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Austin County African American  Genealogy

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NOTE:  I only do transcribing and helping people with genealogical research.  I have nothing to do with the cemetery, so if you are looking for information on purchasing plots or rules and regulations of the cemetery, contact the caretaker or a local funeral home.

Our appreciation to Silvia Adkins for the following information .

CEMETERY COMMITTEE MINUTES

KENNEY AND ROCKY CREEK

 COMMUNITIES

1931-1941 

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Rec of Deaths                           1940 and 1941

Rec of Deaths                           1940 and 1941

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                                             52.80

                                                  75

                                             53.65 

1        Will Washington       [A circle with a line through it has been placed on this name]

2        BT. Washington

3        CH. Kassee

4        William Collin

5        Garfield Graze

6        James Morgan

7        Ben Vaughn

8        R.L. Lott

9        Joe Marshel

CHr. Eddie Hubbard

Sect. Clemmie Mcdade

Chr. Sct. UG Sandford

Trea Retie Spates

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DEATH REC OF COMITY PEOPLE OF KENNEY CEMETRY

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ROCKY CREEK

NOV. 27 1931

On the 22th of Oct. all the members was call to meet at Kenney to clean the cemetery. Eddie Jackson goin as a member of the cemetery. 1.00 was paid to the treasure holder Walter Spates on Oct. 26, 1931.

BT Washington

Joe Mashel 

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SEPT. 23 1932

Trea Spates pd. 75c to the chr. Will Washington on Sept 23 – 1932.

Sect. B. T. Washington

Amos Cleveland paid $5.00 to the chr committee Will Washington Jan 15 – 1933 for the burial of Leroy Cleveland and 75c for Bessie Cleveland the same date.

Sect B. T. Washington

George Ward paid paid 2.50 to Eddie Hubbard an it was turn over to chr. Committee Will Washington March 6 – 1932 for burial of a baby. Sect. B. T. Washington

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KENNY TEX

NOV. 24 1932

Comm. Reports was call to order by the chr. Comm.. Will Washington. Chr. Received 75c from Leola Spates an turn it over to the Treas com. Johnnie Hampon? Recived 1.00 from Larnce Gullie an was turn over to the treasure. The comm.. decied to put a (blank space) an make a rest room for the ladies. Comm James Jackson recived 1.00 from Ed Kesee and will turn it over to the treasure Sat Nov. 26 – 1932.

Comm.

Chr. Will Washington

Sect. B. T. Washington            Eddie Kesee

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SEPT. 23 1932

Trea Spates pd. 75c to the chr. Will Washington on Sept 23 – 1932.  

Sect. B. T. Washington  

Amos Cleveland paid $5.00 to the chr committee Will Washington Jan 15 – 1933 for the burial of Leroy Cleveland and 75c for Bessie Cleveland the same date.  

Sect B. T. Washington  

George Ward paid paid 2.50 to Eddie Hubbard an it was turn over to chr. Committee Will Washington March 6 – 1932 for burial of a baby. Sect. B. T. Washington  

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KENNY TEX

NOV. 24 1932

Comm. Reports was call to order by the chr. Comm.. Will Washington. Chr. Received 75c from Leola Spates an turn it over to the Treas com. Johnnie Hampon? Recived 1.00 from Larnce Gullie an was turn over to the treasure. The comm.. decied to put a (blank space) an make a rest room for the ladies. Comm James Jackson recived 1.00 from Ed Kesee and will turn it over to the treasure Sat Nov. 26 – 1932.

Comm.

Chr. Will Washington

Sect. B. T. Washington            Eddie Kesee  

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ROCKY CREEK

NOV 30 1933

CH Cossie pd. 25.00 to the bank what he had. Ira Lott pd. 1.00 to the CH com James Morgan Paid to CHr Comm. 1.00.  

On Sept. 12 1933 5.00 was paid to the sect. U. G. Sanford for bural of Richard Dabney Georger Dabney paid 1.00 Fredonie Dabney paid 1.00 Fredonia Vaughn pd. 75 Effie Davis pd. 75.  

On Nov. 2 1933 Chr. Eddie Hubbard call metting for the comm. In the call meeting it was move and second that we need a G. Hoe and it will be brought up Grand metting comm. Mark that the trea. Will not be lone out no more. Comm. reports none.  

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ROCKY CREEK

NOV 2 1933

Comm. metting was call to order by chr. Com. It been move and second that we need a G hoe it will be brought up in the grand metting comm. move that they would not lone out the trea no more.

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KENNEY TEXAS

MARCH 30 1934

Comm. metting was call to by CHr. Comm. Move reports non trea bught three hoes paid 3.10 for them. Bought some laten paid .60. The bill was 3.70  

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ROCKY CREEK

JULY 6 1934

Committee metting was called to order by ch. Will Washington on April bought one spool of wire cost $4.25 and 15c worth of steeples.

On June 25 Annie Smith paid 75 to the chr. Committee Will Washington.

Toll Money $43.15

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KENNEY TEX

Committee reports for Ed. Hubbard chr. Quilla Hubbard paid 75. Nealey Hubbard paid 75 on August 30 it was turn over to the treasure holder.

Aurtha Bydum paid 1.00 to the chr. Will Washington Oct 2. Henry Lott paid 1.00 to the chr. Commtt an it was turn over to the treasure.

T.D. Thomas paid 1.00

Maggie Bell Harris paid 1.00

Auther Hewett pd 1.00

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ROCKY CREEK

APRIL 19 – 1935

ChR. Comm. report the commtt bought a rope paid 65. Bought lock paid 25 for it amount for the two article was 90.

ROCKY CREEK

AGUST 31

Authur Dever paid 2.50 to CHr committee Will Washington and it was turn over to trea.

Holder Sept 1 1935

On Oct – 1935 Susie Wilson paid 5.00 for Baril of her brother to the committee Richard Twiggs.

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ROCKY CREEK

DEC 4, 1935

COMMITT RAPORTS  

B. T. Washington  

On Nov. 10. CHr. Commtt bought two pins three bottle ink pin 25 each ink 5 per bottle total 65c. On Agust 31 Author Dever paid 2.50 to CHr. Commit Will Washington and it was turn over to trea. Holder Sept. 1 1935. On Oct 1 Susie Wilson paid 5.00 for the burial of her brother Pal Mosha to the comm.. Richard Twiggs he tur it over to J.D. Karmas. Freddie Jarnet paid 1.00 to commtt Richard Twiggs it was turn over to the CHr Edie Hubbard.  

KENNEY TEX

MARCH 28 1936

On Feb19 0 1936 Rosten Lott pd. 1.00 to the CHr. Comm. Will Washington. Susie Wilson paid 5.00 to the committee Richard Twiggs an it was return back.  

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ROCKY CREEK

MARCH 20 - 1936

Commtt metting was call to order by the Chr. Committee Will Washington. It was motion an second that we will have a genarl metting at Kenney on 5^th. It was move and second that the committee on Rocky have decied to tear that buidin down an build it over.

KENNEY TEXAS

MARCH 28 – 1936

Committ metting was call to order by the CHr. Will Washington. It was move and second that are committee decied to rebuild that tool house on the semectery.  

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KENNEY TEX

NOV. 26. 1936

Committee metting was call to order by CHr. Comm. Will Washington  by comm. reports that they will digs the Tool House an put a flour in it.

Sect B. T. Washington

CHr. W. W. Washington

1936 report jonor

U.G. Sanford bought lumber for to repear the tool house he paid 12.38.

ROCKY

MARCH 26 1937

Commttee metting was call to order by CHr. Will Washington. U.G. Sanford bought lumber for repear of the tool house paid 2.38.

Willie Washington Jr. pd. 1.00 to sect. C. Mcdade on April 4^th.

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B.T. Washington

ROCKY CREEK

Aug.

H.Y. Moshay paid to CHr. Comm.. Will Washington 1.00. It was turn over to the trea. Holder.

Reports Willie Washington paid $1.00 to sect Clennie McDade on April 4-1937. Henry Moshay paid $1.00 in Aug to chr com – Will Washington it was turned over to the treasure holder. Comm. reported that they will build a new gate. They will need 4-fencing plank. 4 plank 1-3-12 feet long.  

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ROCKY CREEK

NOV-25-1937

Semetery Metting was coll to oder by CHr. Eddie Hubbard. Song by bro. Will Washington. Prayer by CHr. It was move and second that we will by 4 plank 1-3-12 long. It was move an second that we will met at Kenney Nov 29-1937 to clean the semetery on Sat. morning. Reports of the Trea. 52.17 – reduce 75 leaves 51.42.

It was move an second that we will want have any smoking in our next metting. It was move and second that we will use J.M. Lott for Rocky comm.- at Kenney cemetery. It was move that we will that Hary Harris for Rocky commtt. It was move an second that we will use Kosten Lott for commtt at Kenney. It was move and second that we will use Bennie Havie for our commtt at Kenney. It was move an second that Will an Walter Spates for commtt at Kenney.

We will join for the next metting will be in March on good Friday at Kenney.

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ROCKY CREEK

Report from CHr. Commttee they paid .71 for plank and paid .15 for a post. 1.00 for T.B. Adams paid to Chr Washington. $2.50 for the burial of Aurther Deavers boy.

Comtt metting was call to order Nov 24-1938.

Report from Committry.

Paid .71 for plank for a gate an paid .15 for post. T.B. Adam paid to chr. Comm. W. Washington 1.00 to be as a member of the semtemery. Auther Dever paid 2.50 to chr. Comm.. for the burial of his boy.  

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Next meating July 4 1940                              $51.84

Kenney

ROCKY CREEK

MARCH 22 – 1940

TH   Joe Mashel             CH  Ed Hubbard

Tresure is now holding                                                 Total $52.59

                                                                                                             1.00

                                                                                                Total $53.59

KENNEY TEX

APRIL 29 1940  

Ed Robertson receive 1.00 from James Lott for the joning of the comity cemetery. This money were dep in Kenney State Bank the same day it were receive. T.H. Joe Mashel repote 30c is owe to Andres Jackson for 3 rail road ties for the bilding of our cemmity and it have not ben paid yet.

JULY 4 1940

It were move in second that treasure Joe Mashel is pay 30c to Andred Jackson for 3 rail road ties. It were move in second that we would sanda ?

Next metting Rocky Nov. 28. 1940

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On Oct 15 – 1940

$5.00 were paid to ? for the berring of Jim Randle. Lonnie A ? the the CH Ed Hubbard for the member ship for Kenney Commity Cemerty. $3.90 were paid to Rernart Lumbar Yard for plank to wall graves.

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KENNEY TEXAS

Time 4pm

APRIL 11 1941

$53.89 Treasur  

On Oct 15 – 1940

$5.00 were paid to Kenney cemerty in copration for the berring of Jim Randle. This money were kept and added to treasure in the Kenney State Bank. Lonnie Allen paid to CH Ed Hubbard. $1.00 for a memrship of the Kenney Comity Cemerty. $3.90 were paid to the Rernart Lumbar yard for plank to walls graves.

  Keep this book in order for you need it.

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KENNEY TEXAS

APRIL 11 – 1941

  House were call to order by the CH Ed Hubard. Pray by the CH open song There is rest for the worred then the house were open for busies. It was move in second that we would use only to sectary it was move in second we would adoi. It was move and second we would bild a ladie rest rom at the semitary. It was also move in second that we would ? It was also methon that we would use Duble for the building and the price would be 35c per hour. Then it was move second that we would stand aojuin.  

2 water bucket 80

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KENNEY TEXAS

JULY 1941

  2 water bucket 80c

1 closet for ladies $14.63c with paint $5.43  

(note at bottom of page)  

Mr. Henskel send me 3 pound of bacon 2 bars of P.G. Soap 1 Lifebuoy Soap.  

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ROLL OF MEMBERS

ROLE OF NAMES

KENNEY TEXAS

APRIL 6 1942

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Mrs. Hannie Sallins, Mr William Lester Sallins Chapple Hill Texas

  Bettie Kessee .75

Alice Kessee .75

Ennis Stokes 1.00

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KENNEY COMITEY CEMETREY

MEMIBA SHIP RECORD

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ROLE OF NAMES

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COM ROLL COMON ROLE..

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