Compiled by Marilyn Kosanke
Garvin Memorial Cemetery
African-American Burials 1909-1929
Inventory as of January 25, 2024, by Marilyn Kosanke
Except for Mary Jane Cooper, the burial location and race for each person was confirmed by
the Dallas County, Texas, death certificate. Memorials are at www.findagrave.com.
- Jefferson “Jeff” Bramlett
- Josephine Brazier
- Charles Carroll
- Walter Carroll
- Mary Jane Cooper*
- Allie D. Crawford
- Effie Green Crawford
- Winnie Fiwn (probably Finn)
- Rev. Edward “Ed” Garrety
- Ida Jones Green
- Mary Green
- Sallie Bramlett Green
- Tom Green
- Malandie Lockett Hall
- Earnest Lee Harrison
- Fannie Hunt
- William Johnson
- Gilbert “Gill” Knight
- Leona Middleton
- Clarence Mitchell
- Caroline Cameron Peace
- Katie Jones Peace
- Infant Pippins
- Charles Elliott Rainwater
- Hallas Record
- Appless Sapp
- Dan Schumate
- Bessie Shepherd
- Olivia Smith
- Annie Mae Thompson
- Charley Thompson
- Lilia Thompson
- Marinda Shoemaker Thompson
- Myrtle Thompson
- Robert Thompson
- Wesley Turner
- Louisa Carr Williams
Notes:
- *Source: Dallas County History – From the Ground Up by Frances James, published in 2007.
- Researchers once thought Clark Simpson was buried in Garvin Memorial Cemetery. He is buried in White Rock Garden of Memories in Dallas County, Texas.
Garvin Memorial Cemetery
Anglo Burials 1875-1929
Source: www.findagrave.com inventory January 25, 2024
- Mrs. J. M. Bond
- Calvin Houston Felkner
- Permelia Emaline Thompson Felkner
- Elizabeth Ferree
- Alexander M. Gaines
- Mrs. M. A. Gaines
- Nannie G. Gaines
- William D. “Willie” Gaines
- Henry J. Gammon
- Richard S. Garr
- Ann Eliza Haines Garvin
- Catherine A. Thompkins Garvin
- Sgt. James G. Garvin
- Jessie A. Garvin
- Mrs. Joseph Garvin
- Joseph Stephens Garvin
- Louisa Smith Garvin
- Mollie Hendrick Garvin
- Vaychel Anderson “Bud” Gumm
- Infant Halbert
- Minnie Handlin
- Christopher Columbus Haynes (1.)
- Josephine Missouri Murray Haynes
- (Unknown) Lively
- Florida Florence Simmerman Mackey
- Lewis Cass Mackey
- William Dixon Duren Mackey
- Martha J. Mathis
- William H. Mathis
- Eliza Mayes
- S. M. Mayes
- C. L. Morris
- Myrtle E. Morris
- Preston Oliver Null
- Jane C. Long Russell
- George W. Samms (2.)
- David Hogan Smith
- Mary Salina “Mollie” Davis Smith
- Clint Sparkman
- Jessie Swor
- John Wesley Swor
- Martha E. Winn Swor
- Pinkie Swor
- Capt. Pleasant Green Swor
- Pvt. William Robert Swor
- Clarence Thomas Jr.
- Richard Thompson
- Daniel Monroe Travis
- James Travis
- Mrs. James Travis
- Jane C. Wilkerson Travis
- Theodocia “Belle” Ferree West
- Minnie Lee Haynes Wilson
Notes:
- The death certificate has conflicting information. It is probable Christopher Columbus Haynes is not buried in Gavin Memorial Cemetery.
- The surname on the death certificate is Samms. It is Sams in the 1900 and 1910 Dallas County, Texas, censuses.
