Lamkins Cemetery, Jackson Co., Arkansas Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jean and Glenn Gilley, Atlanta, TX. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Jean and Glenn Gilley have graciously given permission to place their inventory of Lamkins Cemetery into the USGenWeb Archives. A paper copy of this inventory can be found at the W. A. Billingsley Library, Newport, AR. Transcribed for submission into the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Williamson. ************************************************************************ LAMKINS CEMETERY Traveling US Hwy 67 N. in Newport, AR, turn right onto AR 384, also known as Stegall Road. Travel 4 miles, turn right. Travel 1/2 mile and turn left onto a rock road between two fields. Travel about 1/4 mile. Cemetery is at the end of the road. During a period of several years when none of the family resided nearby, the cemetery was vandalized, but stones have been replaced and repaired and is now well kept. However, many stones were never found and replaced. Surveyed on 9 June 1989 by: Jean and Glenn Gilley 1029 Crestview Drive, East Atlanta, TX 75551-1833 *********************************** Row 1: LAMKINS, Cord H. (Feb. 3, 1896 - Aug. 23, 1938) PFC US Army WWI [Bronze ground level marker] SNYDER, Christine Lamkins (Oct. 30, 1922 - Jan 20, 1985) [stone reddish in color] LAMKINS, Grover C. (Nov. 8, 1889 - Sept. 12, 1949) LAMKINS, Emma (Aug. 21, 1896 - April 2, 1926) [double stone] LAMKINS, Troy (Oct. 16, 1915 - May 7, 1975) ["In Memory" - body was actually interred at Coppingen, West Germany on May 12, 1975] Row 2: REDD, Billy Lee (Dec. 23, 1940) [relatively new stone] WADSWORTH, Gertie Barnes (March 15, 1907 - Sept. 29, 1927) [slightly heart-shaped stone] BARNES, Pete W. (Feb. 4, 1884 - May 15, 1937) BARNES, Anna B. (June 28, 1888 - Jan. 31, 1941) [double stone] BARNES, Frank J. (March 17, 1905 - July 2, 1924) [slightly heart-shaped stone with AOUW] Row 3: BARNES, Goldman K. (July 23, 1921 - June 26, 1923) BARNES, Bessie M. (March 20, 1911 - Nov. 6, 1911) BARNES, Wesley W. (Feb. 16, 1909 - Dec. 23, 1910) [triple stone] [Old tree struck by lightning in Spring 1989. Tree was to be removed.] PEREGAN, Ruby Lee (Sept. 26, 1912 - July 20, 1941) [stone is just at base of big old tree] UNKNOWN, unmarked grave [probably Gus BARNES] UNKNOWN, [rusted funeral home marker] Row 4: LAMKINS, Katherine (May 30, 1921 - Aug, 10, 1936) LAMKINS, Grave (nee George) (March 18, 1892 - Jan. 23, 1929) UNKNOWN, unmarked grave [Possibly several unmarked graves exist in this space.] BALLEW, Hattie M. (May 18, 1901 - Aug 26, 1902) daughter of J. P. and E. E. BALLEW LASHLEE, M. T. (Oct. 14, 1856 - Oct. 24, 1880) [This and the following stone are likely mother and child. They each have 2 hearts almost joining on center front. Foot stone with M.T.L. They are possibly the first wife and child of Alfred P. LASHLEE. Alfred's daughter Emmer (LASHLEE) ALBRIGHT reported that his first wife died due to complications of childbirth.] LASHLEE, J. E. (Died Nov. 6, 1880, age 18 days) [Matches above stone. Foot stone with rounded top has letters J.E.L.] LASHLEE, E. B. (Died Aug. 28, 1878, age __ days) [Number of days unreadable. Stone has a dove formed in center front.] LASHLEE, Eliza A. (Aug. 12, 1875 - July 27, 1883) daughter of J. B. and M. C. LASHLEE [Stone has a lamb formed in center. Foot stone has a square top, has letters E.A.L.] UNKNOWN, Elizabeth, age [not readable] LASHLEE, Lewis C. (May 19, 1853 - Nov. 12, 1909) "He followed virtue as his truest guide; lived as a Christian, died as a Christian" [Stone badly broken, has been repaired.] HARPER, Hattie (LASHLEE) (July 22, 1879 - May 14, 1927) "In loving memory of our Mother" Row 5: UNKNOWN, [There is only one marker in this row, and it is a rusted funeral home marker.] Row 6: COOK, Janice [Broken stone, name handwritten on it.] COOK, Elizabeth [Broken stone, name handwritten on it.] UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking this grave.] Row 7: MULLINS, Elbert (July 1, 1917 - Oct. 21, 1988) US Army WWII TRACY, Shirley M. (Nov. 8, 1942 - June 20, 1972) "In Loving Memory" MULLINS, Linda Ruth (July 7, 1945 - Feb. 19, 1948) UNKNOWN, [This grave at the other end of this row, just a broken stone.] UNKNOWN, [This grave at the other end of this row, just a broken stone.] Row 8: MULLINS, J. W. (1904 - 1962) MULLINS, Albert F. (Oct. 14, 1884 - March 16, 1958) MULLINS, Rosie (May 15, 1885 - March 15, 1953) [double stone] UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking grave.] UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking grave.] [At the other end of the cemetery, on about the same row, is this grave:] HOWARD, Hester L. E. (Aug. 4, 1907 - Nov. 7, 1907) "Asleep in Jesus", daughter of J. F. and M. L. HOWARD Row 9: UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking grave.] UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking grave.] UNKNOWN, [Broken stone marking grave.] *********************************** LAMKINS family members assure me that there is no kin with the MULLINS who are buried here. The MULLINS family have lived on the LAMKINS' land and have been neighbors for generations. They clean the cemetery and keep it looking nice. In my research, I have found no COOK family, so I do not know who they are, but others are almost, if not all, related. *********************************** Others known to be buried in the Lamkins Cemetery: LASHLEE, William Clinton (March 11, 1915 - March 16, 1922) son of John and Rose (SINGLETON) LASHLEE [source: card file at the Newport, AR library] [Hazel (Lamkins) Nance provided the following list of people she knows to be buried in the Lamkins Cemetery with no grave markers.] BALLEW, Joe; died 1938 LAMKINS, Norma Jean; daughter of Cord LAMKINS LAMKINS, John Howard II; son of Cord LAMKINS LAMKINS, John Howard; Hazel (LAMKINS) NANCE's grandfather BALLEW, Emma Elizabeth (LASHLEE) LAMKINS; Hazel's grandmother LAMKINS, Allen William; Hazel's great-grandfather BARNES, Gus; born Aug. 12, 1918, son of Annie (LAMKINS) BARNES BARNES; child of Gus BARNES BARNES; another child of Gus BARNES ************************************************************************