Freestone Co. TX Avant Prairie/Brewer Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location: South of Teague Background: Began as a burial ground for the residents of Avant Prairie and Brewers Prairie before the people moved to Teague when the railroad arrived. This is a old cemetery. I believe this is a racial mixed cemetery. However, the majority of the graves are Africian Americans. Avant Prairie A.M.E. Church (started in 1884) stands in front of its cemetery. Directions: Oldest Marked Grave: Ms. Angelina Dill 1873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banks, Ann Florence 1896- 1976 Banks, Carl 1893- 1951 Banks, Ella 11/17/1892-12/06/1970 Banks, Franks Sr. 04/02/1916-05/22/1971 TX Pvt WWII Banks, Guss 1835- 1916 81 yrs Banks, Lyndell 1953-01/12/1983 Sgt USMC Vietnam Banks, Mary 1880- 1959 Banks, Nicholas 1865- 1894 stone broken Banks, Raymond 08/01/1922-02/??/1997 *O* Banks, Robert 01/26/1886-01/27/1976 Banks, Sarah ?- 1927 Banks, Waymond 1890- 1980 Banks, Waymond Jr. 08/01/1922-07/05/1982 Pvt WWII Berkley, Geldon Jo 09/30/1929-07/03/1973 Bishop, Amanda 1904- 1949 Blain, Rosa Lee 05/04/1836-05/18/1885 Blain, Simpson 1834- 1938 Brown, Derek 1968- 1969 Brown, Eliza 06/??/1869-09/??/1934 Brown, Essie 10/14/1898-11/02/1984 Brown, Henry 02/21/1897-11/11/1968 TX Pvt 3 Co 165 Depot Brig, WWI Brown, Mary Porter 12/25/1881-12/27/1973 Burks, Crecy 08/29/1893-10/11/1975 Burks, James 08/25/1891-03/20/1959 Burks, Lurnz 04/07/1914-09/20/1963 Burks, Richard 08/17/1917-09/10/1918 Burks, Sanford Jr. 09/21/1942-07/25/1960 Burks, Yolanda Renee 03/20/1971-03/20/1971 Burleson, Eliza M. 06/27/1900-09/25/1949 Burleson, Ephraim 07/08/1940-? TX Pvt 1CL 24 Inf Burleson, Hattie Mae 07/23/1915-07/14/1977 Burleson, Jimmie N. 02/24/1901-01/14/1970 Burleson, Ralph Thomas 04/17/1905-11/10/1970 Carroll, Bland 08/12/1889-10/01/1942 Carroll, Ezra ?- 1951 Carroll, Juddie 11/18/1884-02/29/1936 Carroll, Simpson 10/07/1909-04/28/1948 TX Pvt 780 MP BN WWII Carroll, Bishop Waymon 12/11/1907-09/03/1933 Carroll, Willie B. 08/18/1927-05/21/1973 Chandler, Marie 01/26/1926-12/01/1931 Collins, S. Sam 1847-03/12/1929 Curry, Vernal 01/03/1896-09/31/1975 Daniel, Calvin P. ? - 1946 Daniel, Charlotte 1864- 1925 Daniel, Irvin D. 1859- 1942 David, Easter 10/30/1879-08/10/1910 Davis, Autrey 08/19/1887-10/11/1974 Cpl Dill, Angelina 1846- 1873 age 27 Dixon, Callie 1874- 1966 Dixon, Lewis Sr. 1865- 1944 Dunbar, Ethel 07/11/1894-11/??/1944 Durham, Cuny 02/04/1901-05/21/1969 Durham, R. W. 09/07/1935-07/??/1938 s/o C.A. & Roma Easley, Ben 1872- 1936 Elliott, Seth 1885- 1958 Fantroy, Lucille 03/15/1918-06/30/1963 Felix, Elijah 09/31/1894-08/08/1964 George, Eva T. 1889- 1966 Grayson, Cidrila ? -10/??/1919 Grayson, Eliza 03/12/1862-09/10/1899 w/o J.G. Grayson, G. 04/12/1860-02/11/1945 Grayson, Green 06/01/1836-09/12/1910 h/o L.C. Grayson, Hyndrella no dates d/o L.C. & Eliza Grayson, Leela 1863-11/10/1884 Grayson, Liddie 05/26/1869-09/03/1928 Grayson, Luiza no dates 71 yrs; w/o C. Grayson, Maude 1910- 1971 Grayson, Ophelia 1876- 1932 Grayson, Ophelia 05/25/1874-05/08/1962 Hardin, Jessie Daniel 04/25/1896-01/18/1962 Hare, Lue 1857- 1948 Harrison, Carrie 09/13/1892-08/08/1960 Harrison, Leat no dates TX Pvt Co 165 Hayden, Frances 11/03/1908-08/03/1964 Hayden, Lydia Ann 09/16/1921-05/03/1952 Henderson, Annie E. 02/14/1906-09/28/1969 Henderson, Johnnie 11/11/1951-09/03/1978 S.A. US Navy Henderson, Louetta 07/30/1872-06/21/1962 Henderson, Willie 12/30/1907-? Henderson, Babie 06/15/18??-01/09/1928 Henderson, Clarence Lee 06/11/1892-12/13/1963 Henderson, Johnnie 11/27/1911-06/07/1949 Henderson, L. M. Sr. 1854- 1936 Henderson, L. M. Jr. 1890- 1926 High, Clarence 09/06/1891-04/01/1952 High, Clarence 06/04/1916-02/03/1981 High, Mariah 05/29/1888-02/05/1955 Huckaby, ???? 10/29/1891- 1917 Huckaby, A. ? -01/30/1962 Huckaby, Annie 1882- 1939 Huckaby, B. B. 11/07/1865-09/08/1948 Huckaby, Bryant 1813-02/20/1898 85 yrs. Huckaby, D. C. 1855- 1951 Huckaby, Dosie Lee 02/28/1940-03/05/1940 Huckaby, Easter 1844- 1918 Huckaby, Ervin H. 03/22/1897-06/16/1974 Huckaby, Garfield 06/??/1882-03/??/1946 Huckaby, George ? - 1962 Huckaby, Harrison 06/??/1897-10/??/1934 Huckaby, Iona 06/08/1918-10/01/1921 Huckaby, Odessa 01/08/1920- ? Huckaby, Victoria 11/17/1877-01/30/1904 Johnson, Alma 1819- 1919 Johnson, Arthur 07/15/1891-01/16/1973 Johnson, Caroline 1874- 1952 Johnson, Charlotte 05/02/1865-08/07/1906 Johnson, C. C. 04/14/1913-04/28/1940 s/o Frank & Mary Johnson, Frank 11/12/1877-07/12/1949 Johnson, Lillie Mae 09/08/1921-01/19/1950 Johnson, Mary 05/03/1881-07/04/1944 Johnson, Mary 1894- 1957 Johnson, Rufus 1907-07/21/1949 42 yrs. Johnson, Zephyr 09/02/1892-11/04/1967 Jones, Anna Tatumm 09/04/1888-04/08/1948 Lawson, Lozelle 11/29/1911-07/27/1951 Levels, Catherine 10/20/1900-11/15/1976 Levels, Charlie 05/07/1897-12/25/1984 Pfc WWI Levels, Cleastra Atkins 12/22/1922-05/10/1967 Levels, Easter 09/07/1947- ? Levels, Era 07/26/1904-02/01/1971 Levels, G. W. ? -01/11/1911 Levels, Marion 02/14/1898-03/19/1976 Lewis, Harriett 04/09/1881-04/14/1881 Love, ???? no dates w/o T.L.;stone broken Lynn, Cain no dates 60 yrs Lynn, James no dates 45 yrs Lynn, June no dates 52 yrs Lynn, Moses 06/??/1885-04/??/1889 Matthews, Mabel 03/26/1897-07/28/1950 McDaniel, Emma 09/09/1882-04/15/1954 McDaniel, Horace 1900- 1977 McDaniel, Lillie 12/12/1851-04/15/1929 McDaniel, Lorine Johnson 08/03/1905-05/??/2005 *O* McDaniel, Loyd 10/28/1899-09/08/1966 McDaniel, Lura 06/09/1930-05/11/1950 McDaniel, M. M. 03/22/1873-03/06/1953 McDonald, Al 05/??/1878-09/12/1938 McDonald, Albert Lee 10/23/1892-07/26/1961 McDonald, Beth no dates McDonald, Blair 1894- 1937 McDonald, Cloyd 1870- 1920 McDonald, Cora Brown 01/01/1901-06/28/1980 McDonald, Daniel 1794-09/05/1879 age 85 McDonald, Ezra Lee 01/10/1906-07/03/1952 McDonald, Eustabge 08/31/1896-04/12/1985 McDonald, Lee R. 08/16/1863-12/01/1894 McDonald, Mallissie 12/12/1867-11/02/1969 McDonald, Marion 05/25/1941-? TX Pvt 24 Inf McDonald, Will 01/14/1901-05/02/1985 McDonald, W. N. 07/??/1923-01/??/1924 McGee, Andrew 1876- 1956 McGree, Maggie 10/04/1888-01/15/1949 McNeal, Joanna 09/19/1873-02/13/1942 McNeal, Willie 12/04/1878-03/07/1974 Medlock, Beatrice 1892- 1955 Medlock, Francis 1890- 1978 Neal, Henry 06/04/1920-05/08/1980 Neal, M. S. no dates handmade stone; illegible Nemons, baby 1965- 1965 Nemons, Harvey 1879- 1953 Nemons, Henry Lewis 10/12/1943-04/??/2007 *O* Nemons, Ira 1887- 1961 Nemons, Pearlie Denice ?-01/??/2004 *O* Peters, Edmond 01/??/1875-04/??/1944 Peters, Ella no dates w/o J.T.; broken Peters, Jessie no dates Peters, Lloyd no dates Peters, Morris no dates Peters, LuePearl 03/14/1883-05/07/1978 Peters, Virgie 01/12/1916-08/08/1976 Peterson, Birtha Roberta 10/12/1889-04/18/1983 Philpott, Apsie 1886- 1963 Philpott, William H. 1884- 1961 Red, Mary Liza 10/14/1902-03/21/1948 Riles, Mary Lee 01/16/1915-10/18/1973 Robertson, Fzra Mae 11/13/1905-12/09/1965 Roblow, Robert ?-09/16/2006 *O* Rutherford, Arelia 04/11/1901- ? Rutherford, Virginia Etta 12/27/1876-10/23/1967 Salmon, Emmalize 03/12/1837-08/15/1921 Scott, Emma 1896- 1936 40 yrs Sneed, Creacy 10/29/1900-09/10/1972 Spencer, Gertrude 04/12/1900-03/24/1984 Tatum, Alfred 12/22/1877-06/10/1966 Tatum, Ann 1884-12/??/1950 Tatum, Arnie J. 03/17/1892-11/11/1974 Tatum, Alfred 08/17/1870-03/19/1949 Tatum, Blanchie L. Mims 11/21/1915- ? Tatum, Bry 05/16/1886-08/20/1974 Tatum, Carrie 06/30/1880-03/06/1963 Tatum, Clifford 04/05/1912-? Tatum, Dee 1887- 1961 Tatum, Ellen 1844-04/20/1922 w/o Lewis; age 78 Tatum, Etta V. 01/22/1902- ? Tatum, Finis 04/02/1942- ? TX Sgt 165 Depot Brig Tatum, Henry 11/19/1912-04/16/1986 Tatum, Henry 03/10/1857-03/08/1922 Tatum, Iserrl 1882- 1950 Tatum, Lee 01/10/1880-11/12/1948 Tatum, Lucy 08/??/1898-11/17/1908 Tatum, Lutithia A. 01/16/1878-04/30/1944 Tatum, Mary Banks 11/22/1875-05/06/1963 Tatum, Rex 1856- 1896 Tatum, Roy 1900- 1934 Tatum, Virgil 1884- 1944 Tatum, William E. 10/07/1877-09/18/1882 Tatum, Wilson 12/13/1905-09/??/1986 *O* Thomas, Gracie 1898- 1973 Thomas, Mother ? - 1887 Washington, Juli 18-19 (only dates on the stone) Washington, Meelinda 01/13/1910-11/14/1943 Waters, Nancy 03/06/1885-03/25/1970 Watts, Ina Mae 1910- 1936 Welch, Brisco 1886- 1927 Wicker, Dorothy Lee 06/15/1919-08/03/1970 Williams, Lucy Jane 05/??/1872-02/??/1947 Womack, Obarly Earl 06/30/1957- ? Woods, Addie Banks 06/18/1884-01/10/1961