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Olivewood Cemetery

Olivewood Cemetery - Houston, Texas

Nestled against a bend of White Oak Bayou, and surrounded by rich Houston history, lies Olivewood, the city’s first incorporated African American cemetery. It’s been a jungle for years - the headstones have been literally buried under massive carpets of vegetation. Extending over an estimated 8 acres, only the front quarter of the cemetery had been successfully cleared of the seemingly endless tropical abundance including poison ivy and oak. For a long time, only the larger mortuary architecture rising above the undergrowth has hinted at Olivewood’s location.

Descendants of Olivewood, Inc. is dedicated to the reclamation of this cemetery for the benefit of the present and future generations of Houston. We are committed to restoring, preserving and maintaining Olivewood Cemetery as a historic, educational, charitable, religious and cultural site of importance.

Name	Birth	Death	Inscription
Abney, Josephine D.	1885	1935	None
Albertene, Rochell	1899	Mar 30, 1918	None
Allen, Oliver	?	Aug 13, 1938	Texas PVT 412 RES Labor RN OMC
Anderson, Julia	?	Jan 15, 1919	None
Austin, Ed	1876	1931	None
Bailey, Pbos P.	1873	Jun 10, 1909	None
Baker, Milton A.	1835	Nov 8, 1905	None
Banks, Hester	1836	1897	None
Bates, Martha	Oct 14, 1865	Dec 20, 1892	None
Beauchamp, Elise J.	Feb 9, 1921	Feb 9, 1921	None
Beauchamp, Mayme E.	1893	Feb 18, 1921	None
Black, Delphia	1819	Sep 14, 1907	None
Blount, Clara E.	Jun 30, 1846	Jun 9, 1905	None
Bonner, Alice	?	Mar 22, 1917	None
Boons, Daisy	1886	1928	None
Britton, Donna	1818	Nov 22, 1909	None
Brooks, Warren Sadie	Feb 5, 1893	Jun 5, 1958	None
Brown, Earnest	?	Dec 3, 1933	Texas PVT 25 INF
Brown, Pearl	1898	Jan 28, 1919	None
Brown, Rosa	1877	Jun 24, 1927	None
Bunch, Joe	?	Apr 20, 1897	None
Burroughs, Clarence	1901	1918	None
Burton, Berry	1886	Oct 27, 1938	None
Calhoun, Martha	1884	Apr 23, 1923	None
Campbell, Norman	Jul 23, 1888	?, 19 1889	None
Carvin, Jennie	1867	1922	None
Carvin, Percilla	?	Sep 16, 1903	None
Chatman, Ella	1832	1892	None
Chester, Ella W.	Sep 9, 1885	Nov 9, 1913	None
Chester, Lillie B.	?	1934	None
Christie, Pink	Mar 2, 1860	Nov 9, 1911	None
Citon, Elizer	1834	May 10, 1900	None
Clark, James	Nov 26, 1894	Jan 30, 1927	None
Clemons, Willie	1898	Aug 28, 1920	None
Cole, V.M. Rev	1834	Apr 21, 1894	None
Coleman, Mary	?	Nov 23, 1921	None
Collins, Sallie	1854	1921	None
Conley, Willie	Dec 12, 1890	Nov 30, 1897	None
Cook, Allen Jr.	?	Jan 28, 1925	Texas Cook 332 Serv BN OMC
Cook, Florence	1877	1951	None
Cooper, Will	1877	Jun 20, 1934	None
Curtis, George	1879	1940	None
Davis, Albert	May 1, 1856	May 22, 1879	None
Davis, J.D. Rev	?	Feb 5, 1928	None
Davis, Lucretta	1853	1920	None
Davis, Mary E.	Apr 7, 1867	Mar 28, 1930	None
Dell, Ellen	1841	191?	None
Dickson, Thomas	1865	1914	None
Donnelly, Arthur	1854	Aug 5, 1919	None
Donnelly, Ida	1865	Jun 24, 1919	None
Duncan, Eva Estelle	Nov 30, 1877	Oct 1, 1897	None
Edmond, Lillian	1893	Nov 24, 1915	None
Emma, ?	1865	1925	None
English, Laura	Aug 28, 1872	May 12, 1919	None
Enrk, Wesley	Sep ?, 1901	May ?, 1925	None
Epps, Ivery May	1925	1929	None
Ewing, Mildred P.	Apr 26, 1901	May 6, 1959	None
Ferguson, Elila	1828	Mar 15, 1883	None
Ferguson, H. Chas M.	Sep 23, 1856	Jul 21, 1906	None
Ferrill, Idah	Mar 5, 1870	Oct 18, 1905	None
Ferrill, Russell F. MD	Oct 18, 1863	Feb 6, 1947	None
Ferrill, Susie F.	?	Feb 6, 1940	None
Ferrill, Vinie H.	Oct 5, 1890	Apr 4, 1894	None
Fisher, Gordelia	Oct 15, 1877	Nov 22, 1932	None
Flake, Dinah	Feb 13, 1827	Feb 18, 1892	None
Ford, Elijah WM.	Sep 28, 1903	Nov 21, 1929	None
Foster, Hannah	Oct 15, 1854	Nov 1, 1888	None
Freeman, Thomas	?	?	None
Fritzgerald, Sarah	1863	1931	None
Fuller, Annie M.	?	?	None
Garver, George	?	?	None
Giton, Henry	1818	Aug 9, 1900	None
Godfrey, Oscar B.	Dec 25, 1876	Aug 6, 1940	Texas PVT 165 Depo
Goprell, Dennison	1885	1924	None
Gray, John	1835	Sep 22, 1855	None
Gray, Lucy	Mar 12, 1800	Sep 18, 1887	None
Gray, Lucy	Mar 8, 1863	Nov 13, 1932	None
Gray, Mary C.	1881	1920	None
Gray, Me	1855	Jun 25, 1920	None
Gray, Pink	May 10, 1861	Feb 15, 1930	None
Green, Beathie	?	Dec 21, 1900	None
Green, Millie	1873	Aug 11, 1890	None
Green, S.R.	?	Feb 22, 1923	None
Haley, Pattie	Oct 14, 1870	Nov 19, 1945	None
Haley, Phyllis	?	Mar 19, 1917	None
Hall, Camille	Nov 8, 1899	Jul 16, 1903	None
Hamilton, Susan	1806	Sep 8, 1838	None
Hampton, Felix	1898	1919	None
Hardeway, Rodney	?	?	None
Harrell, Jane	1830	1918	None
Harris, Loretta	May 20, 1931	Oct 17, 19??	None
Henderson, Theola	1914	1929	None
Henderson, Willis	1850	1927	None
Hickman, Josie	Aug 6, 1889	?	None
Hicks, Estella	Mar 24, 1899	?	None
Hicks, John	1893	May 27, 1952	Texas 513 SVC BN ENGR CORPS World War I
Hooper, Julia	1888	1908	None
Humley, Beatrice	1896	1918	None
Hunter, Bertha	?	Nov 10, 1904	None
Irving, Ben	Dec 25, 1882	Feb 24, 1932	None
Isles, Sidney C.	Aug 5, 1871	Mar 16, 1930	None
Jackson, A. F. Rev.	May 10, 1844	Dec 12, 1899	None
Jackson, Octavia	Jan 1, 1881	Dec 25, 1945	None
Jefferson, Shade Sr.	1873	1953	None
John, ?	1884	Oct 6, 1930	None
Johnson, Chas	1852	Dec 30, 1922	None
Johnson, Emley	?	1919	None
Johnson, Isabella	?	?	None
Johnson, Mattie	1840	Feb 14, 1916	None
Jones, Fred	1889	1926	None
Jones, Samuel Theo	Sep 7, 1929	Jun 17, 1955	Texas PVT US Army
Jordean, Ike	1877	1922	None
Kennedy, B.J. Jr.	1903	1928	None
Kyle Price, Bessie	1880	1964	None
Lee, Alice	Aug 2, 1867	Aug 17, 1925	None
Lee, Patsie	1809	Jun 23, 1892	None
Lee, Thomas Jeffrey	Apr 18, 1819	Feb 4, 1894	None
Logan, Wade Hampton Rev.	Oct 20, 1857	Apr 8, 1922	None
Loggins, Willie Ollie	?	Sep 7, 1934	Texas PVT 165 DEPO BRIDG
Lone, Robert	1837	?	None
Louis Jordean, Annie	?	?	None
Lunnon, Henry	Jul 4, 1892	Sep 13, 1916	None
Lyons, Maggie	1875	Oct 12, ?	None
Markham, Rosa A.M.	May 14, 1903	May 14, 1903	None
Markham, Rosa D.J.	Apr 9, 1874	May 14, 1903	None
Marshall, Leo	Sep 25, 1915	Jan 25, 1918	None
Mattie, ?	1893	1913	None
Mayo, E.	1866	May 11, 1930	None
McCray, John	?	Apr 2, 1937	Texas CORP 322 SERV BN
McDonald, Media Marie	1870	1937	None
Miles, Lee	1860	1927	None
Miller, Benjamin H.	?	Mar 7, 1929	Texas PVT 105 STEV REG
Miller, Dallie E.	?	Jul 9, 1949	None
Mills, Annie	?	Jan 29, 1920	None
Mills, John	?	Aug 18, 1919	None
Mills, Mamie	1877	1927	None
Moore, G.C.	1856	1921	None
Nelson, George	Aug 10, 1844	Jun ?, 1919	None
Nelson, Mary E.	Dec 17, 1854	Nov 4, 1891	None
Norris, Charlie	1870	1929	None
Norton, Charlie Sr.	?	Jan 22, 1936	None
Norton, George	Oct 6, 1900	Feb 8, 1933	None
Norton Johnson, Lettie	Nov 11, 1885	Mar 13, 1961	None
Norton, Luetishie Sr.	?	Apr 2, 1938	None
Osborne, Elizabeth	Nov 14, 1827	Apr 25, 1886	None
Overton, Timothy Van B.	1869	1949	None
Parker, Bettie	Nov 22, 1859	May 23, 1893	None
Parker, Mary	1871	May 16, 1907	None
Parlor, Will	?	Sep 6, 1931	Texas PVT 509 ENC
Parr, Andy	1844	1919	None
Parr, Mary	1863	1897	None
Parrish, Lillie	1892	Mar 22, 1933	None
Patten, Donovin	1908	1927	None
Patten, Pauline	1872	1930	None
Phelps, Lawrence Oscar	May 31, 1920	Oct 16, 1922	None
Phelps, Mattie	1881	1929	None
Phillips, Matilda B.	1834	Apr 6, 1894	None
Phillips, V.C.	1898	Sep 1, 1917	None
Pofe, Marshall E.	1843	1926	None
Pratt, S.E.	Feb 26, 1885	Apr 9, 1913	None
Price, James	1875	1932	None
Rankin, D.H. Rev.	Feb 6, 1868	Dec 6, 1943	None
Rankin, Maggie J.	Jan 9, 1871	Oct 27, 1937	None
Rasmus, Bertha	1895	May 23, 1933	None
Reed, Howard R.	Aug 22, 1947	Mar 16, 1951	None
Reese, Laura C.	1870	Mar 1, 1935	None
Rhidmeders, John S.	Sep 16, 1862	Oct 24, 1916	None
Rhidmeders, Mamie	May 10, 1869	May 23, 1923	None
Richards, A Ida	Nov 27, 1852	Jun 20, 1885	None
Righton, Annie	Dec 10, 1828	Nov 11, 1888	None
Robinson, Fannie Etta	Jan 8, 1866	Dec 27, 1896	None
Rochell, Albertene	1899	Mar 30, 1918	None
Rogers, Sophie	1845	1920	None
Roscoe, Alfonso	?	?	Texas 157 DEPO BRIG
Ruberta, Edna	Jul 15, 1892	Oct 6, 1961	None
Ryan, James D.	Oct 25, 1872	Jul 14, 1940	None
Sayles, Lois	Aug 12, 1896	Jan 3, 1917	None
Scott, Charles W.	1853	May 26, 1910	None
Scott, Eliza T.	1861	1935	None
Scott, Emma C.	1886	1901	None
Selders, Rachel	1894	?	None
Simmons, Balinda	1823	Nov 14, 1900	None
Simms, Jones Sallie	1851	Dec 10, 1918	None
Simms, Wells	Apr 25, 1845	Dec 4, 1896	None
Smith, Earnest	?	?	None
Smith, Ella B.	?	Dec 25, 1936	None
Smith, Estell	1872	Apr 8, 1925	None
Smith, Joshua	?	Nov 24, 1897	None
Smith, Kate	?	Sep 4, 1902	None
Smith, Margaret	?	Dec 26, 1910	None
Smith, Porter E.	1885	1919	None
Spriggs, Elizabeth Ann	?	Feb 9, 1922	None
Stephens, Mary A.	Oct 23, 1878	Oct 3, 1932	None
Stephens, Pink N.	?	May 20, 1935	None
Stidvant, Willie	1901	1920	None
Stinson, John	Nov 2, 1872	Jul 10, 1958	None
Stinson, Susie	1875	1913	None
Studevent, Young	1900	1929	None
Swinson, Robert Leon	1905	1908	None
Tarver, Nettie	?	Oct 12, 1906	None
Taylor, Emma	May 16, 1854	Nov 4, 1900	None
Taylor, Leroy	1892	1929	None
Taylor, Louisa	1831	Mar 22, 1906	None
Taylor, Peter	Mar 25, 1834	?	None
Taylor, W.H.	1864	1923	None
Thomas, Emma	1848	Jul 3, 1912	None
Thompson, Edward	?	Sep 6, 1906	None
Thompson, Lee W.	Aug 8, 1906	Jul 14, 1943	Texas PVT 45 ENGR GEN SERV RGT World War II
Thompson, Mariah	1873	1929	None
Thomas, Jesse	Jun 27, 1855	May 26, 1894	None
Tibbitt (daughter)	Sep 7, 1888	Feb 25, 1904	None
Tibbitt, James Reed	Aug 2, 1891	Sep 18, 1904	None
Tibbitt, Jennett	Mar 1, 1884	Feb 6, 1918	None
Tomlinson, George	Dec 15, 1868	Aug 30, 1920	None
Travis, Lucy	1855	Jul ?, 1897	None
Valentine, Elizabeth	1842	1895	None
Vance, Ellen	Feb 1, 1840	Jun 5, 1897	None
Vance, Frank	Nov 12, 1833	Dec 24, 1910	None
Vance, Sarah B.	Oct 25, 1876	Jul 13, 1932	None
Washington, Annie	1859	1919	None
Washington, M.W.	Jul 4, 1846	Dec 31, 1894	None
Wes, Katherine	Jun 6, 1840	Jul 9, 1919	None
Whaley, John W.	?	Sep 29, 1918	None
White, Mary	?	Sep 19, 1887	None
Whitfield, Percy	Feb 4, 1892	Aug 25, 1910	None
Williams, Rosilee	1853	1910	None
Willie, ?	1884	1912	None
Wilson, Sam	Oct 5, 1860	Nov 13, 1930	None
Wood, Henry	1875	1921	None
Woods, L.W.	1858	Jan 2, 1926	None
Wren, Lila	Apr 7, 1867	Jan 27, 1912	None
Wyatt, Irene	1896	1920	None
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Olivewood Cemetery

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