(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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