Burial Records – Arlington Heritage Memorial Grounds

LAST with Suffix	FIRST MIDDLE MAIDEN	BORN	DIED	AGE	BIO? y/n	Photo? y/n	Notes	Race	Gender	Link
Akes	Emzy or Emsey	1871	1944	78	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/emzy-akes/
Brinson	"Little" Johnson	1881	1883	3	yes	Y-Headstone	G-Grandson of MTJ & Vienna	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/little-johnson-brinson/
Brinson	Eliza U.	1880	1896	15	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/elizabeth-u-brinson/
Brinson	Elizabeth Jackson Burford	1856	1882	26	yes	Y-Headstone	Wife of Matthew Tate Brinson	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/elizabeth-burford-brinson/
Brinson	John Middleton	1874	1896	22	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/john-middleton-brinson/
Brinson	Louisa H. Johnson	1831	1866	35	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/louisa-h-johnson-brinson/
Brinson	Matthew Tate	1853	1925	71	yes		last white person buried in cemetery	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/matthew-tate-brinson/
Brinson	Sarah Malissa Brinson Burford	1842	1889	46	yes	Y-Headstone	Known as Sallie	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sallie-m-brinson/
Brinson	Thomas H.	1856	1891	34	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/thomas-h-brinson/
Brinson*	Mathew John	1898	1899	18 mos	yes		Son of CJ&EL Brinson	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/matthew-john-brinson/
Brooks	Rance	1893	1945	52	yes		Son of Amy Childs	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/rance-brooks/
Burford	Claiborne Johnson	1851	1896	44	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/claiborne-johnson-burford/
Burford	Mary Eliza Johnson	1817	1906	89	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/mary-eliza-johnson-burford/
Burford	Nancy Vienna "Nannie" Brinson	1863	1882	19	Yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/nancy-v-burford/
Burford	William J.	1812	1878	65	yes	Y-Headstone	Husband of Mary Eliza Johnson Burford	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/william-j-burford/
Butler	Emily Johnson	1898	1928	30	yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/emily-butler-2/
Butler	Mamie Childs	1893	1946	52	yes		Sister of Alex & Oscar Childs & Aggie Flowers	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/mamie-childs-butler/
Campbell	Benjamin Hawkins (Captain)	1866	1936	73	yes		Wife was Easter Johnson	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/ben-campbell/
Campbell	Ester	1862	1916	54	yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/ester-campbell-3/
Carter*	Georgia	1869	1926	63	yes		HS missing. DOD 2/20/1926;	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/georgia-carter/
Charles	Francis	1890	1946	56	Yes	Y-Headstone	Died at USPHS; cit. of St. Lucia, BWI	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/francis-charles-3/
Childs	Alex	1894	1950	55	Yes	Y-Headstone	Served in WWII	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/alex-childs-2/
Childs	Amy	1858	1935	87	yes		Family may have been slaves of MTJohnson	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/amy-childs/
Childs	Henry D.	1922	1926	4	yes		Son of Alex Childs & Willie Robinson	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/henry-d-childs/
Chimney	John	1862	1935	73	yes		Owned home in The Hill in 1920-1930	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/john-lizzie-chimney/
Chimney	Lizzie Ish	1877	1942	65	yes		Dau. Of Frank & Harriett Johnson Ish	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/john-lizzie-chimney/
Christian	Georgie	1868	1921	53	yes	Y-Headstone		Unknown	Unknown	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/georgia-carter/
Coleman	Eliza Aurelia Clark	1814	1891	77	Yes			White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/eliza-madison-coleman/
Coleman	Madison	1806	1868	62	Yes			White	Male
Coleman	Ollie	1896	1948	52	yes		Son of Fanny Ditto Coleman Wilson	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/ollie-coleman/
Dacres	William Knowles	1892	1943	51	Yes	Y-Headstone	Died at USPHS; Cit. of BWI, Caymen Islands	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/william-knowles-dacres/
Ditto	Michael	1796	1860	64	Yes		born while George Washington was President	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/michael-hagar-ditto/
Dorsey	Polly	1855	1917	62	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/polly-dorsey/
Dorsey	Steve or Stephen	1855	1936	81	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/stephen-d-dorsey/
Duncan	Willie Mae Ish	1904	1950	46	yes			Colored	Male
Edmonds	Luella Campbell	1904	1936	32	yes		Dau. Of Ben and Easter Campbell	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/luella-campbell-edmonds/
Ellis, Jr.	William	1877	1936	57	yes		Found while looking for Wm. Ellis	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/william-ellis-jr/
Ellis*	Wm.	1869	1881	12	no		Ref. 1970 Grave List; B 9/9/1869 D 3/21/1881	Unknown	Male
Finger	Francis Maria	1852	1863	10	Yes		#2 on the 1970 Grave List	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/francis-charles-3/
Flowers	Aggie Childs	1894	1936	42	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/aggie-childs-flowers/
Flowers	Jeanete	1914	1935	21	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/jenette-flowers/
Ford	Eli G.	1806	1858	52	Yes	Y-Headstone	Quaker; good friend of MTJohnson	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/eli-and-zipporah-ford/
Ford	Zipporah Strader	1808	1885	76	Yes	Y-Headstone	Quaker	White	Female
Garrison	Archie	1882	1925	43	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/archie-garrison-2/
Givens	Joe	1873	1926	53	yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male
Givens	Mary Jane Brinson	1877	1937	70	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/mary-jane-brinson-givens/
Grant, Jr.	Sam	1907	1941	35	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sam-grant/
Grant*	Sallie	1880	1926	47	yes		Ref. 1970 Grave site List #66	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sallie-grant/
Groom	Willie Lee	1930	1931	1	yes		Son of Ed & Elizabeth Ish Groom	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/willie-lee-groom/
Harris	Pearl Doty	1879	1946	67	yes		Found thru Mother, Georgia Tippett	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/pearl-harris/
Hickey	Bessie Ferguson	1882	1930	42	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/hickey-family/
Hickey	Bessie Lee	1915	1932	17	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/hickey-family/
Hickey	Blanch	1900	1947	47	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/hickey-family/
Hickey	Matthew Tate	1880	1951	71	yes			White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/hickey-family/
Hicks	Frederick Lee	1926	1953	27	Yes	Y-Headstone	Served in WWII	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/frederick-lee-hicks-3/
Hyams	Robert	1880	1948	68	Yes	Y-Headstone	Died at USPHS; Mental Patient	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/robert-hyams/
Ish	Frank	1862	1916	54	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/ish-family/
Ish	Harriett	1876	1947	71	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/ish-family/
Johnson	Benjamin Hawkins (Captain)	1837	1865	28	yes	Y-Headstone	Mar. Catherine, Dau. Of Madison Coleman	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/benjamin-h-johnson-2/
Johnson	Bud	1880	1947	66	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/bud-johnson/
Johnson	Charlie	1894	1952	58	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/charlie-johnson-2/
Johnson	Eliza Griffin	1884	1946	62	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/eliza-johnson/
Johnson	Fatime	1848	1851	3	yes		Dau. Of MT & Vienna Johnson; 1st burial	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/fatime-johnson/
Johnson	Jasper	1905	1944	39	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/jasper-johnson-2/
Johnson	Matilda	1860	1929	69	yes					https://ahmgc.org/index.php/matilda-johnson/
Johnson	Middleton Tate (Colonel)	1810	1866	56	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/middleton-tate-johnson/
Johnson	Thomas Jefferson (Captain)	1835	1862	27	yes	Y-Headstone	1 Marker 1835-1890 wrng. In 15th Tx Cavalry	White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/thomas-j-johnson/
Johnson	Vienna Parker	1812	1859	47	yes	Y-Headstone	Born SC to Rayfield Parker	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/vienna-parker-johnson/
Johnson Jr.	Middleton Tate	1845	1874	29	yes	Y-Headstone		White	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/middleton-tate-johnson-jr/
Johnson*	Alma	unknown	1915		no		1970 Grave List; Carved Sandstone 12/14/1915	Colored	Female
Lane	Mary T.	1843	1879	36	yes	Y-Headstone	Race unknown but may be White	Unknown	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/mary-t-lane-2/
Lasater	Sirena P.	1831	1869	38	Yes	Y-Headstone	Headstone laying next to Alex Childs	White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sirena-p-lasater/
McCray	Emeline Johnson	1864	1942	78	yes		Dau Dan&Emily Johnson; Born Johnson Sta.	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/elizabeth-jackson-burford/
O'Neal	Mary	1912	1932	20	yes			Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sam-oneal/
O'Neal	Sam	1889	1937	48	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/sam-oneal/
Perry	Infant Daughter	1865	1865	14 days	Yes			White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/infant-daughter-perry/
Pointer	Addie Mae	1937	1937	0 days	yes			Colored	Female
Pointer	Allen	1872	1941	68	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/allen-pointer/
Pointer	Clyde	1904	1946	42	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/clyde-pointer/
Pointer	Trular Oliver	1882	1923	41	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/trula-pointer/
Pointer	Viola Johnson	1913	1948	35	yes		Mar. Virgil son of Trular & Allen Pointer	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/viola-johnson-pointer/
Pointer	Willie Beatrice Childs	1919	1952	33	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/willie-beatrice-childs-pointer/
Pointer, Jr.	Virgil	1932	1932	0 days	yes			Colored	Male
Prescott	Arthur	1886	1941	54	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/arthur-prescott/
Prescott	Bettie Jean	1933	1937	4	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/bettie-jean-prescott/
Prescott Jr.	Arthur	1927	1950	23	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/arthur-prescott-jr/
Purvis	Clifford	1893	1940	47	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/purvis-family/
Purvis	Doris	1938	1945	8	yes		Daughter of Clifford and Clara Purvis	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/purvis-family/
Purvis	Henry	1913	1934	21	yes		Son of Clifford and Clara Purvis	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/purvis-family/
Purvis	Joe	1861	1930	69	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/joe-purvis/
Reed	Paul Grady	1935	1953	18	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/paul-grady-reed/
Ricks	Ruby Williams	1911	1938	27	yes		Grand-daughter of Polly & Steve Dorsey	Colored	Female
Roff	Jennie	1858	1883	25	Yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/jennie-roff-2/
Rose	Lizzie Johnson	1876	1944	67	yes		Born Johnson Station, TX	Colored	Female
Rose	Will	1872	1926	64	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/will-rose/
Rose	Willie	1908	1956	48	yes			Colored	Male
Simpson	Lillie Rose	1902	1936	34	yes			Colored	Female
Simpson, Jr.	Loiel	1930	1934	3	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/loiel-simpson-jr-2/
Smith	Clint	1888	1954	66	yes		Last documented burial in cemetery	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/clint-and-jessie-smith/
Smith	Jessie Ditto	1892	1935	42	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/jessie-ditto-smith/
Thomas	Lumae Griffin	1895	1928	32	Yes	Y-Headstone		Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/lumae-griffin-thomas/
Thomas*	Freddie Lee	1926	1926	10 days	yes		Boyd Thomas-Georgia Ish Parents #75 Grave	Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/freddie-lee-thomas/
Waller	Infant Daughter	1907	1907	0 days	Yes	Y-Headstone		White	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/infant-daughter-waller/
Williams	Eddie	1907	1948	41	yes		Grandson of Polly & Steve Dorsey	Colored	Female
Williams	Fay Ish	1906	1932	26	yes		Dau. Of Frank & Harriett Johnson Ish	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/fay-ish-williams/
Williams	Octavia Dorsey	1895	1949	54	yes		Daughter of Polly & Steve Dorsey	Colored	Female	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/octavia-dorsey-williams/
Wilson	Fannie Ditto Coleman	1862	1952	90	yes		Born as a slave; M. of Ollie Coleman	Colored	Female
Wilson	John	1860	1933	73	yes			Colored	Male	https://ahmgc.org/index.php/john-fannie-wilson/

* The names with an asterick by them are from a list that someone made in 1970 of the tombstones Johnson Plantation Cemetery aka Millbranch Cemetery
Since these tombstones are no longer in the cemetery, but existed at one time because the list cites information carved on the tombstone. Research is
incomplete on these people but are included burials in the Cemetery relying solely on the 1970 Grave Site list showing the approximate location of the grave.

* The names with an asterick by them are from a list that someone made in 1970 of the tombstones at Johnson Plantation Cemetery aka Millbranch Cemetery. Since these tombstones are no longer in the cemetery, but existed at one time because the list cites information carved on the tombstone. Research is incomplete on these people but are included burials in the Cemetery relying solely on the 1970 Grave Site list showing the approximate location of the grave.

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