Parrish Cemetery
Location: From Highway 59 at Leggett take FM 942 East 12 miles to Parrish Cemetery Road, take a left and the cemetery is on the left hand side of the road. You can see the cemetery from the highway.
Surveyed by the Leggett High School Gifted and Talented
Students as part of a community service project. Date of survey was October 24, 1999. Contact these students at [email protected]
for information on this project. The Gifted and Talented Coordinators at Leggett ISD are Carolyn Willson and Angela Black.
1. DM
Horace Beaty Helen
July 25, 1907 April 13, 1919
May 15, 1987
(Military Marker at foot)
John Horace Beaty
PFC US ARMY
World War II
July 25, 1907
May 15, 1987
2. DM
Joseph Beaty Elizabeth *
July 9, 1804 July 20, 1808
February 28, 1883 February 28, 1878
*Oldest known grave in cemetery
3. Burlon C. Benfield
February 11, 1893
April 16, 1945
4. Dora B. Benfield
August 2, 1907
Mary 17, 1908
5. Herman F. Benfield
September 5, 1905
October 28, 1908
6. Woodsman Of World Marker
John B. Benfield
December 27, 1875
September 20, 1917
7. Joseph E. Benfield
September 27, 2863
June 27, 1937
8. Laura
Wife of J. E. Benfield
February 22, 1873
October 19, 1909
9. Lewey Franklin Benfield
November 9, 1904
May 25, 1948
10. Maxia C. Benfield
September 16, 1900
May 27, 1904
11. Minnie B. Benfield
May 11, 1882
February 4, 1919
12. Mona Cora Benfield
September 4, 1892
September 2, 1959
13. Mary Weems Brown
October 4, 1900
January 25, 1972
14. Cavanaugh
(All on one long stone)
Twin sons James Shaw William Thomas Huldah Ann
1881 1887-1923 1855-1900 1859-1946
Father Mother
15. Alexander Mitchell Collins
June 7, 1838
April 24, 1923
16. Charlton Gordon
Son of A. M. and Ida Collins
February 14, 1900
September 28, 1919
16. Little Helen
Daughter of A. M. and Ida Collins
Age 10 Months
17. Ida Johnson
Beloved wife of Alexander M. Collins
August 31, 1866
March 16, 1943
18. DM
Henry N. Cummings Malinda A
July 1, 1878 July 18, 1880
November 8, 1965 October 21, 1964
19. Bethel Cummings
November 3, 1906
January 20, 1907
20. Bansor Cummings
February 24, 1929
August 17, 1993
21. DM
Samuel John Osborn Cora Morris
June 6, 1893 December 2, 1894
October 8, 1974 April 16, 1974
Married: July 15, 1913
Humble, Texas
22. Sarah B. Pace
March 2, 1921
March 19, 1993
23. William F. Pace
October 6, 1916
January 27, 1973
24. Erastus Cario Parker
February 26, 1882
June 10, 1970
25. Mrs. Lee Parker
March 10, 1886
April 5, 1937
26. DM
Art H. Parrish Carrie
December 9, 1875 September 17, 1898
March 31, 1944 August 14, 1970
27. DM
Bunyan B. Parrish Nancy C.
July 15, 1890 July 23, 1896
August 9, 1961 March 22, 1989
28. Ethlene P. Parrish
May 26, 1929
December 2, 1967
29. Same stone
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parrish
November 11, 1874
February 21, 1875
Essie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parrish
December 24, 1895
October 12, 1897
30. George Elsie Parrish
March 30, 1928
January 9, 1929
31. Hobson B. Parrish
December 19, 1914
January 30, 1995
32. Same Marker
Front: PARRISH
Left Side Right Side
Jake Dosian Parrish
1857 1858
1934 1937
33. Jewell Carolyn Parrish
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Parrish
March 1, 1905
January 16, 1931
34. DM
James Irven Parrish Mary Elizabeth Parrish
March 3, 1845 November 2, 1848
January 17, 1936 March 19, 1924
(Military Marker)
J. I. Parrish
PVT Co. C 37 Regt
Ala. Inf.
C.S.A.
35. DM
Joseph Abner Parrish Sarah Clementine Parrish
September 26, 1868 October 17, 1872
April 6, 1938 February 27, 1936
36. DM
Joseph Carlton Parrish Clara C. Parrish
October 30, 1902 January 18, 1906
March 19, 1954 June 19, 1969
37. Lola Parrish
March 15, 1893
September 3, 1899
38. Little LeRoy Parrish
February 18, 1920
October 15, 1921
39. Nathalia Parrish
April 3, 1880
February 1899
40. Thomas Nugent Parrish
April 23, 1892
January 15, 1903
41. Vivian Marie Parrish
December 26, 1932
August 18, 1934
42. William W. Parrish
“Bill”
June 25, 1933
February 25, 1999
43. W. Otis Parrish
December 3, 1898
January 2, 1979
44. DM
Michael Mary Jane
December 20, 1842 July 16, 1849
September 10, 1929 January 24, 1933
(Military Marker)
Michael Parrish
2nd Lieut. Co. C 37 Ala. Inf.
Confederate States of America
12-20-1842 9-10-1929
45. DM
Mary M. (Parker) Benjamin L.
December 11, 1867 May 10, 1870
August 19, 1948 February 27, 1905
46. DM
Mosely E. Parrish Hamilton Parrish
August 16, 1830 November 17, 1810
January 12, 1891 February 19, 1904
47. Wayne
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Parrish
November 6, 1897
March 9, 1922
48. (Military Marker)
Bryant W. Price
PVT 167 Infantry 42 Division
World War I
July 2, 1897 July 22, 1918
49. Eleanor A. Stewart
December 15, 1929
January 1, 1982
50. Byrne Weems
January 27, 1909
June 23, 1999
51. DM
Michael Parrish Weems Sybil Virginia
August 8, 1906 July 31, 1917
July 19, 1993 June 11, 1981
52. DM
Lawson Weems Ufa Parrish
January 1, 1867 April 22, 1878
December 23, 1959 November 22, 1966
53. (Military Marker)
Louis Melvin Weems
Texas
PVT 19 Quartermaster Corps
July 7, 1915 September 7, 1944
World War II
54. Unmarked Grave (rock)
In same line as Bryant Price
55. Unmarked grave (rock)
In front of Bethel Cummings
56. Unmarked grave (rock)
In front of George Elsie Parrish