ZION HILL CEMETERY

Zion Hill Cemetery is located in the Thompson and/or Brushy Prairie community in Trinity County about four miles west of the Friday Community. On FM 1280, turn South at the sign "Zion Hill Church", and go about a mile.

Land was given for a cemetery by Ms. Rachel Elizabeth Thompson, and later, additional land was given by the Willie Bagwell heirs. No deed to this land has been found. The name was chosen from the Bible.

Oldest tombs are for two Read children, dated 1881.

Update by J. Woody Hambrick and Mrs. Reba Thompson Bynum, with assistance from Susie Thompson Coul, Lorene Stubblefield Evans, Betty Jo Anderson Nash, and Mr. Earnest E. Thompson.

                                                                           There are 23 stone markers, unnamed, and 2 Indian graves.

ANDERSON

Claudia L. Fussell; b. 12-25-1911; d.5-17-1990

BAGWELL

Alice; b: 9-26-1892; d: 2-15-1918

B. H.; b: 5-10-1858; d: 11-29-1918

Cora Bell; b: 1915; d: 1946

Curlia; b: 2-15-1888; d: 7-29-1962

E. D.; b: 7-8-1883; d: 12-3-1955

Evaline V.; b: 1890; d: 1979

Grady; b: 1921; d: 6-17-1982

Monty II; b: 1967; d: 6-15-1982; auto - bicycle accident

Hugh; b: 10-31-1918; d: 4-2-1973

Jessie "Jackie"; b: 11-5-1921; d:
Leo; b: 1911; d: 1977

L. W.; b: 1888; d: 1940

Nancy A.; b: 6-10-1859; d: 7-1-1921

BAILEY

Opal Friday; b: 9-29-1915; d: 7-29-1986

Joseph Weldon; b.2-7-191O; d.3-31-1988

BAKER

Maurice; b: 10-18-1910; d: 8-9-1973; Tex. P.A. U.S. Navy WW II

BILA

Linda Sue; b.4-25-1959; d.5-15-1988

BOTTOMS

Carlton Mac, Jr.; b: 12-11-1975; d: 12"12-1975; Our Baby Kristina Nicole; b: 9-29-1974; d: 9-30-1974; Our Baby

BRENT

Epsie; b: 3-11-1894; d: 1980; age 86

Fronia; b: 5-22-1875; d: 4-1-1911

Infant; b: -; d:

Jessie H.; b: 4-8-1898; d: 9-19-1948; burned in explosion; Tex CPL

      131 Field Arty 36 Div. WW I & WW II

BUTLER John E.; b: 1852; d: 1934

Martha A.; b: 1853; d: 1944

BYNUM

Arthur Graham; b: 12-14-1907; d: 6-16-1979

Baby; b: 1-26-1941; d: 1-27-1941

James Louis; b: 6-7-1905; d: 8-25-1975

Ruby Friday; b: 11-8-1909; d:

Arthur Eugene; b.4-15-1934; d.3-6-1996

COLEMAN

Clara M.; b: 1902; d: 6-25-1984?
Doris Louise; b: 8-25-1938; d: 9-3-1938

James Alvin; b: 2-15-1897; d: 11-21-1961; Tex. Cpl. U.S. Army WW II Linnie B.; b: 5-31-1905; d: 6-24-1944; Tex. Tec5 9Inf. WW II

Nora F.; b: 1874; d: 1930

William G.; b: 1871; d: 1936

COOK

Waymon; b: 1919; d: 1980

COURTNEY

Nancy Ann; b: 3-8-1898; d: 5-18-1935; Mother

Willie; b: 11-27-1892; d: 2-4-1981

DRISKELL

Alto Williams; b.9-19-1907; d.6-18-1997

Annie Bagwell; b.6-16-1913; d.I-6-1992

Timmy Donald; b.3-20-1956; d.2-5-1988

DUDLEY

Mollie Rush; b: 1-19-1900; d: 1-2-1924

ENGLISH

Lizzie E.; b: 6-18-1850; d: 2-15-1915

EVANS

Burton H.; b.3-29-1914; d. 3-29-1996; USA-WWII 

Charles; b: -; d: -; CO E 7 Texas Cav. CSA

Horace; b: 8-24-1912; d: 6-1-1985

Iva; b: 2-26-1882; d: 2-12-1965

James Ervin; b: 9-22-1879; d: 9-9-1955

Johnnie; b: 6-3-1908; d: 3-13-1982

Louis; b: 4-16-1904; d: 10-18-1982

Mary Jane; b: 1846; d: 1918; w/o Charles

Media A.; b: 2-7-1893; d:

Turner H.; b: 4-6-1890; d: 3-13-1955

Cleo Lorene "Toby"; b.4-9-1913; d.7-30-1993

Rubin Otis; b.8-30-1914; d.7-26-1997

Tina; b.4-10-1914; d.7-11-1995

FREEMAN

Bertie Lee; b.4-11-1911; d.9-7-1994

Cleo Laverne; b: 3-7-1920; d: 7-1-1965

Florence; b: 6-9-1884; d: 9-7-1961

Frank; b: 9-15-1884; d: 8-11-1948

Helen; b: 5-4-1909; d: 12-22-1910

Herbert; b: 6-27-1907; d: 6-10-1984

Morris; b: 4-16-1921; d: 5-16-1980

Tommie; b: 3-3-1918; d: 10-30-1944; Tex. PFC Coast Art. Corps;

       mine explosion in Italy, WW II

FRIDAY

Charles M.; b.9-18-1943; d. 10-24-1994

Fred Cooper; b.6-2-1905; d.12-15-1987

Freddie J.; b.9-17-1937; d.9-8-1990

Gladys L.; b.7-16-1920; d.l0-23-1993

Sybil G.; b.9-28-1900; d. 10-8-1996

Terry Lynn; b. 12-11-1957; d.6-13-1990

Thelma N. Thompson; b.8-15-1907; d.8-21-1990

Ada; b: 11-22-1897; d: 5-4-1971

Emerline Standley; b: 12-3-1877; d: 8-19-1941

Homer H.; b: 1-6-1904; d: 11-13-1977

Homer Russell; b: 1927; d: 1979

Huellen; b: 6-14-1918; d: 8-9-1918; s/o M. M. & Emma

Infant; b: 10-22-1946; d: 10-23-1946; s/o C. F.
Marion; b: 10-28-1900; d: 3-6-1982

Murray M.; b: 7-14-1871; d: 5-6-1924

Nancy; b: 8-16-1925; d:

Neddie; b: 7-28-1902; d: 1-25-1904; s/o M. M. & S. E.
Oda L.; b: 5-9-1898; d:

FUSSELL

Abb T.; b: 1885; d: 1967; Father

Baby; b: -; d: 3-6-1924

Coy Nelson; b: 1927; d: 1976; U.S. Army

Della; b: 1897; d: 1898; Daughter

Della; b: 1892; d: 1916

Infant twins; b: no dates; d: ; c/o W. T. & Sallie

Lee Roy; b: 2-24-1891; d: 10-19-1960; Pvt. Ho. Co. 33 Inf. WW I

Lillie; b: 1889; d: 1976

Loyd F.; b: 4-26-1920; d: 10-3-1947

Marion; b: -; d: -; s/o W. T. & Sallie
N. F.; b: 1885; d: 1958

Nina M. Thompson; b. 1895; d. 1990; Mother

Roger Lynn; b: 8-17-1956; d: 9-11-1956

Sarah T.; b: 1864; d: 1950

William T.; b: 1854; d: 1941

Billy Charles; b. 1-15-1934; d. 5-24-1995; A3C, USAF-Korea

Mae Etta; b.3-20-1900; d. 12-11-1990

GIACONA

Jack, Jr.; b.I924; d. 1994; USN-WWII

GLOVER

Harvey; b: 5-11-1911; d: 8-2-1915; s/o J. G. & G. A.
J. C.; b: 1-2-1886; d: 3-31-1916

GODEAU

Glenda Ann Williams; b.4-14-19521; d.6-28-1994

GRISWOLD

Dona A.; b: 12-1-1884; d: 11-24-1964; Mother

HAGER

Henry E.; b: 12-14-1896; d: 1-9-1965; Tex. Pvt. U.S. Army WW I

Ivy; b. 1896; d. 1988

HARMON

Billy Eugene; b: 11-9-1932; d: 10-15-1972; Tex. SKSN U.S. Navy

       Korea

Cora Jean; b: 6-14-1938; d:

HARRIS

James Paul, Jr.; b.2-23-1990; d.2-23-1990

L. Marie Slaughter; b.2-21-1926; d.4-29-1997

KELLY

Annie L.; b. 1899; d. 1988

KLAUS

John T.; b: 3-2-1918; d: 3-8-1975

LAHAN

Maggie B.; b: 3-3-1894; d: 10-22-1940

LANE

Bill; b: 6-9-1876; d: 3-18-1918

W.O.; b: 3-8-1876; d: 1-22-1958

LeCLAIR

Jessica Lynn; b. 1987; d. 1987

LOTT

Corena; b: 12-31-1882; d: 5-20-1938

LYKINS

James Mark; b. 1913; d. 1988; USCG-WWII

MADDOX

Lillian E.; b.2-9-1927; d.8-8-1992

E. D.; b: 1902; d: 1971; Father

Ethel; b: 1905; d: 1950; Mother

McBRIDE

Alene Strban; b: -; d: 7-1-1973; age 52 yrs 9 mo 4 days

McELREATH ,

Johnny Ray; b.6-26-1937; d.6-4-1993

McQUEEN

Michael Martel; b: 2-17-1960; d: 8-23-1980

MEADORS

Edgar Lang; b: 6-19-1916; d: 8-3-1963

Paul M.; b: 6-4-1881; d: 6-22-1962

Verna W.; b: 11-25-1880; d: 1-13-1954

MOORE

Paul F.; b: 3-13-1940; d: 5-2-1986

NASH

Dan M.; b: 3-2-1928; d: 5-17-1980

NORSWORTHY

Jesse; b: 1903; d: 10-19-1983

John A.; b: 4-2-1872; d: 12-5-1916

Sharlotte V.; b: 10-26-1879; d: 9-8-1957

Mattie Ruby; b. 10-29-1903; d.l0-14-1988

OATES

Elbert G.; b: 1900; d: 12-28-1981

PONDER

Abner Robert; b: 7-8-1908; d: 2-3-1980

Mary F.; b: 3-10-1878; d: 4-26-1961

Robert I.; b: 12-3-1877; d: 10-3-1956

PRINCE

Alice Thompson; b.5-3-1918; d. 10-14-1995

READ

George Woodie; b.7-25-1904; d. 1-11-1994

John Melvin; b. 11-27-1927; d.6-17-1992

Arzelia; b: 5-12-1905; d: 11-30-1976

Charlie; b: 11-27-1900; d: 2-10-1931

Hoyt F.; b: 11-26-1902'; d: 3-2-1971

James W.; b: 1-10-1881; d: 8-11-1881

J. F.; b: 10-15-1859; d: 2-1-1948

Mittie; b: 11-14-1863; d: 2-14-1918; Mother

Vinson A, T.; b: 9-25-1878; d: 1-27-1881

William Dock; b: 10-19-1866; d: 3-23-1956

REEVES

George Elmer; b. 12-25-1907; d. 12-1-1994

ROSSER

Velma Lucille; b: 10-10-1920; d: 6-27-1924

RUSH

James Robert; b: 4-5-1892; d: 8-3-1925

SIRMAN

Benjamin E.; b: 9-13-1922; d: 10-17-1959; Tex. Cpl. USMC WW II Benjamin E.; b: 5-31-1896; d: 1-13-1962

Ella; b: 3-3-1897; d: 2-22-1948

SKAINES

Charner F.; b: 1-17-1876; d: 8-13-1943

George H,; b: 3-9-1907; d: 4-13-1968; Tex. PFC. 3990; SVC

       Command Unit WW II

Jack Glover; b: 4-28-1918; d: 5-16-1968; Tex. PFC. Co. B 112

       InL TNGBN WW II

Lillie Mae; b: 1-19-1919; d: 12-18-1960

Lonnie L.; b: 7-10-1910; d: 5-7-1959

Lovie Mary; b: 7-31-1901; d: 5-15-1935

Pearcy; b: 12-6-1904; d: 2-3-1956

Rilla; b: 1884; d: 1934; Mother

SLAUGHTER

Georgia Pauline; b: 6-9-1913; d:

June Claire; b: 9-24-1938; d: 9-7-1945; Daughter

L. Curtis; b: 1-29-1915; d: 1-7-1978

Sarah V.; b: 1-16-1878; d: 3-26-1964; Mother

Walter; b: 1903; d: 7-30-1983

Wesley Cleburn; b: 2-10-1912; d: 2-23-1973; Mason

William M.; b: 12-27-1873; d: 11-26-1940; Father

Mamie Belle; b. 120401907; d.2-12-1996

William Archie; b.2-5-1907; d. 11-7-1989

SMITH

Berchel Glenn; b: 7-10-1926; d: 11-25-1976; USMC WW II

Howell B.; b: 3-12-1921; d: 12-23-1946; plane crash

Ila; b: 1-16-1901; d: 11-27-1943; Mother

SOUTHERLAND

Kathy D.; b.2-7-1927; d.I-13-1987

SPROUSE

Millie Frances; b. 8-1-1902; d. 11-2-1995

Frank; b: 10-10-1908; d: 8-11-1983

STANDLEY

Buck; b: 1876; d: 1961; Mason

Cansetta; b: 1-29-1847; d: 4-12-1908

Charles b: 4-18-1943; d: 6-24-1985

Thaista; b: 1902; d: 1982

J. H.; b: 1850; d: 1937

J. L.; b: 1879; d: 1928

John Presley; b: 11-22-1905; d: 11-11-1963

Lettie M.; b: 1898; d: 1918

Michael Dale; b: 3-26-1956; d: 2-17-1958

Susan R.; b: 1852; d: 1933

Vannie Selestial; b: 12-3-1877; d: 3-3-1888

William M.; b: 1945; d: 1973

Verbon; b. 12-13-1913; d. 1-25-1988; Pastor, Z.H.B.C.

STANSBURY

Audry Ayn; b: 10-4-1945; d: 7-29-1976

STEPHENSON

F. H.; b: 5-30-1856; d: 10-24-1916

Helen Elizabeth; b: 1-11-1914; d: 8-19-1948; Mother; car wreck Janet Joyce; b: 10-24-1934; d: 8-19-1948; Daughter; car wreck

John Wayne; b: 8-27-1938; d: 8-19-1948; Son; car wreck

Vivian Heber; b: 9-18-1909; d: 8-19-1948; Father; car wreck

John H.; b: 8-6-1884; d: 7-7-1919

M. J.; b: 12-6-1862; d: 2-9-1918; w/o F. H.
William G.; b: 8-2-1886; d: 4-8-1960

Evelyn A.; b.6-27-1919; d. 12-18-1996; w/o Melvin Stephenson

STUBBLEFIELD

Babies; b: no dates

Cora; b: 3-8-1891; d: 3-10-1934

Walter; b: 6-1-1885; d: 8-26-1946

THOMAS Ida; b: 11-22-1897; d: 10-20-1940

John T.; b: 12-4-1865; d: 3-3-1933; Father

Sarah C.; b: 3-10-1854; d: 1-4-1919; Mother

William; b: 9-16-1895; d: 3-1-1984

THOMPSON

Alvin A.; b: 6-1-1856; d: 10-15-1917

Alvin; b: 8-1-1908; d: 6-30-1982

Archie Lee; b: 12-16-1905; d: 3-16-1906; s/o J. W. & M. D.
Cecil Tom; b: 8-2-1916; d: 1-15-1937

Charlott S.; b: 9-17-1885; d: 7-15-1983

Evelyn; b: 10-28-1909; d: 3-10-1981

Joseph Edward; b: 1908; d: 8-29-1984

Joseph H.; b: -; d: 3-18-1982

Murphy; b: 2-17-1921; d: 12-9-1981

Mary Della; b: 5-28-1883; d: 4-1-1930

Fannie; b: 4-26-1892; d: 9-20-1976

Helen Loretta; b: -; d:

Henry Steve; b: 5-18-1888; d: 1-18-1935
Baby Iva Ruth; b: 8· -1932; d: 2- -1933

Isabell; b: 8-3-1879; d: 11-7-1881; d/o T. I. & Miley

Five Infant Headstones

Jessie Oliver; b: 12-13-1900; d: 4-2-1974

Jessie P.; b: 2-25-1882; d: 3·27-1968

Joe Marion; b: 3-30-1912; d: 6-10-1974; PFC Army Air Force

John; b: 5-28-1877; d: 11-14-1905

Johnny; b: 3-21-1929; d: 6-21-1949; WW II, Guam

Joseph Wilson; b: 1880; d: 1977

Joseph; b: 11-13-1850; d: 7-11-1934

Mary V.; b: 8-20-1922; d: 10-1-1965

Thomas Albert; b: 3-3-1884; d: 6-14-1979

Mattie A.; b: 3-31-1859; d: 1-18-1932

Media C.; b: 1-23-1891; d: 6-6-1946

Millie; b: 1854; d: 1938

Ollie Jane; b: 11-23-1876; d: 2-25-1949

Pearl Ozetta; b: 12-9-1895; d: 1-5-1972

Tom I.; b: 1846; d: 1930

Tommy; b: 9-23-1922; d: 2-24-1947

William Asa; b: 9-11-1881; d: 2-24-1941

Agnes H. "Girly"; b. 1-3-1924; d.6-3-1989

Ernest E.; b. 1-10-1912; d.2-8-1995

Helen Ethridge; b.7-18-1905; d.12-20-1997

Jasper F. "Jap"; b. 11-4-1924; d. 2-10-1988; TEC/5, USA-WWII

Leo Preston; b.9-26-1912; d. 9-26-1988; USA-WWlI

WALLER

Luther Wes "Hootie"; b. 3-27-1921; d. 5-19-1993; USA-WWlI

WARD

Minnie Ola; b: 4-30-1892; d: 1-24-1975

WARREN

Mae Slaughter; b.5-11-1905; d.4-24-1996

Winnie Ola; b.4-20-1908; d.5-31-1992

WHITE

Beulah; b.9-24-1905; d.6-13-1995

Margret Jane; b. 1953; d. 1991

Robert Floyd; b. 1945; d. 1989

Wanda Jean; b: 11-6-1935; d: 8-26-1968

WYATT

Vera Brent; b: 10-28-1903; d: 8-25-1969