History:  It is believed this is part of the land given to ex-slaves by Anna Love Carter, for use as their burial ground, after the Civil War.

Enumeration:

Metal Temporary Marker
Brown's Mortuary-Malakoff Tx
 Baby Boy Dowell
10-29-75 to 10-29-75
1 day old
son of Frank & Ora Dowell

Metal temporary marker
Weever Mortuary-Ennis
Baby John Lopez

Dozens of temporary markers, some on graves, but many stacked in piles all through the cemetery.

There are probably other stones in the area, but the brush is very thick and hard to maneuver through, and there is more than a foot of leaves covering the ground.

Abstracted & Photographed by Kathey Kelley Hunt  in February 1999

Known burials at site, per L Q Myles

Oliver Haynes  1937   grave is on far west side of cemetery on the fenceline

Marshall Jones 1930's

Pete Lopez  late 1930's

New Information added October 2000

Cabelaro, Reyes
child of Pepe & Juana Cabelaro
Nov 17, 1906 - Feb 27, 1932
noted as Hispanic male
Book 5, pg 34

Farmer, Simon
noted as Mexican Male, about 20 years of age
died Sep 30, 1928
Book 3, pg 104

Fuente, Manuela
May 27, 1924 - Nov 4, 1928
noted as Mexican Male
Book 3, pg 104

Known Burials from Death Records

Gonzalez, Infant Male     DIED  10 Aug 1937    BORN  13 Apr 1937  Hispanic/Male
  Kaufman Co Death Record Bk 38, Pg 88

Guarjardo, Manuel Herenandez  DIED 4 May 1946  AGE  45 yrs  Hispanic /male
  Kaufman Co Death Record Bk 46, Ph 211

Hawkins, Mattie  DIED 13 Apr 1911  AGE  80 yrs   white/female
Kaufman Co Death Record Bk 42, pg 167

Heidrick, William  DIED  1 Aug 1912  AGE 65 yrs  white/male
Kaufman Co Death Record Bk V2, pg 162

Rodriguez, Frank  DIED 27 Apr 1937  BORN  17 AJn 1947  hispanic/male
Kaufman Co Death Record Bk 3, pg 126

Salazar, Josephina  DIED  4 Nov 1928  BORN  25 Aug 1923  hispanic/female
Kaufman Co Death Record Bk 3, pg 104