Nursery Cemetery

Cemetery one mile from intersection of Highway 87 and FM 447 on north side of slope. Three hundred and twenty-six feet by two hundred and ninety-five feet out of Philip Dimmett one and a quarter lg. grant abst. 20.
Well drained south to north well kept. Grass covers entire cemetery. All lots are being marked with concrete markers - netting fences on road side - pine trees around edge of plot on all sides.
Several graves have sunk and need fill dirt [as of Feb. 4, 1968]. Soil is of heavy [?] red clay just under the sandy topsoil.
Mr. C. E. Gathright in charge February 1968. Vol. 42 pg. 536 - October 27, 1899 - W. H. Kyle to R. S. Fowler - J. W. Brown and G. M. Stephens trustees of the Nursery Cemetery Association.
Part of [the] Philip Dimmit 11/4 lg. grant abst. 20.

Buried in Nursery Cemetery but not listed by Row or Number

• Newman, Richi 7-10-1972
• Gerdes, Mrs. Winnie A. 9-27-1892, 8-1-1972
• Mager, Robert Buford 1890, 4-9-1974

BLOCK 1

Lot 1 - This lot has concrete curb around plot. The curb is twenty-five feet by thirty feet. The curb takes in the five foot walk on the south and also the five foot walk on the west. The curb also takes in five feet of Lot number two in Block number one.

Burials in Lot number one of Block number one

1. Walker, John Henry (Civil War Veteran) 4-2-1833 (England), 7-3-1898 (Victoria County)
2. Walker, Madora Gay 10-2-1851 (Georgia), 7-7-1942 (Victoria County)
   There is a double stone for these two spaces. These burials are partly in the south walk and the west walk.
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Fuller - Baby Buried in five foot walk on south side of lot. 7-4-1899
6. Vacant
7. Smith, Sarah A. 1-12-1921 (Victoria County)
8. Fuller, Gussie V. 10-28-1870, 1-30-1902

Lot 2

1. Harmon, Fred 11-23-1913
   Notice - This grave is within the curbed space of Lot one, Block one, but this curb overlaps onto Lot two, Block one.

Lot 13

1. French, Jewell A. 9-27-1909, 4-19-1911
2. No marker - Clump of lilies
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 14

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Anthony, Robert Henry (Confederate Veteran) (Bidford County, Tennessee) 7-2-1838, 1-30-1910

Lot 25

1. Anthony, John H. 12-8-1884, 10-10-1898
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 26

1. Swann Velcie [or Velsie] Midgett 4-14-1905, 10-10-1942
2. Vacant
3. Midgett, Lacy D. 4-19-1880, 2-23-1960
4. Midgett, Minnie B. Wife of Lacy D. Midgett
5. 2-15-1883
6. Stephens, Nell Midgett (Daughter of Lacy D. and Minnie B. Midgett) 6-30-1909, 3-28-1931
7. Vacant
8. Vacant
9. Vacant

BLOCK 2

Lot 3

1. Morgenroth, Charles O. 10-24-1870, 3-18-1899
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 4

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 15

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 16

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 27

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 28

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 3

Lot 5

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 6

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Copley, Alva (No stone. Metal marker with name and dates in (1969)) 10-17-1887, 7-12-1953
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 17

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 18

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 29

[All spaces in Lot 29 were vacant except for Space 4 which had a metal marker with no name or date]

Lot 30

[All spaces in Lot 29 were vacant]

BLOCK 4

Lot 7

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 8

1. Vacant
2. Florentine, Infant (Son of Louis and Beona (Leona) Florentine) 4-5-1916, 4-5-1916

[Spaces 3 - 8 were vacant]

Lot 19

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 31

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 32

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 5

Lot 9

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 10

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 21

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 22

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 33

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 34

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 6

Lot 11

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 12

1. Milner, Richard T.
2. Murphey, Cassie Kay 1904-1917
3. Murphey, R. K.
4. Russell, William C. 1844-1917
5. Russell, Mrs. Elizabeth (Mother of M. K. Murphey) 1842-1906
6. Milner, Richard A. 1865-1933
7. Milner, Eugenia 1880-1968
8. Jarrell, Mary E. 1876-1965
9. Milner, Richard O. 1936-1937 (Buried by Buffington of Yoakum)
10. Donevan Douglas (Age 2 years)
11. Barnes, Mrs. Bill (Has relatives named Leaton buried at Nursery Lot 138)

Block 21- old school teacher buried in Nursery also.

• Boreling, Mrs.
• Murphy, M. K.
• Murphy, Baby Girl (Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. M. K. Murphy)
• McKinney, Mary Francis
• Mann, Baby (Child of R. M. Mann)
• Ball, Baby (Child of Ernest Ball)
• McGuire, Baby (Child of Mr. McGuire)
• Nichols, Baby (Child of Mr. Nichols)
• Meeks, G. A. (Member of Christian Scientist Church - died without medical care.)1879, 9-22-1911
• Gathright, Baby (Child of John Gathright)

Lot 23

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Lot 24

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 35

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 36

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 7

Lot 37

1. Todd, Samuel C. 5-7-1843 8-17-1899
   [Another record shows Mae Marie McCormick to be buried in Lot 37, Space 1 but this is probably incorrect - See Block 7, Lot 49, Space 1]
2. Vacant
3. Vacant [Samuel McCormick might be buried here but this entry may be incorrect - see Block 7, Lot 49, Space 3]
4. McCormick, Addie Mae [Probably an incorrect entry- see Block 7, Lot 49, Space 4]
5. Vacant [Debbie Jean McCormick might be buried here but this entry may be incorrect - see Block 7, Lot 49, Space 5]
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

[Note: (Herbie J. McCormick [is supposedly buried] on [the] lot with Samuel and Addie Mae McCormick. [He] may be buried as Debbie Jean McCormick.) See also Block 7, Lot 49.]

Lot 38

1. McCullum, Samuel W. 11-8-1858, 7-1-1933
2. McCullum, Mary I. 1-12-1868, 12-3-1959

[Space 3-8 were vacant]

Lot 49

1. McCormick, May [Mae] Marie 1936-1939
2. Vacant
3. McCormick, Samuel W. Sr. 1871-1955
4. McCormick, Addie Mae 1881, 2-21-1930
5. McCormick, Debbie Jean 3-1957
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

[Note: (Herbie J. McCormick [is supposedly buried] on [the] lot with Samuel and Addie Mae McCormick. [He] may be buried as Debbie Jean McCormick.) See also Block 7, Lot 37.]

Lot 50

[All spaces in Lot 50 were vacant]

Lot 61

1. Ralls, Jewell Benton 2-16-1907, 2-18-1957
2. Ralls, Mary Caroline 11-3-1878, 2-26-1935
3. Metal marker - no name or date
4. Vacant
5. Deely, Martin Patrick 1909-1937
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 62

1. Belding, Walton M. Veteran WWI. Arkansas government marker cpl - 9 - Bn. Repl. T N G Center.10-31-1890, 8-23-1951
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Metal marker - no names or dates
6. Metal marker - no names or dates
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

[Concrete curb nine feet square extends six feet south into the nine foot walkway between Blocks seven and eight. The name BROWN is on the curb.
There are two depressions which could be old graves in this nine foot plot.
The grave space on the north side of the nine foot square is the first space in lot fifty-one, block eight - and in first space east of James M. Rollins who is buried in block eight lot thirty-nine, space five.]

BLOCK 8

Lot 39

[Note: space two as well as space six are listed as vacant in another entry.]

1. Vacant
2. Brown, Mercy Robert (Veteran WWII)( Govt. Marker S 2C - U.S.N.R. WWII) 9-11-1907, 4-30-1947
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Rollins, James R. (Probably Veteran WWI Mason) 8-11-1968 (Age 69)
6. Crook, Mrs. Cozy (Mozy) Mae 1924-1952
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 40

1. Newman, S. J. Veteran 7-27-1870, 5-24-1944
   Newman, Carley (Charley) 4-22-1932, 2-7-1956
   [Note: both S. J. Newman and Charley Newman are listed as being buried in Block 8, Lot 40, Space 1. It is uncertain as to which man is actually buried here.]
2. Bankhead, Perry Sr. 1906-1952
   Newman, Lemuel M. 1942-1961
   [Note: both Perry Bankhead Sr. and Lemuel M. Newman are listed as being buried in Block 8, Lot 40, Space 2. It is uncertain as to which man is actually buried here.]
3. Metal marker - no names or dates
4. Bankhead, Perry T. Jr. 1-14-1932, 5-1-1959
   Miller, Katherine L. 1958-1958
   [Note: both Perry T. Bankhead Jr. and Katherine L. Miller are listed as being buried in Block 8, Lot 40, Space 4. It is uncertain as to which person is actually buried here.]
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Metal marker - no names or dates [Another entry lists this space as vacant.]

Lot 51

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 52

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 63

[Spaces 1-2 were vacant, spaces 3-4 have metal markers -no names or dates, space 5-8 were vacant]

Lot 64

[Spaces 1-8 were vacant]

BLOCK 9

Lot 41

1. Leeper, James Parker 2-20-1858, 7-5-1945
2. Leeper, Sarah Francis 8-24-1859, 6-14-1950

[Spaces 3-8 were vacant]

Lot 42

1. Eason, B. Fister 1-21-1885, 3-1-1939
   Headstone of Fister B. Eason is in the ten foot walkway at west end of Lot forty-one Block nine between Block three and Block nine.
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Metal marker - no names or dates
6. Metal marker - no names or dates
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 53

1. Metal marker - Baby 6-23-1946, 7-12-1946 19 days old
2. Grave space appears to be grave

[Spaces 3-8 were vacant]

Lot 54

1. Morgan, James A. Jr. 12-7-1919, 5-24-1960
2. Morgan, James A. Sr. 2-16-1866, 6-20-1937
3. Morgan, Annie A. 5-15-1881, 4-17-1927

[The three Morgans' markers are actually on block nine lot forty-two but grave spaces are to be listed in lot fifty-four.[

Spaces 4-8 were vacant

Lot 65

[Metal marker - no names or dates partly in walkway between lot 64 and 65.]

1. Philips, Alfred Pascal 3-27-1924, 5-10-1925
2. Philips, Rose Katherine 1863-1943
3. Philips, George Dallas 1860-1930
4. Philips, Freddie (Veteran WWII) 2-2-1923, 12-5-1944
5. Philips, Mrs. Alice E. 1991 [1891] 1966
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 66

[Note: spaces 1-7 and 8 vacant]

7. Towns, Henry T.(Confederate Veteran, Co. F 4^th Miss. Cavalry - C.S.A.)

BLOCK 10

Lot 43

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 44

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 55

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Lot 56

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Lot 67

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 68

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 11

Lot 45

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Lot 46

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Lot 57

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Lot 58

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Lot 70

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Lot 71

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BLOCK 12

Lot 47

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Lot 48

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Lot 59

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Lot 60

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 71

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Lot 72

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 13

Lot 73

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Bush, Philip W. (Masonic symbol on stone. Grave sunk in needs fill dirt.) 11-1-1851, 7-28-1933
6. Shows depression like grave - no marker
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 74

Spaces 1-8 vacant

Lot 85

1. Holt, William J. 1857-1948
2. Vacant
3. Davies, Edwin 6-29-1849, 2-18-1930
4. Davies, Nanie (Marion County, Ill.) 3-18-1861, 12-11-1933
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 86

[Spaces 1-8 vacant]

Lot 97

1. Marked with lilies
2. Marked with lilies
3. Marked with lilies
4. Vacant
5. Marked with flowers
6. Marked with flowers
7. Marked with flowers
8. Vacant

Lot 98

1. Vacant
2. Marked with lilies
3. Depression - may be grave
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

BLOCK 14

Lot 75

1. Haynes, Silas 12-5-1859, 3-16-1920
2. No marker (grave)
3. Vacant
4. Haynes, Algeirene (Mrs. Claude)
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 76

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Meadows, Maudie Probably 1909, 5-25-1918 (Age 8 yrs. 10 mo. 18 days)
5. Hickman, R. H. 1-6-1880, 6-16-1939
6. Tucker, Neva Robinson 12-19-1877, 7-12-1943
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

[Silas Haynes, Algeirene Haynes and, Maudie Meadows
Silas and Algeirene are three feet east of walkway line.
Meadows [is] four feet east of walkway line.]

Lot 87

1. Barnes, Archie W. 2-8-1877, 12-14-1927
   Archie Barnes headstone four feet to west onto lot seventy-five block fourteen.

[Note: spaces 2-8 vacant]

Lot 88

1. Gibbons, E. R. 8-9-1878, 10-13-1955
2. Gibbons, Sallie I. 6-22-1876, 7-15-1939

[note: spaces 3-8 vacant]

Lot 99

1. Vacant
2. Robinson, W. A. 2-11-1859, 12-10-1919
3. Trice, Elizabeth L. [may be I.] 4-5-1852, 10-20-1928
4. Stubblefield, Kate C. 2-21-1861, 4-20-1949
5. Brady, Adolph J. [? may be vacant] 3-17-1881, 9-20-1970
6. Vacant
7. Brady, Mrs. Mamie A. (Mrs. A. J.) 1-9-1887, 11-30-1969
8. Vacant

[Note: W. A. Robinson, E. Trice, K. Stubblefield stones are in east edge of lot 87.]

Lot 100

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Wooden Board
8. Vacant

BLOCK 15

Lot 77

1. Henry, J. A. Concrete home-made marker - no dates

[Note: spaces 2-8 vacant]

Lot 78

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Gathright, Essie Clark 3-9-1854, 1-20-1930
4. Gathright, Walter Scott 2-19-1895, 10-12-1916
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 89

[Note: spaces 1-3 and 5-8 vacant. At space 4 there is metal marker -no names or dates]

Lot 101

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Crisp, R. B. (Civil War Veteran, Co. H 30 Ky. Infantry, Civil War)
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 102

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Milliken, Hugh 1-10-1919
6. Milliken, George 10-23-1910
7. Milliken, Baby Ruth 1899 1906
8. Vacant

BLOCK 16

Lot 79

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 80

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 91

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 92

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 103

1. 1. Vacant
2. 2. Vacant
3. 3. Higdon, William R. 12-1-1952, 9-18-1969
4. 4. Vacant
5. 5. Vacant
6. 6. Vacant
7. 7. Vacant
8. 8. vacant

Lot 104

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 17

Lot 81

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Lot 82

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Lot 93

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Lot 94

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Lot 105

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Lot 106

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BLOCK 18

Lot 83

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Lot 84

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Lot 95

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Lot 96

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Lot 107

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Lot 108

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

BLOCK 19

Lot 109

1. Smith, Edward Lee 11-16-1909, 11-24-1909
2. Smith, William R. 1867-1951
3. Smith, Nora E. 5-24-1872, 6-22-1963
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 110

1. McBride, Sarah Elizabeth 2-16-1876, 6-4-1911
2. McBride, Spencer W. (Veteran U. S. Army Probably WWI) 3-23-1900, 3-8-1920
3. McBride, Henry Wright 5-23-1872, 9-19-1961
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 121

Note: in space 1 is Metal marker - no names or dates; space 2-8 are vacant

Lot 122

1. Vacant
2. Pearce, Lillian 6-26-1903, 5-15-1905
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 133

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Baby grave with lilies
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 134

Note: space 1-8 are vacant

BLOCK 20

Lot 111

Curb [is] four feet north of [the] nine foot walkway. Curb [that is] four feet west of [the] property line is four feet in[to] ten foot walkway. Curb extends two feet to north into lot 112. Wright McBride headstone [is] two feet west of [the] property line and is in [the] ten foot walkway.
Mittie E. Wright headstone [is] two feet west of property line in ten foot walkway.

1. McBride, Wright 8-20-1836 9-24-1922
2. McBride, Ann 6-24-1840 1-21-1924

Note: space 3-8 are vacant

Lot 112

Note: spaces 1-8 are vacant

Lot 123

1. Vacant
2. Harper, Dr. W. A. (Wife and child buried on this lot) 1865 or 1866, 11-28-1941 (age 75 yrs.)
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 124

[Note:spaces 1-8 are vacant]

Lot 135

1. Ferguson, Effie A. 4-13-1903, 2-12-1923
2. Ferguson, Mary Jane 4-18-1862, 5-1-1930
3. Ferguson, Thomas, J. 7-29-1851, 4-13-1935

[Note: spaces 4-8 are vacant]

Lot 136

[Note: spaces 1-8 are vacant]

BLOCK 21

Lot 113

1. Wright, Mittie E. 6-9-1882, 8-9-1910

Note: spaces 2-8 are vacant

Lot 114

1. Grave with flowers
2. Lloyd, Mary Eliza 10-21-1901, 3-21-1902
3. Lloyd, Winnie Alice (Baby) 3-29-1905, 9-21-1905
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
6. Lloyd, John F. 5-28-1858, 3-2-1923
7. Lloyd, Mary Mahalia 12-20-1872, 3-24-1952
8. Vacant

Lot 125

[Note:Lot 125 block 21 - two feet west of property line into lot[s] 113 and 114.]

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Brown, Rose (wife of E. H. Wilkins) 11-12-1889, 8-25-1910
4. Brown, Lucius 1897-1906
5. Vacant
6. Brown, Maurice M. 1880-1936
7. Brown, William S. 4-15-1844, 3-2-1918
8. Brown, Lesbia 12-14-1854, 11-23-1948

Lot 126

1. Brown, John W. 12-11-1875, 10-1-1899

[Note: spaces 2-8 vacant]

Lot 137

1. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
4. Pittman, Mary Alice (Baby grave) 4-3-1925, 7-13-1926
5. Pittman, Edward D. 4-4-1869, 11-5-1948
6. Vacant
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Lot 138

[Note: spaces 1-8 vacant]

[Note: (Mrs. Bill Barnes has relatives named Leaton buried at Nursery - Lot 138, Block 21)]

BLOCK 22

Lot 115

1. Hennard, Arthur A. 1-31-1904 6-12-1969
2. Hennard, Sarah 1909 Not buried as of 6-14-1970

[Note: spaces 3-8 vacant]

Lot 116

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot 127

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Lot 128

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Lot 139

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Lot 140

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BLOCK 23

Lot 117

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Lot 118

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Lot 129

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Lot 130

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Lot 141

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Lot 142

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BLOCK 24

Lot 119

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Lot 120

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Lot 131

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Lot 132

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Lot 143

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Lot 144

[No information on spaces one thru eight]

Lot A - Lot east of 139

1. Henry, Odis O. 2-13-1902
2. Henry, Mrs. Mamie Aline Bush 9-24-1904 (Gonzales), 8-5-1968 (Hospital, Houston, TX)

[Note: spaces 3-8 vacant]

Lot B - Lot east of 104

[Note: spaces 1-8 vacant]

Lot C - Lot east of Lot A

1. Key, Dempse Marion 2-17-1860, 2-26-1958
2. Key, Mary Elizabeth 5-31-1877, 4-4-1953

[Note: spaces 3-8 vacant]

Lot D - East of Lot B

[Note: spaces 1-8 vacant]

Everything worked through [lot] 103 block 16