Bane Cemetery

From "71 Rusk County Cemeteries" By Mary F. Dunn

Update & Photo by July 2001  KSterl1927@aol.com

Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk Co. Coordinator

This cemetery is located between highways 259 and 2496, northwest of Mt Enterprise. It is on a dirt road near Smyrna Church at Oak Flat. (1965)  

Jack Chapman  b:  Oct. 26, 1933   d:  June 9, 2001

Row 1

Burrow, Matilda 1865--1908 "Mother"

Burrow, Ruff 1855-1919 "Father"

Busby, Earl, son of Jim & Bloom July 2 1913- Jan 7 1918 "Brother"

Busby, Era, dau of Jim & Bloom Jun 30 1904 Nov 6 1906 "Sister"

Busby, Jim W. Feb 22 1872 - May 5 1947     husband of Bloom Bell Busby married   Jul 6 1901

Busby, Bloom Bell Jan 17 1882 - Dec 30 1969   wife of Jim W. Busby

Note: Mrs. Bloom Busby and Mrs. Leila Hays were daughters of John G. Bane and Lou Virginia Swinney Bane. Mr. & Mrs. Busby lived in the old log home of her father. The mother of John G. Bane was Eliza Jane Gage, daughter of early settler, David Gage.

Busby, Otice     Oct 6 1917 - Jan 30 1971     son of Jim & Bloom Busby   Headstone shows date of death as Feb 30 1971.  This is a wrong date and the person who did the stone refused to change it.  Date was vertified with court records.

Bane, Clydie Faye   Oct 10 1929  - Jun 23 1983     wife of John Floyd Bane, son of Alford D. Bane, Sr.

Busby, J. M. Feb 1880 May 1945

Row 2        

One unmarked grave

Bane, Andrew P. Aug 6, 1906- Nov 3 1906

Bane, Allen Ross    1914- 1915

Bane, Madgie M.   Dec 10 1884 - Feb 12 1920  wife of Allen Hubert Bane   d/o B.F. & Mary M. Swinney Bane

unmarked grave

Bane, Allen Hubert   Aug 28, 1880 - Mar 11, 1947  husband of Madgie M. Bane,     son of John G. Bane & Lou Virginia (Swinney) Bane

Gage, Thomas Rusk Sept 26, 1851 Oct 27 1896     h/o Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Swinney Gage, s/o David & Lucy Fish Gage

Row 3

Two unmarked graves

Bane, Charles 1868 - 1892 son of James A. Bane & Eliza Jane (Gage) Bane   brother to John G. Bane

Bane, John G. 1858-1933 h/o Lou Virginia Swinney Bane, s/o James A. & Eliza Jane Gage Bane.   Justice of the Peace of Rusk County for 35 years   ( birthdate  Sep 1 1857 on death certificate)

Bane, Lou V. (irginia Swinney) 1860-1897 w/o John G. Bane, d/o John and Sarah Sue Baker Swinney)

six unmarked graves

Row 4 

BFB  marker

one unmarked grave

Row 5   

Bane, Mary 1854-1937       w/o B.F. Bane, d/o John & Sarah Sue Baker Swinney w/ John G. Bane 2nd marriage

Bane , B. F. 1855-1894    h/o Mary Swinney Bane 

Note :   This is a double headstone, believe B.F. is actually buried where the BFB marker is.

one unmarked

Row 6

Bane, Archie, dau of A.P. & F. R. Sept 8 1905-Jan 3 1906

Row 7

Bane, Alford D.    May 16 1887 - May 20 1981 h/o of Jensie Jane Goodman Bane, s/o John G. & Lou Virginia Swinney Bane

Bane, Jensie Jane   Aug 17 1885 - Mar 11 1973    w/o of Alford D. Bane , Sr. d/o of Joseph(Joe) and Maggie Moore Goodman)

Bane William Engram "Bill"  Jan 27 1921 - Feb 8 1976    s/o of Alford D. Bane and Jensie Jane Bane

Gage, Laura E.   Jun 23 1877- Sept 1877  dau of Thomas Rusk and   Elizabeth Swinney Gage.