Colony Cemetery

FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

The Colony Cemetery contains over two hundred graves, enclosed by a chain link fence at the intersection of State Highway 95 and Brown Road. The oldest grave dates back to Samuel J. Brown's in 1879.

From the Texas Historical Commission Marker:

COLONY CEMETERY
The Colony community, settled in the 1870s by former residents of Mississippi, at one time included three churches, several stores, and a post office. John A. and Margaret Young donated land at this site in 1876 for a Methodist church and cemetery. The graveyard became the primary burial ground for the community. The oldest documented grave is that of Methodist minister Samuel J. Brown (1813-1879). Also interred here are numerous other pioneer settlers, infants and children, and military veterans. The cemetery serves as a reflection of the area's pioneer heritage.

The photos linked below were provided by Janna Junkin who also provided information about the Lucas stone.

Adams, Amie
1841
1906
"Mother"
Adams, W. J.
1834
1900
"Father"
Adams, Wade
"Baby"
Allison, Silvana
15 Feb 1842
7 Aor 1913
Allison, T. W.
10 Dec 1875
1 Nov 1886
Allison, Thomas
15 May 1817
25 Feb 1881
Atkins, Ima Irene
27 May 1904
7 Nov 1991
"Granie"
Baby
29 Aug 1910
29 Aug 1910
Bauer, Eddie
30 Mar 1896
1 Mar 1966
Bauer, Ernest l.
1909
Bauer, Henry
17 Dec 1872
6 oct 1950
Bauer, Minnie
23 Jul 1900
11 Sep 1985
Bauer, Otto
1874
1929
Bauer, Pearl
1884
1967
Bauer, Wilhelmina
14 Nov 1872
20 Mar 1952
Beale, Alma
6 Nov 1898
11 Nov 1977
Beale, Audrey Louise
31 Aug 1921
5 Jan 1992
Beale, Dean Adelle
27 May 1919
3 Nov 1940
Beale, Doris Lorene
17 Sep 1924
1 Apr 1950
"Coochie"
Beale, George
21 Jan 1890
22 Jul 1930
Beale, Harry
29 Mar 1855
28 May 1928
"PFC US Army WWI"
Beale, Harry A.
20 Jun 1894
2 Jul 1975
Beale, Laurine
16 Jul 1915
Shares stone with Parker Beale; "Wed Oct. 15, 1938"
Beale, Medwin Dee
22 Sep 1917
Beale, Parker
20 Mar 1914
27 Nov 1989
Shares stone with Laurine Beale
Beale, Sarah
3 Jun 1899
"Aged 36 yrs"
Beale, Susie E.
21 Sep 1885
14 Nov 1963
Beale, Theo. Malcolm
4 Jan 1916
3 Jul 1937
"Max"
Beck, John J. Sr.
3 Oct 1914
21 Jul 1983
Shares marker with Juanita Young Beck
Beck, Juanita (Polly) Young
2 Mar 1918
Shares marker with John J. Beck, Sr.; "Wed May 9, 1939"
Best, Amelia
5 Jan 1888
29 Oct 1940
Best, Della
11 Mar 1896
13 Jan 1900
Best, Jessie C.
23 Jan 1886
19 Jun 1886
Best, Leeroy
2 oct 1893
10 Jan 1966
Bigley, Edward
Bigley, Ernest O.
21 Feb 1911
27 Mar 1984
Bigley, George Allen
15 Jan 1896
17 Feb 1968
"PVT Co G5 Development Bn World War I"
Bigley, John Thurman
30 Dec 1912
30 Aug 1969
Bigley, Laura Pauline
12 Sep 1900
22 May 1934
Bigley, Lee Owen
13 Jun 1886
20 mar 1920
Second stone has birth year 1887; W. O. W. marker
Bigley, Marguerite B.
16 Mar 1912
Bigley, Mary Beth Harrell
16 Oct 1930
Shares stone with Milton Woodrow Bigley; "Married Mar. 26, 1949"
Bigley, Mary Ellen
Bigley, Milton Woodrow "Mann"
26 Apr 1918
14 Feb 1987
Shares stone with Mary Beth Harrell Bigley
Bigley, Zella Ethel
18 May 1883
18 Apr 1969
Blackwell Infant
1 Jun 1889
1 Jun 1889
"Infant son of T.P. & E.L."; shares marker with Ella Lee Blackwell
Blackwell, Ella Lee
29 Dec 1868
3 Jul 1889
"Wife of T. P. Blackwell"; shares marker with infant
Blackwell, Jesse W.
May 1893
1919
Blackwell, Melvin B.
29 Sep 1912
212 Dec 1992
"US Army"
Blackwell, Tom P.
20 Jan 1868
1897
Braddy, Adie May
6 Dec 1893
2 Jan 1894
Briggs, Georgia R.
11 Sep 1880
1 Apr 1958
Bromley, John
24 Sep 1888
"Aged 60 yrs"; another marker has death year 1889
Bromley, Mary
"Aged 38 years"; wife of John Bromley
Brown, Bertha J.
1918
1979
Brown, C. B.
13 Apr 1852
23 Mar 1933
Brown, D. B.
13 Nov 1882
12 Aug 1910
"Wife of S. J. Brown"
Brown, Edgar
1880
1937
Brown, Elsie T. Holland
6 Nov 1913
Brown, Eula L.
Brown, George L.
16 May 1879
31 Jan 1965
Brown, George L. "Fun" Jr.
27 Apt 1918
23 Dec 1982
Shares marker with Ruth P. Votaw Brown
Brown, George L. Jr.
Baby
Brown, Jane A.
28 Aug 1826
15 May 1908
Brown, Julia Mae
10 Sep 1882
20 Jun 1955
Brown, Leonard
1923
1928
Brown, Marvin L.
Brown, Mary Frances Westbrook
29 Feb 1856
2 Mar 1943
Brown, Millard
27 Jan 1912
7 Oct  1958
Brown, Murtle M.
27 Feb 1889
21 Jul 1892
"Infant child of C. B. and R. J. Brown"
Brown, N. W.
15 Nov 1853
6 Oct 1941
Brown, Oma Irene
"Baby"
Brown, Rebecca Jane
13 Dec 1859
11 Mar 1939
Brown, Robert C.
1915
1916
Brown, Ruth P. Votaw
11 Aug 1918
Shares marker with George L. Brown, Jr. "Married Oct. 27, 1934"
Brown, Sallie B.
23 Jul 1899
5 Sep 1975
"Mother"
Brown, Sam M.
3 Mar 1887
25 Dec 1959
"Father"
Brown, Samuel J.
2 Apr 1884
15 Apr 1957
Brown, Samul J.
19 Jan 1813
20 Sep 1879
Oldest marker in cemetery
Brown, W. H.
13 Feb 1850
23 Nov 1931
Brown, William R.
18 Jan 1880
5 Jan 1953
Calhoun, William Lee
23 Dec 1881
25 Jun 1960
Cangero, Rocco N.
15 Dec 1923
12 Dec 1988
Cook, Delmer C.
15 Jun 1885
19 Mar 1963
Cook, Elias Wilbur
10 jan 1846
3 Apr 1926
Cook, James P.
16 Oct 1886
7 Jan 1959
Cook, Julia Duke
18 Mar 1852
3 Jun 1931
Cook, Katherine A.
21 Mar 1895
22 Sep 1969
Copeland, Isabell
3 Mar 1911
"Aged 27 years"
Cowan, A. C. "Snook"
23 Aug 1913
17 Apr 1986
Shares marker with Waldine M. Cowan
Cowan, Waldine M.
27 Apr 1917
1 Sep 1984
Shares marker with A. C. Cowan; "Wed Nov. 6, 1949
Culwell, Gladys
1927
1996
Cummings, Early
1886
"Stepson of T. P. B."
Dabney Infant
11 Oct 1886
16 Jan 1897
"Baby son of D. L. & M. L."
Dabney, Lewis
8 Apr 1854
28 Sep 1899
Dabney, Mary E.
5 May 1857
5 Jan 1947
"Mother"
Daniels, Edith Best
10 May 1921
30 Sep 1992
Shares stone with Roscoe J. Daniels; "Wed Dec. 23, 1940"
Daniels, Roscoe J.
15 Jun 1914
15 May 1987
"TEC4 US Army WW II"; shares stone with Edith Best Daniels
Darling, Lorene Averle
20 jan 1923
20 Jan 193?
Edwards, Maud Dabney
28 Dec 1876
31 Dec 1914
Foerster, Bessie
5 Dec 1909
23 Feb 1992
"Married Sept. 24, 1930"
Foerster, Hugo E.
7 Oct 1904
31 Jan 1992
Gosch, Augusta
16 Jun 1888
8 Dec 1966
Gosch, Clara
17 Feb 1919
25 Sep 1931
Gosch, Cleveland
22 Oct 1892
24 Aug 1972
Gosch, George
10 Apr 1921
27 Sep 1922
Gosch, Jacob A.
30 Aug 1884
6 Mar 19669
Gosch, Laura
20 Oct 1892
18 May 1984
Gosch, Mary
9 Feb 1886
30 Nov 1960
Hannegan, Edward D.
27 Oct 1864
18 Feb 1950
Hannegan, Fannie I.
8 May 1871
3 Nov 1950
Hannegan, Maggie
1868
1891
Harris, Hazel R.
1926
1970
Hart, Albert Clarence
11 Jan 1879
28 May 1934
Shares marker with Beulah Needham Hart
Hart, Beulah Needham
23 Jan 1885
28 Jun 1928
Shares marker with Albert Clarence Hart; "Married Feb. 11, 1903"
Hart, Minnie Gosch
12 Jul 1882
16 Jan 1961
Hicks, Essie
17 Feb 1899
24 Jan 1900
Huff, Homer Franklin
15 Aug 1900
15 Aug 1900
Johnson, M. A.
14 Jun 1834
7 Mar 1924
Kelley, Frances L.
8 Feb 1920
Kelley, George W.
12 Dec 1875
10 May 1910
Kelley, Jesse James
18 Jan 1903
18 Jan 1903
Kelley, Lula Ellen
4 Feb 1877
3 Oct 1964
Kelley, Preston V. Sr.
18 Sep 1906
19 Jan 1967
Kelley, Robert Carl
1 Dec 1900
 11 Nov 1956
Lackey, Eliza S.
29 Jan 1889
27 Jan 1964
Lackey, H. R.
18 Jan 1872
10 Dec 1951
Lackey, Joe
1830
1910
"Father"
Lackey, Ruth
1852
1932
"Mother"
Lucas, B. E.
Nov 1808
31 Dec 1884
"Baptist Minister"; shares stone with Merena E. Lucas, T. J. Young & Martha Parker
Lucas, Merena E.
2 Dec 1823
[2 Jul 1908]
"Aged 70 years"; Merena Lucas bought the marker for her husband, B. E. Lucas, her son and daughter, and also herself in the Colony Cemetery where she planned to be buried. However, when she passed away, family members buried her in the Pitman Cemetery to avoid the long wagon ride to this cemetery in the midst of 4th of July picnic preparations.; a stone was placed in the Pitman Cemetery in 1992 to mark her actual burial place.
Martin, Shirley Mallard
28 Jan 1928
"Born Raleigh, NC"
Martin, Thomas Ocie
22 Feb 1926
"Born Norfolk, VA"
Moore, W. T. J.
27 Jan 1870
21 Nov 1902
Murphy Betty
2 Oct 1899
9 Mar 1982
Murphy, Joe
9 Aug 1889
28 Sep 1949
Needham, Bessie
5 Oct 1898
22 Jun 1982
Needham, Cowan
"Baby"
Needham, Edward
1881
1952
Needham, Enoch
18 Mar 1893
30 Apr 1970
Needham, Everett W.
12 Jun 1911
12 Mar 1971
"Texas PFC US Army World War II"
Needham, Frances
11 May 1881
4 Jul 1965
Needham, Hilrie
2 Jul 1878
4 Sep 1943
"Father"
Needham, Ida
1877
1948
Needham, Leroy
9 Nov 1908
23 May 1977
Needham, Sam
23 Dec 1882
4 Mar 1953
Needham, Virginia
26 Dec 1856
13 Apr 1939
"Mother"
Needham, Willie Stacy
22 Feb 1920
1 Oct 1982
"Pvt US Army World War II"
Overbay, Parker R.
24 Nov 1891
"3 years, 7 mo., 3 days"
Overbay, Webbie Hudson
11 Dec 1894
"8 years, 8 mo., 24 days"
Parker, Linda S.
10 Dec 1944
6 Jun 1962
Parker, Martha E.
15 May 1849
3 Jan 1884
Shares stone with B. E. and Merena Lucas and T. J. Young
Reeder, Lillie
1883
1964
Reeves, Edna Earl
10 Jul 1914
23 Feb 1993
Richardson, Bessie
2 Sep 1900
Richardson, Calvin Benton
26 Feb 1912
22 Mar 1959
"Son"
Richardson, Leta Bell
19 oct 1919
2 Jun 1942
"Daughter"
Richardson, Mollie J.
19 Mar 1884
18 Jul 1969
"Mother"
Taylor, Gideon B.
1 Jun 1847
2 Dec 1893
Taylor, Joe
1886
1963
Taylor, Leslie B.
14 oct 1876
23 May 1960
"Brother"
Taylor, Mary A
6 Sep 1853
10 may 1891
Taylor, Robert M.
23 Jan 1882
30 oct 1961
Terrell, James Lucian
20 Jun 1857
25 Feb 1901
"Member of Camp 340, Flatonia TX, Woodman of the World"
Thornton, Elmo
2 Oct 1882
4 Apr 1922
Tupen, Aug.
1901
21 Mar 1902
Tupen, M. A.
20 Oct 1859
4 Jul 1892
Walker, Josie A.
1848
1932
"Aunt Jo"
Ware, Ellen
23 Sep 18889
25 Mar 1967
Westbrook, Dennis
10 Jan 194?
"Aged 83, 1 mo"
Westbrook, Mary Stall
21 Feb 1894
28 Sep 1935
Westbrook, William R.
26 Jun 1882
17 Jan 1961
Wisnoske, C. H. (Happy)
27 Jan 1900
18 Jul 1974
Wisnoske, Marie
15 Dec 1903
26 Feb 1974
Wright, James W.
8 Feb 1860
15 Aug 1945
Wright, Mary
3 Nov 1868
17 Mar 1948
"Miss Mary"
Wright, Vallie
11 Mar 1862
1 Oct 1905
Young, Alice
19 Mar 1875
17 Feb 1963
Shares marker with J. E. Young
Young, Ancil Edward Jr.
29 Oct 1923
29 Oct 1923
Young, Barbara Anna
12 Mar 1937
12 Mar 1937
Young, Bettie J.
11 Apr 1878
28 Mar 1950
Shares marker with Henry J. Young
Young, Gordon M.
23 Feb 1892
13 Jul 1946
Young, Henry J.
28 Jul 1873
13 Jun 1916
Shares marker with Betty J. Young
Young, J. E.
11 Jan 1871
16 May 1953
Shares marker with Alice Young
Young, Jacqueline
15 Mar 1944
17 Mar 1944
Young, Joe H.
8 Jan 1868
15 Jul 1923
"At Rest"
Young, Louella
11 Feb 1896
28 May 1980
Shares marker with William Elwood Young
Young, Mabel Louise
27 Nov 1918
8 Apr 1919
Young, Margaret
10 Nov 1846
25 Dec 1895
"Our Mother"
Young, Mollie
1878
1944
Young, Myrtle Mary Kelley
10 Jun 1896
28 Mar 1985
"Myrtie"
Young, Patricia Kay
12 May 1937
19 Mar 1937
Young, Paul E.
27 Dec 1897
3 May 1908
"Son of H. J. and Bettie Young"
Young, T. J.
27 May 1839
23 Mar 1887
Shares stone with B. E. and Merena Lucas and Martha Parker
Young, William E.
8 Sep 1924
19 May 1957
Young, William Elwood
23 May 1892
14 Apr 1971
Shares marker with Louella Young

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