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Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas



 


Latitude: 30.125623263825996, Longitude: -94.10112977027893


Media

Photos
Veterans Memorial Wall
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(honoring both living and deceased Veterans)

Documents
Court Cause No. 16187: 'W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al, vs. Unknown Heirs of Caroline Sparks, et al'
Court Cause No. 16187: "W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al, vs. Unknown Heirs of Caroline Sparks, et al"
30 Sep 1952
named deceased persons to-wit:
Caroline Sparks, Edward Sparks, John L. Sparks, William Sparks, Joseph Sparks, Susan Sparks Crawford, Phillip Crawford, James C. Sparks, Lura Sparks Spriggs, James M. Court, Julia A. Court, James F. Court, Lillian Court Smith, Irvin Smith, Francis Court Sparks, Viola Court Sparks, Madison Court, Sarah A. Court, Edna Court, Beulah Court, a Mrs. E. Bordeman and child...

45.7 acres on T.F. Smith homestead tract; included in league bought by J.S. Johnson in 1924, who later conveyed the property to E.I. DuPont in 1952, at which time private cemetery was discovered. Court proceedings to have the remains relocated.

The following family members not named in the suit but were included in cemetery records:
in Grave 1 were:
Tilda Courts, Homer Courts, Caudine (Claudie) Courts, Estie baby Courts, Carmel Courts, (unknown), Buff Courts, (unknown), James C Sparks Sr, Fred Frugia (unknown), Genevia Frugia), Florence Frugia (unknown), Brad Courts Sr.

Headstones
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Garden of Meditation feature
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A
standing at Harvey Jones Sr grave facing south
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A
standing at Harvey Jones Sr grave facing north
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, grounds
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, grounds
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Garden of Mediation; grave about center with vase up is Runie "Tack" Jones. From that point next to her going toward the street is Ogden Kyle Jones and then next to him is Lillian Courts Jones. From Tack's grave, with the vase up, on the other side, the next two unmarked are the gravesites of Freeda Grace Rowley Ritter and husband Gary Rad Ritter; then next to Gary Rad with a headstone is Cody Allen Ritter.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Center Entrance
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Center Entrance
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Pine Street at Lucas Street entrance
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Lucas at Pine Street Entrance
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Parmley, Wilford Otis
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Parmley, Wilford Otis
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Lillian Courts
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Lillian Courts
Garden of Devotion
4959 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Ely, Nona Emma Carr
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Ely, Nona Emma Carr
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Heiman, Marion
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Heiman, Marion
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Jones, Harvey Mabry, Sr
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Jones, Harvey Mabry, Sr
Section A
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Hal O, Sr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Hal O, Sr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Lirlene Goode
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Lirlene Goode
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Heckford, Esther 'Tack' Jones
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Heckford, Esther "Tack" Jones
4959 Pine St
Beaumont, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
standing at Clyde Jones' grave facing west.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Estes Clyde
standing at Clyde Jones' grave facing east.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Elizabeth Deaton
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Elizabeth Deaton
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Lynda Elizabeth
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Lynda Elizabeth
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Rose Mae Snider
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Rose Mae Snider
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, William Arthur
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, William Arthur
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ritter, Cody Allen
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ritter, Cody Allen
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Jr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Jr.
4959 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Sr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Sr.
Garden of Devotion
4959 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Raymond Lee
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Raymond Lee
4959 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Robert Earl
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Robert Earl
Garden of Meditation
4959 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
Grave 1
COURTS, Edna Bordeman - m James Bradley Courts (s/o Elias (Matt) Courts (s/o James & Julia)

BORDEMAN, E. Mrs. (unknown - no male Bordeman found with spouse E.)

BORDEMAN, (child) (unknown)

COURTS, Edna Bordeman - dup of Edna Bordeman Courts

COURTS, Tilda (Matilda Grace Gibson m James Franklin Courts) she died 1925)

COURTS, Homer (s/of James Franklin & Matilda Grace - died 1918)

COURTS, Caudine (Claudie) - died 1916

COURTS, Estie Baby (Claudie's baby)

COURTS, Carmel - unknown

COURTS, Buff - unknown
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
Forest Lawn Index Card on occupants of graves.
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
1952 Article Beaumont Enterprise; "Early Burials Found on Neches"; "One of Area Private Cemeteries Uncovered on DuPont Tract"

McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
McFaddin Cemetery was located on property south of Beaumont, in Port Neches, Central Gardens at a location within the grounds of where DuPont is now. The cemetery was discovered in the Fifties, and due to the impending construction of the plant. (See attached newspaper coverage). There were about 30 people buried there whose remains were subsequently placed in four separate concrete boxes and relocated to Forest Lawn Cemetery where they were laid once again to rest in the Garden of Peace section. The headstones for the four graves are all identical, reading simply "TF Smith Homstead Tract Cemetery." The detailed list of occupants only exist on an index card in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park records (see copy attached). All of these people were either residents or descendants of the Sparks Settlement, also called Aurora, (what later became Port Arthur. The families were predominantly the Sparks, Courts and Gentz families and other family names who married into these families. Sparks Settlement was abandoned in late 1800s due to storms and disease; even the houses were moved. Most of them started another community in the Port Neches, Central Gardens area where they started a new cemetery - i.e. what was called the McFaddin Cemetery. Sparks Cemetery was also abandoned. The occupants of that cemetery, those who died while the community was active, were never moved; only recognized by a historical marker placed in a boulevard on DeQueen at Lakeshore (see photo). There is some false information on the Internet that the remains in Sparks Cemetery were removed to Forest Lawn. But what I have been able to discover is that is not the case. It is the later cemetery, McFaddin Cemetery, that was removed. There is also some belief that the cemetery was used even into the 1920s for burial needs; but that also seems to be mistaken information. The were fine and strong and brave pioneers who I am so proud to call my ancestors. They helped build our community here, and somehow, I hope to bring to mind the signifcance of those four plain little headstones marked simply "TF Smith Homestead Tract Cemetery."
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Moyer, Arthur Leslie
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Moyer, Arthur Leslie
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Moyer, Arthur Leslie
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Moyer, Arthur Leslie
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Jones, Ogden Kyle, Jr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Jones, Ogden Kyle, Jr.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Arthur L. Moyer and Mildred 'Milly' Parrish Moyer (not deceased)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Arthur L. Moyer and Mildred "Milly" Parrish Moyer (not deceased)

Cemeteries

   Name   Location 
1.Forest Lawn Memorial ParkBeaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA

Burial

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Burial    Person ID 
201 Vieno, August Harold "Red"  23 May 1951Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I17571
202 Vieno, Dorothy   I987
203 Vieno, Robert Roy  08 Oct 1950Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I22934
204 Walsh, John J.  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I32058
205 Ward, Thomas Henry  04 Nov 1963Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I25091
206 Weaver, Elsie Elner  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I38771
207 West, Gordon Allen  07 Aug 1966Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I25840
208 Will, Minnie Mae  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I16210
209 Willard, Esther Mae  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I80150
210 Wingate, Estella  02 Aug 1972Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I22005
211 Wingate, Ferrell Eva Mary  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I21993
212 Wingate, John Stone  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I21604
213 Wingate, Ruben Martin  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I21994
214 Wright, Prentice Cummings  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I94117
215 Zorn, Herman Albert Robert (immigrant)  Mar 1975Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas I22532

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