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Royse City Cemetery
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KNOWN BURIALS FROM OTHER RECORDS

Name Birth Death Father Mother Spouse
Adams, Nancie J. unknown 6 Dec 1930     Thomas Leroy Adams
Adams, Thomas Leroy unknown 22 Sep 1913     Nancie J. Adams
Banks, James Norton 1 Feb 1889 31 Jul 1944     Velma Loving
Banks, Velma (Loving) 2 May 1895 16 Aug 1981 Samuel William Loving Lillie Dee Davidson James Norton Banks
Cockrell, Dawn (Loving) 6 Feb 1893 14 May 1984 Samuel William Loving Lillie Dee Davidson John Harrison Cockrell Sr.
Cockrell, John Harrison Sr. 30 Sep 1887 25 Feb 1950     Dawn Loving
Loving, Frances "Fannie" Kathryn (Mercer) 3 Oct 1867 4 Feb 1904 James Mercer Harriett Ermine Tutt William Jackson Loving
Loving, Joe Merritt 25 May 1877 13 Dec 1955 Joseph Green Loving Mary Louisa Hamilton Bessie Fitzpatrick
Loving, Lillie D. (Davidson) 3 Aug 1876 15 Aug 1917     Samuel William Loving
Loving, Nel Roy 16 Sep 1901 4 Feb 1904 William Jackson Loving Francis "Fannie Kathryn Mercer  
Loving, Samuel William 6 Aug 1869 12 Dec 1949 Joseph Green Loving Mary Louisa Hamilton Lillie Dee Davidson
Loving, William Jackson 1 Dec 1860 6 May 1928 John A. Loving Minerva Cinderella Hamilton Francis "Fannie" Kathryn Mercer
Steward, Joe Robert 1893 1954 Thomas Nimrod Steward Mary Susan Loving Maria Kenna
Steward, Maria (Kenna) 1907 1998     Joe Robert Steward
Steward, Billy Deweese 1921 1944      
Wilson, Bertie Dora Johnson 14 Apr 1886 unknown     Orange Wilson
Wilson, Orange 29 Jan 1879 2 June 1952     Bertie Johnson

Adams information and photo submitted by Becky Virgil


Creel

Thomas Jefferson

Nov 22, 1844
Adair County, Ky

July 23, 1910

son of Micajah Cager Creel/
Amanda Ann Robertson Elliot

Creel

Mary Catherine (Atkins)

May 8, 1852
Kentucky

Dec. 13, 1929

Daughter of Joseph Atkins and Pauline Stotts

Above Listings submitted by William Creel




Goleman V. 12 May 1837 15 May 1895 "Mother, thou hast from us flown
To creations far above
We to thee erect this stone
Consecrated by our Love"
Goleman Cathren V. 16 Jan 1871 16 Oct 1911  
Goleman Martha A. Jan 13 1883 Oct 24 1900  
Goleman Thomas A. 27 Jan 1873 13 Jan 1962  
Goleman Thomas A. 4 July 1901 6 Sept 1903  

Above Listings submitted by Terri Meier
Note:Mary Vashti Brown Goleman was born in unknown parts of Mississippi. She lived most of her adult life in Jackson Parish Louisiana, until the death of her husband Beady Andrew Goleman abt. 1879. She then moved with some of her children to Texas.
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These graves are all in a small fenced area near the intersection of Beenie Ln and Jenkins Ln.:
Harper Mary A. Mar. 10, 1848 May 1, 1934 "She was the sunshine of our home"
Bostick Alice T. Feb. 16, 1894 April 2, 1972 Double Marker
Bostick Jessie J. Nov. 3, 1896 Feb. 3, 1976 (Jessie's middle name was James)
Brockway Etta March 5, 1913 Jan. 7, 1933 "Thy life was beauty, truth, goodness and love"
Melton Jackie Darlene 12-19-70 12-7-71  
Bobo Bobby Ferrell 1937 1937 Infant son of Harless & Donnie Bobo
Brother of Donnell, Susie, Doris Butch & James
(Donnie Bobo was Alice's daughter)
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Below listed graves were just outside and around the fenced area.
Brockway Euna Oct 27, 1917 Feb 19, 1980 double stone
Brockway Willie Dec 10, 1910 Oct 15, 1990 (Willie was Alice's son)
Bobo Harless 1913 1982 Royse City Funeral Home
(This is a small aluminum marker place by the funeral home, there is no stone.)
Brockway Billy Eugene May 9, 1933 Sept 26, 1976 CPL US ARMY KOREA
(Billy was Willie and Euna's son)

Above Listings submitted by Vicki Nave



Other burials:

Adams, James Ernest born 1897 died 1951
Adams, Walter Hampton born 1863 died 12 Oct 1948
Adams, Annahlee (Jones) born 1870 died 12 Jun 1957
Adams, Jones Quincey born 1894 died 1963
Adams, Walter Hampton Jr. born 1896 died 1921
Adams, Joseph Weldon born 1911 died 1935
Banks, Herman T. born 31 Jan 1894 died 14 Jun 1961
Banks, William Samuel born ?? Dec 1852 died 1940
Banks, Mary Jane (Cockrell) born 6 May 1857 died 1936 (note: parents buried Mt. Zion Cemetery)
Banks, Sarah Amanda born 20 Jun 1883 died 1966
Banks, Walter Leroy born 28 Feb 1886 died ?? Jan 1972
Banks, Clara (Moody) born 30 Nov 1886 died ?? Jan 1984
Banks, Paul born 31 Aug 1896 died 21 Jan 1978
Banks, William Burr born 8 Dec 1878 died 1940
Burton, Robert Henry born 14 Dec 1902 died 16 Feb 1949
Burton, Madge E. (Reinhardt) born 18 Dec 1877 died 29 Dec 1913
Burton, Claude Terrell born 27 Aug 1905 died 8 Oct 1975
Burton, Leeman Howell Jr. born 7 Jun 1910 died 20 Dec 1941
Burton, Truett Elton born 17 Sep 1911 died 3 Dec 1969
Cannon, Ida Arabelle (Hughes) born 5 Mar 1868 died ?? May 1920
Cockrell, John Pratt born 19 Jul 1855 died 26 Feb 1929
Cockrell, Nannie Antoninette (Heard) born ?? Sep 1857 died 3 Aug 1914
Cockrell, James William born 11 Feb 1878 died 6 Apr 1926
Cockrell, Mary Edna (Yeager) born 5 Mar 1882 died 30 Sep 1969
Cummings, Newell born ?? died ?? (note: no dates but known burial age 33)
Day, Weldon Bernard born 23 Sep 1909 died 10 Jul 1987
Day, Gladys Marie born 25 Apr 1913 died 19 Oct 1995
Dyer, Amanda Estelle (Cockrell) born 17 Nov 1869 died 10 Jul 1912
Dyer, Richard Z. born 13 Mar 1855 died 27 Sep 1913
Hughes, Nancy Jane Rebecca (McCasland) born 15 Aug 1860 died 8 Aug 1889
Jones, Chalmers Burrough born 25 Nov 1852 died 2 Nov 1932
Jones, Juliette A. born 8 Dec 1860 died 16 May 1939 (note: husband James Monroe Jones buried Rockwall City Cemetery)
Jones, Susan (Donie) born 1863 died 1943
McCreary, Mary Ettie (Banks) born 22 Sep 1880 died 6 Nov 1977
McCreary, Walter Marvin born 8 May 1876 died 9 Nov 1958
McCasland, Rebecca Elizabeth (Reagan) born 29 Jan 1828 died 4 Sep 1894
McCasland, Andrew Jackson born 28 Feb 1820 died 26 May 1898
McCasland, Alice Olivia born 27 Aug 1865 died 24 Mar 1884
Rosenburg, Mallie E. (Trent) born 3 Nov 1896 died ????
Rosenburg, Earl I. born 21 Mar 1897 died 24 Dec 1969
Rosenburg, Bessie Inell born 22 Nov 1918 died 12 Jan 1920
Sorrells, Norbye E. (Cockrell) born 5 Oct 1882 died 1946
Sorrells, Mack A. born ?? Nov 1878 died bef. 7 Apr 1930
Sorrells, Hugh Walton born 10 Sep 1904 died 22 Feb 1957
Sorrells, Maurine A. born 1904 died 1967
Sorrells, William Clinton born 15 Jun 1851 died 28 Feb 1925
Sorrells, Rose Josephine born 17 Feb 1850 died 28 Jan 1940
Sorrells, Cora Lee born 15 Dec 1884 died 31 Oct 1948
Trent, Thomas Albert born 17 Dec 1870 died 24 Sep 1948
Trent, Elizabeth born 21 Nov 1878 died 26 Dec 1934
Trent, Alvin Edward born 15 Apr 1903 died 26 Aug 1959
Trent, Bert Elton born 22 Feb 1915 died 7 Jan 1971


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