AKERS CEMETERY

 

 

AKERS CEMETERY


Transcribed by Barbara Jarvis
© 2002 - 2010

This cemetery is located southeast of Callisburg, on CR 107 between roads 132 and 136.  It fronts on the road with no fence or gate.  There are a number of old sandstone markers and the earliest burial found now is 1869 when George and Mary J. E. Akers buried twin infants here.**   Later, this cemetery became the final resting place of some of the families who lived in the small community of Westview.   Two Confederate veterans are also buried at Akers.   Surveyed with Gene Tarvin in 2003 .


The Memoirs of Cora Lee Russom Lyons


    Growing up in Eastern Cooke County in the early 1900's.



Cora Lee Russom Lyons


BOAZ, Danny Joe *    7 Nov 1948 - 5 Jan 2006
BOAZ, Ellen L. *    13 Dec 1950 - no date
note: unknown by them

HAAG, Edmund Lee, M. D. *    11 July 1920 - 2 May 2008
HAAG, Frances Lee Russom *    17 Jan 1921 - 9 July 2008

DOUGLAS, Al David *   23 Mar 1935 - 14 Dec 1984

BOAZ, infant *   - died 15 Aug 1927
child of R. L. and Minnie

BOAZ, David T. *   1870 - 1940
BOAZ, Cynthia M. *   1877 - 1960

BOAZ, David Emanuel *   4 Dec 1900 - 29 Mar 1967
BOAZ, Addie Emmaline *   28 May 1908 - 5 Nov 1994

Unknown *

BOAZ, Tracy Jo   1972 - born and died

MILLS, Annie Belle *   1895 - 1976
MILLS, Robert Lee *   18 Mar 1892 - 19 Nov 1989

PELLEY, James Raymond *   15 Apr 1902 - 22 Sept 1993
PELLEY, Ethel Lois RUSSOM *   17 Jan 1908 - 20 Apr 1987
d/o Addie Ann CROWSEY & Wm. Clay Russom

RUSSOM, Mable L. "Beba" *   8 Aug 1911 - 9 Jan 1981
d/o Addie Ann CROWSEY & Wm. Clay Russom

RUSSOM, Addie Annie CROWSEY *   7 Nov 1886 - 25 May 1971
wife of Wm. Clay

RUSSOM, William Clay *   23 Mar 1886 - 18 Nov 1918
s/o Sarah Eveline Formby & Isaac Caldwell Russom
father of Ethel Lois Pelley, Mabel L. Russom and
Gladys Marie Vincent

EVANS, Mary Alice *   1862 - 1903
EVANS, William H. *   1854 - 1916

LYONS, Cora Lee RUSSOM *   9 July 1902 - 6 Apr 1993
d/o Margaret Jane Formby & Hugh Forest Russom

RUSSOM, Hugh Forest *   21 Jan 1869 - 13 May 1948
s/o (2nd wife) Eliza Anne MOORE & John M. Russom

RUSSOM, Margaret Jane FORMBY *   20 Oct 1860 - 24 Aug 1943
w/o Hugh Forest Russom; d/o Christian Ann Formby

FORMBY, Christian Ann *   1824 - 1909
m/o Sarah E. Formby Russom & Margaret Jane
Formby Russom

Unknown
Unknown
Unknown

RUSSOM, John M. *   - died 15 Aug 1889
Sgt. 18 Tenn. Cav. C.S.A.- husb/o Eliza; father of
Isaac C.(by 1st wife, d. TN), Robert Lee, Hugh Forest & John

RUSSOM, Eliza Ann MOORE *   1843 - 1886
wife of John M.

Unknown

RUSSOM, Robert Lee *   1868 - 1943
s/o John M. & Eliza Ann Moore Russom; husb/o Maude
Lee Brooks (bur. elsewhere?)

End of Row

Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown

RUSSOM, Sarah Eveline *   17 Aug 1855 - 2 Dec 1922
w/o Isaac C. Russom; dau/o Christian A. Formby
m/o John Lafayette Russom (bur.CA)& Wm. Clay Russom

RUSSOM, Isaac Caldwell *   20 Oct 1849 - 12 Mar 1915
s/o John M. & Rebecca J. DILLON Russom; father of
John Lafayette & William Clay Russom

RUSSOM, Irvin Caldwell *   9 Dec 1907 - 16 Mar 1913
s/o Lela Ann Leslie & John Lafayette (both d. CA),
bro/o Raymond Russom, Winnie Nichols McCall, J. L. Russom,
Wilma Wilie Probst, Irene Byrom & Finis Russom

End of Row

WOODS, J. A. *   1862 - no date
WOODS, Phebe S. *   1868 - 1924
note: only one ft. stone but there is a sunken area
as large as two graves.

WALKER, Rose Ann *   20 Sept 1839 - no date
WALKER, J. A. C. *   17 Jan 1835 - 6 May 1906
note: only one footstone

DOUGLAS, Robert G. * :  31 Aug 1892 - 8 June 1971
DOUGLAS, Esther A. *   20 May 1900 - 18 Dec 1986

CANN, W. F. *   22 Apr 1827 - 28 Feb 1900
husb. of M. J.

CANN, M. J. *   1 Jan 1836 - 15 Nov 1901
wife of W. F.

DANIELS, Laura *   10 Nov 1866 - 17 Sept 1902
dau. of W. F. and M. J. CANN

BOAZ, Luther E. *   17 May 1876 - 23 Aug 1913

BOAZ, Clyde Thomas *   13 Oct 1906 - 4 Dec 1906

End of Row

Empty Base
note: 1978 survey has "James" (no surname)- died 65 yrs, 5 mo.
next to Era & Emmett Boaz?

BOAZ, Era Bruce *   31 July 1898 - 31 July 1976

BOAZ, Emmett C. *   19 Oct 1891 - 18 Oct 1959

BOAZ, Bettie E. *   15 Mar 1875 - 19 Apr 1900
wife of W. A.

BOAZ, Paul *   1 Apr 1910 - 24 Aug 1910
son of W. A. and Emma

SEWELL, Virgie M. *   1878 - 1937
SEWELL, George W. *   1863 - 1938

SEWELL, Bart *   19 Dec 1918 - 8 Mar 1981

STONE, Sarah Elizabeth Smith * :  1835 - 1921

CAVINESS...(?), infant *   - no dates
note: stone says LILLIE (poss. two burials?)
"J. N." & "Caviness" appear to have been added.

End of Row

H. M. - sandstone *

BOAZ, George W. *   - 19 Apr 1882; age 36 yrs, 1 mo, 3 da.

BOAZ, unknown *   - no dates
wife of G. W. Boaz

BOAZ, R. K. *

BOAZ, C.? W. *   - no dates

Joe B. *   - no dates

End of Row

SEWELL, J. R. *   1 Jan 1829 - 20 Nov 1908

SEWELL, Eliza *   11 Nov 1833 - 3 June 1906

SEWELL, Etta *   30 Nov 1873 - 24 Aug 1890
dau. of J. R. and E.

PERRY, James *   1 Oct 1841 - 11 Dec 1902
2nd husb. of Talitha White Boaz

PERRY, Mrs. Talitha Ann WHITE Boaz *   6 Aug 1838 - 6 Jan 1929
marr.(1) W. J. Boaz (2) James Perry

BOAZ, W. J. *   23 Oct 1836 - 7 May 1878
husb. of T. A. PERRY nee BOAZ

Unknown

End of Row

Unknown
Unknown

BOAZ, D. J. *   2 Aug 1852 - 7 Mar 1882

Unknown?
Unknown

POE, L. A. *   20 Apr 1881 - 12 Aug 1890
son of R. C. and Julie

End of Row

CANNON, J. C. *   22 May 1851 - 2 Mar 1923

CANNON, Sarah E. *   25 Feb 1863 - 26 May 1898
wife of J. C.

Unknown (marble)

CANNON, Elizabeth J. *   5 Nov 1861 - 7 Aug 1940

CANNON, Riley *   13 Aug 1878 - 29 May 1880

LANIER, Harison *   8 Mar 1821 - 7 July 1877

End of Row

AKERS, Ola Belle *   17 Dec 1888 - 13 Aug 1890

JENKINS, Laura *   22 Jan 1898 - 24 Aug 1909
dau. of A. T. and A. L.

End of Row

AKERS, L. J.? *   11 Oct 1885 - born and died
son of L. H. and E. B.

AKERS, infant children *   22 Aug 1869 - born and died
children of Geo. and Mary J. E.

End of Row

MARSHALL, J. M. *   2 Sept 1836 - 7 Feb 1879

MARSHALL, Jimmie M. *   27 Mar 1877 - June 1880
MARSHALL, L. E. *   6 Oct 1875 - June 1880

HARDIN, A. M. *   15 Sept 1881 - 22 Nov 1884
note: there appears to be sunken areas following this grave.

AKERS, L. H. *   2 Feb 1849 - 10 July 1892
husb. of E. B.

Unknown

End of Row

ORSBORN, J. W. *   21 June 1840 - 22 Apr 1916

AKERS, Franklin *   20 Apr 1883 - 21 Nov 1884
son of J. H. and L. A.

AKERS, Maggie May *   7 Jan 1881 - 15 Jan 1883
dau. of J. H. and L. A.

End of Row

RUSSOM, Jack Morgan *   9 Sep 1922 - 3 Mar 1985

RUSSOM, Vera F. *   1919 - 1991

SHOOK, Margaret *   27 Nov 1889 - 12 Aug 1968

SHOOK, Baird Donnell *   9 Apr 1865 - 5 May 1955

SHOOK, Linda, Mrs. *   3 Jan 1870 - 23 Mar 1936

BENNERS, Alfred Sr. *   1890 - 1963
BENNERS, Leslie Shook *   1890 - 1952

BENNERS, Alfred Jr. *   1921 - 2002

SIMMONS, Marion *   12 July 1855 - 8 Oct 1895
wife of J. R.

SIMMONS, J. R. *   14 Jan 1856 - 10 Feb 1937

SIMMONS, infant *   4 June 1894 - born and died
dau. of J. R. and M.

SIMMONS, infant *
note: assume this is a Simmons infant by location

SIMMONS, J. R. *   21 Feb 1910 - 28 Feb 1910
son of J. R. and Lucy P.

End of Row

TUCKER, Susan *   8 Mar 1838 - 24 May 1924

PRISE, Corine C. *   26 May 1907 - 13 Feb 1911
dau. of A. L. and A. F.
note: family plot with PRICE

PRICE, Albertine A. *   3 Aug 1903 - 27 Mar 1976
PRICE, Annie F. *   25 Jan 1875 - 30 Mar 1955
PRICE, Albert Lee *   18 Dec 1868 - 31 Mar 1955

DeFORD, Clara Eulalah Russom *   1930 - 2003

RUSSOM, Eulalah PRICE *   18 Feb 1900 - 17 Dec 1963
w/o Zac P. Russom

RUSSOM, Zac P. *   26 Mar 1897 - 31 Jan 1977
s/o John Morgan & Margie Francis SMITH Russom

WILKINSON, Nina Loraine *   13 Dec 1919 - 22 Sept 1964

WARDEN, Ray Leo *   26 Jan 1891 - 4 Sept 1964
WARDEN, Villa V. *   20 Sept 1893 - 26 May 1973

End of Row

CLARK, Sarah A. FARLEY *   15 Nov 1870 - 17 Mar 1897
married Champ CLARK 30 Dec 1886

SMITH, Mrs. Isadore Pope *   9 Apr 1834 - 23 Jan 1923

SMITH, Joseph Lide *   23 Oct 1863 - 23 Dec 1926

RUSSOM, Margie Francis SMITH *   23 Feb 1877 - 12 Nov 1958
w/o John Morgan Russom

RUSSOM, John Morgan "Mott" *   1 Apr 1871 - 24 Feb 1960
s/o Eliza Anne MOORE & John M. Russom;  f/o Zac P.,
Della Pearl Wright, Clara Lee Lynch, Grace Edith Kennermer,
Charles King Smith Russom & Bessie E. De Bullet.

LYNCH, Clara Lee RUSSOM *   20 Jan 1903 - 30 Jan 1992
wife of A. V. Lynch

WRIGHT, Della Pearl RUSSOM *   1900 - 1968
wife of Daniel J. Wright

WRIGHT, Daniel J. *   1897 - 1957

KENNEMER, Grace Edith RUSSOM *   1906 - 1999
wife of Wallace B.

KENNEMER, Wallace B. *   19 Aug 1908 - 12 Dec 1949

RUSSOM, Charles King Smith *   8 Aug 1908 - 22 July 1980
s/o Margie F. SMITH & John Morgan Russom;
h/o Cleo Halliday

SEWELL, Mittie Morris *   18 Nov 1906 - 1 Sept 1940

End of Row

CARR, Jesse L. *   10 Jan 1887 - 18 Dec 1963
CARR, Caroline *   27 July 1889 - 25 May 1950

MORRIS, James S. *   7 Sept 1881 - 10 Feb 1973
MORRIS, Mary C. *   25 Apr 1888 - 20 Apr 1923

MORRIS, Pauline *   10 Mar 1912 - 3 May 1923

MORRIS, Redford *   29 Apr 1913 - 14 Sept 1926

HUDGENS, Alver George *   2 Apr 1904 - 2 June 1961

HUDGENS, Vance Hunter *   5 Dec 1875 - 16 Feb 1951
HUDGENS, Mammie Eula *   25 Oct 1875 - 7 Dec 1922

HUDGENS, Irma Inez *   26 Nov 1908 - 15 Oct 1915

HUDGENS, Archie *   1897 - 1900

Unknown

HUDGENS, Loucinda Reeves *   25 Dec 1861 - 19 Apr 1950
Beloved Grandmother

HUDGENS, William H. *   13 Dec 1839 - 2 Oct 1927
note: Co. F, 6 Tex Cav. C. S. A.

RUSSOM, Ann Mott *     1946 - 2004
located in front of the grave of Chas.
King Smith Russom

Name found on 1978 survey but not in 2003:

SEWELL, infant   - no dates
son of L. D. and S. L.


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