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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" 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 Garden of Meditation feature | |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A standing at Harvey Jones Sr grave facing south | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Section A standing at Harvey Jones Sr grave facing north | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, grounds | ||
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 Pine Street at Lucas Street entrance | ||
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, Jones, Lillian Courts Garden of Devotion 4959 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Ely, Nona Emma Carr | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Heiman, Marion | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Jones, Harvey Mabry, Sr Section A | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Hal O, Sr. | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Courts, Lirlene Goode | ||
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 standing at Clyde Jones' grave facing west. | ||
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, Lynda Elizabeth | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Rose Mae Snider | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, William Arthur | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ritter, Cody Allen | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Jr. 4959 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Jones, Ogden Kyle, Sr. Garden of Devotion 4959 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Raymond Lee 4959 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas | ||
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Moyer, Robert Earl Garden of Meditation 4959 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas | ||
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 Forest Lawn Index Card on occupants of graves. | ||
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 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 | ||
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 - Arthur L. Moyer and Mildred "Milly" Parrish Moyer (not deceased) |
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Burial | Person ID | ||
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1 | Zorn, Herman Albert Robert (immigrant) | Mar 1975 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22532 |
2 | Wright, Prentice Cummings | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I94117 | |
3 | Wingate, Ruben Martin | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21994 | |
4 | Wingate, John Stone | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21604 | |
5 | Wingate, Ferrell Eva Mary | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21993 | |
6 | Wingate, Estella | 02 Aug 1972 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22005 |
7 | Willard, Esther Mae | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I80150 | |
8 | Will, Minnie Mae | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I16210 | |
9 | West, Gordon Allen | 07 Aug 1966 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I25840 |
10 | Weaver, Elsie Elner | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I38771 | |
11 | Ward, Thomas Henry | 04 Nov 1963 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I25091 |
12 | Walsh, John J. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I32058 | |
13 | Vieno, Robert Roy | 08 Oct 1950 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22934 |
14 | Vieno, Dorothy | I987 | ||
15 | Vieno, August Harold "Red" | 23 May 1951 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I17571 |
16 | Truleson, Darnell Lerley Rena | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I94121 | |
17 | Torian, Fern | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I484 | |
18 | Threadgill, Anna T. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I7037 | |
19 | Strahan, Benson Elonza | 23 Apr 1950 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I83989 |
20 | Stiteler, Thomas W. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I80291 | |
21 | Sterling, Murphy Foster Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I47133 | |
22 | Spell, Thomas Benton Jr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107293 | |
23 | Spell, Oliver Claud | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107294 | |
24 | Spell, Lula M. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107298 | |
25 | Spell, Lettie Eda | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107296 | |
26 | Spell, Cornelius Vanderbilt | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107300 | |
27 | Spell, Annie Eliza | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I107295 | |
28 | Sparks, William Chester "Billy" Sr | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I398 | |
29 | Snider, Rosa Mae* | 18 May 1981 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5723 |
30 | Smith, Ivy Blaine | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I98745 | |
31 | Sidwell, Geneva Marybell | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I40028 | |
32 | Sidwell, Anita Mabel | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I44817 | |
33 | Sherman, Winfred Kenneth Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I10434 | |
34 | Sherman, William Nachman Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I6649 | |
35 | Sherman, Nellie Edna | 8 Oct 2010 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I33211 |
36 | Sherman, James Edward | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I44092 | |
37 | Sherman, Irvin (or Ervin) | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I7116 | |
38 | Sherman, Fred | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I7043 | |
39 | Sherman, Florence Irene | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I44084 | |
40 | Sherman, Edward Lee | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I10433 | |
41 | Sherman, Doyle Lawrence | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I44130 | |
42 | Sherman, Donald Lee | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I16291 | |
43 | Sherman, Chester Luin "Lum" | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I7062 | |
44 | Shelton, Taylor Jay Sr. | 31 Mar 1962 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I26372 |
45 | Shelton, Oliver Monroe | 07 Jun 1937 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I6908 |
46 | Shearer, Jesse | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I93279 | |
47 | Seymour, Dewey Ernest Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I57884 | |
48 | Selman, Joseph Paul | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I3092 | |
49 | Rutherford, Lula Louise | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22666 | |
50 | Ruggles, Claude | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I93280 | |
51 | Rowley, Freeda Grace | 16 Jan 1979 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I2259 |
52 | Ritter, Marilyn Jeanne | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I3086 | |
53 | Ritter, Gary Rad | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I3088 | |
54 | Ritter, Cody Allen | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I3085 | |
55 | Ristoff, John Peter | 14 Nov 1958 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I24919 |
56 | Peveto, Ivan Schley Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I80054 | |
57 | Perkins, Nancy Vaughn (immigrant) | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I95539 | |
58 | Parmley, Wilford Odis "Preacher" | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I443 | |
59 | Nobles, Jennings Bryan | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I463 | |
60 | Nobles, Earl H. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I32205 | |
61 | Nobles, Billie Jack | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21537 | |
62 | Myers (Mayeau), Cleo Theda | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I80281 | |
63 | Moyer, William Arthur* | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5722 | |
64 | Moyer, Robert Earl* | 13 Nov 2000 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5048 |
65 | Moyer, Raymond Lee | 8 Aug 1988 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5724 |
66 | Moyer, Lynda Elizabeth | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5730 | |
67 | Moyer, Arthur Leslie "Buster" | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5727 | |
68 | Moss, Nina Faye | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I33655 | |
69 | Morgan, James "Buddy" | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14418 | |
70 | Morgan, Almond Oliver Alvin "Bud" | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I8924 | |
71 | Monroe, Ollie Lamar | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I98748 | |
72 | McReynolds, Emma Lucille | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I98778 | |
73 | McManus, William Henry | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I102342 | |
74 | McCauley, Robert H. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I102055 | |
75 | McCauley, Marion Oscar | 04 Jun 1954 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I28165 |
76 | McAlister, Annie Belle | 18 Apr 2005 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I44238 |
77 | Manovich, Frank "Top" | 23 May 1967 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14241 |
78 | LeMaire, Joseph Ira Sr. | 17 Sep 1975 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I25066 |
79 | Lawhon, Thomas Joseph Jr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I39840 | |
80 | Lawhon, Robert Earl | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I39836 | |
81 | Knupple, Henry Lee | 27 Jan 1967 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22649 |
82 | Knupple, Clyde Everett Sr | Jun 1951 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22646 |
83 | Knupple, Betty Ann | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I105741 | |
84 | Kline, Sadie M. | 27 Oct 1960 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22531 |
85 | Kiker, Charles Aubrey Sr. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22008 | |
86 | Jones, William P. "Willie" | 01 Feb 1946 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I9797 |
87 | Jones, Wendel Ray | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I76573 | |
88 | Jones, Vera Viola | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I76571 | |
89 | Jones, Runie Esther "Tack" | 03 Aug 1969 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I1423 |
90 | Jones, Ogden* Kyle Sr | 3 Mar 1976 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I5494 |
91 | Jones, Ogden Kyle Jr | 5 Sep 1995 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I3024 |
92 | Jones, Harvey Mabry Sr | 10 Feb 1951 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I1825 |
93 | Jones, Estes Clyde | 15 Jan 1945 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I1719 |
94 | Johnson, William F. | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I100860 | |
95 | Johnson, Tina Josephine | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I22433 | |
96 | Johnson, Ray Franklin | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I100864 | |
97 | Johnson, Ellen Eliza | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14424 | |
98 | Jaetzold, Paul | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I1345 | |
99 | Huddleston, Dessie Lucille | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I632 | |
100 | Holt, Telatha LouEtta | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21524 |