Davis Family Cemetery

Rose Bud, Arkansas



Unknown who took pictures

This Cemetery is also known as: None known.

Legal description:

SW, SW, NE, Sect. 8, T8N, R10W

GPS Location: 582757 - 3911070

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #:

3WH0694

Number of Marked Graves: 1

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete survey of this cemetery was:

2002 By Leroy Blair.

Current status of cemetery: This cemetery is no longer in use.

Point of contact for cemetery. No known contact person.

The White County Historical Society published the following brief history of the Davis Cemetery in its 1972 annual history, White

County Heritage:

"Thomas H. Davis [photo above], his first and second wives, one daughter of his first marriage (Sis), one daughter of his second

marriage (Daisey Hulsey), and her baby were buried in the family cemetery on the Davis Place. After the place was sold the stones

were removed and the area cultivated until there is no sign of the graves today. This farm is located north of Rose Bud."

The article was written by Cloie Presley of Searcy, a respected genealogist who was editor of the Heritage at that time. She did

not identify the source of her information.

A history of John and Mary Mooney Davis descendents obtained by the White County Historical Society in July 2001 added

substantially to the 1972 report. A comprehensive history of the Davis family written by Milton Davis May was published by the

Society in the 2003 White County Heritage. It indicated several more relatives than originally reported are buried here. This

includes Clifford Strain, who "died as a young child." Clifford was the son of William D. Strain and Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Davis

Strain. Bettie was the oldest daughter of Thomas H. Davis. The Davis history has been placed in the Arkansas Room of the Searcy

Public Library.



In 2002 a ceremony was conducted here by various state historical groups and a Confederate headstone bearing Thomas H. Davis’

name was placed where relatives believe his grave is located.

At the setting of the headstone for Thomas H. Davis a Mr. Strain who owns a large dairy near the cemetery told me that the actual

cemetery location is about 200 feet from where the headstone is set. He showed me a large flat rock. He said when he was a

young boy that the gate to the cemetery was at that rock. Leroy Blair White County Historical Society.

If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on this Cemetery, Contact the White County Historical Society,

P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145. Or phone 501- 278- 5010

Following is a list of known burials in this cemetery.

Carter, Baby – No dates listed – Child of J.M. & Ida Virginia Davis Carter – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

Davis, Louisa Christiana Copeland – December 17, 1840 – February 17, 1885 – (Unmarked) - Davis Cemetery

Davis, Thomas Howard – March 1832 – December 8, 1902 – Civil War Veteran – Husband of Louisa C. & Thomas M. - Davis

Cemetery – (Obit)

Davis, Thomas Mattie Hollaway – November 27, 1857 – April 24, 1906 – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

Hulsey, Daisy Irene Davis – May 21, 1888 – June 1, 1908 – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

Hulsey, Ernest E. - Died 1907 – Only date – Son of Walter & Daisy Hulsey – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

Hulsey, Walter Whitman – August 15, 1882 – May 12, 1907 – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

Strain, Clifford – no dates listed - son of Will. D. & Mary E. Davis Strain – (Unmarked grave) - Davis Cemetery

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Legend: Copyright-Aug.23, 2016-Paul V. Isbell-Webmaster:

Most of the cemetery information listed was collected by Leroy “Lee” Blair Former member of the White

County Historical Society Board of Directors. Now working at the White County Historical Society office



If you have any additions or corrections to the burial listing please contact the Historical Society. Phone 501-

278-5010 or Email me at

lblblair74@gmail.com

or wchs1962@gmail.com

I will be posting more burials later. The Searcy Daily Citizen donated all their Micro Film and Ledgers dating

back to 1953. After reviewing them, if I find a death of a person that we do not have I will to add to the

cemetery listings.

There are some graves listed as unmarked that may have had a tombstone set since the listing was made.

I may have missed some graves when I prepared the listing. Some cemeteries are very hard to get an

accurate listing due to how some graves are scattered

The following Abbreviations are used in the listings

.

FM-Funeral home marker DS-Double tombstone TS-Triple tombstone

(Obit)-means that the Historical Society has, or has access to the Obituary for this person.