Jerusalem Cemetery

 

Jerusalem Cemetery (a.k.a. the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery) Africian American Cemetery

Status : Active

Location: West of I-45.

Background: A burial ground for residents of the old Jerusalem community between Dew and Teague near the old Avant Prairie community. About all that is left of the community is a church (the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church) and a cemetery.

Directions: Follow the "Jerusalem Cemetery" sign on the Farm Market road (FM-179) from Teague to Dew. Sign is about halfway between Teague and I-45.

Oldest Marked Grave: Warren Livingston d 1873

There are many unreadable funeral home markers.

[INCOMPLETE - NEED A TRANSCRIPTION]

Adams, Estelle 1874 1932
Adams, Roan 18?5 1948
Adams, Wes
    TX Pvt 410 Labor Bn QMC WWI
July 22, 1895 June 2, 1971
Banks, Joanie N. June 16, 1891 Oct 16, 1977
Banks, Dora 1887 1966
Bornsip, Beatrice no dates no dates
Branch, Mary B. 18?? 1922
Brown, Mabel Orella July 29, 1928 Mar 30, 1978
Bryant, Callie
    dau of Elizabeth & Elisha
Feb 14, 1889 Dec 15, 1938
Carroll, Peter
    TX Pvt WWI
July 19, 1894 Dec 29, 1965
Chandler, Belle (Carroll)
     wife of William Chandler Jr.
1858 no dates
Chandler, William Jr.
     hus of Belle (Carroll) Chandler
     son of William Sr. & Eliza (Jordan) Chandler
1855 1930
Chandler, Bobbie Lee May 20, 1926 Sept 12, 1959
Chandler, Delcie (Willis)
     wife of Jordain Chandler
     dau of Berry & Harriet (Glazner) Willis
Oct 25, 1885 Apr 19, 1975
Chandler, Eliza (Jordan)
    wife of William "Bill" B. Chandler
    Mother
abt 1837 Nov 13, 1911
Chandler, Enoch "Jack"
     son of William Sr. & Eliza (Jordan) Chandler
Nov 5, 1873 Nov 12, 1954
Chandler, Jordain
     hus of Delcie (Willis) Chandler
     son of William Jr. & Bell (Carroll) Chandler
May 27, 1882 Oct 22, 1963
Chandler, William "Bill" Sr.
    hus of Eliza (Jordan) Chandler
    Father
abt 1816 Oct 14, 1904
Chappell, Mary 1898 1973
Cyrus, Joseph
    age 46
1888 Nov 5, 1934
Dixon, Genia Parker Aug 31, 1923 Sept 10, 1982
Dixon, Gloria Lorine Brown 1939 July 22, 2006
Dixon, Henry W.
    TX Pfc QMC WWII
Apr 14, 1925 Mar 31, 1955
Garrett, Jim
     hus of Louisa (Chandler) Garrett
1870 1926
Garrett, Louisa
     wife of Jim Garrett
     dau of William Jr. & Belle (Carroll) Chandler
Feb 28, 1874 Sept 2, 1960
Glenn, Jerry Lemuel
    TX SP4 30th Ord Co Vietnam
Oct ?, 1945 Dec 4, 1969
Glenn, Lewis Edward July 7, 1950 July 27, 1968
Glenn, Robert
    Sgt USAF Vietnam
June 24, 1944 Apr 5, 1983
Griggs, ?   Aug ?, 1937
Griggs, Bertha no dates no dates
Griggs, Bro. S. w. 1882 1973
Griggs, E. M. 1892 1961
Griggs, Edith June 1, 1872 Apr 12, 1964
Griggs, Emaline (Chandler) Carroll
    wife 1st of Jim Carroll
    wife 2nd of Sidney Griggs
    dau of William Sr. & Eliza (Jordan) Chandler
1865 Sep 17, 1944
Griggs, Montie 1893 Feb 8, ????
Hagy, Roxie 1892 1934
Hair, Dock May 25, 1889 Aug 3, 1977
Hair, Jim June 29, 1879 Jan 30, 1969
Hair, Samatha
    age 95
1887 1983
Henderson, Anita P. Sept 20, 1919 Nov 12, 1967
Henderson, Ezra Feb 17, 1900 Nov 23, 1973
Henderson, Jim Aug 28, 1901 Mar 14, 1964
Henderson, John Apr 28, 1900 Feb 6, 1982
Henderson, Joyce M. July 14, 1934 Jan 28, 1965
Henderson, Lee Roy 189? 1962
Henderson, Magada July 23, 1909 Mar 11, 1923
Henderson, Martha (McDonald) Nov 17, 1905 Aug ?, 2006
James, Brenda July 13, 1958 May 13, 2007
Johnson, A. D. Oct 4, 1921 Jan 15, 1961
Johnson, Beatrice May 6, 1895 July 19, 1961
Johnson, Hiram Nov 15, 1919 Oct 18, 1972
Johnson, James
    age 23
1943 Apr ?, 1966
Johnson, Mahacie L.
    problem with birth year
June 19, 1810 June 23, 1925
Johnson, Naomi 1899 1969
Johnson, Willena Mar ?, 1911 Mar ?, 1932
Johnson, Zede Dee 1926 1974
Livingston, Eliza 1843 1881
Livingston, Warren 1832 1873
Moore, ???
    Mother
? ?
Moore, Alford Mar 28, 1877 Oct 21, 1912
Moore, Elisha
    age 88
1855 Sept ?, 1943
Moore, Elizabeth 18?? 1938
Moore, Loyd Delanie Nov 27, 1915 May 21, 1946
Moore, Ross Apr 16, 1897 May 30, 1976
Richard, Helen Grace Feb 28, 1948 Oct 11, 1985
Small, Herman June 10, 1939 Feb 1, 1975
Small, Jefeln Sept 7, 1943 July 9, 1945
Small, Leddis 1937 1975
Small, Robert 1908 1963
Small, Samma
    45 yrs.
1893 May 15, 1938
Tatum, Janel Grace Aug 25, 1916 July 30, 1971
Tatum, Mazrine
    wife of Wilson
Sept 27, 1902 Oct 2, 1979
Tatum, Vernon J. Oct 9, 1921 Feb 5, 1927
Tatum, Zepora Dec 23, 1880 July 15, 1971
Thomas, Jesse
    tomb
Mar 18, 1913 May 4, 1971
Thomas, Ramona Dec 4, 1914 July 1, 1973
Washington, Willie Mar 28, 1896 July 20, 1963
Womack, Alice Bell May 15, 1924 July 7, 1973
Womack, Giller
    wife of Nugent
Mar 17, 1891 Dec 1, 1926
Womack, Nugent Dec 9, 1824 Sept 2, 1961
Womack, Rossie Elmoria Sept 15, 1919 July 4, 1949
Womack, William J.
    TX Pvt WWII
Apr 5, 1914 Apr 4, 1961
Yielding, Marie ? May ?, 1963

Known unmarked grave:
Preacher Dunbar