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Howard Cemetery
Inventoried July 1996 by Penny Brewer Blankinship and Neva Bowles
Updated and annotated February 2003 by Rob G. Yoder
Additional information provided by
Clifford Smith
See The James Howard Sr. Family for
related information.
Howard Cemetery is located in the City of Benbrook on Mercedes Street just west of Winscott Road. It adjoins and appears to be part of Benbrook Cemetery, although they are two separate and distinct cemeteries. To make way for residential development, Howard Cemetery (aka Howard Family Graveyard) was relocated in 1955 from an area in southwest Fort Worth now known as Tanglewood.
Howard Cemetery contains only one veteran of the War Between the States. The grave of Confederate soldier Frederick S. Beat is located in Section E, Lot 151.
Click here for a detailed map of Howard and Benbrook Cemeteries.
| 1. | Unless otherwise noted, all data that is not enclosed within [brackets] was taken directly from the headstones. |
| 2. | Highlighting is used where two or more names appear on a common stone. |
| CB | References to CB indicates additional information found in the Cemetery Book at Benbrook City Hall. |
| [nbd] | No birth date on headstone. |
| [ndd] | No death date on headstone. |
| HCR | References to HCR indicates additional information found in the Howard Cemetery records provided by Clifford Smith. |
| ROC | Refers to notes on Records of Consent at the bottom of this page. |
Section E
| LOT 115 |
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| HARRIS | Vernon | Mar. 29 1929 - June 1 1987 |
| EDWARDS | Daisy Mae | March 20 1924 - July 16 1982 |
| HARRIS | Dora May | 1879 - 1912 - [see ROC #6] |
| BUFFINGTON | Randolph "Jack" | Jan. 28 1912 - May 10 1992, Dad |
| BUFFINGTON | Sarah Loraine | Jan. 2 1918 - [ndd] Mom |
| Married Dec. 1 1934 | ||
| PEARSON | Gayle Wilson | July 4 1918 - Aug. 16 1988 |
| T Sgt. US Army Air Corps |
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| PEARSON | Pauline | Jun. 12 1921 - Mar. 25 2000 |
| Mother [photo on headstone] |
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| BRYANT | Susie | Oct. 6 1897 - Oct. 26 1984 |
| Mother [photo on headstone] |
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| LOT 116 |
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| KAHLER | Grace | Oct. 16 1906 - Feb. 24 1986 [HCR has d. 2/26/89] |
| KAHLER | Fred | Oct. 3 1901 - Apr. 27 1984 |
| KAHLER | Madeline | Dec. 4 1898 - Dec. 21 1983 |
| KAHLER | Robert J. "Bob" | Dec. 10 1898 - July 14 1981 |
| STILES | Linda S. | July 20 1937 - [ndd] |
| STILES | Harold L. | Dec. 4 1934 - Feb. 10 1988 |
| Married Mar. 20 1953 | ||
| VANDERVOORT | Larey L. | Jan. 2 1946 - Jan. 7 1996 |
| Husband & Father |
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| LOT 119 |
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| LONG | Daisy Nell | June 30 1927 - Apr. 13 1984 |
| LOT 143 |
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| SMITH | Christine W. | Aug. 13 1914 - Dec. 13 1998 |
| SMITH | Earl | Sept. 4 1906 - Aug. 7 1983 |
| Wed. Dec 24 1943 | ||
| LOT 147 |
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| HARRIS | Beverly A. (Rutledge) | Nov. 23 1932 - May 20 2002 |
| FARQUHAR | Norma Rozella "Rose" | Jul. 23 1930 - [ndd] |
| FARQUHAR | Johnny Franklin "J.F." | Jun. 6 1929 - [ndd] |
| Our Children: Terry & Timothy | ||
| RUTLEDGE | W.T. | Apr. 18 1896 - June 2 1972 |
| [HCR has Tom Rutledge] |
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| LOT 148 |
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| WOODBURY | Jean Vinnedge | Feb. 18 1921 - [ndd] |
| WOODBURY | R.C. (Pete) | Jul. 26 1920 - Nov. 5 1996 |
| VINNEDGE | Dolly Smith | 1896 - 1973 |
| VINNEDGE | Clarence Oakes | 1887 - 1970 |
| LOT 149 |
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| PEMBROOKE | Lewis H. | Jan. 1 1908 - Aug. 24 1989, Masonic emblem |
| PEMBROOKE | Dollie M. | July 21 1914 - May 14 1989, Eastern Star |
| SMITH | Edith J. | Oct. 13 1906 - Aug. 20 1989 |
| SMITH | Walter E. | Feb. 28 1906 - Nov. 10 1986 |
| BICKHAM | Frances Smith | Dec. 4 1910 - July 24 1994 |
| Wife - Eastern Star emblem [emblem is missing] |
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| BICKHAM | Rudolph W. | Mar. 10 1904 - Feb. 8 1980 |
| Husband - Masonic emblem |
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| LOT 150 |
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| G. | W. S. | [footstone read in 1996 but not found in 2003] |
| G. | P. N. | [footstone read in 1996 but not found in 2003] |
| LEONARD | Roberta Jean "Bob" | Aug. 16 1918 - Apr. 20 1985 |
| Wife, Born & Died Fort Worth TX; Father Harvey SMITH, Mother Pearl SMITH, Husband Gayle |
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| WADDELL | Mary Louise Smith | Feb. 8 1909 - Oct. 30 1968 |
| WADDELL | Derrell Wayne | Jan. 17 1959 - Aug. 21 1966 |
| WADDELL | Herman Clarence | Sept. 10 1905 - Mar. 6 1973 |
| LOT 151 |
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| KAHLER | Infant Son | 1901 - 1901 - [see ROC #19] |
| BEAT | James | 1872 - 1902, [HCR has James (Jim)] [see ROC #20] |
| BEAT | Nancy J. | 1836 - 1925 - [see ROC #13] |
| BEAT | Frederick S. | Oct. 2 1841 - Jan. 12 1884 - [see ROC #14] |
| Co. K Bglr. 5 Texas Cav. C.S.A. |
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| KAHLER | Inf. Son | 1914 - 1914 - [see ROC #18] |
| KAHLER | Nolan H. | 1906 - 1908 - [see ROC #17] |
| KAHLER | Bettie | Oct. 29 1872 - Dec. 23 1940, Mother [see ROC #15] |
| KAHLER | David J. | Jan. 1 1874 - July 29 1951 - [see ROC #16] |
| Father [HCR has David James] |
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| LOT 152 |
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| HOWARD | Alex | [no dates] |
| HOWARD | Elizabeth | 1810 - AFT 1880 - [HCR has d. 1874] |
| [concrete base - no headstone] | [HCR has Infant BURNETT] |
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| HOWARD | James Sr. | [nbd] - 1884 - [see ROC #1] |
| HOWARD | Sarah | 1847 - 1891 - [see ROC #3] |
| HOWARD | James II | 1848 - 1891 - [see ROC #2] |
| HOWARD | Alice | 1882 - 1884 - [see ROC #5] |
| HOWARD | James III | 1882 - 1882 - [see ROC #4] |
Section F
| LOT 18 |
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| LUDWICK | L.N. Jr. | 1918 - 1918, [HCR has Luther N. Jr.] [see ROC #9] |
| LUDWICK | Alice | 1913 - 1913 - [see ROC #8] |
| LUDWICK | W.H. | 1916 - 1916, [HCR has William H.] [see ROC #10] |
| LUDWICK | W.T | 1861 - 1943, [HCR has William T.] [see ROC #7] |
| LOT 19 |
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| LUDWICK | Harry D. | Sept. 23 1890 - Nov. 30 1958 |
| Texas Pvt. Btry E 345 FA World War I [HCR has Harry Delmar] |
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| LUDWICK | Claradell | 1922 - 1922, [HCR has Clara Dell] [see ROC #11] |
| LUDWICK | Edith | Dec. 21 1899 - Jul. 17 1975 |
| [CB has Edith Clairene] [HCR has Clarine Ludwick] |
Records of Consent
The names below are taken from the Records of Consent that allowed for
removal of the graves to the new location adjacent to Benbrook Cemetery in
1955.
| 1. | James Howard I | grandchildren: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 2. | James Howard II | children: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 3. | Sally Howard | children: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 4. | James Howard III | brother & sister: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 5. | Alice Howard | brother & sister: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 6. | Dora Harris | daughter: Susie Bryant and brother & sister: William H. Howard & Mattie Boutwell |
| 7. | William Thomas Ludwick | children: H.D. & Luther Ludwick & Myrtle Adkins (Dallas) |
| 8. | Alice May Ludwick | father: Luther Ludwick |
| 9. | Luther Ludwick Jr. | father: Luther Ludwick |
| 10. | William Howell Ludwick | father: Luther Ludwick |
| 11. | Clara Dell Ludwick | parents: H.D. and Clariene Ludwick |
| 12. | Ida Smith [not on inventory] |
brothers: Earl, Louis, Roy and Charles R. Smith sisters: Cora Harum and Dolly Vinnedge |
| 13. | Nancy J. Beat | grandchildren: Kahlers, Wilson, Ludwick, Adkins, Smiths, Haram and Vinnedge |
| 14. | Fred Beat | Nancy's husband - grandchildren same as #13 |
| 15. | Frances E. Kahler [not on inventory] |
children: J.E., R.J. & F.W. Kahler and Margaret Kay Wilson |
| 16. | David James Kahler | Husband of Frances Elizabeth - children same as #15 |
| 17. | Nolan Kahler | brothers and sisters same as #15 |
| 18. | Infant Kahler | brothers and sisters same as #15 |
| 19. | Infant Kahler | brothers and sisters same as #15 |
| 20. | James Beat | consent of nieces & nephews, names not given |
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