Many burials here are of people born in the 1800s, the earliest born 1857. Has been in use since Civil War days. The land was owned by the DUKE PLANTATION. The cemetery is near the Drew-Desha County line. I will list surnames only. E-mail for more information.
The following have dates:
BARKINS, BAKER, BARNES, BATTS, BEA, BEULEY, BENNETT, BRAGG, BROWN, BUCHANAN,
BUNN, BRYANT,
COX,
DAVENPORT, DAVIS,
EAGLE, ELLERSON,
FORD,
GRAHAM, GRANT, GRAVES, GREEN,
HALL, HARRELL, HARRIS, HAYES, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOWARD,
JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JINKINS, JOHNSON, JORDAN,
KILLIAN, KIMPLE, KING, KNOX,
LATTIMORE, LEE,
MANCE, MCCLAIN, MCCLOYEN, MCCLOYN, MILLER, MORRIS, MOSLEY,
NELSON, NEWTON, NOLAN,
PACK, PAYTON, PENN, PERRY, PITTMAN, PLATT,
QUINN,
RANCIFER, RAND, RHODES, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON,
SEAY, SIMPSON, SKIPPER, SLATER, SMITH,
TIBBS, TOASTON, TUCKER,
WALKER, WARD, WASHINGTON, WEBSTER, WELCH, WILEY, WILLIAMS, WILSON,
WIMBERLY, WORTHY, WRIGHT,
YOUNG.
The following are named but no dates:
ANDERSON,
BATTS, BEA, BEASLEY, BOWMAN, BRITTON, BROWN, BRYANT, BUIE, BURIE,
CLARK, COPPEGE,
DAVIS,
GLEN, GREEN,
HARRIS, HARRISBURG, HARDY, HENRY, HOWARD,
JACKSON, JOHNSON,
KIMPLE, KING,
LATTIMORE, LEONARD,
MARTIN, MCCLYON, MILLER, MILLS, MIMS, MORRIS,
OATS,
PARKER, PERRY, PITTMAN, POLLARD,
RAND
SKIPPER, SMITH,
WASHINGTON, WATSON, WILLIAMS, WYSINGER,
YOUNG.
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