Ross Cemetery

Location: About 2 miles North of Pine Hill, West of Rusk-Panola County line and FM 1798

Located on fairly level ground in the edge of moderate woodlands enclosed by a barbed wire fence, most of which is in bad need of repair. A small gate exists on the East Side, while large undergrowth and a few large trees prevail in the interior. The cemetery is fairly large and contains a very high percentage of identifiable graves, as well as a very high percentage of child graves, being almost abnormal. Many of the child graves are marked with small homemade cement markers, and there are two or three child graves that are as long as adult graves.

Another interesting feature is a set of homemade markers made from large pieces of petrified wood set into a concrete base possessing a small steel plate bearing the identification. The largest of these is about 2 feet by 4 feet long.

This cemetery is only a few hundred yards west of Trammel's Trace and what was once the old Sharon Community.

John and Orra J. Stone were the great grandparents of Leila Belle Stone LaGrone and Silvannus and Mary E. Dobbs Stone were the grandparents of Leila Belle Stone LaGrone, Local Historian and teacher.

There are approximately 45-55 graves with 37 identifiable. Earliest known grave is 1853 and the latest known grave is 1924. Presumably all white.

Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Inscriptions
Armstrong	R.L.	1838	Feb 21 1900
Armstrong	Martha	1838	Feb 17 1901
Armstrong	Parlia	Oct 1860	Oct 29 1890
Armstrong	William M	Jul 29 1883	Oct 15 1884	S/O W.L. & G.E.J.
Armstrong	Jessie F.	Sept 21 1887	Sept 19 1889
Armstrong	Annie May	Nov 3 1888	Aug 6 1889	D/O R. C. & M.D.
Armstrong	Mary Ida	Jul 18 1896	Jul 29 1896	D/O R. C. & M.D.
Barbee	William H.	Aug 10 1826	Mar 19 1871
Barbee	Malinda Stone	Sep 8 1835	Feb 26,1906	W/O William H.
Barbee	Charles S.	Jan 20 1862	Feb 21 1881	S/O W.H. & M.
Barbee	Sarah	Nov 29 1865	Oct 2 1867	D/O W.H. & M.
Heim	Mary Bates	1868	1901
Heim	Minnie Ola		Dec 1890	D/O Bill
Heim	May	No dates		9 years old
Heim	Willie	No dates		4 years old
Pope	Luxy	1838	Jan 19 1900
Ross,	S.O.	Jul 22 1824	May 27 1901	Born in Knox Co. TN
Ross	Elizabeth A. Lowry	Aug 14 1842	Oct 14, 1921	Mother of G. R. & J. S. Ross
Ross	G. R.	Dec 15 1857	Oct 14 1924
Ross	William	April 1 1865	Jan 28 1895
Ross	Archie Dearmon	Dec 22 1889	Oct 17 1890	S./O Robert & Emma
Ross	John Robert	April 191896	Oct 17 1890	S.O Robert & Emma
Ross	Gladis	Mar 2 1903	Mar 13 1903	D/O Robert & Emma
Ross	Lonie Fay	Jun 30 1912	Mar 7 1913	D./O Robert & Emma
Ross	Mary E.	Sep 3 1886	Oct 6 1886	D/O W.R. & H. E.
Ross	Sadie A.	Jul 25 1889	Oct 24 1890	D/O J. S. & A.
Ross	Minnie May	Sep 16 1892	Feb 21 1895	D/O J. S. & A.
Ross	Samuel R.	Jul 25 1898	Jul 14 1889	S/O J. S. & A.
Sealey	Samuel W.	Nov 25 1878	Feb 9 1879	S/O R. & N. A. E.
Sealey	Benny Brown	Jun 25 1888	Jul 1 1889	S/O T. F. & N.A. E.
Smith	E. Duran		Jan 10 1892	Age 84 years
Smith	Malinda E.	Feb 26 1868	Jul 3 1885	D/O S. O. & E.A.
Stone	John	Jun 20 1802	Dec 5 1854
Stone	Orra J.	Jan 14 1815	July 20 1853
Stone	Silvannus G.	Jun 16 1837	Mar 1870
Stone	Mary E. Dobbs	Jun 12 1849	Aug 1879
Heim	H.Harce	No dates		9 months old
Smith		No dates		Inf/o J. E. & M. E.
M.M.A.				Footstone