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HOPEWELL CEMETERY

Our thanks go to the Upshur County Historical Commission for allowing us to use their reading of Hopewell Cemetery.  The reading was done by: Thurman Hearn, Thurman Cagle, Durward Amos, Finley Tucker, Garland Bullock, and Curtis Hart. It was completed June 1, 2000. Thanks also go to Lea Ann Tedford  for the use of her partial reading. We have merged the two to help insure no one was missed. There are many unmarked graves, and graves marked only with native rocks.

Update: Thanks to Billy L Thompson, Sue Kennington, and Fendley Tucker, Secretary/Treasurer of the Hopewell Cemetery, for the recent update.  This should make the listing current through May 24, 2009.  
Update: Thanks to Sandra L Spann & Geraldine L Braswell for completely photographing the cemetery in April of 2008!
Thanks to Kim Wolff & Sondra Petty Nicholson for the use of their pictures.

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Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments
Maberry Effie Lee Sep 29, 1903 May 10, 1965 -
Maberry Ella E 1877 1957 W/o John S; death certificate
Maberry Euda Mae Apr 15, 1919 Jun 23, 1997 W/o Troy David
Maberry James Willie Sep 26, 1895 Oct 25, 1965 WW I; H/o Myrthia Russell; Submitted by JoAnn McBride
Maberry John Arthur 1896 1955 -
Maberry John S 1854 1927 H/o Ella E
Maberry Myrthia Russell Nov 3, 1901 Sep 24, 1991 W/o James Willie; Submitted by JoAnn McBride
Maberry Troy David Dec 26, 1907 Apr 10, 1981 H/o Euda Marie
Martin John Wilson 1874 1959 H/o Nancy K; death certificate; Submitted by Peggy Johnson Dykes
Martin Nancy K 1883 1964 W/o John Wilson; Submitted by Peggy Johnson Dykes
Martin Tommie Apr 26, 1926 Jan 17, 1978 -
Martin Vaudine Nov 14, 1912 May 27, 1914 D/o J W & Kate
Mason Joe Lynn Oct 3, 1952 Dec 6, 1997 -
Mathis Clara Apr 21, 1899 Feb 16, 1900 D/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Clyde Apr 21, 1899 Apr 16, 1905 D/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Cora L Aug 8, 1890 Sep 7, 1904 D/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Delula Alice Aug 29, 1865 Oct 21, 1931 W/o William H;  Per Ronald Wade - Delula Alice Carroll was Born: 29 AUG 1865 in Upshur County, Texas and Died: 21 OCT 1931 in Pritchett, Upshur, Texas. She was the daughter of Stephen Glynn Carroll (1841–1897) and Susan Celia Bullard (1844–1901). She was the wife of William Henry Mathis and they had 14 children.        Photo
Mathis Forest D Dec 5, 1904 Jun 13, 1905 S/o J G & Maude  (Joseph Glenn Mathis (1886 - 1960) and Maude Marie Ethridge Mathis (1887 - 1957)
Mathis George B Feb 3, 1872 Sep 24, 1874 S/o J D & M J (Joseph DeKalb Mathis (1839 - 1905) and Martha Jane Gaston Mathis (1846 - 1899)
Mathis Infant Feb 15, 1889 Aug 15, 1889 S/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis J D Jul 11, 1839 Nov 24, 1905 Pic #2;  H/o Martha J; Per Ronald Wade - Joseph DeKalb Mathis - Born in Hardeman, TN, the son of William B. Mathis (1808-1867) and Martha Ann Fowler (1819-1847). He moved to Texas with his father in November, 1850. During the Civil War he was a Private in Company D, 10th Texas Confederate Cavalry serving with father William B. Mathis as Sgt. & brothers William Nicholas Mathis & Jacob Lewis Mathis all in the same company. He married 30 Mar 1865 in Upshur County to wife #1 Martha Jane Gaston (1846-1899).  (wife #2 M E Lizzie Steelman Mathis Smith )
Mathis J E - - S/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Joe G Oct 7, 1886 Jan 22, 1960 "H/o Maude" Per Ronald Wade - Joseph Glenn "Joe" Mathis, the son of William Henry Mathis (1866 ? 1935) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 ? 1931), he married in 1904 to Maude Marie Etheridge (1887 ? 1957) and their children were Forest D. Mathis (1904 ? 1905), Mary Alice Mathis (1906 ? 1998), Effye Mae Mathis (1908 ? 1943), and Marie Maude Mathis (1910 ? 1978).
Mathis Leslie Mar 21, 1893 Oct 4, 1897 S/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Martha C "Mattie" Feb 7, 1884 Apr 4, 1884 D/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Martha J Nov 17, 1846 Jun 22, 1899 W/o J D;  Per Ronald Wade - Martha Jane Gaston Mathis born in Jasper, Ga., the daughter of Henry W. Gaston (1810 ? 1881) and Mary Ann Malone Gaston (1821 ? 1870), she married on 30 Mar 1865 to Joseph DeKalb Mathis (1839 ? 1905) and their children were William Henry Mathis (1866 ? 1935), John Thomas Mathis (1868 ? 1916), Ora Lee Mathis (1870 ? 1945), George Burton Mathis (1872 ? 1874), Mary Louella Mathis (1874 ? 1932), Joseph Emmett Mathis (1876 ? 1918), James Hardy Mathis (1878 ? 1941), Walter Lewis Mathis (1880 ? 1932), Franklin Monroe Mathis (1883 ? 1964), and Robert Randolph Mathis (1885 ? 1973).
Mathis Maude Mar 17, 1887 Aug 22, 1957 "W/o Joe G"  Per Ronald Wade - the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Etheridge (1862 ? 1936) and Mary Avaline Rogers Etheridge (1866 ? 1912), she married in 1904 to Joseph Glen Mathis (1886 ? 1960) and their children were Forest D. Mathis (1904 ? 1905), Mary Alice Mathis (1906 ? 1998), Effye Mae Mathis (1908 ? 1943), and Maude Marie Mathis (1910 ? 1978
Mathis Nora E Aug 3, 1890 Oct 1, 1891 D/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis Troy Mar 7, 1891 Oct 6, 1898 S/o W H & D A  (William Henry Mathis (1866 - 1955) and Delula Alice Carroll Mathis (1865 - 1931)
Mathis William H Mar 7, 1866 Dec 10, 1935 H/o Delula Alice;  Per Ronald Wade - William Henry Mathis the son of Joseph DeKalb Mathis (1839 ? 1905) and Martha Jane Gaston Mathis (1846 ? 1899) near Pritchett, Texas. Married Delula Alice Carroll (1865 ? 1931), their children were Nobel Mathis (1882 ? ), Viola Lee Mathis who married Thomas Jefferson Petty Sr. (1883 ? 1972), Martha C. Mathis (1884 ? 1884), Joseph Glen Mathis (1886 ? 1960), W. A. L. Mathis (1887 ? 1897), Nora E. Mathis (1890 ? 1891), Cora L. Mathis (1890 ? 1904), Troy M. Mathis (1891 ? 1898), Leslie Mathis (1893 ? 1897), Gladys Mathis (1898 ? 1969), Clara Mathis (1899 ? 1900), Clyde Mathis (1899 ? 1905) and Lillian Emile Mathis (1902 ? 1977). He owned and operated a Cotton Mill and General Store in Pritchett, Upshur Co., Texas.     Photo
Mathis Willie Mar 1, 1889 Feb 21, 1909 W/o R R; b. Latch, Upshur Co, TX; d. Latch, Upshur Co, TX; Submitted by Junior L McKay - Willie Latch Mathis, born the daughter of Lewis A. Latch (1844-1938) and Mary Elizabeth Sweatt Latch (1855-1923), she married Robert Randolph (Dolph) Mathis (1885-1973).  Submitted by Ronald Wade
Matthews Bocca Bullock, Mrs Mar 3, 1884 Jun 18, 1933 Bocca Esther Busby Bullock Matthews, born in Latch, Upshur Co., Tx. to William Walter Busby (1861-1944) and Sallie A. Carroll Busby (1861-1887), she married John Edward Bullock (1881-1905) and they had a son, Travis Walter "Trab" Bullock (1905-1989). After Mr. Bullock's death she married Samuel Dowell Matthews (1859-1910) and they had a son, Cliff Dowell Matthews (1909-1974). Submitted by Ronald Wade.
May - Ford - - - -
May Allena 1912 1969 W/o Tom L
May Elma F Sep 20, 1907 Mar 18, 1997 -
May Iva Lois Feb 16, 1938 Apr 6, 2016 Obit; D/o Jim & Lona Warren
May Mabel Alena Mar 2, 1912 Oct 23, 1969 -
May Melvin R Jul 18, 1898 May 6, 1992 -
May Sarah E 1873 1961 Sarah Elizabeth Coffey May, born in Mississippi, the daughter of David Anderson Coffey (1836-1880) and Elizabeth McCoy (1846- ). She married Stephen Jackson May (1872-1952) and they were parents of at least two children, Iva Bell May born 1903 and Tom May born 1911. She and her family lived at the corner of the road leading to Latch overlooking the Hopewell Cemetery and she was know to one and all as "Granny May." She was also well known for her home cures and home-made objects to use about the home. Most of all she was known for her philosphy and sayings "Your children walk on your feet when they are young and walk on your heart when they grow older." "What is good to live by is good to die by." An ancient model-A sat in the garage in front of their old homeplace until the garage all but fell down and long after she died. She was midwife to many if not most of the children in the Hopewell-Latch area when a doctor was not available yet. It was said that she and her husband had Indian blood. Submitted by Ronald Wade.
May Stephen J 1872 1952 Stephen Jackson May, born in Lexington, Catahoula, Louisiana, the son of King David May (1840-1926), and Annie Thompson (1847-1882), he married Sarah Elizabeth Coffey (1873-1961). Submitted by Ronald Wade.
May Tom L 1911 2004 H/o Allena; m. Sep 21, 1930; Submitted by Sue Kennington
Maywald Benjamin H Oct 11, 1882 Jun 1, 1979 Triple stone with Mable C & Marvin B
Maywald Mable C Feb 14, 1892 Jun 27, 1991 Triple stone with Benjamin H & Marvin B
Maywald Marvin B Jan 17, 1921 Oct 1, 1976 Triple stone with Mable C & Benjamin H
McCauley David Barney Apr 1, 1930 Jul 11, 2006 obit; age 76; US Army Korean War        Croley FHM          Dept Of Army Plaque
McClanahan James Jul 27, 1912 Mar 24, 1981 -
McClanahan Phillip K Nov 29, 1936 Apr 20, 1997 Grubbs-Loyd FHM
McHenry Jayson R Mar 8, 1979 Jan 20, 1988 Pic #2 
McHenry Lola Faye Dec 6, 1947 Jan 18, 1998 Croley FHM
Meadows Ione Jun 17, 1902 Feb 25, 1998 -
Meeks Aileene Langford May 13, 1930 Sep 19, 2005 Age 75; W/o Tommy Meeks; b. Ennis, Ok; d. Tyler, Tx; taken from obit
Merkel Richard Lawrence Mar 31, 1930 Feb 22, 1987 DS with Anna La'Ray        JO3 US Navy Korea
Metcalf Mark Feb 21, 1890 Jan 13, 1970 -
Metcalf Mark Allen Dec 12, 1969 Dec 15, 1969 S/o Mr & Mrs Tommy Wayne
Middleton Welton Navarro Mar 3, 1917 Sep 17, 2002 W/o Gus & Katie Pearl Smith Middleton; H/o Helen Willena Moore
Miles Bennie F Apr 29, 1932 May 3, 1988 H/o Mary Ann
Miller Carrie Brooke Jul 26, 1976 Sep 26, 2002 -
Miller Connie Hazel Jul 26, 1902 Oct 22, 1983 M/o Garry Edwin
Miller Cora B Sep 14, 1874 Jan 8, 1903 W/o D C
Miller Infant Dec 31, 1902 Dec 31, 1902 D/o D C & C B
Miller Floyd Aug 12, 1929 Mar 1, 2001 -
Miller Garry Edwin Jan 24, 1940 Sep 25, 1940 S/o Connie Hazel
Miller G Paul 1931 1989 Mason
Miller Jerry Lynn Woodle Kennimer Nov 2, 1956 Jul 31, 2004 -
Miller Travis Glenn Dec 26, 1942 Aug 25, 1946 -
Milliorn Versie Jan 27, 1909 May 17, 1983 -
Mills Donald M 1942 1995 H/o Linda M
Minshew Evie Leeler Feb 18, 1905 Oct 6, 1998 W/o Samuel A
Minshew Samuel A Dec 9, 1895 Sep 12, 1956 H/o Evie Leeler
Mitchell Annie V Dec 24, 1894 Aug 20, 1988 Double Stone w/Josh H
Mitchell Josh H Oct 20, 1882 Apr 7, 1956 Double Stone w/Annie V
Mitchell Lois Aug 7, 1912 Oct 10, 1915 Our Baby
Montgomery Bonnie J Nov 17, 1928 Nov 11, 1957 -
Moon Richard D, Rev 1848 Jan 25, 1932 DS with Rillar J  Per Ronald Wade - The Rev. Richard Davis Moon, born in Tenn., the son of Alexander Samuel Moon (1815 ? 1880) and Sarah A. Moon born about 1820.  In 1872 in Ark. he married J. Rillar Hunton (1856-1935).  Death Cert. says died 1933.  Their children included a son, Z. B. Moon born about 1872, a son, V. B. Moon born about 1874, a daughter, L. R. Moon born about 1879, May Moon (born about 1882 married Will Simmons), Richard Moon born about 1888, a son, Garret Moon born about 1892, Paul Moon born about 1894.
Moon Rillar J, Mrs 1856 Aug 13, 1935 DS with Richard D  Per Ronald Wade - Mrs. J. Riller Hunton Moon, born in Germany.  Their children included a son, Z. B. Moon born about 1872, a son, V. B. Moon born about 1874, a daughter, L. R. Moon born about 1879, May Moon (born about 1882 married Will Simmons), Richard Moon born about 1888, a son, Garret Moon born about 1892, Paul Moon born about 1894.
Moore Alice Faulhaber Dec 7, 1912 Mar 16, 2005 W/o Bert Zeff
Moore Arthur Lee Nov 23, 1905 Apr 15, 1968 H/o Edna
Moore Bert Zeff May 29, 1915 May 12, 2004 H/o Alice Faulhaber;   Submitted by Sue Kennington
Moore Charlie M Feb 21, 1890 Jan 13, 1970 Per Ronald Wade -Charlie McKennard Moore, born the son of Robert Henry Moore (1857 ? 1896) and Lydia Adaline Long (1864 ? 1900), he married in 1908 in Upshur Co., Tx. to Mary Beulah Petty (1890 ? 1967) and their children were Gurthia May Moore (1911 ? 2006), Charles Lloyd Moore (1915 ? 2001) and Bernice Adele Moore (1921 ? 2004).
Moore Dollie 1856 1924 W/o J H
Moore Dona Bell Nov 9, 1911 Nov 28, 1911 DS with Lona Bell;  Children of J A & Laura L
Moore Edna Aug 20, 1910 Feb 5, 1949 Mother; W/o Arthur Lee
Moore Floy Feb 19, 1915 Jan 22, 1974 Mother
Moore H Lon 1877 1939 DS with Lillie L
Moore Henry Allen Aug 13, 1882 Jan 6, 1956 H/o Mary Ellen
Moore Infant 1909 1909 Croley FHM
Moore J A - - H/o Laura L
Moore J B Aug 17, 1886 Sep 7, 1887 Pic #2;  S/o R H & L A
Moore J H 1856 1948 H/o Dollie
Moore J M 1880 1944 H/o M E
Moore J M, Jr Jan 9, 1929 May 7, 1958 -
Moore Joseph A 1885 1954 DS with Nora E
Moore L A Mar 6, 1864 Jul 9, 1900 Pic #2;  W/o R H
Moore Laura L Oct 14, 1889 Jan 19, 1912 W/o J A
Moore Lillie L 1881 1966 DS with H Lon
Moore Lillie Oct 10, 1882 Feb 14, 1966 -
Moore Lillie Dec 13, 1894 Jun 26, 1933 W/o Robert L
Moore Lona Bell Nov 9, 1911 Nov 30, 1911 DS with Lona Bell;  Children of J A & Laura L
Moore Mary Beulah Nov 25, 1890 Dec 31, 1967 Per Ronald Wade -Mary Beulah Petty Moore - Born the daughter of Moses J. Petty (1855 ? 1899) and Texie Ann Busby (1861 ? 1918), she married in 1908 in Upshur Co., Tx. to Charlie McKennard Moore (1890 ? 1970) and their children were Gurthia May Moore (1911 ? 2006), Charles Lloyd Moore (1915 ? 2001) and Bernice Adele Moore (1921 ? 2004).
Moore M E Oct 4, 1881 Aug 5, 1904 W/o J M
Moore Mary Ellen May 7, 1882 Feb 7, 1952 W/o Henry Allen
Moore Nora E Sep 26, 1894 Feb 2, 1972 DS with Joseph A
Moore O B 1913 1916 Croley FHM
Moore Raymond Edward Dec 2, 1910 Dec 3, 2004 H/o Zetta Jewel
Moore R G  "Mann" Jan 25, 1907 Dec 22. 1985 Picture removed at request of family - H/o Violet O. Moore; Submitted by Peggy Moore Thomas
Moore R H Aug 2, 1857 Mar 27, 1896 Pic #2;  H/o L A
Moore Robert L Jun 9, 1889 Feb 14, 1975 H/o Lillie
Moore Troy Feb 19, 1915 Jan 22, 1974 -
Moore Violet O May 25, 1917 Oct 14, 1971 Picture removed at request of family - W/o R G
Moore Zetta Jewel Mar 15, 1910 Sep 27, 1986 W/o Raymond Edward
Morris Alene M Oct 21, 1924 Dec 5, 2000 -
Morris Arthur Aug 21, 1900 Dec 16, 1974 DS with Berdie Dee
Morris Berdie Dee Sep 16, 1908 Apr 13, 1993 DS with Arthur
Morris James Bobby Jan 6, 1930 Feb 2, 1930 S/o Mr & Mrs Arthur
Morris Johnnie Nov 15, 1915 Feb 2, 1972 -
Murphey Teresa Jackson Aug 31, 1947 Nov 26, 2005 Pic #2;  W/o Michael Glenn       Croley FHM
Musick George H 1881 1938 Per Ronald Wade - the Rev. George Henry Musick, born in Texas, the son of William Musick (born about 1858 Tx.).  He married Ivy Musick (born about 1886 Tx.) and they had three children, Clister C. Musick (1903 ? 1985 later Green), Ida Corrine Musick (1905 ? 1998 later Arrington) and Mable Musick (1907 ? 2002 later Mrs. Preston Vernon Wade).  After Ivy's death he married Mae E. Bell (1883-1907) and their children included Ople J. Musick (1910 ? 2000 later Cummins) and Harry G. Musick (1916 ? 1975).  In addition to being a minister he is shown in documents on 13 Apr 1925 being a Postmaster for Essex (later Rosewood) Upshur County, Texas.
Musick Mae E 1883 1907 W/o George H - Per Ronald Wade - Mae E. Bell Musick, born Oct. 1883 in Kaufman Co., Tx., the daughter of Charles Walter Bell (1859-1947) and Adelia Josephene Wade (1857 – 1936), married The Rev. George Henry Musick (1881 – 1938).  Their children included Ople J. Musick (1910 ? 2000) and Harry G. Musick (1916 ? 1975).

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