Lee Co., AR - Cemeteries - Cavins Hill Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jane Hartley Date Transcribed: Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Cavins Hill Cemetery, Lee County, Arkansas Location: This cemetery is located behind and between the Christian Church and Stivers Anderson’s home in western part of Marianna. This cemetery can be reached by going to the end of Burke Street where it turns west. You must cross the yard of the last house there and enter the woods and travel approximately 100’ to the east. A chain link fence should be visible. On October 13, 2005, Jane Hartley submitted this listing taken from an old newspaper article. These names are denoted by an (*) asterisk below. Nancy Apple surveyed this cemetery on October 26, 2005. She found stones for all of the names from the newspaper article and added several names to the list. If you know of any additional information on this cemetery, please contact me. CAVINS, John B.* – Feb 10, 1840 – Feb 17, 1850 (Son of A.B. & M.A. Cavins) [son of land owner at this time and for whom Cavins Hill got its name] HITE, James G. – Sept 31, 1850 – Aug 11, 1851 (Son of B.J.R. & S.A.) [mother died the day he was born, Sept 31, according to stone] HITE, John B. – Nov 1, 1839 – Dec 21, 1860 HITE, Margarret R. – Feb 4, 1833 – Sept 14, 1845 HITE, Samuel C. L. – Dec 2, 1830 – Sept 15, 1845 (Son of B.J.R. & S.A.) HITE, Sarah A. F.* – Feb 17, 1812 – Sept 31, 1850 (Daughter of B.J.R. & S.A.) JONES, K. G.* – 1822 – 1871 THORNTON, Amelia A. – Aug 9, 1851 – Jan 22, 1854 (Daughter of R.J. & E.M. Thornton) THORNTON, Rutherford J.* – died Nov 5, 1853 (Aged 39 years 10 mos; He was a Mason) THORNTON, three infant children* – died Jan 25, 1853 (Triplets of R.J. & E. M. Thornton)