Lancaster Community Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right Cora Hooten Thomas Hooten Riley Hooten Sarah Jane Hooten 1875 Joseph Hooten 1950 1841 Eliza Cathey 1892 1841 John A. Cathey 1919 1833 Pat Austen 1872 1894 John L. Penn 1957 1858 John R. Penn 1940 1865 Anna G. Penn 1945 1884 Austin L. Penn 1925 1883 Tushie Lou Penn 1954 1883 Lanny Penn 1883 1852 F. B. Hooten 1887 1851 Parthenia Hooten 1936 1848 J. B. Hooten 1905 1832 B. F. Wright 1903 1900 Infant of J. L. Blanton 1904 1905 Infant of J. L. Blanton 1905 1864 Jim L. Wright … Read more

Western District Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Arkansas

These cemetery extractions have been taken directly from the book, corrections, alterations and notations on the pages were left as I found them. Mr. Jean states “I have been as careful as I could be in getting the name of each person correct and will not be responsible for any errors.” Compiled By J. W. Jean, Imboden, Arkansas in 1959 Bethel Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Bratcher Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Deeter Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Dent Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Dry Creek Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Friendship Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Garrett Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Hillhouse Cemetery, Lawrence County, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Charles Taylor Burns

Charles Taylor Burns, member of the Muskogee bar, devoting his practice to civil law cases, was born in Smithville, Arkansas, August 20,1871, and is a son of John Henry and Elizabeth Frances (Thornburgh) Burns. The father devoted his life to merchandising and thus provided for the support of his family. Charles T. Burns, having completed a public school education, afterward pursued a business course in the Central Business College at Sedalia, Missouri, and later entered upon preparation for his professional career as a law student in the University of Arkansas. On the completion of the course he was admitted to … Read more

Smithville Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (235 Unmarked Graves) 1893 Dolly Liming 1925 1884 Dora V. Kendall 1928 1885 Elizabeth Guthrie 1934 1880 Dr. J. C. Guthrie 1948 1870 John W. Cowan 1956 1851 Osburn Matthews 1929 1896 James Ivan Gray 1952 1891 Katy Mosier 1929 1857 Mollie Mosier 1931 1856 George Mosier 1937 1887 Arthur M. Field 1930 1924 Maudie Cowan 1925 1934 May Simpson 1934 1909 Otto Simpson 1943 1868 Mahalia J. Cowan 1904 1904 Cowan Infant 1904 1844 Eliza Nixon 1932 1853 Dr. M. C. Nixon 1916 1844 William Howard 1922 1856 Sarah Howard1939 G. … Read more

Bethel Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (290 Unmarked Graves) 1859 John A. Anderson 1911 1864 Mary E. Anderson 1954 1882 F. C. Bolding 1941 1914 Agnes Conway 1937 1868 George F. Davis 1942 1921 Davis Infant 1921 1868 W. E. White1948 1865 Marian Matthews 1927 1888 J. M. McCarroll 1942 1888 Marvin Matthews 1914 1855 Chesley Matthews 1922 1863 Annie Matthews 1917 1895 Warren Hanshaw 1956 1859 Joe Gray 1924 1872 Cora L. Gray 1944 1857 David Davis 1923 1860 Eliza Davis 1923 1906 Paul Guthrie 1915 1876 Garland Guthrie 1893 1876 Minerva H. Massey 1894 1871 Cora … Read more

Biography of S. J. Holt

S. J. HOLT. S. J. Holt, manager of the West Plains Electric Light Company, of which Holt & Fallett are the proprietors, is one of the most successful and prominent business men in the city. The above mentioned business was established in 1889. This company is running the city lights and is doing a milling business, in all about $20,000 per year. Mr. Holt is a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and his father being a prominent saw mill man, our subject grew up in that business. He became interested in a saw mill at that place, but left there … Read more

Hope Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (427 Unmarked Graves) 1884 Thayron Burrow 1945 1872 Katie M. Tullus 1935 1890 Daisy Munday 1950 1865 T. J. Beasley 1946 18 7 9 Josie Beasley 1951 1882 James Stewart 1945 1885 Lula E. Stewart 1935 1904 Zella Bowers 1924 1914 Eyelyn Stewart 1924 1854 John A. Mitchell 1928 1844 Rhoda Mitchell 1926 1850 John H. Pettyjohn 1923 1854 Rhoda Pettyjohn 1935 1856 Q. C. James 1923 1866 Veda James 1925 1873 James Galbraith 1947 1880 Alice Galbraith 1858 Elie Hufstedler 1931 1885 Janie B. Hufstedler 1849 Jane Hufstedler 1931 1848 George … Read more

Kelly Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (121 Unmarked Graves) 181.3 Nettie Johnson 1887 1890 Paster Grider 1919 1859 Mary Smith 1939 1862 J. C. Smith 1926 1890 A. H. Smith 1911 1853 Mary Lawson 1940 1836 Anoren Lawson 1923 1889 Otho Lawson 1900 1872 Martha Lawson 1889 1842 J. V. McBride 1913 1849 Frances McBride 1893 Beulah McBride 1831 Rebecca Smith 1890 1918 Odis Smith 1942 Johnson Smith 1834 1859 Moses Moore 1897 1861 Sarah Kelley 1922 1883 Ernest Hayes 1931 1882 Nellie Jones 1918 1918 Almus McClaride 1920 1895 Paul McBride 1889 1902 William Laird 1906 1899 … Read more

1850 Lawrence County Arkansas Mortality Census

The following index is of all people listed within the Lawrence County, Arkansas mortality census of 1850. In the 1850 and 1860 census, census takers were responsible for listing all people who had passed away in the past year… so the people in the following list likely died in 1840/1850. B Andrew J. Baird George J. Bane Henry C. Banta Martha W. Barnett William Barnett Cassandra Blackwell Sarah Blakely Sarah Bond Lavina Boothe C Jane Cason Martin Cason Thomas G. Corbet Nancy Cravens D Sarah Debell E James Estas F David W. Falkenburg Jane Falkenburg Nancy Falkenburg Cyrena J. Foreman … Read more

Arkansas Funeral Home Records

Funeral Log Books

This page links to known Arkansas Funeral Records whether they be available online or offline. Funeral records are an invaluable source of genealogical information that can provide insight into the lives and deaths of our ancestors. They offer a wealth of details on the deceased and their family, including their names, ages, dates of death, causes of death, and other key information.

Oak Forest Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right 1885 Abbie R. Hankins 1917 1912 Pauline Herron 1903 1877 Thomas Barbore 1915 1910 Radell Felix 1914 1871 Clyde Matthews 1898 1885 Eula Matthews 1901 Mollie Simino 1843 Drucilla Richardson 1926 1870 Mary Clark 1944 1856 Spencer Clark 1946 1865 Mary Clark 1909 1840 Sarah C. Mason 1919 1877 Hettie Pace 1914 1914 Vernon Pace 1914 1880 Jennie Mays 1912 George Anderson 1873 William H. Waldron 1932 1894 Hattie Pearl Smith 1949 1914 Nellie Smith 1923 1931 Mildred Smith 1943 1912 Floyd Pickett 1940 1914 Frances Pickett 1940 1889 Rosetta Guilliams 1948 … Read more

Townsend Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right 1907 James Thacker 1930 1934 Joseph W. Thacker 1930 1867 Sloan E. Goff 1956 1867 Elizabeth Spotts 1938 1904 Burns Spotts 1919 1858 John Spotts 1934 1911 J. L. Maxwell 1913 1860 Hammond Moore 1920 1888 Callie Maxwell 1934 1875 John Maxwell 1952 1851 W. G. Maxwell 1916 1855 Mary Maxwell 1913 1880 Sarah C. Haney 1945 1845 Silas Y. Dailey 1908 1863 I. N. Black 1893 1837 C. A. E. Black 1907 1836 John A. Black 1921 1862 J. F. Brandon 1937 1942 Peggy Foley 1942 1886 Parlee Bellamy 1928 Joseph … Read more

Biography of Judge Joel G. McClaren

JUDGE JOEL G. MCCLAREN, presiding judge of Ripley County, Missouri, is a man of superior mental endowments, whose reputation is not merely local but extends over a wide stretch of country. Like other citizens of the county he came originally from Tennessee, a State that has contributed so much of population and intelligence to his adopted State, and for the most part since about 1869 has been a resident of this county. His birth occurred in Hickman County May 14, 1847, and there he received his scholastic training. In the month of November, 1863, he enlisted in Company G, Tenth … Read more

Dent Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

(103 Unmarked Graves) Date on Left Birth, Date on Right Death 1855 William P. Dent 1938 1870 Augustus E. Dent 1954 1876 Bettie B. Dent 1958 1907 Edith Chaplain 1912 1908 Infant of J. H. Ellen Chaplain 1908 1885 Infant Daughter of W. F. Dent 1885 1893 Infant Son of W. F. Dent 1893 1911 Bonnie Dent Wife of W. F. Dent 1932 1888 Emma L. Dent 1941 1900 Mildred Dent 1927 1859 A. C. Dent 1934 1923 Henry Ellin daughter of J. M. Dent 1930 1892 H. E. Wife of Robert Hardin 1908 1809 H. P. Hardin Son of … Read more

Biography of Col. John J. Kemp

COL. JOHN J. KEMP, deceased. The influence of a good man will be ever expanding with the lapse of time, and his deeds of charity and acts of kindness will live to commemorate his name and perpetuate his memory. It can be truly said that a good man has been gathered to his fathers, but his virtues live after him, and his name is everywhere mentioned with respect and honor. He was born in middle Tennessee August 6, 1818, and his death occurred May 31, 1893. His early education was obtained in the State of his birth, and having been … Read more

New Hope Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right 1875 Clara Mattor 1950 1881 Frances McCullough 1936 1872 Laura East 1896 1930 Alvin Bruce Cameron 1956 1924 Leverne Cameron, 1926 1869 Jason W. Cameron 1941 1920 Rodney Stalnaker 1941 1885 Col. Joseph H. Wasson 1934 1845 Joseph H. Wasson 1912 1853 Lucinda R. Wasson 1904 1922 Bonnie L. Gillihan 1940 1888 Florence E. Gillihan 1938 1885 N. A. Gillihan, Sr. 1954 1836 Susan A. Judkins 1837 Joseph B. Judkins 1915 1876 Augusta Judkin 1895 1870 Robert A. Judkins 1876 1866 James E. Judkins 1873 1866 Isabelle Judkins 1888 1868 Mary E. … Read more

Biography of Hon. Napoleon B. Allen

HON. NAPOLEON B. ALLEN. Like all self-made and distinguished men Hon. Napoleon B. Allen commenced life with limited means and worked his way to the front by careful and studious attention to business, honesty and integrity, and the following of the various traits that combine in making a man respected and honored. He was born at Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, May 27, 1851. The son of William and Matilda (Evans) Allen. The father was a native of Illinois, but was reared in St. Louis. In 1830 he went to where Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, is now situated, and was one of the … Read more

Powhatan Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (246 Unmarked Graves) 1870 Nettie Helms 1953 1870 Aaron Helms 1923 1878 T. E. Helms 1931 1872 Willie Helms 1900 1853 Callie Haley 1890 1856 Amanda Brown 1906 1854 Joe Brown 1907 1824 Jessie Wheat 1944 1810 Margie Snider 1869 1861 Sarah Lewis 1928 1868 J. W. Wells 1950 1831 Mary Lewis 1950 1847 Calar Stewart 1868 1877 Charlie Stewart 1900 1850 Elsie Dearman Stewart 1910 1841 C. A. Stewart 1912 1901 Zana Baldridge 1927 1810 Charpe Stewart 1824 1873 Zona Stewart 1873 1837 Mary Stewart 1883 1868 Mrs. B. M. Holder … Read more

Bratcher Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Bratcher Cemetery Birth Date on Left, Death Date on Right (17 Unmarked Graves) 1882 Rosella Wife of J. H. Harris 1945 1882 James Henry Harris 1947 1907 Pearl Doyle 1956 1883 David C. Huskey 1951 1862 Abraham Lincoln Merritt 1950 1930 Sons of Pruet and Gertie Pinkston 1930 Raney Van and Perry Melvin 1932 First body buried here was a little girl named Ward. Bratcher Cemetery (21 Unmarked Graves) 1863 M. E. Ratliff 1901 1895 Garland Frisbee 1895 1875 Henry Black 1949 1907 Beulah Black 1908 1873 Sallie J. Black 1940 1883 Fannie E. Wermer 1957 1887 Amos Lee Bratcher … Read more

Church, D.L. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Today For D.L Church D.L. Church, 72, passed away at his home in Enterprise Monday. David Lafayette Church was born in Pinkeyville, Ill., on July 26, 1875. He spent his early childhood along the Mississippi near the scenes of the Mark Twain stories. He moved to Texas at an early age, living there for several years. As a young man he moved to Ravenden, Ark., and was married there at the age of 25 to Alta May Marks. He came to Joseph in 1908 and moved in 1934 to Enterprise, where he lived until the … Read more