Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In Texas

Below Is An Incomplete List Of Leaders In The Restoration Movement Now Deceased Whose Remains Have Been Located And Kept On Record For Future Restoration Study. Photos And The Locations Are Sketchy. As Further Investigation Comes To Light, Updates Of Photos And Directions To Locations Will Be Made.  Some Of The Names Listed Below Represent A "Wish-List" Of Graves I Hope To Visit Someday. If You Would Care To Assist In Producing Pages For Any Listed Below, Contact Me And Ask How You Can Help! For A Complete Listing Of Pages That Have Been Produced See The Master Index

Sorted By Name

Adams, P.H. (1829-1923), Florence
Arceneaux, John Early (1883-1970) Dallas, Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery

Banister, John Hugh (1910-????) Utopia
Baxter, Batsell (1886-1956) South Of Sherman, Holloway Cemetery
Bell, Robert C. (3/20/1877-6/14/1964), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 119 Lot 2 Space
Bentley, James Thomas (1875-1958) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery
Berry, John (1786-1866), Georgetown
Bledsoe, Abram (1801-1882) Lancaster Edgewood Cemetery
Bledsoe, Jesse (1776-1836) Nacogdoches, Location Unknown
Borden, Jr., Eli Monroe  (1908-1984) Lubbock, TX Resthaven Cemetery (bio. Smith, p.52)
Boren, John Darrell (1898-1993) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery
Boyd, Kenneth B. “Corky” (1929-1983) Wills Point, TX, White Rose Cemetery
Boyett, William S. “Bill”  (1911-1982) Lometa, TX, Senterfitt Cemetery
Brownlow, Leroy (1914-2002) Colleyville, Blue Bonnet Cemetery
Bryan, Alan (d.2006) Dallas, Restland Cemetery
Burnett, T.R. (1842-1919), Dallas, Oakcliff Cemetery
Busby, Horace Wooten (1884-1965) Ft. Worth, Laurel Land Cemetery
Bush, W.T. (1819-1881) Salado

Carr, Oliver Anderson (1845-1907) Sherman, West Hill Cemetery
Carpenter, Lemon Ewing (1892-1971) Tyler, Tyler Cemetery
Caskey, G.D. (1840-1920), Florence
Caskey, Guy Vernon (1917-2003) Grapeland, Livelyville Cemetery
Caskey, Prosper (1867-1908), Florence
Chism, J.R. (????-2003) Amarillo
Clark, Addison (1842-1911) Thorp Springs, Thorp Springs Cemetery
Clark, Joseph A. (1815-1901) Thorp Springs, Thorp Springs Cemetery
Clark, Randolph (8/15/1844-1935) Stephensville, West End Cemetery - Block 6, Sect. 8, Lot 31c
Cox, Frank Lucius (1895-1978) Tyler, Cathedral In The Pines Cemetery
Cypert, William G. (1862-????) Merkel?

Dabney, Walter S. (1837-1905) Austin State Cemetery - Republic Hill Section 2 Row J No. 10
Davis, William Morton (1877-1969) Dallas (bio. Smith, p.131)
Decker, Floyd A. (12.26.1898, Geneva, Ky - 1.23.1960, Tupelo, MS) obit. GA 2.25.1960,p.111,127,542 Marshall Cemetery
DeFee, William (5.11.1800-6.22.1869) (Wife-Nancy Ann) Shelby County
Denton Jr., John Woodson (1853-1931) Roxton, Restland Cemetery
Doran, Basil Collier (1907-1975) Houston, Brookside Cemetery
Duncan, Edwin Scruggs (1871-1932) NE of Mt. Pleasant, Liberty Hill Cemetery
Duncan, James Sylvestery (1875-1943) NE of Mt. Pleasant, Liberty Hill Cemetery
Dunn, Sr., Gustus Albert (6/2/1876-2/28/1967) Buried 3/2/67, Laurel Land Cemetery
Dunn, James Sterling (1874-1922) Dallas, Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
Dunn, John Evans (1867-1932) Houston, Forest Park Cemetery
Durst, John Sterling (1841-1924) Junction

Eiland, Frank L (1860-1909) West, Bold Springs Cemetery
England, Benjamin Franklin "B.F." (1899-1983) Gainesville, Gainesville Cemetery
Ensley, J. R. (1898-1992) Georgetown Freeman, Sidney A. (Jan 3, 1907 - Mar 15, 1996) Salado

Gano, Richard Montgomery (1830-1913) Dallas, Oakland Cemetery
Garner, Squire Columbus (1874-1927) Argenta, Texas
Gatewood, Otis (8/27/1911-9/16/1999), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 135 Lot 7 Space 10
Gibbs, William L. (?-1907), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery,  Section City Block 38 Lot 7 Space 8
Golden, Arthur Leslie (1905-1972), Perryton, bio. Smith, p.156
Golightly, Baxter W. ((b. Newnan, GA. 10/09/1853-d.07/16/1919) Bay City

Hall, Benjamin Franklin (1803-1873) Van Alstyne, Van Alstyne Cemetery
Hamilton, W.T. (1921-1986) Dallas, Restland Cemetery (Trinity Garden)
Harper, Ernest Rosenthal (1897-1986), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Elmwood Memorial Park
Harrell, Pat Edwin (1930-1978) Austin, Capital Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Hardeman, Dorsey B. (1902-1992) Austin State Cemetery
Harper, Alan B. (1919-2002) Whitewright
Head, Thomas Wesley (1857-1918) Rising Star
Hill, Abner (Aug. 20, 1788-1873) Gainesville
Hill, Chester Murry (1921-1982) Arlington, Moore Memorial Gardens
Holcomb, Claude Byron (1906-1998) Denton, IOOF Cemetery Section T Block 25 Grave 5
Holland, Tom A. (1857-1931) Clegg, bio. Smith, p.178
Holt, George Philip (1923-2001) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery - Garden Of Memory – Spaces 1,2 on Lot 197D

Jackson, Hulen Leon & Guille (1913-1997) Dallas (Guille, daughter of Foy Wallace), Laurel Land Cemetery

Kearley, F. Furman (1932-2003) Retreat, Navarro County, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery
Klingman, George A. (d. Dec. 9, 1939) San Angelo
Kreager, Willis (1890-1962) Sherman

Lemmons, Amos Marman (1877-1955) Dublin, Dublin Cemetery
Lemmons, Reuel Gordon (1912-1989) Austin
Lemmons, W.F. (1867-1936) Tyler, Kendrick Cemetery
Ligon, David Sylvester (1867-1956), Rosemound Cemetery

Malone, Avon (1932-2003) Colleyville, Blue Bonnet Cemetery
Malone, Joseph Colby (1907-1993) Dallas, Restland Cemetery, Lot 26, Block "J" in Section "X". 
Mankin, Jimmie Moore (1936-1998) Abilene, Elmwood Memorial Park 5750 Us Highway 277 S. 352,692,0655
Matthews, Dr. Mansil W. (1806-1891) Paradise, City Cemetery
McClung, Claude (1886-1968) Ft. Worth, Rose Hill Cemetery
McColum, Harold D. (1918-1972) Abilene, bio. Smith, p.216
McCommas, Ammon (1804-1877) Dallas, Cox Cemetery
McGary, Austin (1846-1928) Huntsville, Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery
McKinney, Collin (1766-1861) Van Alstyne, Van Alstyne Cemetery
McKinsey, Eulys Chesley (1900-1980) Canton, Haven Of Memories Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.229
McMillan, Edward Washington (1889-1992), Howe, Holloway Cemetery
Miller, Jule L. (1925-2000) Houston, Forest Park Lawn Dale Cemetery
Moore, Ephraim D. (1784-1859) Red River County, Texas
Morris, Don Heath (1902-1974) Abilene, Elmwood Cemetery
Moser, Kennie Carl (1893-1976) Lubbock, Resthaven Cemetery

Nelson, James Bridges (1877-1940) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery
Nichol, Charles Ready (1876-1961) Clifton, Clifton Cemetery
Norman, Luther (1881-1974) Austin, Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Officer, Robert Wallace (1845-1930) Turkey, Texas, Dreamland Cemetery
Oler, Thurman Gayle (1932-1980) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.253
Oliphant, William Landon (1900-1947) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery

Pullias, Charles Mitchell (1872-1962) Dallas, Restland Cemetery
Poe, John T. (1836-1917) Longview
Prather, Andrew (1808-1882) Pipe Creek

Rawlins, H. M. (1821-1881) Lancaster Rawlins Cemetery
Rawlins, Roderick (1776-1848) Lancaster Edgewood Cemetery
Reeves, Homer Putnam (1912-1988), Georgetown
Rice, John Moran (1876-1938), bio. Smith, p.290
Roberson, Charles Heber (1879-1953), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 112 Lot 2 Space 8
Feb. 29,1879 - March 30, 1953
Roberts, J.W. (1918-1973), Abilene, Elmwood Memorial Park
Rogers, Ephraim H. (1850-1892) Sherman, West Hill Cemetery
Rose, Daniel Darius (1859-1933) Brownwood, Greenleaf Cemetery
Rose, Thomas D. (1887-1960) Ft. Worth, Rose Hill Cemetery
Rothwell, J.D. (1912-1983) Memphis, Fairview Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.298
Russell, O.J. (1924-1985) Tyler

Sandusky, Ira B. (1902-1965) Columbus, Columbus Cemetery, bio. Smith, p. 308
Seitz, Anderson Tillman (????-????) Italy
Sewell, Jesse Parker (1876-1969), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 117 Lot 1 Space 5
Sewell, William A. (1845-4/12/1944), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 117 Lot 1 Space 3
Scarborough, Ike P. (1846-1917) Rising Star
Scott, Lawrence W. (1846-1910) Dallas, Oakland Cemetery
Schultz, W.A. (1866-1927) El Paso
Showalter, G.H.P. (1870-1954) Austin, Austin Memorial Park Cemetery
Smith, G. Dallas (1870-1920) San Angelo (Moved from Cleburne in 1965)
Smith, Lloyd L. (1906-????) Dallas
Slater, William W. (1885 - 1959) Colleyville, Blue Bonnet Cemetery
Stone, Jr., B.W. (1817-1881) Dallas, Pioneer Cemetery

Tant, Jefferson Davis (1861-1941) Cleburne, Cleburne Mem. Cemetery
Taylor, Austin (1881-1973) Uvalde
Teddlie, Tillit Sidney (1885-1987) Greenville, Forest Park Cemetery
Thomas, J.D. (1910-2004) Abilene, Elmwood Cemetery
Thompson, Tannie Brents (1882-1948) Denton, Roselawn Memorial Park

Wales, James E. (1873-1918), Florence
Wales, James T. (1843-1909), Florence
Wales, Williams P. (1869-1956), Florence
Wallace, Cled Eugene, Sr. (1892-1962), Austin
Wallace, Jr., Foy E. (1896-1979) Hereford, West Park Cemetery
Wallace, Sr., Foy E. (1871-1949), Georgetown IOOF Cemetery
Wallace, Glenn L. (6/2/1907-8/14/1978), Abilene Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section Cedar Hill Block 113 Lot 3 Space 8
Warren, Thomas B. (1920-2000) Colleyville, Blue Bonnet Cemetery
Warlick, Joe Sale (1866-1941) Dallas, Oakcliff Cemetery
Watson, Bela Lee (1908-1975) San Saba, bio. Smith, p.385
Weaver, Green (1795-1863) Greenview
White, Lloyd Smith (1867-1949) Ft. Worth, Rose Hill Cemetery
Whiteside, Robertson Lafayette (1869-1951) Denton, I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Wilburn, James Orville (1905-1970) Lubbock, bio. Smith, p.396
Wilson, Lawrence Ray (1896-1986) Dallas, Restland Cemetery, Garden of Faith, Block C, Lot 279, Space 4 (wife Ruth in Space 3)
Wilhite, John Porter (1883-1976) Houston, Forest Park Cemetery
Wilmeth, James R. Sr. (1825-1919) Ebony
Wilmeth, Joseph Brice (1807-1892) McKinney, McLarry Cemetery
Wilson, John Lee (1808-1884) Hico
Wise, Melvin James (1906-06/28/1990) Dallas, Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. (Hwy12) Dallas, (Office-214-363-5401) Location of Grave: Garden Of Prayer, Block 1, Lot 34, Sp.1; Note: Tom Landry & Mickey Mantle are buried in this cemetery.
Wheeler, Palmer Esker (1905-1983) Dallas, Laurel Land Cemetery
Wooldridge, Clarendon Enos (1876-1961) Fort Worth, bio. Smith, p.433

Sorted By City & County

Abilene
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Robert C. Bell (3/20/1877-6/14/1964), Section Cedar Hill Block 119 Lot 2 Space 8
Otis Gatewood (8/27/1911-9/16/1999), Section Cedar Hill Block 135 Lot 7 Space 10
William L. Gibbs (?-1907), Section City Block 38 Lot 7 Space 8
Charles Heber Roberson (1879-1953), Section Cedar Hill Block 112 Lot 2 Space 8 Feb. 29,1879 - March 30, 1953
Jesse Parker Sewell (1876-1969), Section Cedar Hill Block 117 Lot 1 Space 5
William A. Sewell (1845-4/12/1944), Section Cedar Hill Block 117 Lot 1 Space 3
Glenn L. Wallace (6/2/1907-8/14/1978), Section Cedar Hill Block 113 Lot 3 Space 8

Elmwood Memorial Park
Ernest Rosenthal Harper (1897-1986)
Jimmie Moore Mankin (1936-1998)
Don Heath Morris (1902-1974)
J.W. Roberts (1918-1973)
J.D. Thomas (1910-2004)

Harold D. McColum (1918-1972), bio. Smith, p.216
John Moran Rice (1876-1980), bio. Smith, p.290

Amarillo
J.R. Chism (????-2003) Amarillo

Arlington
Chester Murry Hill (1921-1982) Moore Memorial Gardens, bio. Smith, p.170

Austin
Reuel G. Lemmons (1912-1989)
Cled Eugene, Wallace Sr. (1892-1962)

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery
Luther Norman (1881-1974) Austin Memorial Park Cemetery
G.H.P. Showalter (1870-1954)  Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Austin State Cemetery
Walter S. Dabney> (11/10/1837-11/12/1905)
Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902-1992)

Pat Edwin Harrell (1930-1978) Capital Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Argenta
Squire Columbus Garner (1874-1927) Argenta, Texas

Bay City
Baxter W. Golightly (b. Newnan, GA. 10/09/1853-d.07/16/1919)

Brownwood
Daniel Darius Rose (1859-1933) Greenleaf Cemetery

Canton
Eulys Chesley McKinsey (1900-1980) Haven Of Memories Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.22

Cleburne
Jefferson Davis Tant (1861-1941) Cleburne Memorial Cemetery

Clegg
Tom A. Holland (1857-1931) bio. Smith, p.178

Clifton
Charles Ready Nichol (1876-1961) Clifton Cemetery

Colleyville
Blue Bonnet Cemetery:
Leroy Brownlow (1914-2002)
Avon Malone (1932-2003)
Thomas B. Warren (1920-2000)
William W. Slater (1885 - 1959)

Columbus
Ira B. Sandusky (1902-1965) Columbus Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.308

Dallas
Ammon McCommas (1804-1877) Cox Cemetery

Laurel Land Cemetery
James Thomas Bentley (1875-1958)
John Darrell Boren (1898-1993)
Gustus Albert Dunn, Sr. (6/2/1876-2/28/1967) Buried 3/2/67,
George Philip Holt (1923-2001)
Hulen L. Jackson (1913-1997)
James Bridges Nelson (1877-1940)
Thurman Gayle Oler (1932-1980) bio. Smith, p.253
William Landon Oliphant (1900-1947)
Palmer Esker Wheeler (1905-1983), bio. Smith, p.399

Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
John Early Arceneaux (1883-1970)
James Sterling Dunn (1874-1922)

Oakcliff Cemetery
Thomas Raines Burnett (1837-1916) Old Cemetery Section 1 - LOT 53
Joe Sale Warlick (1866-1941) Dallas, North Addition Section 1 Blocks - Block 10

Oakland Cemetery
Richard Montgomery Gano (1830-1913)
Lawrence W. Scott (1846-1910)

B.W. Stone, Jr. (1817-1881) Downtown Dallas, Pioneer Cemetery

Restland Cemetery
Alan Bryan (d.2006)
W.T. Hamilton (1921-1986) (Trinity Garden)
Joseph Colby Malone (1907-1993) Lot 26, Block "J" in Section "X"
Charles Mitchell Pullias (1872-1962)
Lawrence Ray Wilson (1896-1986) Garden of Faith, Block C, Lot 279, Space 4 (wife Ruth in Space 3)

William Morten Davis (1877-1969) Dallas (bio. Smith, p.131
John Hugh Banister (1910-????) Dallas
Lloyd L. Smith (1906-????) Dallas

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park
Melvin James Wise (1906-06/28/1990) Dallas, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. (Hwy12) Dallas, (Office-214-363-5401)
      Location of Grave: Garden Of Prayer, Block 1, Lot 34, Sp.1; Note: Tom Landry & Mickey Mantle are buried in this cemetery.

Denton
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Claude Byron Holcomb (1906-1999) Section T Block 25 Grave 5
Robertson Lafayette Whiteside (1869-1951) Section N Block 8 Grave 8

Tannie Brents Thompson (1882-1948) Roselawn Memorial Park

Dublin
Amos Marman Lemmons (1877-1955) Dublin Cemetery

Ebony
James R. Wilmeth (1835-1919)

El Paso
W.A. Shultz (1866-1927)

Florence
P.H. Adams (1829-1923)
G.D. Caskey (1840-1920)
Prosper Caskey (1867-1908)
James E. Wales (1873-1918)
James T. Wales (1843-1909)
Williams P. Wales (1869-1956)

Ft. Worth
Horace Wooten Busby (1884-1965) Laureland Cemetery

Rose Hill Cemetery
Claude McClung (1886-1968)
Lloyd Smith White (1867-1949)
Rose, Thomas D. (1887-1960)

Clarendon Enos Wooldridge (1876-1961), bio. Smith, p.433

Gainesville
Benjamin Franklin England (1899-1983) Gainesville Cemetery
John Crisp (d.1864 during Gainesville Hangings)
Abner Hill (Aug. 20, 1788-1873)
J.S. Sweeney ??

Georgetown
J. R. Ensley (1898-1992)
Homer Putnam Reeves (1912-1988)
Foy Edwin Wallace, Sr. (1871-1949)
John Berry (1786-1866)

Grapeland
Guy Vernon Caskey (1917-2003) Livelyville Cemetery

Greenview
Green Weaver (1795-1863)

Greenville
Teddlie, Tillit Sidney (1885-1987) Forest Park Cemetery

Hereford
Foy E. Wallace, Jr. (1896-1979) West Park Cemetery

Hico
John Lee Wilson (1808-1884)

Houston
Basil Collier Doran (1907-1975) Brookside Cemetery

Forest Park Cemetery
John Evans Dunn (1867-1932)
Jule L. Miller (1925-2000)
John Porter Wilhite (1883-1976)

Howe
Batsell Baxter (1886-1956) South Of Sherman, Holloway Cemetery
Edward Washington McMillan (1889-1992) Holloway Cemetery (wife-Elizabeth Baxter)

Huntsville
Austin McGary (1846-1928) Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery

Italy
Anderson Tillman Seitz (????-????)

Junction
John Sterling Durst (1841-1924)

Lancaster
Edgewood Cemetery
Abram Bledsoe (1801-1882) Lancaster
Roderick Rawlins (1776-1848) Lancaster

Rawlins Cemetery
H. M. Rawlins (1821-1881) Lancaster

Lometa
William S. “Bill” Boyett (1911-1982) Senterfitt Cemetery

Longview
John T. Poe (1836-1917)

Lubbock
Resthaven Cemetery
Eli Monroe Borden, Jr. (1908-1984)
Kennie Carl Moser (1893-1976)

James Orville Wilburn (1905-1970), bio. Smith, p.296

Marshall
Floyd A. Decker (12.26.1898, Geneva, Ky - 1.23.1960, Tupelo, MS) obit. GA 2.25.1960,p.111,127,542 Marshall Cemetery

Merkel
William G. Cypert (1862-????)

Mt. Pleasant
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Edwin Scruggs Duncan (1871-1932)
James Sylvester Duncan (1875-1943)

McKinney
Joseph Brice Wilmeth (1807-1892) McLarry Cemetery

Memphis
J.D. Rothwell (1912-1983), Fairview Cemetery, bio. Smith, p.298

Nacogdoches
Jesse Bledsoe (1776-1836) Location Unknown

Paradise
Dr. Mansil W. Matthews (1806-1891) City Cemetery

Perryton
Arthur Leslie Golden (1905-1972) bio., Smith, p.156

Pipe Creek
Andrew Prather (1808-1882)

Red River County
Ephraim D. Moore (1784-1859) Red River County, Texas

Retreat
F. Furman Kearley (1932-2003) Navarro County, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery

Rising Star
Thomas Wesley Head (1857-1918)
Ike P. Scarborough (1846-1917)

Roxton
John Woodson Denton Jr. (1853-1931) Roxton, Restland Cemetery

San Angelo
George A. Klingman (d. Dec. 9, 1939)
G. Dallas Smith (1870-1920) (Moved from Cleburne in 1965)

San Saba
Bela Lee Watson (1908-1975), bio. Smith, p.385

Salado
W.T. Bush (1819-1881)
Sidney A. Freeman (1.3.1907-3.15.1996) Salado Cemetery, Baines Street

Shelby County
William DeFee (5.11.1800-6.22.1869) (Wife-Nancy Ann)

Sherman
West Hill Cemetery
Ephraim H. Rogers (1850-1892) West Hill Cemetery
Oliver Anderson Carr (1845-1907) West Hill Cemetery

Stephensville
Randolph Clark, Sr. (8/15/1844-1935) West End Cemetery - Block 6, Sect. 8, Lot 31c

Thorp Spring
Addison Clark (1842-1911) Thorp Springs Cemetery
Joseph A. Clark (1815-1901) Thorp Springs Cemetery

Turkey
Robert Wallace Officer (1845-1930), Dreamland Cemetery

Tyler
Frank Lucius Cox (1895-1978) Cathedral In The Pines Cemetery
W.F. Lemmons (1867-1936) Kendrick Cemetery
O.J. Russell (1924-1985)

Lemon Ewing Carpenter (1892-1971) Tyler, Tyler Cemetery (bio. Smith, p.91)

Utopia
John H. Bannister (1910-????)

Uvalde
Austin Taylor (1881-1973)

Waco
David Sylvester Ligon (1867-1956), Rosemound Cemetery

West
Frank L. Eiland, (1860-1909) West, Bold Springs Cemetery

Whitewright
Alan B. Harper (1919-2002) Whitewright

Wills Point
Kenneth B. “Corky” Boyd (1929-1983) White Rose Cemetery

Van Alstyne
Benjamin Franklin Hall (1803-1873) Van Alstyne Cemetery
Collin McKinney (1766-1861) Van Alstyne Cemetery

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