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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 | McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead Forest Lawn Index Card on occupants of graves. | |
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 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 Grave 2 SPARKS, John L. - died 1867 (s/o Solomon Sparks - m Martha Courts d/o James & Julia SPRIGGS, Lura Sparks - died bef 1930; Ada Lura Sparks d/o James Chester, Sr ; Julias bro SPARKS, William - son of Solomon and Caroline - d 1919 CRAWFORD, Phillip maybe hubby or son to Susan Sparks Crawford SPARKS, J.C. (James Chester Sr) SPARKS, Joseph bro to John L and Susan SPARKS, James C. (James Chester Sr or Jr) -- Sr. died 1898 - Jr. died aft 1940 CRAWFORD, Susan Sparks prob Mary Susan Sparks, sis to James L Sparks - Phillip Crawford must be hubby or maybe a son - ?? | ||
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead Grave 3 FRUGE, Fred ? ---- FRUGE, Genevia prob sis of Pete Fruge Jr who m Julia Courts, d/o Elias FRUGE, Alice - not sis to Genevia; she's buried in Magnolia. FRUGE, Florence, ? ---- SPARKS, Edward ? ---- SPARKS, Caroline Martha Caroline Smith m Solomon Sparks ---- SPARKS, Viola Courts dau of James & Julia ---- SPARKS, Frances Courts prob Fannie Irene Courts d/o James & Julia, m Jacob S Sparks (son of ?) ---- | ||
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead | ||
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section | ||
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Garden of Peace Section | ||
McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
1952 Article Beaumont Enterprise; "Early Burials Found on Neches"; "One of Area Private Cemeteries Uncovered on DuPont Tract" |
1. | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead Cemetery at Forest Lawn Memorial | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA |
Matches 1 to 22 of 22
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Burial | Person ID | ||
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1 | Bordeman, Edna | 08 Aug 1916 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I16167 |
2 | Court, James* Madison | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I505 | |
3 | Courts, (infant) Estie | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14191 | |
4 | Courts, Donald | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I21555 | |
5 | Courts, Elias Madison "Matt" | 29 Nov 1919 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I512 |
6 | Courts, Fannie Irene | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I536 | |
7 | Courts, James Franklin | 09 Nov 1910 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I514 |
8 | Courts, Lillian Sarah "Lillie" | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I535 | |
9 | Courts, Mary Ellen | 20 Dec 1935 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I511 |
10 | Courts, Viola "Vee" | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I538 | |
11 | Crawford, Phillip Howard | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I17565 | |
12 | Frugia, Geneva | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14434 | |
13 | Gentz, Claude* "Claudie" | 6 Nov 1916 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I1319 |
14 | Gibson, Sally | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I532 | |
15 | Smith, Irving (Ivy) | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I14414 | |
16 | Smith, Martha Caroline | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I452 | |
17 | Sparks, Ada Lura | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I436 | |
18 | Sparks, James Christian (Coleman) Sr | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I412 | |
19 | Sparks, James Edwin | 19 Aug 1914 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I456 |
20 | Sparks, John L Sr. | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I454 | |
21 | Sparks, Joseph Madison | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I503 | |
22 | Sparks, Julia* Ann | 26 Jan 1925 | McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas | I507 |