AKA Adventist Cemetery
Marion County Texas
5 miles NW of Jefferson in the Berea Community
In 1913, citizens of Jefferson, through the secretary of their Progressive Club, began to discuss the establishment of a Seventh - Day Adventist colony and school in this part of Marion County. Elder E.B. Hopkins (1854-1941), the minister of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, persuaded his friend, W.A. McCutchen, to help. McCutchen was, at the time, president of the north Texas conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and used his personal funds to purchase 1770 acres near the Black Cypress Bayou. The property was conveyed to the Texas Conference Association of Seventh-Day Adventists on June 21, 1915. McCutchen then attracted settlers with land and educational opportunities for their children. The community was named “Berea” alluding to the city mentioned in the book of Acts in the Bible. Work started immediately on a school and church. The original Berea Seventh-Day Adventist School opened in 1914 and consisted of three rooms. In 1916, due to increased enrollment, the school building was expanded. Over the years, the school underwent numerous periods of growth and operated under various names, including Berea Junior Academy and Jefferson Junior Academy. The church also met in this building for a time until a sanctuary was built in 1954-56. After serving many years, the school was dismantled and new buildings were erected in 1985. The elementary school across the street has also been in continuous operation since 1914. Although the community was never recorded as a town site, the Berea community has continued to maintain a viable presence in Marion county.
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NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
| Ainsworth, Edna Litton W/o Norman Ainsworth |
Aug. 29, 1925 Cedar City, IA to Richard & Ruth Mae Litton |
Sep. 8, 2001 Longview, Gregg Co., Tx |
| Ainsworth, Archie Stanlie
H/o Lela Virta Rudisaile; S/o Henry Lester Ainsworth & Rachel Lois Craver |
Jun. 14, 1879 | Dec. 8, 1961 |
| Ainsworth, Jackie
S/o Norman and Edna Litton Ainsworth; No marker. |
1962 | 1989 |
| Ainsworth, Lela Virta
Rudisaile
W/o Archie Ainsworth; D/o Wm. Jonas Rudisaile &Martha Lenora Woodfill |
1895 | Nov. 20, 1973 |
| Ainsworth, Norman
H/o Edna Litton Ainsworth |
unknown | 1977 |
| Alexander, Hazel
D/o Onie Findley &Walter Lee Alexander |
1913 | 1921 |
| Alexander, Onie Lena
Findley W/o Walter Lee |
1886 | 1988 Died in TN |
| Alexander, Walter Lee
H/o Onie Lena; |
1878 | 1970 Died in TN |
| Allen, Bette Lothian
W/o Willie Joe Allen; m.Oct 1945 in Keene, Tx D/o Ivan & Mary Sanders Lothian |
Aug. 5, 1926 | Jun. 23, 2001 |
| Allen, Iona Marie Day
W/o Broad Cecil Allen; Born in ; D/o Monroe Day & Birdie Elizabeth Powell |
May. 11, 1910 Titus Co., Tx |
May. 13, 1991 |
| Allen, Morris
Henry H/o Lois Calhoun Allen; S/o Wm. Henry Allen & Lona McCauley |
Jan. 7, 1915 Titus Co, Tx |
Feb. 20, 1985 |
| Allen, Willie
Joe H/o Betty Lothian Allen; S/o Broad Cecil Allen & Iona Marie Day |
Mar. 26, 1927 Titus Co, Tx |
Mar. 17, 1997 |
| Anderson, Albert Luther
H/o Mary Morgan Anderson |
May. 18, 1934 | Aug. 20, 1998 |
| Andrews, Arthur Howard
S /o Katherine Beeler & Josiah Andrews |
Jun. 24, 1909 | Nov. 16, 1919 |
| Andrews, Edna Mable
D/o Katherine Beeler & Josiah Andrews |
Sep. 25, 1913 | Apr. 6, 1978 |
| Andrews, Katherine Maxy
W/o Josiah Andres |
Mar. 21, 1879 | Sep. 16, 1970 |
| Austin, Lois E. Hicks
W/o Jerry W Austin; D/o Russell &Minnie Morgan Hicks |
Jan. 3, 1951 | Jan. 27, 1987 |
| Baldwin, Clara Emma
W/o Michael Baldwin |
1867 | 1939 |
| Baldwin, Michael Stewart
H/o Clara Joseph &Ann Baldwin |
1862 | 1942 |
| Bennett, Pamela Joy
Clough
W/o Gary J Bennett; D/o Earl M & Louise J Clough |
Aug. 3, 1960 in Ark | Jan. 14, 1995 in ME |
| Blackmon,
Mrs. W/o William Blackmon |
1885 | 1978 |
| Blackmon, William | Jun. 7, 1887 | Apr. 24, 1969 |
| Blackwell, Ruth Juanita
Brown W/o Fred Blackwell D/o John Marion & Effie Chitty Brown |
Feb. 12, 1922 | Dec. 26, 1999 |
| Blewett, Buford "Bud" | Feb. 19, 1924 | Feb. 21, 1979 |
| Blewett, Donald Wayne H/o Frances Blewett S/o Marshel & Lucy Blewett |
Nov. 24, 1934 | Dec. 23, 1998 |
| Blewett, Marshel H/o Lucy Blewett |
Nov. 1, 1902 | Nov. 4, 1984 |
| Bolick, Jennifer Kay | Jul. 8, 1977 | Sep. 15, 1996 |
| Borton, Myrtle Ada W/o Onie Earl Borton |
Sep. 8, 1881 | Oct. 1, 1971 |
| Borton, Onia
Earl H/o Myrtle |
May. 19, 1885 | Nov. 29, 1975 |
| Boshell, Edna
L. W/o Jim Boshell |
Aug. 19, 1921 | Jun. 25, 1982 |
| Bowen, Elizabeth L. Harp W/o Lee Victor Bowen |
Feb. 15, 1891 | Jan. 19, 1987 |
| Bowen, Lee Victor H/o Elizabeth Harp Bowen |
Dec. 22, 1893 | Jan. 11, 1948 |
| Bradford, Dewey Leon
H/o Grace Jenkins Bradford Son of Dale Bradford |
1899 | Jun. 15, 1983 |
| Bradford, Grace Jenkins
W/o Dewey Bradford; D/o Dr Cornelius Jenkins & Hattie Wilbur |
Jul. 8, 1894 | Aug. 28, 1985 |
| Brazier, Frank | Dec. 8, 1925 | Aug. 4, 1999 |
| Burmeister, Ida Mae | Jan. 10, 1904 | Aug. 10, 1991 |
| Cathey, Mary R.
W/o William Cathey |
Nov. 1, 1870 | Apr. 17, 1951 |
| Cathey, William H.
"Will"
H/o Mary R |
May. 25, 1867 | Feb. 19, 1956 |
| Chambers, Abbie
no marker |
1909 | 1964 |
| Chambers, J. R.
no marker |
unknown | unknown |
| Chambers, Lola Mae Powell
Poplin W/o 1)Roy Dayton Powell; 2)Charlie Chambers; D/o Harvey Lee Poplin &Nancy Jane Foreman. |
1910 | 1987 |
| Chapman, Angus Martin
"Andy"
H/o Mary Lois; S/o Wm M Chapman & Charlotte Norte |
Aug. 12, 1911 | Aug. 20, 1986 |
| Chapman, Mary Lois
Hopkins W/o Angus Chapman |
Jan. 5, 1909 | Feb. 22, 1999 |
| Chastain, Joseph Edward
"Felix" S/o Joseph Rice Chastain & Francis "Fannie" Fox |
Jun. 23, 1894 | Feb. 1, 1919 |
| Clough, Louise Justine W/o Earl M Clough | Apr. 27, 1916 | Oct. 27, 1996 |
| Collins, Lettie Sibley
W/o Thadeus Collins; D/o Perry Columbus Sibley & Fannie Lou Reynolds |
Aug. 6, 1909 | Aug. 22, 1990 |
| Collins, Lola O. Sibley
W/o Theodore Collins; D/o Fannie Lou Reynolds & Perry Columbus Sibley |
Aug. 7, 1906 | Oct. 10, 1997 |
| Collins, Rita Gay
Campbell
W/o Ted Allen Collins; D/o Reginald & Lillian Campbell |
Dec. 1, 1939 | Sep. 30, 2000 |
| Collins, Theodore
H/o Lola |
Jul. 28, 1905 | Jul. 10, 1981 |
| Collins, W. Thaddeus
H/o Lettie |
Aug. 12, 1909 | Mar. 30, 1981 |
| Colvin, Bettie Mae Bowden
W/o George W Colvin |
Mar. 30, 1905 | Apr. 28, 1991 |
| Colvin, Betty Elizabeth
Field W/o Spencer Petrie Colvin; D/o Wm Jackson Field & Celia Autrey Field |
Jul. 6, 1875 | Feb. 19, 1951 |
| Colvin, Byron
S/o Spencer P & Betty Field Colvin |
1918 | 1918 |
| Colvin, Dallas Redell
H/o Nora Parsons; m. Nov 25, 1932; S/o S P & Bettie Field Colvin |
Aug. 4, 1908 Arcadia Parish, La |
Nov. 8, 1994 |
| Colvin, George W.
H/o Betty Mae Bowden |
Apr. 1, 1896 | Jun. 12, 1961 |
| Colvin, Lonnie Wayne
H/o Jacqueline; S/o Dallas Redell Colvin & Nora Parsons Colvin; Vietnam War Veteran |
Sep. 5, 1945 | Jan. 12, 2000 |
| Colvin, Marcella
D/o George W & Bettie Mae Bowden Colvin |
Aug. 15, 1925 | Aug. 17, 1929 |
| Colvin, Morris, Jr
S/o Morris Colvin Sr & Pauline Cole Colvin |
Feb. 3, 1951 | Feb. 4, 1951 |
| Colvin, Nora Parsons
W/o Dallas Colvin; Age 92; D/o Herbert & Lena Cross Parsons |
Feb 24, 1910 Mt Pleasant, Titus Co, Tx |
Jul 12, 2002 - 2003 |
| Colvin, Spencer Petrie
H/o Betty Field; S/o Thomas R Colvin & Isabella Dallas Redell |
Jul. 2, 1875 | Feb. 26, 1952 |
| Connell, Carrie E.
W/o L J Connell |
Dec. 13, 1885 | Jul. 12, 1980 |
| Connell, Iva Ruth Spear
W/o Murrell Connell; D/o Annie Watts Spear & Lawrence Byrd Spear |
May. 18, 1914 | an. 3, 2000 |
| Connell, L. J.
H/o Carrie E |
Jul. 31, 1910 | Jun. 18, 1989 |
| Creel, Minnie Lou Weeks
W/o Samuel Richard Creel |
Jul. 26, 1886 | May. 23, 1981 |
| Creel, Samuel Ramsey
H/o Virginia Blewett; S/o Sam & Minnie Weeks Creel; TX PFC US Army WW II |
Nov. 13, 1922 | Jan. 17, 1974 |
| Creel, Samuel
Richard H/o Minnie Lou Weeks |
1876 | 1946 |
| Creel, Virgil Lee
H/o Ethel Morgan; S/o Samuel Richard & Minnie Lou Weeks Creel |
Apr. 3, 1919 | Apr. 18, 1999 |
| Cross, Clayton R.
H/o Erma E Connell |
Mar. 21, 1903 | Jun. 5, 1981 |
| Cross, Erma E. Connell
W/o Clayton R Cross |
Jul. 31, 1910 | Jun. 18, 1989 |
| Culpepper, Curtis
H/o Georgie Lee Hood; S/o Edward Clayton Culpepper & Lela Mae Craig |
Apr. 25, 1903 | Jun. 24, 1985 |
| Culpepper, Edward Clayton
H/o Lela Mae Craig; S/o James Percy Culpepper & Matilda Sharp |
Jul. 13, 1875 | Jul. 31, 1965 |
| Culpepper, Georgie Lee
Hood
W/o Curtis Culpepper; D/o Mary Ella Michie & George Arundel Hood |
Jun. 1, 1899 | Feb. 27, 2000 |
| Culpepper, James Calvin
H/o Erna Mae Hancock; S/o Richard Franklin Culpepper & Lena Ann Pruitt |
1904 | Nov. 8, 1986 |
| Culpepper, Lela May Craig
W/o Edward Culpepper; D/o William Wallace Craig & Catherine Matilda Farrow |
Jul. 9, 1882 | Apr. 23, 1967 |
| Culpepper, Lena Ann
Pruitt
W/o Richard Franklin Culpepper; D/o Jimmy Pruitt & Lena Langley |
Oct. 30, 1873 | Apr. 24, 1970 |
| Culpepper, Richard
Franklin
H/o Lena Ann Pruitt; S/o Charlotte Matilda Sharp & James Percy Culpepper |
Sep. 1, 1869 | Feb. 23, 1953 |
| Dail, Willie E.
H/o Vesta Dail |
Jan. 23, 1892 | Aug. 21, 1949 |
| Davis, Floyd Charles
H/o Mae Louise Litton |
Oct. 26, 1914 | Jan. 7, 1990 |
| Davis, Mae Louise Litton
W/o Floyd Davis; D/o Richard & Ruth Mae Litton |
Nov. 29, 1919 | Oct. 23, 2001 |
| Dawson, Ethel Mae | Aug., 1882 | Apr., 19?? |
| DeLaune, Robert O.
H/o Bettie Lou Jones |
May. 14, 1927 | Mar. 31, 1983 |
Read by Juanita Harrell (nitagreen70@aol.com email bounced 3/3/2023) in 2001. Thanks Juanita for the wonderful notes on these people. |
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