(Source: The Key. Seaton, Virginia Cole.
South Sebastian Historical Society. Volume 29. 1996)
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The Measles Cemetery is located in the east side of Lavaca on Highway 96. It was a private family cemetery until 1960 when it was opened to the public. Emil A. Measles, a young man just under 23 years old, was the first to be buried in the cemetery on January 14, 1891. Mrs. Virginia Cole Seaton writes that he most likely died as the result of a fall from a horse. His young wife, Lula Seward Measles, discovered that she was expecting after his death and named the baby Emil A. after his father. The cemetery is on land that was owned by John W. and Martha C. Measles. They came to Lavaca from Tennessee in the 1880s. At one time, the cemetery was shaded by magnificent old oak trees but they were destroyed when a storm came through town in 1996. A road travels directly into the cemetery with graves lying to its east and west. |
Row 1
| Brown, Mays Howard (middle name from death record & WWI record) | Feb. 13, 1886- Mar. 24, 1947 | son of Mary E. Brown; husb of Maggie L. | Marker Photo |
| Measles, John Doniven (mid name from WWI cards | May 8, 1874 – Nov 13, 1965 | husb of Emily L. Wilkerson m. Mar 11, 1896 | Marker Photo |
| Measles, Emily Lou | Mar. 28, 1875 – Feb. 18, 1963 | wife of John D. | Marker Photo |
| Measles Babies | Fieldstone Markers | ; | ; |
| Newman, Gearld | June 16, 1918 – May 23, 1975 | ; | |
| Newman, Louise | June 24, 1922 - Oct 30, 2004 (SSDI index) | wife of Gerald | |
| Shelby, Wilsons | Nov. 9, 1938 - | ; |
Row 2
| Wilkerson Babies | Fieldstone Markers | ||
| Miles, Clay J. | April 30, 1853 – April 18, 1940 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Miles, Julia P. | Nov. 30, 1847 – Mar. 16, 1931 | Wife | Marker Photo |
| Seven Unmarked Graves | ; |
Row 3
| Measles Infant | Jan. 12, 1910 – Jan. 12, 1910 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Measles, Emil A. | Mar. 18, 1868 – Jan. 14, 1891 | husb of Lula Seward - m. Dec 19, 1888 | Marker Photo |
| Measles, John W. | 1841 - 1914 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Measles, Martha | 1849 - 1911 | wife of John W. Measles | Marker Photo |
| Chapman, Wheeler | Aug. 13, 1898 – Jan. 31, 1918 | son of Robt & Lily Chapman | Marker Photo |
| Chapman, Lillie V. | Aug. 18, 1881 – Mar. 1, 1918 | wife of Robert | Marker Photo |
| Chapman, Robert L. | Aug. 31, 1864 – Aug. 3, 1922 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Chapman, Lucille | Nov. 6, 1916 – Sept. 12, 1937 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Chapman, Perry J. | Feb. 1910 – Nov. 21, 1986 | Husband of Maude; son of Robt & Lily (Edwards-Van Buren marker) | ; |
| Chapman, Maude M. | Nov. 1, 1903 – June 22, 1930 | ; | ; |
| Blankenship, Vera | April 4, 1903 – June 22, 1930 | ; | ; |
| Rankin, Claude | May 14, 1895 – June 22, 1928 | ; | ; |
| Blankenship Infant | June 20, 1930 – June 20, 1930 | Putman Funeral Home Marker | ; |
Row 4
| Puckett, Jim Bill. | Nov. 25, 1958 – Oct. 15, 1980 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Puckett, Bill G. | Nov. 24, 1930 – Sept. 4, 1969 | Mil. Private-US Army | Marker Photo |
| Puckett, Ginger Susan | 1952 - 1952 | ; | ; |
| Stem, Anne | 1877 - 1967 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Stem, John | 1873 - 1950 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Unmarked Grave | ; | ; | |
| Johnson, T. L. | Feb. 1, 1841 – Jan. 1908 | ; | Marker Photo |
| Kidd, Emma Dora | Feb. 2, 1872 – Aug. 21, 1923 | wife of Benjamin Kidd | ; |
| Kidd, Benjamin L. | June 15, 1865 – Aug. 24, 1939 | husb of Emma Dora; son of Marie C. Kidd | ; |
| Smith, Sidney | July 24, 1924 – April 5, 1967 | Mil. WWII- Private- US Army | ; |
| Smith, Oscar | 1890 - 1944 | ; | ; |
Row 5
| Johnson, Sallie L. | Aug. 10, 1883 – Jan. 22, 1970 | Marker Photo | |
| Johnson, Thomas L. | May 23, 1874 – Mar. 6, 1960 | Marker Photo | |
| Johnson, Ollie | Oct. 9, 1877 – Aug. 5, 1916 | wife of L. Johnson(Woodman of the World Marker) | Marker Photo |
| Johnson, Audry | April 8, 1903 – July 13, 1905 | Marker Photo | |
| 3 Unmarked Graves | |||
| Kidd, Doris | Sept. 2, 1925 –Feb. 10, 1926 | Double Stone/ Infant daughter of Dora and Ben | |
| Kidd, Dorothy | Sept. 2, 1925 – April 10, 1928 | Double Stone/ Infant daughter of Dora and Ben | ; |
Row 6
Last of the Old Part
| Degen, Rosalie | 1855 Ohio - 1933 | wife of John | ; |
| Williamson, Isaac N. | Oct. 6, 1838 – Aug. 31, 1917 | husb of Susan | Marker Photo |
| Williamson, Susan E. | Oct. 12, 1844 – Aug. 18, 1915 | wife of Isaac N. | ; |
| Williamson, Emin L. | Mar. 24, 1881 – Nov. 16, 1915 | Marker Photo | |
| Williamson, Sidney Albert | Mar. 5, 1876 – June 12, 1940 | Marker Photo | |
| Line of Unmarked Graves | ; | ||
| Flanagan, John Addison | Oct. 4, 1887 – June 25, 1993 | ; | |
| Flanagan, Essie Irene | Nov. 27, 1886 – Feb. 15, 1944 | Daughter of George H. Carson | ; |
| Maddux, Ewing | Nov 12, 1905 - Oct 1980 (SSDI index) | ; | |
| Maddux, Dorothy | Jun 27, 1910 - Jul 1993 (SSDI index) | ; | |
| Roth Emma G. | 1905 - 1980 | ; | |
| Roth, Hans | 1903 – 1977 | Smith Mortuary Marker | ; |
New Part…Graves from south to north
| Hearing, Lewis | 1903 - 1977 | ||
| Hearing, Beulah McGuire | 1902 - 1984 | ||
| Douglas, Bertha L. | Mar. 2, 1931 - | ||
| Douglas, Edward H. | Oct. 19, 1920 - | ||
| Douglas, Donnie E. | 1847 - 1974 | ||
| Douglas, Victoria | Mar. 23, 1900 – Aug. 19, 1987 | ||
| Mackey, Billie J. | Dec. 16, 1950 – Jan 8, 1986 | ||
| House, Jesse Delphia | June 30, 1915 – Feb. 6, 1990 | ||
| House, Clara E. | Mar. 5, 1920 - |
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