Blackjack Cemetery
From Henderson, take West Main Street (Hwy 13) west. Cross the Loop and go about 2.5 miles, cemetery is on the left.There are two graveyards here, this one on the south side of the highway and the other is on the north side, a little east (within walking distance). Together, they make up Blackjack Cemetery.
Coordinates:
32°08.875N
094°52.839W
The only sign says "Cemetery Full". The earliest burials are Moses Davis (1874) and
Febie Auston (1877). There are photos at the
Tombstone Photo site.
Gina Heffernan, 2007 (catalog below)
m. = married
w/o = wife of
h/o = husband of
c/o = children of
d/o = daughter of
s/o = son of
WOTW = Woodmen of the World
FHM = funeral home marker
UNKNOWN 1895 only date s/o Harriet? Miller?
UNKNOWN 1890 age 89 yrs (probably Lacy)
UNKNOWN 03/03/1900 age about 65 yrs
UNKNOWN, Dee 12/??/1891 10/??/1894 s/o WO & LS (probably Lacy)
UNKNOWN, George name ends in er, date 1899
UNKNOWN, Isaac
UNKNOWN, Julia Mrs., FHM
UNKNOWN, Walter 03/20/1962 born Nov 28
ADAIR, James A 04/29/1938 only date, s/w Lillian
ADAIR, Lillian L 06/30/1927 11/04/1993 s/w James
ADAWAY, Hattie Pearl 09/12/1889 02/14/1985
ADAWAY, Jewel 01/27/1914 04/26/1979
ALEXANDER, A. K. 1846 1909
ALEXANDER, Amanda 1890 1939
ALEXANDER, Amos 06/09/1881 02/22/1963
ALEXANDER, Carrie 10/02/1886 06/06/1924
ALEXANDER, Everreader 09/30/1900 09/04/1929
ALEXANDER, M. W. 03/30/1855 06/30/1926 Mason
ALEXANDER, Mary 1894 1912
ALEXANDER, Mary 05/29/1881 05/13/1882 d/o MW
ALEXANDER, Matildia 1878 1967
ALEXANDER, Ned 11/16/1848 03/25/1942
ALEXANDER, Pat 10/21/1899 08/07/1984
ALEXANDER, R. dates buried
ALEXANDER, Sam 1891 1910
ALEXANDER, Silvia 05/08/1852 01/22/1911
ALEXANDER, Unknown died in March, could be Unknown, George
ALEXANDER, Warren 07/30/1894 07/14/1968 TX PFC CO 509 ENGINEERS WWI
ALEXANDER, Willie 01/08/1874 03/10/1934
ALLEN, Parlee Clark 06/02/1895 04/18/1959
ASKEW, Laura 10/10/1862 12/02/1927
AUSTON, Ardicie 07/19/1887 12/13/1896 d/o J
AUSTON, Febie 1851 1877 w/o Peter
AUSTON, James 01/1886 B & D, s/o P & J
AUSTON, Louietar 1879 1881 d/o P & F
AUSTON, Sousan 1856 1879 d/o P & F
BELL, Margie Redwine 01/02/1935 09/03/1999
BROCK, Shelly 04/15/1889 02/05/1950
BROWN, Mandy 01/19/1887 01/28/1955
CAMERON, Mary D 03/10/1910 03/20/1986
CANTERBERRY, Anna 04/17/1885 02/10/1965
CANTERBERRY, G. R. 05/10/1861 05/08/1910 s/w LS
CANTERBERRY, L. S. 11/23/1850 05/16/1909 s/w GR
CANTERBERRY, Lon 02/08/1878 03/06/1940 Mason, h/o Anna
CANTERBERRY, Rickard 01/05/1889 06/02/1966
CLARK, Amanda Jones 1894 1918
CLARK, Louise Kelly 08/02/1904 02/19/1988
CLARK, Vernon 07/26/1905 09/13/1984
CLARK, Warrren 03/26/1872 05/07/1958 aged 81
CLARK, Wiley 04/23/1899 06/11/1979
COLEMAN, Albert 12/09/1851 04/18/1928
COLEMAN, Amos dates buried, born 7/17/1960?
COOPER, Effie 04/06/1894 03/18/1917 w/o Ulcie
CRAIN, Dorothy 05/25/1925 11/12/2004 funeral home marker
CURRY, Will Mitchell 07/21/1936 04/04/2005 FHM
DAVIS, Alfred 03/04/1901 01/31/1983
DAVIS, Alfred Connally 08/12/1926 08/24/1989 STM3 US NAVY WWII
DAVIS, Annie Lennie 03/22/1901 03/12/1962
DAVIS, Clarence 03/20/1939 03/15/1986
DAVIS, Garah 09/15/1901 04/14/1939 s/w Tucker
DAVIS, James "J.T." 09/14/1922 only date, s/w Ruth
DAVIS, Moses 1825 07/10/1874
DAVIS, Moses S 1886 1981
DAVIS, Ruth Mae 04/08/1920 09/04/2000 s/w James
DAVIS, Taylor 07/20/???? 07/15/1882 s/o FJH
DAVIS, Tucker 01/22/1900 06/05/1999 s/w Garah
FOREMAN, Elbert Jr 07/03/1915 11/24/1982
FORMAN, Lucile 06/20/191? 09/22/195?
GUPTON, Bennie J 09/26/1918 08/06/1970
HOLLOWAY, Elizabeth 07/18/1925 02/20/1979
HOLMAN, Linzie? 03/19/1890 05/22/1903 or died 1908
JOHNSON, Cynthia 05/01/1848 04/18/1889
JOHNSON, Edessa 09/30/1926 12/16/1928
JOHNSON, Eula Mae 06/30/1928 10/25/1995
JOHNSON, J. W. 1884 1917 Mason
JOHNSON, Lee Morris 08/25/1928 05/13/1997 "Rev."
JOHNSON, Leonza 02/20/1889 11/16/1962 s/w Leora Posey
JOHNSON, Linnie B 02/14/1895 07/06/1938
JOHNSON, M. T. 1886 only date, s/w Minnie
JOHNSON, Minnie L 05/02/1889 only date, s/w MT
JOHNSON, Nelson 05/03/1895 12/11/1952
JOHNSON, O. W. 1884 1942 Mason
JONES, George 03/11/1842 08/23/1912
JONES, Mary Francis 05/03/1847 08/29/1936
JORDAN, Novella 12/12/1910 09/22/1980
JORDEN, Frank 02/11/1885 03/04/1909
JORDEN, S. W. 04/15/1871 07/19/1894 s/o ? & N
JORDON, Elmo 03/09/1905 02/11/1967
KELLEY, Chaney 02/??/1878 02/25/1896 d/o AR & Katie
KELLY, Billy 1941 2000 FHM
KELLY, Corina Rena 09/11/1901 09/11/1970
KELLY, Dezell R 08/01/1913 only date, s/w John
KELLY, Ella 11/20/1871 08/14/1949
KELLY, Jessie M 12/24/1921 03/02/1995 s/w Roy
KELLY, Jim Allen 08/28/1900 05/15/1987
KELLY, John 03/03/1910 05/28/1973 s/w Dezell
KELLY, Mack C can't read dates
KELLY, Mary 06/29/1910 01/01/1963
KELLY, Mary Etta 03/06/1911 01/05/1962
KELLY, Mattie 11/01/1900 08/16/1985 s/w Walter
KELLY, Ott 05/19/1897 11/17/1974
KELLY, Roy R 02/09/1912 01/17/1962 s/w Jessie
KELLY, Walter 03/10/1898 11/05/1975 s/w Mattie
KELLY, Wyrt 07/28/1871 11/02/1931 "Farewell my wife and children all from you a father Christ doth call"
LACY, Annie 02/05/1905 07/25/1968
LACY, Chaney 04/01/1905 05/06/1939
LACY, Lon 08/10/1905 07/31/1954
LACY, Oliver 10/15/1863 09/10/1934 h/o Lucendy
LACY, Pear Mae 06/14/1921 05/09/1976 s/w Raymon
LACY, Raymon 02/10/1911 05/07/1978 s/w Pear
LACY, Sammy 02/12/1951 02/15/1921
MALLARD, Francis Kelly 01/09/1903 01/14/1993
MALLARD, Marvin 12/06/1902 08/05/1980
MALLARD, Silvester 09/15/1899 12/16/1952 California PVT CO B 47 QM REGT WWII
MATHIS, Ben 1888 1937
MATHIS, Chester 1886 1924
MATHIS, Elder Leroy 1893 1975
MATHIS, H. M. 1890 1928
MATHIS, Henry 1891 1940
MATHIS, Ionie 02/10/1900 01/21/1975
MATHIS, Joshua L 1926 1991
MATHIS, Juanita 06/25/1942 11/25/1942
MATHIS, Nola Alexander 02/27/1893 01/19/1987
MATHIS, Orange 1884 1920
MATHIS, Sudie 1862 1918
MATHIS, William H 1860 1930
McDAVID, Webb 1883 1948
MEDFORD, Lizzie 04/06/1896 05/20/1912
MEDFORD, Oscar 03/10/1876 10/10/1908
MILLER, Vernetta 07/16/1899 01/05/1987
MONTGOMERY, Maggie Lois 12/05/1925 07/10/1995
OLIVER, Arthur 11/24/1894 09/14/1912
POSEY, Leora J 02/20/1889 07/09/1952 s/w Leonza Johnson
RAMEY, M. H. 06/16/1866 03/14/1944
REDWINE, Alice C 04/15/1889 only date
REDWINE, Anderson G 01/05/1903 07/17/1971 Mason, s/w Richard
REDWINE, Annie Mae 09/12/1908 11/23/1925
REDWINE, Belzoria 12/25/1876 only date
REDWINE, C. Columbus 08/30/1885 12/01/1969 s/w Minnie
REDWINE, Chris 1884 1973
REDWINE, Clem 06/15/1893 11/15/1918
REDWINE, Eli H 03/26/1882 11/09/1945
REDWINE, Ethel 01/15/1908 09/25/1955
REDWINE, Fenander 01/19/1888 08/07/1985
REDWINE, H. G. 11/15/1853 08/07/1930 Mason
REDWINE, Homer 10/10/1914 01/08/1971
REDWINE, John Robert 07/01/1926 11/22/1946 Mason, TX TEC5 37 SIG HV CONST BN WWII
REDWINE, Lee 01/02/1875 07/14/1927
REDWINE, Levi 1831 10/22/1895
REDWINE, Maggie M 01/08/1882 11/23/1968 s/w Robert
REDWINE, Minnie 11/20/1895 06/01/1968 s/w Columbus
REDWINE, Mitchell 04/11/1894 04/04/1979 PVT US ARMY WWI
REDWINE, Nittie 1895 1954
REDWINE, Richard A 02/26/1906 08/23/1983 s/w Anderson
REDWINE, Robert 12/25/1878 09/21/1937 Mason, "Rev.", s/w Maggie
ROBERTS, Louida J 04/01/1926 11/13/1977
ROBERTSON, Leanna S 1894 1980
ROLLINS, Marshall J 10/03/1952 TX PVT HQ & HQ DET RC WWII, date buried
ROSS, Addie Kelly 04/17/1895 08/30/1984
SEALS, Bill 05/22/1933 only date, TX PVT RES LABOR BN
SIMMONS, Octavie 09/24/1881 12/25/1950
SMITH, Jim 03/21/1875 10/22/1942
SWINDELL, Joseph 05/10/1918 only date, s/w Mary
SWINDELL, Mary Mallard 10/24/1923 10/13/1981 s/w Joseph
TAYLOR, Frances J 03/11/1878 05/16/1979
TAYLOR, William 12/??/1874 02/14/1897 s/o ?
WALLACE, Jeffrey Tee 01/26/1979 10/12/1979
WALTON, Sallie 04/03/1899 06/01/1972
WILLIAMS, Hazel J Davis 06/06/1926 08/15/1997 s/w Johnnie
WILLIAMS, Johnnie Ray 09/22/1921 04/29/1974 s/w Hazel, PFC US ARMY, or died March