Old Union Cemetery ,Howard County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Tammy Sharp Date: Sep 2001 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Census taken Aug 3, 2001 by Tammy Sharp OLD UNION CEMETERY Sign in front of cemetery reads: "Decoration Day, First Sunday in June." "In honor of B. F. & S. O. McCauley who donated land for Old Union Cemetery, School & Church" "Est. 1837" Listed in alphabetical order. Key: FHM = Funeral Home Marker WOW = Woodmen of the World Bearden, Dorothy Angline -- Oct 7, 1851 - Feb 13, 1912; wife of W. B. Beardon, Child -- no dates; child of Esther McCauley & Wiley Beardon Beardon, Child -- no dates; child of Esther McCauley & Wiley Beardon Bettes, Virgil Junior -- Jan 20, 1930 - Apr 23, 1994; US Army Korea Burgess, Sarah F. -- Oct 23, 1880 - Apr 29, 1900; dau of N. A. & Thomas Carter, James Butler -- 1828 - 1887; Parnecia Adeline -- 1833 - 1910 Counts, Sarah -- no dates; wife of Henry; about 65 years of age Dagenhart, Baby Boy -- 1912 - 1912; Theadore -- 1916 - 1916; Baby Boy -- 1916 - 1916; "Three baby boys of T. C. Dagenhart" Dagenhart, Bessie L. -- Mar 17, 1905 - Apr 27, 1918; carved on field stone Dagenhart, Effie Snow -- 1918 - 1918; Age 6 mos; FHM Dagenhart, Rosco T. -- no dates; photo; marker has a 50 yr time capsule dated 1987 - 2037 Davis, Bessie L. -- Mar 26, 1892 - Feb 24, 1897; dau of R. H. & M. E.; marker is hard to read Floyd, America M. -- no dates Floyd, Nora B. -- Jun 15, 1889 - Aug 13, 1900; dau of H. C. & M. C. Garrison, Burnett -- May 18, 1902 - Dec 30, 1902; son of C. B. & V. E. Gordon, Cecil L. -- Apr 28, 1910 - Nov 12, 1977 Gordon, J. H. -- b. Sep 11, 1824 in Jefferson Co. Ala, d. Feb 26, 1912; married to Sallie Miller on Feb 14, 1850; a second marker reads John H. Gordon -- Oct 11, 1824 - Feb 26, 1912; Pvt Co D 26 Miss Inf CSA Gordon, James D. F. -- May 4, 1858 - Dec 24, 1872 Gordon, Jefferson T. -- Jan 14, 1864 - Jan 1870 Gordon, John N. -- Apr 25, 1883 - Mar 15, 1926 Gordon, John W. -- 1853 - 1917; Amanda E. -- 1877 - 1920 Gordon, Larvan -- b. Feb 15, 1863 in Leak Co. Miss, d. Aug 8, 1909 Gordon, Lucinda Lackey -- no dates Gordon, Myrtle -- Jul 18, 1925 - Feb 18, 1926 Gordon, Robert H. -- Jul 4, 1871 - Oct 8, 1880 Gordon, Sally (nee Miller) -- b. Mar 15, 1830 in Pickens Co. Ala, d. Oct 7, 1908; wife of J. H. Gordon, T. C. -- Sep 8, 1869 - Nov 12, 1904 Gordon, Verbie -- Dec 12, 1909 - Oct 14, 1919 Gordon, Willie -- 1873 - 1906 Hammer, J. A. -- 1846 - 1932; wife of J. H. Hammer, J. H. -- Nov 1, 1847 - Apr 18, 1916; husband of J. A. Hawkins, A. J. -- Mar 22, 1841 - Sep 2, 1904; second marker reads "A. J. Hawkins, Co E 4 Ark Inf CSA" Hawkins, Jell -- Sep 27, 1902 - Jul 24, 1903 Hawkins, Jennie -- Mar 13, 1884 - Mar 14, 1905 Henderson, Ora E. McCauley -- Jan 23, 1898 - Oct 25, 1989 Hogan, D. E. -- Sep 15, 1886 - Jul 17, 1899; dau of T. J. & E. A. Kemp, Nancy A. -- Mar 30, 1848 - Aug 12, 1894; wife of Salathiel Kemp, R. C. -- Nov 21, 1904 - Nov 16, 1906; son of D. D. & V. A. Kemp, Salathiel -- Oct 15, 1836 - Apr 29, 1913; second marker reads "Salathiel L. Kemp, b. Dec 15, 1836, d. Apr 29, 1913, Co E 5 Miss Inf CSA" Lance, Fannie -- Apr 12, 1875 - May 12, 1901; wife of S. D. Luttrell, John Barclay -- Dec 15, 1832 - Jul 16, 1907; Age 74 yr 7 mo 1 day Luttrell, Sarah Emeline -- Jan 3, 1834 - Feb 20, 1907; Age 73 yr 1 mo 7 days; wife of John B. Matlock, Robert B. -- 1842 - 1914; homemade marker, hard to read Mayo -- no dates, no first name; painted on wooden marker Mayo -- no dates, no first name; painted on wooden marker Mayo, Benny Green -- Dec 3, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900; hard to read Mayo, Infant Babe -- b. & d. Aug 6, 1884; child of J. B. & S. C. Mayo, Infant Twin Babes -- Oct 2, 1883 - Oct 4, 1893; children of J. B. & S. C.; marker is hard to read Mayo, J. E. -- May 21, 1887 - Jul 4, 1887 Mayo, J. R. -- Apr 10, 1894 - Aug 11, 1894 Mayo, M. A. -- Jun 7, 1889 - Aug 28, 1889 Mayo, Sarah C. -- Mar 11, 1865 - May 21, 1905; wife of J. B. Mayo, W. S. -- Mar 7, 1898 - May 21, 1898 McCauley, B. F. -- May 25, 1847 - May 28, 1932; Co B 1 Miss Cav CSA McCauley, Cayce Harvey -- Feb 3, 1893 - Aug 14, 1895; son of E. O. & S. A. McCauley, Effie P. -- Sep 30, 1900 - Jul 29, 1901; dau of B. F. & Estella McCauley, Estella -- Dec 30, 1873 - Oct 25, 1927 McCauley, Eugene O. -- Sep 7, 1866 - Feb 1, 1959; Sallie - May 8, 1866 - Mar 9, 1908; older marker for Sallie reads "Sarah A. McCauley, b. May 8, 1866, d. Mar 9, 1908, wife of E. O." McCauley, Joshua -- Aug 19, 1880 - Dec 15, 1922; son of B. F. & S. J. McCauley, Lanora V. -- Oct 6, 1899 - Nov 23, 1900; dau of E. O. & S. A. McCauley, Sarah J. Walton -- b. Nov 3, 1843 in Edinburg, Miss., d. Feb 2, 1927; Age 83 yrs, 3 mos; wife of B. Frank McCauley, Virgie Ann -- Mar 10, 1895 - Aug 6, 1895; dau of E. O. & S. A. McCauley, William H. -- Apr 11, 1902 - Aug 1, 1902; son of B. F. & Estella McCauley, William J. -- Jul 1, 1877 - Nov 12, 1898; son of B. F. & S. J. McNutt, Irene -- d. Apr 16, 1911; Age 11 years McNutt, Robert M. -- Feb 23, 1909 - Sep 3, 1913; son of O. C. & M. J. Miles, Sam -- 1869 - 1938; homemade marker, hard to read Miller, E. -- Sep 16, 1817 - Dec 22, 1893 Plunkett, Arthur -- Mar 16, 1906 - Jul 28, 1906l son of J. H. & Julia Plunkett, Martha -- Apr 26, 1852 - Jun 19, 1910; wife of R. N. Plunkett, R. N. -- 1851 - Mar 8, 1909 Seale, Rev. D. T. -- b. Jan 5, 1819 in South Carolina, d. Feb 7, 1899; Mason Smith, Claiborn -- Aug 27, 1822 - Apr 30, 1906 Thompson, Pat C. -- 1877 - 1899 Watson, Liller E. -- Dec 6, 1869 - Apr 17, 1904; wife of F. E. "Minor, a black man"-- no dates