HOLLAND QUARTERS CEMETERY

Established December 1895

Researched by Barbara Jefferson-Bonner

 

December 1895 / December 2000

3rd Edition

                                                                                                  

Holland Quarters Cemetery is located 5 miles west of Carthage, on US 79, 1 mile north on Farm-To-Market road (FM) 959 to County Road (CR) 277.

Over the years the cemetery has taken on names like: Baby Cemetery, Colored Cemetery, 5 Miles West Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery, Holland Quarters Cemetery and Holland Quarters Pine Grove Cemetery all referring to the same place (Holland Quarters Cemetery).

History of the Holland Quarters Cemetery

A - B

C - G

H - J

K - P

Q - Z

 

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

(type of grave marker)

COMMENTS

ADAMS

Lula "Pook" Gray-

8-4-1894

4-1-1951        M

P: Billy Gray, Sr./Maggie (May)(Mary) Rowlett
M: Lawson Adams           1967 I: Roquemore Cemetery, Panola Co.
death certificate reflects birth to be 1896….At Rest

ADAMS

Tarbis

No b/r

No d/r  

M

P: Lawson Adams/Lula "Pook" Gray
Son of Lula Adams and Lawson Adams….Infant….At Rest

AGILE
 

Emma Boyce-

4-2-1859

4-18-1915

M

P: Samuel "Sam" Boyce/Mary Samuels
M: John “John Mexican” Agile

AGILE

John “Mexican”

 

U

1st M: Emma Boyce                                                        see 1915
2nd M: Mary Cranford                                                    see 1951

AGILE

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Cranford-

 

1951       

U

P: Tony Cranford/Louisa "Lou" Wallace
M: John “John Mexican” Agile                                                                

ALEXANDER

Beaulah Booty-

1895

1977        

M

P: Grant Booty/Katherine
M: Moses Alexander, Sr.                                       s/s….see 1967

ALEXANDER

Clifton Leonardo

1-31-1964

11-25-1977      M

P: Billy James Alexander, Sr./Laura Ruth "Rabbit" Isaac

ALEXANDER

Eara Johns-

 

1934

U

P: Tom Johns/ Josephine Rowlett
M: Moses "Jack" Alexander, Jr.                  1995 I: Dallas, Texas

ALEXANDER

Elnora Beck-

3-12-1909

12-21-1980     M

P: John Beck/Cynthia Griffin
M: L. A. Alexander                                                        see 1995
Herron

ALEXANDER

L. A.

12-22-1908

7-6-1995

F

P: Moses Alexander, Sr./Flora Williams
M: Elnora Beck                                                              see 1980

ALEXANDER

Laura Ruth "Rabbit" Isaac-

11-2-1937

8-1-1990  

M

P: Jasper "Red" Isaac/Rose Cartwright
M: Billy James Alexander

ALEXANDER

Moses, Sr.

3-5-1886

6-5-1967 

M

P: William "Billy" Alexander, Sr. /Lucy Ann (Riptoe) Holland-Gray
1st M: Flora Williams
2nd M: Beulah Booty                                                     see 1977

Mason

ALEXANDER

S.T. (Stephen)

1883

1931

M

P: William "Billy" Alexander, Sr./Lucy Ann (Riptoe) Holland-Gray
M: Beatrice Rayson                                                        see 1957
Gone but not forgotten

ALEXANDER

Sintha Allison-

8-3-1884

6-10-1984     U

P: Dick Allison/Mariah

ALEXANDER

Unknown name                (infant)

 

1-11-1920

U

P: William "Billy" Alexander, Sr./Lucy Ann (Riptoe) Holland-Gray

ALEXANDER

Venia

 

7-11-1925

M

 

ALEXANDER

W.M. (William "Sonny",) Jr.

1868

1951     

 M

P: William "Billy" Alexander, Sr./Lucy Ann (Riptoe) Holland-Gray
M: Martha Pipkins
death certificate reflects 2/19/1897-1/14/1951….At Rest

ALLISON

Bessie Mae Moore-

4-3-1894

4-27-1974        M

P: Thomas P. "Tom" Moore/Mariah Ann Holland
M: Elijah Allison, Sr.      1983 I: Old Bethel Cemetery-Clayton, TX          

ALLISON

LaSharne

9-3-1966

1-6-1967 

U

P: Tommie D. Allison, Sr./Faye Nell Beck

ALLISON

Maudie Earl

8-3-1950

1-15-1951         U