Slayden Cemetery, Jackson Co., Arkansas

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<mwillia3@midsouth.rr.com> and Tina 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.)

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"SLAYDEN CEMETERY
by James Logan Morgan"

"This cemetery is located in the SW 1/4 of Section 25, TWP. 12 North, 
Range 3 West, just south of Hurley's Addition in Diaz.  It was 
originally the family cemetery of Coleman Slayden (1814 - 17 Jun 1855) 
and his wife Elizabeth Briggs Slayden (1810 - 1864).  The Newport Weekly 
Independent (27 Sep 1901) noted the following: 'The remains of the 
father and mother of Dr. (Joseph E.) Slayden of Tuckerman were removed 
from the family burying ground near Diaz to Walnut Grove.'  Their 
children were:

	1. William B. (1835 - 1864)
	2. Atlantic (1839 - 1906)
	3. Artamesa 'Mecy' (Mrs. Levi Eder) (1841 - 1870)
	4. Joseph Everett (1844 - 1888)
	5. Cordelia P. (Mrs. Jobe Greenshaw) (1846 - 1920)
	6. Araminta 'Minty' (Mrs. James George) (1848 - 1871)
	7. Amanda (1850 - 1864)
	8. Josephine E. (Mrs. Benj. F. Ray) (1852 - 1883)

This inventory was made 2 Feb 1964 by James Logan Mogan.  Stones now in 
Walnut Grove Cemetery."


RAY, J. E. (21 Jan 1852 - 29 Oct 1883) w. of Benj. F.
SLAYDEN, Cordelia (4 Oct 1855 - 6 Jun 1892)
SLAYDEN, Joseph E. (22 Jun 1844 - 3 Apr 1888)