Darden Cemetery

Willow Springs
FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

From the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives:

This survey was done in 1972. There are now more graves in this cemetery.The information Darden provided below is marked (1). Fayette County Death Records were consulted by Krischke and data from this source is marked (2).

Darden Cemetery is located on the James Miles Survey 1.6 miles southwest of Willow Springs on Highway 159. It is situated at a corner east of Highway 159 and Darden Loop.

The cemetery was visited 26 October 1972 in company with Willie Darden, Jr. who provided information concerning the graves. -- Norman C. Krischke, Fayette Library Archives

 

This cemetery was established on land of Willie Darden, Jr. in August of 1963 with the burial of Joe Johnson. The 100 X 120 foot  foot plot was fenced off and designated as a Negro burial ground in the area.

 

1. Darden, Fait(1), 2 Feb 1891 - 21 Feb 1966, son of Lewis Darden and Mary Robinson, died of a heart ailment(2). Death certificate says he is buried in Fayetteville cemetery which is incorrect. Water glass marks grave, no name or dates.

2. Darden, George (1), funeral home marker, no names or dates

3. Darden, William, Sr. (memorial only), 22 Nov 1883 - 24 Oct 1959. William Darden, Sr. is buried in Colorado County at Pisek Community along a railroad at Mount Pilgrim Cemetery (1). Stone memorial inside concrete curb.

4. Johnson, Almond, Jr., 2 Jun 1957 -20 Mar 1970, son of Almond Johnson, Sr. and Lillie V. Stevenson, died of burns (2). He was sleeping near a stove at his grandfather's when coal oil was thown in the wood heater to bring the fire to life. The act resulted in an explosion throwing kerosene and fire onto Almond as he lay on his cot and burned him badly because he got up and ran(1).

5. Johnson, Mary Floyd, 18 Nov 1896 - 26 Oct 1969, daughter of Lev Floyd and Milay Winn (2)

6. Holmes, Earnest, 25, 1926 - 8 Nov 1969, Pfc. U.S. Army, World War II

7. White, Johnnie (1), no marker

8. Johnson, Joe, 22 Oct 1893 - 26 Aug 1963, railroad laborer, died of heart attack, son of Henry Johnson and Annie Calvin (2), brother to James Johnson, first grave in the cemetery (1)

9. Johnson, James, 29 Mar 1892 - 18 Dec 1966, Texas, Pvt. U.S. Army, WWI

10. Terry, Alfred, 14 Feb 1893 - 24 Aug 1967, farmer, died of heart attack, son of Martin Terry (2)