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Evergreen Cemetery

Evergreen Negro Cemetery - Houston, Texas

During Houston's early days a cotton plantation stood where Lockwood Drive and Market Street cross. In the late 1800's acreage from this plantation was turned into one of the city's first Negro cemeteries. Old Fifth Ward, in the Harris and Wilson Two League Grant. A.K. Kelly, a former slave organized the burial ground. One of the earliest graves dates I found was 1894. This cemetery is a final resting place for former slaves, Buffalo soldier and WWI veterans.

Located at Lockwood Drive and Market Street, south of I-10. A large portion of graves were moved or lost when Lockwood was put through the middle of the graveyard in the 1960's.

Name	Birth	Death	Inscription
Adams, Connie	?	Jun 24, 1939	PVT 815 Pioneer INF
Adams, Derry	Jul 6, 1883	Nov 22, 1928	None
Akins, John E.	?	Sep 30, 1936	Texas Wagoner 165 Depot BRIG
Alexander, L.	?	?	None
Alexander, Stanley	?	Nov 5, 1930	Texas PVT Labor BN
Alsion, Charlie	?	?	None
Allen, Berry	1828	Jul 2, 1898	None
Allen, Jimmie Lee	? 16, ?	Oct 3, 1906	None
Amoten, Olg	1889	Jun 30, 1957	None
Armstead, Hellen	Sep 27, 1928	Mar 10, 1929	None
Armstrong, Cornelia May	May 4, 1877	Nov 17, 1926	None
Armstrong, Maggie	1878	1918	None
Ashurst, Charlie	?	Dec 15, 1936	Texas PVT 165 Depot BRIG
Barber, C.E.	1852	1923	None
Barber, Joseph	Sep 18, 1882	Mar 24, 1902	None
Barnes, Walter M.	1880	1928	None
Barnett, Willie Mae	Mar 10, 1902	Oct 15, 1928	None
Beasley, H. J.	1860	1944	None
Bell, Arthur	1880	1929	None
Blake, Jake	1900	May 16, 1916	None
Bly, John	Aug 6, 1866	Apr 9, 1921	None
Bowman, Tobe	1862	Feb 21, 1921	None
Branch, Alexander H.	Aug 24, 1867	Jan 7, 1932	None
Branch, Crawford	?	Dec 25, 1934	Texas PVT 412 RES Labor BN QMC
Brant, Will E.	May 22, 1876	Sep 8, 1931	None
Brown, ?	1898	May 23, 1919	None
Brown, George	Apr 8, 1899	Oct 8, 1939	None
Brown, Mary F.	1874	Apr 24, 1923	None
Burton, Mary	1858	Aug 10, 1910	None
Childs, Irean	1819	Feb 25, 1919	None
Clarke, Jennie	Dec 9, 1875	Jan 20, 1928	None
Clay, Angeline	1920	Jan 7, 1930	None
Clay, Annie	1850	Mar 14, 1920	None
Clay, Joseph	1872	Jul 22, 1930	None
Clayborn, Bertina E.	1884	1935	None
Coleman, Ida	?	Apr 19, 1927	None
Coleman, Luvinna	1877	1915	None
Cook, ?	May 28, 1904	Mar 31, 1932	None
Cook, Garland	Oct 22, 1893	Jun 24, 1918	None
Cresswell, Abner	?	Mar 4, 1935	Texas PVT 1CL 331 Labor BN QMC
Dansby, Minnie	1881	1929	None
Davis, Edna	1895	Jan 29, 1918	None
Davis, Robert	?	Jul 4, 1928	None
Dials, Jessie	1901	1992	None
Dumpred, Shad	1883	1929	None
Dumpred, Willie	headstone partially buried	headstone partially buried	None
Durham, E.A.	?	Aug 22, 1922	None
Earles, James	1878	1928	None
Eblett, Valter	?	Mar 13, 1933	Texas PVT 24 INF
Edwards, Frank	?	Aug 13, 1935	Texas PVT 412 RES Labor BN
Evans, Isiah	1878	Mar 7, 1914	None
Fance, Jack	1875	Dec 10, 1925	None
Fisher, Willie	?	Apr 12, 1928	None
Fitch, Olivia	1899	Aug 19, 1921	None
Flemings, Jessie	1903	Mar 10, 1929	None
Foster, Gussie	1893	May 21, 1923	None
Freeman, W.H.	1881	1921	None
Goosby, Lizzie	Mar 2, 1864	Nov 2, 1922	None
Green, Lurena	1861	1928	None
Griggs, Ethel	May 9, 1881	Aug ?, ?	None
Grooms, Mary Lee	1921	1928	None
Harrison, Willie	?	? 17, ?	None
Harvey, Lesley	1912	1929	None
Hicks, Julia	1893	Jun 30, 1916	None
Hilbert, Gilmore	?	Sep 27, 1931	Texas CORP 570 INF 93 DIV
Holsten, Pleasant	1855	Jun 4, 1909	None
Hope, Harriet	Oct 22, 1849	May 3, 1914	None
Horton, Lilar	headstone partially buried	headstone partially buried	None
Howard, ?	1899	1929	None
Hubbard, R.E.	Mar 15, 1855	Feb 24, 1904	None
Hunter, Henry	1912	1929	None
Ivory, Caroline	1881	1922	None
Jackson, H. Rev.	Sep 3, 1858	Sep 3, 1925	None
Jackson, Pennessee	Oct 3, 1889	Sep 11, 1944	None
James, Nathan	Dec 25, 1895	Feb 23, 1936	Texas PVT 330 INF 93 DIV
Johnson, Earnest	1920	Dec 20, 1920	None
Johnson, Ike Rev.	?	Jun 2, 1929	None
Johnson, Lillie Morgan	Mar 19, 1899	May 23, 1917	None
Johnson, Mary J.	1853	Nov 18, 1913	None
Johnson, Nancy	1850	May 17, 1903	None
Johnson, Polly	1875	Dec 21, 1920	None
Jones, Arthur	?	?	None
Jones, Elliot	1894	Nov 21, 1919	None
Jones, Henry	1895	Oct 25, 1918	None
Jones, Isac	1858	1929	None
Jones, Lydia	1863	Mar ?, 1913	None
Jones, Nezel	Feb 21, 1920	Aug 21, 1921	None
Jones, Ransom	?	Sep ?, 1986	None
Jones, Sam	?	?	None
Jones, W.M.	1899	Feb 1, 1919	None
K, Dennis	1874	Mar 4, 1921
Kelley, A.D.	1887	1919	None
Kelley, A.K.	1846	1928	None
Kelley, Annie	1858	1935	None
Lee, Edward	Oct 2, 1906	Jul 31, 1929	None
Lemons, Louise	Aug 14, 1867	Oct 17, 1931	None
Lewis, Ella	1887	Jan 5, 1931	None
Lewis, Hester	Dec 11, 1875	Jun 24, 1931	None
Lewis, Mattie	1887	1939	None
Lofton, George H.	?	Apr 6, 1939	North Carolina PVT 10 CAV
Mack, Farris	Nov 21, 1887	headstone partially missing	None
Matthews, James	?	Feb 19, 1933	Texas PVT 328 Labor BN QMC
Mayers, Anelia	?	Dec 30, 1921	None
McGowan, Francis	1860	Jan 26, 1921	None
McGowan, Ned	1853	Jun 11, 1912	None
McKee, Mary J.	?	Jul ?, 1931	None
Miller, Fannie	?	Nov 20, 1931	None
Mouton, Bertha	Sep 21, 1890	Jan 23, 1950	None
Muckleberry, Floyd	Jul 19, 1894	Nov 7, 1934	Texas CORP 331 SERV BN
Nelson, A.J. Jr.	1915	?	None
Nelson, Daisy	1880	1915	None
Nickerson, Ida	Sep ?, 1894	Nov 18, 1914	None
Nunley, Rosa	1887	1927	None
Parr, Carrie	Jun 1, 1875	Mar 22, 1913	None
Pasley, Cora	1883	1928	None
Peebles, C.A.	1899	1933	None
Pennywell, Cornell	1886	Dec 16, 1928	None
Pennywell, James L.	1906	Apr 18, 1927	None
Perry, Ruth	?	Aug 2, 1921	None
Perry, Will	Nov 7, 1896	Feb 15, 1929	None
Phillips, Carl	Jan 2, 1892	Jul 23, 1915	None
Phillips, Nancy	1879	May 28, 1921	None
Portley, Rance	1894	1930	None
Powell, ?	1883	1915	None
Queen, Eldman	Apr 9, 1916	Jan 5, 1929	None
Reid, Louise	1890	Mar 9, 1921	None
Robinson, James Jackson	?	Jan 11, 1938	Texas PVT 165 Depot BRIG
Robinson, W.B.	1873	Aug 29, 1915	None
Roguemore, A.J.	1874	Feb 8, 1912	None
Rucker, B.F.	Aug 12, 1849	Mar 4, 1929	None
Rucker, Fred	?	?	None
Scott, Ada C.	Jan ?, 1891	Sep 18, 1941	None
Shepherd, Emily	?	1938	None
Sludge, Willie	Oct 20, 1875	Dec 13, 1922	None
Small, Ida B.	1878	1914	None
Starks, M.L.	Jan 26, 1900	Nov 18, 1920	None
Starks, Tony	1894	Mar 11, 1919	None
Stearns, Henry	1859	1934	None
Stevens, Labelle	1894	Mar 18, 1903	None
Teal, Nancy	1892	1922	None
Thomas, Henry W.	?	Feb 23, 1921	None
Thomas, Lucy	1910	Apr 3, 1917	None
Thompson, Sarah	1887	1927	None
Thornton, Samuel	?	Sep 6, 1936	Pennsylvania PVT US Army
Tops, Sall E.	1899	May 15, 1927	None
Turner, Mary	1896	1921	None
Underwood, Olivia	1855	Dec 28, 1927	None
Washington, Lubby	1914	1934	None
Wells, Lucinda	1840	May 14, 1920	None
Wesley, John	Apr 6, 1876	Jun 11, 1901	None
White, Jim	1847	Dec 26, 1907	None
White, John	Dec 26, 1872	Apr 15, 1897	None
White, Will	Nov ?, ?	May ?, ?	None
Wiley, M.	1868	Jul 25, 1921	None
William, E.	1880	Nov 27, 1920	None
Williams, Angeline	1854	1915	None
Williams, Claude	1888	Sep 23, 1919	None
Williams, Dollie	1869	1946	None
Williams, Ella B.	Dec ?, 1921	Feb 23, 1921	None
Williams, Rosa	1873	1929	None
Wilson, Della	1878	Jun 7, 1932	None
Wilson, Frank	?	Jun 24, 1931	Texas PVT 363 INF 92 DIV
Wilson, W.C.	?	Jan 8, 1915	None
Winn, Nettie	Sep 15, 1871	Sep 8, 1912	None
Woodard, Charlie	?	Mar 8, 1919	None
Woods, Arthur Arector	?	Aug 10, 1943	Texas CPL 332 SERV BN QMC
Woods, B.W.	1872	Aug 30, 1921	None
			None

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