Bland Cemetery Gate
BLAND CEMETERY
Bridge City, Orange Co., Texas
Elaine Stone
July 3, 2005
photos by Rena Martinez
This cemetery has also been called Hatton Cemetery and Turner Cemetery. It is located on the west side of Bridge City going towards Orangefield. Usually overgrown and in disrepair. Several family plots have or have had fences around them. I don’t think it is being used for burials anymore.
View of Cemetery
Bland, David Clarence 15 Mar 1886 20 Aug 1951 s/o John C and Martha Jane BlandBland, John 5 Mar 1811 2 Nov 1886 h/o Mary Bland, John G. 16 Dec 1848 5 Oct 1895 h/o Martha Jane JohnsonBland, Leroy L. 7 May 1878 - 18 Mar 1981 Bland, Martha Jane 18 Feb 1856 28 Sept 1838 w/o John G. Bland, Mary 4 Feb 1816 13 Jan 1904 w/o JohnBland, Oliver G. 27 May 1874 25 Oct 1874 s/o Oliver & Elizabeth Bland Bland, Percy Lafayette 7 Jul 1878 10 Mar 1921 s/o John G. & Martha Jane Bland Bradford, Louise 25 Apr 1841 7 Aug 1923Broken MarkerBurgess, Martha 1836 1946 d/o Larkin T. & Mary Anna Burgess Foreman, Trave 15 Oct 1866 28 Sept 1888 s/o George & M. E. Foreman Hatton, Abigail T. 1864 1897 w/o Jim M. HattonHatton, Amanues 3 Mar 1875 10 Sept 1902 c/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Catherine 1871 1918 d/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Etta L. 22 Oct 1897 25 Nov 1897Hatton, Mary 24 May 1878 1 Aug 1918 d/o Robert M. & Sara Hatton Hatton, Matt unknown 10 Feb 1946 s/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Robert Lee 14 Apr 1874 9 Nov 1944Hatton, Robert M. 10 Jan 1830 8 Nov 1884 h/o SaraHatton, Robert Morrison 1 Jan 1859 5 Nov 1871Hatton, Sara 1837 30 Jun 1915 w/o Robert M.McDonald, Arthur 24 Sept 1887 10 Oct 1918Rachal, Ruby L. 5 Mar 1925 -Rachal, Vernon G. 26 Mar 1926 4 Nov 2005 Thomas, Emma Myers 28 Mar 1885 18 Aug 1971 w/o James D. Thomas, James Durwood 25 Oct 1881 23 Jan 1954 h/o EmmaThomas, John 10 Sept 1910 18 Nov 1988 s/o J.D. and Emma Thomas Thomas, Johnson 12 Dec 1847 17 Jul 1923 h/o LouisaThomas, Larkin R. 28 Oct 1810 28 Jul 1869 h/o Mary AnnaThomas, Louisa A. 13 Sept 1847 27 Apr 1918 w/o JohnsonThomas, Mary Anna 15 Jan 1819 14 Sept 1888 w/o Larkin Turner, Elizabeth Jane 19 Jan 1852 11 Sept 1947 w/o J.C. Turner, Johnathan C. 1853 1936 h/o Elizabeth JaneTurner, John Jepthah 25 Sept 1862 14 Feb 1938 h/o MaggieTurner, Maggie Bradford 6 Feb 1866 7 Jun 1950 w/o John J.Unmarked, between Louisa & Johnson ThomasUnmarked, right of Anna ThomasUnmarked, foot of Anna ThomasUnmarked, right of unmarked at foot of Anna ThomasUnmarked, in grapevine with tallow trees with broken cross w/shells on itUnmarked, graves in shrubs, at least 4 metal crosses w/o information on themYoung, Mary Eva 25 Jul 1900 2 Feb 1903
Bland, David Clarence 15 Mar 1886 20 Aug 1951 s/o John C and Martha Jane BlandBland, John 5 Mar 1811 2 Nov 1886 h/o Mary Bland, John G. 16 Dec 1848 5 Oct 1895 h/o Martha Jane JohnsonBland, Leroy L. 7 May 1878 - 18 Mar 1981 Bland, Martha Jane 18 Feb 1856 28 Sept 1838 w/o John G. Bland, Mary 4 Feb 1816 13 Jan 1904 w/o JohnBland, Oliver G. 27 May 1874 25 Oct 1874 s/o Oliver & Elizabeth Bland Bland, Percy Lafayette 7 Jul 1878 10 Mar 1921 s/o John G. & Martha Jane Bland Bradford, Louise 25 Apr 1841 7 Aug 1923Broken MarkerBurgess, Martha 1836 1946 d/o Larkin T. & Mary Anna Burgess Foreman, Trave 15 Oct 1866 28 Sept 1888 s/o George & M. E. Foreman Hatton, Abigail T. 1864 1897 w/o Jim M. HattonHatton, Amanues 3 Mar 1875 10 Sept 1902 c/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Catherine 1871 1918 d/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Etta L. 22 Oct 1897 25 Nov 1897Hatton, Mary 24 May 1878 1 Aug 1918 d/o Robert M. & Sara Hatton Hatton, Matt unknown 10 Feb 1946 s/o Robert M. & Sara HattonHatton, Robert Lee 14 Apr 1874 9 Nov 1944Hatton, Robert M. 10 Jan 1830 8 Nov 1884 h/o SaraHatton, Robert Morrison 1 Jan 1859 5 Nov 1871Hatton, Sara 1837 30 Jun 1915 w/o Robert M.McDonald, Arthur 24 Sept 1887 10 Oct 1918Rachal, Ruby L. 5 Mar 1925 -Rachal, Vernon G. 26 Mar 1926 4 Nov 2005 Thomas, Emma Myers 28 Mar 1885 18 Aug 1971 w/o James D. Thomas, James Durwood 25 Oct 1881 23 Jan 1954 h/o EmmaThomas, John 10 Sept 1910 18 Nov 1988 s/o J.D. and Emma Thomas Thomas, Johnson 12 Dec 1847 17 Jul 1923 h/o LouisaThomas, Larkin R. 28 Oct 1810 28 Jul 1869 h/o Mary AnnaThomas, Louisa A. 13 Sept 1847 27 Apr 1918 w/o JohnsonThomas, Mary Anna 15 Jan 1819 14 Sept 1888 w/o Larkin Turner, Elizabeth Jane 19 Jan 1852 11 Sept 1947 w/o J.C. Turner, Johnathan C. 1853 1936 h/o Elizabeth JaneTurner, John Jepthah 25 Sept 1862 14 Feb 1938 h/o MaggieTurner, Maggie Bradford 6 Feb 1866 7 Jun 1950 w/o John J.Unmarked, between Louisa & Johnson ThomasUnmarked, right of Anna ThomasUnmarked, foot of Anna ThomasUnmarked, right of unmarked at foot of Anna ThomasUnmarked, in grapevine with tallow trees with broken cross w/shells on itUnmarked, graves in shrubs, at least 4 metal crosses w/o information on themYoung, Mary Eva 25 Jul 1900 2 Feb 1903
