Rockland Cemetery, Houston County, Texas

Rockland Cemetery, Houston County

This cemetery is located about 5 miles Northeast of Weldon in Houston County. The stones recorded here are inside the fenced area. There are more headstones outside of the fence that will be transcribed in as "Rockland East". This is thought to be the burial places of African-Americans from the area.

Please note that the comments column contains my personal observations and things I thought would be helpful. Also, I recorded every marker, which means, one person may be recorded twice if they had two markers (i.e. a military marker in addition to their family marker). If you have any questions after viewing the list, please e-mail me at Letty Harrington.

The Rockland Cemetery is located in the Houston County, Texas. This cemetery was transcribed by Letty Harrington on April 13, 2001. This transcription is not connected to the Rockland Cemetery or the County of Houston. This information is a personal project only. The information herein is given freely for personal use and can not be linked to any commerical sites. *NOTE: This was transcribed using a digital camera. Active links below show photos of headstones. Single requests of headstone images (e-mail, no hard copy) will be fulfilled to the best of our ability.

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Rockland Cemetery, Houston County, TX
NAME B. DATE D. DATE INSCRIPTION COMMENTS
ALLBRIGHT, Adelpha Jan. 26, 1864 Jan. 21, 1910 Wife of S.J. Allbright-She is not dead but sleepeth Maiden name Moore
ALLEN, Cecil Calvery No Date May 30, 1931 No Stone Contributed by a descendant
ALLEN, Roxia Elender Baker No Date Jun. 8, 1956 No Stone Contributed by a descendant
BALTHROPE, Mrs. R.J. Oct. 5, 1844 Feb. 7, 1895 wife of H.W. Balthrope  
BARNES, Annie L. Jul. 8, 1887 Jul. 4, 1915 Too good for earth, God called her home  
BARNES, John Henry Nov. 5, 1882 Jul. 4, 1957 Rest in peace  
BEESON, Edna Burton Jan. 11, 1894 Aug. 9, 1977   wife of McGary Beeson
BITNER, Bertie Aug. 30, 1884 Sept. 2, 1965 Gone but not forgotten Double stone with Hardy
BITNER, Carl J. May 25, 1896 Feb. 11, 1897 Son of O.T. & N.R. Bitner  
BITNER, Durward Aug. 27, 1914 Apr. 13, 1985 PVT US Army WWII Military marker
BITNER, Hardy Sept. 1, 1878 Mar. 10, 1962   Double stone with Bertie
BITNER, Hubert Elmo Nov. 4, 1908 Jun. 7, 1998 Wed Dec. 12, 1930 Double stone with Maudie
BITNER, Lucy 1891 1972 mother Double stone with Wilson
BITNER, Maudie Geraldine Nov. 13, 1915 May 12, 1988 Gone but not forgotten Double stone with Hubert
BITNER, Susan 1854 1889   Double stone with William
BITNER, William 1848 1904   Double stone with Susan
BITNER, Willie Dec. 19, 1889 Oct. 2, 1900 dau of S.C. & E.E. Bitner  
BITNER, Wilson 1884 1975 father Double stone with Lucy
BOX, Stephen Wesley 1840 1893 Texas Pvt Co. A 2 Regt Texas Cav CSA Military marker
BURTON, Ellen L. Jun. 30, 1866 Dec. 16, 1951 Mother  
BURTON, Grady E. 1900 1967 Father  
BURTON, James S. Aug. 30, 1856 Jun. 3, 1927 Father  
BURTON, Ruby F. Nov. 27, 1886 Jan. 14, 1887    
CALLAHAN, Glenn Ellyn Oct. 12, 1914 Jan. 8, 1980    
CHAMBERS, Bettie 1876 1956 At rest  
CHOAT, Mary Ola Mar. 29, 1912 Jul. 14, 1986 Mother  
CHOAT, Thomas E. May 30, 1894 Apr. 16, 1949 Father  
CORCORAN, Ada Bell Dec. 11, 1921     Double stone with Elbert
CORCORAN, Elbert L. Aug. 19, 1910 Feb. 25, 1992   Double stone with Ada
CROWSON, Benjamin R. Dec. 22, 1858 Nov. 18, 1936   Double stone with Maggie
CROWSON, Carl Ervin Aug. 19, 1915 Oct. 26, 1915    
CROWSON, Cecil Oscar May 14, 1919 Mar. 9, 1984 At rest with Jesus Double stone with Sulie
CROWSON, Cornelious Bartlett Feb. 1, 1903 Oct. 11, 1917    
CROWSON, J. Edd 1906 1977 Father Double stone with Matt L.
CROWSON, Jim   Apr. 15, 1920 Texas Pvt, 143 Inf 6 Div Only one date (b. 11-27-1895)
CROWSON, Kenneth Ray Jun. 16, 1936 Jan. 20, 1938 Darling we miss thee (son of Mattie Love & J.E. Crowson
CROWSON, Lizzie Elender Nov. 7, 1900 Jul. 30, 1915    
CROWSON, M.J. Aug. 26, 1832 Dec. 11, 1901   Martha Jane Ellis w/o Obediah?
CROWSON, Maggie E. Sept. 2, 1872 Sept. 20, 1956   Double stone with Benjamin
CROWSON, Matt L. 1918 1968 Mother Double stone with J. Edd
CROWSON, O.L. Mar. 19, 1832 Nov. 28, 1901   Obediah Lovelady Crowson
CROWSON, Sulie Delia Nov. 3, 1907 Nov. 26, 1998   Double stone with Cecil
DAVIS, Johnnie C. Apr. 4, 1901 Oct. 1, 1977   Double stone with Mary
DAVIS, Mary G. Nov. 20, 1898 Mar. 17, 1976 (*died Houston, TX) Double stone with Johnnie
ELAM, E.L. Milliken Nov. 17, 1876 Mar. 4, 1901 Wife of R.L. Elam  
ELAM, Infant Dau.     of R.L. & E.L. Elam-Our darling sleeps sweetly here  
ELLIOTT, Elaine Bitner Oct. 24, 1919 Sept. 15, 1994   Double stone with Robert
ELLIOTT, Robert (Bob) Sept. 13, 1914 Feb. 22, 1994   Double stone with Elaine
ELLIS, B.T. 1825 1870 PVT CO A LA INF CSA Military marker (Benjamin Thomas)
EMERSON, Nellie H. Jan. 20, 1915 Aug. 27, 1985    
GRAU, Janie Feb. 2, 1923 Jan. 20, 1925 Sister  
GRAU, Katherine Oct. 19, 1888 Dec. 13, 1928 Mother  
GRAU, Martin Jan. 1, 1879 May 8, 1953 Father  
GRAVES, Andrew Jackson 1846 1900 Co I 21 Texas Cav CSA Military marker
GRAVES, Ed Lee Mar. 25, 1857 Nov. 16, 1912    
GRAVES, Lula Lee Feb. 20, 1877 Apr. 14, 1948 She is at rest in heaven  
HADDOX, Bev C. Jan. 6, 1878 Jul. 21, 1935    
HADDOX, J.H. Aug. 16, 1840 Jan. 21, 1924 Kind father of love thou art gone to thy rest  
HADDOX, Jane Nov. 8, 1850 May 12, 1932 Wife of J.H. Haddox  
HADDOX, Willie E. Feb. 25, 1882 Sept. 5, 1965    
HAINEY, Frank Jun. 19, 1919 Nov. 6, 1948 Texas Sgt. 404 Eng. Cons BN WWII Military marker
HAMLIN, Emma 1893 1940   nee Crowson
HAMLIN, Walter Austin 1886 1969    
HARDIN, Mina H. Jul. 20, 1904 Jan. 15, 1987 In loving memory  
HARRELSON, Annie H. 1892 1964    
HARRELSON, Billy R. Nov. 2, 1928 Jan. 23, 1991 PVT US Air Force WWII Military marker
HEWETT, Martha A. Mar. 16, 1875 Apr. 2, 1932 Christ loved her and took her home  
HIGGINBOTHAM, Dora G. 1871 1918 mother Double stone with S.H.
HIGGINBOTHAM, Iva Lee 1916 1918    
HIGGINBOTHAM, S.H. 1868 1923 Father Double stone with Dora
HIGGINBOTHAM, William 1891 1918    
HOBSON, Hance "Bud" Dec. 14, 1898 Sept. 22, 1990 Wed Aug. 1, 1920 Double stone with Helen
HOBSON, Hance Henderson 1898 1990 US Army WWI Military marker
HOBSON, Helen L. Jan. 14, 1903 Mar. 30, 1996   Double stone with Hance
HOBSON, Patsey Marie Feb. 25, 1941 Nov. 13, 1943 At rest (dau of Helen Sanders & Hanse Hobson)
LEEDIKER, J.F. Mar. 7, 1828 Aug. 21, 1900    
LEEDIKER, Louise J. 1836 1910 Wife of J.F. Leediker  
MAGEE, Hariet Jan. 31, 1856 Jan. 9, 1877 Dau of Wilson & Milly Magee  
MAGEE, Milly M. Mar. 18, 1829 Aug. 1, 1873 wife of Wilson Magee  
MAGEE, Thos. J. Jan. 31, 1860 May 8, 1870 Son of Wilson & Milly Magee  
MANN, Florence E. Dec. 19, 1869 Aug. 31, 1936 Asleep in Jesus  
MILLER, John T. Nov. 27, 1884 Jun. 20, 1958 Gone but not forgotten  
MILLER, Laura L. Aug. 14, 1924     Double stone with Lester
MILLER, Lester L. Aug. 3, 1921 Mar. 21, 1978 Wed. Jun. 14, 1944 Double stone with Laura
MILLER, Lester L. Aug. 3, 1921 Mar. 21, 1978 TEC4 US Army WWII Military marker
MILLER, Lonnie B. Jan. 4, 1924 Mar. 29, 1986 In God's Care Double stone with Mary N.
MILLER, Lonnie B. Jan. 4, 1924 Mar. 29, 1986 PFC US Army WWII Military marker
MILLER, Mary E. Jan. 4, 1894 Jul. 29, 1941 She faltered by the wayside, and the angels took her home  
MILLER, Mary N. Jul. 2, 1941     Double stone with Lonnie B.
MILLER, Patricia Jane Oct. 24, 1953 May 11, 1954 Now I lay me down to sleep  
MILLIKEN, Ada Colleen Jul. 22, 1932     Double stone with Deral
MILLIKEN, Baby Boy 1917 1917    
MILLIKEN, Baby Girl 1911 1914    
MILLIKEN, Carl Elmo Nov. 29, 1926 Apr. 10, 1990 US Navy WWII Military marker
MILLIKEN, Deral Allen Feb. 4, 1935   Wed May 3, 1986 Double stone with Ada Colleen
MILLIKEN, Ella B. 1896 1974 (Maiden name Higginbotham) Double stone with Harvey A.
MILLIKEN, George B. Jul. 25, 1862 Sept. 15, 1937   Double stone with Sarah L.
MILLIKEN, H.A. (Jack) Jul. 24, 1917 Feb. 26, 1984   Double stone with Jimmie
MILLIKEN, Harvey A. 1891 1955 Rest in peace Double stone with Ella B.
MILLIKEN, Jimmie J. Sept. 21, 1924 May 7, 1974   Double stone with H.A.
MILLIKEN, John C. 1820 1868 PVT CO E 2 Texas Inf. CSA Military marker
MILLIKEN, John H. 1852 1925 Father Double stone with Mary K.
MILLIKEN, Leila Mar. 10, 1899 Aug. 21, 1900 Our loved one  
MILLIKEN, Lula Annie Oct. 23, 1881 Oct. 27, 1965 She lived for others Maiden name Elam
MILLIKEN, Mary K. 1857 1934 mother Double stone with John H.
MILLIKEN, Nancy M. Ellis Sept. 4, 1827 Jul. 29, 1862 Wife of John C. Milliken (M=Melinda)
MILLIKEN, Sarah L. Mar. 18, 1870 Feb. 3, 1901   Double stone with George B.
MITCHELL, George Washington Feb. 22, 1907 Apr. 4, 1975    
MITCHELL, Mildred Wills Apr. 14, 1913 Jan. 28, 1989 In Loving Memory  
MONTGOMERY, Ada Allbright May 2, 1870 Aug. 15, 1901 Dau of G.W. & R.L. Allbright, wife of D.D. Montgomery Father init. May be C.W.
MONTGOMERY, Alice May Oct. 3, 1895 Jun. 21, 1900 dau of D.D. & A.E. Montgomery  
MONTGOMERY, Clinton May 7, 1898 Oct. 31, 1975 Son of D.D. & Ada Montgomery Double stone with Vivian
MONTGOMERY, Vivian Sept. 14, 1909 May 22, 1985 dau of S.H. & D.H. Higginbotham Double stone with Clinton
MOORE, A.B. Aug. 9, 1884 Aug. 16, 1889    
MOORE, Bennis E. Dec. 23, 1936 Feb. 13, 1937 Baby  
MOORE, E.N. May 6, 1878 Oct. 5, 1885    
MOORE, James Hall 1818 1904 Texas Pvt Co B 13 Regt Texas Cav Civil War Military marker
MOORE, Marion M. Jan. 28, 1866 Dec. 24, 1955   Double stone with Nancy E.
MOORE, Nancy E. Aug. 5, 1874 Jun. 14, 1965 (maiden name Crowson) Double stone with Marion
MOORE, Oda Higginbotham Apr. 27, 1906 Dec. 20, 1982 In memory of our dear mother FHM says "Oda Moore Patton"
MOORE, Rev. Berkley E. Oct. 4, 1901 Mar. 21, 1960 Husband  
MORROW, C.O. Mar. 18, 1882 Dec. 6, 1973 Asleep in Jesus Double stone with Georgia
MORROW, E.C. Oct. 14, 1893 Jun. 21, 1896 Dau of L.H. & M.J. Morrow  
MORROW, Georgia Sept. 17, 1884 Jul. 12, 1970   Double stone with C.O.
MORROW, Hayne W. Jan. 13, 1909 Nov. 27, 1989   Double stone with Ona Mae
MORROW, Hazel 1911 1994   Funeral Home Marker
MORROW, Lewis W. Jan. 2, 1917 Nov. 7, 1985 Beloved father and grandfather  
MORROW, Ola 1884 1935   Double stone with Will
MORROW, Ona Mae Sept. 30, 1916 Jul. 27, 1979   Double stone with Hayne
MORROW, Rosemary Feb. 4, 1957 Sept. 13, 1976 My name and my tomb all forgotten, the brief race of time well and patiently run, so let me pass away peacefully silent, only remembered for what I have done Dau of H. & Ona Mae Morrow
MORROW, Will     No data (*1879-1956) Double stone with Ola
PATTON, Hugh L. Dec. 5, 1895 Jan. 17, 1969   Double stone with Ina
PATTON, Hugh L. Dec. 5, 1895 Jan. 17, 1969 Texas OMI US Navy WWII Military marker
PATTON, Ina M. Sept. 15, 1898 Mar. 5, 1977   Double stone with Hugh
PERRY, Florence Azilee 1852 1938 Mother-At rest  
POE, Dorothy G. Jan. 11, 1928 Nov. 1, 1997   Double stone with W.H., Jr.
POE, W.H., Jr. Jun. 18, 1928   (Walter Henderson, Jr. s/o Jamie N. Dixson & Walter H. Poe) Double stone with Dorothy
PORTERFIELD, E.A. Sept. 28, 1848 Dec. 28, 1877 wife of J.A. Porterfield  
PORTERFIELD, J.A. Jul. 5, 1879 Sept. 21, 1882 Suffer little children  
RAINOSHEK, Horace R. Jun. 4, 1915   PFC US Army WWII Military marker
RAINOSHEK, S. Laverne Jul. 29, 1910 Oct. 15, 1997 Our Loving mama  
RATTERREE, Earl Mar. 7, 1887 Oct. 24, 1918 At rest  
RATTERREE, Ethel V. Dec. 8, 1893 Dec. 29, 1974 Rest in peace  
RATTERREE, Ida Mae Hartley Mar. 23, 1914 Jul. 21, 1998   Double stone with Marvin
RATTERREE, J.A. Mar. 8, 1856 Jan. 27, 1945 Thy trials ended thy rest is won Double stone with Nancie
RATTERREE, Marvin Hall Jul. 11, 1908 Nov. 4, 1984 Thy trials ended thy rest is won Double stone with Ida Mae
RATTERREE, Nancie V. Jan. 18, 1869 Oct. 1, 1936   Double stone with J.A.
RATTERREE, R.M. Oct. 30, 1888 Oct. 21, 1915 Our darling one has gone befor to greet us on the blissful shore Woodmen of the World Memorial
RATTERREE, Van B. Oct. 10, 1905 Feb. 6, 1996 PFC US Army Air Corps Military marker
RATTERREE, Ward Oct. 11, 1850 Jan. 10, 1917 At rest  
ROBINSON, Bueford Nov. 14, 1907 Apr. 13, 1999 Obituary Double stone with Evie C.
ROBINSON, Evie C. Oct. 8, 1908     Double stone with Bueford
SANDERS, Ada B. 1917     Double stone with Austin
SANDERS, Austin E. 1910 1997 Wed Jan. 21, 1935 Double stone with Ada
SANDERS, Cynthia M. Jan. 21, 1897 Mar. 27, 1916 Gone home  
SANDERS, Edward Aug. 10, 1924 Nov. 14, 1926    
SANDERS, Eula M 1907 1999   Double stone with Howard
SANDERS, George E.   May 9, 1938 Papa-Absent not dead  
SANDERS, Howard J. 1900 1979   Double stone with Eula
SANDERS, Ina A. Dec. 12, 1890 Feb. 1, 1897 Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders  
SANDERS, J. Charles Aug. 25, 1931 Aug. 15, 1933    
SANDERS, Janie(?) 1893 1897 Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders  
SANDERS, Joel P. Feb. 22, 1867 Jun. 3, 1927 Father Double stone with Mary F.
SANDERS, Lawrence S. 1894 1979 Pvt US Army WWI Military marker
SANDERS, Mary A. Mar. 30, 1888 Mar. 4, 1894 At rest  
SANDERS, Mary F. Nov. 19, 1871 Jan. 9, 1909 Mother Double stone with Joel P.
SANDERS, Minnie Mar. 8, 1893 Feb. 19, 1897 Dau of J.P. & M.F. Sanders  
SANDERS, Norma Ann 1885 1917   Double stone with Robert
SANDERS, Robert E. 1880 1942   Double stone with Norma
SANDERS, Stanford F. May 16, 1856 Feb. 4, 1925 Sweet memories linger - Father  
SANDERS, Stanford S. Mar. 6, 1892 Jul. 26, 1900 In Heaven  
SANDERS, Tabitha Virginia Sept. 24, 1885 Dec. 13, 1941 Gone to be with mother  
SANDERS, Thomas F.   Jun. 6, 1931 Texas Pvt. 115 Inf. 29 Div WWI Military marker
SANDERS, Virginia H. Aug. 18, 1860 Nov. 7, 1940 Her memory is blissful - Mother  
SAXON, C.M. Aug. 17, 1857 Mar. 16, 1889 Son of J.H. & S.A. Saxon  
SAXON, John H.   Dec. 26, 1877 70 years & 2 ms.  
SLATER, Helen M. Moore Sept. 26, 1922 Apr. 29, 1976 Mother Died in Teague, Texas
SMITH, Charles Ray Sept. 29, 1949 Jun. 18, 1988    
SMITH, Clara D. Jun. 24, 1898 Oct. 26, 1924 wife of Lacy Smith  
SMITH, Curtis Clayton 1907 1966 Together now and always Double stone with Onie
SMITH, Onie F. 1916     Double stone with Curtis
THOMPSON, Cora 1879 1921    
THOMPSON, Dell 1877 1960    
THOMPSON, John B. 1877 1946 Father  
THOMPSON, Rolan 1905 1920    
TULLIS, Amos May 25, 1913 Apr. 7, 1980 our loving father  
TULLIS, E.D., Sr. Jan. 16, 1920 Aug. 28, 1986 PFC US Army WWII Military marker
TULLIS, Fay L. Apr. 29, 1942 Sept. 29, 1942 Our Baby  
TULLIS, Gilbert Gray 1886 1962    
TULLIS, Leroy Jul. 24, 1918 Nov. 16, 1976 US Army WWII Military marker
TULLIS, Mattie 1891 1933 At rest  
TULLIS, Pearlene Jun. 10, 1923 Mar. 28, 1937 Sister  
TULLIS, Rosie Lee Aug. 1, 1928 Jul. 10, 1990 Loving mother  
VANDERFORD, Inez Dec. 31, 1918 Nov. 13, 1993   Double stone with Leroy
VANDERFORD, Leroy Aug. 27, 1915 Jul. 3, 1986 Wed Aug. 13, 1962 Double stone with Inez
WILLINGHAM, Dora Lea Nov. 19, 1897 Aug. 1, 1902    
WILLS, Anne 1917 1966 Beloved Wife and Mother  
WILLS, Edna 1893 1949 In loving memory-Mother  
ZIDEK, Mary Gladys Dec. 30, 1906 Jul. 22, 1977 In God's Care - Mother  

The following is a list of names of people supposed to have been buried in the Rockland Cemetery which we did not see headstones for when we visited. We may have missed it, it may have been destroyed or they may never have had one, as my research sources often use cemetery records as opposed to headstone transcriptions. I suggest that if you desire further information on any of the following, that you contact the Houston County Courthouse which has a historical society that resides in the courthouse building..

NAME B. DATE D. DATE INSCRIPTION COMMENTS
BITNER, Elizabeth Sanders       Adult
BITNER, Samuel C.       Adult
BOX, Albert       Child
BOX, Benjamin       Child
BOX, Hattie Edna       Child
BOX, John Ellis       Child
FRAZIER, Gusta       Adult
FRAZIER, J.J.       Adult
FRAZIER, May       ?
FRAZIER, Sam       ?
GREGG, Calvin Hugh       Adult
HILL, Amanda Milliken       Adult
MORROW, Delilah       ?
MORROW, Horace       ?
MORROW, L.H.       Adult
MORROW, M.J.       Adult
PECHA, John       Adult
SHUPAK, Alex       Child
SHUPAK, Claudia       ?
SHUPAK, John       ?
SHUPAK, Peter       Child
SHUPAK, Rosa       ?
THOMPSON, Arie       Adult
THOMPSON, Baby Dale       Child
THOMPSON, John       ?
WITEK, John       ?
WITEK, Rosa       ?

Last Updated on 4/24/2001
By Letty Harrington