Mansfield Historical Society

Information on Britton Cemetery:

The community of Britton, Texas, is split between Tarrant and Ellis Counties. The town was situated on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. State Highway 34 went through Britton until the new Highway 287 was constructed about four miles west of town in the 1940s.

F. S. Windle built the first and only elevator, encouraging farmers to grow small grain crops.  George Magee donated land for a cemetery as well as the Methodist Church.  G. W. Maynard donated land for the Baptist Church and built the first store.  Garrett Maynard was the first postmaster in 1895.

Britton Cemetery is located in Britton, Texas, on the Ellis County side of town.  Inscriptions copied by Beth Harrison Canright and Becky Harrison Bledsoe, 1980.  Published 1986 by Mansfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 304, Mansfield, TX 76063; used here with permission.

First marked grave
Nellie Windle (1892 - 1896).

Starting at Northeast Corner:

WILIFORD, Bell, April 12, 1868 - June 17, 1911
HULHOUSER, B. L., 1898 - November 9, 1917
HULHOUSER, Margret 0.,  July 22, 1811 - November 6, 1910
HULHOUSER, J. A., November 9, 1870 - July 31, 1923
BARCLAY, Sallie,  November 9, 1870 - July 31, 1944
BARCLAY, John Alvin,  August 6, 1874 - March 10, 1939
COOPER, Nillie Mae,  August 26, 1893 - December 9, 1956
COOPER, William Earl, 1910 - 1930
COOPER, Rutha M. (Baby), 1914 - 1914
COOPER, V. T. (Baby), 1925 - 1929
COOPER, Susan P. (Mother), 1856 - 1925
COOPER, A. J. (Father), 1857 - 1944
LOWERY, Ethel E., 1886 - 1954
LOWERY, Marvin L., 1921 - 1950
LOWERY, George H., 1888 - 1934
BAILEY, Joseph M.,  Husband and Father, August 27, 1847 - January 30, 1913
BAILEY, Susan, 1862 - 1933
WILSON, Dink T., 1870 - 1955
WILSON, Viola M., 1877 - 1940
WILSON, Ines,  1906 - 1973
WILSON, Vern F. 1905 - 1945
RATLIFF, John T., August 16, 1878 - April 9, 1956
RATLIFF, Mary J.,  B., wife of T.N.,  November 7, 1850 - March 3, 1910
EARNHART, Joseph A.,  October 4, 1859 - October 3, 1898
McGEE, William Austell,  1888 - 1909
McGEE, Nancy Jane,  1858 - 1928
McGEE, William,  1856 - 1929
SANDERS, Baby Boy of J. M. and M. M.,  October 16, 1909 - October 16, 1909
GRISHAM, Iva Mae - Mom, January 5, 1895 - April 4, 1950
GRISHAM, Cleve - Dad, July 17, 1885 - March 24, 1963
KNIGHT, King Charles Jr., January 20, 1914 - February 11, 1970 Texas Pvt. US Army WWII
KNIGHT, Foy Grisham,  December 20, 1921 - June 25, 1941
CHRISMAN, Myrtle A. - Mother,  December 31, 1887 - May 16, 1971
CHRISMAN, Jessie L. - Daddy, January 9, 1889 - September 4, 1958
CHRISMAN, Ola Mc - Mamma, February 11, 1895 - June 30, 1916
SUMPTER, Della Adams,  1901 - 1940
LEE, J.J.,  1852 - 1927
BUCHANAN, Leonard V., 1893 - 1898
HAMER, Burnis, daughter of D. H. and S. D.,  September 9, 1903 - December 9, 1903
DOLLAR, George J. - Father,  1893 - 1940
DOLLAR, Madie E. - Mother,  1900 - No Date
DOLLAR, Baby,  No Date - No Date
ATKINS, Willie Drue,  September 18, 1904 - February 24, 1920
HARRISON, Earl,  1918 - 1919
HARRISON, Baby,  1917 (only date)
DOLLAR, Ralph, January 11, 1912 - December 12, 1912
DOLLAR, Izora - Mother,  1894 - No Date
DOLLAR, Roy - Father,  1888 - 1963
SHACKLEFORD, William Hugh,  1889 - 1909
SHACKLEFORD,  Mattie Lou,  1864 - 1925
SHACKLEFORD, J. A.,  1857 - 1941
CHRISMAN, Mary C. - Mother,  December 23, 1850 - February 27, 1927
CHRISMAN, Lea - Father,  February 28, 1848 - February 17, 1910
ENGLAND, Mary Leona, December 10, 1914 - November 16, 1915
PINYAN, W. C.,  Died, January 21, 1919 - Aged 31 Years
WILKERSON, Virginia Gill,  November 23, 1881 - June 7, 1970
WILKERSON, Lonnie C., February 10, 1888 - October 27, 1960 Texas Cpl. 99 CO Coast Artillery
HODGES, Roberta Gill - Mother,  October 5, 1886 - June 20, 1922
SHELTON, Mary Ann, 1888 - 1968
SHELTON, H. E. (Ed),  1881 - 1938
WILLIAMS, S. Thomas,  September 17, 1899 - June 23, 1963
WILLIAMS, Della - Mother,  April 23, 1876 - November 27, 1957
WILLIAMS, Sam,  1850 - 1919
WILLIAMS, J. K.,  1854 - 1933
DOLLAR, James Robert,  June 12, 1919 - August 11, 1977
ATKINS, Rev. James, D. - Father,  April 24, 1878 - March 20, 1943
ATKINS,  Mattie J. - Mother,  January 18, 1881 - January 9, 1962
DOLLAR, Lela,  June 25, 1887 - April 23, 1978
DOLLAR, William Monroe,  May 23, 1886 - December 13, 1967
DOLLAR, Robert, son of W. M. and Lela, August 15, 1907 - January 8, 1908
DOLLAR, M. C. - Mother, May 23, 1870 - November 3, 1972
DOLLAR, J. R. - Father, October 9, 1863 - September 10, 1937
DOLLAR, Jake, son of John and Mary, January 11, 1906 - December 26, 1910
DOLLAR, Kitty,  No Dates
SHELBY, Kenneth - Baby,  September 5, 1846 - September 6, 1946
NEAL, William H., son of J. F. and L. D., December 20, 1909 - January 7, 1910
JOHNSTON, Celia C.,  January 27, 1871 - September 10, 1932
JOHNSTON, Thomas J.,  August 2, 1861 - April 16, 1927
JOHNSTON, Peter L.,  August 28, 1888 - February 5, 1920
TUBBS, John L. and Emmaline,  No Dates
GRIFFIN, Thomas S. (FL and T),  March 23, 1873 - February 4, 1898
CLARK, Adda,  1897 - 1898
HAWKINS, Annie Clark,  October 28, 1885 - March 10, 1949
CLARK, James P.,  August 12, 1909 - January 6, 1948
CLARK, J. T.,  January 6, 1854 - January 16,1918
CLARK, Etta L. wife of J. T.,  May 8, 1848 - February 14, 1906
CHASTEEN, Mrs. Mary E.,  December 18, 1854 - December 22, 1924
CHASTEEN, Elige,  February 15, 1854 - January 3, 1922
CHASTEEN, James H,  February 23, 1887 - November 17, 1912
CALL, W. A. son of J. A. and Lula,  January 14, 1910 - March 3, 1913
JOURNEY, Joe C.,  July 30, 1889 - December 4, 1951
JOURNEY, NelIie 0.,  December 22, 1897 - March 25, 1978
JOURNEY, Estel - Son,  September 10, 1919 - January 5, 1938
REGAN, T. M. husband of E. J., September 6, 1866 - March 28, 1907
REGAN, Emma J. wife of T. M.,  July 30, 1871 - July 15, 1897
Cement Block With Shells and Pebbles- Illegible
HARWELL, Mary Kathrine,  1880 - 1897
KIMBERLY, Infant,  August  1923 (Only Date)
GLENTZER, Jane Harwell,  April 25, 1892 - January 1, 1976
HARWELL, Littleton T. P.,  1849 - 1923
HARWELL, Nannie E,  1855 - 1947
HARWELL,  Callie L., 1889 - 1960
HARWELL, Linnie,  February 10, 1895 - February 22, 1978
BENTLEY, Mrs. Beuna, December 27, 1882 - October 7, 1900
ENGLAND, Baby son of J. and E. L.,  Born and died, November  24, 1906
ENGLAND, L. son of J. and E. L., Born and died, June 26, 1908
ENGLAND, Edgar, son of J. and E. L., Died, June 7, 1905, Aged 3 weeks
DUNTON, Nancy, June 11, 1844 - February 13, 1908
TURNER, R. D. son of J. M. and Nannie, February 3, 1907 - June 12, 1908
TURNER, James M., 1871 - 1948
TURNER, Nannie.T.,  1873  - 1947
BUSBY, Bee Wilkerson,  1906  - 1926
ENGLAND, Winnie wife of H. England, September 6, 1859   - April 7, 1918
ENGLAND, Houston husband of Winnie,  May 16, 1859  - August 30, 1923
PITTS, Ara D. Massey wife of H. A.,  June 16, 1880 - May 25, 1922
ROGERS, John L., April 5, 1866 - February 23, 1937
ROGERS, Ludy C., December 17, 1870 - December 8, 1953
SUMPTER, Emma.A., November 29, 1864 - June 25, 1938
SUMPTER, James H., February 7, 1861 - March 14, 1937
SUMPTER, Edward son of J. H. and E. A., October 16, 1903 - June 12, 1905
SUMPTER, Samuel D. son of J. H. and E. A., June 12, 1901 - August 19, 1902
SUMPTER, Sadie    daughter of J. H. and E. A.,  June 12, 1901 - August 26, 1902
SUMPTER, Ona daughter of J. H. and E. A.,  Died,  January 10, 1897. Age 10 days
McGEE, Harley son of O.P and M. A., Died, May 3, 1906. Age 1 Year, 10 Months.
RATLIFF, James E., May 8, 1857 - September 5, 1900
RATLIFF, Richard A., August 8, 1877 - December 5, 1903
GRAVES, Richard McConnell,  December 4, 1829 - January 14, 1908
GRAVES, Elizabeth H. his wife,  January 16, 1830 - June 16, 1915
WALKER, Jim H. - Father, 1863   - 1937
WALKER, Annie V. - Mother,  1870   - 1956
WALKER, Nancy, 1894   - 1977
HUMBERT, Gilbert, 1885   - 1966
HUMBERT, Ethel, 1889   - 1980
COPELAND, Bettie C. - Mother, December 23, 1860 - September 6, 1947
PORTER, Alto son of S. W. and Lou, January 18, 1908 - January 26, 1908
PORTER, Samuel W.,  January 17, 1864 - March 1, 1944
PORTER, Lou W., January 2, 1892 - No Date
FOSTER, Nellie Mae, June 20, 1923 - February 29, 1924
SPECK, Ray,  December 6, 1918 - September 3, 1919
SPECK, W. H., July 3, 1874 - April 13, 1934
SPECK, Mary - Mother,  February 29, 1879 - November 8, 1968
SPECK, Wm. C., October 12, 1904 - March  27, 1968
SPECK, Ita R. wife of R. C., January 22, 1912  - December 19, 1970
SPECK, Rufus Carl,  January 3, 1912 - February 19, 1969
THOMAS, Coy L., January 3, 1923 - February 2, 1923
HODGES, Walter J., May 16, 1858 - December 13, 1933
HODGES, Quintilla, January 31, 1864 - December 5, 1956
ERBY, W. H. - Father, 1893 - 1934
ERBY, James - Son, 1914 - 1914
PITTS, Carrie H., November 21, 1877 - December 23, 1967
PITTS, Baby,  September 1896 (Only Date)
PITTS, Paul, October 1, 1907 - July 29, 1932
PITTS, Lydia Lorine,  January 29, 1911 - December 22, 1952
PITTS, Robert C., February 10, 1898 - January 17, 1963 Texas S1 US Navy WWI
ALEXANDER, Mary Jane - Mother,     1833, - 1929
ALEXANDER, J. R., July 26, 1828 - July 16, 1899
DUNTON, Mary A.,  July 9, 1875 - April 7, 1918
DUNTON, Hollis,  September 12, 1868 - February 5, 1948
RAWDON, Foye McCarty, February 14, 1892 - February 21, 1968
RAWDON, Finters A., March 7, 1889 - October 26, 1970
SPECK, Challie daughter of J. D. and Auda, July 14, 1906 - October 16, 1906
SPECK, Jessie son of J. D. and Auda,  January 26, 1908 - April 25, 1908
SPECK, Child daughter of J. D. and Auda, September 23, 1904 - December  30, 1904
SPECK, Auda, 1878 - 1951
SPECK, John D., 1869 - 1946
NEAL, Infant Son, son of J. W. and N. B.,  January 22, 1905    - February  3, 1905
NEAL, Maude E. daughter of J. W. and N.,  January 10, 1916   - February 2, 1916
NEAL, Nannie ,  February 22, 1882 - June 23, 1955
NEAL, John W., April  22, 1869 - June 23, 1955
McCORMICK, Elihu P., November 20, 1886 - February 5, 1961
McCORMICK, Bertha Lue, August 1, 1890 - March 24, 1946
BALLARD, Annie Lee daughter of James and Annie,  Born and died, May 27, 1904
BALLARD, Jimmie R., daughter of Jim and Annie, April 28, 1906 - February 24, 1907
COPELAND, Joe Wilson,  May 11, 1918 - November 18, 1919
COPELAND, Infant,  December 30, 1915 (Only Date)
COPELAND, Genieva,  1890 - 1959
COPELAND, James A., 1881 - 1954
SMITH, Vera May daughter of E. L. and I. M., January 20, 1906 - March 3, 1918
HADDOX, A. R., February 2, 1939 - January 6, 1973
BROWN, Hattie L. wife of W. H., May 1, 1891 - November 4, 1926
PITTS, Sarah E., January 5, 1840 - March 31, 1936
PITTS, Sandford, February 2, 1835 - August 17, 1909
PITTS, Reuben E. son of S. and S. E., August 17, 1878 - August 15, 1915
DOSS, Ida May,  1896 (Only Date)
NIX, Bertie daughter of L. B. and Bessie, April 23, 1893 - June 6, 1906
BISHOP, J. H. son of Joe and Rosa,  August 21, 1908 -  February 9, 1912
DUNTON, Little Willie,  October 12, 1897 - June 16, 1899
BALLARD, Lon T.,  1873 - 1930
JOHNS, Bewna, wife of J. A., December 19, 1869  -  January 12, 1906
BALLARD, Chloe B. ,  1846 - 1930
BALLARD, Jimmie McCarty,  1896 - 1901
BALLARD, Thomas Died,  1841 - 1901
RAWDON, Ledelle daughter of Flinters and Foy,  Age 2 1/2 Years
RAWDON, Beuna daughter of F. A. and Foy, 1914 - 1931
McCORMACK, Dee Ellis daughter of Alex and M. E., January 5, 1876 - January 22, 1904
MAYNARD, S. E. - Mother,  1855 - 1923
MAYNARD, G.W. - Father,  1850 - 1928
JOHNS, W. C.,   October 31, 1846 - July 7, 1915
SEETON, Nancy Odessa, 1900 - 1981
SEETON, Virgil H.,  August 19, 1902 - October 31, 1950
SEETON, Laverne H., 1926 - 1927
SEETON, Nina,  1916 - 1918
SEETON, John Hubert,  D.  October 30, 1905 - October 21, 1978
CLEMONS, Jesse Jr.,  May 26, 1929 (Only Date)
SEETON, Eula B.,  1919 - 1966
SEETON, Dora M.,  1881 - 1973
SEETON, Charlie J., 1878 - 1957
GILL, Sallie E.,  1861 - 1951
GILL, Lafe Curtis, November 17, 1895 - February 4, 1929
WALKER, Lurinda - Mother,  February 27, 1839 - March 21, 1909
WALKER, D. S. - Father,  August 12, 1840 - August 3, 1925
WINDLE, Miriam,  July 6, 1894 - July 23, 1978
WINDLE, Forrest Sevier, December 6, 1869 - August 6, 1956
WINDLE, Lou Walker, January 1, 1875 - February 13, 1933
WINDLE, Maurice,  January 30, 1900 - February 10, 1900
WINDLE, Nellie, November 6, 1892 - March 21, 1896
McGEE, Leslie E., 1891 - 1951
NORVELL, Lou Ela wife of Dr. E. E., January 16, 1876 - July 3, 1896
McGEE, F. B.,  Died, July 26 1908 - Aged 27 Years
McGEE, Mandy A. Mother,  September16, 1853 - February 2, 1929
McGEE, George W. - Father, June 9, 1853 - April 24, 1912 Woodmen of the World
COLLINS, Margret,  September 6, 1843 - March 2, 1927
COLLINS, J. D.,  July 4, 1836 - July 13, 1918
BALLARD, Addie 0.,  1889 - 1966
BALLARD, John F.,  1877 - 1958
BALLARD, Edgar Ross,  1926   - 1933
WRIGHT, Wilmor Joe,  D. October 17, 1896   - January 17, 1901
McGEE, Goldie Alice,  September 10, 1898 - August 5, 1928
McGEE, Nancy Ellen,   January 9, 1831 - June 24, 1937
McGEE, Wm.,  Died July 12, 1913 - Aged 35 Years
KEY, Willie Jones wife of P. L., August 20, 1869 - June 9, 1917
KEY, P. L., October 20, 1867 - May 7, 1920 - Woodmen of the World
JONES, William Henry,     August  18, 1856  - December 19, 1946
SPENCER, William, 1866 - 1951
SPENCER, Elizabeth, 1869 - 1952
SPENCER, Thelma E., 1896 - 1918
SHORT, John Henry Jr., February 25, 1914 - August 25, 1914
RAWDON, Jessie M. Gill - Mother,  September 23, 1891 - January 18, 1973
RAWDON, Carroll W. - Father,  May 1, 1886 - May 23, 1966
RAWDON, Harrold Ray, December 30, 1916 - October 10, 1918
RAWDON, C. W. Jr.,  November 16, 1914 (Only Date)
SEETON, Maude Alice wife of G. W.,  Died, January 28, 1916 - Age 37 Years
SEETON, George W., February 22, 1877 - April 21, 1951
SEETON, Ellen,  September 17, 1899 - September 7, 1968
SEETON, Alice A. - Mother, May 15, 1851 - May 15, 1935
SEETON, Melvin son of Lonnie and Beulah,  December 7, 1915 - November 23, 1916
ROGERS, L. Brown, 1902 - 1965
ROGERS, Iva B., 1906 - 1980
GILL, Jack,  September 17, 1893 - June 29, 1980
BROWN, Maude Eva, January 31, 1905 - October 12, 1980
BROWN, Cecil William,  February 27, 1898  - December 7, 1962
TURNER, Gertrude L., 1899 - 1962
TURNER, Willis H., 1894 - 1967
ANDERSON, Ina,  August 1, 1901 - No Date
ANDERSON, William P.,  January 20, 1881 - January 24, 1962
BALLARD, Lillie,  1891 - 1967
BALLARD, Grady, 1889 - 1960
BELL, Gladys Ballard,  August 25, 1918 - July 6, 1967
DOLLAR, Hazle,  August 11, 1906 - July 3, 1974
DOLLAR, Onnie B., June 4, 1905 - November 22, 1976
DOLLAR, John Paul, 1966 - 1966
COULSON, Nora,  1902 - No Date
COULSON, Wade D., 1903 -  1974
TURNER, Mary Lee,  September 27, 1897 - July 12, 1971
TURNER, James Homer, September 20, 1895 - April 28, 1964
COPELAND, Frances Ruth - Daughter, May 11, 1936 - June 25, 1972
QUINN, Wm. Alvie Sr. - Father,   January 8, 1899 - September 29, 1975
GRIZZLE, Lisa Marie,  May 2, 1969 - January 24, 1976
TALLEY, Margarette Grizzle,  May 9, 1919 - September 29, 1972
GRIZZLE, H., January 10, 1904 - May 2, 1969
DOLLAR, Charlie Dinnie,   November 24, 1902 - November 22, 1975
DOLLAR, Bessie Lee,  April 26, 1903 - No Date
TURNER, James Thomas, November 23, 1946 - February 14, 1980
TURNER, Margo Delaun,  December 15, 1951 - No Date