Vistula Cemetery - Houston Co., TX

VISTULA CEMETERY

Directions: At Mapleton, on TX 21 west of Crockett, turn onto FM3275, which changes to CR3480 at the end of the pavement; bear right onto CR3460, and at CR3470 at the Vistula Community, the cemetery is to the right in a large grove of oak trees.

1985 update by Namon Hall, Helen and Demps Moten, Clara Sue and W. R. Phythian, with additional information given by Helen Sanders.

The 1997 update was done by Andrew Lee Eleby of Lovelady.

ALLEN

Jessie B.; b: 2-26-1900; d: 3-18-1972

AMMONS

Creana; b: 5-8-1892; d: 10-3-1971

Mrs. Lucille B.; b: 1910; d: 6-8-1975

Florence Shields; b: 11-14-1924; d: 9-25-1983

Caton; b: -; d: -; h/o Creana

Eddie; d.1-1992

BRADLEY

Elizabeth (Lizzie); b: 8-19-1894; d: 5-10-1960 Lank; no marker; h/o Lizzie

BUTLER b: ; d:

CARTER, Idora; b. Nov. 10, 1895; d. Dec. 31, 1929; black female widowed; d/o William Jones b. Houston Co. & Annie Strange b. Houston Co., TX: listed from death certificate by: Billie Nichols Bennett

COTTON

Miss Annie B.; b: -; d: 12-14-1975; 26 years old

Pamela; d. 1-1993

CRAWLEY

Miss Emma; b: 1882; d: 1961; w/o Fred

Fred; b: 1885; d: 1934

Magnolia "Molly"; b: -; d: -; m/o Fred

DANIS
Viola; d. 1990
Violetta; d. 1990

DUNCAN

Georgeann; b: 5- -1885; d: 12- -1930

Sam (Brother); b: 3- -1910; d: 9- -1943

one large marker; b: no name, no date

2 small, very old on lot

FINCH

Maggie Lou; b: -; d: 4-22-1941; m/o Helen Sanders

FORD

Mealy; b: -; d: 4-7-1906; w/o Jordan; about 65 yrs.

FOXX

Hannah; b: 8-5-1894; d: 1969; age 75

GAINOUS

Johnny; b: 3-5-1895; d: 11-4-1966

Jim Henry; b: 1889; d: 1963; Deacon, F. B. Church, Huntsville

Jim Henry; b: 4-12-1913; d: 4-19-1976; 62 yrs 6 mo 19 days

Florence Patterson; b: 12-10-1900; d: 3-28-1966

Charlie; b: 12-26-1881; d: 2-7-1952

Mrs. Easter; b: -; d: 8-9-1973; 68 yrs 8 mo 22 days

Dennis; b: -; d:

Lucy; b: stone, but no dates

Scrap; b: -; d: 3-24-1980; 8 yrs 3 mo 9 days

GRANT

Goree; b: 1910; d: 1943; husband

Magnolia; b: 9-1-1866; d: 2-29-1944; m/o Goree

child's grave; b: ; d:

GREEN

Frances; b: 11-1-1898; d: 4-22-1980

HALL

Justice; b: 11-20-1901; d: 6-21-1966; Tex PVT U.S. Army WW II

Willie Hayne; b: 6-27-1944; d: 7-22-1962; sjo Namon

Robert Monday, Sr.; b: -; d: 11-25-1965; 95 years

Judd, Jr.; b: -; d: 6-20-1973; 25 years

Etta Mary; b: 7-29-1879; d: 7-29-1946

D. C.; b: -; d: -; infant s/o Namon & Willie M.
Marie; b: -; d: -; infant d/o Namon & Willie Mae

Albert; b: -; d: -; inf. bro/o Namon

petrified wood markers on these

Civilize; b: -; d: -; brojo Namon

Arthur; b: -; d:

Curtis Lee; b: 7-31-1952; d: 4-10-1982; s/o Judge & Robbie Jean

Cambra; b: 10-6-1907; d: living; w/o R. M/ Jr. wed 11-11-1928

HALL
Armagene; d. 1993
Cambra; d. 1986
Judge; d. 1994
Namon; d.1990
Robert; d. 1985

HARRIS

Rachelle Lee; b: 9-4-1936; d: 4-8-1958

Alberta; b: 7-21-1909; d: 7-19-1976

Wesley, Sr.; b: 9-11-1910; d: 8-16-1983; 73 yrs

Wesley; d. 1987

HODGE

Eljanis; b: 1906; d: 1973

Baby Mamie; no dates

Willie Hayne; b: -; d: 11-3-1984; age 55

Eveline; metal marker, can't read; d/o Eljanis

Mamie; b: 12-26-1884; d: 5-20-1933

HOWARD

Willis; b: -; d: 1895; 85 years Rose; b: -; d: -; 48 years

JACKSON

Drew; b: -; d:

JAMES

J. B.; b: 2-28-1921; d: 5-31-1971

Mittie; d. 1995

JONES

Anthony, Sr.; b: 1884; d: 1966

Minnie Ola; no marker; w/o Anthony, Sr.
Florence Alberta; b: 6-30-1898; d: 8-28-1898; d/o John & Mary

Son of Anthony; b: -; d:

Jake; d. 1992
Reese; d. 1996

LANE

Nelson, Jr.; b: -; d: 4-28-1975; 69 years

LEWIS

Earl Lee; b: 12-24-1897; d: 5-3-1973

MARSHALL

Leonard; b: 3-10-1894; d: 1-20-1972; TEX PVT AAF WW II

John; b: -; d: Clem; b: -; d:
Jim; b: -; d:
Garfield; b: -; d:
William; b: 1-1-1888; d: 7-27-1950; TEX PVT 435 Labor BN WW I

McMILLON

Lucy Ann; b: 12-2-1871; d: 3-22-1898; d/o L. & E.

NICHOLS

Alice; b: 11-2-1870; d: 6-19-1948

Marier; b: 12-25-1847; d: 7-20-1906; Gm/o Namon Hall

NULLS

Murnervia; b: 1-16-1882; d: 9-6-1943; sis/o Mamie Hodge (one stone)

PATTERSON

Andy; b: -; d: 6-21-1972; 103 years old

Roxie; b: 7-3-1871; d: 2-15-1938; w/o Andy

Aaron; b: -; d: -; f/o Andy

Magnolia; b: 10-10-1900; d: 4-19-1962

Richard; b: -; d: 1909; Father/o Mary Shuffer

Caroline; b: -; d: 1919; Mother/o Mary Shuffer

Elizabeth; b: 6-29-1927; d: 7-22-1983; w/o Aaron

Genoy C.; b: 5-28-1916; d: 9-4-1974; PVT U.S. Army

D. W.; b: 12-14-1879; d: 11-8-1964

Zenobia Bradley; b: 4-26-1914; d: 6-7-1982; age 68

Ethel; d. 1986

PATTON

Will Ike; b: -; d:

PETERS

Lemon; b: 8-12-1901; d: 6-27-1964

Mrs. Dellah; b: 8-10-1899; d: 9-17-1984; w/o Lemon

ROBERTS

Artie Mae; b: -; d: 4-9-1973; 55 years old

Henry; b: -; d: 1957

ROGERS

Minnie; b: -; d:

RUNNELS

Murnevia; b: 1-5-1882; d: 9-6-1945; "Sisters", with Mamie Hodge

SHEDWIN

R. B.; b: 12-13-1916; d: 7-24-1964

SHUFFER

J. J.; b: 1848; d: 1901

Hannis; b: -; d: -; d/o J. J.
Raymond; b: -; d: -; s/o J. J.
Mary Patterson Granger; b: ; d: ; GrGm/o Helen Sanders

SMITH

Lawson; b: -; d: 6-25-1941; TEX Cook 322 Labor BN QMC WW I; f/o Maggie Lou Finch

STUBBLEFIELD

Jeff; b: 2-20-1836; d: 2-25-1909; small obelisk

Robert; b: -; d:

Susan; b: -; d: -; d/o Richard & Caroline Patterson

TALLEY

Rosetta Gainous; b: 1923; d: 1985

THANIAL
Callie; d. 1-1993

THOMAS

Miss Rosie Lee; b: 10-18-1911; d: 12-31-1978

TILLIS

Liza; b: -; d:

W. L.; b: 10-9-1911; d: 10-21-1969

Eddie Ray; b: -; d: 6-14-1978; s/o W. L. (28 years)

TRAVIS

Miss Georgianna; b: 1883; d: 1918; enclosed with fence

WARREN

Carrie Belle; b: 1910; d: 12-27-1984; age 74 years

WHATLEY

Henry; b: ~; d:

WOODS
Shudy; b: -; d:
Dell; b: -; d: -; w/o Shudy

WOOTEN

Vertis; b: 6-25-1930; d: 1-25-1985

Letty Harrington surveyed the Vistula Cemetery in 2003.

I am including hers with her permission. Some of the graves listed above were apparently not visible at that time.

Possibly she has some listed that are not listed in the above publications by the Houston County Historical Commission.

Name	B. Date	D. Date	Inscription	Comments
????, ??rence Aberta		1898	Dau of Mary ???s	Broken pieces of stone
??ILLOT, Lucy	1871	1898	Dau of L. & E. ???illot	Broken stone on ground
ALLEN, Jessie	Sept. 6, 1900	Mar. 18, 1972		Fallen over in sunken hole
AMMONS, Eddie			Father of Annie, Ned, Eddie Jr., Lesslie	Acrylic Sheet on wood posts w/lettering
AMONS, Caton	Oct. 4, 1898	Dec. 26, 1948
AMONS, Eddie , Sr.	Jul. 3, 1924	Jan. 20, 1992	Our loving dad
AMONS, Mrs. Lucille	1910	1975		gold spray painted stars on cement
AMONS, Orean	May 9, 1892	Oct. 3, 1971
BRADLEY, Elisabeth	Aug. 18, 1884	May 16, 1966
COTTON, Mrs. Pamela Evette	Jul. 30, 1972	May 14, 1994	Age 21	Funeral Home Marker
CRAWLEY, Mr. Fred	1885	1934		In fenced area
CRAWLEY, Mrs. Emma	1895	1961		In fenced area
DUNCAN, George Ann	May 1885	Dec. 1930
DUNCAN, Sam	Mar. 1910	Sept. 1919	Brother
FANNIEL, Groven	Oct. 2, 1896	Sept. 21, 1986	PFC US Army WWI
FANNIELL, Callie Stubblefield	Aug. 1, 1899	Jan. 21, 1994	Gone but not forgotten
FORD, Meally		Apr. 7, 1906	Wife of Jordan Ford-Age about 66 yrs	Broken stone on ground
GAINOUS, Charlie	Dec. 26, 1881	Feb. 7, 1953
GAINOUS, Jim H.	Jul. 12, 1913	Apr. 19, 1976	Husband
GAINOUS, Jim Henry	1889	1963	Deacon First Baptist Church, Huntsville
GRANT, Goree	1910	1943	Husband
GRANT, Magnolia	Sept. 1, 1866	Feb. 29, 1944
HALL, Cambra Palm	Oct. 16, 1907			Double stone with Robert
HALL, Judge W.	Jan. 3, 1921	Dec. 26, 1992	Loving father
HALL, Justice	Nov. 20, 1901	Jun. 21, 1966	PVT US Army World War II	Military Marker
HALL, Mary Etta	Jul. 29, 1879	Jul. 29, 1946	Near me in ???
HALL, Namon	Jun. 30, 1904	Feb. 12, 1991		Double stone with Willie Mae
HALL, Robert Monday, Jr.	Aug. 5, 1907	Nov. 16, 1981	Wed Nov. 14, 1928	Double stone with Cambra
HALL, Robert, Sr.	Dec. 7, 1878	??? 2, 1966
HALL, Willie Hayne	Jun. 27, 1944	Jul. 22, 1962	Gone home	(dau of Willie May Hall & Namon Hall)
HALL, Willie Mae	Sept. 7, 1909			Double stone with Namon
HARRIS, Albert	1905	1976
HARRIS, Rachel Lee	1935	Apr. 8, 1968		next to Wesley
HARRIS, Wesley	Sept. 11, 1810	Aug. 16, 1984		next to Rachel
HILL, Bertha	Feb. 13, 1925	Feb. 20, 1999
HODGE, Evylene	Sept. 11, 1931	Febr. 6, 1983		Painted black on varnished cement
HODGE, Mamie	Dec. 25, 1884	Jan. 20, 1933
HODGE, Mamie	Dec. 26, 1884	May 20, 1933	Sisters	Double stone with Murnevia Rnuls
HODGE, W.	1928	1984		Broken pieces of stone on ground
HOLLINS, Mr. Henry, Jr.	Jun. 21, 1946	Jul. 5, 1999	Age 53	Funeral Home Marker
JAMES, J.B.	Feb. 28, 1921	May 31, 1971
JOHNNY, George (?)	Sept. 6, 1895	Nov. ?, 1963
JONES, Anthony, Sr.	1884	1966
JONES, Londra J.	Jan. 1889	Jan. 21, 1992	PVT US Army World War I	Military Marker
LACY, Robbie Jean	Apr. 15, 1932	May. 6, 1992	Beloved mother
LANE, Nelson, Jr.			In Memory of	Acrylic Sheet on wood posts w/lettering
LEWIS, Earl Lee	Dec. 21, 1899	May 3, 1973
MARSHALL, William	Jan. 1, 1888	Jul. 27, 1950	Texas 435 Labor BN OMC WWI
NICHOLS, Marier	Dec. 25, 1847	Jul. 20, 1906	Gone but not forgotten
OWENS, Robbie J.	Sept. 7, 1958	Aug. 31, 1999		Funeral Home Marker
PATTERSON, Caroline		1919	At rest
PATTERSON, D.W.	Dec. 14, 1879	Nov. 8, 1964
PATTERSON, Genoy C.	May 18, 1916	Sept. 4, 1974	Pvt. US Army	Military Marker
PATTERSON, Magnolia	Oct. 14, 1900	Apr. 1981
PATTERSON, R??	1871	1898		could be Mark, Jane, Kate???
PATTERSON, Richard		1909	At rest
PETERS, Lemon	Aug. 12, 1801	Jun. 27, 1964
RNULS, Murnevia	Jan. 6, 1882	Sept. 6, 1965	Sisters	Double stone with Mamie Hodge
ROBERTS, Henry			1957	only one date
SHEDWIN, T.V.	Dec. 3, 1916	Jul. 24, 1964		painted on cement
SHUFFER, J.J.	1848	1901	Gone but not forgotten
SMITH, Lawson		Jun. 25, 1941	Texas Cook 332 Labor BN OMC	only one date
STRONG, Claramere	Sept. 9, 1932	Jan. 19, 1985
STUBBLEFIELD, Jeff	Feb. 20, 1836	Feb. 25, 1909
THOMAS, Miss N. Rosielee	Oct. 19, 1911	Dec. 31, 1978		Old cement stone
THOMAS, Rosie Lee	Oct. 19, 1911	Dec. 30, 1978		New Stone
TILLIS, Eddie	Dec. 28, 1950	Jan. 14, 1978
TILLIS, W.L., Sr.	Oct. 9, 1911	Oct. 21, 1969	R.I.P.
TRAVIS, Georginna	1883	1918		In fenced area
UNKNOWN		Jul. 11, 1895		Behind J.J. Shuffer stone