Salem Cemetery, Jackson Co., Arkansas

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Romans-Bode.

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Copyright 1976 Jackson County Historical Society.  All rights reserved.
Reprinted with permission of the Jackson County Historical Society.

Inventory taken from "Cemetery Records of Jackson County, Arkansas", 
compiled by Jane Allen Goodwin and published in 1976 by the Jackson 
County Historical Society.  The above book can be found in the W.A. 
Billingsley Library, Newport, AR.

John McFadden retyped many of the published inventories in alphabetical
order, and it is from his work that this transcription is made.  A copy
of his work is located in the Circuit Court office at the Jackson 
County Courthouse, Newport, AR.

Transcribed for use on the Internet by Tina Romans-Bode.

Thanks to Gail Lies of the Genealogy Society of Craighead County for her
assistance.

(* before an entry suggests that this entry made have errors and will 
need to be rechecked against the originals.)

Jackson County, Arkansas USGenWeb Archives table of contents:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/jackson/jackson.html

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"SALEM CEMETERY
by The South Tuckerman E. H. Club"

"The Salem Cemetery is about 1/4 mile from the Water's Store near Elgin,
Arkansas.  It is located in the NW corner of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of 
Section 34, TWP. 13 North, Range 3 West. I t is a large cemetery, but 
only a few graves are marked, and many of these are broken.  Inventoried
27 May 1968."


ATKINS, ----- (1818 - 31 Dec 1887) s. of ----- and Charlotte
ATKINS, ----- (12 Oct 1868 - 26 Jan ----) wife of M. D. L.

FALKENBERRY, Estella M.  -----
FALKENBERRY, Hanna (broken)  -----

GREEN, Chester L. (11 May 1915 - 18 Dec 1964) WW II
GREEN, Ras (d. 23 Nov 1921)

HALL, Chas. H. (25 Apr 1870 - 20 Sep 1907)
HALL, Ethel (d. 23 Mar 1914) Stranton Circle No. 806
HAMILTON, Nellie (d. 23 Aug 1914) Stranton Circle No. 806
HARRIS, Nora (d. 23 Aug 1916) Stranton Circle No. 806
HOGAN, P. S. (d. 12 Jan 1916) Stranton Circle No. 806

McNAIR, J. N. (15 May 1856 - 16 Mar 1901)

REED, Arnett (d. 26 Feb 1915) Stranton Circle No. 806

UTLEY, Frank (d. 23 Jun 1913) Glendora Circle No. 92

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The following is the transcription of an article titled "A Correction 
(of a Sort)", published in the Tuckerman Record on Thursday, 5 Sep 1968.

      "Last week the Tuckerman Record picked up an article from the 
Stream of History, the publication of the Jackson County Historical
Society, on the cemeteries of Jackson county. One listing drew
discussion from various sources.
      In Range 3, Township 13, Section 34, a cemetery was listed by the
committee from the historical society as "Salem." Its location is the NW
corner, NE NE. A footnote says this was identified in the report as 
"Elgin (Negro) Cemetery."
      A number of white families have reported to the Tuckerman Record 
that they, too, have been burying at Salem for many years. The cemetery
is located west of the Waters' Store.
      After discussing the matter with a number of citizens, it appears
that both white and Negro burials were made in the cemetery. The Record
would be pleased to publish any information presented to it concerning
Salem cemetery (or Elgin). Mrs. Ralph McDonald, Sr. of Weldon was 
chairman of the historical society's committee which made the inventory
of the cemeteries and much of the work was done by James Morgan of
Newport, a former employee of the Tuckerman Record."