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Hickory Grove Cemetery (1978)

Mountain Top, Arkansas

This cemetery is located approximately 10 miles North of Ozark, Arkansas just off State Highway 219. No one seems to know just when the first grave was made there. There are four rock covered graves in the cemetery which were there when Mrs. Kate Hill Johnson Moved there as a child. She is now 99 years old, and spent over 89 years in sight of the cemetery.

The story is that during the Civil War men were killed by soldiers and "Bushwhackers", and the women had to bury them, not being able to dig deep graves, they did the best they could, then covered with rocks.

Hickory Grove School which has been restored and is now used as a community building, is beside the cemetery. The land for the school ws given by Mrs. Elizabeth Bateman Laney, 2 April 1889. Mrs. Laney was the grandmother of Mrs. Earl Laster (nee Jeanie Warnock); and great Aunt of Mrs. Sebern J. Davis (nee Mary Bateman).

Some 20 years ago Mrs. Kate Johnson Hill, Mrs. Lois Davis Nichols and the late Fred Snow, walked over the cemetery and listed the names of the people that they knew were buried there, even though some of the graves did not have stones. All three of them lived in the neighborhood all their lives, and attended most all the burials that were in their time, and knew the stories of the people.

The dates of the stones were later added by Thelma Davis Smee and made into a tablet, which she has added to over the years.

The cemetery contains 57 other graves, unknown and unmarked.

Arnold, George Thomas - 1873-1948

Arnold, Infant

Ballentine, Elizabeth - 2/14/1880-6/28/1881

Bateman, John Thomas - 8/31/1880-6/2/1954

Bateman, Joanna Davis - 4/23/1882-5/3/1963

Bateman, Elizabeth Jane Carter - 4/7/1851-7/6/1938

Bateman, Wm. Thomas - 7/31/1856-2/12/1935 Mason

Bateman, Wm. Ervin - 3/6/1888-8/9/1918 Killed in France WW1. Mason

Bateman, Myrtle - 1893-1893

Bateman, Martha Carter - 9/8/1884-1886 (twin of Mary E. Bateman Davis)

Bateman, Flora - 8/6/1906-12/8/1907 (dau of Joanna & John Bateman)

Bearden, Nancy

Boen, John McKee - (McKee grandchild, bro to Herbert Boen)

Boen

Boen's Wife

Bond, Infant

Bowman, Infant of Floyd

Bowman, Twins of Floyd

Bowman, Ruby

Brison, Child

Campbell, James - 2/1/1821-6/5/1864 (2nd husband of Mary Ann Webb, and bro-in-law of W.A. Johnson)

Carter, John Thomas - 7/15/1849-5/16/1975

Carter, Mariah Catherine (Aunt Pick) 8/30/1849-1/19/1928. Sister of J.T. and E. Jane Carter Bateman

Conley, Nancy Ellen Dickerson - 1/7/1873-2/7/1960

Corkille, Peter B. - 1886-1905 1st husband of Elizabeth Davis Corkille Benson. Killed in mine at Denning. Peter was father of the noted WW1 and WW11 John Corkille of the Air Force.

Crosby, Wm. Eldridge - 2/22/1863-3/31/1952

Crosby, Margaret Johnson - 5/25/1885-5/4/1918. Wife of "El"

Crosby, Andrew Jackson - (stone but no dates)

Davis, Samuel - D. 1917 Pvt. 142 Pa. Inf. Bro. of Mrs. Benson

Davis, Carrie Edna - 10/5/1907-10/5/1909 dau. of Sebern J. and Mary E. Bateman Davis

Davis, James Kieth - 8/15/1914-8/15/1914 son of Sebern J. and Mary E. Bateman Davis

Davis, Eulious - 9/7/1875-11/26/1933

Davis, Maggie Lee Bateman - 6/22/1878-12/14/1959

Davis, Arvil -

Dickerson, Georgia Ann (Babe) - 1901-1972

Dickerson, Dertie

Dickerson, Wallace Jefferson - 1893-1969

Dickerson, Martha Ann - 1869-1946

Dickerson, Jimmie E. - 1873-1938

Dickerson, Julia Ann - 1878-1951

Dickerson, Charles Wallace - 1880-1959

Domeresse, Mrs.

Domeresse, Mr.

Durham, Walter

English, Infant - baby of Mr. and Mrs. Steve English

English, Ella & Baby - wife of Charles English

Fleming, George Baby

Garnett, Mrs. -

Gilbert, Wanda Faye - 10/3/1927

Gilbert, Joel Dean - 5/7/1956. Nephew of Wanda

Glass, Infant

Gossage, Infant

Gossage, Infant

Gossage, Infant

Gossage, Mrs.

Gossage, Mr.

Gossage, Thomas

Gossage, Jane - Died 4/1934

Gossage, Bertha Esther - dau. of John & Mary Gossage

Gossage, Wm. Frederick - son of John & Mary Gossage

Gossage, George - 3/23/1886-5/25/1959

Gossage, John P. - 1890-1976

Gunigan - 6/19/1883. 24 years old. Stone erected by H.M. Mason

Hale, Eamon Theral - 7/24/1923-9/13/1939

Hale, Willard Orbit - 9/25/1921-5/18/1944. 2nd Lt. US Marine Corps, killed on a training mission off coast Cherry Pt. N.C.d 10/11/1919

Hale, James Nelson - 3/4/1888-5/18/1955. (Bn W.Va., Vet of WW1)

Hale, Florence E. McIlroy - 7/29/1895-9/18/1968. Wife of J.N. Hale. Married at home of parents J.H. & Martha Davis McIlroy.

Hall, Edmond P. - 2/28/1882-5/3/1883

Hall, Child

Hall, Child

Hearth, John (Dutchman)

Hill, Wells Levi - 1825 Wisc. - 2/21/1879 1st husband of Melvina Jones

Hillard, Alvin - 1/18/1920-1/18/1920

Hillard, Ora Mae - 1885-1952

Hillard, Orange Porter - 1874-1954

Howe, Baby

Howell, George W. - 3/21/1887-9/3/1888

Howell, B.F.

Howell, S.E.

Howell, Louis M. - 7/2/1882-7/10/1884

Howell, Raphail - 12/3/1879-8/24/1881

Howell, Infant - Son of R.E. & G. Howell

Howell, B.G. - 11/16/1812-10/6/1884

Howell, Eliza Jane - 6/11/1819-6/18/1884 Wife of B.G.

Hutchison, Grandmother

Hutchison, infant

Hutchison, George - 8/22/1822-5/1/1900

Hutchison, Elder George

Hutchison, Bob Baby

Jaggers, Bill

Johnson, Andrew J. - 1829-1914 Pvt. Co. C McCray's Ark Inf. CSA

Johnson, Elizabeth - 10/12/1839-7/24/1924 Wife of AJJ

Johnson, Wm. A. - 1859-1944. 1st husband of Kate Hill

Jones Jenkins, Melvina Elizabeth Martha - 3/11/1845-8/21/1925

Jones, Mrs. - (Mrs. Goodfellows Mother)

Jones, Mr. - (Mrs. Goodfellows brother)

Kensinger, Franklin - 1884-1913 (killed by lightening same time Bertie Cobb Moore, Russell Snow and Sid Hrmon were killed lightening 8/21/1913

Kenney, Madge - 1917-1966

Kenney, Coleta - 1953-1960

Kilgore, Cora - 1895-1933

Kilgore, C.C. (Cleve) - 1888-1967

Laney, John Ervin - 6/15/1855-1/21/1870

Laney, George W. - 7/28/1828-9/22/1881 Mason. Civil War Vet.

Latta, Sarah - 5/15/1809-5/18/1894

Lingo, George

Lingo, John

Littlepage, Wm. Bill - 12/22/1944-7/8/1969

Martin, Linda Sue - 8/4/1894-5/3/1944

Maddox, Sarah- 11/26/1809-5/18/1894

Mason, Wm. Roy - Pvt. USA WW11 - 4/1/1926-6/10/1975

McCord, Mattie Garnett - Died from child birth, the baby lived, named Mary

McWhorter, Elizabeth Bateman Laney - 3/12/1883-10/18/1912

McAllister, Colia - Wife of Frank. Sister of Bartley Welton, Redding. Mother of Elsie Stiles.

McAllister, Frank

McDade, Essie Tanner - 4/14/1899-2/23/1919

McKee, John - Co. B, 16 Ky Inf. (Civil War)

McMahan, Betty Jean (Infant) - 12/16/1938

Mitchell, Mrs.

Mitchell, Nadine - 4/25/1943-11/17/1945

Mitchell, Fred - 9/3/1884-2/3/1956

Mitchell, Vada - 1976. Wife of Fred

Mitchell, Catherine -

Morgan, Linnie Bateman - 9/24/1909-12/24/1946 dau. of JT & JB Bateman

Morris, Roy Lee - 2/7/1925-1/9/1959

Nichols, Frank J. - 12/28/1903-9/2/1975

Nichlas, Mrs. - (Joe Nicklas' mother)

Pace, Nancy Ann Laney Stiles

Pace, A.B. - 9/15/1853-11/13/1971

Pace, Nancy Ann Laney - 1/4/1853 Texas-6/27/1940

Prater, George - 5/29/1863-12/30/1910

Prater, Infant

Rutherford, Ruth Ellen - 7/20/1894-5/3/1948

Schade, Mr. - (Husband of Jennie Cobb Schade)

Smith, Nadine - 12/21/1931-3/28/1934 dau of Frances Bateman & Otis Smith

Snow, Ruth Pace - 8/19/1893-7/22/1970

Snow, Robert Floyd - 3/11/1895-6/13/1971

Snow, Russell - 8/3/1887-8/21/1913 (killed by lighting on Dave Cobb place)

Stiles, Wiley - baby

Stiles, Louvina - 1875-1918. First wife of Geo. W. Stiles

Stiles, George Wiley - 1879-1948

Tyson, infant (no stone) Notes at bottom of page

Tyson, Malinda - (no stone)

Revis, I.V.

Revis, Emma - Parents of Ella, Luther, Leonard, Spice, "Het" and Parthenia-12/25/1876

Reynolds, Dr.

Richardson, Elizan I - 5/1838

Robertson, Mrs.

Rudd, George Dallas - 4/5/1847-6/20/1902 (father-in-law of Ella Revis Rudd

Seaton, Willie

Sossamon, Infant of Ola Smith Sossamon

Stiles, Infant - Baby of Elsie McAllister and Charley Stiles

Stiles, George Dennis - Child of Elsie and Charley Stiles

Stiles, James - Child of Elsie and Charley Stiles

Stiles, Dicy

Stiles, James

Stack, Mrs. Almond - The first grave at Hickory Grove, formerly had a roofed cover and rock wall.

Sturdivant, Odie J. - 1886-1958

Swyhart, baby girl - dau. of Dr. Swyhart

Umholtz, Jennie Vera - 1/13/1889-12/26/1900

Umholtz, Christian - Pa. 5/16/1817-1/19/1899

Vinson, Child

Wellsher, Charles - (grandson of Dr. Reynolds)

Wyers

 

Thank you Carolyn. I will add this information. What cemetery in Mulberry should I add it to? So nice for descendents to honor their ancestors by putting up a stone. Seems less lonely that way.   Don

From: carolyn ivey To: donkelly@grovenet.net

Hello, I am the wife of James Ivey, formerly of Mulberry, Arkansas.  We have some information on the graves of Malinda Tyson and the two graves beside her.    1.  They now have headstones.   2.  Malinda A. (Smith) Tyson was the wife of William Josiah Tyson.  They were married in Franklin County, Arkansas on 15 Nov 1882.  He was 32 and she was 21.  They were married by O. B. Donaldson, JP.  They had two sons  Robert Onslow Tyson and Charles Tyson.   3.  There are two babies graves there.  One on either side of her.  These are the infant sons of Robert Onslow Tyson and Almeda Jane Maxwell.  They were married in Franklin County, Arkansas on 28 Jul 1912 by J. B. Hale, JP.  He was 27 and she was 22.   4.  One son is Robert Joel Tyson, born and died on 22 Feb 1922.   5.  The other is Junior Maxwell Tyson, born and died on 30 Dec, 1928.   These two babies were the brothers of my Mother-in-law, Vessie Oena "Tyson" Ivey.  She remembers holding them when they were born.    Please update this info on the web site.  This site contains some great info for genealogists.  Thank you for maintaining it.   Diggin Up Bones 2 Carolyn "Holloway" Ivey Altus, Arkansas 479-468-0380

HICKORY GROVE CEMETERY
(Update)

Chloe Arnold George Arnold
DOB 8/30/1936 DOB 1873
DOD 7/10/1997 DOD 1948

John Arnold Arthur Cox
DOB 1882 DOB 12/23/1908
DOD 1963 DOD 12/11/2000

Virla Ray Cox Ona Davis
DOB 12/2/1915 DOB 3/16/1915
DOD 3/4/1999 DOD 2/6/1965

Eva Dickerson Otis Sid Dickerson
DOB 9/5/1910 DOB 10/8/1902
DOD 1/26/1994 DOD 8/16/1991

Clifford Dickerson Jeff Dickerson
DOB 3/10/1923 DOB 3/19/1894
DOD 9/18/1995 DOD 3/16/1969

Harold Kenney Mary Kenney
DOB 10/1/1912 DOB 10/22/1917
DOD 11/9/1996 DOD 5/23/1966

Clarence Mitchell Nevada Mitchell
DOB 4/14/1918 DOB 1/18/1893
DOD 7/5/1991 DOD 10/26/1976