King-Oates Cemetery |
Shelby County Texas
Transcribed by Leonard Irish, June 5, 1999
Take Highway 96 North to Tenaha, Turn East (Right) onto Highway 84 to the community of Paxton (about 2-1/2 miles.) Continue to Joaquin, turn right on County Road 3343. Turn right go to the end of the pavement at Willow Grove Cemetery. Turn right on County Road 3849 . Go about 1 mile, before the road turns eastward. You will see a trailer house on the right hand side of the road. A few yards past the house is the remains of an old road, turn right for about 1/4 mile until you see a cattle gate, keep going right and you will see a turn around in the road. The cemetery is located to the back of the turnaround. The cemetery has recently been cleared of vegetation. For additional Genealogical information email Reece Stanley at rstanley@ndemand.com .
GPS -94.13674 Longitude, 31.92952 Latitude
| George King | 1818 | 1896 | Father of Amanda E. Oates |
| Rena King | 1820 | 1895 | Mother of Amanda E. Oates |
| George W. May | 09-13-1870 | 08-10-1947 | Husb of Malinda Linnie Wagstaff May. Info supplied by Sheila Mullere |
| Malinda Linnie Wagstaff May | 09-11-1882 | 03-14-1924 | Wife of Georgw W. May - info Supplied by Sheila Mullere |
| Amanda E. Oates | 40-14-1843 | 10-10-1871 | Dau. of George and Rena King - wife of S. H. Oates |
| Jim Oates | 2-22-1874 | 1947 | Son of Stephen Henry and Margaret Pierson Oates |
| Jimmy Hulon Oates | 10-06-1917 | 02-07-1982 | "Uncle Willie" - son of John Charles Oates & Leida Bell Oates, Brother of Joe Bailey Oates |
| Joe Bailey Oates | 11-19-1911 | 03-17-1989 | Sgt. U. S. Army WWII |
| John Charles Oates | 11-19-1877 | 10-17-1936 | Son of Stephen Henry and Margaret Pierson Oates |
| Leida Bell Oates | 11-02-1886 | 10-13-1952 | Wife of Charles Oates |
| Margaret Oates | 02-18-1847 | 03-01-1910 | 2nd wife of S. H. Oates |
| S. H. Oates | 1838 | 12-15-1912 | Stephen Henry Oates |
| Amanda Rogers | 1891 | 1937 | - |
| George Rogers | 1884 | 1960 | - |