275Military Headstones in the Barber Cemetery
Civil War 1 No. 265 Shipman Reed Co. A 4 Ark. Cav. shield [this page]
Korea 3
WW2 7
Vietnam 2
These nine brass military issued headstones have been placed flat on ground and over time will become over grown and disappear underneath the weeds the soil. Looks like there is ant activity in the cemetery causing rusty colored soil to be spread on the headstones:
John Barber Frank Moody Thomas L. Barber George Stacey Ellis Carter John F. Summitt [DOB & DOD differ from FH marker] Amos Cross Michael Summitt Elbert McKinney
United States has a tradition of bringing of the bodies of
soldiers who died overseas back. Looks like we have two at the Barber Cemetery.
Both images are on page 1a.
No. 202. P.F. Class Radford R. Summitt Co. B. 158th Inf. Reg. May 7 1923 -
Jan. 17 1945, photo of soldier.
No. 196 Leo Summitt Sept 8 1922 - June 28 1943
Marker: 265 (no dates on headstone)
Shipman Reed Born: Aug. 1848 AR. Died:
11 Dec. 1930 AR Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
He is on the 1900 census, Leverney Twp, Sheet 11, 131.11B, for Montgomery Co.
DOB 1848 with his wife Nancy b. 1844. Had been married for 32 years with six
children, all still living in 1900. His parents were born in Alabama. He was a
farmer and could read and write.
Shipman REED - CO K 11th & 17th Arkansas Infantry Mtd
Consolidated CSA
Pvt - Enl 18 Nov. 1861 at Fayetteville, AR. CSA. In army west of the Mississippi
River 30 Apr 1863.
Shipman REED - Co. A 4th Arkansas Cavalry Reg. USA
Pvt - Enl 20 Sep 1863 at Ft Smith, AR. Age 16, ht 5’ 5”, eyes gray, hair light,
complex light, farmer, born in Perry Co, AR.
Yell Co, AR Marriage Listings
By Groom:
REED, Shipman, 19 to LAMBERT, Nancy, C., 23; both of Yell Co; 23 Jan 1868; A-145
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census
Place: Crawford, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: M593_67; Page: 522; Image: 458.
30 Jul 1870 37/37
REED, Shipman, 25, M, W, Works on farm, -/250, AR
-----Nancy, 21, F, W, Keeping house, AR
-----John W., 6/12, M, W, AR, b. Nov
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Montgomery, AR;
Roll: T9_52; FHF:: 1254052; P: 408.3000; ED: 112; Image: 0117. 30 Jun 1880
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Shipman REED Self M M W 31 AR
Occ: Farmer Fa: AL Mo: AR
Nancy REED Wife F M W 36 TN
Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: TN
Rasetta REED Dau F S W 11 AR
Henry J. REED Son M S W 9 AR
Shipman REED Son M S W 7 AR
Sarah F. REED Dau F S W 4 AR
Levi REED Son M S W 8M AR
275 Beggs Mary E B: June 12 1859 D: Dec 22 1918 The faith full ...
273 Fieldstones x 2
272 West Limmie L B: Jan 21 1884 D: May 16 1944
West Ada O. B: Jan 23 1888 D: Mar 31 1977
271 West John Herman B: Dec 15 1914 D: Feb 8 1960
West Mable Kilby B: Dec 7 1921 D: Dec 29 2003
270 Black Clayborn Floyd B: Nov 17 1919 D: Dec 31 1989
Black Lela Jane B: May 17 1920 D: Feb: 12 1997
269 Rosenthal Ola Mae B: Dec: 24 1928 D: Nov: 29 1929
Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
268 Summit Oscar 1896- 1975
Summit Octavia 1900 - 1933 Together forever
267 Fieldstone
266 Tabor Nettie Inez B: Oct 10 1940 D: Aug 12 1941
265 Reed Shipman Co. A 4 ARK. CAV.
264 Reed Nancy C. B: Apr 7 1844 D: Aug 22 1925 wife of Shipman Reed
When the harvest time ended and the sheaves are gathered in
there will be joy for the reapers in the by and by
263 Cross Amos Wheeler B: July 13 1930 D: June 7 1998
Cross Dorothy J. Summitt B: Feb 1 1933 D: Dec 11 2007
262 Moody Dessie 1911 - 1918
261 Summit Ruthie Jane 1869 - 1949
Summit John Ballard 1858 - 1924 Asleep in Jesus
260 fieldstone - broken
259 Summitt Willis Eugene B: Dec 15 1928 D: Jan 18 1929 infant son of Mr and Mrs Bryant Summitt
A bud of love to bloom above
258 Summitt Bryant E B: Jan 22 1905 D: Apr 14 1994
Summitt Zelda A. B: Nov. 27 1908 D: June 18 1990
257 Tabor Audie A 1910 - 1984
Tabor Ermer L. 1913 - 1985
256 Summit Cora B: Feb 4 1884 D: Feb. 21 1908
255 Summit Dallie C B: Jan 20 1884 - Feb 13 1908
254 Summit Dona B: Feb 20 1882 D: Dec 5 1885
252 Summit Martha E B: May 22 1886 D: Nov 30 1889
251 Cross Amos Wheeler B: Jul 13 1930 D: Jun 7 1998 S SGT US Marine Corps Korea Purple Heart
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Pvt. Shipman Reed Co. A, 4th Regt. Ark Cavalry Union Headstone Application. He
died Dec. 11, 1930. Mrs. Francis McCullough of Sims, Arkansas, Montgomery Co.
applied for the Headstone Jan.31, 1931. It was shipped to Mrs. Francis
McCullough at Norman, Montgomery Co., Arkansas on April 27, 1931. It also said
it verified at Columbus, Miss. on April 6, 1931. The cemetery is listed as
Barber at or near Sims, Arkansas.
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