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NEAL CEMETERY
(Old Gilmer - Black)



Pg 2


More commonly known as the black section of the Old Gilmer Cemetery.

Update: 2008 Geraldine Little Braswell & Sandy Spann did a complete reading with photos.  Thanks girls!!!

Our thanks to the Upshur County Historical Commission along with Patsy Williams
and LaVelle Crow for allowing us to use their reading.
Our thanks also go to Eva Joyce Richardson for the use of her complete reading Dec. 2002.



Virgie D. Williams              W/o  Andrew Williams Sr 
10-20-1915         1-3-1985 

Cloudie Skinner 
3-14-1880       2-27-1951

Unmarked grave beside Cloudie Skinner

Family plot:
Edgar A. Watkins             Tx PFC 829 Eng AVN Bn WWII
4-28-1920        7-9-1944 

(John C. Cregler             m. 58 years
7-16-1874       3-9-1960 
(Mary E. Cregler 
2-27-1883      4-28-1962

Jesse James Smith             Tx US USNR WWII 
8-20-1907       8-24-1949 

Willie Spratt            Tx  PFC 332 Labor BN QMC WWI
12-2-1888        1-4-1957 

Jessie Mae Spratt 
1892          1984

Willie Marshall Norfleet 
1-24-1939        10-18-1981

Donielle Damon Norfleet 
10-27-1980    1-15-1981

Stone with Warren Bell on it, and nearby are several unmarked graves

M/Sgt. Arbery Moore 
7-8-1914          3-8-1995

Mildred Redd Fleming              W/o  JJ Fleming 
12-26-1872          5-30-1912 

Vassie Russell Fleming        w/o J J Fleming
11-14-1875           11-3-1910

(Mattie Stromg
1877     1916
(Fred Stromg        
1857        1917

Vassie Russell 
11-14-1875        11-3-1910 

Tully Alexander Moore 
8-20-1978         2-23-1979

Parlee Polk 
1866          1937

Essie Moore 
6-17-1917      6-26-1984

(Oscar Mathis             Son
Sep 5, 1886          Oct 25, 1940
(Maggie Mathis          Mother
May 25, 1877         Dec 19, 1948

Tinnie Savage 
1900            1954

Anna Moore 
2-11-1900     12-8-1962

Donnie Moore 
11-8-195     5    7-4-1986

(Tracey O Moore         Pic #2; Dearion & Davis Funeral Home Marker
7-19-1964         5-30-2003
(Mable L Moore        Pic #2; Dearion & Davis FHM
Jun 25, 1928        Sep 23, 2001

Mandy Pittman 
1848           1917

Winda Joyce Talley 
born 9-1-1947

Military sunken marker north of cedar tree

James Yarber 
12-25-1886          6-15-1938

Golda V. Watson 
1909           1965

Grave north---unmarked 

Hester Montgomery 
1857           1920

(Willis Mitchell           Near front of cemetery and close to highway
12-25-1872          6-6-1930
(Haggia Mitchell 

1-19-1892         10-15-1970

Walter Borens 
2-10-1877       10-23-1913

Easter Bolden 
11-4-1877      11-2-1959

Mary Frances Richmond               age 61 years
died May 1913 

Margaret Latimore              W/of Bob Latimore; this is near brick gate on Hwy 271
2-22-1874        2-27-1910

Hawkins Plot

Joseph Beebe Hawkins, Jr.          US Merchant Marine; large German Shepherd Dog at foot
1-31-1917           9-7-1995 

Watchdog in Hawkins plot          Pic #2

Joseph B. Hawkins 
2-11-1890        8-1-1933

Geza Hawkins 
8-16-1913           12-16-1929

Concrete Pad with A.M. on top

Lurlean Montgomery Roy 
11-21-1919       1-12-1949

Just North of cedar tree is a Military Marker:
Frank Newsome         TX Pvt 165 Depot Brig
11-28-1943

Rosie Lee Smith          First grave North of Rock gate
8-19-1895        1-17-1978

Howard Smith
1892        1928

Conly Houston           Pvt. US Army WWI
12-15-1893        11-3-1992 

Mrs. Eliza Houston 
1902           1999

R.C. Chaffin 
1865             1928

Chaffin
11-24-1924

(Chaffin, Philip          Back of stone
3-16-1905           2-11-1952
(Chaffin, Doris Montgomery
3-10-1912           1-25-1997    

Masonary block with no inscription but definitely looks like a grave marker

(Sarah Hale 
5-28-1864           12-11-1935
(Ada Owens 
10-25-1880          12-17-1940

Eliza Hale 
1-24-1886      12-16-1938

Ben Cooper           Tx Pv 1st Bn165 Depot Brig
8-20-1889         8-31-1969 

2 unmarked graves next to Ben Cooper

Beatrice Talley 
5-2-1891            7-11-1969

Sarah Talley 
2-18-1904            ??

(stone is covered by dirt…..there is an obvious grave next to Sarah Talley, but unmarked except by a block of stone)

2 or 3 unmarked graves near Cedar tree

Blue Vase on unmarked grave near small cedar tree

Flora Arnold 
5-20-1883        12-26-1955  

Mavis Waters, Sr.           Next to chain-link fence on back
11-27-1928         10-4-1983

Benjamin D. Darden         Turner Bros. Funeral Home Marker
1913         1996

Unmarked grave next to B. Darden

Edwin Harold Darden              US Army-Korea
1931      1988 

Roosevelt Darden 
1900             1963

Lee Coy Fagan            Turner Bros. Funeral Home Marker
9-27-1927         7-7-1999

(Charlie Ford 
12-25-1883          11-7-1965 
Betty Ford
9-1-1899          7-7-1965

Willie Ford            small stone-partially covered
5-27-1914           3-10-?

Frank (C.B.) Surrell 
2-15-1899            6-18-1928

Fred Wofford 
10-14-1905           7-16-1984

Johnson, unclear to read, block stone @ grave

Stone and flower pot, unmarked grave

Beulah Wofford 
11-23-1907        1-12-1966

(John Wells 
3-24-1878        10-11-1949
(Eliza Wells 
died 7-13-1960 

(Flora Wells 
7-31-1915         7-18-1933
(Aubry Wells 
7-26-1906       10---1933 (month listed, but no day)

(Amy Wells 
9-1-1847        7-14-1942
(Juella Wells Bowie 
11-20-1921       10-5-1960

Then there are several unmarked graves

Allen Johnson, no dates given

Flat stone next to Alan Johnson, no markings

Ray D. Henderson 
1923         1974

2 graves, 2 flat stones, no markings  west of Mr. Henderson

Raymond Thursby          Pvt US Army WWII 
1909       1978 

Nancy Mathis 
1-20-1904       1-20-1950

Hilton Moore             Tx TEC4-US Army WWII
10-27-1918       4-26-1974 

Martha M. Johnson 
8-13-1913         11-18-1985

Family plot bordered by cement and rocks:
(Frank Smith 
1876           1942
(Lela Smith 
1885        1938

Eph Brown 
1877        1942
Shellie Brown            Pic  #2
1884               1946

Liza Ann Vann 
2-3-1900         12-10-1981

There  are lots of unmarked graves within the family plot

Marcell F.M. Smith            Near Hwy 271
6-16-1964             there is no other date-I would assume this is when he died

Cleotha Smith           Pvt US Army WWII
1-20-1917         1-27-1973 

Hillard Webb               stone is partially covered with dirt
died 10-16-1947 

Marshand Webb 
5-18-1871        5-6-1956

Glynn Anderson 
2-2-1869       5-20-1929

Several unmarked graves nearby

Wooden Block--fairly fresh grave   ?   Johnson

Lonnie Moore            Tx PVT US Army  WWI
3-18-1889          6-16-1964 

Daisy Johnson
Oct 7, 1905        Mar 24, 1975

R J Johnson
May 28, 1905   Dec 15, 1969

There is a new grave next to Lonnie Moore but it had no marking

Lola Ford 
6-9-1900      2-11-1952

McKinley Bridges 
8-6-1904          no death date
Annie Lee Bridges 
1-7-1904             8-30-1951

Harold ??              Lewis FHM, unable to read last name
1931-1994 

Roberta Ward             Funeral Home Marker
1902             1993

Katherine G. Moore            next to back fence, middle of cemetery
1926           1959 

Thomas E. Moore           PFC US Army 
8-19-1929          2-7-1966 

(Elder Lee Moore 
3-18-1895      12-31-1955
(Lizzie M. Moore 
10-12-1898       3-4-1982

Mildred Moore Allen 
1927        1954 

Ella B. Anderson          m. Aug 23, 1923
3-18-1903          3-20-1958
Rev. Simon Anderson 
12-10-1880       12-30-1953

Hallowood Hardy          Tx Pvt US Army WWI
2-7-1890         10-13-1964 

Maxie Ford             Tx PFC-US Army WWII
2-5-1903           9-16-1964 

Effie Mae Webb 
3-3-1892             6-7-1966

Unmarked grave next to Effie Mae Webb

Willie Craig           
1883----no death date
Beatrice Craig         Pic #2
1883         1968

(Walter Thursby
Feb 14, 1887  Mar 6, 1964
(Alberta Thursby 
Aug 6, 1885         Dec 23, 1959

Mrs. Lillie Owen 
8-19-1895           2-26-1981

Annie Brown          (under big pine tree)
1892       1953 

Unmarked grave next to Annie Brown

Alice Faye Ford 
4-17-1911           7-12-1980
Jack Ford 
12-26-1906        no death date

Donald Ray Jones 
3-22-1959         7-8-1982

Several unmarked graves next to Donald Ray Jones

Bobby L. Jones         Pvt US Army-Korea 
1933          1983 

Sam Cooks             "Father" 
1894           1954 

(Lucy Williams          Pic #2
1877          1935
(Charlie Williams 
        Pic #2
1872            1932

Crawfor R. Ross, Jr.         Ok Cpl US Army WWI
7-1-1894           4-22-1963 

Cook (Mother)---was not readable

Benjamin James Pierce            Pic #2         Tx Pvt 165 Depot Brig 
3-27-1898           3-8-1933 

Cement marker, no names

(Elnora Marshall 
3-8-1931         no death date
(Herbert Lee Marshall            Pvt US Marine -Korea Purple Heart
1-30-1928       1-9-1994 

(Family Plot with cement border)
Sallie Barber 
1862           1943 
Lucius Barber 
1863           1940
Sarah Barber 
1902            1947
Guy Barber 
1-12-1899            7-1-1954

Brenda J. Crump 
1941          1965

Randle Thursby            Tx PFC 633 Court Company TC WWII
2-10-1924        2-7-1969 

Tessie Johnson          stone partially buried
1892           1946 

Rev. Willie Jacques 
3-8-1893          11-3-1928

Babe Smart             Tx US Army WWI; near back fence
5-13-1892           8-23-1964 

Ambrosa McCallon               stone partially buried
died 1963 

(Velma Jeffrey 
2-16-1909          no date
(C.J. Jeffrey 

2-10-1900         1-22-1951

(Jim Jones 
1882           1958
(Vera Jones 
1889         1955

(Will Jones             m. 3-30-1941
7-27-1918           11-25-1985 
(Ludie Jones
Mar 6, 1919        Jul 5, 1999

Gerald M. Webb 
5-26-1949         1-4-1954

J.L. Jacques 
1-7-1855           1-17-1929

(Beatrice Andrews 
7-1-1884           9-11-1951
(Willie Andrews            (under cedar tree)
6-2-1884             3-7-1940 

Unmarked grave

Ardell Mitchell 
12-27-1903           4-24-1977

Round Cement marker,  no name

Rev. Julius Moss 
12-15-1897           2-4-1942

Alice R. Hawkins 
9-11-1878             1-8-1956

Carl V. Perkins 
10-21-1899         2-17-1932

Lilian Avery 
12-29-1896             6-2-1949

Mrs. Beatrice Bryant           front of cemetery next to Hwy 271
6-1902            April 6, 1964 

Pipe in ground--apparently grave marker

Will Craig 
1870       1935

Eliza J. Smith 
5-16-1850            12-8-1927

Jesse Mayfield
1893 or 1898             1933

Lula Skinner 
2-18-1882              6-1-1971

Betty M. Thursby            under bush--flat stone
4-3-1937             4-4-1937 

Aubrey Bryant 
10-29-1962            Oct. 15, 1967

Montgomery Family Plot next to back of Cemetery-triple stone with first names only
(Eulysess 
1886       1956 
(Pette 
1888         1964 
(Howard 
1913        1961

Willie Mae Brooks 
6-25-1918           8-28-1971

Other unmarked stones in this area

Charles Montgomery               CPL US Army-Korea 
1929         1975 

Oscar Lee Montgomery           Turner Bros FHM
1926             1999

Trina Ambershe Mitchell                 Turner Bros FHM
1995           1995 

Larrry Glynn Mitchell 
no dates 

Luster Mitchell Jr           Obit; age 60; h/o Glenda Yarber
6-22-1946           4-11-2007

Loarine Mitchell                (tin marker)
9-14-1924           no date
Luster Mitchell 
8-8-1924             2-22-1984

(Grace L Williams   
Apr 15, 1911              
(John W Williams
Aug 17, 1910               Oct 17, 1954

Fannie Ford 
1895          1967

Alex Ford 
1869              1963

Dora H. Watson            grave north end of cemetery near church
12-19-1881             11-11-1961 

John Ruben Gipson             Tx STM1 USNR WWII
5-25-1924            5-16-1967 

Naomi Ford 
4-27-1900             1-2-1982

Adam Ford 
5-14-1902            5-14-1942

Carrie Jones 
8-3-1901           8-18-1968

George W. Jones             Tx Pvt US Army WWI 
12-1-1895           10-1-1963 

Arthur G. Derrick 
1-29-1888          12-12-1981

A.E. Derrick 
8-2-1912            7-6-1970

Luella Johnson 
5-3-1912             3-8-1982 

Jack Johnson
Mar 8, 1908        Apr 6, 2001

(Rebecca L. Hollins 
5-14-1892          10-30-1967
(Whorlie H. Hollins 

4-5-1889           11-12-1966

2-stone markers--no names--south of Hollins

Alberta Davis 
8-19-1904            9-15-1944

Bama Hollins 
1-1-1889             9-13-1943

Oscar Ford           Tx Pvt 316 Serv Bn 
5-14-1937          no date 

Levy Craig           erected by wife Zola Belle Craig
2-2-1896            11-5-1936 

(Hez Jones
6-6-1889            7-23-1961
(Saddie Jones 
4-8-1892           4-17-1935

Yvette Solomon 
10-26-1957             1-6-1962

Yvonne Solomon 
10-26-1957             6-17-1958

(Rev. Zefthy Jones          Pic #2
12-19-1883            1-15-1950
(Berdie Dee Jones 
1-1-1888           3-2-1974

Georgia M. Cain      (no dates)

Johnnie B. Skinner          PFC 2X US Army  WWII
5-22-1913       5-25-1970 

(Monroe Skinner, Sr. 
1859         1942
(Monroe Skinner, Jr. 
1911         1936
(Eula Mae Skinner 
1915          1943 

Roger L. Johnson                 next to church & Hwy. 271; Tx Pvt US Army 
1-28-1931         4-5-1966 

Hattie Houston 
9-16-1886            5-2-1960

Dovie Bradford Steed 
4-6-1913            1-30-1996

Vena Smith 
1863            1936

Eva B. Wilborn 
2-22-1885            5-14-1927

William A Wilborn
6-23-1880          7-20-1959

John Etta Lattimore 
2-14-1873               7-11-1960

Katie Middleton 
2-18-1878              5-6-1958

Almeta Norfleet 
8-7-1907             9-8-1960

O.P. Smith 
1887             1965

UPDATES:

Barbara Washington 
11-14-1953      1-1-1998

Willie Mack Moon 
10-5-1925       4-3-1999

Willie Lewis 
4-8-1905       4-18-1999

Rev E D Norman 
3-14-1911         7-14-1999

Lucille Goree Scott 
1-17-1913             3-9-2000
Otto Leo Scott Sr
5-22-1902            3-21-2000

Rogie Griffin          Pfc US Army Korea
6-5-1928       3-15-2000

Johnie Jones              Tx Pvt 165 Depot Brig WW I
Feb 6, 1896           Mar 27, 1947

Verna Pearl Gurley
Apr 30, 1923               Nov 23, 1999

Al Black             No dates

Vermonel Blount
6-1-1934          12-6-2004

Thomas Bryant             Stanmore Funeral Home Marker
193?             2008

Crawford R Ross Jr             OK Cpl US Army WWI
7-1-1894          4-22-1963

Willie Griffin            US Army WWII
4-20-1921         2-24-2002

Mrs Marie Hodges           McCauley & Son Funeral Home
1923            2003

Cassie B Holloway            Funeral Home Marker
1911           2004

Mrs Jessie Faye Jackson            Jenkins/Garmon Funeral Home Marker
1907          2004

Barbara G Jones             Funeral Home Marker
1952            2003

Cornell Scott Jones           US Marine Corp
12-25-1950          7-2-2007

Dessie M Jones            Funeral Home Marker
1949         2004

Fred Moore
7-19-1958           3-23-2006

Edgar Bobby Owens          Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
1936         2004

James Davis "Piffin" Robertson
6-16-1948           2-25-2002

Lillie Faye Shepherd              Funeral Home Marker
1935            2004

Stella Sikes            Broussard Funeral Home Marker
1924           2005

Roger Lee Silver           US Army Viet Nam
1948      1983

Mr Albert Stephenson           Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
1934         2001

Unknown - New Grave when photo taken April 2008

Unknown - b. 2-29-1912

Unknown - Can't read

Unknown - Decorated Post

Lizzie Vann
9-18-1872           5-6-1942

Arthur Webb L           Stanmore FHM
5-29-1951        9-21-2006

Louise Webb         Pic #2           Stanmore FHM
4-3-1951         5-21-2005

Barber, Patsy Ann              Funeral Home Marker; Age 61; d/o Edgar and Louise Parker Worth; taken from obit
b. Nov 20, 1943 Wiley, Tx               d. Aug 21, 2005 Gilmer, Tx

Burdine, Eura D             Turner Bros. Funeral Home Marker; taken from obit
b. Jul 28, 1913 Gilmer, Tx           d. Oct 5, 2006 Gilmer, Tx

McGowan, Julia Mae         Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker; obit; age 90
b. Apr 25, 1916 Gilmer, Tx           d. Oct 12, 2006 Gilmer, Tx



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