Livingston, bold springs Area, Polk County, Texas Grave Survey & Genealogy Research

Sarah Robertson

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – April 2, 1995 Edition

Livingston – Funeral services for Sarah Robertson, 76, of Onalaska were held Friday, March 31, 1995 from the Onalaska United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bill Raines officiating. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Robertson died March 28, 1995 in Hermann Hospital in Houston. She was born July 18, 1918 in Yantis, the daughter of Frank Robinson and Inez Ashberry Robinson. On Dec. 26, 1966 she married Cleveland Robertson in Houston. Mrs. Robertson was a member of Onalaska United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Cleveland Robertson of Onalaska; sons, James

Bohannon of Onalaska and Larry Robertson of Magnolia; mother, Inez Robinson of Sulphur Springs; brother, Milus Robinson of Sulphur Springs; sisters, Bobbie Wright of Dallas and Oleta Ashton of Sulphur Springs; grandson, Cody Robertson of Magnolia; and granddaughter, Kirsty Robertson of Magnolia. Pallbearers were Billy Jack Jones, Corry Jones, Howard Jones, Robert Powell, Milford Rogers and John Rauber. Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Robinson, Amanda -  No dates.  HCM

*Amanda Robinson

Robinson, Ethel - b: {Oct. 12,} 1894    d: {Nov. 14,} 1961 – beside Mitchel

*Ethel Robinson

{Daughter of Rufus Grimes & Mattie Myrtle Hart Robinson}

Robinson, Gladys - b: {Jan. 20,} 1905   d: {February of} 1985 – beside Ethel

*Gladys Robinson

{Daughter of Rufus Grimes & Mattie Myrtle Hart Robinson}


Robinson, Mattie - b: Apr. 11, 1869   d: Nov. 5, 1951; DS w/ Rufus

*Mattie Myrtle Hart Robinson

{Mother of Wilma Marie Robinson Martin, Elsie Robinson Yates,

Ethel Robinson, Mitchel Robinson & Gladys Robinson}

Robinson, Mitchel - b: {Mar. 9,} 1893   d: {Aug. 27,} 1958 – beside Ethel

*Mitchel Robinson

{Son of Rufus Grimes & Mattie Myrtle Hart Robinson}


Robinson, Rufus - b: Jan. 30, 1867   d: Nov. 5, 1950; DS w/ Mattie

*Rufus Robinson

{Married Mattie Myrtle Hart on Dec. 24, 1890}

{Son of Isaiah Manson & Sarah Cisco Robinson,

father of Wilma Marie Robinson Martin, Elsie Robinson Yates,

Ethel Robinson, Mitchel Robinson, Gladys Robinson}


Rodriquez, Jo Marylynn Mitchell – b: April 12, 1961 d: April 14, 2001 – beside Jo Ann Bailey

*Jo Marylynn Mitchell Rodriquez

{Married to Jesse Garza Rodriquez, daughter of Joe M. Mitchell and

Jo Ann Minter Mitchell Bailey, granddaughter of William Evan &

Ella Belle Julian Minter} {Her grave is unmarked, has no tombstone or marker.}

Jo Marylynn Mitchell-Rodriquez

Obituary published in the Houston Chronicle – April 19, 2001 Edition

Funeral services for MARY LYNN MITCHELL-RODRIQUEZ, 40 of Port Isabel, Texas, will be Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 12:00 PM in the Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at 2:30 PM in Bold Spring Cemetery, Livingston, Texas under the direction of Metcalf Funeral Directors. She was born April 13, 1961 in Houston, Texas and passed away on

April 14, 2001 in Port Isabel, Texas. Mary Lynn Mitchell-Rodriquez was survived by her husband, Jesse Rodriquez of Port Isabel; father, Joe M. Mitchell of Splendora; daughters, Jessica and Alisha Rodriquez of Port Isabel; son, Adam Rodriquez of Port Isabel; sister, Sheila L. Mitchell of Cut and Shoot; brother, Kirk Bailey of South Padre Island; nieces,

Melanie Perez of Pasadena and Tabitha L. Mitchell of Cut and Shoot; nephews, Mikel Kirby of Brownsboro and Zachary W. Mitchell of Cut and Shoot and numerous other relatives and friends also survive. Visitation will be Friday, April 20, 2001 from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at the funeral home.

Roe, Roy - b: {May 2,} 1916   d: {Oct. 12,} 1971 – beside Elsie Yates

*Roy Roe

{Son of Jim Roe & Elsie Robinson-Roe-Yates}


Rogers, Allie -  b: Nov. 4, 1841   d: June 27, 1911

*Alifair “Allie” Moody-Baggett-Rogers
        “Mother”   “Wife of William P. Rogers”
        “Rest, mother, rest in quite sleep, while friends in sorrow o’er thee weep”
        {2nd wife of William Picnkney Rogers - married on December 27, 1868}

{William P. Rogers is buried at the Burroughs Cemetery, Polk County, Texas}
        {Mother of Daniel Albania “Allie”Baggett-McCrory-Meece, Polly Scrap Rogers-Marsh, William Pinckney “Willie” Rogers-Foreman, John M. Rogers, Rogers Merritt Rogers, step-mother of Robert Herndon Rogers Sr., Lucy Rogers-Keen & Rachel Tallulah Rogers-Chapman, grandmother of Gertie Lee Meece-Hood, Helen Meece-Courtney, Dawson Meece, Clyde J. Meece, Ruby Meece-Rasberry, Florence Meece-Wainwright, Charles Vivian Rogers, Billie P. Rogers, John Collis Rogers, Jodie Rogers-Watts, Archie Elbert Foreman, Junius Taylor Foreman, Beulah Willie Marsh-Turner, Tom Marsh,

Manton Eddie Marsh, Allie Marsh-Standley, Alton Jarvis Marsh, great-grandmother of A. B. Alexander Jr., Emma Alice Rasberry, Patsy Ruth Wainwright-Parrish, James Beth Turner, Manton Eddie Marsh Jr., Mark Wilson Marsh, James Douglas Marsh, Judson McCormick Marsh, Tom June Marsh, Bethel Eugene Standley, Gerald Jarvis Standley, John Eugene Rogers, Janiece Watts, Edwin Bryan Watts, Nelmyree Watts, great-great- grandmother of Beulah Vivian Turner-Rutherford, Tommy Glen Marsh,

great-great-great-grandmother of Timothy John Beane}  

Copied From:

“Polk County Folks – Newspaper Obituaries and Death Notices – Volume 1 “

by Don Hendrix – page 53: From The Polk County Enterprise:

6 Jul 1911 (Bold Springs) – The Death Angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom

Marsh on the 27^th ult. and took from them Mrs. Marsh’s mother, Mrs. Allie Rogers.

She had been in bed near four months. She was 71 years, 6 months and 23 days old….

She was laid to rest in Bold Springs Cemetery Wednesday evening at 2: 30 o’clock,…

Rogers, Billie P. -  b: Mar. 20, 1898   d: Oct. 20, 1917 - beside John Collis

*William Pinckney “Billie” Rogers
        “Billie, we’ll join thee in that heavenly land, no more to take the parting hand”
        {Son of John M. & Ida Buller Rogers}

Rogers, Charles Vivian -  b: May 10, 1910   d: Oct. 9, 1910

*Charles Vivian Rogers
         "Daughter of R. M. {Rogers Merritt} & Florence Layton Rogers"
        {Granddaughter of John Thomas & Savannah Jane Burford-Layton and
         Allie Moody-Baggett-Rogers}

Rogers, Emma – b: Oct.  28, 1872   d: Feb. 14, 1956; DS w/ Robert H.

*James Emma Marsh Rogers
        “Gone to be together”  {Married Robert Herndon Rogers on Jan. 28, 1891}
        {Daughter of James Evander Needham & Elizabeth Mills Marsh, granddaughter

of Manton Evander & Cynthia Gilbert Marsh, mother of Bobbie Rogers-Baker,

Eva Rogers-McDonald, Robert Herndon “Tub” Rogers Jr., grandmother of

John Wilson Miller Jr., Bobbye Lea Rogers-Wade, William P. “Bill” Baker}

Rogers, Faye Grimshaw – b: Nov. 12, 1909   d: Oct. 14, 1993; DS w/ Robert

*Faye Grimshaw Rogers
        “Married Robert Herndon on Jan. 22, 1933”  FS -“Faye”
        {Daughter of George & Donna Marsh Grimshaw, granddaughter of John Calhoun &

Emma Cockrell Marsh, great-granddaughter of John Yancy & Adeline Lucinda

Mainer Marsh, mother of Bobbye Lea Rogers-Wade}

Faye Grimshaw Rogers

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Faye Grimshaw Rogers, 84, of Livingston were held Saturday, Oct. 14, 1993, from Bethel Baptist Church in Bold Springs, with Bro. Darrell Melacon officiating, assisted by Bro. Frank Hood. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Rogers died Thursday, Oct. 14 at her residence. The daughter of George M. Grimshaw and Donna Marsh Grimshaw, she was born in Palacios, while her family was there temporarily, following her father’s work. Within the first year of her life, the family moved back to Polk County. Except for those first few months, Mrs. Rogers was a life-long resident of Polk County. The most important thing to her was the fact that her life was dedicated to the Lord. She was a graduate of Livingston High School. She was active in the 4-H program and one won second place in the entire state of Texas for sewing. She

won many other 4-H awards, also. On Jan. 21, 1933, she married R. H. “Tub” Rogers in Livingston. To this union one daughter was born. A life-long member of Bethel Baptist Church, Mrs. Rogers served many years as church secretary. She was a member of the Eastern Star. A great fisherman and avid gardener, she was always helping her neighbors.

Mrs. Rogers was a walking encyclopedia of Polk County history. She was preceded

in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, R. H. “Tub” Rogers of Livingston; daughter, Bobbye Lea Wade of Livingston; two grandchildren, Georgia and husband Bill Mills of Livingston and Bruce Wade and wife Tana of Conroe; four great-grandchildren,

Emily Wade, Debbie Mills, John Mills and Leja Mills; and a host of other relatives

and dear friends. Pallbearers were Roland Wilder, Kenneth “Larry” Baker, Nolan “Cotton” Watts, Robert Baker, Frank O’Neil, Joe Pridgen, Doug Hand, M. C. Morris, Tommy Wilder

and Clay Lawrence. Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Rogers, Ida B. – b: July 6, 1878   d: Sept. 14, 1963; DS w/ John M.

*Ida Buller Rogers
        “Asleep in Jesus”   WOW Marker  

{Married John M. Rogers on Jan. 1, 1896}
        {Daughter of Nicholas Calhoun & Vinie Marsh Buller,

granddaughter of Manton Evander & Cynthia Gilbert Marsh,

mother of Billie P. Rogers, John Collis Rogers, Jodie Helen Rogers-Watts}


Rogers, John Collis - b: Oct. 16, 1902   d: Dec. 18, 1938 - between Billie P. & Cecil

*John Collis Rogers
        “All things we love and cherish, like ourselves must fade and perish”
        {Married Cecil Jane Cannon on Sept. 17, 1922}
        {Son of John M. & Ida B. Buller Rogers, grandson of Nicholas C. &

Vinie Marsh Buller, great-grandson of Manton Evander & Cynthia

Gilbert Marsh, father of John Eugene “Corkey” Rogers}


Rogers, John Eugene “Corkey”- b: Sept. 15, 1931   d: Nov. 2, 1987 - beside Cecil

*John Eugene “Corkey” Rogers
        {Son of John Collis Rogers & Cecil Jane Cannon-Rogers-Crum}

John “Corkey” Rogers

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise

LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for John Eugene “Corkey” Rogers, 56, were held Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1987 from Bold Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Frank Hood officiating.

Mr. Rogers died Nov. 2, at his residence in Livingston. He was born Sept. 15, 1931 in New Willard, to John Collis Rogers and Cecil Cannon Rogers Crum. He was reared and attended school in Polk County and lived in Livingston most of his life. Mr. Rogers worked as a lineman for Sam Houston Electric Co. for a number of years before his retirement. He

retired in the late 1960’s due to medical problems. Survivors include his mother, Cecil Cannon Crum Rogers of Livingston; son, John Robert Rogers of Lufkin; brother, James Otis Rogers of Houston; sister, Pauline Lowe of Livingston; and four grandchildren, Julia Renne Rogers, John Randell Rogers and John Wayne Rogers, all of Lufkin and Michael

Wayne Rogers of Carthage. Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Rogers, John M. - b: Mar. 9, 1876   d: Jan. 5, 1962; DS w/ Ida

*John Minor Rogers
        “Asleep in Jesus”   WOW Marker   Masonic Symbol
        {Married Ida Buller on January 1, 1896}
        {Son of William Picnkney & Allie Moody-Baggett-Rogers,

father of Billie P. Rogers, John Collis Rogers,

Jodie Helen Rogers-Watts}

Rogers, Robert Herndon (Tub) - b: June 29, 1908   d: Mar. 9, 1997; DS w/ Faye

*Robert Herndon “Tub” Rogers
        “Married Faye Grimshaw on Jan. 22, 1933”   Masonic Symbol   FS-“Tub”
        {Son of Robert H. & James Emma Marsh Rogers, grandson of

E. N. “Jim” Marsh, great-grandson of Manton Evander & Cynthia

Gilbert Marsh, father of Bobbye Lea Rogers-Wade}

Robert Rogers Jr.

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Robert “Tub” Rogers Jr., 88, of Livingston were held Wednesday, March 12, 1997, from Bethel Baptist Church, with Bro. Frank Hood and Bro. Donald White officiating. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Rogers were born June 29, 1908 in the Bold Springs community, the son of Robert Herndon and Jane Emma Marsh Rogers, and died March 9 at his residence. He grew up in the Bold Springs community and attended the local school. In 1933, he married the former Faye Grimshaw, who preceded him in death. Mr. Rogers farmed and ranched all his life on land that has been in his family for 147 years. His great grandfather gave the property for Bethel Baptist Church and Cemetery. Mr. Rogers was known as a contented man who loved his surroundings and cherished his friends and family. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Trinity Lodge No. 14 and the Texas Timber Association. Survivors include his daughter, Bobbye Wade of Livingston; grandchildren, Georgia and husband Bill Mills of Colita and Bruce and wife Tana Wade of Conroe; and great-grandchildren, Debbie and husband Chris Axelrad of Houston, John Mills of Spring, Leja Mills of Oceanside, Calif.

and Emily Wade of Conroe. Pallbearers were members of Trinity Lodge No. 14 AF&AM.

Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Rogers, Robert H. - b: Jan. 14, 1867   d: Jan. 11, 1938; DS w/ Emma

*Robert Herndon Rogers
        “Gone to be together”  

{Married James Emma Marsh on Jan. 28, 1891}
        {Son of William P. & Sarah Burroughs Rogers, father of Bobbie Rogers-Baker,
        Eva Rogers-McDonald, Robert Herndon “Tub” Rogers Jr., grandfather of
        John Wilson Miller Jr., Bobbye Lea Rogers-Wade, William P. “Bill” Baker}


Rogers, R. H., Baby  - No dates.  HCM


Rollins, Anna – b: Dec. 14, 1900   d: Dec. 17, 1996

*Anna Hewitt Rollins

“Mother”

{Daughter of J. P. & Emma Lowe Hewitt}