Brown Chapel Cemetery 

Location: This cemetery is near the Plum Creek community across the road from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church.

Directions #1: From Hwy 75, take farm road 489 East and go about 9 miles and it is on the right.

Directions #2: From Hwy 84 take 489 West and go 6.7 miles and it is on the left.

Background: Brown Chapel Church began as a log cabin school/church building on John L. Johnson's land about a mile from the present site. Gabe Brown donated the present site of the cemetery and church land. This cemetery has been used by both Anglos and Africian Americans.

Estimated 400 graves. No burial records kept until 1959.

Oldest Marked Grave: 1859

Abanathy, Mary Jane
    wife of K. D.
    age 62 years
? Sept 30, 1895
Abanathy, Paynia
    dau of June Abanathy
    Gone to a better land
1853 1865
Adylott, Jessie Mae
    At Rest
May 7, 1890 Apr 28, 1963
Alexander, Bertha 1921 1985
Bessick, Housston O.
    Maryland SSGT. US Air Force
Aug 30, 1930 Oct 28, 1960
Bothchild, Tiny
    wife of John Bothchild
May 1840 Aug 1892
Brown, B. C.
    double stone with Ethel Mae
    "With All Our Love"
Apr 10, 1911 June 22, 1995
Brown, Claburn
    "Father"
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Oct 1, 1864 Aug 4, 1947
Brown, Clark L.
    "Brother"
    "Not Forgotten"
Jan 23, 1919 Feb 26, 1992
Brown, Claude
    "Father"
    "Not Forgotten"
Jul 9, 1912 Mar 26, 1980
Brown, Coleman
    "Let Our Fathers Will Be Done"
    "Lodge No. 529 Fielders F & AM"
Mar 6, 1906 Aug 28, 1928
Brown, Ethel Mae
    double stone with B. C.
    "With All Our Love"
Aug 10, 1914 Aug 23, 1993
Brown, Gary F. Sept 19, 1906 Jan 16, 1989
Brown, Henry C.
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
1878 1958
Brown, J. P.
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
June 25, 1848 Aug 22, 1924
Brown, Jeffie Lee
    "Our Beloved Mother"
    "Rest in Peace"
    "From Son and Daughters"
May 24, 1932 June 2, 1987
Brown, Joe
    "Mason Symbol"
May 31, 1891 July 1, 1954
Brown, John T.
    "Father"
    "At Rest"
1859 1945
Brown, Lewis Sep 20, 1843 Dec 26, 1893
Brown, Lula Mae
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Apr 9, 1937 Jan 11, 1951
Brown, Mary A.
    double stone with William A.
Aug 3, 1885 Mar 29, 1994
Brown, Mary
    wife of I. T. Brown
    "At Rest"
June 30, 1860 May 10, 1911
Brown, Michael Jason Pargen
    "Precious Lord Take My Hand"
Sept 9, 1969 June 18, 1988
Brown, Stephen July 8, 1887 Apr 24, 1926
Brown, Steve
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
May 8, 1892 Nov 6, 1959
Brown, Texana
    wife of Chas Brown
    "She Was The Sunshine of Our Home"
Feb 28, 1882 Dec 15, 1911
Brown, Tinnie V. Aug 11, 1896 Jan 6, 1946
Brown, Vinaia Lee
    "Gone But Not Forgotten"
July 29, 1924 Jan 10, 1926
Brown, William A.
    double stone with Mary A.
Aug 24, 1887 Mar 20, 1926
Brown, William P.
    PVT US Army
Oct 14, 1894 Jan 30, 1975
Bryans, Lizer
    "At Rest"
Sept 1, 1892 Oct 15, 1918
Bryant, Elnora Reeves
    double stone with Leonard McKinley
Apr 4, 1914 June 25, 1991
Bryant, Joe
    double stone with Luciel
1894 1918
Bryant, Leonard McKinley
    double stone with Elnora Reeves
Sept 10, 1915 Feb 3, 1986
Bryant, Luciel
    double stone with Joe
1892 1990
Byars, David E.
    "Beloved Son and Brother"
Feb 5, 1957 Nov 10, 1989
Campbell, Edward Jr. Aug 9, 1943 Jan 10, 1946
Canady, Zerlene Jones
    dau of Delsie and Mikion Jones
Apr 10, 1909 Sept 20, 1927
Carter, De Etta
    Mother
Apr 30, 1912 Jan 10, 1979
Carter, Minnie
    At Rest
1883 1945
Colbert, Ruthie M.
    In Gods Care
Aug 26, 1923 Dec 14, 1989
Connigham, Martha
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 31, 1867 July 8, 1955
Crenshaw, Albert
    TX Pvt MICC WWII
    source: Betty Morrow
1885 1965
Crenshaw, Alton Sept 26, 1930 Feb 12, 1983
Crenshaw, Baby Girl 1984 1984
Crenshaw, Robert
    Texas PVT MG Co. 24th Inf WWII
no dates no dates
Cunningham, Arsby
    double stone with Elizabeth
1910  
Cunningham, C. H.
    At Rest
    Footstone: CHC
Mar 22, 1882 May 26, 1956
Cunningham, Elizabeth
    double stone with Arsby
1897 1979
Cunningham, Maggie Lee
    A Loving Wife & Mother
July 17, 1906 Feb 17, 1990
Cunningham, R. E.
    At Rest in Heaven
Jan 25, 1880 Oct 28, 1937
Cunningham, R. E.
    In Heaven
Sept 5, 1858 Apr 23, 1938
Cunningham, Sam
    At Rest
1862 1919
Cunningham, Vinia May 5, 1886 Mar 10, 1966
Cunningham, Virginia July 6, 1900 Feb 9, 1923
Eagans, Mary
    Belove How We Miss You
Jan 16, 1888 Nov 21, 1951
Edwards, Alberta Hayes
    Time Has Made A Chance
Nov 3, 1915 May 1, 1983
Epps, Catherine Apr 18, 1870 May 29, 1911
Flower, Melinda 1926 1984
Franklin, Fred
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
July 19, 1916 Jan 5, 1980
Franklin, Jarrie B. Dec 31, 1900 Apr 24, 1991
Galloway, Etta Mae
    "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
    Footstone: EMG
Dec 15, 1909 Sept 18, 1953
Gamage, J. T. Jan 2, 1887 Apr 4, 1951
Green, Lottie J.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 9, 1915 Sept 28, 1936
Hale, Chancie Lee Servance 1912 1961
Harper, Amy Mar 26, 1880 Oct 20, 1984
Hayes, Claudine Jones
    Footstone: Sister
Dec 4, 1931 Jan 23, 1988
Hayes, Ester Alls Jase
    double stone with Sam
    other date 1859 maybe marriage date
  1878
Hayes, Hollis Henry June 1, 1914 Nov 5, 1978
Hayes, Lucy A.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Feb 24, 1882 Oct 14, 1959
Hayes, Sam
    double stone with Ester Alls Jase
    aged 65
    other date 1859 maybe marriage date
  1863
Henley, Andrew
    double stone with Fannie
Oct 22, 1861 Oct 16, 1932
Henley, Fannie
    double stone with Andrew
Oct 16, 1877 Sept 2, 1958
Henry, Beaulah Mae Jan 1, 1929 May 12, 1998
Henry, Fonzel June 3, 1922 Sept 17, 1982
Henry, Maudie
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
July 13, 1889 Sept 23, 1960
Huckaby, Betty Jean
    At Rest
1942 1953
Huckaby, Dennie
    double stone with Will
    At Rest
Oct 20, 1884 May 16, 1915
Huckaby, Eliza May 25, 1861 May 26, 1925
Huckaby, Lester
    double stone with Robbie L.
Apr 17, 1909  
Huckaby, Robbie L.
    double stone with Lester
Sept 1, 1919  
Huckaby, Roy Gene
    Our Son
    At Rest
Dec 18, 1939 Jan 29, 1940
Huckaby, Theophilus May 12, 1894 Feb 16, 1968
Huckaby, Will
    double stone with Dennie
    At Rest
Nov 19, 1880 May 2, 1931
Johnson, ??
    98 yrs old
1892 1991
Johnson, Alvan
    double stone with Arthenia
    (This one is hidden in trees. Robbie Huckaby said that these dates
    were switched on the tombstone. Alvan's should be Arthenia's and
    vice versa.)
Mar 3, 1919 May 29, 1980
Johnson, Arthenia
    double stone with Alvan
    (This one is hidden in trees. Robbie Huckaby said that these dates
    were switched on the tombstone. Alvan's should be Arthenia's and
    vice versa.)
Sept 1, 1918 Aug 8, 1974
Johnson, Esther L. Henry
    Beloved Mother of Doris, Bennie, Lee, Bertha, Settle
    aged 83
Mar 3, 1914 Nov 27, 1997
Jones Lummie Detroy
    Footstone: "Father"
Dec 25, 1893 Apr 4, 1974
Jones, Abe C.
    Father
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 25, 1860 Mar 19, 1945
Jones, Amanda
    wife of G. T. Jones
July 30, 1850 Oct 16, 1910
Jones, Bill
    Son
1919 1936
Jones, Clark L. Nov 23, 1899 Jan 1, 1934
Jones, Claude C.
    double stone with Susie Foster
1889 1963
Jones, Dollie M.
    Mother
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Nov 14, 1886 Jan 7, 1934
Jones, Erma Bessie
    Wife
    double stone with Hiram L.
Feb 19, 1891 Apr 26, 1968
Jones, Ethelene Oct 4, 1933 Sept 29, 1998
Jones, General
    aged 9
    son of Taylor & Amanda Jones
   
Jones, Herman L. Aug 2, 1908 Dec 8, 1991
Jones, Hiram L.
    Husband
    double stone with Erma Bessie
Feb 22, 1892 Feb 3, 1963
Jones, Infant Son
    son of Abe & Dollie Jones
    Footstone: "J"
Dec 27, 1906 Dec 27, 1906
Jones, Infant Son
    son of Abe & Dollie Jones
    In Heaven There Is One More Angel
May 11, 1911 May 20, 1911
Jones, Jewel Marie July 9, 1955 Dec 19, 1987
Jones, Kenchion W. B. Sr.
    double stone with Walonia
    Father
    m. Nov 8, 1923
Apr 22, 1901 May 23, 1996
Jones, Lee Vernon
    In God We Trust
Jan 11, 1931 Apr 2, 1968
Jones, Lofton
    Son
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Jan 28, 1929 Sept 19, 1981
Jones, Lovie
    Our Little Girl
Oct 11, 1924 Feb 16, 1935
Jones, Marnarvia Dec 30, 1904 Aug 4, 1982
Jones, Marshall
    Texas PVT 521 ENGRS
July 19, 1929  
Jones, Mary D.
    Footstone: Sister
Dec 23, 1905 May 10, 1974
Jones, Mikion
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Mar 14, 1907 Jan 17, 1952
Jones, Mildred D. July 14, 1960 Dec 25, 1999
Jones, Mr. Aurtria Jr.
    Son
    In Fondest & Loving Memory of Our Beloved
    You Will Forever Live In Our Hearts
Dec 19, 1953 Jan 12, 1979
Jones, Mr. Odell Sr.
    double stone with Mrs. Rosa Lee
    Together Forever
Mar 24, 1912 June 26, 1996
Jones, Mrs. Johnnie Aug 8, 1889 June 8, 1954
Jones, Mrs. Rosa Lee
    double stone with Mr. Odell Sr.
    Together Forever
Mar 3, 1919 Oct 5, 1995
Jones, Oscar Lee
    "Love Always"
Mar 9, 1939 Dec 15, 1976
Jones, Pauline
    Mother
On Earth: Feb 23, 1926 In Heaven: Nov 13, 1974
Jones, Rev. Mary Bush
    Footstone: Sister
Dec 30, 1928 Nov 22, 1988
Jones, Robert Lee Feb 4, 1917 Oct 7, 1995
Jones, Susie Foster
    double stone with Claude C.
1900 1956
Jones, Walonia
    double stone with Kenchion W. B. Sr.
    Mother
    m. Nov 8, 1923
Sept 16, 1906  
Jones, Waymon
    son of Taylor & Amanda Jones
Feb 18, 1880 Feb 18, 1894
Jones, Willie George
    "Chicken George"
Sept 15, 1949 Sept 26, 1997
Jones, Willie
    Father
1897 1961
Jordan, Lucy J.
    Thy God Has Claimed Thee As His Own
Nov 2, 1875 Feb 26, 1975
Lawton, Larry D. May 31, 1954 Sept 27, 1983
Livingston, Antheny
    double stone with Mary
    age 74
    Father and Mother Sleep On
   
Livingston, Mary
    double stone with Antheny
    age 68
    Father and Mother Sleep On
   
Luckett, Eliza
    "Asleep In Jesus"
Mar 7, 1877 Mar 6, 1953
Luckett, Jodie Jr.
    PVT 659 QM Truck Co WWII
Nov 14, 1921 Oct 30, 1959
Luckett, Ned
    son of Oliver & Eliza Luckett
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
1894 1944
Luckett, Oliver
    "Asleep In Jesus"
Feb 2, 1872 Jan 24, 1954
Madson, Clarence
    Texas PFC US Army WWII
Feb 15, 1928 Nov 30, 1958
Madson, Corene
    Beloved Mother, In Loving Memory
1905 1982
Madson, James H.
    Footstone: "JHM"
Mar 5, 1923 July 19, 1924
Madson, Jones
    Texas CPL Co C 332 Labor Bn QMC WWI
June 18, 1895 Nov 3, 1961
Manning, Bradford
    CPL US Army
Mar 25, 1933 Apr 2, 1986
Manning, Mr. Balgan? A.
    age 88
1899 1987
Manning, Mary J.
    wife of D. A.
    age 62 years
    Oh For The Touch Of A Vanished Hand And
    The Sound Of A Voice That Is Still
  Sept 20, 1895
McCann, Mrs. Hattie L. Manning
    A Tender Mother and a Faithful Friend
Apr 30, 1928 July 16, 1977
McDaniel, Elmer
    double stone with Estella
    Together Forever
Oct 26, 1911 Oct 1, 1991
Moore, Albert could not read could not read
Moss, Annie Bell
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Nov 12, 1901 July 26, 1941
Nabsingle, Tinney
    wife of W. M. Nabsingle
Sept 14, 1867 July 15, 1900
Porter, Wilmer
    "At Rest"
Aug 1897 Mar 1947
Rawls, A.
    "Darling We Miss Thee"
Feb 23, 1860 Mar 5, 1892
Rawls, Infant
    son of A. & H. Rawls
1891 1892
Sept 14, 1867
    double stone with Elmer
    Together Forever
June 13, 1911 Jan 26, 1997
Servance, Aaron 1885 1947
Servance, Alice
    Mother
1890 1968
Servance, C. C. 1888 1962
Servance, Claybon 1882 1956
Servance, Richard
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Oct 19, 1850 Feb 14, 1935
Solomon, Lethanel
    "At Rest"
1910 1958
Solomon, Mack Clint June 1, 1906 Aug 15, 1975
Solomon, Ned
    "At Rest"
1889 1953
Solomon, Sillar
    The Sweetest Name In All The World
May 24, 1881 Oct 28, 1962
Solomon, Tiny Mar 19, 1884 July 7, 1928
Solomon, W. J.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Feb 14, 1904 Oct 28, 1967
Survance, Henry
    Veteran of WWI
1880 1978
Tatum, John Will
    Texas Mess Attendant CL US Navy
Mar 24, 1936  
Turner, Homer Jones
    TSGT US Air Force
Sept 16, 1943 Sept 30, 1994
Turner, Julius H.
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Dec 18, 1917 Nov 28, 1987
Turner, O. D.
    TEC 5 US Army WWII
1919 1988
Waldon, Mary July 1, 1881 Mar 8, 1969
Ware, Mrs. Annie July 8, 1935 May 28, 1973
Washington, Van Berlwyn July 27, 1958 Feb 18, 1993
Wheat, Edwin E.
    double stone with Hertha J.
    m. July 4, 1925
May 2, 1898 Apr 10, 1982
Wheat, Hertha J.
    double stone with Edwin E.
    m. July 4, 1925
Sept 19, 1897 Dec 31, 1964
Willis, Mrs. Carl Lee Dec 10, 1883 Aug 13, 1977
Willis, Richard Kellow
    Gone, But Not Forgotten
Aug 11, 1916  
Willis, Richard 1930 1963
Wilson, Abraham May 18, 1873 Feb 12, 1971
Wilson, Ever
    Our Heart Is Here
May 10, 1865 Sept 14, 1911
Woodard, Delia Nov 5, 1901 Sept 30, 1967

There were 21 graves that either had a metal name plate that we could not read, a field stone to mark the grave, a wooden cross to mark the grave, or a tree trunk with Iris at the base of it.