Loving Cemetery

Rocky Branch

Adjacent to Springhill Cemetery on US 259 in the Rocky Branch Community, Naples, Morris County, Texas.

Cemetery begun in 1856 by Migginson Loving who buried his sister, Cynthia Loving Kidd who died here. She had come from Virginia on a visit to her family. Cemetery cared for by L. J. Forsyth, a great grandson of Migginson Loving.

This listing was copied from the MORRIS COUNTY TEXAS CEMETERIES - NORTHERN SECION compiled in 1999 by the Cass County Genealogical Society and the Morris County Historical Commission. It was read October 29, 1997 by Charles Steger, Gerald Hammock John Livingston, Irene Powell, Kathryn McAlexander and Melba Tims. Additional information has been added from obituaries. This cemetery is known to be predominantly white.

s/o = Son of
h/o = Husband of
d/o = Daughter of
w/o = Wife of
Name Birth Death Information
UNKNOWN Row 6; Rock marked grave
UNKNOWN Row 7; 2 cement block marked graves
UNKNOWN Row 7; FHM unreadable
UNKNOWN Row 7; Native rock marked grave
UNKNOWN Row 8; Large upright rock marked grave
UNKNOWN Row 8; Large iron ore rock marked grave
UNKNOWN Row 9; 2 Rock marked graves
UNKNOWN, Aunt Sucky Only Date 1821 Row 11; Rock marked grave of a former slave
UNKNOWN, Rene Only Date 1844 Row 11; Rock marked grave of a daughter of Aunt Sucky
BEASLEY, Bird Curtis Jan 28, 1879 May 8, 1906 Row 6
BEASLEY, Ida V Sep 2, 1860 May13, 1922 Row 7; W/o S R
BEASLEY, Lillie Virginia Sep 14, 1881 Feb 11, 1882 Row 6
BEASLEY, Lottie No Dates Row 6; Unmarked grave
BEASLEY, Mattie Lou Sep 2, 1896 Sep 1, 1897 Row 6; D/o S R & I V
BEASLEY, Rubin Chapman Jan 10, 1881 Jan 24, 1938 Row 7
BEASLEY, S R Mar 4, 1855 Feb 12, 1918 Row 7; H/o Ida V
BENNETT, Gloria BOLIN Oct 19, 1926 May 26, 1993 Row 1; W/o Gordon; dau/o Pete and Hazel; ch Cindi Owens & Nancy Browning; 5 grdch
BENNETT, Gordon Jun 19, 1926 Mar 6, 1996 Row 1; H/o Gloria BOLIN; b Detroit MI; ch Cindi Owens & Nancy Browning; b/o Alex Bennett and Ann Parish; 5 grdch
BOLIN, Eddie R Dec 17, 1856 Feb 12, 1881 Row 4; 1st W/o P M
BOLIN, Fannie E Sep 6, 1880 June 17, 1965 Row 2
BOLIN, Narsissus A June 2, 1857 May 12, 1885 Row 4; 2nd W/o P M
BOLIN, Thomas Crowder Dec 1, 1907 Mar 27, 1954 Row 2
BOLIN, Thomas Rayford Jan 16, 1881 Mar 16, 1950 Row 2
BOLIN, William D Feb 7, 1902 May 12, 1987 Row 2
BURNETT, Thomas Edward Nov 19, 1941 Oct 11, 1990 Row 2
CHALOUPKA, Wenzel August Nov 7, 1923 July 13, 1996 Row 2; H/o Frankie DAVIS
CROWDER, Mary July 2, 1833 Apr 15, 1920 Row 3; W/o T M
CROWDER, Roy V Sep 10, 1875 June 4, 1923 Row 3
CROWDER, T M Nov 17, 1826 Dec 16, 1898 Row 3; H/o Mary
CROWDER, Thomas H Dec 20, 1871 Aug 20, 1873 Row 5
DAVIS, James Clyde Nov 16, 1905 Sep 8, 1990 Row 2 H/o Mary BOLIN; dau Frankie Chaloupka/Dorsett
DAVIS, Mary BOLIN Feb 17, 1910 Dec 23, 2005 Row 2; W/o James Clyde; dau Frankie Chaloupka/Dorsett; sis/o Frances Burnett & Peter M Bolin
DUKE, Eddie Bolin Oct 18, 1904 July 14, 1962 Row 2
DUKE, Owen James Aug 8, 1900 Dec 20, 1968 Row 2
FORSYTH, Charles Migginson Dec 1, 1877 May 13, 1972 Row 9; H/o Swan B; son/o Chesley P & Lucy Jane LOVING
FORSYTH, Chelsey P July 29, 1816 July 3, 1882 Row 8
FORSYTH, Chesley P Jan 3, 1913 Nov 17, 1992 Row 9
FORSYTH, Infant Oct 4, 1915 Oct 7, 1915 Row 6; S/o C M & Swan
FORSYTH, Ira Page Aug 18, 1867 Mar 31, 1950 Row 9; H/o Maude
FORSYTH, James P Nov 26, 1869 Dec 4, 1960 Row 10; H/o Annie; kn/ch L K & Mary Strickland; b/o Charlie
FORSYTH, Jedediah Feb 1, 1872 Oct 10, 1936 Row 8
FORSYTH, Lucy J June 25, 1837 Dec 26, 1917 Row 8
FORSYTH, Lula Gilliam Mar 24, 1872 Sep 19, 1925 Row 10; W/o J P
FORSYTH, Maude Mar 20, 1888 Feb 12, 1977 Row 9; W/o Ira Page
FORSYTH, Swan B Aug 30, 1890 Jan 11, 1968 Row 9; W/o Charles M; kn/ch L J; sis/o Roy Bryan, Mrs Wilkes Swint & Gladys Carlile
GRANVILLE, John No Dates Row 6; Unmarked grave
KIDD, Cynthia LOVING * Only Date 1856 Row 7; Of Virginia; died while visiting her brother Migginson Loving. First burial in this yard.
LOVING, Migginson Aug 3, 1797 Nov 15, 1866 Row 7
LOVING, Nancy A 1805 Feb 11, 1866 Row 7; B in Nelson CO VA
LOVING, W C Nov 2, 1850 May 3, 1864 Row 7; S/o S A & C A
MARTIN, Chesley 1882 1898 Row 8
MARTIN, Delura C 1863 1884 Row 8
MARTIN, Lisa No Dates Row 6; Broken marker
MARTIN, R M 1844 1932 Row 8
MOON, A L "Monty" Only Date 1957 Row 3; H/o Nancy Anna
MOON, Comora Eddie Only Date 1931 Row 3
MOON, Dellena May Only Date Oct 19, 1883 Row 3; Age 2 yrs 9 mos 9 days
MOON, Eulalia No Dates Row 6; Marked with a pipe
MOON, Infant Feb 17, 1876 Mar 24, 1876 Row 5; S/o S L & M E
MOON, Lillie Only Date 1969 Row 3
MOON, Nancy Anna Only Date 1953 Row 3; W/o A L
MOON, Ssarah W Oct 18, 1861 Mar 12, 1888 Row 3; W/o S M
STRICKLAND, Jodell Dec 22, 1919 Sep 14, 1936 Row 10
STRICKLAND, Mary E FORSYTH Jan 9, 1892 Mar 26, 1979 Row 10; Kn/ch James, D J & Mrs R M Smith
STRICKLAND, Virginia LOVING June 24, 1832 Sep 27, 1916 Row 6; W/o W J
STRICKLAND, W J No Dates Row 6; Co B 19 TX Inf CSA
STRICKLAND, Willie No Dates Row 6; Shell covered grave
STRINGFELLOW, A P "Pat" Feb 27, 1908 May 12, 1972 Row 8
STRINGFELLOW, Bennett R Jan 19, 1880 July 2, 1915 Row 8 H/o Willie B
STRINGFELLOW, William May 13, 1907 May 5, 1979 Row 8; US Navy
STRINGFELLOW, Willie B Sep 14, 1879 Nov 2, 1914 Row 8; W/o B R
WATKINS, Adelaide FORSYTH Jan 20, 1860 Mar 15, 1883 Row 8
WILDER, Ned No Dates Row 6; Shell covered grave
WRIGHT, Calvin E Dec 23, 1863 Jul 20, 1907 Row 7; WOW
WRIGHT, Clyde Mar 25, 1880 Oct 23, 1881 Row 5
WRIGHT, Julia F No Dates UNKNOWN; Died age 82 yrs; sis/o Linnie Sockley
WRIGHT, Kittie Aug 7, 1859 Jan 16, 1917 Row 5; W/o A J
WRIGHT, Ormand Dec 17, 1887 Sep 10, 1890 Row 5