EVERGREEN NEGRO CEMETERY, Houston,Texas
During Houston's early days a cotton plantation stood where Lockwood Drive and Market Street cross. In the late 1800's acreage from this plantation was turned into one of the city's first Negro cemeteries. Old Fifth Ward, in the Harris and Wilson Two League Grant. A.K. Kelly, a former slave organized the burial ground. One of the earliest graves dates I found was 1894. This cemetery is a final resting place for former slaves, Buffalo soldier and WWI veterans.
Located at Lockwood Drive and Market Street, south of I-10. A large portion of graves were moved or lost when Lockwood was put through the middle of the graveyard in the 1960's.
A partial listing from this cemetery. At the time it was over-grown and hard to find the tombstones. I recorded this cemetery in 1985. Most of the eastside was recorded and a partial for westside.
Ida Coleman d April 19,1927
Mark Lee Grooms 1921-1928
B. F. Rucker b Aug 12,1849 d Mar. 4,1929
Fred Rucker, Son, age 23 b July 21,1906 d 1928
Mrs. Willie Mae Barnett, age 27, b Mar. 10,1902 d Oct. 15,1929
Hellen Armstead, 6 months, b Sept. 21,1928 d Mar. 19,1929
Rev. Ike Johnson d June 2,1929
Penny Well d Dec. 16,1928 age 42
Will Perry, age 33, b Nov. 7,1896 d Feb. 14,1929
Jacob Lewis b Mar. 15,1895 d Dec. 7,1927
Isac Jones 1858-1929
Lewis Hart d Aug. 21,1929 58 years
Rosa Nunley 1887-1927
Elmer Howard 1894-1929
Hester Lewis 55 years b Dec. 11,1875 d June 24,1931
Wm. Lane b Aug. 7,1875? d Feb. 9.1901
Willie Fisher d April 12,1928
Cora Pasley 1882-1928
George Tyo? d Mar. 7,1929 age 63
Lurena green 1861-1898
Large stone, just says Johnson?
Will White age 55 Nov. 4,1873 d May 8?,1923
B. W. Hicks 1853-1928
Willie Dun Fred 1887-1929
Edward Lee age 22 b Oct. 2,1906 d July 31,1929
Pleasant Holsten d June 4,1900 54 years
Mandy Foster d Oct. 20,1930 77 years
Bertha Mouton b Sept. 21,1890 d Jan. 23,1950
James Mathews TEXAS PVT. 328 LABOR BN OMC d Feb. 19,1933
John Walker d Nov. 20,1917 age 52
A. K. Kelly 1846-1928 *(ORGANIZED THE BURIAL GROUND)
Annie Kelly 1858-1935
A.D. Kelly 1887-1919
Olivia Fitch d Aug. 19,1921 age 22
Tobe ? Bowman d Feb. 21,1921 age 50
Annie Ashwood d Nov. 7,1901 age 70 years
Irean Childs d Feb. 25,1919 100 years, 4 months
Lizzie Goosby b Mar. 2,1864 d Nov. 2,1922
Alex Williams b Dec. 1863 d Jan. 2,1932
Stanley Alexander TEXAS PVT. 410 RES. LABOR BN d Nov. 5,1933
Della Wilson d June 7,1932 54 yrs.
Ida V. Stevens 1858-1924
R. Beaseley 1840-1918
A. Beaseley 1839-1923
William O.H. Beaseley (broken) b Dec. 6,1883 d Apr. 18,1915
One large stone turned over (unknown)
Amella Mayers GOLDEN SHIELD 333 d Dec. 30,1921 My Mother
Nancy Teal 1892-1922 Our sister, At Rest
Mealy Wiley d July 26,1921 age 53
W. H. Freeman 1881-1921 In Memory of Mother and Sisters
Nancy Phillips d May 28,1921 age 42
John Bly b Aug. 6,1866 d Apr. 9,1921
Dennis Knockless? d Mar. 4,1921 age 47
Jim White d Dec. 26,1907 age 60
Base (Unknown)
John White b Dec. 26,1868 d Apr. 15,1897 age 25
Willie Sludge b Oct. 20,1876 d Dec. 13,1922 My Husband
B.W. Woods 1872-Aug. 30,1921 age 50 years
Derry Adams b July 6,1883 d Nov. 22,1928
Joseph D. Reed 1885-1925
Lydia Jones 1863-Mar. 1913 Ransom Jones d Sept. 1906 Arthur Jones, Sam Jones
Caroline Ivory 1881-1922 LODGE 777-333 Mother, At Rest
Base (Unknown)
Frank Wilson TEXAS d June 24,1931
Elliot Jones d Nov. 21,1919 age 25
Henry Jones d Oct. 25,1918 age 28
Charlie Jones d Apr. 28,1902 age 11
Base (Unknown)
Base (Unknown)
Sophia Brown b Aug. 11,1890 d Feb. 22,1932
No name? (Unknown) b Aug. 22,1890 d Nov. 26,1931
Harriet Hope b Oct. 22,1849 d May 3,1914
Lillie Morgan Johnson b Mar. 19,1899 d May 23,1917
Joseph, son of Guintus and Cora Barber b Sept. 18,1882 d Mar. 24,1894 Gone but not forgotten
Berry Allen d July 2,1898 70 yrs. At Rest
G. E. Barber 1862-1928
Joseph Clay d July 22,1930 58 Yrs. Born in La.
Angeline Clay d Jan. 7,1930 age 16, 3 mos.
Annie Clay, Wife of Joseph Clay Born in La., 1850 d Mar. 19,1920
Alen Williams b Dec. 1863 d June 2,1932