Ennis Memorial Cemetery

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States
Surnames/tags: Texas Freedmen US_Black_heritage

This page serves to document this history of Ennis Memorial Cemetery (aka Ennis Colored Cemetery) in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.

There are approximately 2,300 burials here; most are unmarked. ^[1]

Partial List of Burials:

• Tom Albert 1889-1961
• Eugene Anderson 1929-1972
• Luther Anderson, Jr. 1927-1951
• Emma, wife of Isaac Barnes. Born Mar 7, 1849, Died Aug 31, 1901. (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
  • Also on same stone: Carrie Barnes, Born Feb 16, 1876, Died Jan 8, 1901.
  • Next to the Barnes stone is a broken stone reading: "ROBERT T EUBANKS", hand-etched. Next to it is a tiny, unbroken stone reading "E B".Weatherall-96 20:29, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
• Robert Bass 1889-1941
• Rosa (Rossie) Lee Bass 1916-1918
• Dellar Biggings Born Nov. 6, 1869 Died Feb. 13, 1894. (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Ethel L (Bolton) Connor May 14 1905-Mar 27 1993 (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Roy Howard Bolton, Sr. (Sgt, US Army, Korea) Oct 14- 1931- May 27 2009. (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Charles David Gabriel 1946-1967
• Henry Goaston Died July 18, 1899: Aged 36 years. (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Anderson Massey, Jr. (Sgt, US Army, Korea) Oct 18, 1927- Apr 15, 2011 (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Lorine Massey July 9, 1929- May 11, 2007 (photographed 28 Sep 2021)
• Gingy, wife of Willis Watson. Died Mar 6, 1907 Age 58 Yrs. (photographed 28 Sep 2021)

Research Notes

• All above-named people are recorded at FindaGrave. Linked names have a WikiTree profile.
• I photographed a few dozen tombstones while visiting the cemetery September 28, 2021. Weatherall-96 20:17, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2364210