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Saline County Cemeteries
Section V by Mrs. W. Bernard Barber Chairman for Cataloging Cemeteries A Saline County Sesquicentennial Project Regent Provincia de La Sal Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1974 - 1978 and 1894 - 1986 The Saline County Coordinator for Rootsweb would like to thank Mrs. Barber for giving permission to post this cemetery on the Saline County Genealogy Page.

Hughes
aka
County Cemetery or Potter's Field

Information from: Centennial Edition of the "Benton Courier", and Mrs. Loyce Edgin, who cataloged the cemetery in 1975. She said, "The Hughes 
Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Saline County. It was given to the County by the Hughes family. Several years ago the cemetery was 
filled with only a few burial places available". Mrs. Edgin added. "Most of the people who are buried there have few if any family remaining. 
The cemetery is poorly kept, most of the graves are unmarked and because of the condition of the cemetery, it is very difficult to know who is 
buried where."

Directions from the Saline County Court House: Take Market Street to Woodlawn, turn right, cross the railroad tracks and turn back to the right. 
The cemetery is located on the old Hughes farm, two (2) miles Southwest of the Court House.

The oldest marked grave is presently that of Lucinda N. Moore, who died, February 9, 1872. The graves of Green B. Hughes, his wife, and Sam 
Steele and his wife who had large impressive tombstones, are no longer marked. Apparently the stones were stolen for use some place else.

Lindsey

        Bige

                1864 -1950

        Martha

                1868 - 1950

Green

        John G.

                June 15, 1880 - October 14, 1918

Underwood

        Lewis N. (WOW)

                August 12, 1895 - September 25, 1917

        P. N.

                Died, October 3, 1902, age 6

Hendrix

        Mary Margaret

                May 31, 1910 - March 26, 1920

Hawk

        Charlie (UM)

        Lizzie (UM)

Crippen

        James Hubert

                January 18, 1902 - January 10, 1917

McDaniel

        F. A.

                Co. M - 6th     Illinois Calvary - CSA

                        No dates

        Joe Alvin

                March 2, 1915 - July 30, 1915

        Ralph Allen

                July 28, 1916 - December 2, 1916

        Mary Jane, wife of Joe McDaniel

                September 15, 1879 - October 16, 1918

                        WOW, Grove 20, Benton, AR

Fagan

        Will T.

                1867 - 1945

        Fanny

                1865 - 1914

        John

        1894 - 1947

Willis

        Robert J.

                March 4, 1881 - July 7, 1911

        Mahaley T.

                January 22, 1868 - March 12, 1931

        Ernestine, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J. E. Willis

                April 30, 1922 - April 26, 1933

Gleason

        L. C., son of Chandlier and Lucy Gleason

                July 13, 1850 - January 1, 1909

Rupp

        Mary Lidy, wife of Lawrence Rupp

                January 22, 1878 - August 19, 1898

Edgin

        Mollie, wife of Sam Edgin

                Unmarked , no dates

        W. L.

                Co. B - Bingham's Arkansas Co., CSA

                        Died, October 1933

        Francis A. House, wife of W. L. Edgin

                December 20, 1859 - March 31, 1904

        Lucy

                1887 - 1918

Ingram

        Bertha Lee, wife of Roy R. Ingram

                1903 - 1942

Fitz

        Harvey M.

                August 7, 1897 - January 19, 1961

Edgin

        Ellen Yvonne

                October 19, 1939 - December 7, 1945

Jentzsch

        Dewell Lee

                June 11, 1930 - May 27, 1974

        Jewelle C.

                April 3, 1903 - October 6, 1973

Westerman

        Hattie Mae

                January 2, 1875 - March 18, 1957

Thompson

        Martha R., wife of L. N. Thompson

                February 14, 1842 - March 14, 1920

Diles

        James

                December 12, 1859 - July 5, 1911

                        WOW Benton Camp #168

        Martha

                April 24, 1872 - October 26, 1910

                        WOW Circle Ivy Grove #20

Jentsch

        Flossie Rosella

                July 11, 1897 - September 11, 1897

Ellerd

        J. C.

                November 15, 1859 - July 15, 1928

Bridges

        Danny Lee

                Died, June 30, 1970

Harper

        Delmer J.

                Died, March 10, 1972

        Randy Delmer

                September 8, 1964

Witham

        John Dewell

                No dates

        Hellen Marle

                No dates

        Barney

                April 28, 1891 - May 14, 1970

        Lexie Lela

                September 3, 1948 - July 25, 1962

        Maimie

                1899 - 1949

        Clyde

                1903 - 1969

Peffer

        Galyn Ann

               No dates

        Jimmie

                Died, June 3, 1948

        Lilburn Vic

                January 19, 1944 - March 18, 1944

Witham

        Nelly

                No dates

        Pearl

                No dates

        Violet

                No dates

        Wilburn

                No dates

        Verna Louise

                No dates

Sugrue

        Alice Fay

                April 1, 1922 - April 18, 1952

Witham

        Diane Bernice

                May 18, 1953 - March 3, 1962

Sugrue

        Alice Emma

                July 1931 - August 1952

Ogles

        Homer S., Jr.

                Died, September 30, 1967

Witham

        Mary Bessie

                Died, June 21, 1963

Willis

        Myrtle Marie

                Died, November 14, 1973

Walsh

        James

                Died, February 10, 1896, Age 57

        Mary

                Died, October 28, 1881

Smith

        Enri (Homemade)

                No dates

Martin

        Thomas M.

                Co. E - 4th Tenn Cav

                        No dates

        James B.

                June 20, 1860 - May 1, 1916

        M. C.

                January 5, 1868 - September 8, 1908

        Mary

                October 3, 1906 - December 17, 1907

Perry

        Alen

                Died, January 30, 1931, age 61 years

Barksdale

        Thomas W.

                Co. D 1st VA Arty, CSA

                        No dates

Lawrence

        Ina

                May 27, 1884 - January 31, 1918

        Issac

                1856 - 1911

        Francis

                1866 - 1940

Merritt

        Emma

                September 30, 1888 - May 1, 1915

Brown

        Addie P., daughter of T. J. and M. L. Brown

                November 28, 1893 - December 10, 1897

Richards

        Sarah J.

                November 7, 1858 - July 3, 1921

        William N.

                October 24, 1841 - August 12, 1895

Harris

        Robert L.

                October 10, 1892 - February 22, 1912

                        WOW, Benton Camp #168

Avery

        Joe

                December 24, 1879 - January 19, 1916

Moore

        Lucinda N., wife of W. N. Moore

                Daughter of T. and E. Coker

                        September 4, 1838 - February 9, 1872

Willis

        D. G.

                April 12, 1857 - August 29, 1920

Rye

        Poland, son of Mr. And Mrs. W. L. Rye

                June 30, 1887 - January 6, 1910

        Howard H., son of Mr. And Mrs. W. L. Rye

                September 6, 1893 - October 3, 1918

        W. L.

                1865 - 1920

        Amanda L.

                1865 - 1933

Rupp

        Garland Franklin

                Infant son of Joe and Lillie Rupp

                        No dates

        August

                1867 - 1934

        Matt

                September 21, 1864 - September 21, 1914


                       Black People buried at Hughes Cemetery
We have no record of birth or death date, db
Candy Bell Larance Dick Charley Rhinehart Burl Murphy Lula Rhinehart William Alice Reynolds Claudia Tyson Carrie Pratt Sam Lucinda Poe Malissa Bill Aunt Mary Ann McGee Sarah Spencer Buck Burn Titus Aunt Lucy Poe Aunt Sophronia Julius Onild Phenice Thompson Rey Danner Lenord Wilson Uncle Ed Russel Jim Jimerson Mary Anna Hodge Robert Reed Ed Steele Luke Charly Marion Clemmie Joles Fannie Taylor Eltezer Rinehart J. c. Chris Adams Charlie Woodfork Pearl Jones Winnie Bell Coleman Lacrene Gray Thomas Edward Davis Charles Vlarence Bursey Ellen Smith Culpeper Johnson Bill Alexander Vina Jeffery Robert Blair Albert
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