Marty and Karla Grant

Mr. Haralson's obituary appeared in the Tyler Courier Times Telegraph, Sunday, March 14, 1965:

"Lindale - Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today for Meck Haralson, 95, of 1210 W. 6th St, Tyler, in the Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Albert Dusek and Norman Davis officiating. Burial will be in Sand Flat Cemetery. Services will be under the direction of Caudle Funeral Home. Mr. Haralson was a native of Mississippi but had lived in Texas since the age of 21. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Barbara [Kennedy] Haralson of Tyler; one son, J. A. Haralson of Tyler; three daughters, Mrs. Beulah Johnson and Mrs. Paul Cook both of Tyler; Mrs. Angus Wells of Lindale; one stepson, Truitt Wilson of Tyler; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Amilee Burnett, Mrs. Mittie Breedlove, both of Tyler, Mrs. Rebecca Yakel of Kansas, Mrs. Winnie Mae Wilson, Mahair; one sister, Mrs. Janie Roberts, Lindale; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Pallbearers will be L. R. Coulter, James Coulter, Weldon Lyles, Dude Wright, J. D. McKenzie and Jack Matthews. The body will lie in state at the church until one hour prior to the service time."

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RK Note: Winnie Mae Wilson is shown as being from or living in Mahair. I have been unable to locate any place in Texas with that name. I am wondering if this should have been Mexia.

JT: " A lot of the older generation were still alive and we visited
with many of them - Enoch Kennedy gave us a lot of info on his family.
Mother probably knew a lot about who was buried at Verner. Aunt Barbara
was still alive and her first husband, etc. are buried there. Much of
the info I have came from family members of the different branches of the
family"

Next to W. L. Wilson are two unmarked graves. These have not been identified.


The following notes are from Rex Kirby:
The 1900 Smith County census shows Barbara A. , age 15, br 1884, married, daughter-in-law, living with Rebecca Wilson, age 47 (br 1853, AR, widowed, mother of 9 children with 4 living, father br in NC, mother br in SC) and William L. Wilson, age 19, br 1891in TX, married and John G. Spier, brother, age 49, br 1850, single. Next door to Rebecca Wilson is Lemuel A. Kennedy, age 47, br 1852 GA, widowed with daughter Sarah C., age 18, br 1881, TX, son Enoch, 1ge 13, br 1886, TX and Elizabeth C. Kennedy, mother, age 71, br 1828, SC, (father br VA, mother br SC), widowed, mother of 6 children with 4 living.
Also living with Lemuel is Mary A. Roberson, sister, age 45, br 1855, GA, widowed, mother of 6 children with 1 living and Jannie A. Roberson, age 11, br 1888, TX shown as niece of Lemuel.
Elizabeth C. is Elizabeth Catherine Johnson who married John Kennedy, Jr. She was the mother of Lemuel Andrew Kennedy and James Marion Kennedy. James was father of Barbara Alice.

Barbara Allen Kennedy is buried next to her second husband J. A. Haralson in Sand Flat Cemetery.