Cleveland Cemetery, African American, Miller Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Tresa Underwood and: Doris Lindblad Date: 17 Aug 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** This cemetery is located in Miller County, AR on Hwy 67N, 1.3 miles north of the entrance to Texarkana Regional Airport. It is surrounded by a chain link fence, with both pedestrian and vehicle gates. It is regularly mowed. There are many unmarked graves and some with temporary funeral home markers that are unreadable. The headstones and markers listed constitute not more than 1/3 of the burials, which have been conducted in this cemetery. Surveyed by Tresa Underwood and Doris Lindblad, August 23, 2002. Following some names will be the notation (DB). This is a book of death certificates located in the Miller County Courthouse. Information was taken from it to try and resolve some of the unmarked graves. Abdullah, Nizam 6/11/1929-3/20/1998 Corp. US ARMY Korea Abdullah, Nizam Jr. 1/15/1954-6/11/1957 Adams, Minnie 4/6/1902-7/25/1926 Triggs Light Seeker Chamber #5400 Mandeville Ark. Barnes, Fred W. 3/14/1935-1/31/2000 age 64 Bruce, Dalvin Leonard Mr. 5/26/1914-9/9/1997 age 83 Moores Funeral Home marker. Cheatham, George (Syl) 8/31/1953-6/19/2002 age 48 Temp. marker John J. Jones Dansby, Newman Daniel 11/11/1865-4/13/1930 New stone replacing an older one. Davis, Unknown Born 1905 died 1980 age 85 Temp. Marker Lyles Funeral Dunkins, Lizzie 10/21/1891-10/21/1925 Triggs Light Seeker Chamber #5400 Texarkana Ark. Dunn, Bernice 6/17/1913-1/3/1956 Elyok, Sarah DOD 5/13/1921 age 72 (DB) NO STONE FOUND informant was Napolean Glass Foster, Winnie DOD 3/12/1921 age 51 (DB) NO STONE FOUND Dau. of Judge Murphy & Lizzie Murphy Glass, Napoleon B. 8/16/1920-1/25/1994 US ARMY WWII Golston Hardie Lee 9/15/1928-5/20/1949 Concrete slab about size of coffin. Golston, Hardy or Handley age 69 197?? Temp marker Golston, Loraine 1938-/1994 age 55 Temp. Marker Lyles Gray, Robert Lee 3/26/1910-6/1/1999 age 89 Temp. Marker John J. Jones Hall, Josephine 1867-10/05/1914 Pride of Mandeville Chamber 2444 Hawkins, Jessie C. 2/15/1856-3/1/1914 Hawkins, Margarette 1864-2/1/1922 Pride of Mandeville Chamber 2444 Hawkins, Melvin T. Died 9/16/1918-age 32 PVT CO. B. 834TH LABOR BNS or BNF Died in France Hawkins, Polly 3/22/1874-8/16/1927 Pride of Mandeville Chamber 2444 Henry, Meadow T. 7/12/1931-1/3/1969 Lollis, Yester 1935-2000 age 64 Temp Marker Martin, Alvin L or I 1950-1998 age 47 Meadows, Charlie Jr. 8/1/1958-3yrs 6 mths 15days Temp. Marker Jones. Marker is loose and not on a grave. Miller, Lizzie rest is below ground Palmer, Tressia 1/28/1905-11/06/1997 age 92 Temp. Marker John J. Jones Paxton, Christine 11/03/1928-7/31/1997 Paxton, Wille L. 12/15/1916-7/7/1993 PVT. US ARMY WWII Sanders, Viala 10/23/1909-4/1/1991 Smith, Bob W. 9/1/1887-8/16/1927 Masonic Emblem? Stewart, Pagerine 2/20/1922-10/2/1986 Tyler, Will 3/11/1876-2/04/1929 Lone Star Temple 1501 Mandeville Unknown, Concrete slab about size of coffin beside Golston. Unknown, Haw???? First name unreadable Ruby E. Born 1937? Death date unreadable Age 53 Temp. Marker Unknown, Sve??? Ulysses Born 1920 Death date 1998? Age 77? Temp Marker Williams, A. J. 9/4/19??-9/07/1933 old stone broken Williams, Hattie H. 2/6/1876-6/15/1952 Williams, M. W. 12/24/1874-7/24/1953 Williams, Wiam? 1954-1958 Concrete with marbles on bottom Woods, Isaac L. 9/16/1944-3/9/1991 Woody, Ada 1885-1/22/1926 Masonic Emblem?