Oakes Cemetery 

 

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Location: on the east side of FM 106, about 7.5 miles, following the meanders, north of its intersection with Highway 90A
Map: 2996-311, Rock Island Quadrangle (not marked)
Earliest known year of death: 1869
Earliest known year of birth: 1820
Most recent known burial: 1908
Racial mix: all white
Comments: The cemetery contains one footstone with the initials "L. S. T." for which no headstone could be found. There are informal markers for at least five more graves.
Surveyors: Vernon Rabel, Juanita Rabel, Regena Williamson, Norma Hooper, and Bill Stein
Date surveyed: May 10, 2006
Number of known burials to date: 9

Chester, Robert Henry; born: Oct 15, 1878; died: Sep 5, 1880;
Son of James M. and Kate Chester

Chester, William Fred; born: Oct 1, 1882; died: Jan 4, 1884;
Son of James M. and Kate Chester

Johnson, Dandridge; (tombstone) born: Oct 6, 1829; died: Jun 27, 1893;

Little, Frank (tombstone); born: May 2, 1856; died: Sep 6, 1908;

Oakes, John C.; born: Oct 31, 1870; died: Sep 11, 1889;
Son of John Calvin and Malissa Adeline (Cooper) Oakes

Oakes, John Calvin; born: Sep 8, 1828; died: May 3, 1911;
Son of Ebenezer and Drusilla (Drown) Oakes, married Malissa Adaline Cooper Mar 21, 1854 [unmaked grave]

Oakes, Malissa A.; born: Sep 23, 1865; died: Oct 5, 1880;
Daughter of John Calvin and Malissa Adaline (Cooper) Oakes

Oakes, Malissa Adaline; born: Aug 26, 1839; died: Dec 1, 1891;
Daughter of Dillard and Lucinda (Fondren) Cooper, married John Calvin Oakes, Mar 21, 1854

Townsend, R. L.; born: Jun 24, 1863; died: Sep 16, 1869;
Daughter of Thomas Lewis and Sylvania E. (Stapleton) Townsend, called Tuppie

The initials L. D. T. are on this stone.

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