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CEMETERYOne of the few all-black cemeteries in Van Zandt County, is located in the City of Edgewood in what is now a housing development. This is an active cemetery, although many of the older graves have been lost or destroyed by expansion in the community. A former Edgewood Chief of Police, Joe Willie Milton (1941-1997) is buried here along with his family. Mr. Milton is believed to be the first black police officer in Van Zandt County. Several of the marked graves include veterans of WWII. Surnames included in this cemetery are, Scott, Turner, Milton, Maroney, Henson, Mills, Wilson, Daniel, Randle, Lewis, Edmun, Wiley, Williams, and Campbell.
Surname First Name Birth Death ANTIA ANNIE ANJELE B&D 1999 AVERY MARGIE L. 1922 1980 CAMPBELL SAMUEL 1910 197- DANIEL DOROTHY R. 1916 1997 EDMUN FLOYD 1911 1978 FRANKLIN HENRY 1888 1940 GRIMES BENNIE 1942 NONE GRIMES HENRY 1936 NONE HENSON ALBERT 1904 1994 HENSON GEANETTIE M. 1907 1996 LEWIS ONID DEAN 1923 1990 LEWIS-WILSON PEARLINE 1927 2000 LEWIS ROSIE 1902 1988 MARONEY AMILE 1934 NONE MARONEY HELEN 1943 1997 MARONEY MAY DONNIE 1907 1997 MARONEY, SR. WILLIAM 1905 1986 MARONEY, JR. WILLIAM 1949 2000 MILLS DALE 1998 1998 MILTON JACQUELINE EVONNE 1962 2000 MILTON JOE 1886 1949 MILTON JOE WILLIE 1941 1997 MILTON MARZELL 1913 1995 MILTON OTHA L. 1919 1989 MILTON PATRICIA ANN 1946 1997 MILTON TINA JERI 1971 1988 MILTON VIOLA 1890 1961 RANDLE DELLA COLE 1911 1994 RANDLE EFFIE L. 1927 1997 RANDLE FELTON 1920 1953 RANDLE-WILLIAMS-WILEY MARGARET NELL 1934 2000 RANDLE MATHIS 1893 1965 RANDLE NINA 1894 1967 RANDLE, JR. MATHEW 1925 1991 SCOTT-GRIMES BERNICE 1927 1991 SCOTT CARLTON T. 1906 1986 SCOTT GLEN 1961 1995 SCOTT IDA BELL 1926 1992 SCOTT VIOLA 1889 1972 SIMMS JOFFIE 1904 1967 TURNER CLAREE 1900 1990 WARD CLARENCE 1916 1918 WILEY MRS. LIZZIE 1885 1932 WILLIAM DOC 1896 1946 WILLIAMS ELLAN 1898 1933 WILSON R. E. 1914 1964 WILSON WILLIAM NONE 1925 WILSON, SR. LESTER 1921 1997
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