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Darden Cemetery
Submitted by Cannon Pritchard
Indexed on August 3, 2001

This cemetery also known as the Palestine Cemetery was created about 1890.  The oldest
grave with a marker was in June, 1891. In the older section of  this cemetery there are
many "tin" funeral home markers on graves and the names are unreadable.

Location:  From the community of  Barnes, Texas on FM 1745 go East two miles and turn left
    at Darden Road; then go two miles and turn left at the Darden Cemetery sign and go .2 miles
    to the cemetery.

Barlow,  Allie,  born  Feb 8, 1880,  died  Mar 11, 1957
Barlow, Horace,  born  Apr 5, 1910,  died  Apr 21,  1985
Barnes, Maude E.,  born  Oct 16, 1914  died  Sep 3, 1984,   John 5:28-29
Bean, Anne,  born  Jul 26, 1911,  died  Nov 24, 1991
Bean, Billy R.,  born  Dec 26, 1942,  died  Oct 27, 1989
Bean, Kirk A., Jr.  born  Feb 21, 1992  died  Apr 14, 1992
Bean, Stanley, R. Jr.,  born  Apr 4, 1989,  died Sep 29, 1989
Berry, Essie Lee,  born  Jul 22, 1955,  died  Sep 30, 1978
Berry,  Lennie Beth,  born  Jul 22, 1932,  died  Jun 5, 1973
Berry, M.C.,  born  Mr 15, 1952,  died  Jun 5, 1977
Berry,  Narcisse (Red),  born  Feb 5, 1931,  died  Dec 5, 1992
Boatright, Ivory B.,  born  1928  died 1967
Botley, Arthur,  born  May 19, 1901,  died  Feb 26, 1963
Botley, Erman,  born  Dec 24, 1933,  died  Apr 3, 1971
Botley, Herman,  born  Jul 8, 1933,  died  Sep 18, 1993,
        PFC  U. S. Army
Botley, Howard Simon,  born  Nov 11, 1933  died  Nov 26, 1985
Botley,  Katie,  born  Jul 7, 1914,  died  Dec 31, 1952
Bryant,  Eva Dell,  born  Sep 8, 1916,  died  Jul 11, 1964
Butler,  Essie  Johnson,  born  Jul 14, 1897,  died  Jun 13, 1988
Butler,  G. A.,  Rev.,  born  Nov 4, 1890,  died  Jan 3, 1963
Butler, Pollie Ann,  born  Aug 3, 1889,  died  Oct 30, 1978
Cooper, Glorian Dean,  born  Sep 3, 1943,  died  Oct 1, 1980
Darden,  Bill L.,  born  1883,  died  Mar 3, 1971
Darden,  Ellen E.,  born  1883,  died  1959
Darden,  Elsie, J.,  born  Aug 4, 1919,  died  no date
Darden,  Reuben Esaw,  born  Mar 22, 1921,  died Jul 30, 1997,
        U. S. Navy,  Korea
Darden,  Reuben Esaw, Jr.,  born  Dec 22, 1949,  died  Jun 26, 1964
Darden,  Franky,  born  Dec 11, 1912,  died  Feb 16, 1916
Darden,  Fred,  born  Jan 12, 1917,  died  May 20, 1986
Darden,  Gertrude,  born  Sep 14, 1894,  died  Nov 22, 1956
Darden,  George Lee,  born  Jul 9, 1934,  died  Jun 22, 1969
Darden,  Jack,  born  Mar 10, 1825,  died  Mar 29, 1907
Darden,  Jack,  born  1892,  died  1952
Darden,  J. S.,  born  Jul 22, 1888,  died  Jun 15, 1891
Darden,  Laura,  born  1870,  died  1951
Darden,  Laura H.,  born  Mar 18, 1894,  died Jun 10, 1928
Darden,  Lavoy,  born  Apr 6, 1928,  died  May 12, 2000
Darden,  Lee,  born  Jun 3, 1908,  died Aug 30, 1981
Darden,  Lewis,  born  Jan 8, 1907,  died  Feb 9, 1996
Darden,  Lucy Mae,  born  Jan 6, 1934,  died  Mar 2, 1980
Darden,  Mamie Freeman,  born  Aug 20, 1902,  died  Nov 19, 1992
Darden,  Martin, Jr.,  born  Feb 21, 1896,  died Jun 2, 1899
Darden,  Mary,  born  1825,  died  1933
Darden,  Odessie,  born  Oct 20, 1909,  died  Jan 25, 1916
Darden,  Oliver  W.,  born   Nov 30, 1902,  died  May  17, 1958,
        Married on Wednesday, Mar 21, 1924, to  Mamie Freeman Darden
Darden,  Oscar,  born Aug 10, 1904  died  Aug 22, 1981
Darden,  Sadie Lee,  born  Sep 18, 1908,  died  Aug 25, 1989
Darden,  Samuel,  Rev.,  born  Nov 12, 1899,  died  Jun 7, 1975
Darden,  Shirley I.,  born  Ar 15, 1936,  died  Sep 20, 1936
Darden,  Sonji Toni,  born  Dec 3, 1970,  died  Feb 22, 1997
Darden,  Therman,  born  Sep 26, 1933,  died  Oct 22, 1984
Darden,  William Martin,  born  1868,  died  1951
Davis,  Charley,  born  no date,   died  no date
Davis,  Selmer,  born  no date,  died  no date
Deason,  Girtha,  born  Oct 17, 1906,  died  Mar 5, 1976
Franks,  G. Henry,  born  1863,  died  1936
Franks,  Martha,  born  Jan 20, 1868,  died  Mar 7, 1894,  wife of  G.H. Franks
Fleming,  Willie Mae,  born  Feb 12, 1906,  died  Jan 26, 1953
Gray,  Falby D.,  born  Apr 13, 1879,  died  Apr 8, 1944
Green,  Julia M.,  born  Apr 6, 1916,  died  Oct 2, 1967,
        Married to Walter L. Green on Apr 9, 1932
Green,  Walter L.,  born  Aug 28, 1910,  died  Nov 29, 1981
Harrell,  Eddie B.,  born  Sep 1, 1916,  died  Jul 17, 1971
Hood,  Nicholas Brenton,  born  Jul 21, 1989  died  May 22, 1990,
        infant son of  Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Hood
Hood,  Hilliard Travis,  born  Feb 13, 1952,  died  Feb 26, 1995
Hood,  Minnie  B.,  born  Aug 13, 1912,  died  Jul 30,  1978
Jackson,  Charles K.,  born  Jan 26, 1870,  died  Aug 6, 1946
Johnson,  Alex,  born  Mar 30, 1894,  died  Feb 12, 1966,
        Texas, Private,  Co. 7,  65 Depot Brigade, WWI
Johnson,  Charles D.,  born  Dec 8, 1948,  died  May 2, 1975
Johnson,  Dan,  born  Dec 29, 1892,  died Jul 20, 1970,
        Texas, Private,  13 Co.,  165 Depot Brigade, WWI
Johnson,  Howard,  born  Mar 27, 1888,  died  Jun 25, 1934
Johnson,  Ira Darden,  born  Apr 1, 1901,  died  Jul 1, 1988
Johnson,  Johnnie,  born  Sep 9, 1900,  died  Nov 23, 1967
Johnson,  Lena,  born  Sep 13, 1904,  died  Dec 26, 1978
Johnson,  Marvin,  born  Jul 3, 1939,  died  Nov 25, 1975
Johnson, Nora,  born May 28, 1902,  died  Oct 25, 1982
Johnson, Olive Elizabeth,  born  Oct 14, 1914,  died  May 12, 1995
Johnson, Roosevelt,  born  Feb 11, 1923,  died  Dec 4, 1977
Johnson,  Thelma,  born  Jul 20, 1926 (sunrise),  died  Aug 13, 1988
Johnson,  Tommie,  born  Apr 14, 1902,  died  Feb 19, 1971
Johnson,  Travis,  born  Feb 24, 1919,  died  May 23, 1964,
        Texas, PFC, 3528  OM Truck Co. WWII
Jolly,  Ida Newman,  born  1886,  died  1982
Jones,  John Edward,  born  1909,  died  Jan 30, 1992
Jones,  John Luther,  born  Mar 25, 1905,  died  Jul 7, 1985
Jones,  Maggie,  born  May 19, 1905,  died  Oct 16, 1985
Jones,  Mary,  Mrs.,  born  Nov 4, 1883,  died  Mar 14, 1958
Jones,  W. E.,  Rev.,  born  Dec 25, 1885,  died  Feb 9, 1960
Macklin,  Burvy,  born  Mar 22, 1904,  died  Nov 12, 1975
Macklin,  Essie Lee,  born  1907,  died  Sep 17. 1968
Macklin,  J. W.,  born  Dec 4, 1900,  died  May 14, 1957
Marlin,  James,  born  Jul 5, 1935,  died  Feb 4, 1973
Marlin, Woolson,  born  Aug 4, 1899,  died  Feb 28, 1989
Martin,  Ada Johnson,  born  1927,  died  Sep 27, 1969
Martin,  Jewel  born  Jan 13, 1926,  died  Jan 7, 1983
Martin,  John Allen, Jr.,  born  1916,  died  1977
McBride,  Lessie,  born  Apr 13, 1920,  died  Mar 22, 1988
McCullough,  Emma,  born  Sep 19, 1881,  died  Jan 15, 1968
McQueen,  Ann,  born  Mar 11, 1859,  died  Jul 10, 1899
Merchant,  Marva Claudette,  born  Feb 16, 1948,  died  Dec 26, 1995
Merlin,  Hershel Ray,  born  Feb 6, 1953,  died  Sep 25, 1991
Morris,  Deacon Ray,  born  Aug 17, 1914,  died  Jun  9, 1995
Morris, Reginald H.,  born Mar 4, 1950,  died  Jul 26, 1988
Morris,  Willie Edward,  born  Jul 29, 1946,  died  Mar 30, 1992
Mitchell,  Dora  L.,  born  1892,  died 1990
Mitchell,  Will,  born  1876,  died  1955
Newman,  Arthur,  born  1886,  died  1959
Qualls, Katherine L.,  born  May 5, 1953,  died  May 21, 1966
Qualls,  Willie,  Jr.  born  May 19, 1929,  died  Aug 25, 1992,  In Loving Memory,
        PFC, U.S. Army,  WWII
Qualls,  Willie, Sr.  born  Sep 29, 1904,  died  May 31, 1976
Reagie,  Lawrence Lee,  born  Nov 6, 1939,  died  Aug 25, 1963
Sharp,  Alzettie,  born  May 18, 1894,  died  Sep 20, 1985
Sharp,  Tom,  born  Jan 11, 1895,  died  Nov 13, 1956,
        Texas,  Private, Co. D,  509 Engineers,  WWI
Smith, Rubbie Lee,  born  Feb 11, 1915,  died  Oct 8, 1961
Stirest,  Baby Antin Daron,  born  Nov 21, 1991,  died  Nov 27, 1992
Stone,  Marie Annette,  born  Feb 16, 1948,  died  Aug 5, 1979
Taylor,  Alex, Rev.,   born  Mar 6, 1907,  died  May 21, 1973,
        Texas, Private, U. S. Army, WWII
Taylor,  Ben,  born  Mar 14, 1889,  died  Jul 20, 1958
Taylor,  Bertha,  born  Dec 31, 1896,  died  Jan 11, 1998
Taylor,  Louisa Gary,  born   ? Jan 1877  died  Oct 27, 1951
Taylor,  Sheperd,  born  Apr 6, 1904,  died  Nov 28, 1975
Taylor,  Willie Lee,  born  Jun 1, 1940,  died  Aug 11, 1973
Walter,  Brown,  born  Sep 29, 1869,  died  Jun 20, 1957
Walter,  Henry Brown,  born  Nov 15, 1920,  died  Feb 14, 1948,
        Texas, TFC 5, 368 Infantry, 93 Division,  WWII
Walter,  Pidie Ann,  born  Dec 18, 1895,  died  Sep 7, 1974
Watson,  Minnie Ola,  born  Dec 15, 1944,  died  May 31, 1998
Watts,  Ada,  born  Oct 10, 1886,  died  Mar 5, 1971
Wheeler,  Dora D.,  born  Jul 3, 1891,  died  Jan 22, 1948



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