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Lone Star Cemetery

Post Oak Bend Community
Kaufman County Texas


Lone Star Cemetery
Photo by Drew Williams

Condition:  Not good, some graves are kept up by families, others are completely neglected.

History:  Was originally called the Post Oak Bend Black Graveyard, but became known as Lone Star when the new church was built.  The interments here are of black persons.


Enumeration


NameDatesOther Info
Henry "Jack" BassettMay 1, 1907 - Jan 7, 1993Son of Steve & Nora
Loise W Bassett1908--1991 
Annie Moore Brewer Died May 1, 1971Age 73 Years
Alton Don CrittendonAug 16, 1949 - Aug 16, 1949  
Dorothy L Crittendon Aug 23, 1928 - Nov 23, 1984 "I have Gone to be with the Lord"
Eddie Crittendon Jul 6, 1924 - Jan 24, 1991CPO  U S Navy  WWII
Arthur B Dean Mar 28, 1912 - Nov 24, 1989Age 77 Yrs
Ida Mae Dean Aug 16, 1928 - Feb 21, 1989  
Roxie M GhantDec 18, 1948- Nov 16, 1985  
Jim GreerDec 19, 1915Aged 105 Years
Bill Hellums Born 1879 - Died Apr 4, 1923 Age 64 Years
Frankie Lee Hellums May 4, 1918 - Aug 28, 1988"My Beloved Wife"
Henry George Hellums1941 -- 1976U S Navy
Henry HellumsJan 26, 1905 - Feb 21, 1973  
Joseph HenryFeb 15, 1906 - Apr 27, 1984U S Navy WWII
Elder Eldridge HillFeb 26, 1912 - Aug 4, 1933"Daddy"
"Gone but Not Forgotten"
Charles W JonesApr 6, 1935 - Sep 7, 1981 "In Loving Memory"
Jesse Jones Jan 25, 1933- Nov 29, 1959  
John B Jones Oct 12, 1877 - Jan 6, 1970  
Maggie Jones Dec 12, 1895 - Dec 24, 1976  
Edward Moore1930-1971Pvt Texas 3rd Ordnance BN Korea
Ella B Moore Oct 23, 1930-Jun 19, 1989  
Leon Moore Mar 6, 1918 - Jul 23, 1939 "Gone but Not Forgotten"
Lucy Moore1898 - 1939"Our Mother"
member - Heroines of Jericho
Willie Moore SrFeb 25, 1908 - Jan 17, 1969 Masonic Tombstone
Will Moore  Info unreadable on rusted temp. marker
Lee Y PipkinsApr 23, 1926 - May 5, 1943 "We Loved Him.  But God Loved Him Best"
Pinkey Robertson1877 - 1942Aged 66 Years
member - Heroines of Jericho
John Henry SimpsonFeb 9, 1908 - Oct 5, 1971  
Basil E SteelNov 25, 1869 - Dec 2, 1944 Masonic tombstone
Elizabeth Bowlden SteelSep 9, 1878 - Jul 5, 1971 Footstone "O E S"
Rev. J R Steel Sep 2, 1914 - Mar 27, 1980 ___Pastor___(unreadable inscription)
Elizabeth Turner Nov 5, 1905 - Dec 2, 1955  
Bruce W Wilcott Aug 8, 1960 - Nov 17, 1992 "Reverend"
"Rest in Peace"
Calvin E Wilcott Died May 14, 1898 - "Most Worthy of Remembrance"
Mary J Sarah WilcottsDec 19, 1902 - Aug 22, 1990"One Most Worth Remebrance"
David N Wilcots 1946 -- 1947"Our babe"
Earl E Wilcots Mar 27, 1956 - Nov 28, 1992 "Que' Pasa ?"
George H Wilcots Aug 2, 1902 - Nov 5, 1961  
Jas. B Wilcots 1905 - 1975masonic tombstone
"Beloved Father"
Footstone: "J  B"
Laura Steel Wilcots 1911 - 1992"Beloved Mother"
Footstone: "O E S"
Charlene Wilcots 1931 - 1989"Gone but not forgotten"
Thomas E WilcotsMay 23, 1925 - Mar 7, 1988 U S Army WWII
Vennie WilcotsMar 21, 1905 -Feb 5, 1979  
Daniel Wilson Aug 12, 1900 - May 26, 1974  
Sherman WilsonApr 9, 1906 - Mar 2, 1988  
Early M WrightNov 28, 1917 - Apr 4, 1970 
_______Wright1911-_____Broken tombstone
Masonic
Mary_______ Broken tombstone
There are wooden stakes, metal stakes, cement stepping stones, rocks, bricks and vases marking graves here.
Enumerated Jan. 17, 1999 Kathey Hunt & Kenna Leseman



This Kaufman County page was created on May 20, 1999.
Photo added June 24, 2007
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