Pleasant Hill Cemetery H-M

Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX

Transcribed By: Mary Frank Dunn

Photos by Brenda Wooddell (BW) Bill Grigg (BG)

Submitted By: Gloria B. Mayfield 

Cemeteries of TX Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

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Location on the south side of Highway 323 about half way between Henderson and Overton. This is a very old cemetery originally at a Cumberland Presbyterian Church but since about 1856 has been a Missionary Baptist Church. Many victims of the New London School Explosion Mar 18 1937 are buried here. Copied Apr 21 1965.

Special comments :    ______   George L. Carlous Georgia C. G.W. Virgil James Twilla (All Inside One Coping. No Surname. Beside Barrett Graves)

Three Graves With Funeral Home Markers That Are Unreadable Then Two With An Edging Around.

Hamilton Andrew "In Honor of Service US- USD 1812 Departed This Life Feb 18 1859 A.D. In The 64th Year Of His Age. Erected By His Bereaved Widow"

At Foot: Captain Robert W. Smith Soldier in the Texas War for Independence at San Jacinto - 1836 Erected by State of Texas

Some Additions To Pleasant Hill Taken From Obituaries In The Henderson Daily News Henderson Texas.

Maxwell Info Melvin Vinson  (MV)

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comment

Hale

"Family Of

H.P. Hale"

Hale

Agness Catherine

Mar 21,1870

Feb 3,1911

W/O Joel N.

Hale

Catharin

Sep 25,1872

Mar 28,1909

----

Hale

H.P.

1839

1886

----

Hale

Howell Morgan

1874

1949

----

Hale

Ida Alena

1874

1951

----

Hale

J. Barney

Jan 8,1898

Apr 6,1955

----

Hale

Jimmie Louise

Aug 24,1876

Sep 13,1885

----

Hale

Joel N.

Jul 11,1867

Jun 1,1931

----

Hale

Johnnie

Dec 7,1883

Jul 17,1885

----

Hale

Lizzie

1882

1948

----

Hale

Lula

1878

1943

----

Hale

Maggie

1871

Feb 15,1964

Death Date - Obituary

Hale

Mollie Dixon

Apr 24,1867

Jan 8,1887

----

Hale

Morris

Nov 23,1908

Nov 3,1920

S/O H.M & Ida

Hale

Opal F.

Oct 30,1905

----

----

Hale

Sue M.

1845

1930

----

Hale

Watt

1886

19--

----

Hall

Edward

Feb 12,1929

Jul 18,1943

----

Hamilton

Amanda Howze

Nov 8,1832

Apr 4,1914

W/O J.S.

Hamilton

J.S.

Oct 7,1826

Oct 22,1893

"Husband"

Hamilton

Mary A.

1852

1877

----

Hard

John Ayres

1881

1939

----

Hare

Joseph T. (Joe)

May 30,1909

Aug 6,1940

----

Harmon

Lee A.

May 27,1874

Oct 23,1927

----

Harmon

Lillie Beasley

Mar 8,1876

Apr 13,1914

----

Harper

Columbia B.

May 11,1857

Mar 4,1948

----

Harper

Jody R.

1869

19--

----

Harper

Josie S.

1869

1942

----

Harper

W.B.

Jul 9,1854

Mar 10,1920

"Father"

Harrington

Betty Joe

Jan 23,1927

Mar 18,1937

----

Harrington

Mary Ellen

Jul 8,1924

Mar 18,1937

----

Harrington

Thomas F.

Feb 2,1873

Jan 9,1916

"Husband and Father"

Harris

G.W.

Jan 02 1847

Nov 03 1914

Father Walton Co. GA

Harris

Infant

Jun 17,1964

Jun 17,1964

D/O Kimble & Pat

Harris

Infant Daughter

Jun 17,1964

Jun 17,1964

D/O Kimble & Pat

Harris

James E.

Feb 27,1947

Age 85-5-18

Harris

James W.

Jun 19,1924

Mar 18,1937

----

Harris

John W.

Aug 31,1872

Mar 28,1948

Covington, GA

Harris

Lena F.

Dec 3,1890

Aug 26,1957

"Mama"

Harris

Mattie Hunt

Mar 17,1890

Mar 6,1929

W/O J.E.

Harris

Mittie Jarrell

May 15,1893

----

----

Harris

Mrs. Goolie

Mar 6,1874

Oct 20,1943

----

Harris

Patricia C.

1951

1951

----

Harris

Sarah Elizabeth

Jul 11,1852

Dec 20,1921

Mother W/o G.W.

Harris

Thomas W.

Jun 20,1884

Nov 2,1965

----

Harris

Vernon

Mar 20,1908

Jul 12,1922

----

Harris

Walter

1885

1955

----

Harris

William T. (Bill)

Jan 16,1882

----

"Daddy"

Hasbrook

Charles Edward

Sep 27,1873

Jul 11,1953

----

Hasbrook

Charles Edward Jr.

Jan 17,1921

Mar 18,1937

----

Hawkins

Christine E.

1927

1954

----

Hayden

A.F. (Flem)

Feb 10 1870

Jan 161940

Grave Beside That is Unmarked

Heath

Bonnie Jean

Jun 19,1925

Jul 22,1931

----

Henderson

Minnie Lee

Mar 23,1870

Feb 26,1873

D/O J.B. & Sarah E.

Henderson

Sarah E.

May 14,1843

Feb 16,1873

Born: Laurens Co., S.C.

Hendon

Clifford D.

1903

1944

Killed In PI

Hendon

Homer

1900

1918

----

Hendon

Infant

No Dates

Infant Of M/M R.J.

Hendon

Josie Belle

Sep 23,1910

Mar 22,1916

----

Hendon

Kenneth

1895

1917

----

Hendon

Lottie B.

1872

1948

----

Hendon

Mahala

1825

1913

----

Hendon

R.J.

1861

1947

----

Hendon

Willie L.

Aug 3,1891

Aug 31,1956

"Mother"

Hendrix

Edward

Sep 2,1941

----

Herring

Lee Kermit

1909

1919

S/O L/C. & T.C.

High

Arthur

1871

1951

----

High

Bessie E.

1886

----

----

High

Catherlean

1858

1882

----

Hindman

Maude Elizabeth

Jun 21 1888

Jun 08 1968

-

Hogue

Margreta

Mar 31,1923

Mar 18,1937

"Victim London School Disaster"

Holcomb

Maud Hardy

Dec 27,1887

Jul 18,1955

"Mama"

Holcomb

Thomas O.

Nov 14,1883

----

----

Holland

A.B.E.

Nov 8,1890

Dec 29,1955

Mason

Holland

Bessie Estelle

Apr 6,1925

Mar 18,1937

D/O Abe & Emma

Holland

Mary Emma

Dec 18,1894

----

----

Horton

Mrs. Alma

Jan 7,1882

May 23,1962

----

Howard

Bennie C. Jr.

Nov 22,1937

Nov 22,1937

----

Howard

J.G

Aug 27, 1847

Jan 31,1940

----

Howeth

Georgia Janet

Feb 12,1885

Mar 6,1969

"Mama"

Howeth

William Penn

Apr 3,1885

Feb 4,1959

"Papa"

Hunt

Abe

Feb 28,1892

Apr 16,1962

----

Hunt

Amanda E.

1860

1942

----

Hunt

Charles Bennett

Jan 17,1941

Jan 17,1941

----

Hunt

Charles Porter

Jan 22,1926

Mar 18,1937

----

Hunt

Charlie B.

Mar 8,1886

Jul 3,1980

Death Date – Obituary

Hunt

Clifford M.

Oct 6,1912

Apr 18,1953

----

Hunt

Cuel

Aug 1,1902

Jan 26,1916

S/O L.J. & Lela

Hunt

Della

Oct 29,1872

Dec 8,1926

W/O H.H.

Hunt

Finley M.

Jul 28,1856

Jan 19,1916

----

Hunt

Hugh

Dec 14,1866

Jan 19,1933

----

Hunt

Ida E.

Jun 27,1916

----

----

Hunt

Jim T.

Feb 29,1884

Oct 12,1963

"Father"

Hunt

Kizzie

Feb 9,1839

Feb 16,1930

----

Hunt

Lela

Dec 26,1878

Mar 31,1952

----

Hunt

Lena J.

Oct 7,1887

Mar 18,1937

"Mother"

Hunt

Lillie M.

Aug 29,1889

Aug 22,1951

----

Hunt

Lonnie

Feb 25,1878

Aug 23,1956

----

Hunt

Mark E.

Jan 14,1913

Oct 22,1938

----

Hunt

Ruby Frances

May 10,1925

Mar 18,1937

----

Hunt

Rufus

Jan 22,1905

May 25,1928

----

Hyatt

Margarite

Apr 6,1872

Feb --, 1950

----

Hyatt

Sybil Miles

1909

1932

D/O M/M W.O. Hyatt

Jackson

Clinton R.

1912

1952

----

Jackson

Gauda

Dec 7,1870

Jan 1,1933

"Mother"

Jackson

J.T.

Mar 10,1882

Jan 17,1916

----

Jackson,

Virginia A.

1911

----

----

Jennings

Della J.

Jan 28,1876

Jan 14,1962

"Mother"

Johniken

L.C. (Levy C. Jr.)

Jun 27,1926

Nov 26,1949

S 1 USNR WWII

Johnson

Inf. Virgil

Oct 22,1937

Oct 22,1937

----

Johnson

Infant

1924

S/O Velma & O.H.

Johnson

Kenneth

1926

1937

S/O Velma & O.H.

Johnson

Velma

Nov 6,1901

Nov 30,1964

----

Jones

Annie E.

Apr 22,1908

Oct 5,1908

D/O O.C. & G.S.

Jones

George W.

Jul 10,1871

-----

----

Jones

Gurrie

Dec 9,1881

----

----

Jones

Junian

May 24,1961

Age 78-8-22

Jones

Mahalie E.

Nov 1,1844

Jan 26,1926

----

Jones

Marvin Tilden

Oct 20,1919

Nov 21,1920

----

Jones

Oscar C.

Dec 25,1880

----

----

Jones

Sebie J.

Oct 15,1874

Feb 25,1946

----

Joplin

Calvin D.

1872

1924

"Father"

Joplin

Zela Mae

1878

1961

"Mother"

Jordan

Arthur A.

Jul 19,1880

Feb 1,1940

----

Jordan

Lillie W.

Aug 27,1881

Sep 16,1956

----

Kelley

John Carter

Aug 18,1879

Mar 10,1951

----

Kelley

Laura Elizabeth

Jun 2,1887

Nov 22,1959

----

Keosoff

Miriam A.

1898

1951

"Mother"

Keosoff

Steve

Jul 17,1884

Dec 8,1966

Dates – Obituary

King

Charlie W.

1861

1929

"Papa"

King

Julia C.

Oct 5,1853

Dec 31,1911

W/O Dr. N.

King

Lamar

1892

1959

----

King

Mary Lois

Feb 24,1925

Mar 18,1937

"Daughter"

King

Mollie E.

1868

1954

"Mama"

King

N. (M.D.)

Jun 6,1854

Feb 17,1934

"His Service To The Suffering Is O’re"

King

Nathan

Sep 6,1825

Jan 11,1908

Mason

King

Nathan Winwood

Jan 1,1895

Apr 16,1952

Texas CM 2 US Navy WWI

King

Ora J.

1894

1959

----

Kinney

Howard Douglas

Jun 28,1889

Aug 3,1946

----

Knight

Ivy J.

Jan 6,1901

Apr 8,1958

"Mother"

Knight

Jessie R.

Jul 15,1898

Mar 10,1945

Texas Pvt 9 Infantry 2 Div PH

Lakey

Lou Parish

1857

1927

Crawford A. Crim Funeral

Lakey

Ozzie

1894

1900

----

Lakey

William R.

1853

1935

Crawford A. Crim Funeral

Lambert

Austin H.

1865

1933

"Father"

Lambert

James R.

1894

1932

"Father"

Lambert

Mary E.

1930

1933

----

Lambert

Robert A.

1921

1937

"Son"

Langston

John Edward

Jul 3,1939

Nov 7,1939

----

Last Name

First Name

Birth

Death

Comments

Leath

Annie B.

Mar 9,1890

Feb 10,1975

Dates: Obituary

Leath

H. Omen

1891

1960

----

Leath

Lillie Mae

Jun 14,1894

Mar 20,1979

Death Date: Obituary

Leath

Otis E.

Jul 12,1892

Oct 15,1955

"Husband"

Lee

Floyd Dancel

Nov 13,1960

Age 60 years Hunter FH Ok City, OK

Leever

Susan Newell

May 20,1947

Sep 22,1950

----

Leverett

George C.

Sep 2,1938

Sep 18,1938

----

Lewis

Arthur L.

Jan 19,1901

Jan 8,1939

----

Lightfoot

Infant

Feb 21,1939

Feb 21,1939

S/O M/M T.J.

Limbocker

A.J.

Jul 22,1881

Aug 10,1938

----

Limbocker

Reuben E.

1878

1952

"Father"

Limbocker

Virgie L.

1880

1938

"Mother"

Lockwood

Dorothy M.

1932

----

----

Lockwood

Ferman

1927

1960

"Runt"

Loe

Virginia Allene

Jan 5,1924

Mar 18,1937

----

Lumpkin

John

1901

1944

Mason

Lumpkin

John Jr.

Feb 12,1925

Mar 18,1937

----

Lumpkin

Laura May

1885

1944

"Mother"

Lumpkin

Mark

1877

1959

"Father"

Lung

Dr. Robert E.

Jan 1,1932

----

"Husband"

Lung

Patricia Ann

Jun 16,1939

Oct 8,1963

"Wife"

Lusk

Donna Kay

Jul 17,1951

Jul 17,1951

----

Lynch

Sarah J.

Feb 27,1860

Sep 29,1953

"Mother"

Madding

Lula May

Aug 17,1883

Jun 21,1964

----

Magauirk

Arel E.

Oct 20,1907

Apr 6,1945

----

Mallard

Bonnie Ruth

Nov 16,1932

Jul 11,1933

----

Manck

Doris

Apr 3,1925

Mar 18,1937

----

Manck

John W.

Oct 17,1887

Mar 2,1961

"Bill"

Manck

Nina B.

Jul 5,1895

----

"Nina"

Manning

J.W. Jr.

Sep 12,1908

Jun 15,1927

S/O J.W. & E.S.

Mansett

Arnine

Apr 23,1926

May 12,1934

----

Mansett

Charlie O.

Sep 15,1899

Jul 18,1936

----

Martin

James H.

Apr 7,1940

Apr 8,1940

----

Martin

Lula Mae

1914

----

----

Martin

Mrs. Louize P.

Jan 1,1838

Sep 6,1927

----

Martin

Thomas D. (Jack)

1907

1942

----

Martin

Thomas W.

Sep 20,1840

Nov 26,1898

----

Mash

Infant

Oct 16,1940

Oct 16,1940

I/O J.H.

Massey

William P.

Jul 4,1870

Jan 24,1954

----

Mathis

Abraham T.

Jan 10,1867

Jun 1,1947

"Father"

Mathis

Aggie L.

Mar 5,1879

May 16,1943

"Mother"

Maxwell

Arie A.

Oct 3,1882

Nov 13,1918

W/O H.C.

Maxwell

Ben F.

Feb 5,1891

Mar 9,1932

----

Maxwell

Blondell F.

Nov 17,1922

Mar 18,1937

"Daughter"

Maxwell

Clayton

Mar 3,1912

Mar 4,1912

S/O B.F. & Mary

Maxwell

Dayton

Jun 30,1918

Jun 21,1935

----

Maxwell

Dora D.

Jun 16,1885

Jun 7,1949

"Mother"

Maxwell

Earl B.

May 31,1914

Feb 2,1946

----

Maxwell

Ernest E.

Jan 7,1903

Jul 14,1930

----

Maxwell

Florene

Aug 5,1920

Apr 3,1933

"Daughter"

Maxwell

Henry

Feb 24,1923

Mar 18,1937

----

Maxwell

Henry Clay

1877

1943

----

Maxwell

J.L.

Oct 6,1886

Mar 18,1951

"Father"

Maxwell

James P.

1871

1952

"Father"

Maxwell

Jessie

No Dates

----

Maxwell

Kate

Pct 26 1882

Mpv 12 1970

Mother Death Date Obituary

Maxwell

Louise

Jan 4,1920

Mar 18,1937

----

Maxwell

Lucy

Apr 1,1844

Jul 10,1912

W/O P.K.

Maxwell

Lula

1877

1963

"Mother"

Maxwell

M. Lucille

Apr 4,1917

Sep 8,1918

D/O J.L. & K.

Maxwell

Mary E.

Sep 17,1893

----

----

Maxwell

Nadine Houston

Aug 15,1899

Jul 16,1915

----

Maxwell

P.K.

Dec 10,1844

Dec 24,1925

----

Maxwell

Peyton

Mar 3,1912

Mar 6,1912

S/O B.F. & Mary

Maxwell

Thomas J.

Feb 11,1888

"Father"

Maxwell

Viola Gem

Feb 10,1908

Mar 23,1909

----

May

Martha

Jul 4,1836

Nov 10,1928

----

May

Maurice H.

May 24,1919

Mar 7,1950

Texas Sgt 440 AAF Troop Carr Gp WWII

May

Rosana

Apr 20,1870

Nov 21,1903

W/O J.W.

May

William David

One Date

Sep 08 1935

Texas Seaman 2

May

Winnie

1901

1957

"Mother"

Mayden

Charles Lee

Nov 1,1886

Mar 29,1958

----

Mayden

I.L.

Jul 25,1887

Jul 8,1961

----

Mayden

Jack Carl

Mar 19,1910

Jul 13,1960

"Daddy"

Mayden

Maud Isaacs

Dec 4,1912

Mar 7,1936

"Mother’

McAllister

Cora L.

Sep 17,1889

Dec 22,1918

W/O W.A.

McAllister

W.A.

Mar 22,1888

Dec 27,1918

WOW

McCannon

Douglas

Apr 29,1914

Mar 6,1931

----

McCannon

Lillie

Dec 9,1890

Aug 8,1926

----

McChesney

R. Donald

Apr 12,1927

Mar 18,1937

----

McClelland

Mary E.

May 18,1875

Nov 21,1953

"Mama"

McClelland

William C.

Aug 4,1873

Jun 30,1963

"Papa"

McCraw

Alton Ray

Aug 5,1912

Jan 9,1948

Texas Staff Sgt Air Corps WWII

McKenzie

Bonnie Bynum

1904

1957

----

McLemore

Thad Grant

1934

1940

"Sonny"

McNaughton

Arthur C.

1898

1953

----

McNaughton

Floretta S.

1913

----

----

Meadors

Mattie

Nov 2,1892

----

----

Meadors

McKinley

Aug 12,1893

Mar 10,1954

----

Megason

Thomas T.

May 6,1880

Dec 3,1956

----

Megginson

Sallie

1850

1917

"Mother"

Megginson

T.W.

Mar 22,1879

Aug 18,1910

----

Melton

William M.

Feb 8,1836

Feb 17,1904

Texas 4th Sgt 3 Regt Tex Cav

Miller

Audrie

1893

----

----

Miller

Carroll Evaughn

Jun 10,1924

Mar 18,1937

----

Miller

Kyle M.

1889

1944

----

Miller

Lonnie A.

Sep 6,1891

Apr 22,1950

Texas Pfc 308 GRREG SVC QMC WWI

Miller

Mandy Mancyfine

Aug 25,1855

Jan 17,1911

W/O J.M.

Miller

Sebe G. Jr.

Aug 9,1920

Mar 18,1937

----

Milstead

Annie Marie

Apr 18,1922

Mar 18,1937

D/O J.B. & Linda

Milstead

John Burl

Feb 13,1877

Nov 18,1960

----

Milstead

John P.

Feb 13,1877

Nov 18,1960

----

Milstead

Linda Hale

May 15,1880

Apr 28,1963

----

Milstead

Linda Hale

May 15,1880

Apr 28,1963

----

Milstead

Lois

Aug 22,1907

Jun 16,1960

----

Mims

Thomas Gaston

Jun 6,1907

Jul 2,1950

----

Minyard

J.M.

1865

1948

----

Montgomery

Cecil E.

1898

1943

----

Morgan

Melvin E.

Apr 6,1919

Oct 4,1953

Texas CPL CO C 353 INFANTRY WWII BSM

Morrison

Jesse Albert

Jan 7,1868

Feb 21,1945

"Father"

Morrison

Martha Caroline

Jan 21,1869

May 26,1951

"Mother"

Mothershead

G.E.

Jun 10,1918

Jun 9,1952

----

Mothershead

Geraldine

Oct 7,1939

Dec 24,1939

----

Mothershead

Jeanette Faye

Mar 29,1919

Dec 18,1950

----

Mullins

Clarence J.

1886

1960

----

Mullins

Madge

1896

----

----

Murphy

Bettie Sue

May 13,1933

Nov 21,1947

"Susie"

Murphy

Father & Mother

No Given Names No Dates

Murphy

Geraldine "Jerry Hogue

Jan 20,1929

May 31,1951

W/O J.L.

Murphy

James Patrick

Jun 29,1950

Jun 30,1950

S/O J.L. & Jerry

Myers

Marjorie Louise

Apr 26,1924

Mar 18,1937

London Band

Myers

Shirley Elizabeth

Dec 24,1921

Mar 18,1937

----