TRUITT CEMETERY

SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS

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The Truitt Cemetery is located six miles southwest of Joaquin off Highway 7.  Signs on Highway 7 indicate the turn off to the cemetery.  Turn onto the dirt road for about three miles and the cemetery is on the left.  Just follow the signs.  The cemetery was founded by James Truit on July 3, 1848 at the death of his wife Sarah Hall Truitt.   Sarah was the first person to be buried in the cemetery, she died July 3, 1848.  James Truit purchased the land that surrounds the present Truitt Cemetery.  Sarah Truitt was bed ridden and from her window she saw the hill  and requested that she be buried there.   Today the cemetery has a serene setting with its manacured grounds and pavillion/chapel.  The state has placed an historical marker on the grounds.  A visit to this country setting will give one peace of mind.

 

Annual Reunion, Last Saturday in April.

 

submitted by Don Truitt

Name Middle or Maiden Birth Death
Alford Edna Latimer circa 1870 circa 1945
Bishop, James K. 3-5-1909 10-26-1995
Busch, Charles Stephen circa 1951 circa 1951
Busch, Charles J.       circa 1895 circa 1975                            
Busch, Myrlte Stephens 11-10-1908 05-21-1999
Byars, Betty Jean 01-02-1928 08-06-2008
Byars, Jimmie Jr. - 12-26-1926 12-12-2006
Byars, Jimmie Jr. - 10-13-1959 05-21-2004
Cockrell, Jimmie Earl 7-5-1946 2-18-1947
Crawford, Hallie S. 9-9-1906 9-18-1995
Crawford, William       Frank 2-2-1906 9-15-1971
Crawford, William Frank, Jr. 7-27-1937 9-13-2004
Davis, Mertie - 5-12-1878 6-13-1927
Fonville, Cynthia J. 10-20-1858 6-14-1879
Fonville, Sallie - circa 1874 6-14-1879
Fonville, J. L. circa 1876 circa 1944
Fonville, Minnie Mae circa 1908 circa 1948
Fonville, J. G. circa 1882 circa 1937
Fonville, Oscar M. circa 1887 circa 1954
Fonville, John M. circa 1884 circa 1937
Fonville, Washington J. 2-28-1846 4-8-1906
Fonville, Mary S. 6-21-1853 8-28-1920
Fonville, Maybell - 9-4-1917 4-21-1935
Fonville, S. E. 10-29-1855 11-9-1913
Fonville, William Harrison 9-26-1877 12-12-1955
Garrett, James Andrew 11-30-1849 8-11-1878
Garrett, Mary M. 4-17-1822 9-26-1873
Garrett, Addie E. 3-3-1881 2-3-1883
Garrett, Earl - 7-12-1886 1-3-1887
Garrett, Julius - 3-3-1855 9-24-1886
Garrett, Julius N. 9-18-1816 8-4-1883
Garrett, Levi M. 11-22-1858 4-27-1901
Garrett, Margaret F. 6-17-1860 4-22-1887
Garrett, Sarah F. - 12-1-1838 2-7-1886
Gibson, Beula Fonville               8-18-1892 2-20-1961
Gibson, Mode Dester 3-9-1885 12-27-1942
Golden, J. S. 1-5-1878 4-10-1944
Hagan, Charles B. 8-12-1888 10-25-1957
Hagens, Zora F. 9-21-1889 2-20-1964
Halbert, Joel - ? 1-19-1887
Halbert, Emeline - ? 3-8-1918
Harris, Daisy - 11-28-1919       12-2-1919
Harris, Sarah Jane 3-30-1898 1-1-1926
Harris, Thomas J. 11-14-1839 11-21-1904
Hughes, D. - 7-26-1942 7-29-1942
Keys, Ronald Ray 01-20-1961 11-07-2005
King, Addie Bell 2-27-1911 4-2-1935
King, James Earl 10-07-1932 12-16-2003
Lane, Richard Fonville 4-5-1936 11-10-1992
Latimer, Annie L. 4-15-1873 5-9-1939
Latimer, Artuur James 3-10-1891 2-17-1946
Latimer, Clyde - 2-25-1906 12-29-1934
Latimer, E. J. 9-26-1842 11-2-1909
Latimer, Eva Izoria 7-23-1910 10-8-1967
Latimer, Francis M. 2-18-1880 ?
Latimer, J. R. 3-5-1837 1-29-1899
Latimer, James Harrison 2-1-1867 7-1-1957
Latimer, Jennie Fonville 8-30-1870 1-5-1949
Latimer, John Thomas circa1906 2-19-1997
Latimer, John A. 8-5-1864 5-9-1939
Latimer, Johnny Glenn 12-023-1935 11-23-1994
Latimer, L. B. 2-6-1880 7-8-1960
Latimer, Oscar - 12-7-1896 9-23-1918
Lawson, Booker - 4-12-1816 12-16-1874
Lawson, M. L. A. 5-16-1826 8-22-1886
Lawson, Martha P. 11-3-1860 8-3-1873
Lawson, Theodosia E. 8-15-1860 8-14-1948
Lawson, William W. 10-29-1852 10-30-1927
Leggett, James B. 8-9-1898 5-4-1941
Leggett, Norma S. 9-4-1893 2-28-1974
Lewis, Jerry - 12-20-1970 6-8-2009
MacTivish, Beula Garrett 9-18-1868 1-20-1949
Martin, Luke - 6-19-1855 6-21-1855
Martin Pat H. 11-17-1856 10-18-1857
May, Alice - 1-18-1900 circa 1901
May, J. D. 5-15-1870 11-4-1944
May, Pearlie - 6-10-1880 4-19-1907
Menefee, Buel A. 8-18-1916 5-23-1973
Mountz, William J. Jr. 10-3-1913 1-20-1993
Mountz,  Edith Marie Harris 11-28-1922 06-07-2000
Norrid, A. - 10-27-1858 11-3-1903
Norrid, Theodorie - 8-24-1887 11-3-1903
Oates, Mae - 7-11-1907 4-15-1989
Oates, Ray - 3-16-1904 4-19-1985
Palmer, Mary Lawson 11-3-1844 3-4-1919
Parr, Carmen Daw Parr 12-18-1967 10-15-2016
Porter, Nancy - 8-25-1809 3-16-1892
Posey, Bo - 12-26-1955 03-08-2023
Posey, Betty Delores Ross 2-15-1934 3-26-2009
Posey, Nathan Franklin "N. F." 3-17-1928 1-8-2012
Purvis, Josie Wood 1-13-1919 10-29-1994
Redditt, Francis L A. 3-16-1854 10-26-1865
Redditt, Ruth Wilson 10-19-1825 4-1-1908
Redditt, W. J. 2-13-1843 1-25-1864
Redditt, William - 1-7-1820 10-19-1896
Reeves, Debra Kay Posey 03-07-1957 08-20-2009
Richard, Mary E. 4-28-1928 8-5-1997
Richard, Leroy E. 8-1-1925 1-8-1990
Richardson, Robert H. circa 1826 8-12-1857
Rinestine, Iva Wood 5-3-1892 10-11-1946
Ross, Arthur Lee 7-3-1929 6-16-1963
Ross,  Charles, Sr. 10-01-1953 04-03-2001
Ross, Lois Edna 10-8-1905 11-2-1964
Ross, James Arthur 12-13-1950 06-03-2003
Ross, Oren O'neil 6-23-1907 4-6-1985
Ross, Sandra Yvonne 2-16-1949 3-7-2009
Rushing, Jesse E. 4-23-1875 1-31-1876
Rushing William Harrison 5-26-1873 10-28-1881
Stephens, Addie Truitt 8-24-1871 5-31-1956
Stephens, Clarissa A. 4-14-1834 1-8-1889
Stephens, Elmore B. circa 1892 6-20-1963
Stephens, F. L. 3-31-1860 9-9-1935
Stephens, G. H. 5-26-1884 3-26-1936
Stephens, Harrison Lafayette 9-10-1893 5-7-1967
Stephens, Dr. Joshua - 7-2-1862 9-8-1896
Stephens, Mary E. 1-18-1900 2-24-1900
Stephens, Mary Walke 12-3-1910 9-24-1998
Stephens, Norman Preston 1-30-1896 10-19-1970
Stephens, S. H. 5-7-1854 1-31-1930
Stephens, Willie J. 1-13-1898 11-13-1925
Swanzy, Hugh L. "Sonny" 07-10-1932 04-14-2012
Swanzy, Mary Addie 1-12-1893 2-8-1974
Swanzy, W. R. "Dutch" 12-25-1888 6-5-1975
Swanzy, William Garrett 1-3-1934 1-3-1934
Truit, Alfred M. circa 1817 6-19-1864
Truitt, Brice R. 10-1-1888 3-14-1945
Truitt, Cleo C. 10-1-1875 9-2-1943
Truitt Era V. 7-13-1900 9-12-1906
Truitt, Fannie Williford 3-28-1873 7-22-1945
Truitt, Garvin - 1-26-1906 9-19-1988
Truitt, Houston - ? circa 1895
Truit, J. W. 1-8-1861 12-4-1882
Truitt J. Alfred 09-04-1918 06-09-2003
Truit, James Alford 10-23-1795 6-11-1870
Truit, James Morgan 6-24-1839 7-25-1911
Truit, Joshua Hall 11-21-1829 11-17-1916
Truitt, Joshua Jr. Hall 12-31-1873 10-11-1961
Truitt, Joy - 02-16-1923 02-04-2009
Truit, Laura A. 4-4-1870 4-29-1895
Truitt, Leonard Joshua 6-22-1910 10-4-1939
Truit, Levi M. 7-7-1827 9-25-1905
Truit, Louisiana - 8-27-1834 12-20-1898
Truit, Marion - 1-?-1882 6-?-1882
Truit, Mary - 3-1-1883 7-1-1883
Truit, Mary Ellen 7-27-1858 12-21-1899
Truitt, Mary J. 9-5-1838 11-22-1913
Truitt, Noah F. circa1879 circa 1931
Truitt, Robert A. 11-22-1876 1-21-1935
Truitt, Sam Sr. Houston circa 1903 circa 1966
Truitt, Sam Jr. Houston 10-18-1928 7-25-1987
Truit, Sarah Hall 7-29-1796 7-3-1848
Truitt, Sebron D. 3-10-1903 4-21-1977
Truit, Susan Todd circa 1822 circa 1865
Truitt, Velma E. 11-22-1910 5-8-1912
Wallace, Jimmye Elaine Watkins 06-18-1932 09-14-2012 w/o Joe Neil Wallace
Wallace, Joe Neil 07-28-1930 02-24-2022 h/o of Jimmye Elaine Wallace
Warren, Nora - 3-25-1888 9-19-1940
Watkins, Buster - circa 1909 circa 1970
Watkins, Edna - 5-13-1917 7-28-1974
Watkins, Jim R. 8-18-1897 12-25-1960
Watkins, John Jr. T. 10-7-1894 12-27-1961
Watkins, John Thomas 5-10-1861 2-23-1936
Watkins, Josephine Truitt 11-10-1863 8-29-1951
Watkins, Mary F. 6-28-1886 12-26-1905
Watkins, Lola - circa 1917 10-6-1973
Watkins, Pleas Wright circa 1898 circa 1964
Watkins, S. R. 6-9-1868 7-10-1887
Watkins, Willie P. 10-31-1889 12-14-1905
Wilson, John R. 6-27-1823 6-29-1876
Wood, Asa - 7-27-1853 11-29-1878
Wood, Bessie Iva 5-19-1911 5-14-1996
Wood, Joe Allen circa 1909 circa 1911
Michael Wood   12-14-1946 12-17-2015
Wood, Otto - 7-18-1888 3-12-1928
Wood, Sam - 1-22-1847 5-1-1920
Wood, Samuel J. 10-1-1911 2-10-1978
Wood, Sarah J. J. 7-9-1851 6-22-1905
Wood, Willie A. 5-6-1892 3-27-1906

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