Our thanks go to the Upshur County Historical Commission for allowing us to use their reading of Hopewell Cemetery.  The reading was done by: Thurman Hearn, Thurman Cagle, Durward Amos, Finley Tucker, Garland Bullock, and Curtis Hart. It was completed June 1, 2000. Thanks also go to Lea Ann Tedford  for the use of her partial reading. We have merged the two to help insure no one was missed. There are many unmarked graves, and graves marked only with native rocks.

Update: Thanks to Billy L Thompson, Sue Kennington, and Fendley Tucker, Secretary/Treasurer of the Hopewell Cemetery, for the recent update.  This should make the listing current through May 24, 2009.  

Update: Thanks to Sandra L Spann & Geraldine L Braswell for completely photographing the cemetery in April of 2008!

Thanks to Kim Wolff & Sondra Petty Nicholson for the use of their pictures.

Military Service	Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Comments
	Wade	Auleta	Jun 22, 1908	Jul 6, 1984	Virgie Auleta Stephenson Wade, born in Rosewood, Upshur Co., Tx., the daughter of James William 'Billy' Stephenson (1861-1923) and Sarah Hazeltine Stanford (1874-1964). She married 30 Oct 1925 to  Cullis Wade (1900-1969) on 30 Oct 1925 in Upshur Co., Tx. they were parents of  Lena Ruth Wade born about 1927 and James Whitfield Wade born about 1948.  Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Cullis	Apr 24, 1900	Oct 31, 1969	Cullis Wade - Born in Rosewood, Upshur Co., Tx., the son of Whitfield Anthony Wade (1847-1928) and Area Addie E. Knight Wade (1863-1929), he married 30 Oct 1925 in Upshur Co., Tx. to Virgie Auleta Stephenson (1908-1984), they were parents of  Lena Ruth Wade born about 1927 and James Whitfield Wade born about 1948.  Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Ellis Whitfield	Nov 6, 1919	Aug 29, 1990	Sgt US Army WWII -   Ellis Whitfield Wade - Born in Latch, Upshur Co., Tx., the son of Harvey Surestus Wade (1884-1980) and Emma Maud Salter Wade (1887-1961). During WW II, he was a Sgt. in the U.S. Army Air Corps He married Rosedyne Langford 16 Mar 1945 upon return from WW II. He trained at 1941 Keesler Field, Mississippi and was in the field of battle at Luzon, Philippines, Okinawa, Ryukyus. He was awarded the American Theater, Asiatic Campaign Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars, Philipines Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct and Victory Medals. Discharged in 1946. He attended North Texas Teachers College and after training in Dallas opened the Wade Upholstery Shop which he operated 2 1/2 miles South of Gilmer on Highway 271 from 1950 until his death. He helped organize the Gilmer Church of the Nazarene with his brother-in-law, the Rev. Oris Petty Langford and family.   heir children were Ronald Ellis Wade born 1950, Danny Lynn Wade born 1955, and Joy Dawn Wade born 1964. Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Emma Maud	Sep 15, 1887	May 2, 1961	DS with Harvey S - Emma Maud Salter Wade - Born in Mildred, Navarro Co., Tx., the daughter of George Mercer Salter (1859-1920) and Mary Lucy Love Salter (1866-1962). She married Harvey Surestus Wade at Chatfield, Navarro Co., Tx. on 15 Mar 1918 and died in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx. As a child her father took his family including Emma by wagon to West Texas to farm.  She remembered living in Dickens County as a child in a soddy or Dug-out like in the photo shown here which is an actual photo of one in Dickens County in the 1800's but not of the Salter's. The Salters went to Dickens County to farm. The early homes were called dug-outs. They would dig into the side of hill and finish the front part with lumber. I don’t think any of the dug-outs were actually sod using bricks made from dirt, that was mostly done in New Mexico. The first settlers would build their dug-outs and live in them till they could finish a regular home. The dug-outs had more protection than wagon or camping out. They would be one room with a stove pipe sticking out. The stove was used for heating and cooking and they used cow chips (manure) as fuel. Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Harvey S	Jan 2, 1884	Dec 9, 1980	DS with Emma M  - Harvey Surestus Wade, son of Whitfield Anthony Wade (1847-1928) and Mirah Elizabeth Knight Wade (1855-1885).    At age 15 he was in the first class of the new Jacksonville Baptist College in Jacksonville, Texas and continued a Bible scholar the remainder of his life.  He married Ola Latch (1887-1916), daughter of  Lewis A. Latch and Mary Sweatt Latch on 24 Oct 1909 in Upshur County and they had one son.  After her death he married Emma Maud Salter (1887-1961) in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas (her home) and they had three additional children, Ellis Whitfield Wade (1919-1990),  Lanell Wade (1921-1994) and Roland Truman Wade (1928-2009).   Harvey taught singing schools in the early part of the 1900's, and was a farmer most of his life as well as a life-long Sunday School Teacher and Lay Minister in the Baptist Church.  He helped organize the Latch Baptist Church, and was ordained a Deacon in 1911 in the Rosewood Baptist Church, then Double Springs.  Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Ola Latch	Oct 7, 1887	Nov 23, 1916	W/o Harvey S; b & d Latch, Upshur Co., TX; Submitted by Junior L McKay - Ola Latch Wade - Born in Latch (named for her father), Upshur Co., Tx. the daughter of Lewis A. Latch (1844-1938) and Mary Elizabeth Sweatt (1855-1923), she married Harvey Surestus Wade (1884-1980) in Upshur Co., Tx. 24 Oct 1909. Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Wade	Rosedyne Langford	Dec 29, 1927	Apr 14, 1989	Rosedyne Langford Wade - Born on the road leading to Latch near the overlook of Hopewell Methodist Church & Cemetery, she was the daughter of James Clifton (Cliff) Langford (1897-1967) and Vida Lee Petty Langford (1901-1988). She married Ellis Whitfield Wade 16 Mar 1945 in Dallas, Texas and was bookkeeper of her husband's upholstery business and housewife. She studied at Kilgore College and was active in the formation of the Gilmer Church of the Nazarene along with her brother, the Rev. Oris Petty Langford, it's first pastor.  Their children were Ronald Ellis Wade born 1950, Danny Lynn Wade born 1955, and Joy Dawn Wade born 1964. Submitted by Ron Wade.
	Walker	Edna May	Jan 4, 1895	Nov 3, 1953	-
	Wallace	John Beavers	Sep 25, 1906	Dec 22, 1989	DS with Virginia Borden       Cpl US Army WWII
	Wallace	Virginia Borden	Jul 9, 1920	Oct 2, 1999	DS with John Beavers
	Ward	Wanda Jean Lamar	Sep 3, 1954	Dec 3, 1996	Pic #2       W/o R. Ocoho; Submitted by JoAnn McBride
	Warlick	Leah Petty	Oct 4, 1957	Dec 6, 2002	W/o Harvey Lee
	Warren	Azlee	Oct 28, 1926	Oct 18, 1981	W/o Hulon A
	Warren	Hulon A	Feb 1, 1920	Mar 12, 2001	H/o Azlee
	Warren	Hulon Don	Mar 7, 1944	Jun 20, 2001	Croley FHM
	Warren	Mamie	Feb 10, 1895	Oct 16, 1995	-
	Watson	B F	Jul 24, 1857	Feb 27, 1933	-
	Welborn	Catherine	Oct 17, 1816	Aug 27, 1897	Per Ronald Wade - Catherine Welborn/Wilburn born in SC, married James C. Welborn/Wilburn (1810-1875) and their children included Edna Wilburn born about 1851, William Wilburn born about 1852, and Lemuel Wilburn born about 1853, all born in SC.
	Welborn	Infant	-	-	S/o W M & Nancy
	Welborn	J C	Nov 29, 1810	Aug 6, 1875	H/o Catherine; Age 64 Yrs, 8 Mo, 9 Days  Per Ronald Wade - James C. Welborn/Wilburn, born in SC, the son of William M. Wilburn (born about 1791 NC - died in Upshur or Wood Co., Tx.) and Nancy L. Ford (born about 1794 NC, died in Upshur or Wood Co., Tx.), married Catherine Welborn (1816-1897), and their children included Edna Wilburn born about 1851, William Wilburn born about 1852, and Lemuel Wilburn born about 1853, all born in SC.  During the Civil War he enlisted in Co. C, TX 22nd Texas Infantry Regiment (Hubbard's), CSA.
	Wells	Everett Lee	Apr 7, 1902	Apr 2, 1976	H/o Ida Clara
	Wells	George Hulen	Feb 25, 1930	Jul 3, 2000	Pic #2
	Wells	Herman E "Jack"	Feb 6, 1907	Mar 30, 1983	DS with Vera Fay;  Submitted by Alice Lane        US Navy
	Wells	Ida Clara	Feb 3, 1906	Jun 22, 1996	W/o Everett Lee
	Wells	Vera Fay Parsons	Oct 23, 1913	Sep 2, 1987	DS with Herman E;  Submitted by Alice Lane
	West	Archie Arnold	Dec 9, 1920	Mar 2, 1985	DS with Katie L       GM3 US Navy WWII
	West	Benjamin "Benny" E	Oct 21, 1951	Apr 24, 1999	-
	West	H Ervin	Sep 3, 1908	Jul 28, 1972	H/o Vera L
	West	Katie L	Nov 27, 1919	Dec 30, 2006	DS with A A
	Westfall	Alvin L	Dec 26, 1920	Jun 19, 1940	Son            triple stone with Ima O & John L
	Westfall	Irma O	Mar 15, 1891	jan 2, 1950	Mother       triple stone with Alvin L & John L
	Westfall	John L	Jul 11, 1870	Aug 11, 1947	Father        triple stone with Ima O & Alvin L
	White	Amy Geneva Bullard	May 18 1928	Jun 20 2008	Per Ron Wade - Amy Geneva Bullard White, Daughter of Clifton Corbitt Bullard (1893 – 1974) and Vera Exa Bouknight (1901 – 1985), she married 6 Dec 1968 in Smith Co., Tx. to James Lewis White (1923 – 2002) and their children were Barbara Sue White later Bush born about 1947, Beverly Jean White later Bowers born about 1956, and James Kevin White born about 1966. Mrs. White was a finisher at Gilmer Pottery, retired cook from Gilmer Schools and a member of Indian Rock Baptist Church.
	White	Charles Edward	Jun 24, 1926	Jul 26, 2008	Per Ron Wade - Charles Edward White - Born the son of Glen David White (1897 – 1978) and  Crystal Mae Bullard (1897 – 1972), he married 23 Jan 1944 to Anna Frances Askew born 1925 and their children were Frances Charlene White born 1944 and Charles Edward White Jr. born 1953.
	White	Crystal Bullard	Sep 13, 1897	Apr 8, 1972	Per Ron Wade - Crystal Mae Bullard White - Born the daughter of  Charles Lee Bullard (1847 – 1925) and  Mary Elizabeth Morris Winn (1859 – 1925), she married Glen David White (1897 – 1978) and their children were Mary Louise White (1918 – 2001),  Billie D White born about 1921, Myra Dean White (1923 – 2002), Charles Edward White (1926 – 2008),  and Harold G White born about 1930.
	White	Glen David	Jan 13, 1897	Feb 13, 1978	Per Ron Wade - Glen David White - Born in Robinson Co., Tx., the son of William Augustus White (1837 – 1917) and Amanda Emaline Leach (1861 – 1939), he was married to Crystal Mae Bullard (1897-1972) and their children were Mary Louise White (1918 – 2001),  Billie D White born about 1921, Myra Dean White (1923 – 2002), Charles Edward White (1926 – 2008),  and Harold G White born about 1930.
	White	J L	Apr 24, 1830	Apr 26, 1909
	White	James Lewis	May 14, 1923	Nov 7, 2002	Pfc US Army WWII  James Lewis White - Son of Archie Houston White (1883 – 1964) and Clara Virginia Price (1900 – 1958) and he married 6 Dec 1968 in Smith Co., Tx. to Amy Geneva Bullard (1870-1947) and their children were Barbara Sue White later Bush born about 1947, Beverly Jean White later Bowers born about 1956, and James Kevin White born about 1966. Submitted by  Ron Wade.
	Williams	Clara L	Dec 13, 1883	Sep 20, 1972	-
	Williams	J C	1941	1943	-
	Williams	John C	Dec 13, 1881	Feb 5, 1949	-
	Williamson	Audie "Son"	Oct 11, 1908	Feb 18, 1972	-
	Williamson	Elizabeth A Hudnell "Lizzie"	1883	1958	W/o William W; Submitted by Alice Lane
	Williamson	Ella A	Sep 27, 1891	Nov 14, 1910	W/o W N
	Williamson	Ethel	Dec 1, 1907	Nov 17, 2007	Obit; W/o John Lawrence; D/o Robert & Delila Burkett
	Williamson	J T	Jan 3, 1871	Jun 8, 1914	Pic #2       WOW
	Williamson	Jewel Lucille	Apr 7, 1914	Oct 27, 1975	-
	Williamson	Lawrence	Jan 3, 1907	Oct 1, 1976	H/o Ethel
	Williamson	Leroy M	Aug 17, 1904	Oct 3, 1968	Pvt Co C10 QM TNG Regt WW II
	Williamson	Lon F	1875	1947	Per Ron Wade - Alonso Ford Williamson, Born 1875 Upshur Co., Texas, died: 9 Sep 1947 Upshur Co., Tx., the son of John Lowe Williamson (1826 – 1896) and Mahaldia Martha Bouknight Williamson (1846 – 1893).
	Williamson	Lucille	Apr 7, 1915	Oct 27, 1975	w/o J.M. Williamson
	Williamson	Mrs	-	-	Age 85 Yrs
	Williamson	Myrtle	1896	1915	Sister
	Williamson	Nancy	1874	1939	Mother
	Williamson	William W	1875	1959	H/o Elizabeth A Hudnall "Lizzie" Williamson; Info submitted by Alice Lane & Peggy Moore Thomas
	Willis	Ardie B	Mar 19, 1901	Dec 14, 1991	DS with Tim A
	Willis	Damon Clark	Jun 16, 1916	Sep 24, 1982	SSGT US Army WWII        DS with Juanita Dora
	Willis	James Reynolds	May 12, 1866	Aug 11, 1952	Father; H/o Loura Zetty; death certificate  NOTE:  birth date & death date are off 1 year from headstone
	Willis	Juanita Dora	May 27, 1920	Jul 1, 1988	DS with Damon Clark
	Willis	L B "Vick"	Nov 17, 1937	May 2, 2009	-
	Willis	Laura Zetty	Jan 15, 1875	Aug 1, 1957	W/o James Reynolds
	Willis	Tim A	Feb 17, 1900	Jul 18, 1975	DS with Ardie B
	Wolfe	Arte Missie	Jan 21, 1876	Aug 4, 1923	Pic #2      W/o J A
	Wolfe	Buddy	Aug 6, 1912	Dec 8, 1973	DS with Lillie Lacolian
	Wolfe	Harold W	Jan 27, 1934	Feb 12, 1983	-
	Wolfe	Ila Mae	May 30, 1904	Jun 24, 1999	-
	Wolfe	J A	1864	1936	-
	Wolfe	James Edward	Dec 5, 1930	Mar 9, 1933	-
	Wolfe	Jim Dixie	Sep 14, 1924	Apr 23, 1986	-
	Wolfe	Lillie Lacolian	Nov 25, 1914	Feb 22, 1977	DS with Buddy
	Wolfe	William J Bryan	Nov 2, 1898	Jan 25, 1977	-
	Woodin	Bessie L	1887	1978	DS with John W
	Woodin	J C	Dec 5, 1905	Oct 31, 1980	-
	Woodin	John W	1875	1948	DS with Bessie L
	Woodin	Ruby Maye	May 29, 1920	Jan 12, 1973	W/o Woodrow L
	Woodin	Woodrow L	Nov 6, 1919	Aug 14, 1980	H/o Ruby Maye
	Woodle	David Alan	May 19, 1955	Aug 3, 2000	-
	Wright	Peggy	-	May 31, 2007	-

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