Edwards Cemetery

UPDATE: Thanks to Geraldine Little Braswell & Sandy Spann for an updated reading October 2008 complete with photos.
Thanks to Jane Eubanks for sending in her pictures.
Originally read by Elaine Martin & Sharon Pierce Aug. 2, 2000. 

This cemetery is surrounded by a chain link fence and is located just north of White Oak, TX just across the Gregg County line.  Very neat, but no shrubs or trees inside the cemetery.  It is very well maintained and is still in use.  It is endowed by an oil well, thus resulting in a well-maintained condition.

As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with leaves, fireants, or bushes. Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. This area also has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

Name	Birth	Death	Remarks
Andrews, Cynthia	-	-	no dates
Barnett, Elsie E	Dec 9, 1913	Aug 30, 1948	-
Billings, Nancy	-	-	no dates; S/o Elizabeth Billings Edwards
Bullion, Walter A	Apr 30, 1885	Nov 5, 1964	DS with Erin Todd
Bullion, Erin Todd	May 23, 1893	-	DS with Walter A      Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Marker
Duncan, Ballard Wilson	Mar 12, 1918	Oct 28, 1987	Father
Duncan, W P	Apr 17, 1871	Jan 3, 1950	DS with Mary
Duncan, Mary	Jan 11, 1880	Jun 3, 1959	DS with W P
Duncan, Randolph H	1911	1967	DS with Frances M
Duncan, Frances M	1924	-	DS with Randolph H
Duncan,Roland M	Aug 28, 1846	Jul 8, 1874	-
Duncan, Elizabeth	Jan18, 1877	-	Age 28 yr
Duncan, Mary	Feb 15, 1873	Sep 16, 1876	-
Duncan, Essie	Feb 10, 1895	Nov 7, 1958	DS with Roland
Duncan, Roland	Dec 5, 1900	Nov 15, 1967	DS with Essie
Duncan, Lottie Mae	Mar 16, 1909	Aug 9, 2001	Mother
Edwards, J K	1813	1869	DS with Elizabeth Billings      Per Ronald Wade -John King Edwards, born in Wilson Co., Tenn., the son of James Edwards (1773 ? 1850) and Elizabeth J. "Patsey" Cartwright (1784 ? 1818).  Married 8 Nov 1834 in Wilson Co., Tenn. to Elizaeth H. Billings (1812 ? 1899).  Their children included future Confederate Soldier James William Cartwright Edwards (1836 ? 1913), Ellen M. Edwards (1838 ? 1866, married Capt. James Howard Rucker 1821 ? 1888), future Confederate Soldier Paulden H. Edwards (1841-1862 buried here), Nancy Angeline Edwards (1843 ? 1872, in 1866 after her sister Ellen's death married brother in law Capt. James Howard Rucker), Elisabeth S. Edwards (1848-1877, married Roland Maddison Duncan 1846 ? 1874), Alletha Pruedella Edwards (1855 ? 1943), and Pricilla Edwards born about 1855.  During the Civil War he was a Private, Confederate Army, 10th Texas Cavalry, Co. C., (Locke's), enlisted 1861 in Upshur Co., Texas.
Edwards, Elizabeth Billings	1812	1899	DS with J K     Per Ronald Wade - Elizabeth H. Billings Edwards, born in NC. Married John King Edwards (1813-1869) and their children included future Confederate Soldier James William Cartwright Edwards (1836 ? 1913), Ellen M. Edwards (1838 ? 1866, married Capt. James Howard Rucker 1822 ? 1888), future Confederate Soldier Paulden H. Edwards (1841-1862 buried here), Nancy Angeline Edwards (1843 ? 1872, in 1866 after her sister Ellen's death married brother in law Capt. James Howard Rucker), Elisabeth S. Edwards (1848-1877, married Roland Maddison Duncan 1846 ? 1874), Alletha Pruedella Edwards (1855 ? 1943), and Pricilla Edwards born about 1855.
Edwards, John K	1874	1953	-
Edwards, Marjorie	1855	1962	-
Edwards, M Ethel	1884	1965	-
Edwards, James DeSoto	Jun 2, 1882	Jun 2, 1903	-
Edwards, J W C	Aug 29,1836	Oct 3,1913	DS with Ellen Morgan  Per Ronald Wade - James William Cartwright Edwards, born in Wilson Co., Tenn., the son of John King Edwards (1813-1869) and Elizabeth H. Billings (1812 ? 1899).  He married on 5 Sep 1856 in Upshur Co., Tx. to Ellen Isabella Morgan (1843 ? 1920) and their children included Nancy Angeline Edwards (1843 ? 1872), George Thomas Edwards (1868 ? 1923), John King Edwards (1871 ? 1953, Margaret Elizabeth Prudella Edwards (1873 ? 1915), Marjorie Antoinette Edwards (1874 ? 1962), Dora T. Edwards (1876 ? 1970), and James Desoto Cortez Edwards (1882 ? 1903).  He moved to Texas with his parents about 1851 from Tennessee.  During the Civil War he served in Co. D, 10th Texas, Regular Cavalry under Captain Alex Earp & Col. W. P. Lane.  His widow was approved for a Confederate Widow's Pension 1 Sep 1914 from Upshur Co., Texas.
Edwards, Ellen Morgan	Oct 6, 1843	Nov 28, 1920	DS with J W C      Per Ronald Wade - Ellen Isabella Morgan, born in Cherokee Co., Alabama, she married on 5 Sep 1856 in Upshur Co., Tx. to James William Cartwright Edwards (1836-1913) and their children included Nancy Angeline Edwards (1843 ? 1872), George Thomas Edwards (1868 ? 1923), John King Edwards (1871 ? 1953, Margaret Elizabeth Prudella Edwards (1873 ? 1915), Marjorie Antoinette Edwards (1874 ? 1962), Dora T. Edwards (1876 ? 1970), and James Desoto Cortez Edwards (1882 ? 1903).
Edwards, George T	1871	1923	-
Edwards, Travis	1866	1868	-
Edwards, Paulden H	1841	1862	Per Ronald Wade - Paulden H. Edwards, born in Wilson Co., Tennessee, the son of John King Edwards (1813 ? 1869) & Elizabeth H. Billings (1813 ? 1899).  During the Civil War he served in Co. G & K, 17th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Moore's).
Hancock, Ethel Duncan	May 20, 1904	Oct 4, 1989	-
Hancock, Mark Steven	Nov 15, 1960	Nov 26, 1997	-
Hancock, Joe Neil	Dec 23, 1930	Mar 30, 2000	USAF Korea
Humphrey, Della Edwards	1876	1915	-
Lawrence, Donald Edwards	Jul 2, 1931	-	-
Lawrence, Ina M	Mar 26, 1912	Dec 21, 1989	-
Rucker, Alta	1868	1871	Per Ronald Wade - Alta Rucker, born the daughter of Capt. James Howard Rucker (1822 ? 1888) & Nancy Angeline Edwards Rucker (1843-1872).
Rucker, Angelina E	1843	1872	Per Ronald Wade - Nancy Angeline Edwards Rucker, born in Wilson Co., Tennessee, the daughter of John King Edwards (1813 ? 1869) & Elizabeth H. Billings (1813 ? 1899).   In 1866 in Upshur County, Texas she married Capt. James Howard Rucker (1822 ? 1888) the widower of her recently deceased sister, Ellen.  Angelina & James' children included Ella Rucker (1866 - 1892), Alta Rucker (1868-1871), and David Edward Rucker (1872-1934, buried Greenwood Cem., Longview, Tx., no grave marker).  Capt. Rucker, Co. C, 10th Texas Cavalry, CSA, is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Texas.
Rucker, Josephine	1854	1855	According to the historical marker, Josephine was the 1st burial.  Per Ronald Wade -  Josephine Rucker, infant daughter of Capt. James Howard Rucker (1822-1888) & Ellen M. Edwards Rucker (1838-1866).
Rucker, Ellen E	1838	1866	Per Ronald Wade -  Ellen M. Edwards Rucker, born in Wilson Co., Tennessee, the daughter of John King Edwards (1813 ? 1869) & Elizabeth H. Billings (1813 ? 1899).  In 1858 she married Capt. James Howard Rucker (1822 ? 1888) and their children included Ellen Todd Rucker (1851-1874), Margaret C. Rucker (1854 - 1913 married Alexander R. Magrill, buried Magrill-Moore Cemetery, Gregg Co., Tx.) Josephine Rucker (1854-1855), James Rucker born about 1855, and John King Rucker (1857 - 1930, buried Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Tx.). Capt. Rucker, Co. C, 10th Texas Cavalry, CSA, is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Texas.
Rucker, Ellen Todd	1851	1874	Per Ronald Wade -  Ellen Todd Rucker, born the daughter of Capt. James Howard Rucker (1822 ? 1888) & Ellen M. Edwards Rucker (1838-1866).
Talley, O A	Jul 28, 1881	Jul 29, 1928	DS with Dora Edwards
Talley, Dora Edwards	Sep 5, 1876	Sep 29, 1970	DS with O A
Talley, Clarence W	Jun 4, 1914	Jul 20, 1990	DS with Myrtle Schaffer; above ground vault
Talley, Myrtle Schaffer	Sep 6, 1915	-	DS with Clarence W; above ground vault
Todd, F T	1855	1892	DS with Pruedella E           Pic #2
Todd, Pruedella E	1855	1943	DS with F T             Pic #2
Unknown FHM	-	-	-
Unknown FHM	-	-	-
Unknown FHM	-	-	-
Victory Sisters	-	-	No names or dates; One stone with inscription & 4 markers
Young, Dr	-	-	no dates

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