Beaman High Prairie Cemetery

Dime Box, Texas
Contributed by Stacey M. Bliss queenb67@ev1.net

"This is a list of all those who have marked graves at the Beaman-High Prairie Cemetery, near Dime Box, Texas on CR 122. I took down each stone as it read, along with any other information that may have been on them. I also have traced as many people as possible in terms of their relations to see how they came to be buried there. There are a few exceptions, such as permission given by some family members to close friends to bury a child or adult individual there, or as told to me by my father, poorer persons who couldn't afford to bury their loved ones elsewhere. There are several unmarked graves that I hope to get future information on from the caretakers.

My father has told me that the land for the cemetery was donated by Josiah Beaman back when he first settled in the area, and that it was meant for the Beaman family and any relatives that sub-sequently married into the family. I have been told there has been at least two charters made, the first after some people were supposedly buried in the cemetery without the family's permission, and stated that Beamans only were to be buried there, but then in later years a second amending it to just the families that were already present, and that no new members were to be added. (I will try to get a copy of this if possible, since as a direct descendent, someone in my family should have a copy somewhere!) Most buried there are related, as there are only about 10 named individuals that I cannot find family ties for.

The property itself is not very large in terms of space, approximately 1/4 to 1/2 acres. There are a few very large, old trees, and several younger ones, surrounded by a black painted wrought iron fence with a gate in the front, and the remaining 3 sides by chain-link. It sits right next to the driveway of the Beaman High Prairie Ranch, and is probably maintained by the current occupant. All living persons that had headstones in place have been removed from this list.

**In my search, I came across the name Simpson F. Wiggins, b. DEC 1850, South Carolina who was a hired hand of Thomas J. Bolander for many years. I couldn't find a death date, but I am sure he passed away sometime after the 1920 Federal Census, since he was already into his 70's by then. Simpson F. Wiggins was most likely buried there by the Bolanders.**

Marriages from my research are listed in the Notes column, some marriage dates are included".

~Stacey M. Bliss

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
ALLCORN, Lizzie	11 Jun 1871	4 May 1966
BEAMAN, B.G. (Baldwin Goss)	7 Dec 1858	22 Aug 1914
BEAMAN, Bernard Sr.	1884	1957	m. Bessie Bolander Beaman
BEAMAN, Bessie Bolander	1896	1935	m. Bernard Beaman, Sr.
BEAMAN, Beulah C. (Beulah Canary)	15 May 1875	15 Dec 1888
BEAMAN, Donhugh	13 Apr 1880	19 Dec 1919	m. Mary Dodd Beaman
BEAMAN, Herbert E.	12 Nov 1917	10 Oct 1987
BEAMAN, Joseph W.	30 Nov 1854	29 Oct 1921
BEAMAN, Josiah	1830	1899	m. Susannah Atkinson Beaman
BEAMAN, Mary Dodd	8 Feb 1855	16 Dec 1942	m. Donhugh Beaman
BEAMAN, Orlena	8 Jun 1896	21 Oct 1899
BEAMAN, Susannah Atkinson	1830	1891	m. Josiah Beaman
BOLANDER, Claud	6 Jun 1898	10 Sep 1969	m. Ellen Mae Bolander
BOLANDER, Drucilla E. Moore	24 Dec 1851	18 Jan 1933	m. LaFayette Augusta Bolander
BOLANDER, Ellen Mae	24 Sep 1904	3 Feb 1971	m. Claud Bolander
BOLANDER, Etter	12 Oct 1894	8 Nov 1898
BOLANDER, La Fayette Augusta	14 Feb 1848	13 Feb 1933	m. Drucilla E. Moore Bolander
BOLANDER, Ruth	16 Nov 1873	28 Jan 1953	m. Thomas J. Bolander
BOLANDER, Thomas J.	10 Mar 1853	14 Jan 1929	m. Ruth Bolander
CHRISTIANSEN, Annie Lee	1 Oct 1915	11 Apr 1917	18 months old
COWAN, Charlie (William Charles)	25 Aug 1888	24 Jul 1963	m. Mattie (Martha Allcorn) Cowan
COWAN, Donald Ray	1 Oct 1952	3 Oct 1952	2 days old
COWAN, Donald Teague	9 Jul 1935	9 Jul 1935
COWAN, Margie Perry	20 Feb 1923	27 Apr 2003	m. Wilburn C. Cowan [m. 10 Jul 1940]
COWAN, Mattie (Martha Allcorn)	2 Dec 1895	22 Aug 1977	m. Charlie (William Charles) Cowan
COWAN, Wilburn C.	11 Aug 1915	5 Feb 1988	m. Margie Perry Cowan [m. 10 Jul 1940]
COWAN, Will J. (William J.)	8 Apr 1861	10 Feb 1940	m. (Person is living) Cowan
DOUGLAS, Johnnie W.	31 Mar 1916	14 Nov 1994
DUNCAN, Barbara Cowan (Barbara Mae)	11 Jun 1917	19 Jan 1993	m. Lee J. (Lee Joe) Duncan [m. 23 Mar 1935]
DUNCAN, Jean Elizabeth	7 Aug 1936	7 Aug 1936
DUNCAN, Lee J. (Lee Joe)	12 Jan 1912	27 Feb 1991	m. Barbara Cowan (Barbara Mae) [m. 23 Mar 1935]
FLIPPIN, Claude A. Jr. (Butchie)	Oct 1951	1 Mar 1953
FUSSELL, Novita Beaman	2 Aug 1922	17 Mar 2003	m. (Person is living) Fussell
GRIFFIN, W.M. (Bill)	21 May 1930	17 Feb 2002	m. (Person is living) Griffin [m.19 Nov 1949]
HARRIS, Reba Nell Cowan	19 Jul 1946	6 Jul 1999	m. (Person is living) Harris [m. 1 Jan 1956]
MARTIN, Krista Noel	10 Jun 1999	10 Jun 1999
M. ?	1896	?
McDANIEL, H. Jessie	4 Jul 1924	2 Sep 2001	m. (Person is living) McDaniel [m. 10 Aug 1956]
McDANIEL, Inf Dau	23 May 1957	23 May 1957
McMILLAN, Elvira B.	3 Dec 1939	25 Sep 1974
L.N. ?	?	?
PLANT, Howard B.	19 Feb 1922	2 Jun 1946
S.T. ?	18(8)9?	?
STANLEY, Andrew (Andy)	26 Dec 1893	2 Feb 1978
STANLEY, C.W. (Charles W.)	6 Mar 1849	27 Jul 1905	m. Rebecca Harper Stanley
STANLEY, Elizabeth	24 Jun 1924	4 Mar 1997	m. Kenneth Stanley
STANLEY, G.R. (George R.)	25 Mar 1839	17 May 1926	m. Lavania Beaman Stanley
STANLEY, Kenneth	6 Jul 1928	19 May 1975	m. Elizabeth Stanley
STANLEY, Lavania B. (Lavania Beaman)	1856	1904	m. G.R. (George R.) Stanley
STANLEY, Lela	23 Dec 1906	18 Dec 1992	m. Pink (Pinkus P.) Stanley
STANLEY, Pink (Pinkus P.)	19 Sep 1896	27 Apr 1971	m. Lela Stanley
STANLEY, Rebecca (Rebecca Harper)	6 Nov 1848	1 Jan 1934	m. C.W. Stanley
STRONG, Emma Bolander	20 May 1881	26 Mar 1911
TEAGUE, Joel Brownlo	13 Apr 1869	22 Sep 1946	m. Minnie (Jones) Teague
TEAGUE, Mattie Hayes (Cowan)	15 Dec 1907	30 Sep 1993	m. Tommie F. (Tommie Florney) Teague
TEAGUE, Minnie (Eva Ormenta Jones)	31 Oct 1876	5 Mar 1938	m. Joel Brownlo Teague
TEAGUE, Thomas Joel	4 Oct 1934	17 Dec 1935	14 mos. old
TEAGUE, Tommie F. (Tommie Florney)	9 Apr 1905	23 Sep 1940	m. Mattie Hayes Teague
THOMPSON, Flara B.	9 Nov 1902	2 Dec 1982	m. James A. Thompson
THOMPSON, James A.	18 Mar 1890	18 Feb 1962	m. Flara B. Thompson
THOMPSON, Lily Turner	27 Jul 1890	24 Oct 1918
TISDEL, Edna S.	20 May 1886	12 Aug 1908
TURNER, George W.	8 Jan 1884	22 Jan 1897
TURNER, James B.	26 Jan 1881	22 Jan 1897
TURNER, Mary Jane	26 Jan 1881	22 Jan 1897
WIGGINS, Unknown	?	?
WILSON, J.E.	11 Apr ?86?	? Nov ?24?
WILSON, Mary	28 May 1894	21 May 1984