Newton Co., Ark., Joe Jones Cemetery ******************************************************************* *USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Submitted by: John & Peggy Kent Date: March 25, 2000 This compilation was done in 1986 (see credits). The copies were not crisp so the scan copies needed to be debugged and some retyped so if you find mistakes give feedback. ******************************************************************** The trek to Joe Jones is truly an adventures After going a half mile north of Compton on Highway 43, turn right on a logging trail leading down-mountain This trail has not been maintained and is drivable only with u 4-wheeled vehicle. After two miles of travel on this trail the creek is reached at the bottom of the canyon. Since the large boulders make It impossible for any vehicle to cross the creek, the remainder of the journey must be pursued on foots By following obscure trails in a general northeasterly direction for about two miles beyond the creek crossings the cemetery is reached. It lies within a forested area and has been given no recent care. In the neighborhood are a number of abandoned farmsteads. Old houses and barns are falling to ruin and cleared land is growing up to briars and saplings. Anyone desiring to visit the cemetery and unfamiliar with the territory would be wise to find a local guide. Jones, Lillie B. - born June 9, 1877 - died Sept. 10, 1910 (wife of William J.) M.E. - born July 13, 1891 - died Sept. 27, 1929 (wife of K.R.) William J. - born May 21, 1857 - died April 9, 1914 Lamb E. - died Feb 1926 0. B. - died March 13, 1933 Reaves Earnest - born Nov. 7, 1910 - died Dec. 26, 1919 Sturgill Wade - no dates Bessie M. - Infant b. & d. 1918 Hallie - born June 17, 1901 - died May 18, 1918 (wife of J.F.) James - born May 17, ---- - died Sept. 18, 1918 The stone broken; was pased 80 at death according to Mrs. Bertha Keeton Rutha L. - born May 11, 1872 - died July 15, 1914 (wife of Wade) Two graves marked wilh natural stone but without inscription were identified by Mrs Bertha Keeton as follows: Sturgill, Wade no dates Faddis - infant no dates (child of Mary Bell Faddis)