Shady Grove Cemetery

Shady Grove Cemetery
Cherokee County, Texas


From the Pages originally hosted By Larry Cribbs at Cribbs 101
New format by Brenda and David Wooddell, Sr.




Shady Grove Church

Shady Grove Cemetery is located east of Rusk, Texas, north on Highway 84, near Shady Grove Community. Off of Hwy 84 turn N on CR 1316 approx. 2 miles cemtery is on the left at the site of the of old abandoned church. This cemetery was catalogued January 1970. Re-catalogued Sept. 15, 2002 by Brenda and David Wooddell, Sr.

Abbott, James Powhaton 1817-1868 (Co. B 31 Texas Cav. CSA)
Andress, Violer 6-28-1880 d. 11-29-1880 (broken stone)
Antonio, Twin Girls 6-8-1988
Apperson, Eliza A. 3-12-1847 d. 11-26-1887
Apperson, Joseph L. 1887-1961
Banks, John Robert 5-10-1879 d. 9-26-1962 (WOW) &
Banks, Jimmie May 4-13-1886 d. 7-3-1966
Banks, Sallie E. 1-19-1875 d. 8-11-1876 (daughter of J.P. & Sudie)
Banks, W.W. "Buck" 12-13-1881 d. 6-12-1959 &
Banks, Mary A. 6-4-1889 d. 10-11-1976
Banks, Robert L. 9-16-1905 d. 6-18-1983 (Mason)
Bynum, Eldridge 2-28-1921 d. 4-30-1983 &
Bynum, Evelyn 4-8-1920 d. 4-30-1983 (married 12-14-1940)
Clifton, M.L. 4-18-1844 d. 12-9-1923
Clifton, Mary 7-10-1846 d. 12-13-1945
Clifton, Everline 5-4-1884 d. 5-30-1955
Clifton, Eliza A. 7-19-1869 d.______
Clifton, Robert D. 3-12-1912 d. 2-8-1915 (son of X X J.H.)
**There are two unmarked metal markers in between two Clifton markers**
Cobble, M.B. d. 9-23-1866 (2 years)(not found in 2002)
Cobble, L.E. d. 9-23-1881 (47 years) (wife of T.H.)
Cobble, Cassey Ann d. 9-24-1870 (12 years)(not found in 2002)
Cobble, T.H., Jr. d. 11-19-1882 (18 years 8 mo. & 7 days)
**there are 3 sm. & 1 lg. metal marker with no information amongst the known Cobble markers.**
Cook, Green Berry 10-3-1846 d. 1-22-1883 & (Pvt. Co. A 18th TX Inf. Walker's Greyhound

Div. CSA)
Cook, Mary L. Hoover 10-4-1847 d. 2-9-1925 (wife of G.B.)(She was married 1st to E. L. Gifford)
Dyess, Bryan Michael 11-8-1988 d. 12-31-1988 (inf. son of Mr. & Mrs. Keith Dyess)
Fannin, James Edward 8-8-1944 d. 12-18-1997
Gifford, E.L. d. 1-30-1871 (Pvt. 28 Texas Cav CSA)(son of Americus Gifford & Sarah Gant)
Gifford, J. Edward 10-9-1871 d. October 1873 (inf. son of E. L. Gifford & Mary Hoover)
Gifford, Malinda 6-22-1842 d. 3-19-1912(5th wife of Americus Gifford. She was a Johnson)
Gifford, William M. 8-4-1858 d. 11-10-1913 (55 years) (WOW)(son of Americus Gifford & Sarah Gant)
Gifford, John 3-25-1846 d. 7-26-1916 (son of Americus Gifford & Sarah Gant)
Goleman, Doyle G. 3-2-1930 d. 3-11-2001 & (SSgt. USAF Korea)(married 5/29/2953)
Grammer, T.W. 11-12-1861 d. 9-12-1905 (WOW)
Johnson, Mary America 1-18-1855 d. 12-23-1921
Johnson, Rebecca 12-14-1821 d. 1-4-1901
Keahey, Ella 9-21-1896 d. 4-19-1897 (daughter of J.R. & M.M.)
Keahey, Georgia I. 7-17-1898 8-26-1900 (daughter of J.R. & M.M.)
Keahey, Mattie M. 2-1-1867 d. 2-10-1911 (wife of J.R.)
Keahey, James R. 2-24-1860 d. 3-19-1933
Kennedy, D.I. 12-27-1883 d. 12-28-1883 (daughter of W.T. & E.Z.)
Kennedy, William T. 1850-1886 &
Kennedy, Elimy Z. (Payne) 1852-1903
Kennedy, Bartly T. 8-10-1895 d. 11-17-1897
Kennedy, Mertie A. M. 1-26-1888 d. 10-4-1897
Kennedy, Thadius A. 11-26-1878 d. 11-21-1900
Kennedy, Joe L. 1-11-1880 d. 1-13-1964 & (Papa)
Kennedy, Matilda M. 4-1-1887 d. 4-29-1967 (Mama)(married Joe L. 6-26-1902)
Kennedy, Matilda 7-15-1909 d. 7-25-1909
Kennedy, Thomas E. 2-27-1923 d. 5-2-1923
Kennedy, Josie L. 7-26-1907 d. 9-7-1994 &
Kennedy, Mattie Sue 12-20-1907 d. 9-5-1982 (married 5-25-1928)
Kennedy, Roy C. Jr. 7-16-1947 d. 6-1-1988 (daddy)
Kennedy, Little Glen 11-7-1926 d. 11-8-1926 (gone But Not Forgotten)
Kennedy, Nicholas David 1-19-1981
Patterson, Andrew Hamilton 2-20-1901 d. 5-4-1901 (son of J.H. & I.A.)
Richey, Hugh Truman 5-28-1905 d. 11-23-1906 (son of Sam & Ida)
Roberts, Elijah February 1823 d. 11-12-1868 (Father)
Roberts, Sarah J. January 1826 d. 11-18-1857 (Mother)
Stafford, Sarah Jane Francis 11-9-1860 d. 7-4-1866 (daughter of J.M.W. & S.E.)
Stafford, Caroline 11-27-1882 d. 9-27-1890 (daughter of J.M.W. & S.E.)
Stafford, Columbus Hugh 11-21-1868 d. 12-24-1875 (son of J.M.W. & S.E.)
Stewart, Marvin A. 1-13-1906 d. 11-25-1920
Thomason, Sudie C. 10-26-1854 d. 10-19-1939 (wife of H.C.)
Thomason, H.C. 3-9-1842 d. 2-25-1928 (I Regt GA Lt.-Duty Men CSA)
Thomason, Bessie 9-14-1898 d. 11-16-1898 (daughter of Henry & Sudie)
Thomason, C. M. (Sam) 7-20-1894 d. 7-6-1975 (WOW) &
Thomason, Callie Keahey, 10-1-1893 d. 11-30-1984 (In God's Care))
Underwood, Vishti 1891-1911
Underwood, Henry 8-11-1911 d. 11-21-1911
Walker, Elizabeth 5-28-1874 d. 6-26-1881 (broken stone)
Walker, John H. 7-1-1875 d. 8-3-1878 (broken stone)
Walker, Daniel 7-18-1810 d. 1887
**Common Headstone shared by next two Walkers**
Twin Dau. of James & Arceno (King) Abbott
buried w/their infants
Walker, Mary 1849-1869 (wife of Miller Walker)
Walker, Laura 1849-1875 (wife of W. R. Walker)
Yates, John C. 8-9-1819 d. 11-16-1899

**There are several grave that are marked with field stones or outlined with bricks only.**
From information submitted by Dora, an XRusk native, Sept. 23, 2002.
You note there are unmarked graves. The one with stones over and around it is Letica F. Roberts, 2nd wife of Elijah Roberts. Born September 5, 1836, Died June 2l, 1877, the two little graves outlined in brick are Elizabeth Jo Roberts, born February 19, 1861, died October 25, 1869, and the other is Elijah Columby Roberts, Born August 21, 1864, died as baby. There are two other unmarked graves, Minnie Grammer and Lee Grammer, which would be by Georgia and Ella Keahey, Birth and Death dates unknown at this time. Markers may be put up for these two soon.

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