Bethell-Clayburn Cemetery, Limestone, Newton County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Robert and Rosa Cline Date: 12 May 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" April 12, 2003 NOTE this cemetery has 25-30 unmarked graves... Directions to this cemetery: From Highway 16 turn off on Newton County Rd 316, located between Nail and Deer, there is a sign at the highway that says Limestone. Follow this 1.9 miles and the cemetery will be on the left had side of the road. There is no sign for the cemetery,... and if the grass is grown up you will only see an old gate. The county road is a dirt/gravel road and so going around and down the mountain is kind of ruff..... We are trying to collect obits for as many people as we can, so if anyone sees their families here we would like to hear from you. Especially if you have anything to add to this informaiton. Or if you see we have it noted that we have an obit that you would like for us to share, just e-mail us and we'll be happy to do what we can. We hope you'll enjoy having it online. There were stones here that were hard to read, and stones that had been broken, but we've tryed our best to transcribe as best as we could. Anything below the transcription in ( ) is stuff we know about the person mentioned and if it is in ( ) that stuff isn't on the stone. I'm making a list at first of everyone there and under this list is the actual sayings & dates from the stones. I am making a list alphabetically before the actual transcriptions so it might make it easier to find someone you're looking for. Then below the list is the transcriptions. I have pictures of all the headstones that are out there, if anyone would like a scanned copy.... If anyone has any obits or know anything about any of these people feel free to e-mail us at clinefam@yournet.com We are trying to gather as many obits as we can. And make these people as "real" as possible so even though they lived 100 or more years ago they truely will be "gone but not forgotten". Robert & Rosa Cline ***************************** Sarah Badcom Billy Bethell George Bethell Laura Bethell Thomas Bethell Wilson Bethell John Claiborn Martha Jane Hyatt Claiborn Delia Clayborn ****************** Sarah Ana Badcom (this is a rock that someone has engraved with her name... Her middle name has become messed up) ************************* Father Billy Bethell 1881 - 1925 (this is a flat headstone) ***************** (Masonic symbol with a G) George N Bethell Jan 13,1863 Mar 9,1939 BETHELL ******************** Laura C. daughter of T.C. & M.A. Bethell born July 15, 1876 died Dec 21, 1895 Not lost blest thought but gone before where we shall (rest was underground) ***************************** (military marker) CORPL. THOMAS BETHELL CO. C 1 ARK INF. (He was born Feb 1837 in Tennessee and died April 21, 1922, Newton County, Arkansas) ************************* Wilson C. Infant son of Geo N and Nedgie Bethell born Aug 7, 1908 died Nov 16, 1908 ******************* John Claiborn died Apr 10, 1907 age 73 yrs. May the ressurection find thee on the bussom of thy God. (Extra information: he was the husband of Martha Hyatt Claiborn b. Nov 18, 1840 at Centerville, Tennessee He died in Limestone, Arkansas. He served as a Scout for the Union Army.) ****************************** Martha Jane (Hyatt) Claiborn Sept 18, 1845 Nov 26, 1926 (She was the daughter of John Hyatt and Sumatha Sumpter Hyatt She was born in Monroe County, Missouri and died in Limestone, Arkansas) ***************************** Delia Clabore (This is a rock that someone has engraved a name onto... it's faded and hard to read so I suspect her name is Delia Clayborn) *************************