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| Cemetery Name: | Friendship Baptist Church |
| Location: | OSR East |
| County: | Brazos |
| USGS Quad: | Bryan East |
| Coordinates: | 30°50'11"N
/ 96° 24'07" W |
| Maintained by: | Friendship Baptist Church |
| Land owner: | Friendshp Baptist Church |
| Read by: | Bill & Mary Jo Lay |
| Date read: | Summer 2010 |
| Photos by: | Bill & Mary Jo Lay and Ellen Horner |
| Date added to Rambler web site: | May 2006, Revised October 2010 |
| Condition of cemetery**: | Excellent |
| Directions: | From intersection of Hwy 6 and OSR east, go
7.1 mi to cemetery on the right (south) of OSR, next to Friendship Baptist Church |
History of the Friendship Baptist Church and CemeteryThe Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is located on Texas Highway OSR (Old San Antonio Road) 3.2 miles north on FM 2223 in Brazos County, Texas. The church was organized in the late nineteenth century in the Bickham Community. It was located adjacent to the Bickham Cemetery, which is still in use today. The deacons were Ismael Kizee, William Turner, Wiley Bass, Sam Blackwell, and Sam Mitchell. In 1941, under the leadership of Rev. W. P. Perry, the church and cemetery were moved to the present location on OSR. The church was rededicated July 26, 1942. Deacons at that time were Willie Bell, J. Williams, Ben Adams, Noah Buchanan, and Raymond Mayo. In 2005, Rev. Lawrence Hicks was selected as pastor. Submitted by Mary Jo Lay, 25 August 2010 |
Cemetery Listing |
| LOCATION | NAME |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
COMMENTS |
| Adams, Ben | 4 July 1899 |
16 Apr 1962 |
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| Adams, Clearassa | 25 Mar 1911 |
27 Dec 1947 |
Two stones, different dates. According to the pastor of the church, Rev. Hicks, the lower stone is correct. | |
| Bass, Elnaria | 02 May 1944 |
"At Rest" | ||
| Bass, Rev. W.H.E. | * |
31 Jan 1955 |
"The Oldest Son of Wiley and Elnaria Bass" | |
| Buchanan Family | ||||
| Buchanan, Aaron | * |
01 Jul 1905 |
New grave, not marked | |
| Buchanan, Betty | 1954 |
1978 |
FHM: Daniel and Son | |
| Buchanan, Della | 1913 |
29 Apr 1905 |
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| Buchanan, George | 5 Nov 1911 |
3 Apr 1995 |
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| Buchanan, Isaac | 6 Aug 1919 |
15 Mar 1979 |
MM: "US Navy, Korea" | |
| Buchanan, Juana Mae | 6 Feb 1941 |
06 Jul 2001 |
"In Loving Memory" | |
| Buchanan, Lewis James | 4 May 1927 |
31 Jan 1966 |
MM: "Texas PFC US ARMY, World War II" | |
| Buchanan, Marie | 1870 |
1954 |
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| Buchanan, Noah | 24 Nov 1889 |
05 Jan 1956 |
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| Buchanan, Rosie, Lee | 18 July 1916 |
15 Jul 1985 |
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| Buchanan, Willie Lee | 3 Nov 1892 |
20 Feb 1981 |
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| Foley, Edward Charles | 6 Nov 1963 |
29 Dec 2001 |
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| Gooden, Lewis | * |
* |
*Site identified by Rev. Hicks, no headstone | |
| Harris, Ernestyne Buchanan | 1925 |
1971 |
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| Hicks, A. C. | 8 Nov 1911 |
01 Feb 2003 |
"In Loving Memory - In God's Care" | |
| Hicks, Geneva | 1 Feb 1924 |
08 Dec 2008 |
"In Loving Memory - In God's Care" | |
| Jackson, Lillie Webb | * |
* |
*No dates | |
| Powell, Bennie M. | 1 Apr 1891 |
27 Sep 1980 |
"Father" | |
| Powell, Bessie Olivia | 30 Nov 1913 |
21 Feb 2000 |
"Beloved Sister" | |
| Powell, Harriett B. | 16 Apr 1894 |
14 Sep 1978 |
"Mother" | |
| Stone, Mattie | 29 Jan 1915 |
17 May 1958 |
"Mother" | |
| Taylor, Eddie Mae | 24 June 1930 |
18 Mar 1961 |
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| Turner, Fred | 11 June 1893 |
09 Feb 1976 |
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| Unknown | * |
* |
*Marker turned over with inscription covered; too heavy to move | |
| Unknown | * |
* |
*No dates; broken stone |
** Condition of
cemetery as observed on the given date -
may not be representative of care at other times of the year
Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned
*Explanation
of Abbreviations:
R = Right side of road; L = Left side of road; BC =
Back center; C = Center
d/s = double stone; t/s = triple stone; q/s quadruple stone
s/o = son of ; d/o = daughter of; c/o = child of; m/o = mother of; h/o = husband of; w/o =
wife of;
FS = Footstone; FHM = Funeral Home Marker; MM = Military Marker; SRC - Source; BCGS = Brazos County Genealogical Society; BCGSQ = Brazos County Genealogical Society Quarterly; TDR = Texas Death Records; SSDI = Social Security Death Index; WOW = Woodman of the World
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commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. N one of the information on the cemetery pages, partial or in total, may be used by any person
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PLEASE NOTE: These are NOT official records, only TOMBSTONE
INSCRIPTIONS. If you desire official information about this cemetery,
please contact the organization responsible for its records. This is a
PARTIAL listing of readable headstones.
