Dean Baptist Cemetery - Smith County, TX Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS, VOL. 8, NO. 1, SPRING 1984 SMITH COUNTY - EARLIEST RECORDS OF DEAN BAPTIST CEMETERY Copied by Joyce Trimble, Tyler, Texas The Dean Baptist Cemetery is located 6 miles west of Tyler in the Dean Community. Note: The following information key - * indicates native county and state; ** indicates maiden name; x indicates member of Dean Baptist Church. Sylvester A. ARMSTRONG, (*Caloway, MO) 12 Apr 1855 27 Jun 1874 x Horace J. ARMSTRONG, (*Smith, TX) 27 Jan 1875 17 Oct 1875 Fleetwood RICE, (*Anderson, SC) 1 Mar 1809 23 Nov 1866 Elizabeth L. RICE, (*Anderson, SC)(**DEAN) 15 Sep 1823 1 Aug 1862 (Both entombed at _____ and buried here 23 Oct 1874) Buddie WALKER, Son of B. L. WALKER 9 Jan 1875 9 Jan 1875 (*Smith, TX) Fannie C. DEAN, (*Anderson, SC)(**RICE) 3 May 1833 23 Mar 1876 x Fannie M. HAMILTON (*Taladego, AL)(**MURRY) 29 Jan 1845 16 Apr 1376 Ellen L. ARMSTRONG, (*Smith, Tx)(**GARRET) 29 May 1846 6 Mar 1876 x Fannie M. DEAN, (*Smith, TX) 14 Dec 1874 3 Apr 1876 (Sweet ____?, Ang ____?) Lou Anna DEAN, (*Smith, TX) 10 Sep 1876 29 Sep 1876 Alice McCURLEY, (*Marshall, MS) 7 Aug 1856 26 Oct 1876 x Leticia DENAN?, (*Unknown) 1814 11 Mar 1877 Benj ? CR-00K, Son of ? f (*Smith, TX) 4 Mar 1877 22 Mar 1877 Henry DENAN, (*Unknown) 1853 1 Apr 1877 Elizabeth DENAN, (*Unknown) 1849 6 May 1877 Mattie B. JACKSON, (*Smith, TX)(**YARBOUGH) 23 Apr 1851 6 Mar 1878 Sallie J. CHAMBLESS (*Talbot, GA) 12 Dec 1825 25 Aug 1867 (Entombed at ? and buried here ?) Martha CHAMBLESS, (*Monroe, GA)(**PYE) 12 May 1825 25 Mar 1878 Thomas J. ARMSTRONG, (*CALOWAY, MO) 15 Dec 1845 25 Jun 1878 x Mahala S. McCURLEY, (*Smith, TX)(**ROBINSON) 12 Jan 1857 8 Jul 1878 x Milton Miller JACKSON, (*Smith, TX) 28 Feb 1878 11 Jul 1878 Mary Amelia LEVERETTE, (*Anderson, SC) 14 Aug 1850 29 Jan 1879 x (**Rice) Charlie H. McCURLEY, (*Murray, TN) 8 Sep 1815 3 Feb 1879 Sidney D. WALKER, Son of B. T. or L. W. 14 Sep 1878 27 Mar 1879 (*Smith, TX) ? -Alcy McCURLEY, (*Jackson, AL) 15 Oct 1849 16 Apr 1879 x ? -Col Harvey YARBROUGH, (*___?, TN) 11 Aug 1812 7 Jul 1879 ? -Sarah J. BELL, (*Jackson, AL) about 1843 1 Aug 1879 (A Travelor) W. W. ARMSTRONG, (*Caloway, MO) ___________ 30 May 1879 x (Committed suicide- found ___? ___? ___?) H. Americus YARBROUGH, (*Smith, TX) 8 Apr 1857 12 Nov 1879 Thomas DEAN, Son of J. T. DEAN 17 Mar 1880 20 Apr 1880 (*Van Zandt, TX) __? -George M. GREEN, (*Smith, TX) 6 May 1879 25 Sep 1880 Harley C. COLLINS, (*Smith, TX) 13 Oct 1880 27 Oct 1880 Harvy Dow MINCHEW, (*Henderson, TX) 15 Nov 1880 21 Nov 1880 Alice M. McCURLEY, (*Smith, TX) 22 Jun 1878 10 Feb 1891 John Y. GODSEY, (*Smith, TX) 20 Mar 1865 25 Apr 1881 David W. McCURLEY, (*Smith, TX) 15 Sep 1879 21 Sep 1881 Sidney A. PONDER, (*Smith, TX) 19 Oct 1881 6 Nov 1881 George KELLY, (*Wood, TX) 2 Apr 1873 18 Nov 1881 Albert Q. COLLINS, (*Hamilton, TN) 5 Jan 1875 16 Feb 1882 Amelia or Anna M.? MINCHEW, (*Henderson, TX) 11 Dec 1881 27 Feb 1882 L. A. BIRDWELL, (*Freestone, TX)(**WOOT-TN) ___________ 26 Mar 1882 Elizabeth S. McGINNY, (*Smith, TX)(**PRICE) 29 Aug 1859 27 May 1882 Anna I.? KELLY, (*Smith, TX) 12 Apr 1877 2 Sep 1882 Allen 0. BICKLEY, (*Smith, TX) 27 Aug 1880 6 Sep 1882 Fred C. McGINNEY, (*Smith, TX) 29 Jul 1882 16 Sep 1882 James VENABLE, (*York, SC) 9 Nov 1827 18 Oct 1882 Anna Belle McCURLEY, TX) 27 Aug 1880 28 Nov 1882 Olevia BICKLEY, (*___?, ___?) (**WHISENANT) ___________ Dec 1882 Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, (*Caloway, MO) (about 50 yrs. old) 16 Jan 1883 (Speechless all her life.) Haywood McCURLEY, (*Murray, TN) 9 Feb 1852 18 Jan 1883 x Infant of H. P. COLLINS (Boy) (*Smith, Tx) 20 Jan 1883 25 Jan 1883 A. A. PONDER, (*___?, AK) 17 Apr 1859 3 Mar 1883 Martha J. PRICE, (*___?, ___?) (**DAY) 14 Jul 1859 13 Mar 1883 x Louri Bell PRICE, (*Smith, TX) 23 Jul 1880 18 Oct 1883 Chas. R. McGINNEY, (*Smith, TX) 1 Sep 1883 16 Nov 1883 A. A. PONDER, (*___?, ___? GA) 9 Feb 1834 5 Jul 1884 Winnie Elizabeth CODY, __?, __?) (about 2 yrs old) 29 Jul 1884 Lidia ARMSTRONG, (*___?, KY) (**EDGE) about 1821 26 Sep 1884 x Infant of W. T. HALL, (*Smith, TX) 4 Dec 1884 8 Dec 1884 B. H. CHAMBLESS, (*___?, GA) 4 Oct 1824 23 Jan 1885 George Y. BICKLEY, (*Claiborn Parish, LA) 6 Oct 1882 16 Mar 1885 Bengie E. McGINNEY, (*Smith, TX) 14 Sep 1884 24 Oct 1886 J. G. MINCHEW, Macogdoches, TX) 27 Oct 1885 28 Oct 1886 Coleman McCURLEY, (*Smith, Tx) 16 Jan 182_ 7 Nov 1886 Katie V. CROOK, (*Smith, TX) 16 Jun 1872 9 Nov 1886 Pearly M. HALL, (*Smith, TX) 25 Oct 1886 22 Dec 1886 Mary Agnes WALKER, (*Taledego, AL)(**MURRAY) 25 May 1838 15 Mar 1887 x Johny Z. PONDER, (*Smith, TX) 29 Oct 1886 17 Jul 1887 Infant of Thos. HICKS, (*Smith, TX) 22 Jul 1887 22 Jul 1887, J. P. DENIS (a boy) (* 71 ,__) 29 Jun 1881 7 Nov 1887 Infant of W. H. FRIERSON (a girl) (*Smith, TX) 18 Jan 1888 18 Jan 1888 Agnes R. PONDER, (*McClendon, TX) ___________ 21 Jan 1888 Monroe J. HALL, (*Walker, GA) 9 Feb 1867 16 Dec 1888 x Infant son of R. A. DRANS? (*Smith, TX) 10 Nov 1889 12 Nov 1889 William H. BICKLEY, (*___? , LA) 22 Mar 1852 22 Apr 1890 Infant son of Seaborn BICKLEY, (*Smith, TX) 27 Dec 1890 27 Dec 1890 Hattie ?. BICKLEY, (*___? , LA) (**RITTA) 20 Jul 1853 29 Dec 1890 Milton Monroe BICKLEY, (*Smith, TX) 27 Dec 1890 22 Feb 1891 Berta May VENABLE, (*Smith, TX) 10 Aug 1889 13 Jun 1891 James HALL, (*Walker, GA) ___________ 1 Sep 1891 Sarah H. SHIFLET, (*__? GA) (**CRAWFORD) 17 Oct 1832 10 Jan 1892 x Quincy J. MOOR, (*Smith, TX) 10 Dec 1891 18 Apr 1892 M. E. VENABLE, (*Mechlenburg, NC) (**GODSEY) 16 Aug 1846 17 Apr 1893 Martha KELLY, (*Walker, GA) ("HALL) ___________ 5 Sep 1893 x ______? BICKLEY, (*Smith, TX) ___________ 1895 Seaborn C. BICKLEY, Jr., (*Smith, TX) ___________ 20 Aug 1894 ______? HALL, (*Smith, TX) ___________ 1895 Sarah A. PRICE, (*Harris, GA) (**ADAMS) ___________ 1895 Seaborn BICKLEY, Sr., (*__?, __?) ___________ 1895 Obar L. McCURLEY, (*Lampassas, TX) 22 Dec 1894 13 Oct 1895 ______? OUTLAW, (*Smith, TX (*BICKLEY) ___________ 16 Oct 1895 Beatrice HALL, (*Walker, TN?) ___________ 1895 Infant of A. R. HUGHES, (*Smith, TX) 1896 P. J. TATE or YATE, (*Monroe, TN) 25 Jan 1847 30 Nov 1896 Lida Ida NEWCOME, (*Montgomery, AL) ___________ 25 Apr 1897 Mama GRIFFIN ___________ ___________ Owen DAVIS, (*Smith, TX) 1898 19 Feb 1899 Bernice L. MEDFORD, (*Smith, TX) 16 Sep 1898 1899 (Burned to death) Martha M. HALL, (*Braley, TN) 19 May 1846 2 Apr 1899 Robert WOOD, (*Rusk, Tx) 5 Jan 1892 20 Oct 1899 Jessie M. DEAN, (*Anderson, TX) 12 Sep 1896 7 Feb 1900 William M. YARBROUGH, (*Smith, TX) 27 Mar 1849 30 Mar 1900 Infant of John HESTER, (*Smith, TX) 31 Mar 1900 21 Apr 1900 Martha J. VENABLE, (*Shelby, AL) (**MORSE?) 19 Dec 1855 30 May 1900 x ROBERT W. VENABLE, (*Smith, TX) 13 Jul 1896 5 Jun 1900 Benjaman F. VENABLE, (*Smith, TX) 26 Dec 1898 15 Jun 1900 Matilday M.McCURLEY, (*Madison, TN) (**HINES) 4 Mar 1812 13 Jul 1900 Infant of Jack SULIVAN, (*Smith, TX) 1900 1900 James L. MOORE, (*Tuscalloosa, AL) 13 Dec 1859 8 Aug 1900 William E. ELLIS, (*Smith, TX) 16 Nov 1869 29 Aug 1900 x Ida M. KELLY, (*Smith, TX) (*McCARLEY) 23 Apr 1878 19 Sep 1900 x Vanola LITTLE, (*Smith, TX) 3 Jan 1900 1 Oct 1900 Haywood S. KELLY, (*Smith, TX) 14 Jun 1900 5 Oct 1900 Elizabeth HALL, (*Smith, TX) ("DAVIS) 14 Oct 1900 Infant son of T. A. & Elizabeth HALL 8 Oct 1900 19 Oct 1900 Bobbie ELLIS, (*Smith, TX) 26 Oct 1891 8 Feb 1901 (Died with overdose of Morphine) Ebineezer McCARLEY, (*Smith, TX) 2 Apr 1876 2 Apr 1901 Minnie HALL, (*Smith, TX) 21 Sep 1877 11 Aug 1901 x Infant of J. T. & S. H. PAGE (*Henderson, TX) 7 Dec 1901 7 Dec 1901 Infant of W. P. & Dona THEDFORD, (*Smith, TX) 16 Dec 1901 16 Dec 1901 M. R. McCARLEY, (*Henderson, TX) 4 Nov 1867 28 Feb 1902 J. T. HUGHES, (*Henderson, TX) 4 Jul 1900 12 Jun 1902 Lucy McCARLEY, (*Caloway, MO?) (*ARMSTRONG) 24 Mar 1840 1 Aug 1902 Jane Sunshine HORTON, (*Smith, TX) 11 Jul 1902 18 Nov 1902 Mrs. F. E. MORE, (*___ ?, TX) (*SMITH) 1868 16 Jun 1903 x Fairy TURNER, (*Smith, TX) ___________ 6 Feb 1903 Infant of Mrs. Minnie ARMSTRONG, (*Smith, TX) (*McCARLEY) 28 Feb 1903 E. M. LEVERETT, (*Anderson, SC) _______1848 15 Apr 1903 Ora May HERRINGTON, (*Smith, TX 14 ___ 1879 28 J__ 1903 Andy VENABLE, (*Smith, TX) 1 ___ 1852 3 Sep 1903 x Willie Lorene LITTLE, (*Smith, TX) 5 Oct 1903 5 Oct 1903 Emma THEDFORD, (*___?, ___?) 8 Dec 1878 12 Nov 1903 x Paul A. BICKLEY, (*Smith, TX) __ Nov 1903 25 Nov 1903 John K. McCARLEY, (*Smith, TX) ______ 1831 28 Jan 1904 Dean GRIFFIN, (*Smith, TX) Joe REEVES, (*Smith, TX) __ Dec 1848 13 Aug 1904 x Henry T. ELLIS, (*Smith, Texas) 8 May 18__ 6 ___ 1904 x Infant of G. R. TURNER, (*Smith, TX) ___________ ______ 1904 Infant of A. R. HUGHES, (*Smith, TX) 31 Dec 1904 Elara may, Infant daughter of I. G. MORE 29 Mar 1905 2 Aug 1905 Son of A. R. HUGHES, (*___?, ___?) 19 Oct 1905 17 ___ 1905 Huey TATE, (*Montgomery, TN) 14 Jun 1891 2 Mar 1906 J. R. HOWELL, (*Rusk, TX) 16 Mar 1868 22 May 1906 Lue J. GRIFFIN, (*Smith, TX) (**DEAN) 12 Nov 1861 3 Jan 1906 J. V. THEDFORD, (*Smith, TX) __ Aug 1905 6 Mar 1907 Lizzie Black WOOD, (*Rusk, TX) 18 Mar 1886 17 Jun 1907 M. A. Yarbrough TURNER 1 Mar 1827 19 Oct 1907 Eliza PONDER, (*__?, MS) (**ARSTIN) 19 Mar 1837 25 Jan 1908 Parthenia SINCLAIR, (*Henderson, TX) 29 Oct 1888 18 Mar 1908 x Mary J. CHALMAN, (*Tuskalosa, AL) (**CLEVELAND) 24 Sep 1844 11 May 1908 x Dollie VENABLE, (*Smith, TX) 18 Dec 1899 8 Nov 1908 Minnie Alice HUGHES, (*Henderson, TX) 8 Apr 1907 8 Nov 1908 Crawford Wilborn HESTER, (*Smith, TX) 20 ___ 1908 13 Mar 1909 Clara Bell _____?, (*_____?) 19 Oct 1907 9 Apr 1909 Andrew Jackson THEDFORD 15 Sep 1839 30 May 1909 Clyde CHAPMAN 24 Jul 1907 4 Jun 1909 Sallie BROOKS 23 Nov 1826 19 Jan 1910 Elizabeth VENABLE FOREMAN ? 18 Jul 1829 26 Jul 1910 Infant of W. R. MELTON (A twin) 11 Sep 1910 6 Nov 1910 Infant of J. T. BYERS (One of triplets) 10 Apr 1911 11 Apr 1911 George Alvert DENIS 12 Nov 1909 1 May 1911 Infant of L. K. TURNER 4 Oct 1907 5 Oct 1907 James W. CHAPMAN, (*Smith, TX) 6 Jun 1878 6 Dec 1911 Matilda McCARLEY, (**COOK) 8 Dec 1911 Infant of R. N. & Fannie HUGHES 27 Dec 1911 27 Dec 1911 John P. SHIFLET 10 May 1846 __ Feb 1912 Alice PRICE, (*Smith, TX) (**SADSEY)(Fell dead) 7 Mar 1857 9 Mar 1912 Robert Lee BYERS, (*Smith, TX) 9 Apr 1911 11 Aug 1912 Sallie E. VENABLE (*Hill, TX?) ("HESTER) 16 Aug 1876 2 Oct 1912 Infant of M. F. & Sallie VENABLE (Born dead) 1 Oct 1912 Been CROOK, (*Calhoun, AL) 24 Apr 1835 3 Oct 1912 Infant of Joe & Emma HALLIMAN 22 Oct 1912 23 Oct 1912 Ray DENNIS (*Smith, TX) 21 Nov 1904 28 Oct 1912 Burley McKINNEY, (*Smith, TX) (**VENABLE) 24 Sep 1886 19 Aug 1913 Laura J. SHIFLET, (*Smith, TX) ("CHAPMAN) 14 Jan 1876 25 Mar 1914 Jno. F. PAGE 18 Jul 1866 10 May 1914 x Infant son of Pickett & Lexie McKAY 26 Jun 1914 26 Jun 1914 Infant son of H. M. PRICE 22 Jul 1914 22 Jul 1914 A. J. SINCLAIR 15 May 1863 16 Oct 1914 Walter M. SHIFLET, (*Henderson, TX) 18 Sep 1893 7 Mar 1915 x T. J. CHAPMAN 7 Nov 1846 9 Jul 1915 Lavis McINTYRE ___________ 10 Jan 1916 Thomas Marris LUTHER ___________ ___________ Jim SHIFLET 15 Oct ____ ___________ Hubert PRICE ___________ 15 Sep 1916 Infant son of H. M. PRICE Oct 1918 Mattie McKnight 12 Sep 1905 25 Dec 1918 Ezekiel McCARLEY ___________ ___________ Annie McKAY ___________ ___________ Mary BROOKS (**ELLIS) Invalid 16 yrs. ___________ 4 Oct 1919 Infant son of H. M. PRICE 23 Oct 1919 5 Nov 1919 May CROOK, wife of B. CROOK ___________ ___________ Lloyd FLETCHER ___________ ___________ Freeman VENABLE (*Smith, TX) A Mason 11 Apr ? 30 Mar 1922 Rev. CHARLTON ___________ ___________ John HESTER, A minister ___________ 3 Apr 1922 Infant son of Earl LAND ___________ 2 Apr 1922 Howard SMITH (*Smith, TX) ___________ 1 Jul 1923 Alristy SINCLAIR (*Smith, TX) (**PRICE) ___________ 26 Aug 1923 Ada PICKETT, (*Smith, TX) (**HESTER) ___________ 21 Dec 1923 _______? HERRIN, (*Smith, TX) ___________ 21 Feb 1924 Dale TUREN, an infant twin 1924 Jane PRICE, (*__?, AL) (**VENABLE) 1924 Gale TUREN, an infant twin 1924 Minnie CUMMINGS, (*___?, ___? ) (**DAVIDSON) ___________ 1 Apr 1924 Kate Shelton, (*___? , ___? ) (**WARNELL) Bert HALL A. R. HUGHES ___________ 30 Jan 1925 W. T. GRIFFIN ___________ 19 Feb 1925 B. L. WALKER Infant son of Jewell & Joe CAUTHRON 22 May 1925 23 May 1925