Corbett Farm Cemetery, Pope Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Lina Boyd Date: 27 Dec 2007 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Also known as Matthews Cemetery Also known as Plott Cemetery From the junction of Highway 7 and 247 south of Russellville, go east on Highway 247 for 5.2 miles to Sweeden Island Road. Turn right on Sweeden Island Road and go south for 3.9 miles to stop sign. Turn left on Sweeden Island Road (which turn into Highway 105) and go east for .8 mile to a No Trespassing sign on your right. Walk south through the woods along a cross fence from 250 yards. This cemetery is located along the top of a ridge about the Arkansas River. It is approximately 225 yards west to east and 65 yards wide on west end tapering to a point. Grown up and neglected. Approximately 103 unmarked graves. Our thanks to Larry Dempsey, P. O. Box 6675, Sherwood, Arkansas 72124 for locating this cemetery for us. Copied by C. L. Boyd Hobbs, John 23 Jan 1853 - 09 Oct 1925 husband of Sarah Greer Hobbs, Sarah 14 Jul 1866 - 02 Apr 1936 wife of John Hobbs Mobley, Charley no marker died 02 Aug 1916 age 12 years Obit dated 10 Aug 1916 Newport, Arthur B. 15 Sep 1886 - 23 Jun 1887 son of R. M. and Mattie E. Newport Newport, Infant Son 03 Dec 1887 - 03 Jan 1888 son of R. M. and Mattie E. Newport Newport, Mattie E. 20 Mar 1865 - 14 Aug 1892 wife of R. M. Newport Obit dated 18 Aug 1892. This obituary states she is buried in Pisgah Cemetery, but marker is here. Newport, R. C. (Roger) 23 Jul 1889 - 29 Aug 1910 son of R.M and Mattie E. Newport Newport, R. M. 06 Jun 1860 - Jun 1912 husband of Mattie E. Obit dated 10 Jun 1912 Stone has birth date only. Newport, Will no marker died 14 Nov 1907 Obit dated 28 Nov 1907 brother of R. M. Newport Plott, Delphia 16 Jul 1892 - 19 Jul 1896 daughter of William P. Plott & Mary L. Walraven Plott, Ethel D. 07 Sep 1898 - 13 Feb 1901 daughter of William P. Plott & Mary L. Walraven Plott, Florence C. 06 Jul 1890 - 24 Jul 1891 daughter of William P. Plott & Mary L. Walraven Plott, George M. 09 Jul 1811 - 31 Aug 1889 husband of Margaret Wilkinson Plott, James P. 30 Jan 1848 - 23 Apr 1891 son of George M. Plott & Margaret Wilkinson Obit dated 30 Apr 1891 Plott, Margaret 08 Aug 11828 - 22 Jan 1904 wife of George M. Plott Obit dated 28 Jan 1904 Plott, Mary E. 22 Oct 1888 - 07 Oct 1889 daughter of William P. Plott and Mary L. Walraven Walters, James M. 02 Feb 1883 - 14 Jul 1883 son of J. M. and M. E. Walters Stone broker Workman, Belle 25 Feb 1869 - 16 Sep 1894 wife of George W.Workman Stone broken & repaired On same stone with Infant Son and Mattie Workman, Infant Son 03 Sep 1894 - 14 Sep 1894 son of George W. Workman & Belle Rackley Workman, Mattie 15 Jun 1886 - 23 Feb 1888 daughter of George W. Workman & Belle Rackley Workman, Frank no marker died Sep 1909 husband of Laura Obit dated 23 Sep 1909 Obit doesn’t say where buried, could be here or at Pisgah.