Kirkland Cemetery

Kirkland,  Childress Co  Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Sydney Key


The cemetery (Longitude 100.04091: Latitude 34.37835) is located one half mile east of Kirkland, Texas on the north side of US Highway 287, approximately 300 feet from, and visible from the highway. There is a road along the center of the cemetery and tombstones are situated either on the West of the road or the East of the road as indicated below. Names or data enclosed in parentheses ( ) are not on tombstones, but from personal knowledge.

Michael Hughes, of Childress, compiled the basic listing in 1990 and added supplements for some years not available to me. Additional listings have been added over the years by others. Please let me know of any additions or errors. Sydney Key, 1711 Paisley Dr, Arlington, TX 76015 or to sydkey@aol.com

Joan Storm Henson, daughter.
 

 

CSA veterans 7

WW I veterans 7 (3 w/o vet markers)

WW II veterans 17 (5 w/o vet markers)

Korean veterans 2

Vietnam veterans 2

Earliest burial March 1, 1908, J. A. Dennington (Six people buried in 1908)

The obvious omission of persons who died before 1908 is unknown. The town was inhabited at its present location along the railroad as early as 1895, and was a booming little town by 1905.

Earliest date of birth February 29, 1842 (three people)

 

Name Sec Birth Death Comments

Adams, John W

E

Feb 20,1876

Jul 30 1943

 

Adams, Wilburn B

E

Sep 05 1905

Sep 13 1977

 

Alexander, Raymond Earl

E

Oct 26 1907

May 25 1985

 

Alexander, Brunnie E

E

Sep 22,1906

Jan 08 1980

 

Alford, Thomas

E

Jan 15 1905

Apr 11 1905

CSA

Alford, Delilah

E

Jan 18 1905

Apr 03 1905

 

Anders, Tommy Ranoma

W

Apr 06 1905

Apr 07 1905

 

Armstrong, D A

W

Dec 31, 1886

Jul 01 1970

 

Atchley, John H

W

Feb 24 1905

Apr 13 1905

 

Atchley, Maggie A

W

Feb 23 1905

May 26 1905

 

Bailey, Ruben J

E

May 4, 1886

Feb 08 1968

 

Bailey, Anna Ora

E

Mar 29, 1896

Nov 23 1968

 

Baird, A C

E

Sep 27, 1887

Aug 23 1934

 

Baird, Elvie

E

Oct 13, 1888

Dec 19 1978

 

Baird, dau of Mr & Mrs A C

E

Jan 29 1913

Feb 07 1913

 

Barger, M F

E

June 12, 1846

May 10 1912

 

Bass, Mattie

W

Dec 20, 1868

Sep 25 1962

 

Bass, Carl T

W

Nov 14, 1889

Oct 18 1927

 

Bass, Eddie L

W

Nov 2 , 1886

Aug 29 1978

WW I

Bass, Earl

W

Mar 20, 1888

Dec 24 1926

 

Belt, Sarah S

E

Dec 22, 1860

Oct 30 1921

 

Belt, John

E

Dec 19, 1892

Nov 02 1968

 

Belt, Beulah B

E

Apr 18, 1894

Sep 07 1964

 

Belt, Claude C

E

Jan 28 1916

Aug 27,1950

 Korea (KIA)

Belt, Jimmy Frank

E

Apr 21 1936

Aug 08 1944

 

Bibby, Rebecca

W

Feb 25 1905

Apr 11 1905

 

Biggerstaff, Hubert H

E

May 15, 1872

Aug 10 1948

 

Biggerstaff, Kittie L

E

Feb 20, 1878

Dec 2,1953

 

Biggerstaff, Glenn

E

Nov 25 1911

Jan 04 1980

 (WWII)

Biggerstaff, John Henry

E

Sep 29 1919

Sep 29 1919

 

Biggs, Duke Bradley

W

Nov 27, 1875

Oct 02 1967

 

Biggs, Alva

W

Feb 17, 1867

Jul 07 1949

 

Billingsley, J T F

E

Oct 6, 1853

Apr 10 1933

 

Billingsley, Mollie

E

Mar 5, 1858

Dec 12,1935

 

Bohannon, Clifton R

W

Apr 04 1929

Apr 04 1929

 

Bonds, Rubin Carol

W

Nov 18, 1861

Feb 28 1936

 

Boren, Nellie Taylor

W

Nov 3, 1895

Mar 04 1919

 

Bowman, John

E

Feb 01 1905

Apr 23 1905

 

Brady, Charity N

E

Apr 28, 1871

Jan 18 1930

 

Brady, Becie

E

Feb 22 1908

Jul 15 1908

 

Bridges, Mary E

E

June 18, 1880

Dec 31 1950

 

Bridges, Leon B

E

Feb 03 1923

Mar 04 1947

 

Brooks, Jimmey

W

Apr 01 1950

Mar 03 1967

 

Brown, Gerry Wayne

W

Jun 23 1952

Mar 01 1976

 

Brown, Annie Mabel

W

Feb 05 1905

Mar 28 1905

 

Brown, Ruth Beatrice

E

(Aug 5, 1943 ?)

Oct 20 1991

 

Bruce, L V

W

Mar 01 1913

Jun 07 1914

 

Brumbelow, John Bunyan

E

Feb 18 1905

Apr 16 1905

 

Brumbelow, Nannie

E

Feb 17 1905

Apr 27 1905

 

Bunn, Martin Luther

W

Sep 28, 1883

May 05 1945

 

Bunn, Willie June West

W

Apr 7, 1893

Jul 27 1937

 

Bunn, Thomas D

W

Oct 11 1911

Feb 02 1943

 

Bunn, Lorin H

W

Jan 27 1914

Apr 04 1939

 

Bunn, Roy M

W

Mar 30 1905

Apr 27 1905

 

Burns, T L, Jr

E

Aug 05 1920

Jan 07 1921

 

Burns, Infant

E

Jul 17 1920

Dec 01 1920

 

Byars, Harrel

W

Jan 3, 1851

Aug 24 1921

 

Byars, Mattie E

W

July 3, 1845

Sep 21 1946

 

Byars, Lonnie E

W

Mar 21, 1887

Feb 20 1968

 

Byars, Lyrtle J

W

Aug 17, 1890

Sep 10 1964

 

Byars, Harrel Ray

W

May 23 1921

Sep 27 1970

WW II

Campbell, Emily O

W

Jan 4, 1863

Jun 25 1910

 

Campbell, Cyrce L

E

Dec 11, 1873

Dec 14 1947

 

Campbell, Bertha E

E

Sep 22, 1877

Dec 10 1951

 

Campbell, Ulan

E

Jul 30 1912

Aug 03 1912

 

Campsey, David Curry

E

Sep 07 1959

Nov 06 1959

 

Carson, J C

W

Jun 29 1943

Jun 29 1943

 

Carson, inf son of Mr &: Mrs W H

W

Jan 02 1927

Jan 02 1927

 

Cartlidge, Marion C

E

Aug 30, 1887

Dec 09 1942

 

Cartlidge, Bu1ah M

E

Jan 6, 1891

May 10 1933

 

Cartlidge, Peggy Mathis

E

Sep 21 1920

Jan 19 1989

 

Cartlidge, Murray

E

Mar 25 1905

May 26 1905

 

Cartlidge, Grace

E

Mar 27 1905

May 23 1905

 

Cartlidge, Wiley G

E

Apr 03 1938

Apr 03 1938

 

Cartlidge, Iva L

W

Oct 21, 1894

Mar 30 1910

 

Casstevens, Charley

E

Nov 5, 1880

Feb 28 1957

 

Casstevens, Lottie

E

Dec 2, 1878

Dec 16 1970

 

Casstevens, Iola

E

Jan 10 1921

Nov 03 1979

 

Chapman, Daniel CSA

E

Feb 29, 1842

Jan 28 1929

 

Chapman, Willard W

E

Jan 19 1908

Jul 03 1910

 

Clark, R S

W

Feb 10 1905

Apr 11 1905

 

Clark, Maud

W

Aug 23, 1876

Jul 26 1963

 

Clark, Fred Vernon

W

Apr 08 1902

May 04 1972

 

Clark, Edna Belle

W

Nov 27 1904

Jan 07 1976

 
Clark, Charles R (Ray)        W  (Oct 19) 1922 (Aug 26) 1979 WW II

Clemens, Gladys L

W

Apr 03 1907

Jun 07 1917

 

Clemens, dau of W A & C M

W

May 14 1917

May 14 1917

 

Clements, Adam Ber1ie

E

June 27, 1886

Oct 27 1972

 

Clements, Linnie (Isabel Hardin)

E

Aug 3, 1892

Apr 27 1980

 

Clements, Norah

W

Dec 28, 1893

Jan 07 1964

 

Clements, Willis E

W

Nov 12 1926

Jun 08 1928

 

Clements, Hugh (Milton)          

E

Dec 02 1911

Jun 01 1978  (WWII)

Clements, Kathleen E

E

May 11 1913

Mar 27 1974

 

Clements, baby (of H M )

E

Apr 09 1934

Apr 09 1934

 

Close, Marion

W

Aug 27, 1876

Oct 26 1954

 

Close, Minnie

W

Feb 16, 1883

Feb 27 1966

 

Close, Edmund Lynn

W

Jul 20 1944

Jul 20 1944

 

Coats, son of Mr & Mrs R M

E

Mar 26 1905

Mar 26 1905

 

Collins, John M

W

Sep 02 1902

May 12 1975

 

Collins, Dewell Allen

W

Dec 02 1925

Sep 12 1998

 (WWII)

Collins, Velma Myers

W

Dec 30 1905

Jan 29 1995

 

Collyer, Charles C

W

May 26, 1859

Jan 05 1932

 

Collyer, Mary L

W

Nov 24, 1870

Jan 05 1958

 

Collyer, Roy C

W

Sep 10 1909

Jan 29 1958

 

Collyer, Tressie Mae

W

(1909)

Oct 02 1991

 

Cook, Anna L

E

Feb 17, 1860

Oct 14 1949

 

Cook, Annie C

E

July 22, 1885

Jun 13 1944

 

Cook, Eula Iren

W

Apr 03 1917

Sep 09 1917

 

Cooper, Edgar

E

Jan 17, 1886

Jul 30 1966

 

Cooper, Addie

E

Feb 19, 1886

Jan 28 1970

 

Cooper, Ira S

E

Feb 03 1911

Jul 27 1925

 

Cooper, Offie

E

Nov 25, 1892

May 13 1975

 

Cooper, Maude I

E

June 28, 1892

Oct 09 1952

 

Cooper, Gladys Denton

E

July 18, 1894

Dec 27 1982

 

Cowan, John A

E

Jan 28 1905

Apr 21 1905

 

Cowan, Mary E

E

Jan 28 1905

Apr 11 1905

 

Cox, Henry C

W

July 21, 1871

Dec 03 1916

 

Cox, Maggie Simmons

W

Jan 21, 1870

Mar 02 1962

 

Crain, Pearly Pittman

W

Mar 24 1924

Jul 24 1984

 

Crawford, Robert Sydney

E

(58 yrs old)

Jul 05 1920

 

Cross, Willie

E

Feb 27 1905

Apr 13 1905

 

Crowder, Fred S

W

Feb 24 1905

May 03 1905

 

Crowder, Thomas Glynn

W

Oct 27 1923

Apr 16 1925

 

Cunningham, George W

W

Feb 23, 1843

Apr 29 1919

CSA

Daniel, Edwin

W

Jun 01 1937

Jun 01 1937

 

Daniels, David Jack, Jr

W

Sep 23 1936

Oct 08 1936

 

Davenport, J M

W

Feb 13 1905

Apr 09 1905

 

Deel, P A

E

Aug 5, 1852

Jul 27 1935

 

Denington, J A

E

Aug 10, 1889

Mar 01 1908

 

Dennington, Octie Pryor

E

Oct 26 1913

Aug 16 1990

 

Dial, Isaac W

E

Aug 23, 1861

Jul 15 1940

 

Dial, Mary Jane

E

Oct 8, 1866

Apr 06 1935

 

Dial, Ollie Lee

E

Aug 23 1910

Sep 15 1939

 

Dial, Flora Estella

E

Jul 02 1940

Sep 15 1945

 

Dial, James V

E

Nov 2, 1899

Nov 25 1987

 

Dial, A Lou

E

Oct 27 1905

Mar 19 1988

 

Dickinson, J E

E

Feb 09 1905

Apr 07 1905

 

Dill, Robert Lee (“Cap”)

E

Sep 29, 1878

Nov 12 1938

 

Dill, Martha (Lou Ida Sides)

E

Sep 29, 1882

Sep 12 1932

 

Dill, infant twins of R L & Ida

E

Jun 20 1909

Jun 20 1909

 

Dill, Buster

E

Oct 20 1920

Feb 12 1923

 

Dill, Eugene

E

Aug 21 1921

Feb 12, 1923

 

Dill, Alvin R

E

Jun 22, 1898

Oct 09 1941

 

Dillon, Tina Christene

W

Feb 12 1905

Apr 12 1905

 

Dillon, Joseph Jasper

W

Mar 11 1905

Apr 04 1905

 

Dillon, William Zeno

W

Mar 14 1905

Apr 04 1905

 

Dobbs, Willie L

E

Feb 21 1905

Apr 28 1905

 

Dodgen, James Allen

E

Oct 10 1951

Oct 11 1951

 

Dove, Ruby Sanders

E

Apr 05 1906

Jun 12 1927

 

Dowlen, Jennie

E

Mar 19, 1884

Feb 22 1914

 

Drake, C P “Charlie"

E

Nov 23 1905

Jan 08 1982

 

Drake, Dora

E

Sep 01 1908

Apr 29 1936

 

Drake, Mary Jane

E

Apr 28 1936

Apr 28 1936

 

Dunn, Andrew A

W

Jan 22 1905

Apr 11 1905

 

Dunn, Zenith H

W

Jan 28 1905

Apr 08 1905

 

Dunn, James Henry

W

Feb 15 1905

1934-

 

Dunn, Alice Donna

W

Feb 21 1905

May 09 1905

 

East, Effie

W

Nov 16, 1891

Jan 08 1941

 

Fergerson, Lena May

W

Aug 30 1915

Nov 23 1915

 

Fielder, Thomas N

E

Oct 17, 1880

Feb 01 1974

 

Fielder, Cora E

E

Apr 9, 1882

Sep 18 1959

 

Fielder, J W

E

Feb 26 1901

Feb 27 1965

 

Files, David J CSA

E

July 13, 1838

Dec 06 1911

 

Finch, Elizabeth C

E

Mar 11 1905

Jun 08 1905

 

Fowler, John W

W

Apr 8, 1864

Jun 07 1933

 

Fowler, Martha L

W

Feb 7, 1863

Jan 17 1947

 

Fowler, Louise

W

Jan 12, 1899

Apr 07 1924

 

Furr, John A

E

Oct 4, 1853

Mar 01 1936

 

Furr, Walter W

E

Apr 2, 1880

Sep 22 1933

 

Furr, Maude D

E

Mar 04 1905

Jun 07 1905

 

Furr, Walter W (Jr)

E

May 21 1926

May 21 1936

 

Galbraith, William J

E

Sept 15, 1861

Jul 12 1940

 

Galbraith, Leona Belle

E

Feb 17, 1862

Jun 27 1935

 

Gallegly, Jess L

E

Mar 1, 1885

Jan 21 1964

 

Gallegly, America P

E

Jan 9, 1884

Mar 30 1962

 

Gallop, Jay, Jr

W

Apr 05 1928

Apr 05 1928

 

George, Claude E

E

Nov 20, 1885

Dec 18 1949

 

George, Emma Harwell

E

July 21, 1885

Aug 31 1948

 

Gillam, W T

E

Mar 1, 1877

Dec 25 1960

 

Gillam, Anna

E

Aug 1875

Dec 01 1953

 

Glass, J H ”Doc”

W

Mar 05 1905

May 18 1905

 

Glass, Mattie L

W

Mar 09 1905

I965

 

Glass, Harry L

W

Dec 02 1923

July 10, I965

 Korea

Glass, Eugene

W

Mar 30 1905

Apr 17 1905

 

Glass, Dale

W

Apr 01 1905

Apr 17 1905

 

Graham, Tom

E

Jan 1, 1895

Aug 27 1978

 WW I

Graham, Geneva Matilda

E

Apr 10 1905

Aug 04 1976

 

Graham, Albert Earl

E

Feb 27 1928

Dec 16 1928

 

Graham, Alma Jean

E

May 08 1930

Sep 16 1931

 

Gray, George

W

May 1, 1866

May 21 1930

 

Gray, Robert

W

Oct 24, 1895

Apr 28 1929

 

Green, Lela

E

May 25 1906

Mar 23 1919

 

Gressett, Odell

E

Oct 25 1911

Jan 13 1946

 

Gressett, Bernard E

E

Jul 16 1925

May 21 1977

 WW II

Gressett, Mary Janice

W

Sep 24 1934

Dec 08 1934

 

Gunter, Jesey

W

Nov 9, 1878

Aug 25 1911

 

Hamilton, Grady F

E

Mar 15, 1880

June 20, I946

 

Hamilton, Mary L

E

Apr 15, 1879

Oct 18, I963

 

Hamilton, Walter J

E

Mar 13 1905

Jun 09 1905

 

Hardin, James (Cullen)

W

Dec 6, 1846

Aug 14 1931

CSA

Hardin, Joseph A

W

Feb 28, 1878

Sep 22 1940

 

Hardin, Katie (Klapper)

W

Jan 22, 1885

Sep 04 1940

 

Hardin, Willie

W

Mar 15 1905

Mar 24 1905

 

Hardin, (Albert) Raymond

E

Mar 12 1903

Oct 30 1964

 

Hardin, T J

E

Aug 9, 1882

Oct 05 1938

 

Hardin, Martin T

E

Nov 23, 1868

Dec 21 1926

 

Hardin, Rebecca Jane

E

Oct 26, 1851

Sep 24 1933

 

Hardin, Thomas Lee

E

Oct 6, 1882

Apr 13 1955

 

Hardin, Thomas Harrell

E

Apr 08 1918

Jun 21 1984

 

Hardin, James Robert

E

Jul 01 1919

Sep 02 1951

 WW II

Hardin, W Samuel

E

Aug 26, 1873

Nov 20 1954

 

Hardin, M Ollie

E

Dec 20, 1876

Oct 04 1969

 

Hardin, C Arthur

E

Mar 17, 1898

Mar 11 1933

 

Hardin, William F

E

Sept 3, 1869

Apr 08 1947

 

Hardin, Melisa S

E

May 23, 1879

Mar 01 1945

 

Hardin, Cullen E "Jack"

E

Oct 23, 1897

Apr 17 1972

 

Hardin, Benjamin

E

June 18, 1845

Jul 10 1921

 

Hardin, Sarah E

E

Oct 27, 1861

Mar 03 1930

 

Hardin, James L

E

Sept 3, 1878

May 27 1933

 

Hardin, Sharon Lynet

E

May 08 1905

May 08 1905

 

Hare, George Will

E

Nov 1, 1876

May 14 1905

 

Hare, Minnie D

E

Sep 15, 1886

Dec 26 1941

 

Hare, Mabel Odessa

E

Mar 26 1916

Dec 25 1984

WW II

Harp, Phillip A

E

Aug 16, 1861

Jul 28 1945

 

Harp, Lois B

E

Feb 13, 1867

Mar 02 1936

 

Harp, Charles Emmett

E

May 13, 1897

Jan 02 1962

WW II

Harp, A A (Alvie Allen)

W

Feb 11, 1895

May 23 1963

 

Harp, Lucille (Storm)

W

Mar 13 1901

Jun 03 1945

 

Harris, A W (Augustus Washington)

E

Dec 14, 1854

Jul 03 1933

 

Harris, Nora (Clarinda Barker)

E

Apr 27, 1860

Sep 07 1938

 

Harris, Carrie Francis

E

Nov 14, 1897

Dec 12 1980

 

Harris, Margo

E

Jan 04 1943

Jan 04 1943

 

Harwell, Elbert Y

E

Oct 9, 1881

May 04 1921

 

Hayes, Jewell Annie

W

Jul 07 1904

Jan 08 1957

 

Hayes, Inf of Mr & Mrs C H

W

Apr 19 1928

May 01 1928

 

Hess, Andrew M

W

Feb 22 1905

May 01 1905

 

Hill, Sam Ralph "Bill” WW II

W

Nov 07 1919

Aug 25 1985

 

Hinton, James C

E

Sep 20 1912

Jun 30 1971

 

Hinton, Ruby

E

Jun 02 1917

Dec 24 1985

 

Holliman, Every

E

Dec 25, 1884

May 12 1947

 

Holliman, Effie

E

July 23, 1885

Sep 05 1926

 

Holtman, Orbin H

E

Feb 28 1905

Apr 20 1905

 

Holtman, Clara C

E

Feb 28 1905

May 14 1905

 

Holtman, L E

E

Jun 29 1911

Oct 29 1966

 

Holtman, Wilburn E

E

Oct 15 1906

Jun 06 1987

 

Honea, Shanna Dail

E

May 26 1905

May 26 1905

 

Honea, Kimberly Ann

E

May 27 1905

May 27 1905

 

Howard, James P

E

Mar 3, 1862

Mar 04 1943

 

Howard, Mattie F

E

May 10, 1870

Mar 07 1949

 

Howard, Nora Lee

E

Aug 12, 1890

Aug 28 1959

 

Hubbard, John Bruce WW I

W

Aug 6, 1896

July 6, 1967

 

Hubbard, Harless P WW II

W

Aug 06 1904

Oct 25 1954

 

Hubbard, Nolen Boyd

W

Feb 10 1934

Sep 12 1940

 

Hughes, Samuel B Walter

E

Feb 2, 1878

Mar 25 1967

 

Hughes, Lena B

E

May 27, 1897

Jan 21 1960

 

Hughes, Lavada

E

Oct 05 1928

Mar 01 1942

 

Hughes, Della Mae

E

May 9, 1894

Oct 25 1925

 

Hughes, J W

E

May 25 1914

Nov 16 1914

 

Insall, Lucile

E

Jun 01 1907

Jun 12 1908

 

Ivey, Robert Neill

E

Jan 17 1900

May 04 1909

 

James, Margie A

E

Oct 4, 1881

Dec 12 1914

 

James, Margie

E

Mar 28 1905

Mar 30 1905

 

James, Lydia M

W

July 20, 1895

Jan 14 1983

 

Jarrell, G B

E

Feb 22, 1870

Jan 14 1953

 

Jarrell, Mrs G B (Lillie McCarley)

E

Nov 24, 1873

Oct 01 1944

 

Jarrell, B Carley WW I

E

July 9, 1896

Oct 13 1981

 

Jones, Thomas

E

June 20, 1831

Dec 21 1919

 

Jones, Benjamin F

E

Oct 5, 1861