Antioch Memorial Garden

5145 CR 266, PO Box 2281, Henderson, Texas

From Henderson, take Hwy 43 northeast. Go through New Prospect to CR 266 and turn right (south). Go around the curve, pass the church, and the cemetery is on the right. NOTE: Empty plots are not shown in the catalog below.

Cora Green Wright contacted me about this little cemetery and put me in touch with Ms. Carnell Lewis Wright who generously donated the catalog of Antioch Cemetery. Ms. Wright is a very helpful and gracious lady.

"Antioch Memorial Garden, an extension of the Prospect Cemetery, was acquired in February, 1965. The cemetery is located about 8 miles northeast from the city of Henderson on State Highway 43, County Road 266, beginning at the southeast corner of the Antioch Church lot.
"The cemetery is an African American burial ground for people maintained by individuals and a caretaker. Readable markers or headstones identify burial places.
"(Vet) denotes the person served in war.
"(NM) means no name is visible or there is nothing showing where the person is buried." - Carnell Lewis Wright, April 2009.

There is an alphabetical list in the Archives.

Coordinates:
32 13.054 N
-94 42.054 W

Antioch gates right side of gate left side of gate
ROW Right side of gate         GATE Left side of gate         ROW
  Surname Given Name Birth Death Other   Surname Given Name Birth Death Other  
1 Thompson Ethel 1900 1991     Blair Lee 1889 1976 (Vet) 1
  Thompson Carl 1899 1972     Biggers Alberta 1903 1996    
  Hall Sam 1890 1984   R            
  Humphrey Beatrice 1899 1972                
  Isabell Gussie 1883 1966   O            
  Isabell Jessie 1903 1984                
  Isabell Mary L 1905 1998   A            
  Humphrey Napolen 1901 1973                
  Humphrey Ardell 1920 1983   D            
  Dixon Mozelle 1916 1981                
  Jones Ben 1905 1981                
                         
2 Jackson Jessie 1930 1970     O'Neal A. W. 1904 1982   2
  Hightower Walter 1902 1972     O'Neal Novy Lee 1908 1997    
  Isabell Alecia 1905 1993     Trimble Donnell 1946 1989 (Vet)  
  Isabell Willie 1900 1992     Trimble Cornelius 1889 1973    
              Trimble Essie Lewis 1887 1992    
                         
3 Sherow Willie 1904 1993     O'Neal Rufus 1940 1996   3
  Sherow Wesley 1899 1978     O'Neal Margie 1940 2005    
  Sherow Eva Mae 1944 1995                
  Harkless Baby Anna 1909 1977                
  Ratliff Baby     (Under tree)              
  Durkee Emma Louise 1924 1930                
  Durkee James 1892 1971                
  Durkee Rodgers 1897 1965                
                         
4 Sherow Floyd 1935 1986 (Vet)   Coss W. R. 1910 1966   4
  Mans Cleola 1913 2003     Coss Christene 1919 1997    
  Reedy Otis 1919 1974     Howard Willete 1921 1997    
  Reedy Sylvester 1889 ????     Howard Eli H 1919 2009 (Vet)  
  Reedy Ella 1891 1970     Ballenger Ronnie L 1955 2007    
                         
5 Trimble Nicholas 1907 1984 (NM)   Montgomery Taylor 1902 1966   5
  Lewis Odis 1911 1900     Montgomery Martha 1905 1988    
  Lewis Mary 1911 1994     Montgomery Bonnie 1890 1973    
  Lewis Willie 1887 1974     Windom James 1901 1972    
  Lewis Frank 1878 1962     Windom Ollie 1906 1986    
  Lewis A. C. 1912 1976 (Vet)              
                         
6 Jones Christene 1918 1985     Hall James Buster 1894 1969   6
  Jones John 1911 1982 (Vet)   Hall Lette 1893 1966    
  Ward Tommy Lee 1918 1985     Harkless W (Sun) 1892 1969    
  Taylor Richard 1924 2001 (Vet)   Harkless Nerva (Neb) 1894 1979    
  Wright Leon 1896 1988                
  Wright Henry 1897 1988                
                         
7 Hopkins Marilyn 1944 2006     Hall Z. H. (Zebedee) 1884 1966   7
  Chambers Lizzie 1899 1995     Hall Elouisa 1882 1967    
  Chambers Powell 1897 1972     Isaac Ira D Hall 1917 2004 (NM)  
  Hopkins Martha 1911 2001     Isaac Mac     (NM)  
  Neal Willie 1908 1994                
  Pryor Grady 1911 1996                
  Unknown       (NM)              
                         
8 Hurd Bonnie 1919 1990     Wright Arter Jr 1930 1989   8
  Hurd Fannie 1927 1986     Williams Maxie Wright 1919 2001    
  Hurd John 1906 1964                
  Unknown       (NM)              
  Simon Jamia 1991 2004                
  Foster Amanda Ree 1930 1999                
  Foster Calvin 1926 1988 (Vet)              
  Foster Fannie Mae 1933 2003                
  Foster Dennis 1944 1974                
  Foster Willie Ray 1938 1983                
                         
9             Wright Alyne 1943 1964   9
              Wright Harlee 1912 2005    
              Wright Murdie 1914 1985    
ROW                       ROW
10 Gadson Elisha Henry 1907 1993 (Vet) R Burnett Willie Jr 1896 1969   10
  Gadson Johnnie Wright 1920 1995     Burnett Eula 1894 1975    
            O Clay Darron 1952 1991    
              Clay Henery 1946 1972    
            A            
11 Wright Abbie 1894 1990     Burnett Thelma Sr 1912 1995   11
  Wright Douglas 1988 1963   D Burnett Baby     (NM)  
  Wright Norman Leon 1916 2000 (Vet)   Ballenger Charles W 1880 1975    
              Ballenger Dora 1882 1965    
              Wright Velma Ballenger 1918 1971    
              Ballenger Ben 1887 1981    
                         
12 Smith Sedalia 1904 1976     Howard Leslie Lamar Sr 1924 1981   12
  Smith Don         Howard Essie Dell 1931 1990    
  Wright Reba 1924 1999     Lambert Patricia Howard 1950 1996    
  Wright Alpheus 1920 1995 (Vet)   Howard Tonya Monique 1980 2001    
              Ballenger Charles Arnold Sr 1915 1997    
              Ballenger Claudia V 1917 2007    
              Fields Shannon 1978 1997    
              Ballenger Charles Arnold Jr 1944 2008    
                         
13 Smith Ever Lee 1905 1968     Trimble George 1886 ????   13
  Johnes Richard 1945 2006     Trimble Rena 1890 1965    
              Trimble Vernon 1918 1979 (Vet)  
                         
14 Mills Gennie 1895 1969     Murry Herman 1902 1977   14
  March Cecil Sr 1916 1992 (Vet)   Murry Willie Mae 1909 1992    
  March Elsie Lee 1919 2004     Wicks Edward     (NM)  
  March Cecil Jr 1954 1995                
  Wright Willie 1888 1970                
  Jones Alfres 1948 2007                
                         
15 Wright Christene 1927 1999     Ballenger Oscar 1908 1972   15
  Wright Printice 1925 1970     Ballenger Rosa Lee 1912 2005    
  Wright Lucille 1900 1974     Ballenger Johnny 1936 1976    
  Wright Leon 1896 1990 (Vet)              
  Witcher J. P. 1926 1985                
  Herbert Sherin Witcher 1949 1991                
                         
16             Young Jessie Dewey 1898 1979   16
              Young Gertha Burnett 1898 1991    
              Wright Lugene 1887 1973    
              Wright Enic 1910 1982 (Vet)  
              Morgan Myron Wright 1908 1997    
              Wright Arthur 1903 1998    
              Wright Willie 1902 1990    
                         
17 Bradely Willie 1923 1999 (NM)   Young John A 1902 1965   17
  Sherow George Walter 1932 1980 (NM)   McFadden Bonnie M Young 1908 1987    
  Sherow M. T. 1959 1994 (NM)   Malveraux Mary L Young 1933 1979    
                         
18 Gipson Emigene Jackson 1911 2006               18
  Thompson Annie Laura 1895 1984 (NM)              
  Sherow Myrtle 1929 1992                
  Burney Rose Sherow 1951 2006                
  Sherow Robert Jr 1950 2007                
                         
19 Roberson Jimmy 1947 1993     Davis J. B. 1907 1983   19
  Miller Ella 1824 1986                
  Unknown       (NM)              
                         
20             Durkee Lobis 1926 1995   20
              Durkee Maurine 1928 2007    
              Reese J. W. 1948 1973    
              Austin Jason 2000 2002    
              Tatum Juanita 1924 2001