Navidad Corinthian Baptist Cemetery

Also known as Brown's Chapel and Corinth Baptist Cemetery

SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

Norman Krischke states in his booklet, Corinth Baptist Cemetery, c1999: Information handed down by word of mouth relates that the Corinth Baptist Church building was erected near the East Navidad River on land owned by Ansberry Bass, later by Billie Bass. At that time the church was called "Brown's Chapel" inasmuch as there is reference to this church by that name. The formal name was: Navidad Corinthian Baptist Church as shown on a deed record.

The original structure was moved about a half mile west to the present site so it would be near the center of the Black population in the area. The church is now located on Vacek Loop or County Road 401.

Corinth Baptist Cemetery dates back to 1893 according to tombstone inscriptions. Lucinda Rogers died April 10, 1893 and is the earliest marked grave. There are probably several graves without markers in the same area near this early grave. The area is directly behind or east of the church and it is said the area is full; there is no more space for graves.

There are 9 known slaves buried here inasmuch as their date of birth predates the Emancipation Proclamation. There are six World War I veterans, and nine veterans of World War 2, Korea, & Vietnam.

The cemetery is well kept and still in use today. Church services are held every second Sunday.



The following survey was taken by Norman Krischke in 1999. In some instances, notes from Fayette or Colorado County Death Records is included. Lillie Mae Brightwell provided information from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home for burials since 1993. Additional unmarked burials have been found from death certificates. Most of this recent data is located at the bottom of Krischke's list of burials.

Updated August 30, 2011:
ABBREVIATIONS
G
M
BK
Granite
Marble
Brick
DR
FHM
CON
Devining Rods
Funeral Home Marker
Concrete
BR
FL
MIL
Brass
Flowers
Military Marker
SITE NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE TYPE MARKER NOTES
1 YOLANDA GRANGER 1982 1982 FHM
2 GUSSIE D. HOUSTON 14 Jul 1938 18 Sep 1992 CON
3 WILL HAMMONDS 26 Dec 1913 04 Jan 1982 CON
4 MARY LEE HAMMONDS 18 Sep 1913 1 Oct 1996 FHM, CON Wife of Will Hammonds; years only on funeral home marker; full dates from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
5 BEATRICE GRANGER 14 Oct 1921 06 Jul 1995 CON
6 UNKNOWN No name or datas. Divining Rods show a female is buried here.
7 ____ VISER Unreadable 01 Sep 1967 CON
8 MARY VISER SKULL CON No dates
9 SALLIE ANDERSON 17 Jul 1895 22 Oct 1985 G Nee Fitzgerald. Daughter of Ed and Ellen (Jones) Fitzgerald. Died of heart failure. Fayette County Death Record (FCDR), Volume 15, page 725.
10 F. WILLON JOHNSON 28 Jan ---- Unreadable CON
11 DONNIE JOHNSON    2 Jun 1954 28 Nov 1970 CON
12 BUNNY FAYE BERRY 02 Jul 1945 02 Jan 1986 CON
13 DOUGLAS E. DAVIS 30 Jul 1923 12 Jun 1981 BR MIL: US NAVY, WORLD WAR II.
14 MABEL HANSFORD  20 Sep 1911  8 Jul 1980 CON
15 DEACON S. L. DAVIS   14 Dec 1884 03 Jul 1976 CON
16 MAGGIE W. DAVIS  7 Nov 1887 24 Jan 1983 CON Wife of Deacon S.L. Davis.
17 GARFIELD COFFEY   20 Jul 1881 01 Mar 1950 CON FCDR, 9/486: Son of George and Rosie (Jefferson) Coffey. Died of Cerebral hemorrhage.
18 MARY COFFEY    6 Oct 1884      10 Aug 1966 CON Wife of Garfield Coffey.
19 BLANCH VISER 17 Aug 1898 29 Mar 1974 G Picture
20 HENRY VISER   7 Sep 1892 17 May 1965 M MIL: TEXAS, CPL, CO. B, 135 LABOR BN, QMC, WORLD WAR I.
21 PRINCE WARREN CON No dates.
22 LEONARD DAVID          1913 1980 FHM, CON
23 TENA DAVIS  27 Apr 1890    20 Jun 1953 CON FCDR, 10/228: Daughter of Luke Viser. Died of Appoplexy.
24 DOAK DAVIS 1 Mar 1888 12 May 1953 CON FCDR, 10/218: Son of John and Cora Davis. Died of heart failure.
25 UNKNOWN  FHM No dates. DR: Male.
26 GEORGE TOWNSEND 27 May 1887  23 Mar 1922 G From death certificate: Son of Henry Townsend and Mary Bacon
27 BEATRICE WOODS        — 28 Jan 1960 G "Daughter"
28 IDA M. DAVIS    4 Jul 1909 13 Mar 1950 G Wife of James E. Davis. FCDR, 9/497: Daughter of Alfred & Lucinda White. Died of influenza.
29 JAMES E. DAVIS  —  20 Oct 1955 G
30 JIM DAVIS  1823  1 Feb 1920 G "Father". Aged 97 years. Former slave.
31 UNKNOWN     FHM Stake of FHM only.
32 ROBERT TOWNSEND       27 May 1901 25 May 1982 FHM
33 CHARITY TOWNSEND        26 Jan 1903 19 FEE 1969 "Although she sleeps, her memory lives on.”
34 MALESSIS TOWNSEND     1880 1948 CON Wife of William Townsend.
35 WILLIAM TOWNSEND      1870 1947 CON
36 PEARL SYDNEY           1 Feb 1899   26 Nov 1980 G Wife of Otto C. Sydney.
37 OTTO C. SYDNEY     13 Jul 1894 28 Mar 1971 G
38 JOHNNIE LEON PERRY     19 Jul 1917 03 Jan 1999 NONE CCDR, 04-08-99: Nee Clark.
39 VICTOR WHITE        17 Apr 1905 11 Feb 1993 G
40 MARY WHITE      1 Feb 1915  — G Wife of Victor White.
41 DELORIS WHITE            29 Nov 1927 13 Jan 1929  FL Daughter of Alfred and Olivia (Shepard) White.
42 WILLIAM CABRON    — 12 Dec 1983 FHM, CON
43 AUGUST H. ADAMS    23 Aug 1918 15 Sep 1992 M MIL: PFC, US ARMY, WORLD WAR II.
44 LUCILLE ADAMS — 1985 CON Ordinary picture glued to headstone; deteriorated.
45 LEE UNA SMITH    1 Feb 1895 05 Feb 1975  CON
46 LEROY ADAMS          25 Aug 1921  6 Aug 1965  M MIL: TEXAS, SSGT, CO. C, 514 QM REGT, WORLD WAR II.
47 MILLIGE ADAMS 1894 10 Nov 1958 CON
48 MILLIGE ADAMS     13 Apr 1897 02 Apr 1984 M MIL: SP5, US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA.
49 DAVID ADAMS    16 Oct 1915 09 Jul 1972 M MIL: NEW JERSEY, SGT, WORLD WAR -I.
50 UNKNOWN     FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
51 WILLIAM J. PHILLIPS       2 Jun 1972 15 Feb 1993 FHM Years only on funeral home marker; full dates from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
52 UNKNOWN. FHM Funeral Home Marker reads: "Arthur Green". Apparently, when his government stone was erected over his grave at Site 58, his Funeral Home Marker was used to mark this grave.
53 UNKNOWN       No name or dates. DR: Male.
54 JESSIE GREEN             04 Jun 1934 1942 FHM Age 8 years, 9 mos.
55 GEORLENE GREEN   27 Sep 1900 24 Aug 1997 FHM
56 NATHAN GREEN 1896 1978 M MIL: PVT, US ARMY, WORLD WAR I.
57 UNKNOWN     CON No name or dates. DR: Female.
58 ARTHUR GREEN            26 Jun 1928 24 Nov 1957 M MIL: TEXAS, PFC, WORLD WAR II,
59 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
60 CLARENCE W. LEE            30 Nov 1916  8 Jun 1934  CON
61 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
62 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
63 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
64 IRA RICHARDSON  26 May 1891  21 Oct 1940 M MIL: TEXAS, PVT 1CL, 434 RES LABOR BN, WORLD WAR I.
65 ROBERT VISER, JR.     25 Apr 1942 20 Jan 1991 G "Buck"
66 MARTIN VISER    6 Jan 1897 11 Sep 1949 G FOUR INSCRIPTIONS ON SAME STONE; FCDR, 9/435: 19 Jan 1886 9 Jul 1949. Son of Luke Viser. Farmer. Died of Cerebral hemorrhage.
67 ROSIE VISER 07 Aug 1920 20 Oct 1960 G FOUR INSCRIPTIONS ON SAME STONE
68 ROBERT JAMES VISER    9 Nov 1909  23 Mar 1968 G FOUR INSCRIPTIONS ON SAME STONE; FCDR, 13/157: Son of Martin & Fannie (Warren) Viser. Burned to death, house fire.
69 FANNIE VISER      8 Nov 1895  9 May 1979 G FOUR INSCRIPTIONS ON SAME STONE
70 LUKE VISER 14 Feb 1845    21 May 1931 FHM FCDR, 5/197: Gives dates. Born a slave.
71 UNKNOWN     FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
72 LITTIE JONES   19 Sep 1894 10 Jun 1936  CON FCDR, 6/416: Daughter of Luke & Mollie (York) Viser. Died of a heart attack.
73 UNKNOWN      FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.   
74 UNKNOWN      FHM No name or dates. DR: Male. 
75 EDWARD WARREN 16 Mar 1891 01 Jul 1953  M MIL: TEXAS, PVT, CO. B, 509 SVC BN, ENGR CORPS, WORLD WAR I.
76 UNKNOWN  CON No name or dates. DR: Male. Concrete grave frame.       
77 DAVE POLK 13 Dec 1860 16 Feb 1927 CON Concrete grave frame. FCDR,13/605: Son of Fill and Marge (Davis) Polk. Aged 66 yrs, 2 mos, 3 days. Former slave.
78 GRACIE MAE GARRISON  20 Feb 1929  9 Dec 1995 G Nee Flowers, wife of Eddie Lee Garrison.
79 EDDIE LEE GARRISON, SR.   2 May 1928 09 Apr 1987 G
80 UNKNOWN    BK No name or dates. Mound and brick.
81 LESTER GEORGE GARRISON 26 Jan 1886  1 Dec 1976 G DUAL STONE; "Loving Grandfather".
82 WILLIE D. GARRISON 27 Apr 1918  7 Nov 1969 G DUAL STONE; MIL: TEXAS, SGT, US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM.
83 ALFREDO GARRISON      FHM No dates.
84 CHARLIE G. GARRISON     26 Nov 1908 29 Nov 1974 BR MIL: SGT, US ARMY, WORLD WAR II.
85 IRENE CLAY WILSON 1910         8 Nov 1947 FHM
86 UNKNOWN     Female. FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
87 ALCIA GARRISON    10 Mar 1881         25 Apr 1923 G
88 FANNIE CUNNINGHAM    4 Jul 1983 23 Oct 1992 FHM Aged 9 years.
89 UNKNOWN     FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
90 UNKNOWN    FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
91 JOSEPH BROWN 28 Oct 1896  29 Oct 1951 M MIL: TEXAS, PVT, 19 REGT FARD, WORLD WAR I.
92 UNKNOWN  FL No name or dates. Flowers only. DR: Female.         
93 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
94 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
95 MARION FITZGERALD    — 1980 FHM
96 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male. Three bricks
97 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male. One brick
98 UNKNOWN BK No name or dates. DR: Male. One brick
99 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
100 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male
101 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
102 ROSA DENNIS FHM No dates.
103 BELLE FLEWELLYN     5 Feb 1872 26 Nov 1947 M FCRD, 9/194: Daughter of Dave & Alice (Lee} Dennis. Died of a heart attack.
104 CHARLES LEE SULLIVAN 10 Oct 1964 06 Oct 1990 G
105 DORIS MAE SULLIVAN —  — G Nee Adams, daughter of Louis & Myrtle Adams. Wife of Charles Lee Sullivan.
106 MYRTLE ADAMS 16 May 1900 30 Oct 1984 FHM Nee Wilkins, wife of Louis Adams. FCDR, 15/638: Daughter of Isom & Mary   (Hamilton) Wilkins. Died of a tumor.
107 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
108 LOUIS ADAMS 5 Jun 1895  7 Feb 1979 CON
109 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.  
110 LEZZIE ADAMS      24 Nov 1864 24 Nov 1943 CON FCDR, 8/255: Born 21 Nov 1873, died 24 Nov 1943. Daughter of Dan & Francis   Adams. Aged 70 yrs, 1 mo, 3 dys. Died of heart failure.
111 ROMANIA POLK     1897 1981 CON Nee Warren, wife of Willie Polk.
112 WILLIE POLK          1891 1979 M MIL: PVT, US ARMY, WORLD WAR I.
113 HORACE LEE POLK      27 Nov 1931  3 Apr 1949 CON FCDR, 9/402: Son of Willie & Romania (Warren) Polk. Cut with knife in Weimar Cafe.
114 UNKNOWN   FHM No name or dates.
115 EMMA D. KING      1922 1960  CON
116 PHYLIS WHITE     29 Nov 1850 1 Dec 1929 CON FCDR, 5/57: Daughter of Alfred White. Died of cancer.
117 UNKNOWN    FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
118 UNKNOWN     FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
119 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
120 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Rertiale.
121 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.  Brick lined.          
122 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
123 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
124 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Male.
125 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. DR: Female.
126 JONAH ADAMS.         22 Feb 1877  13 Jun 1941 G
127 JENNIE ADAMS 14 May 1878 13 Aug 1968 G Wife of Jonah Adams.
128 DICY MAE ADAMS 14 Jul 1914 21 Jun 1976 G
129 ALEXANDER ADAMS   4 Jul 1908 18 Jul 1908 G
130 CEATRICE ADAMS 31 Jul 1904 19 Feb 1925 G
131 JONAH ADAMS,  Jr. 16 Dec 1910   29 Dec 1972  G MIL:  TEXAS, PVT, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII
132 LEOLA WARD    5 May 1896 24 Jul 1964 FHM FCDR, 12/353: Daughter of Jim & Ella David. Died of pneumonia, aged 68 yrs, 2 mos, 19 dys.
133 ISAAC WARD 1962 FHM
134 May WARREN 1955 FHM
135 UNKNOWN FHM
136 LUCINDA RODGERS     — 10 Apr 1893 G First grave according to tombstone inscriptions.
137 UNKNOWN   FHM No name or dates.
138 ISABELLE LEE   5 Apr 1826 12 Nov 1922 M Probably wife of Elias Lee. Born a slave.
139 ELIAS LEE 8 Jan 1827 10 Jun 1897 G Born a slave.
140 ALICE LEE  — 1902 G
141 ANDREW LEE     5 Apr 1853   23 Apr 1935 G FCDR, 6/233: Son of E. & Elizabeth Lee, Farmer. Born a slave.
142 LUCINDA LEE      — 1907 G Wife of Andrew Lee. Born a slave.
143 UNKNOWN BR No name or dates. Brick frame.
144 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
145 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
146 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
147 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. Flowers on grave.
148 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.      
149 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
150 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
151 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
152 DAISEY JONES 1898 07 May 1961  FHM "Mrs." Aged 63 years.
153 T. ASHER —  1955 FHM "Mrs."
154 HARRIETTE WILEOT R. HORTON 1829 7 Jul 1899 G Aged 70 years. Born a slave. Brick plot.
155 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates. Brick frame.
156 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
157 UNKNOWN FHM No name or dates.
158 UNKNOWN CON No name or dates.
159 WILLIE WARREN JONES CON Dates unreadable
HOWARD BROWN 31 MAY 1918 3 APR 1969 Son of Green Brown and Henrietta Oliver; unmarked, info from death certificate
ALBERTA DAVIS 29 SEP 1928 7 OCT 1928 Daughter of Oliver Davis and Mary Polk; unmarked, info from death certificate
HAZEL MAXSEN DAVIS 12 Apr 1929 5 May 1929 Daughter of Dock Davis and Tener Viser; unmarked, info from death certificate
EDDIE GARRISON 4 Apr 1951 29 Feb 2004 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
FRANCES HOUSTON 9 Apr 1922 10 Dec 2001 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
OLLIE HOUSTON, JR. 5 May 1940 25 Feb 2004 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
OLLIE HOUSTON, SR. 5 Nov 1915 4 Aug 1999 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
MAXINE JACKSON 19 Mar 1935 12 Nov 2005 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
CHARLES LEE PHILLIPS 19 Jan 1955 1 Jan 2007 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
ELTON SIDNEY 21 Nov 1927 24 Jul 2008 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
ROBERT CHESTER SIDNEY 7 Jan 1922 20 Oct 2003 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
ALLIE B. THOMAS 15 Aug 1886 31 Jul 1929 Daughter of Henry Townsend and Mary Ann Bacon; unmarked, info from death certificate
REGINAL GENE THOMAS 7 Jan 1922 17 Jun 2001 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
WILLIAM WARD 27 Jan 1893 28 Jan 1927 Son of A. B. Ward and Menerva Adams; unmarked, info from death certificate
ROOSEVELT WHITE, JR. 17 Dec 1941 18 Jan 2005 Info from Tommy Taylor Funeral Home
Thanks go to Debbie Hanson for helping prepare Mr. Krischke's cemetery survey for this site.

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See "The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery" with more photos and information about the large number of veterans buried in the cemetery at TexasEscapes.com