This Cemetery has 2 Markers
on it. The Carrollton's Historic Site reads:
"Carrollton Black Cemetery
This cemetery was established in the late 1800's by Scott
Boswell, an early African-American farmer. Later owners respected
the site and burial continued through the years, the last of which
is believed to have been Collins, in 1960. Flooding by Trinity
River has contributed to the loss of most markers. Families interred
here include Allen, Boswell, Booth, Bradley ,Cole, Davis, Foster,
Harris, Hicks, Hunnicut, Ingram, Jackson,Loving, Oliver, Patterson,
Payton, Purvis, Silverburg, Welch and Williams."
The second marker reads;
"Carrollton Community Cemetery
Carrollton's early African-American citizens were buried in what
is today called the Carrollton Community Cemetery. However, to many
African-Americans the cemetery is commonly called the "Black
Cemetery." This land was first identified as a cemetery in 1913 when
the property was owned by Mr. C. B. Baxley. According to records,
this land was bought by Mr. Baxley from a Mr. Scott Boswell, a
Carrollton Farmer who had purchased the property in 1871. since no
burial records were kept in early days, it is unknown when
the first person was buried in this cemetery. Descendant of the
persons buried here have moved away from Carrollton or have
also died. Today, some of the graves are still visible, but only a
few markers remain. The markers for "Davis" and "Loving" are still
visible. The cemetery is no longer used and the final intermit was
Joyce Collins 1960.
The following persons are known to have been buried here:
Scott Boswell, Sr. Mrs. Davis
Ned
Welch
John Nelson
Elizabeth Welch Harriet
Johnson
Rosco
Loving Charles
Johnson
Claude
Loving Emma
Johnson
Charles Loving
Charlie Truelove
Oscar Silverburg Moses
Jackson
Carolyn Silverburg Booth
Joyce
Collins
Hicks
Emma
Ingram
Payton
Ed
Ingram Allen
Scott Boswell, Jr. Purvis
William Harrison Foster
Janie
Paterson
Williams
Dennis Patterson
Hunnicutt
Archie
Oliver
Bradley
Pheld
Davis
Cole
Other persons are buried here but their identity was known only
to God
May they rest in
peace"
