Edwards Cemetery

This cemetery surrounded by a chain link fence, is located just north of White Oak, TX just across the Gregg County line.  Very neat, but no shrubs or trees inside the cemetery.  It is very well maintained, and is still in use. Read by Elaine Martin and Sharon Pierce August 2, 2000. The Texas historical marker reads: This site was used as a graveyard for settlers of this area as early as the mid-1850's. The earliest RECORDED burial here was that of the infant Josephine Rucker in 1855. The cemetery is named for James William Cartwright Edwards (1836-1913), who with his parents John King and Elizabeth Billings Edwards, moved to Texas from Tennessee about 1850.  James acquired 1.6 acres, which included this graveyard, for use as a family cemetery in 1912. His daughter, Margie, fenced a part of the cemetery in 1956 and set up a trust fund for its upkeep before her death in 1962.

As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with leaves, fireants, or bushes. Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. This area also has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

Name	Birth	Death	Remarks
Andrews, Cynthia	-	-	no dates
Barnett, Elsie	Dec 9, 1913	Aug 30, 1948	-
Billings, Nancy	-	-	no dates; S/o Elizabeth Billings Edwards
Bullion, Walter A	Apr 30, 1885	Nov 5, 1964	DS with Erin Todd
Bullion, Erin Todd	May 23, 1893	-	DS with Walter A
Duncan, Ballard Wilson	Mar 12, 1918	Oct 28, 1987	Father
Duncan, W P	Apr 17, 1871	Jan 3, 1950	DS with Mary
Duncan, Mary	Jan 11, 1880	Jun 3, 1959	DS with W P
Duncan, Randolph H	1911	1967	DS with Frances M
Duncan, Frances M	1924	-	DS with Randolph H
Duncan,Roland M	Aug 28, 1846	Jul 8, 1874	-
Duncan, Elizabeth	Jan18, 1877	-	Age 28 yr
Duncan, Mary	Feb 15, 1873	Sep 16, 1876	-
Duncan, Essie	1895	1958	-
Edwards, J K	1813	1869	DS with Elizabeth Billings
Edwards, Elizabeth Billings	1812	1899	DS with J K
Edwards, John K	1874	1953	-
Edwards, Marjorie	1855	1962	-
Edwards, M Ethel	1884	1955	-
Edwards, James DeSoto	Jun 2, 1882	Jun 2, 1903	-
Edwards, J W C	Aug 29,1836	Oct 3,1913	DS with Ellen Morgan
Edwards, Ellen Morgan	Oct 6, 1843	Nov 28, 1920	DS with J W C
Edwards, George T	1871	1923	-
Edwards, Travis	1866	1868	-
Edwards, Paulden H	1841	1862	Soldier
Hancock, Ethel Duncan	May 20, 1904	Oct 4, 1989	-
Hancock, Mark Steven	Nov 15, 1960	Nov 26, 1997	-
Hancock, Joe Neil	Dec 23, 1930	Mar 30, 2000	USAF Korea
Humphrey, Della Edwards	1876	1915	-
Lawrence, Donald Edwards	Jul 2, 1931	-	-
Lawrence, Ina M	Mar 26, 1912	Dec 21, 1989	-
Rucker, Alta	1868	1871	-
Rucker, Angelina E	1843	1872	-
Rucker, Josephine	1854	1855	According to the historical marker, Josephine was the 1st burial
Rucker, Ellen E	1838	1866	-
Rucker, Ellen Todd	1851	1874	-
Talley, O A	Jul 28, 1881	Jul 29, 1928	-
Talley, Clarence W	Jun 4, 1914	Jul 20, 1990	DS with Myrtle Schaffer; above ground vault
Talley, Myrtle Schaffer	Sep 6, 1915	-	DS with Clarence W; above ground vault
Victory Sisters	-	-	No names or dates; One stonewith inscription & 4 markers
Young,Dr	-	-	no dates

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