This cemetery was established in 1863 adjacent to the Damascus Missionary
Baptist Church.
In 1967 the Texas Historical Commission put a State Marker in front
of the building stating
"The Damascus Missionary Baptist Church was organized
in 1863; First Pastor,
J. R. Dowell; original building was
of logs; Had split log benches on peg legs.
Replace by frame building in 1892; The
present Church was erected in 1950;
A charter member of the Angelina
County Missionary Baptist Association."
Adams, William C., born Dec 23, 1884, died
Nov 9, 1965
Alsbrooks, Vida Ann, born Dec 26, 1931, died
Jan 6, 1932
Anderson, Willie, born /died Feb 14, 1988
Bamburg, Kenneth Ray, born Jan 31, 1958,
died Aug 6, 1997
Barfield, Ebb, born Mar 12, 1898, died
Oct 18, 1982
Barfield, Henry D., Sr., no dates
Barfield, Infant of Valda B. Barfield,
born/died Nov 22, 1919
Barfield, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Steve
Barfield, no dates
Barfield, James H., Sr., born Jun 11, 1909,
died Jun 5, 1979,
PFC, U.S. Army,
WWII
Barfield, Jessie, born Feb 1, 1920, died
May 18, 1964
Barfield, Mr. & Mrs., no
dates
Barfield, S. H., born 1877, died 1914
Barfield, Valda B., born Mar 27, 1892, died
Nov 22, 1919
Barfield, Una, born Mar 27, 1908, died
Sep 22, 1948
Barringer, Gladys B., born Dec 18, 1923,
died Apr 26, 1985
Barringer, Herman F., born Dec 16, 1918,
died Jan 8, 1982
Beavers, Aaron Joseph, born Sep 7, 1893,
died Oct 11, 1894,
son of P. A. and Carrie
Beavers
Beavers, Andrew Chester, born Jul 18, 1895, died
Apr 13, 1918,
son of P. A. and Carrie
Beavers
Beavers, Carrie L., born Feb 24, 1871, died
Aug 18, 1903,
wife of Phillip Andrew Beavers
Beavers, Coy Lee, born Feb 11, 1899, died
Jul 7, 1968
Beavers, Ernest Walter, born Nov 15, 1896,
died Jul 27, 1976,
SEA2, U.S. Navy, WWI
Beavers, Francis Cristell, born Apr 12, 1931,
died Jun 22, 1931
Beavers, Phillip Andrew, born Nov 18, 1864,
died Feb 17, 1960
Beavers, Sardius, born Jun 18, 1902, died
Sep 19, 1903,
son of P. A. and Carrie
Beavers
Bellamy, Amanda C., born Apr 2, 1859, died
Jan 20, 1898
Bellamy, John F., born Mar 27, 1886, died
Sep 11, 1886
Bellamy, John Fletcher, born 1830, died
1898,
Private, Co. M., First
Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Bellamy, Martha Ella, born June 18, 1884,
died Oct 3, 1888
Bellamy, W. A., born Feb 22, 1858, died
Nov 24, 1888
Black, Brunell, born Aug 28, 1917, died
Jan 18, 1919
Black, Dennis, born Aug 30, 1916 died
May 23, 1917,
son of Edgar and Nellie
Black
Brookshire, Abina, born Mar 1, 1915,
died Feb 7, 1977
Brookshire, Nettie, born 1895, died 1958
Brookshire, Sam, born 1894, died 1981
Brookshire, Thomas, born May 9, 1919, died
no date
Carr, George M., born Jun 1, 1895, died
Jul 17, 1976
Carr, Zula Mae, born Oct 27, 1898, died
Feb 4, 1987
Collins, Betty Loving, born Nov 16, 1930,
died no date
Cook, B. A., born Feb 19, 1850, died
Oct 30, 1896
Courtney, Emerline, born Dec 26, 1877, died
Mar 4, 1958
Courtney, G. A., born Feb 12, 1843,
died Oct 2, 1928, wife of R.W. Courtney
Courtney, Infant, born/died Aug 6, 1894, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. S.J. Courtney
Courtney, Reuben W., Rev., born Apr
18, 1843, died Jan 20, 1920,
Sergeant, Co. D, 7th Texas
Infantry, C.S.A.
Courtney, Sam James, born Jan 5, 1870,
died Aug 4, 1949
Courtney, Vera Ahene, born Apr 8, 1897, died
Dec 7, 1899,
daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. S. J. Courtney
Courtney, Vido Battris, born Apr 12, 1904,
died Sep 16, 1904,
daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. W. R. Courtney
Crain, E. L., born 1868, died Nov 6,
1938
Crecelius, Albert C., born Sep 23, 1840, died
Nov 15, 1876
Crecelius, Baby, born/died Jan 27, 1927,
infant son of Roy & Ina G.Crecelius
Deggs, Dixon, M., born Apr 19, 1831,
died Sep 19, 1903,
Private, Co., H, 13th
Texas Cavalry, C.S.A.
Deggs, E. A., born Oct 7, 1897, died
Oct 6, 1935
Deggs, Emma T., bonr Jun 18, 1873, died Oct
20, 1952
Deggs, Infant, born/died Jun 26, 1933, Infant
of J. N. and Velma Deggs
Deggs, J. D. & Nora's twin babies, born/died
1928
Deggs, James D. "Jim", born Sep 24, 1896,
died Sep 2, 1985
Deggs, Joe Narce, born Dec 12, 1904, died
Aug 23, 1971
Deggs, Martha Isabell, born Sep 30, 1870,
died Dec 22, 1940
Deggs, Minnie Nora, born Dec 30, 1897, died
Nov 26, 1966
Deggs, Nathaniel J., born Dec 31, 1862, died
Oct 14, 1928
Deggs, Velma, born 1908, died 1943
Deggs, W. W., born Feb 10, 1869 died
Apr 20, 1944
Deggs, Zilphia A., born 1836, died 1904
Donahoe, Elizabeth A., born Dec 19, 1839,
died Jan 1, 1910, wife of W. H. Donahoe
Donahoe, Flora, born 1882, died 1908, wife
of H. A. Donahoe
Donahoe, Mary Elizabeth, born Feb 3, 1899, died
Mar 9, 1899
Donahoe, W. H., born Sep 19, 1939, died
Oct 23, 1905
Dowell, John R.; Elder, born Apr 26, 1835,
died May 28, 1883,
Private, Co. G, 48th Tennessee
Infantry, C.S.A.,
First Pastor, Damascus Baptist
Church
Ellison, Ray, born May 26, 1923, died
Jan 17, 1995
Farmer, Effie Mae, born Mar 6, 1923,
died Dec 26, 1975
Foster, Cleo L., born Dec 18, 1920,
died Dec 3, 1995
Foster, Jack D., born Mar 19, 1919,
died Nov 5, 1994,
married to Cleo L. Foster
on Jan 24, 1940
Fuller, Aaron S., born May 9, 1868, died
Sep 1, 1855
Fuller, Asa M., born May 9, 1868, died
Jun 12, 1954
Fuller, Bonnie Dean, born Dec 21, 1935,
died Jan 26, 1992
Fuller, Burrell H., born Jul 12, 1898,
died Nov 19, 1911
Fuller, Eddie A., born Jan 4, 1877,
died Mar 8, 1972
Fuller, Emmie L., born Jan 22, 1872, died
Jun 23, 1950
Fuller, Lila Mae, born Sep 30, 1906, died
Apr 28, 1989
Fuller, Lillie A., born Aug 18, 1895, died
Jul 9, 1896
Fuller, Lular J., born Jun 20, 1890, died
May 10, 1970
Fuller, Mary A., born Apr 5, 1874, died Oct 31,
1899
Fuller, Mary J. born Oct 29, 1881, died Jul
29, 1949
Fuller, Martha Ann, born Nov 19, 1833, died
Aug 28, 1912
Fuller, Mae, born May 9, 1912, died
Sep 17, 1998,
Married S. B. Fuller on
Feb 2, 1937
Fuller, Roy Atmer, born 1908, died Nov
24, 1984
Fuller, Sanford, Mrs, born no date,
died Nov 16, 1935
Fuller, S. A. G., born Aug 20, 1887, died
Apr 10, 1895
Fuller, S. B., born Aug 17, 1913, died
Mar 9, 1988
Fuller, Sebern Sanford, born Oct 6, 1808,
died May 21, 1896
Fuller, S. S., born Jul 20, 1857, died
Jan 28, 1942
Fuller, T. L., born Apr 10, 1860, died
Nov 17, 1935
Fuller, William Hollie, born Feb 2, 1910,
died Nov 6, 1976
Fuller, William Lewis, born Sep 5, 1831,
died Feb 19, 1910,
Private, Co. H., 13th
Texas Cavalry, C.S.A.
Fuller, Wilson Pershing, born Sep 25, 1918,
died Nov 19, 1998
Gesford, Bettie, born Mar 4, 1896, died
Sep 20, 1918, wife of Jack Gesford
Gassiott, David, born Sep 7, 1954, died
Jan 21, 1957
Gassiott, Elmer J., born Jan 30, 1911, died
Sep 28, 1972
Gassiott, Gussie M., born Jun 24, 1911,
died May 22, 1980
Gibson, Angel W., born Feb 9, 1914,
died Feb 16, 1994
Gibson, Baby Boy, born/died Feb 19, 1976,
son of C.W. "Buddy"
Gibson & Charlotte Gibson
Gibson, D. W., born Mar 9, 1915, died
Dec 4, 1997
Gibson, Loraine E., born Apr 19, 1912, died
Feb 9, 2001
Gibson, Myrl, born Jul 7, 1915, died
Jun 18, 1993
Gibson, Scott William, born Jan 2, 1979,
died Nov 15, 1998
Griffin, Ella Barfield, born Apr 11, 1882, died
Jan 17, 1965
Harger, James M., born Aug 7, 1893, died Jun 18,
1971
Harger, Mrs. J. M., born Mar 3, 1902, died
sep 1, 1971
Harrelson, Jason, born 1979, died
2000
Harris, Bobby Jay, born Nov 6, 1963,
died Jan 17, 1988
Harris, Leroy, born Sep 11, 1915, died
Nov 26, 1968
Harris, Margaret, born Jul 7, 1920 died
no dates
Harris, Myrtle, A., born Jun 9, 1889, died
Aug 3, 1962
Harris, William D., born Jan 27, 1883, died
Mary 9, 1965
Harrison, Jimmie B., born May 25, 1914,
died Jul 6, 1984
Hearn, Ernest Willie, born Jun 24, 1914,
died Sep 30, 1915, son of H. & B. Hearn
Hearn, Hayden, born Oct 26, 1886, died
Mar 20, 1954,
PFC, Co. K, 21st Engineers,
WWI
Hearn, Walter, born Feb 3, 1881, died
Oct 15, 1959
Hughes, Thomas M., born 1859, died 1921
Ingram, Henry Greer, born 1897, died
1902
Jones, Josephine, born Jan 6, 1870,
died May 8, 1890
Kirkland, Henry O., born Mar 19, 1922, died
Feb 25, 1980
Locke, Audrey, born Aug 9, 1927 died
Aug 30, 1927, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jess Locke
Locke, Baby, no dates
Locke, Cleo, born Mar 5, 1902 died Nov
13, 1987
Locke, Dom L., born Dec 17, 1900 died
Dec 28, 1974
Locke, Edell, born Apr 2, 1932, died
Apr 12, 1933
Locke, James R., born Nov 20, 1921 died
Oct 14, 1943,
Texas, Staff Sergeant,
527th AAF Bomb. Squadron, WWII
Locke, Jess, born Mar 18, 1891 died
Feb 8. 1968
Locke, John W. born 1789 died
no date
Locke, Lamar, born Aug 6, 1922 died
Nov 5, 1922
Locke, L. M., born Nov 6, 1911 died
Nov 30, 1911
Locke, Minnie, born Aug 14, 1891 died
Aug 29, 1985
Locke, Nancy E., born Jun 11, 1858, died
Mar 30, 1918
Locke, O. D., born Apr 7, 1914 died
Dec 27, 1980,
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army,
WWII
Locke, Oscar, born Oct 30, 1885 died
Jun 18, 1970
Locke, Pauline E. born Sep 24, 1919 died
Oct 22, 1978
Locke, Rebecca, born 1804 died no date
Loving, Ada V., born Jun 9, 1923 died
no date
Loving, Archie, born Aug 21, 1881 died
Dec 14, 1961
Loving, Bertha, born Jun15, 1911 died
Jan 26, 1917, daughter of Archie & Mattie Loving
Loving, Billie M., born Jun 22, 1928 died
Jul 31, 1956
Loving, Bryant, born Jun 20, 1926 died
May 13, 1971,
Texas, S1, U.S. Navy,
WWII
Loving, Charlie W., born 1878 died 1934
Loving, Dorrie, born Mar 30, 1916 died
no date
Loving, Edward, born Apr 8, 1918 died Jun
13, 1989
Loving, Hattie, born Apr 3, 1888 died
Dec 20, 1973
Loving, J. A. (Billie), born Apr 4, 1916 died
died Jul 22, 1989
Loving, J. L., born Jun 11, 1872 died
Jun 8, 1947
Loving, Jerry Bethel, born Aug 29, 1918 died
Dec 22, 1978,
F2, U.S. Navy,
WWII
Loving, Jessie Elba, born Nov 1, 1899 died
May 25, 1989
Loving, Kaywood, born no date died Mar
1, 1938,
Texas, Private, 313 Infantry,
79th Division, WWI
Loving, Lavana, born 1877 died 1934
Loving, Lorena Lou, born 1874 died Oct 19,
1965
Loving, Mary, born Mar 14, 1850 died
Jun 6, 1936
Loving, Theresa Gail, born Mar 2, 1969 died
Aug 19, 1997,
daughter of Jene T.
& Wanda Loving
Loving, Vera V., born Oct 16, 1894 died
Nov 15, 1978
Marsh, Robert "Bobby", born Jul 30, 1960 died
Sep 30, 1979
McClendon, James E., born Jun 22, 1947
died May 4, 1999
McClendon, Mary Elizabeth, born Jun 30, 1948
died May 27, 1950,
daughter of Allie
and William McClendon
McClendon, William P., born Oct 16, 1916 died
Dec 21, 1990,
Texas, Private, U.S. Army,
WWII
McCoslin, Alice Lorene, born 1919 died
no date
McCoslin, Leon B., born May 3, 1910 died
Mar 13, 1998
McEwin, Cynthia A. Dowell, born Sep 30, 1859
died Nov 17, 1885,
first wife of Dave
H. McEwin
McEwin, David Henry, born Nov 24, 1959
died Mar 3, 1929,
first wife: Cynthia A. Dowell
McEwin; second wife: Sally Jane Beavers McEwin
McEwin, Emma, born Feb 9, 1878 died
May 2, 1886,
daughter of Dave &
Cynthia McEwin
McEwin, Henry, born 1907 died 1960
McEwin, Holly Eudora, born Nov 23, 1880
died Jul 21, 1881,
infant daughter of
Dave & Cynthia A. Dowell McEwin
McEwin, Hugh born 1884 died 1936
McEwin, Nola born 1886 died 1942
McEwin, Riley Foster, born Jan 29, 1897
died Jan 10, 1907,
ten year old son of
Dave & Sally McEwin
McEwin, William Eden, born Oct 9, 1890
died Feb 2, 1891,
infant son of Dave
& Sally McEwin
McKim, John, born 1891 died 1892, son of A.J.
and Mary F. McKim
Meadow, Earl, no dates
Millican, Baby Luther, no dates
Millican, Ellen, born 1864 died 1934
Millican, Frances Marion, born Jan 1, 1880
died Jun 26, 1969
Millican, James N., born 1847 died 1904
Millican, Pansy Mae, born 1906 died
Dec 28, 1989, daughter of Frances M. Millican
Morris, Baby Girl, born 1897 died 1897
Morris, Jesse Oliver, born 1823 died
1869
Morris, Martha Jane Gibson, born 1837 died
1886
Morris, Mary Falva, born 1891 died 1900
Nguyen, Minh Van, born Oct 29, 1929 died
Oct 18, 2000
Nguyen, Peter Tuan Son, born Oct 17, 1971
died Sep 14, 1994
Norman, Walter born Sep 13, 1873 died
Dec 7, 1949
Norman, Vida, born Feb 9, 1887 died
Jun 30, 1930
Norris, Edward A. (Jim), born Sep 1, 1930
died Dec 15, 1980
Norris, Lila Mae, born Sep 16, 1930 died
Dec 15, 1980
Parten, Annie Mahalia, born Oct 8, 1899 died
Mar 2, 1903
Parten, Cynthia M., born Sep 22, 1873 died
Apr 11, 1952
Parten, Henry Oscar, born Jul 22, 1892 died
Sejp 20, 1893
Parten, Maude Ireen, born Aug 13, 1894 died
1910
Parten, Samuel C., born May 15, 1865 died
Nov 10, 1933
Parten, Samuel Othe, born Jun 1, 1904 died
Oct 15, 1905
Pate, Mellie M., born 1903 died
Jul 29, 1978
Pate, Putnam I., born Jun 10, 1901 died
Jul 10, 1973
Phillips, Ada H., born 1871 died 1931
Phillips, Amos L., born 1867 died 1944
Phillips, Charles Edwin, born Nov 1, 1945
died Dec 8, 1946
Phillips, Clyde, born Mar 18, 1912 died
Feb 16, 1958,
Texas, Private, U.S. Army,
WWII
Phillips, Hazel Ruth (Angel), born Jul 18, 1951
died Nov 30, 1997
Phillips, Jesse J., born Apr 3, 1909 died
Aug 26, 1979
Phillips, Julia, born May 22, 1922 died
Oct 5, 1970
Phillips, Julia Ann, born 1920 Feb 23, 1970
Phillips, James Edward, born Jan 1, 1937 died
Feb 23, 1953
Phillips, Lillie A., born 1905 died
Jun 6, 1970
Phillips, Tom, born 1901 died 1959
Platt, M. E., Mrs., born Nov 2, 1849 died
Oct 13, 1922
Powell, Charlie, born Feb 14, 1901 died Feb
24, 1979
Powell, E. Irene, born Aug 26, 1906
died no date
Pullen, Beatrice, born Dec 9, 1896 died
May 1, 1990
Pullen, Ransom, born Aug 14, 1889 died
Nov 16, 1973
Purvis, Art, born Aug 7, 1909 died Jan
11, 1992
Purvis, Edith, born Aug 21, 1909 died
Oct 6, 1979
Ratenberg, Marvin, born Apr 23, 1923
died Dec 6, 1995, married on Mar 8, 1969
Saxon, J. W., born Nov 18, 1854 died
Nov 1, 1890
Shepherd, Donnis L., born Jan 14, 1917 died
Apr 9, 1995,
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army,
World War II, Silver Star, Purple Heart
Shepherd, Esmer Louise, born 1912 died
Aug 2, 1992
Shepherd, Helon L., born Jul 2, 1919 died
no date
Shepherd, Milton M., born Nov 25, 1915 died
Dec 12, 1916
Shepherd, Onnie G., born 1904 died Jun
29, 1978
Shepherd, Reba A., born Mar 15, 1893 died
Dec 10, 1961
Shepherd, Samuel E., born Nov 1, 1914 died
Aug 8, 1916
Shepherd Samuel W., born Feb 19, 1891 died
Jul 28, 1963
Skramstad, Donald Allen, born Mar 31, 1933
died Jan 25, 1994,
Airman First Class, U.S.
Air Force - Korea
Sowers, Catherine B., born Feb 22, 1874 died
Nov 16, 1948
Sowers, Joseph C., born Jan 22, 1874 died
Mar 3, 1941
Stringer, Alma, born 1893 died 1955
Stringer, Fred, born 1893 died Oct 16, 1975
Suggs, Horace D., born Feb 16, 1917
died Mar 29, 1987
Suggs, May W., born Nov 25, 1921 died
no date
Swaim, Edward "Ed" Newton, born May 18, 1929
died Sep 28, 1993,
Staff Sergeant, U. S. Air
Force, Korea
Thompson, Chester, born Nov 4, 1913 died
May 15, 1974,
PFC, U. S. Army
WWII
Thompson, Rayma, born Aug 21, 1919 died Jun
15, 1991
Trombly, Trudie F., born Sep 29, 1908 died
Dec 13, 1955
Turner, Mary, born Feb 26, 1843 died
May 9, 1919, wife of W.M. Turner
Turner, Nannie, born Dec 15, 1881 died
Feb 23, 1886
Turner, W. M., born Jul 17, 1845 died
Jan 14, 1939
Walker, Lee, In Memory Of, no dates
Weaver, Joyce Iva, born 1908 died 1991,
daugher of Frances M. Millican
Welch, Lizzie, born Aug 3, 1905 died
May 15, 1984
Wetz, Fritz, born 1915 died 1918
Wheeler, Earl B., born Jun 29, 1926
died Nov 22, 1996,
Private, U.S. Army, WWII
Wheeler, Joel W., born Feb 27, 1877 died
Jun 28, 1945
Wheeler, Maggie L., born May 2, 1890 died
Nov 30, 1974
Whittier, Lottie Deggs, born Apr 9, 1900 died
Jul 29, 1981
Wilkins, Fannie, no dates
Wilkins, Grady, no dates
Wilkins, Junius L., born Jun 12, 1870 died
Nov 29, 1957
Wilkins, Mindia E., born Jun 12, 1877 died
Jan 4, 1955
Wilkins, Rob, no dates
Witcher, John, born 1861 died 1925
Williams, Lyman, born Dec 22, 1884 died
May 18, 1909,
son of J. M. and Nancy
Williams
Williams, Jack, born Jan 8, 1857 died
Jan 4, 1928
Williams, M. L., born Jan 20, 1890 died
Mar 6, 1890,
daughter of J. M. &
Nancy Williams
Williams, Nancy, born Apr 24, 1856 died
Jan 28, 1890
Williams, Richard, born Feb 15, 1887, died
Mar 25, 1899,
son of J. M. &
Nancy Williams
Wood, John W., born 1877 died 1954
Wood, Mary Ellen, born 1876 died 1964
Worsham, Archie, born May 1902 died
Dec 1902
Worsham, Baby, born/died Sep 1900
Worsham, Charlie, born 1894 died 1913
Worsham, Willie, born 1874 died 1903
Youngblood, Andrew Jackson, born 1814 La.
died after 1860,
married to Nancy Ryan on
Sep 17, 1840
Youngblood, Baby, born/died Nov 5, 1878, son of
B. Y. and Bettie Youngblood
Youngblood, H. N., born Nov 17, 1847 died
Jun 2, 1916
Youngblood, Ladell, born Nov 1916, died
Jul 1917
Youngblood, Lina, born Feb 10, 1850 died
May 16, 1928
Youngblood, Nancy Ryan, born 1824 La.
died after 1860
Youngblood, Phena, born Jun 1, 1853, died
Jun 30, 1945
Youngblood, T., born May 23, 1854 died
Aug 22, 1897