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MACEDONIA CEMETERY -- San Augustine County, TX was recorded and photographed Saturday, March 4, 2006 and updated on June 22, 2023. We visited this cemetery, burial place of a number of our ancestors, several times.
This is a very old cemetery located on a dirt road in the deep woods near Broaddus, TX. There was probably once a Macedonia Baptist Church next to the cemetery.  There are many unmarked graves, and many with the remnants of wooden or petrified wood markers; there are also several older concrete markers with the engravings worn away and unreadable; on some of these, the last name "BEARD" can be deciphered, but no first names.
Our Maternal Great-grandfather, John Hutchins Stringer and our Great-grandmother Nancy Elizabeth Ann Forbus Stringer are buried here; our Great-great-grandfather, Abner D. Stringer who married almost-15-year-old Almedia Amanda Hopson in 1846 and emigrated to San Augustine County, Texas by wagon train, is probably buried here in one of the many unmarked graves.  She is buried in Coleman Cemetery.  Her father died in Florida fighting Creek Indians and is buried in Leon County, Florida; he has a memorial marker in Coleman Cemetery.  Almedia's widowed mother, Martha (Patsy) Ferrell, joined the wagon train (with probably her other 5 children, younger than Almedia) and made the journey to east Texas.  Family lore states that she farmed and raised her children there - a strong woman, for sure.
   DIRECTIONS:  From San Augustine, go south on TX147 to SR103, then go right (west) on 103 a very short distance. bear left, following 147. Continue on 147 about 4.5 miles to CR319: turn left on 319 at the "Macedonia Cemetery" sign. The cemetery is about 2 miles down the road, on the right.
     From Broaddus:  go north on SR147 about half a mile; turn right on CR348. Go about 1 mile to the junction with CR319 (on our 1st visit this side road was marked CR355 but maps show it as 319). Make this sharp right turn; the cemetery is about a mile down the road on the left.
   The number in parentheses following each name is the number for each individual picture.
   The purpose of this website is to provide headstone pictures to anyone who requests them. In this revision to Macedonia Cemetery I have included the known burials which do not have markers; those individuals are identified in 'Italics'.

ALLEN, Jacky Marie (57); 1966 -- 2002.  (FHM)
BEARD, Texana (?) (the last name is barely readable; "Texana" is our "best guess" at the  first name)
BEARD, (unreadable first name) 2 concrete markers; last name barely readable.
BEARD, Cynthia  (barely readable concrete marker; no dates) followed by 6 marked graves with no identification
BEARD, George Reed; (104); 1814 -- 1888  (double concrete pad; engraving has deteriorated.) (Double with)
BEARD, Mary (104); 1811--1882
BEARD, Mary F. (103); b. Nov 27, 1864; d. Nov 7, 1877  daughter of B.A. & A.E. Beard
BEARD, James Houston (102); b. Feb 27, 1889; d. Sept 21, 1889. Son of B.W. & Annie Beard
BEARD, May (101); b. Mar 21, 1892; d. Aug 21, 1898.  Daughter of B.A. & A.E. Beard
BEARD, Ellen A. (100); b. March 8, 1849; d. Aug 12, 1910.  Wife of B.A. Beard
BEARD, B.A. (Benjamin Alexander) (99); b. Feb 11, 1844; d. June 11, 1907.
BRYAN, Martha Ann Roche (18);  b. Mar 13, 1955; d. Mar 12, 2001
BUNYARD, Bertha (50); b. Aug 14, 1912; d. Apr 10, 1948. Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. E.J. McDaniel
BURCH, Leon (148); b. Aug 12, 1917; d. Oct 11, 1975.  SP7 US Army WWII  Korea
BURCH, Monika (151); 1925 -- 1984
BURCH, Baby (150) (nothing else on stone)
BURCH, Jannie (164); 1890 -- 1918
CAHAL, John T. (98); b. April 21, 1863; d. May 2, 1883
CAHAL, Mrs. E.J. (97); b. June 6, 1829; d. May 12, 1898
CHENOWETH, Julius C. (172); b. Oct 2, 1885; d. June 4, 1896.  
CHENOWETH, Mary (173); b. Aug 29, 1883; d. Apr 16, 1896
CHRISTIANSON, Reba Sanders (154); b. March 17, 1944; d. June 18, 2000
COLEMAN, Karmalita Faye (58); b. June 21, 1958; d. May 4, 2003
COLEMAN, Eugene; b. 29 Nov, 1931; d. Aug 24, 2002. (no headstone picture)
COLLIER, Nina Faye (25); b. Sept 23, 1937; d. Jan 23, 2005.  (Double with:)
COLLIER, Marlin Barkley (25); b. Dec 30, 1936; d. Jan 5, 2005
COOK, Mother of Jimmie M. Cook (33); 1855 -- 1911
COX, Mary M. (88); 1855 -- 1900; wife of W.M. Cox
COX, W.M. (89); 1849 -- 1910
CUELLAR, Patricia Marshburn (182); b. Jan 2, 1949; d. Aug 22, 2016
DARNELL, William W. (78); b. May 20, 1943; d. Nov 11, 2007
DARNELL, Judith Ann (176); b. Dec 4, 1945; d. Apr 19, 2014
DEAN, David Ashley (32); b. Aug 24, 1983; d. Mar 25, 2003.
DICKERSON, A.A. (105); b. Feb 22, 1840; d. Aug 17, 1912
DICKERSON, Mary A. (107); b. Jan 20, 1839; d. Jan 3, 1889
DICKERSON, Henry A. (108); b. Mar 4, 1869; d. Sept 11, 1881. Son of A.A. & Mary
FARR, Martha Jane (92); 1833 -- 1883. Wife of J.L. Farr, M.D.
FOX, Little Sam (171); b. Feb 7, 1907; d. Sept 12, 1908. Son of D.L. & Mary Fox
GILMORE, Nell Jones; b. Dec25, 1933; d. Jun 4, 2016. (no headstone picture)
GREGORY, Bessie Florence (68); b. Nov 1, 1901; d. June 28, 1913
GREGORY, Joseph Orn (67); b. May 26, 1893; d. Jan 22, 1908
GREGORY, W.C. (66); b. Aug 15, 1849; d. May 3, 1913
GREGORY, Mary Melvina (65); b. Mar 9, 1861; d. Mar 26, 1939
GUNNING; Mannie J. (123); b. Sept 11, 1870; d. Jan 12, 1914
HANKLA, Sula I. (93); b. Jan 24, 1878; d. Jan 5, 1915. Wife of R.A. Hankla.
HANNA, Orville Reid (180); b. Nov 26, 1933; d. May 10, 2010
HANNA, Bonnie Estelle (185); b. Sep 6, 1936; d. Sep 4, 2019
HENLEY, Walter W. (40); b. Sept 27, 1897; d. Aug 14, 1908. Son of A.M. & S.A. Henley.
HODGES, Jessie Mae; b. Dec 14, 1911; d. Aug 13, 1973. (fhm)
HUNT, Katie Irene Marshburn (130); b. June 4, 1924; d. Nov 23, 2000
ISHMAEL, Giles H. (136); b. Sept 8, 1888; d. July 5, 1918
ISHMAEL, J.M. (James Marion) (137); b, Nov 16, 1850; died Sept 24, 1890.  39 yrs, 10 mos, 13 days
ISHMAEL, Charles Casswell (140); 1816 -- 1886. (Double with:)
ISHMAEL, Sarah A. Martin (140); 1844 -- 1905.
JAMISON, Jim Ruth (41); Died May 17, 1937.  Age 76  (James Rufus; see NOTE 5)
JAMISON, J.T. (42); 1856 -- 1927
JAMISON, William Samuel (43); 1905 -- 1907  
JAMISON, William F. (73); Died Nov 21, 1941.  Age 83
JAMISON, George Ann (72); Died April 30, 1955. Age 93. (Wife of William F.)
JAMISON, Floyd (70-71); b. May 17, 1895; d. Apr 2, 1960. PVT CO M 34 Infantry WWI
JAMISON, Hattie V. (69); b. Mar 24, 1897; d. Oct 1, 1991. (daughter of George Ann & Wm.)  
JAMISON, Amanda (106); b. Oct 3, 1886; d. Oct 3, 1889  (left side of a triple headstone)
JAMISON, Alex (106); b. Jan 13, 1891; d. Apr 15, 1898  (center of triple headstone)
JAMISON, Susie E. (106); b. Aug 1, 1857; d. Jan 15, 1898  (right side of the triple stone)
JOHNSON, Arcada Warren; b. Sep 6, 1834; d. 1900. (no headstone picture)
JOHNSON, Tinie; b. Aug, 1881; d. Oct 24, 1900. (no headstone picture)
JONES, Irma Alma (177); b. Mar 21, 1911; d. Aug 18, 2002.
JONES, Dorothy L. (156); b. Feb 25, 1935; d. Mar 16, 1935.  Inf. dau. of Hall & Alma Jones
JONES, Catherine Sanders; b. July, 1884; d. May 19, 1946. (no headstone picture)
JONES, Martin Dies; b. May 1913; d. Sep 20, 1948. (no headstone picture)
JONES, Thomas Benjamin; b. Apr 18, 1864; d. Feb 4, 1947. (no headstone picture)
KENDRICK, Queen Elizabeth Jones; 1837 -- 1918. (no headstone picture)
LAKEY, Audrey (125); d. Jan 6, 1909. Aged 5 yrs 27 days.  (Note 8)
LEWIS, Mary Edith Sanders; b. Dec 26, 1834; d. May 7, 2022. (no headstone picture)
LOZANA, Joseph Leon (127); b. Sept 7, 1925; d. Mar 15, 2008. (Photo)  (Double with:)
LOZANA, Lillie Mae Marshburn (127); b. Jan 31, 1919; d. June 18, 2002. (my 1st cousin 1x removed)  
MARSHALL, Emma (152); b. 1885; d. May 12, 1940
MARSHALL, William Ransom; b. 1863; d. Sep 30, 1937. (no headstone picture)
MARSHBURN, David C.;  1924 -- 1996. (FHM) (son of David M. & Almedie)
MARSHBURN, David M. (76); b. Feb 17, 1886; d. Sept 15, 1965; married June 24, 1903. (Double with:)
MARSHBURN, Almedie E. (76);  b. July 1, 1881; d. June 16, 1961 (Note 7)
MARSHBURN, Sarah (26); b. Sept 22, 1886; d. June 21, 1964. (dau. of John H. & Nancy E. Stringer
MARSHBURN, Willie T. (27); b. Apr 21, 1880; d. Aug 12, 1949. (husband of Sarah)
MARSHBURN, Lester (61); b. July 27, 1915; d. Dec 13, 1976. PFC US Army WWII
MARSHBURN, William Joseph (60); b. Nov 1, 1910; d. Sept 26, 1979. (Double with)
MARSHBURN, Ruth Marie Dean (60); b. Aug 25, 1914; d. Oct 26, 1987
MARSHBURN, Infant (121); b&d July 27, 1914; Dau. of John & Mary
MARSHBURN, Mary Ann Elizabeth Sheard (128); b. Dec 22, 1891; d. Sept 26, 1977. (next to her husband)
MARSHBURN, John Virgil (129); b. Feb 18, 1890; d. Feb 25, 1961
MARSHBURN, Archie (168); b. April 10, 1861; d. March 28, 1912.
MARSHBURN, Susan Cook; b. Jan 3, 1850; d. Apr 3, 1912. (no headstone picture)
MATHIS, Johnnie (158); 1885 -- 1932
MATHIS, Lem (159); b. Sept 16, 1889; d. Oct 20, 1939
MATHIS, Pear (160); b. March 3, 1869; d. Feb 29, 1945
McADAMS, Charles Eugene "Chaz" (77); b. June 5, 1959; d. June 5, 1991
McDANIEL, James Elighie (54); b. Apr 21, 1917; d. June 21, 2010 (Double  with)
McDANIEL, Ethel (54); b. Feb 20, 1920; d. July 17, 1972
McDANIEL, Thomas G. (53); 1949 (no other date)
McDANIEL, Baby (52); 1950
McDANIEL, Jasper (51); 1882 -- 1964.  (Double with:)
McDANIEL, Josie (51); 1888 -- 1955
McDANIEL, John Paul (49); b&d 1994.  (FHM)
McDANIEL, William T. (48); b. Sept 27, 1950; d. Aug 12, 1972. (Note 6)
McDANIEL, Paul Roger (47); b. Jan 19, 1945; d. June 16, 1973
McDANIEL, John Mathew (46); 1951 -- 1975
McDANIEL, Margaret D. (45); b. July 16, 1923; d. Sept 14, 1975. (Double with:)
McDANIEL, Lawrence (45); b. Apr 6, 1919; d. Dec 28, 2016
McDANIEL, William Bartley (64); b. Mar 1, 1910; d. Nov 7, 1987
McDANIEL, Irene Marshburn (59); b. March 4, 1936; d. Nov 19, 2000
McDANIEL, Jessie, Lue, & Willie (95);   1975
McDANIEL, Bartlett (96); b. Feb 14, 1835; d. Aug 5, 1911.  (triple headstone with next 2)
McDANIEL, Baby (96); CA 1880
McDANIEL, Ann Elizabeth McChristian (96); b. Apr 25, 1838; d. Feb 28, 1899
McDANIEL, James (181); b. Apr 22, 1944; d. Aug 9, 2014
McDANIEL, Lawrence Allen (186)
MILLER, Ona Mabel (91); b. June 26, 1909; d. Nov 28, 1910
MILLER, Ruben W. (90); b. June 13, 1887; d. Mar 17, 1917
MORTON, Tony G. (56); 1967 -- 1989. (FHM)
MORTON, Billy Mack (55); b. Feb 7, 1941; d. Aug 26, 2009. (FHM)
MYATT, Claude Dell (184); b. Dec 4, 1950; d. Jan 9, 2012. (FHM)
NOLEN, Mrs. Emma Nevada Butler (124); b. Oct 19, 1861; d. Jan 4, 1904. Wife of D.F. Nolen.
OGILVIE, Lorene Fraley (82); b. Sept 1, 1911; d. Aug 26, 1986.
PHILLIPS, Prala (38-39); b. May 8, 1920; d. Feb 8, 2009. PFC US Army, WWII
PHILLIPS, Lena McDaniel (187); b. Mar 11, 1927; d. Aug 26, 2021
PILCH, Meriman Ray Dean (85); b. Sept 5, 1929; d. Dec 27, 1989.
REECE, Martha A. (126); b. May 1, 1883; d. Oct 10, 1908. Wife of Charles W. Reece
REYNOLDS, Charlsie L. (163); b. Jan 20, 1924; d. Oct 12, 1932
REYNOLDS, Lee (162); b. Jan 15, 1894; d. March 13, 1974.  (Double with)
REYNOLDS, Alice (162); b. May 18, 1903; d. Sep 10, 1988
REYNOLDS, Lola Mae (161); b. Oct 6, 1921; d. Jan 1, 1996
RIGBY, Kathie S. (63); Nov 21, 1951. (born & died)
ROBERTS, W.S. (William) (22);  b. May 1, 1858; d. Dec 2, 1936  (Double with)
ROBERTS, M.L. (Margaret Desdimonia) "Maggie" Beard (22); b. Dec 26, 1871; d. Jan 5, 1916
ROBERTS, Elma K. (24); b. Aug 10, 1905 -- d. Sep 1, 1986
ROBERTS, Cynthia Ann Causey; b. Jan 7, 1838; d. Mar 17, 1912. (no headstone picture)
RUNNELS, Myrtle (28); b. Jan 24, 1908; d. Sept 22, 1940
SANDERS, Alvis Lee (19);  b. May 16, 1953; d. May 24, 1953 (Note 1) (next to:)
SANDERS, Alvis Len (Alvin Lynn) (20);  b. May 16, 1953; d. May 18, 1953 (Note 1)
SANDERS, Alvis Roudolph; b. Jan 12, 1932; d. Jul 27, 2022. (no headstone picture)
SANDERS, Nellie J. (188); b. Dec 20, 1935; d. Jan 12, 2020. Wife of Alvis Roudolph.
SANDERS, Herman Maurice (21);  b. Mar 14, 1938; d. Nov 21, 1938. (dates from Death Certificate)
SANDERS, Lamar V. (29); b. Mar 3, 1934; d. Feb 10, 2003
SANDERS, William Henry (31); b. Nov 19, 1909; d. Apr 17, 1999
SANDERS, Ruth R. (30; b. Dec 24, 1915; d. Oct 22, 1967
SANDERS, W.L. (141); b. Mar 24, 1872; d. Nov 17, 1900. Son of Charley & Sarah Sanders.
SANDERS, Rex (157); b. Sept 17, 1915; d. Apr 8, 1995.  (Double with:)
SANDERS, Edna Lucille (157); b. Sept 20, 1918; d. June 1, 1998
SANDERS, Mary Jane (169); b. Dec 21, 1878; d. Aug 18, 1954.Wife of Travis Sanders; married July 4, 1908
SANDERS, Travis (170); b. May 13, 1881; d. June 27, 1972
SANDERS, M.B. (153); b. July 1, 1860; d. Jan 13, 1943. (Double with:)
SANDERS, Mary E. (153); b. March 7, 1862; d. March 10, 1949
SANDERS, L.J. (155); b. Dec 28, 1905; d. Jul 20, 2001.  (Double with:)
SANDERS, Zora (155); b. Apr 11, 1910; d. Apr 8, 1992; married July 30, 1926
SANDERS, W.C. (167); b. July 25, 1887; d. July 25, 1914
SANDERS, Marion (166); b. Dec 13, 1892; d. July 25, 1914. Son of M.B. & M.E. Sanders
SANDERS, Cleavern (165); b. Feb 9, 1895; d. Apr 2, 1906.  Son of M.B. & M.E. Sanders
SANDERS, Charles Sr.; b. Jun 15, 1848; d. Mar 10, 1930. (no headstone picture)
SANDERS, Curtis Eldon; b. Apr 25, 1927; d. Apr 27, 2011. (no headstone picture)
SCOTT, Sam H. (138); b. Nov 4, 1874; d. Aug 23, 1901
SCOTT, Hammond (139); b. Feb 22, 1837; d. Feb 6, 1908. PVT 27th LA Inf. CSA
SHEARD, Benjamin (118); b. Feb 14, 1877; d. Apr 8, 1903 (buried in line with the "Shirds", next to Samuel)
SHEARD, Johnny Houston (119); b. Aug 12, 1898; d. Sep 5, 1916
SHEARD, James Thomas (120); b. Dec 25, 1902; d. Sept 24, 1918
SHEARD, Jimmy Louis (122); b. Feb 5, 1931; d. Feb 8, 1931
SHEARD, John Sim (145); 1871 -- 1922
SHEARD, Elizabeth Thompson (146); 1840 -- 1921
SHEARD, Simmie Thomas (147); b. Oct 18, 1934; d. Jan 24, 2009
SHEFFIELD, James; b. Mar, 1860; d. May 8, 1914. (no headstone picture)
SHIRD, Bengmon (114); b. Sept 1, 1895 -- d. Sept 10, 1895. Son of B.S. & S.J. Shird
SHIRD, Richard (115); b. Aug 29, 1894; d. Sept 4, 1894. Son of B.S. & S.J. Shird
SHIRD, Nancy J. (116); b. May 19, 1875; d. Apr 18, 1900. Wife of B.S. Shird
SHIRD, Samuel (117); b. Apr 5, 1900; d. Sept 19, 1900. Son of B.S. & S.J. Shird
SICKLES, Elen (113); b. Mar 8, 1878; d. Jan 28, 1897. Daughter of Nancy Sickles
SPRINGSTON, H.C. (Jack) (81); b. Jan 6, 1930; d. Oct 7, 1990. (Double with:)
SPRINGSTON, Star E. Dean (81); b. Feb 6, 1928; d. Aug 19, 2004.
SPRINGSTON, Amy Kay (175); b. Sep 21, 1963; d. July 7, 2008
STANLEY, William P. (132); b. Jan 30, 1873; d. Feb 5, 1953
STANLEY, Norma R. (178); b. Aug 21, 1928; d. Jan 27, 2011
STRINGER, Nancy Elizabeth  (11a/c); b. Jan 15, 1865; d. Feb 19, 1905.  (NOTE 2)
STRINGER, John H. (11a/b); b. Mar 5, 1860 -- d. Sept 7, 1943. (NOTE 3)
STRINGER, Edna Alma Marshburn (131); b. Feb 22, 1921; d. Apr 30, 2003. (married Fred Stringer in 1966)
STRINGER, Baby (34); b&d Sept 5, 1913. (NOTE 4)
STRINGER, Abner D.; b. 1824 in Ga; d. May, 1870 in San Augustine Co. (no headstone picture)
STRINGER, Amanda Amelia Hopson; b. Aug 15, 1829; d. 1900. (no headstone picture) (Note 9)
STRINGER, Warren Harris; b. 1854; d 1884. Son of Abner D. & Amanda. (no headstone picture)
TEAL, Maggie (23); 1904 -- 1941.  (Double with)
TEAL, Tom (23); 1897 -- 1955
THOMPSON, Stephen Jr. (135); b. June 20, 1838; d. Jan 26, 1897
TOWNSEND, J.F.(Joseph)  (111); b. abt 1860/61; d Jan 15, 1900. Age 39 years. (Husband of Molly M.)
TOWNSEND, J.T. (110); b. Aug 19, 1885; d. March 28, 1917
TOWNSEND, Molley M. Roberts (112); 1860 -- 1935
WADE, Vera Mae; b. April 4, 1917 -- d. March 15, 2002  (FHM)
WALLER, Kathie Phillips (179); b. Nov 21, 1951; d. Dec 16, 2014. (double with)
WALLER, Keary C. (179); b. Jul 25, 1957;....
WELLS, Margratt J. (109); b. Mar 4, 1858; d. Sept 11, 1873. Daughter of Mary Wells
WILLIAMSON, Atheline O. (62); 1920 -- 1992.  (FHM)
WISE, Jerry E. (37); b. Feb 12, 1944; d. Aug 18, 2008. (double with)
WISE, Audrey Phillips (37); b. Feb 15, 1949; d....

NOTE 1:  Premature twin boys Alvis Lee & Alvin Lynn, sons of  Alvis & Nellie Sanders. Alvin is incorrectly identified on his headstone as "Alvis Len". (Information from birth & death certificates)
NOTE 2:  my Maternal great-grandmother Nancy Elizabeth Ann Forbus, dau. of Henry & Armittie Forbis/Forbus.
NOTE 3:  my Maternal great-grandfather; son of Abner D. & Almedia Stringer.
NOTE 4:  Infant of Elmer Elice & Dawn May Henry Stringer, founding owners of  E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville, TX
NOTE 5:  This is almost certainly not "Jim Ruth" Jamison. According to the 1870 & 1880 census, this person is listed as "son"; abbreviated "Jas. R." in 1870, spelled out as "James Rufus" in 1880. He was a brother of J.T. Jamison.
NOTE 6:  Shot & killed by an armed robber at the service station where he worked.
NOTE 7:  Almedia Elizabeth Stringer, my Grand-Aunt; dau. of John H. & Nancy E. Stringer; my grandfather's sister.
NOTE 8:  dau. of John Michael & Nancy Georgiana Beard Lakey; granddaughter of George Reed & Mary BEARD
NOTE 9:  It is likely that Amanda Amelia, wife of Abner D., is buried in Coleman cemetery, not in Macedonia with her husband. she survived 30 years after his death and continued to manage the farm at a distance from Macedonia cemetery. There are no marked graves for either Abner or Amelia in either cemetery.