 Oct 27 1902 D/O G.W. & L.E.
Medford Addie L. 1877 1954 "Mother"
Medford Clara 1871 1923 ----
Medford J.A. Nov 17 1870 Jan 24 1943 ----
Medford Lillian Miller - Jun 1 1961 Age: 89?
Medford Mosetta Dec 30 1908 Dec 24 1961 "Mother"
Medford Y.J. 1864 1937 ----
Mills Mary D. May 6 1831 Jun 23 1870 ----
Mize Fannie Oct 4  ---- Apr 5 1921 Age: 65
Mizzell Mary Ellen Simmons Dec 9 1859 Jun 17 1902 W/O J.M.
Montrose D.S. Sep 14 1871 Oct 29 1950 ----
Moore Aunt Eliza Aug 9 1850 Jun 22 1931 ----
Moore Unreadable - - -
Morgan James Taylor Mar 12 1869 Feb 17 1946 ----
Munroe Belle May 1 1860 Jul 26 1925 W/O D.W.R.
Nelson H.F. Feb 14 1829 Oct 11 1875 Oddfellow Chain
Nelson Joseph B. Sep 27 1857 Jul 10 1861 S/O H.F. & Laura C.
Nelson Mary E. Apr 23 1865 Jul 23 1866 D/O H.F. & Laura C. Age: 15mos
Nichols Doyle Franklin Dec 24 1935 Nov 22 1940 ----
Nichols Lola 1880 1951 "Mother"
Nichols Will 1884 1929 "Father"
Norman Mary L. May 30 1860 Jul 7 1916 W/O W.R.
Norman William R. Dec 3 1875 Jan 30  ---- ----
Noska Alois Jun 8 1902 ---- ----
Noska Etheldra Oct 13 1891 ---- ----
Nowlen Littleton - Aug 20 1896 "New Salem Lodge 87 A.F. & A.M."
Odom Charles Kevin Jan 15 1963 Jun 21 1963 ----
Odom Kimberly Jo Jul 21 1964 Jul 21 1964 ----
One Grave With Marker Missing - ----(iron fence)
Owens Jesse 1860 1935 ----
Owens Lela 1866 1938 ----
Owens R.D. "Dan" Aug 19 1891 Apr 12 1957 ----
Owens Vera Evans Aug 1 1896 ---- ----
Parnell Bama - 1871 ----
Parnell Caroline - - "My Mother" Age: 84yrs
Parnell Daniel - 1891 Co A Baylor’s Texas Cav CSA
Parnell Emma - 1870 ----
Parnell Ibbie Mar 10 1887 Apr 6 1959 ----
Parnell Infant No Dates - C/O J.B. & Ibbie
Parnell J.B. Jan 5 1879 ---- ----
Parnell Nancy - 1868 "Mother"
Parnell Woodrow No Dates - Age: 6mos
Parrott Mrs. J.E. Jun 19 1849 Jan 10 1933 ----
Penney Glenn Aug 25 1867 Jun 28 1902 "Father"
Penney H B. Feb 19 1896 Jun 20 1902 ----
Penney Phenner Treadwell Nov 19 1871 Jan 12 1943 "Mother"
Peterson Bessie Compton Aug 6 1894 ---- ----
Peterson Henry Arthur Aug 13 1885 Feb 25 1958 ----
Pierson H.F. Jul 17 1858 Mar 23 1884 Husband Of Ellen J.
Pierson M.W. Dec 20 1822 Aug 24 1887 ----
Pierson Sophronia Mar 26 1826 Dec 21 1884 Consort Of M.W. Born: Tuscaloosa Co  ALA Died: New Salem  Texas
Prosser Dorothy Watkins Sep 5 1928 Dec 1 1947 ----
Rasberry Carl L. Mar 17 1936 Jun 24 1997 son of Ruby Fay Wilson
(Dorothy Kasper
daughter to Ruby Fay Wilson
granddaughter to Mary C. Roberts)
Rasberry Patsy P. Apr 12 1935 - w/o Carl L.
Robbins Dorothy Love Jan 11 1923 Jul 28 1924 ----
Roberts Henry Oct 27 1921 Mar 09 2000 husband
(Dorothy Kasper
daughter to Ruby Fay Wilson
granddaughter to Mary C. Roberts)
Roberts Mary C. Aug 26 1900 Nov 08 1983 daughter to Glenn Penney 
(Dorothy Kasper
daughter to Ruby Fay Wilson
granddaughter to Mary C. Roberts)
Robertson Infant 1915 - S/O M/M J.W.
Robertson J.W. Jun 3 1876 Feb 28 1930 ----
Roddy Aunt Martha     Age: 79yrs
Roddy W.M. Oct 13 1839 Jun 21 1927 ----
Sanders D.F. Nov 24 1842 Aug 3 1922 ----
Scoggin Murphy ---- ---- "Father"
Scoggin Nola 1896 1931 "Mother"
Simmons George L. Nov 11 1868 Nov 21 1932 ----
Simmons Mary Etta 1904 1931 ----
Simmons Mattie C. Dec 9 1869 Feb 23 1956 ----
Skinner Houston J. Sep 12 1829 Oct 20 1904 h/o Sarah Moore Skinner
Skinner Sarah Moore Jan 07 1832 Oct 08 1912 -
Slover Baby No Dates - ----
Slover W.W. - 1879 ----
Talley Eliza Oct 18 1840 Feb 21 1934 ----
Three Unmarked Graves - btw Lawrence-Gaddy
Townley Cereta Ina Jan 2 1884 ---- ----
Townley Charlie Elmo Mar 3 1882 Feb 4 1951 ----
Townley Fred A. Sep 21 1945 Nov 19 1961 ----
Townley Fred Douglas Sep 29 1884 28 1928 Father   Mason
Townley John J. Apr 20 1891 May 18 1962 ----
Townley Vernice May Aug 17 1914 May 15 1929 ----
Treadwell Harp No Dates - ----
Treadwell Infant Mar 19 1923 Mar 21 1923 S/O M/M J.S.
Treadwell J.T. Jul 22 1866 Jul 5 1931 ----
Treadwell Jewel No Dates - ----
Treadwell Marvin T. 1889 1961 Williams Funeral Marker
Treadwell Minnie Oct 27 1872 Jun 4 1953 ----
Turnipseed E.A.D. Feb 3 1854 Sep 29 1882  
Unmarked Five Graves enclosed in same plot btw Moore-Mills
Unmarked Four Graves - btw Medford-McKinney
Unmarked No Name No Dates Iron Marker Beside
Unmarked One Grave - - btw Washburn-Corley
Unmarked One Grave - - btw Townley
Unmarked One Grave - - btw Townley-Medford
Unmarked One Grave - - bet Hodges-Campbell
Unmarked One Grave At The Foot With Same Flowers As Mattie Brooks
Unmarked One Grave - - bet Costlow-Williamson
Unmarked OneGrave - - btw Robertson-Norman
Unmarked OneGrave Only A Cement Block btw Medford-Vaughn
Unmarked Three Graves - btw Munroe-Penney
Unmarked Two Graves - btw Munroe-Penney
Unmarked Two Graves - btw Munroe-Penney
Unmarked Two Graves  In The Same Row ----
Unmarked two graves marked with Hewn Rocks btw McKnights
Unmarked Two Graves on each side of Mrs. Maggie Acheson
Unreadable ????? Mar 2 1875 Dec 29 1896 btw McKnight-Williams
Unreadable One Marker - btw Norman-Treadwell
Unreadable One grave - - btw Williams-Linthicum
Vaughn Alice Mizzell     Age: 69yrs
Walker B.F. Mar 15 1827 Aug 20 1874 Consort Of Margaret
Walker F. Ladell Mar 15 1865 Dec 5 1884 S/O B.F. & Margaret
Walker Floyd Jan 16 1916 Dec 12 1933 ----
Walker Jack Jul 5 1929 Jan 9 1949 ----
Walker James T. Aug 8 1873 Sep 8 1873 S/O B.F. & Margaret
Walker Jun Laverne Apr 6 1940 Apr 6 1940 ID/O M/M Leon
Walker Margaret Pruit Sep 24 1832 Sep 30 1911 Married To B.F. Walker Mar 31 1852 Age: 79-0-6
Washburn Earnest G. Aug 9 1874 ---- ----
Washburn Maggie E. Jan 9 1885 ---- ----
Washburn Martha Mar 6 1843 Aug 4 1885 ----
Washburn Mary Watkins Sep 30 1850 Mar 27 1926 ----
Washburn W.P. Sep 12 1845 Feb 26 1921 ----
Watkins Juddie Jun 19 1880 ---- ----
Watkins Lee Dec 16 1874 Nov 10 1962 ----
Watkins Paula Beth Sep 24 1955 Sep 25 1955 D/O M/M Jack
Weatherby Mattie W. 1869 1950 ----
Weatherby Walter J. 1873 1953 ----
Weatherford Clara E. 1871 1947 ----
Weatherford Walter W. 1872 1943 ----
Williams H.J. Nov 5 1847 Apr 8 1916 "Father"
Williams Ida Feb 12 1877 Jun 14 1925 ----
Williams Jennie Oct 14 1854 Dec 14 1927 ----
Williams L.E. Sep 27 1850 Feb 11 1900 "Mother"
Williams Nancy Aug 19 1808 Jun 17 1878 ----
Williamson James A. Dec 28 1919 Jul 28 1941 ----
Wilson J.M. 1835 Apr 9 1880 ----
Wilson Ruby Fay Jan 17 1916 May 16 1971 d/o Mary C. Roberts 
(Dorothy Kasper
daughter to Ruby Fay Wilson
granddaughter to Mary C. Roberts)