Fordtran Cemetery

aka Midgett Grave Yard
Thanks to thank Cynthia for submitting the following information.

Some records in this transcription were taken from a 1970 cemetery transcription and verified from an actual visit in may 2002. (Row numbers given, lot numbers given with names, all other lots assumed vacant). Comments in parenthesis are from the 1970 survey. Additional comments from May 2002 survey are in brackets. Every effort has been made to transcribe this cemetery as accurately and completely as possible; apology is made in the case of error. Cynthia (Midgett) Shaffer.

Directions: Traveling north to south on Highway 59, take the Inez, #444 exit (about 14 miles north of Victoria, Texas). Turn right onto FM 444. Travel about 17 1/2 miles, to Highway 77. Turn right onto Highway 77, travel about 2/10 mile, and then turn left onto Fordtran Road. Travel about 4/10 mile and the cemetery will be on your left. (If coming from Victoria, take the Inez exit, turn left under Highway 59, turn left for 2/10 of a mile, then turn right onto FM 444 and follow the remaining directions above.) There is not a sign indicating the cemetery name. It is immediately on the left side of the road and easy to find. The cemetery is fairly small, fenced with a chain-linked fence, and is well kept.

More Fordtran/Midgett Information

Row 1. - no graves

Row 2
  • 2.1- Torres - double stone
    TORRES, Paul Anthony, Apr 30, 1950 [no death date]
    TORRES, L. Gayle Powell, Oct 10, 1950 - Oct 17, 1999 Loving wife and mother. Married Jan 31, 1986
  • Row 3
    • 3.1 -Boothe - double stone
      BOOTHE, Horace W., Oct 20, 1935 - Apr 17, 1999
      BOOTHE, Sydney C., Feb. 18, 1938 - Aug 5, 1998
  • Row 4
    • 4.1- Batts (double stone)
      BATTS, Clarence L., Mar 9, 1913, July 17, 1978. [At foot] BATTS, Clarence L., Sgt. US Army, WWII 1913-1978
      Batts, Lois Mae, Sept 3, 1919 [no death date]
  • Row 5
    • 5.3- PREWITT, John T., Dec. 30, 1852, Feb. 19, 1902
    • 5.4 -PREWITT, Mahala Ann, June 29, 1833, Dec. 2, 1906
    • 5.5- PREWITT, Mary Catherine, Sept. 3, 1859, July 28, 1918
    • 5.8- WAINSCOTT, George W., Aug. 8, 1910, Aug 14, 1990
    • 5.9- WAINSCOTT, H. Marie, Nov. 18, 1914, May 19, 1987
    • 5.15- MARTIN, Nancy E., Jan 9, 1865, Aug. 9, 1934 "Mother"
    • 5.16- MARTIN, George S., June 6, 1844, Aug 29, 1921 "Father"
    • 5.17- YOUNG, Mary A., Apr. 5, 1838, July 5, 1923
    • 5.18- YOUNG, Lloyd, July 13, 1912, Jan. 30, 1923
    • 5.19- YOUNG, George B., Sept. 17, 1867, Sept. 11, 1948
    • 5.20- YOUNG, Nora Hart, May 29, 1880, Nov. 7, 1956
  • Row 6
    • 6.5- Stone at head and foot. No name, unknown child.
    • 6.12- HENSLEY, Infant of Mr. And Mrs. M. G. Hensley, Sept 15, 1927
    • 6.13- HENSLEY, Harold D., Dec. 21, 1942, Apr 1, 1943
    • 6.15- FAUNCE, Ruth M., Mar. 19, 1913, Apr. 13, 1934
    • 6.16- MULLINS, Arizona C., 1873-1967
    • 6.17- MULLINS, George M., 1862-1946
  • Row 7
    • 7.2- STOEVER, Mrs. Anna, Mar 1, 1869, Sept. 20, 1910
    • 7.3- STOEVER, Hermann, Aug. 9, 1865, Feb. 11, 1906
    • 7.4- STOEVER, Katie, Sept. 19, 1896, Sept. 19, 1900
    • 7.5- Infant son of F. J. & E. STROBEL (age 7 days) Nov. 1910
    • 7.6- STROBEL, Emilie, July 24, 1871, Mar. 17, 1959
    • 7.7- STROBEL, Hugh John Nov. 15, 1890, July 22, 1965, Texas Pvt., Infantry WWI
    • 7.12- Stone marker, no name. (may be a baby son who died at a Christmas party in 1924 or 1925 - Lane baby) [On the visit in May 2002, there is no stone marker to indicate this grave]
    • 7.12- HENSLEY, Marlin G. Sr., Aug 12, 1934, Jan. 15, 1999 [On the visit in May 2002, this grave was marked by a funeral home marker, and was at lot 12. Charlie Marshall FH and Cematory, Aransas Pass/Rockport]
    • 7.13-14- HENSLEY (double marker)
      HENSLEY, Morgan G. Feb. 16, 1891, May 14, 1987 {Additional military marker reads: HENSLEY, Morgan G., Pvt. US Army, WWI, Feb. 16, 1891, May 14, 1987}
      HENSLEY, Ella E., Aug 30, 1902, June 29, 1997
    • 7.15- HENSLEY, Clarence, Apr 25, 1931, May 2, 1997, Crpl, US Army, WWII
  • Row 8
    [There is a curb around Lots 9-12 of Row 8]
    • 8.4- Baby MAHAN (cedar tree at head) [On visit in May 2002, there is no marker and the cedar tree has been cut down, with only a stump remaining]
    • 8.10-11- BRADY (double marker)
      BRADY, Lenora A. 1878-1965 "Mother" [dates for Lenora Brady are 5/5/1878-5/18/1965]
      BRADY, William J., 1879-1951 "Father" [dates for William Brady are 3/24/1879-3/30/1951]
    • 8.12- BRADY Infant son, 1905-1905
    • 8.13- BATTS, Marcelle G., 1921, 1994
    • 8.14- BATTS, Robert Edd, 1918-1956 [notes from 1970 indicate he was a Veteran of WWII]
    • 8.15- BATTS, Mettie Cecil, 1892, 1977
    • 8.16- MAGGARD, infant son of Delbert & Barbara Maggard, June 15, 1960, June 15, 1960
  • Row 9
    [There is a curb around graves 1-15]
    • 9.2- BUCHANAN, Mary G., Sept. 2, 1971, Sept. 11, 1954 [concrete slab over the grave]
    • 9.3- BUCHANAN, Robert T., Sept. 20, 1866, July 21, 1956 [concrete slab over the grave]
    • 9.4- BUCHANAN, Escar, son of R. T. & M. G. BUCHANAN, Jan. 19, 1897, Dec. 7, 1898 [this is the earliest recorded burial]
    • 9.5- COCKRUM, Byford, son of R. G. & E. A. COCKRUM, Aug. 5, 1916, Aug 10, 1916
    • 9.7- MIDGETT, infant of Mr. & Mrs. J.N.O. MIDGETT, Dec. 25, 1910, Dec. 25, 1910
    • 9.8- BATTS, infant triplets of Mr. & Mrs. L. E. BATTS. (Concrete slab shows date of birth Oct. 5, 1921. Red granite headstone shows death in 1920. Possibly born in 1920 and died in 1921)
    • 9.9- BATTS, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. E. BATTS, 1924-1924
    • 9.11- BRANCH, Myrtle M., daughter of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, Jan. 13, 1880, Dec. 4, 1904
    • 9.12- BRANCH, Herby L., son of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, May 10, 1901, June 10, 1904
    • 9.13- BRANCH, Pvt. John R., son of J. B. & M. E. BRANCH, May 14, 1890, Dec. 28, 1917 (Veteran WWI. Died Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth, Texas, of flu)
    • 9.14- BRANCH, Mattie E., June 23, 1858, Nov. 11, 1931 [photo on obelisk style stone]
    • 9.15- BRANCH, Joshua B., Dec. 3, 1853, Jan. 25, 1928 [photo on obelisk style stone]
    • 9.16-17- STEPHENS [double stone]
      STEPHENS, Veda B., Mar. 12, 1912, May 26, 1980
      STTEPHENS, Carl H., Sept. 26, 1902, May 15, 1969
  • Row 10
    • 10.2-3- MIDGETT [double stone]
      MIDGETT, America, "Mother", Mar. 6, 1861, Apr 2, 1937
      MIDGETT, Jessie B. "Father", Feb. 27, 1857, June 3, 1945
    • 10.4- MIDGETT, Horace L., son of J. B. & A. M. MIDGETT, May 7, 1895, Feb. 14, 1913
    • 10.5- MIDGETT, Baby, Oct. 30, 1900, Nov. 4, 1900
    • 10.7- NICKEL, James E., Jan. 7, 1881, Aug. 27, 1911
    • 10.9- BORCHERS, Selma Ollie, Sept. 20, 1886, Sept. 29, 1961
    • 10.10- BORCHERS, Edmund, Mar. 24, 1866, June 15, 1941 (James E. NICKEL married Selma Ollie MIDGETT. After he died, she married Ed BORCHERS. She is buried between the two}
    • 10.11- Baby grave, stone at head, lilies at foot. Unknown
    • 10.12- Child grave, lily at head, stone at foot. Unknown.
    • 10.13-14- NICKEL (double stone)
      NICKEL, Gladys, June 15, 1923 [no death date]
      NICKEL, Welton, Dec. 18, 1915, May 6, 1974. Married Aug. 10, 1939
    • 10.15-16- NICKEL (double stone)
      NICKEL, Laura Edith, Apr. 30, 1892, May 17. 1956
      NICKEL, Edd, Mar. 25, 1891, June 23, 1960
    • 10.16-17- JETTON (double stone)
      JETTON, Christa Clare, Dec. 28, 1919, Apr. 19, 1987
      JETTON, James Welton, Dec. 6, 1919 [no death date]. Married May 28, 1942
  • Row 11
    [Graves 1-7 are enclosed in a curb]
    • 11.1- HAILEY, Kenneth Dahlgren, Mar 2, 1915, Dec. 22, 1934
    • 11.2- HAILEY, Era, Sept. 1, 1882, Mar 17, 1946
    • 11.3- HAILEY, Dahlgren, Mar. 20, 1880, Sept. 15, 1958
    • 11.5-6- MIDGETT (double stone)
      MIDGETT, Sarah C., 1860-1952 [b. 26 Feb 1860, d. 21 Feb 1952]
      MIDGETT, Hugh M., 1853, 1932 [b. 23 June 1853, d. 12 June 1932]
    • 11.7- MIDGETT, Elizabeth M. [or Minerva E.], Mar 26, 1835, May 17, 1912
    • 11.9- Stone at head, Unknown (thought to be Sam BADGETT)
    • 11.10- Unknown (perhaps Mrs. Sam BADGETT)
    • 11.11- Two stones at head and one at foot. Unknown (perhaps a Grandma)
    • 11.12- Brick at foot. Child. Unknown. (DANIELS girl)
    • 11.13- Grave (DANIELS girl)
      (Graves 12 and 13 either children of Laura [Laura may be Lenora] and Sam BADGETT, or sisters or aunts of Bill DANIELS. Bill DANIELS says this is the BADGETT children's graves. These are not his sisters but are kin.)
  • Row 12
    (Graves 1-9 are in a BUCHANAN plot, curbed)
    • 12.1-2- BUCHANAN (double stone)
      BUCHANAN, Cora, 1876-1963
      BUCHANAN, Elijah J., 1870-1943
    • 12.3- [the notes from the 1970 survey indicate Sabon C. ESTES BUCHANAN is buried here; I think this was possibly an error; some of the information was taken from "cards". See grave 12.4]
    • 12.4-5- BUCHANAN [double obelisk style stone, top half broken but propped against the bottom]
      BUCHANAN, Laban E. (Veteran, Mexican War of 1845), Oct. 24, 1824, Jan. 8, 1910
      BUCHANAN, Martha J., Nov. 29, 1833, July 24, 1910
    • 12.6- BUCHANAN, Vedah E. (child) Aug. 8, 1906, Dec. 8, 1906
    • 12.7-8- BROWN (double stone)
      BROWN, Alta Mae, Apr. 30, 1898, May 24, 1989
      BROWN, Arthur, July 2 1892, Apr. 12, 1980
    • 12.10- HAYNES, Martha Loraine Daniels (Mrs. Samuel H. Haynes) "Mother" Apr. 3, 1892, Mar. 22, 1935
    • 12.11- HAYNES, Samuel Hardin, Feb. 24, 1882, Nov. 23, 1969

      [There is a stone between 12.10 and 12.11 with these names: William Henry HAYNES, 1916-1918, Samuel Oscar HAYNES, 1920-1920, James Clem HAYNES, 1925-1929]
    • 12.12-13- DANIELS (double stone)
      DANIELS, Lara Badgett, "Mother", Feb. 11, 1872, May 15, 1949
      DANIELS, James C., May 2, 1869, July 2, 1945
    • 12.15-16- DANIELS (double stone)
      DANIELS, Lola, Apr 26, 1905 [no death date]
      DANIELS, J.L., June 26, 1902, Dec. 15, 1973
    • 12.18- CHAMBERS, Lillie M., "Mother", Oct. 23, 1914, Jan. 14, 1991
  • Row 13
    • 13.4- SMITH, Fannie W., July 20, 1855, July 12, 1950
    • 13.5- SMITH, Caldwell E., June 26, 1844, July 16, 1910
    • 13.6- JACOBS, Dora Ann, Jan. 16, 1874, Mar. 25, 1949
    • 13.7 -JACOBS, Edward, July 13, 1872, Sept. 3, 1941
    • 13.8- JACOBS, Mrs. Inez B., May 31, 1877, Dec.29, 1913
    • 13.10- FOSTER, Robert Earl ([Assumed] Still living [as of the 1970 survey]). (This entry possibly incorrect and might be Robert Edwin FOSTER who is buried in space 16. In another notebook, this space is listed as vacant) [In May 2002, there was no stone at this site]
    • 13.11- FOSTER, Irene Carsner, Dec. 4, 1858, Jan. 11, 1938
    • 13.12- FOSTER, Kenard S., Nov. 25, 1844, Mar. 15, 1921 (Civil War Veteran, Co H, 6th S.C. Cavalry CSA) [Mr. Foster's marker does indicate his Civil War service]
    • 13.14- FOSTER, Herbert Melvin, son of Mr. & Mrs. R. E. FOSTER, Dec. 10, 1921, Mar. 5, 1923
    • 13.15- FOSTER, Matilda Ellen, Mar 30, 1892, Feb. 3, 1962
    • 13.16- FOSTER, Robert Edwin, Oct. 20, 1888, May 13, 1982
  • Row 14
    • 14.1- Stone at head. Unknown. (Mrs. Addie BREAMFIELD's Aunt, ca 1920 ?)
    • 14.2- BUERGNER, Friedericke, 1849 - 1929
    • 14.4- DOWLEARN, W.H., June 9, 1891, Jan. 28, 1914
    • 14.5- JACOBS, Esther, Apr. 10, 1909 [only date listed]
    • 14.6- JACOBS, Charley Y., Oct. 17, 1901, Dec. 12, 1990
    • 14.7- JACOBS, Ethia V., Oct. 1, 1902, May 7, 1945
    • Lilies. Unknown grave.
  • Row 15
      • 15.1 BOYD, Clarance Finley, Jan. 4, 1917, Aug. 26, 1917
  • Row 16
    • 16.2- SNEAD, Callie (Mrs. Tom Snead). "Our Mother", July 13, 1877, July 21, 1936
    • 16.3-4- BARNETT (double stone)
      BARNETT, Mary E., Oct. 23, 1925, Jan. 18, 1997
      BARNETT, Freddie F., Aug. 14, 1930, July 9, 1977 [at foot- Freddie F. BARNETT, PFC US Army, Korea, 1930-1977]
    • 16.5-6 -BARNETT (double stone)
      BARNETT, Elmer C., Nov. 19, 1885, Sept. 29, 1972
      BARNETT, Viola P., Dec. 3, 1899, Aug. 17. 1981
    • 16.8- SWARTZ, William A. (Age 89 yrs. 9 mos, 24 days) July 24, 1877, May 18, 1967
    • 16.9-10 -PRIEST (double stone)
      PRIEST, Nancy Carilyn, Jan 30, 1946 [only date]
      PRIEST, Joe Rodney, Nov. 19, 1942, Aug. 5, 2000 [at foot- Joe R. PRIEST, Sgt. US Air Force, Viet Nam, Nov. 19, 1942, Aug. 5, 2000 Wed Sept. 18, 1965]
    • 16.11- HEWITT, Minnie O. (Ola), Feb. 23, 1893, Dec. 20, 1970
    • 16.12-13- REYNOLDS (double stone)
      REYNOLDS, Marguerite E., Mar. 22, 1916, Feb. 26, 1999
      REYNOLDS, Ernest S., May 9, 1912, July 20, 1973
    • 16.15-16- BALCH (double stone)
      BALCH, Billie L. "Mother" Aug. 21, 1918, Dec. 8, 1987
      BALCH, Willard D.,, "Father" Mar. 15, 1919, Feb. 9, 1993. Married Dec. 8, 1940