Chambers County Cemeteries

Martha Godfrey Cemetery

(Jackson Cemetery)

St. Paul Methodist Church, west of Highway 562, south, near Double Bayou, Oak Island.  Partly fenced large many unmarked graves and crypts.  Church marker on highway

 

MARTHA GODFREY, (ca 1812 – 1905) came to Texas as a slave of the Mayes family in the 1830’s.  She later was married to Zacariah Godfrey.  Mrs. Godfrey donated one acre in 1877 for a Methodist Episcopal or AME church, now known as St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at Double Bayou.  She gave another one-acre tract as a cemetery.

 

Fenced separately Jackson Cemetery

JACKSON, dbl.  Arthur A. 1885 - 1953

 Rosa 1888—1973

 

JACKSON,  Mrs. Pearl White d. 1933 age 90

JACKSON, Felix 1882—1948

LEWIS, Charlotte 1855 - 1944

JACKSCN, Maud A. 1904 -l936

JACKSON, Felix  Francis 1939-1943

 (end of fenced area)

 

WHITE  dbl.: Modisto 1885 – 1964

Villa  J. 1891 ndd.

 

WHITE, Mrs. Fennie  Mar 3,1871  Sept. 6, 1955

CONDLEY, Mrs. Estelle Mar 3, 1871  Sept. 14, 1942 thin

HUMPHREY, Slyvia1911—1929

MEEKINS, Royce 1916 - 1948

JOHNSON, Mrs. Josephine 1882 - 1965

MEEKINS, Clura  1912 - 1967

HUMPHREY, Monte   May 14, 1862    July 20, 1939

HUMPHREY, Wash  1914 - 1950

HUMPHREY Eugene 1931-1954

 

HUMPHREY dbl, Isaa July 2, 1891 Oct. 27, 1962

                              Hattie Mar, 21, 1892 Oct. 17, 1944

 

Hill, Mrs. Clara April 1973 age 54

MAYES, Lobe c. Tx. Pvt. Med Dept    Nov. 10 1910 – Nov 30, 1944

MAYES, Adolphus  Tx T Sgt. US Army WWII  Oct. 29, 1900 – Sept. 12 –1956

VANLIEU, Benjaman TX Pvt. 531 SVC Bn Engr Corp WWII  1890 -1957

CARRINGTON, George 1883- 1967

HUMPHREY, Munette  1938 - 1973

MAYE, Oscar 1928 – 1965

MAYES, Earl Palmer  1886 – 1972

 

HUMPHREY, Charles Everett Tx Cpl Co C 9 Mar 3 Mar Div (Rein) Viet Nam

                        Oct. 2, 1944 – July 2, 1967

 

CARRINGTON, Annis Inez  Jan 5, 1881 – Aug. 22, 1968

GUESS, John Tx Cpl WWI  Aug. 25, 1895 – Mar 30, 1934

FISHER, Andrew H. Mary 10, 1878 – Sept. 14, 1952

CARRINGTON, Joe  1879 - 1972

BERNAR D., Willie Odessa  July 10, 1906   May 5, 1954

BRYANT, Wiley Nov. 7, 1880 -Sept, 15, 1962

BAKER, Aaron   Tx  Pvt. US Army WWII 1909-1959

BAKER, Ora     Tx, PFC AAF WW II 1907-1956

BAKER, Delphine “ Mother”  1892 - 1956

REAVES, John Joseph   Tx Pvt Co D 341 SVC Bn QMC WWI 1893 - 1961

BAKER, Willie  July 20, 196.3 age 59 yr 6 mos. 8 da

REEVES  John Joseph   Tx Pvt. Co. D US Army WW II 1893 - 1961

HARRIS, Mrs. Huella   June 1, 1974 age 62

SHEPHARD,Wa1ter   Tx PFC 864 Co. Trans Corp WW1 1890 - 1962

HOLMES, Larry Wayne  Tx Sgt. USAF Viet Nam  1950 - 1973

HOLMES, Ben Leslie  Cal PFC US Army WWII   1912—1970

H0LMES, Buck Sept. 10, 1909-. 1950

HOLMES, Mrs. Annie   Jan. 11, 1880 - Oct. 30, 1955

DOUGLAS, Vernon Leon     TX Pvt WW I 1893-1971

HILL, Beatrice  1896 - 1966
GILL, Mr. Thomas  1885 – 1961

HAYNES, Angres J.   Tx Pfc CO B 537 Eng WW I   1889-1965

GILL, Perry   Tx Pvt WW I (gov. mrk. set with dates buried)

DREW, Aldred     Tx. WW I      Dec. 8, 1943

GILL, S. C.  d. Sept. 7, 1935

NORTH, Pitford    Tx PFC Co C 377 Eng WW II  1925-1960

CARRINGTON, Evelyn N.   Jan. 19, 1914 Oct. 8, 1968

RIVERS, Norma 1890-1973

BAKER, Stella 1877—1968

RIVERS , George  Feb. 13, 1854  Feb. 7, 1938

RIVERS, William 1881—1932

RIVERS, Mable  Dec. 1, 1888   Jan. 1, 1960

HANDLE, Mrs. Josie   Feb. 29, 1911  Aug. 20, 1964

JOHNSON, Andrew 1935-1952

RIVERS, George

JACKSON, Dessie H.  April 2, 1888   Feb. 4, 1966

JOHNSON, Andrew, Jr.  Oct. 19, 1892   Feb. 17, 1973

JOHNSON, Mary 1885-1961

GILL, Mary Sept. 10, 1874 May 23, 1929

MAYES, Francis   Tx Pvt 6 Co WW I, 165 Dept Brig 1886-1937

MAYES, Thomas   TX Pfc Co C 346 S Bn Q.MC WW I   Nov. 9, 1893 Aug. 3, 1958

RIVERS, William Sept. 14, 1916 June 23, 1974

GLOSTON, Harry   WW I 1896-1946

LEWIS, Wm. D. Dec. 24, 1936

LEWIS, Perry   Tx Pvt 472  M Trk Regt WW II  1902-1965

LEWIS, Daisy 1898—1971

MOORE, Mrs. Pearl Dec. 22, 1884 Dec. 25, 1970