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Lawton Cemetery








UPDATE 2005:  Jane Eubanks took pictures at Lawton Cemetery and had this to say:  It was quite a hike through the woods to reach it. I only got 5 grave shots. I saw about 7 or 8 other graves with only funeral home markers that were totally unreadable. There was one fairly new grave (probably in the last 10 years) with no marker at all.

Read by Bill Starnes, November 20, 1999.
Submitted by the Upshur County Historical Commission.

Bill says, that this at one time was obviously a much larger cemetery....and there are many unmarked graves around the perimeter covered with brush.

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. Our 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 COMMENTS
Bennett, Leadice - Apr 2, 1965 Age 60 years
Butchermilk, Lucille Feb 1, 1921 May 17, 1982 -
Johnson - - Name painted on a rock
Lawton, Colquit 1909 1981 PFC US Army WWII
Lawton, Corene Oct 9, 1911 Jun 18, 1981 -
Lawton, Della Mae May 25, 1915 Nov 11, 1999 -
Lawton, Hershell 1896 1970 TX Pvt 23 Engineers WWI
Lawton, Joe 1887 1942 -
Lawton, L D Sr Jul 29, 1914 Nov 8, 1990 -
Lawton, Preston  Feb 10, 1906 Feb 9, 1974 TX Tec 5 US Army WWII
Nelson, Jennie Sep 27, 1874 Jan 12, 1958 Not found on last reading - added per death certificate
Nolen, Luella 1918 1970 -
Ross, Rheubin - Jan 4, 1933 -



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