MoscowCem
Moscow Cemetery
Submitted by Cannon Pritchard on July 28, 2001

This cemetery was created about 1841 during the Republic of  Texas period.
The first known burial was in May, 1842. It is one of  the oldest cemeteries
in Polk County and is still in use today.

Location:  In Moscow at the intersection of  U.S. Highway 59 and FM 350
go  East on FM 350 (which is a dirt road) for .2 miles. The cemetery is
located on the right side of  the road.

Adams, Annie L.,  born Aug 27, 1875,  died Apr 8, 1968
Adams, Clisby Clementine,  born 1860,  died 1938
Adams, John Hobdy,  born  Dec 13, 1827,  Alabama,  died  Nov 1, 1893 Moscow;
        2nd Lieutenant, Co. E, Elmore's Regiment, 20th Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Adams, John Hardy, Jr.   born Sep 23, 1881, died Dec 19, 1881,
        son of W.E. and C. C.Adams
Adams, Infant son of  J.H. and H. E. Adams,  no dates
Adams, Infant son of  J.H. and H. E. Adams,  no dates
Adams, Infant son of  W.E. and C.C. Adams,  born  Nov 18, 1884, died Dec 2, 1884
Adams, Liddie Ann,  born Mar 21, 1871, died May 2, 1872,
        daughter of J.H. and M.E. Adams
Adams, Little Clemy,  Infant daughter of W.E. and C.C. Adams,
        born Mar 8, 1883, died Aug 27, 1883
Adams, Martha Elizabeth Womack,  born Sep 11,1840 Alabama  died Dec 20, 1911
Adams, Margaret Francis,  born Apr 1, 1865,  died Sep 6, 1878,
        age 13 years, 5 months, and 5 days
Adams, Robert S.,  born  Dec 25, 1877, died Jun 17, 1935
Adams, William Edwin,  born 1859,  died 1933.
Aldham, Barney, J.,  born Dec 10, 1908,  died July 19, 1967
Alexander, Dovie,  born Feb 10, 1883,  died Jul 3, 1963
Alexander, O. C.,  born Oct 10, 1883,  died Jan 25, 1946
Angell, Benjamin G.,  born Jul 25, 1843,  died May 17, 1888;
        Private, 29th Brigade, Texas Militia, C.S.A.
Angell, E. P.,  born Mar 8, 1839,  died May 10, 1910;
        First Sergeant, 29th Brigade, Texas Militia,  C.S.A.
Angell, Elizabeth,  born Nov 30, 1850,  died Sep 30, 1882
Angell, Henry Varney,  born Oct 13, 1830,  died Sep 19, 1884;
        Sergeant, Co. F, 5th Texas Infantry Regiment,  C.S.A.
Angell, James, M.D.,   born Feb 4, 1806,  died May 7, 1887
Angell, James Wilbur Jr.,   born Oct 16, 1877,  died  Nov 20, 1923
Angell, James Wilbur,   born Apr 16, 1846,  died Feb 6, 1906;
        Private, 3rd Texas Regiment, C.S.A.
Angell, Lucy Varney,  born Oct 13, 1805,  died Dec 5, 1894
Angell, Phoebe Rundell,  born Sep 28, 1843,  died Jun 14, 1891
Bergman, Infant daughter of  Simon and Nannie Bergman,  born/died  1888
Bergman, Simon,  born  1863,  died Oct 11, 1881
Bond, Rev. Joseph, born 1813,  died Dec 27, 1867
Bright, James, A. born 1832,  died  Dec 19, 1881
Brock, Prof. E. D.,  born Oct 18, 1887,  died Feb 3, 1915  (Professor, Moscow Academy)
Brock,  Dr. Gibson F.,  born Nov 28, 1883,  died May 26, 1914,
        "A Truer Nobler Heart Never Beat Within A Human Breast"
Brock, J. J.,  born Oct 17, 1829,  died Nov 17, 1900
Burch, Laura F.,  born Sep 5, 1878,  died Nov 16, 1892
Burch, Margaret P.,  born May 30, 1847,  died Mar 11, 1884, wife of Thomas Burch
Burch, Robert S.,  born 1883,  died 1951
Burch, Thomas,  born  Oct 7, 1843,  died  Jan 29, 1923;
        Private, Co. E, 20th Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
Canon, Francis,  daughter of  Smith and Jennie Canon (stone broken-dates unreadable)
Canon, Infant son of  Dr. Robert T. and Ruby Canon,  born apr 5, 1903, died apr 16, 1903
Canon, John Jobe, M.D.,    born Oct 13, 1835,  died  Sep 6, 1906;
        Lieutenant Colonel,  Co. F, Hubbard's Regiment, 22nd Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Canon, Mary R.,  born May 9, 1835,  died Jun 4, 1920,  wife of  Dr. John Jobe Canon
DeLeon, LouAnn,  born  1941,  died  1990
Dotson, Baby,  born  Nov 1937,  died  Jan 15, 1938
Doughty, Daniel,  born Oct 16, 1842, near Olive Branch, Ohio,
        died Jan 20, 1900, Moscow, Texas
Dungan, Leah Louise,  born Dec 2, 1910,  died Mar 23, 1913,
        daughter of G. H. and E. E. Dungan
Farley, Buford B.,  born July 10, 1914,  died Nov 2, 1984;
        Tec3, U.S. Army, WWII
Esterak, Antonia,  born Nov 16, 1874,  died Jul 31, 1967
Esterak, Charles,  born Sep 29, 1855,  died Jul 10, 1937
Forgus, John H.,  born Mar 7, 1856,  died Apr 14, 1946
Fortune, Carl,   born Jun 21, 1901,  died  Jan 10, 1981,  "A Vermonter and his Texan wife"
Fortune, Jewel Leggett,  born Mar 3, 1906,  died Feb 18, 1984
Frolick, Anna,  born  Jan 18, 1888,  died  Sep 17, 1960
Frolick, Dolly, F.H.M.  (infant) no dates
Frolick, Garrigue, T.,  born Aug 4, 1918,   died Jan 16, 1989;
        Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corp, WWII
Frolick, Jerry Charles, F.H.M.,  no dates
Frolick, Joe, Sr.,  born Nov 13, 1873,  died Mar 11, 1939
Frolick,  Lester Franklin, Sr.  born Oct 18, 1928,  died  Jul 25, 1988;
        Husband-Father-Friend
Gibbs,  Edward M.,  born May 15, 1810,  died May 8, 1888
Gibbs, Hannah,  born May 13, 1820,  died  May 23, 1881,  wife of  Edward M. Gibbs
Gibbs, Jra Frances,  born May 8, 1868,  died  Oct 3, 1878,
        daughter of Edward M. and Hannah M. Gibbs
Goodwin, George W.,   born  Nov 15, 1826,  died  Feb 12, 1861;
        Private, Moscow Guards, Cavalry, Texas State Troops, C.S.A.
Goodwin, Nancy Shropshire (McCaghren),  born  Mar 26, 1830,  died  Apr 6, 1915,
        wife of  George W. Goodwin   (See Nancy S. G. McCaghren)
Green, Youma,  born/died  Dec 16, 1885,
        Infant daughter of  N.T. and E. J. Green
Hanner, Baby,  born May 1, 1898,  died Jun 23, 1898,
        Infant son of  J.A. and Ola Hanner
Hanner, Louis,  born Nov 20, 1899,  died Nov 17, 1900,
        Infant daughter of  J. A. and Ola Hanner
Harrington, Ferman Hal,  born Sep 6, 1901,  died  May 24, 1978
Harrington, Frank A.,  born Mar 14, 1921,  died  Mar 31, 1992
Harrington, Nona I.,  born Mar 17, 1920,  died Oct 5, 1984
Harrison, Eddie,  born Mar 7, 1887,  died Oct 27, 1898,
        daughter of John and M. J. Harrison
Hayes, Elmer,  born  Jan 28, 1899,  died Jun 21, 1900
Henry, Drisalla C.,  born 1834, Ireland,  died  May 15, 1842
Henry, John, born  Jan 24, 1829,  Ireland,  died Jul 16, 1858
Henry, John, born  1799  Ireland,  died Oct 28, 1842
Henry, Thomas,  born 1836,  Ireland,  died Jan 3, 1845
Henry, Samuel,  born May 7,1832, Ireland,    died  Sep 2, 1859
Henry, William,  born May 3, 1843,  died  1862 in Civil War, C.S.A.
Hetherwick, Theresa West,  born May 15, 1848, died Dec 31, 1884,
        wife of  Benjamin F. Hetherwick
Hroudny, Jasefa,  born 1864,  died 1949
Janak, Annie Pecha,  born 1885,  died 1963
Janak,  Frank,  (unknown)
Janak,  Ignac,   born  Jul 28, 1856 Prussia,   died  Sep 30,  1932
        (Marker is broken up in small pieces. Information from newspaper obituary.)
Janka, Josephine,  born 1915,  died 1992
Johnson, Alexander,  born  May 17, 1815,  died  Oct 5, 1902;
        Private, Co. E, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Texas State Troops, C.S.A.
Johnson, Harriet,  born Mar 18, 1821,  died Jul 31, 1906, wife of Alexander Johnson
Jones, Edmund P.,  born  1888,  died  1961
Jones, Eric Llewellyn,  born Feb 13, 1901,  died  Oct 11, 1915,
        son of Mr. and Mrs Mullie Jones
Jones, Ettie M.,  born 1890,  died 1955
Jones, Fran,  (F.H.M.) born  May 13, 1867,  died  Mar 19, 1966
Jones, Frank Kenneth,  born/died  Feb 24, 1898,  son of  W. F. and M.D.B. Jones
Jones, Jack Hodge,  (no dates),
        Private, WWI
Jones, Mary D.,  born 1860,   died 1954
Jones, Paul Tate,  born Apr 18, 1881,  died  Aug 22, 1885,
        son of William F. and Mary D. Jones
Jones, William F.,  born 1853,  died 1926
Keen, Allen P.,  born 1876,  died 1945
Keen, Annie M.  born 1891,  died 1907
Kirby, Rev. R.  born May 30, 1820 Warren Co. Tenn.  died Jul 28, 1891 Polk Co. Tx.
Knoir, Antoni,  born/died  Nov 8, 1884
Leggett, Annie Lee,  born 1897,  died 1900
Leggett, Carol, born 1899,  died 1912, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leggett
Leggett, Catherine Elizabeth Adams,  born Aug 22,1862,  died Dec 7, 1937,
        wife of S. P. Leggett
Leggett, Dorcas McGee,  born Dec 8, 1833,  died Mar 4, 1916
Leggett, Honor,  born 1902,  died 1942
Leggett, J. Eugene,  born 1873,  died 1941
Leggett, John Wesley,  born May 23, 1824,  died Apr  26, 1894;
        Private,  Co. E., Elmore's Regiment, 20th Texas Infantry,  C.S.A.
Leggett, J. W.,   born 1851  died 1923
Leggett, Little Louie,  born Oct 7, 1893,  died May 7, 1894,
        son of John Wesley and Mary Leggett
Leggett, Mary,  born Aug 26, 1853,  died  Jul 4, 1891
Leggett, Mary Canon,  born Aug 23, 1869,  died Dec 18, 1947,
        wife of James W. Leggett
Leggett, Samuel P.,  born June 1, 1859,  died Jan 25, 1899
Leggett, Travis H.,  born Oct 18, 1889,  died Jun 27, 1951
Leggett, Wesley Hobdy,  born Nov 16, 1881,  died Jan 13, 1952
Mabile, J. B.,  born Jun 7, 1844,  died Oct  14, 1893
Loper,  E. W.,  born  1832,  died  1894;
        Private, Co. A, 6th Alabama Cavalry,  C.S.A.
McCaghren,  Nancy Shropshire (See Nancy S. Goodwin),
        second wife of Robert A. McCaghren,  born  Mar 26, 1830,  died  Apr 6, 1915
McClenny, J. N.,  born  Jan 7, 1880,  died  Jan 19, 1902
McClenny, N. B.,  born Sep 24, 1852,  died  Feb 3, 1902
McGee, Ralph,  born Feb 18, 1796,  died  Aug 19, 1851,  Masonic Marker
McKinnon, Frank,  born Jan 4, 1862,  died Feb 16, 1876
McKinnon, John C. born Nov 24, 1824,  died Aug 21, 1894
McKinnon, Sarah Jane,  born Mar 29, 1834,  died Sep 17, 1919
        (Newspaper obituary states YOD as 1918)
McKinnon, Twin Sister Lucy,  born/died  Mar 15, 1876
McLaurin, Margaret E. Carter,  born Oct 3, 1838,  died Nov 3, 1898
McLaurin,  Rachel,  born Feb 13, 1879,  died Jul 30, 1892
Milhollin, Colie Forgus,  born 1859,  died  1957,  wife  of  T. O. Milhollin
Milhollin,  T. O.,  born Apr 3, 1858,  died Aug 11, 1897, Woodman of the World marker
Moore, Cora M.  born Nov 3, 1877,  died Oct 14, 1897
Moore, Little Herbert,  born May 26, 1884,  died Mar 16, 1885,
        son of B. E. and J. C. Moore
Morrison,  Eula Weems,  born Jun 7, 1904,  died Oct 4, 1935
Moss, Eugenia Eliza Taylor,  born Dec 6, 1874,  died Dec 24, 1918
Norris, Myrtle Elizabeth,  born Jun 8, 1894,  died Mar 30, 1969,
        daughter of  Mr. & Mrs. R. I. Norris
Oldham, Barney J.,  born Dec 10, 1908,  died  Jul 19, 1967
Oldham, Rob Leggett,  born Oct 23, 1905,  died Oct 15, 1985
Parrish, Arthur Edenton,  born Apr 1, 1867,  died Mar 10, 1942
Parrish, Clarence,  born May 7, 1900,  died  Jul 11, 1907
Parrish, Esther McFall,  born Nov 16, 1889,  died Jul 3, 1910
Parrish, Martha Ann,  born Jul 23, 1867,  died Feb 5, 1920
Poe, John Foster,  born  1828,  died Oct  11, 1906;
        Private, Co. E, Elmore's Regiment, C.S.A.
Poe, Maggie A.,  born  1829,  died Oct 25, 1911
Rowe, Allen Reid,  born Sep 23, 1923,  died Jun 12, 1985;
        Sergeant, U.S. Army, WWII
Rowe,  Maud Milhollin,  born  Jun 2, 1898,  died Apr 10, 1985
Rowe, Wilburn Sandal,  born  Sep 20, 1879,  died Dec 21, 1944
Rowe, Wilburn Sandal Jr.,  born Jun 26, 1920,  died Jun 14, 1969
Ritchey,  Jesse Henry,  born Dec 24, 1907,  died Mar 18, 1982;
        Private,  U.S. Army, WWII
Sage,  Jesse,  born Jan 2, 1882,  died  Apr  4, 1913,  Woodman of  the World marker
Sanders, William Eugene,  born Feb 20, 1880,  died  Jun 4, 1921
Sawyer,  Jimmie,  born 1921,  died  1935
Smith,  Isaac Robert  "Bob" ,  born  Mar 10, 1875,  died  Oct 28, 1938
Smith,  Laura Tarver,  born Apr 3, 1881,  died  Jan 13, 1968
Smith,  McKenzie "Mack" Udell,  born  Dec 8, 1879  died  Apr 8, 1959
Smith, William Giles,  born Jul 8, 1828 Butler Co. Ala.,  died  Jul 27, 1896;
        Second Lieutenant, Co. K,  Clark's Regiment, 14th Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Stockton, Don Barnett,  born Mar 15, 1862,  died Dec 6, 1881
Stovall, E. M., born Mar 20, 1820,  died Sep 30, 1883
Synnott, Curtis,  born Dec 2, 1892,  died  Nov 14, 1900
Tarver, Pernessa,  born Dec 4, 1843,  died  Nov 14, 1926
Tarver, Walter William,  born  Jan 26, 1829,  died Apr 24, 1903;
        Private,  Co. F, 25th  Texas Cavalry,  C.S.A.
Taylor, Byron Ludell,  born Apr 26, 1838,  died  Jun 27, 1889
Taylor, Charlotte,  born Aug 3, 1839,  died Nov 28, 1892
Taylor, Philip Lucian,  born Sep 21, 1878,  died Mar 5, 1900
Towns,  Emeline T.,  born 1884,  died 1955
Towns, Henry Albert,  born 1869,  died 1922
Towns,  Leonard,  born  Sep 17, 1905,  died  Nov 10, 1980;
        Private First Class, U.S. Army, WWII
Towns, Lillian Ruby,  born May 8, 1910,  died Jul 24, 1910
Towns, Oma Ezell,  born Nov 19, 1903,  died Jan 3, 1904
Towns, Thelma Lee, born Nov 24, 1915,  died Mar 30, 1916
Treadway, Fred H. (Father),  born 1885,  died 1914
Traugham, Mattie L.,  born Mar 10, 1877,  died Aug 14, 1877,
        daughter of W. P. and N.S. Traugham
Tullos, Bessie,  born  Nov 2, 1907,  died May 10, 1939
Vitter, Martin,  born Apr 26, 1863,  died  Apr 2, 1932
Walker, E. S. U., born Jun 5, 1825,  died Jul 28, 1882,  wife of  Dr. R. T. Walker
Whitehead, John David,  born  Sep 24, 1854,  died  Dec 24, 1855,
        son of W. W. and  E. A. Whitehead
Winston, Jeannette,  born Apr 29, 1869,  died  May 3, 1872
Winston, Marcellus Luthur,  born Oct 11, 1835 N. C.,  died  Oct 19, 1913;
        Professor, Moscow Academy;
        Second Lieutenant, Co. F,  Reily's Regiment, 4th Texas Cavalry, C.S.A.
Winston, Mary Caroline (Thornton),  born Nov 15, 1835,  died  Dec 7, 1899
Wood, Daniel Thomas,  born 1969,  died Jan 7, 1995, Angelina Co. Tx
Woodall, J. W., born Jul 9, 1854,  died Apr 7, 1899
Worsham, Albert Henry,  born Dec 26, 1901,  died May 1, 1902,
        son of W. H. and Alice Worsham
Worsham,  Alice Burch,  born  Mar 16, 1876,  died  Dec 26, 1901


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