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Watts Cemetery Black Section

This African-American cemetery is across the fence from Watts Cemetery, which is white. Most people today refer to it as Watts Cemetery, but the earlier records called it Davidson. The old Davidson church building still stands here, but is not used. The African-American section is still used frequently for burials. The cemetery is not as well maintained as some.
Driving directions: From Willisville, go east on Rd. No. 8 for six miles. The old church and cemetery will be on your left.
Homemaker's Survey --1970

Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Alexander, Jennie	6-22-1899	11-6-1989
Alexander, Encerson (JAB)	1-17-1900	8-11-1978
Alexander, Stella M.	1923	1985	Metal marker
Anderson, Dornece	4-3-1918	8-7-2003
Annstrong, Jack Ooshan	3-27-????		Can't read dates
Bailey, Lee Verdia	8-5-1932	6-23-1981	Double marker with Lee Roy Bailey
Bailey, Lee Roy	12-17-1929	6-18-1991	Double marker with Lee Verdia Bailey
Beasley, Herva	11-16-1920	7-26-1964	Not found-listed in 1970 record
Beasley, Hertes	1922	1978	Pfc. - U. S. Army - World War II
Beasley, Keviunte' Teon' "Ke-Ke"	11-20-1991	7-12-2005	Son of Shannon Beasley and Kevin Hamilton
Beasley, Pearlie Mae	4-7-1923	11-19-2007
Beasley, Mattie	4-19-1909	8-8-1999
Beasley, Wade, Sr.	9-28-1952	4-20-2004	SP4- U. S. Army- Vietnam
Beasley, Dennis Ray "Den-Den"	9-26-1960	9-24-2011	Husband of Lanetta; father of Sue, Pooh Pooh, and June Bug
Beasley, Allie P.	11-2-1945	9-5-2013	Metal marker at time of survey
Beasley, Joe	1898	1981	Metal marker
Beasley, Lillie	1890	1984	Metal marker
Beasley, Nelson		1973 (?)	Metal marker
Beasley, Charlay	12-25-1910	12-9-1980
Beck, Doris Ann		10-17-1965	Age 2-not found-listed in 1970 record
Biddle, Lois Jean Hardiman	11-6-1943	9-14-2013
Bragg, Ethel G.	10-19-1901	3-10-2002	Obituary had age 92
Bragg, Clarence	3-2-1900	10-11-1985	Pvt.- Army- World War II; two markers; one has Braggs
Broomfield, Elizabeth	3-1-1898	12-9-1978
Broomfield, Gladys	7-13-1908	12-7-1997
Broomfield, G. W.	11-20-1904	11-6-1983
Burnell, Earl C.	8-15-1946	5-23-1993
Burnell, Torsha LaShoun	12-24-1975	12-1-2014
Burton, Abraham		10-10-1968	Age 1-not found-listed in 1970 record
Burton, Aline	9-23-1922	7-21-2007
Burton, Jessie	3-4-1907	6-7-1976
Carter, Yvonne	3-21-1963	1-5-2015
Carter, Robert Lee	9-19-1924	12-29-2015	Metal marker at time of survey
Christopher, Willie	8-15-1928	10-1-1997
Christopher, Annie Marie	3-17-1956	6-10-1990	Children--Kameka, Corey, Anthony, Latoya, Rico, Katrina
Christopher, Corey Cordell	5-7-1979	8-28-2010	Husband of Ja Teshal; children-- Keenen, Destiny, Camarie
Coffman, Henry		1946
Coffman, Lula M.	9-9-1884	10-9-1969
Coffman, Irvin J.		1947
Coffman, Maebell		1945
Coffman, Billy Ray		1952
Coffman, Henry Jr.	5-8-1915	1-14-1997
Curry, Francis	1877	1960
Davis, Opal Jean	7-10-1950	11-13-1970
Davis, Queen E.	12-17-1920	9-10-1981
Davis, Betty Jean Baker	8-23-1953	1-4-2012
Easter, Joyce Ann	5-5-1959	1-30-1985	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Elliott, Gloria D.	12-2-1957	7-29-2008
Elliott, Edna Smith	6-19-1931	12-24-2014	Children -- Carolyn, Joyce, Bettie, Barbara, Gloria, Charles, Frederick
Fears, Roberta	1-13-1939	7-18-1983
Gantt, Lucy Murrel	4-15-1929	8-5-2007	Children--Louis, Lola, Aaron, Charles, Annie, Delma, Dorothy, Billy
Gentry, Geraldine		3-12-2002	Age 62; metal marker
Green, Robert	2-12-1950	1-28-2010
Green, Justin "Lil Jack"	2-19-1993	7-11-2017
Gyant, Syriner	11-27-1886	6-7-1948
Hall, Josephine W.		7-20-1974	Age 64-metal marker
Hardaman, Lonnie	7-6-1914	6-2-2004
Hardiman, Dale	1918	1993	Metal marker
Hardiman, Nathaniel	4-25-1935	3-31-1986
Hardiman, Timothy Jr.	9-30-1948	1985	Death date not engraved at time of survey
Hardiman, Annie Mae	1-12-1912	9-3-1999	Double marker with Timothy Hardiman; death date not engraved at time of survey
Hardiman, Timothy	10-??1901		Double marker with Annie Mae Hardiman; no death date
Hardiman, Ed	1908	1978	Metal marker
Hardiman, Cora	5-26-`930	12-23-1953
Hardiman, Leaner	1891	9-26-1936	Hard to read
Hardiman, Louis	7-4-1910	5-24-1993
Hardiman, Earlene	3-31-1932	7-25-2014
Hardimon, Gennie (B)	2-22-1912	1-12-1994
Hardimon, Jessie	5-30-1914	7-20-1989	Double marker with Ollie V. Hardiman; m. 9-25-1935
Hardimon, Ollie V.	10-12-1916	8-13-1988	Double marker with Jessie Hardiman; m. 9-25-1935
Hardimon, Juanita	9-16-1953	8-4-2000	Daughter of Jessie and Ollie V. Hardimon; twin sister of Bonita Jones
Hollins, Robert L.	10-10-1890	4-16-1955
Hardimon, Juanita	9-16-1953	8-4-2000	Twin sister of Bonita Jones; daughter of Jessie and Ollie V. Hardimon
Hollins, L. C.	1933	2002	Metal marker
Howell, Jimmy Wayne	10-3-1961	11-12-1990	Double marker with Allie Mae King Howell
Howell, Allie Mae King	8-23-1929	12-2-1997	Double marker with Jimmy Wayne Howell
Howell, Robert "Bull"	8-22-1963	5-1-12001
Ingram, Betty Carol	3-22-1963	2-27-2017	Metal marker at time of survey
Johnson, Essie Mae McQuay	7-26-1939	7-12-1971
King, Evelyn	1915	???	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
King, Mary Lee (or May Lee)		1942	Age 13 or 18- metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
King, Leroy Charlie	10-14-1927	10-23-1994
King, A. C.		1-17-1978	Age 50-metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
King, Fred Sr.	5-20-1914	12-18-1987	Pvt.- U. S. Army-World War II
King, Elmira	6-8-1890	10-30-1982
King, Anthon	10-11-1891	9-26-1966	Arkansas -Pvt.- U. S. Army- World War I
King, Richard	10-11-1887	6-15-1954
King, Earnest	5-12-1917	3-3-1991	U. S. Navy- World War II
King, Loyd		8-24-1945	Age 13-not found-listed in earlier record
King, Tobe	8-14-1912	1-26-1999	U. S. Army
Kingsby, Mary Ann	6-19-1904	4-21-1988	Not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Kingsby, Ernestine	1-25-1935	8-3-1999
Kingsby, Janie Mae	10-9-1943	11-20-2017	Metal marker at time of survey; full dates from obituary
Lowdermilk, Willie M.		3-18-2001	Metal marker
Mitchell, Rodell	1936	1985	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Mixon, Azrine	4-24-1932	6-6-1971
Mixon, Robert	1900	1998	Metal marker
Mixon, Noble	6-10-1908	12-17-1984
Mixon, Joe	10-7-1918	1-28-1997
Mixon, Thurman L.	12-20-1943	5-25-1991
Mixon, Napleon	5-19-1948	5-28-1981
Mixon, Lessie B.	2-14-1924	3-11-1956
Mixon, Lucindia	2-26-1904	9-24-1968
Mixon, Ivie Lee	1920	3-6-2008	Metal marker
Mixon, Chester R.	1-19-1955	3-3-2012	Chester Ray Mixon in obituary; double marker with Jerdene Dixon Mixon; m. 8-30-1976
Mixon, Jerdene Dixon	9-18-1953		Double marker with Chester R. Mixon; m. 8-30-1976
Mixon, Ivie L.	1-3-1920	3-6-2008
Moss, Pennie Mixon	6-28-1898	1-27-1976
Moss, Louinetta	12-10-1924	4-20-2000
Moss, Napoleon Sr.	1954	1979	Metal marker
Murray, Rev. Jesse	7-4-1872	6-6-1942
Murray, Altha	6-2-1895	4-29-1976
Murray, Otis Aaron	4-26-1922	3-13-2011	PFC - U. S. Army
Murray, Rosston L.	1931	1990	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Murray, Emma Lee Smith	12-11-1926	5-20-1996
Murry, Lee R.	9-7-1928	11-1-1982	Cpl.- U. S. Army- Korea
Page, Essie	5-30-1914	2-20-2001
Palmer, Mary	5-15-1917	5-13-1998
Paschel, Betty Sue	1945	1978	Metal marker
Pearson, Queen E.	3-4-1912
Pearson, Lee	6-7-1907	9-4-1992
Pearson, Odell E.	1-7-1934	4-18-1986
Pearson, William C.	6-19-1928	10-22-1984	Pfc.- U. S. Army-Korea
Pearson, Johnie	7-15-1899	7-11-1956
Pearson, Bettie		6-19-1931	Age 56- not found-listed in earlier record
Robertson, Alberta	10-9-1893	11-21-1976
Robinson, Rena	12-2-1889	4-2-1985
Robinson Oscar Jake	8-11-1900	10-4-1982
Robinson, Maggie Lee	3-31-2005	12-13-2005
Robinson, Felton	6-20-1947	1-13-2016	Metal marker at time of survey; full dates from obituary
Robinson, Quannesha Shante "Dolly"	11-17-1983	10-10-2014
Robinson, Kately M.	2017	2017	Metal marker at time of survey
Ro(d)gers, Losie		7-16-1966	Age 52-not found-listed in 1970 record
Rodgers, Lawson Jr.			Not found-listed in 1970 record
Rogers, Allen	5-14-1910	6-5-1976
Rogers, Anna	12-25-1895	12-1-1980	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Rone, Winnie Ann	1-11-1907	2-3-1981
S???, Marilyn Denise	8-20-1962	8-20-1964	Not found-listed in 1970 record
Samuel, Frankie Lee	8-2-1957	8-23-1981	Pvt.- U. S. Army
Sanders, Rosie Pearson	4-30-1905	1-15-1934
Sanders, Shanda Yvonne	4-26-1969	8-28-2018	Information from obituary
Scarber, Joesphine	1943	2003
Sims, Eneree	5-25-1924	12-31-1975	Pfc.- U. S. Army- World War II
Sims, Anna Mae King	2-16-1925	10-30-2003	Wife of Enoree Sims; her children--Lee Anna, Cornelius; her grandchild--Torsha
Sims, Cornelius "Pete"	1-31-1961	12-15-2017
Smith, Ledoshia	3-5-1905	5-30-1983
Smith, Tildon	5-23-1900	7-27-1991
Smith, Mandie Lee	9-19-1942	9-17-1972	Hard to read
Stan?, Lola		2-4-1962	Age 56-not found-listed in earlier record
Stan?, Bennie Lee	5-16-1936	2-9-1963	Can not read dates-listed in old record
Thomas, Birtheen H.	4-6-1934	12-13-1954
Tidwell, Frederick Keith	4-22-1964	5-19-1996
Turner, Kenneth	7-6-1985	8-28-2010
Turner, Ethel Mae	2-27-1954	4-5-2013
Watson, James Edward	9-3-1955	5-27-1996	Pfc. - U. S. Army
Watson, John M.	9-19-1913	1-12-1950
Watson, Margaret	1873	6-?-1939
Watson, J. W.	3-19-1861	8-13-1945
Watson, Lide	3-16-1910		Can't read death date
Watson, Arthur		11-30-1927	Wise Progress Circle # 1062; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Watts, Delia	7-15-1876	1-19-1944
Watts, Julie	3-13-1888	8-31-1982
Wesley, Lee Otis "Jive"	1-11-1946	12-15-2004
Wilson, Alberta	5-11-1906	6-28-1992	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Wilson, Annie Faye	6-7-1947	6-15-2010
Witcher, Joshua	2-25-1900	9-13-1970	Age 70
Witcher, Rose	12-18-1905	12-4-1989
Witcher, ?mnie			Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Witcher, Rachel		?-12-1972	Age 78-metal marker-hard to read; not found or could not be read in 2019 survey
Witcher, Jimmie	6-1-1912	11-21-1968
Witcher, Walter	6-30-1917	2-18-1999	U. S. Marine Corps - World War II
Witcher, Burnest	8-16-1937	5-26-2002
Witcher, Earnest "Billy"	8-24-1940	9-7-2016
Witcher, Lucy Pearl	5-19-1924	11-12-2005
Witcher, Gussie M.	3-12-1926	4-18-2008	Children--Billie, Ray, Willie, Dorothy, Mac, Kenneth, Brenda, Everick, Alisha, Darryl
Wyrick, Johnny L.	1965	1981	Metal marker
Young, Christopher J.	6-16-1967	2-14-1992

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