On our quest for cemeteries, we have come across a few that are heartbreaking.  This is one of those.  We now know there are no headstones left in this cemetery.....but hopefully we may be able to learn of some of the families buried in this cemetery.

Everything read about Wilkerson Cemetery, said it was located in Kilgore.  But after time spent traipsing all over areas in northern rural Kilgore, it was still not located.

Finally, after many nights of poring over old maps, it was realized that it was NOT in Kilgore but actually in Longview.  So, driving roads south of 1845, and taking side streets, along with Elaine and the cemetery "buddy" Denna several times, it still could not be located.

This past fall, my husband and I decided we would try again.  We drove all over the area we were convinced this cemetery was located.  With one difference though, we got out of the car and started knocking on people's doors.  The first door we knocked on, they had never heard of a cemetery in the area.

On the way back towards 1845, we saw a lady sitting in her yard talking on the telephone.  We pulled up, and she gave us directions to another house up the road, saying that these folks would be able to tell us more about the cemetery.  We located the house, and a young woman came to the door.  After telling her who we were and that we were looking for Wilkerson Cemetery, she told us that the cemetery was down the road to the east and then you turned onto a private road and went south.  But the sad news, was she told us there were no headstones left in the cemetery.  She did tell us that her brother was very knowledgeable about the cemetery.  So leaving our phone number in the hope that he would call.....we left.  We have not heard from this young man, but I don't give up easily.  I will go again, to see if I can talk to this young man to find out any information I can about the people buried in this old cemetery.

Wilkerson is a very old Black cemetery.  We now know you take 1845 south to Cherokee (you have to make the turn and go across Harrison Rd), take Cherokee all the way to the end and it Y's and you go to the left, about 1/2 mile down there is a road to the right with a pipe gate--(this is private property)----the cemetery is about an 1/8 of a mile down this road.

Sharon Pierce


Thanks to Margarette Jones for sending in her information shown below!


Cotton, Henry                 Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Nov 25, 1891         Feb 25, 1925

Cotton, Mary Wilkerson           Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Jul 12, 1875        d. Jun 2, 1938

Cummings, Mary Lee McKinley           Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Dec 10, 1887          d. Dec 14, 1963

Hanon, A P           Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Nov 4, 1836          d. Nov 10, 1943

Hanon, Fredrick Len             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. May 16, 1967           d. Sep 23, 1968

Hanon, Lenon            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Mar 3, 1899           d. Jun 25, 1967

Harrell, Louise Medlock           Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Aug 14, 1908          d. Mar 9, 1951

Huey, Lurlean Wilkerson             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Apr 21, 1904          d. May 15, 1976

Huey, Sam            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Dec 12, 1899           d. Sep 18, 1970

Hunt, Candace Denson            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. May 1872           d. Nov 1928

Hunt, George I             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Nov 1866           d. Dec 15, 1936

Hunt, Nelson              Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Jun 29, 1895             d. Mar 15, 1950

Hunt, Rosa Crisp            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Sep 1, 1899            d. Feb 29, 1929

Johnson, Baby Girl             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Jun 23, 1966           d. Jun 23, 1966

Medlock, Handy            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. 1887           d. Apr 25, 1937

Medlock, Texana Wilkerson               Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Oct 17, 1879            d. Nov 6, 1944

Moore, Lula Wilkerson            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Aug 14, 1892            d. Mar 25, 1960

Smalley, R D             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. 1891           d. Feb 13, 1937

Spirlin, Francis Wilkerson            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Jun 4, 1896           d. Dec 11, 1962

Stinson, Luberta           Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. 1903            d. Jul 11, 1923

Thomas, Carl Evis            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Jul 18, 1927            d. Sep 20, 1945

Wilkerson, Alex             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. 1878            d. Apr 19, 1949

Wilkerson, James D            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Dec 18, 1916              d. Mar 16, 1952

Wilkerson, James F            Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Apr 8, 1894              Dec 15, 1959

Wilkerson, Lena Fagen               Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Nov 11, 1905             d. Apr 11, 1956

Wilkerson, Lewis             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Apr 24, 1916          d. Oct 1, 1950

Wilkerson, Lula Fifer              Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Aug 15, 1883           d. Aug 15, 1934

Wilkerson, Mandy             Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. 1886            d. Jan 12, 1933

Wilkerson, Willie Bee            Infant; Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. Sep 2, 1930             d. Sep 2, 1930

Wilkerson, Marcus G             Infant; Submitted by Margarette Jones
b. May 23, 1969            d. May 23, 1969