Sebastian County, Arkansas WHITE/SHELBY CEMETERY (Partial) Submitted to The USGenWeb Tombstone Project by: Carolyn S. Smedley-angelears@alltel.net Surveyed by Carolyn S. Smedley and Myrna F. Wells. The White/Shelby County Cemetery is located on Fort Chaffee Property, southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is off Highway 22, turn 1st entrance (Gate 19) after passing through the Main Entrance of Fort Chaffee. Turn right at Gate 19, go 9/10 mile, turn left at second road to left, go exactly 9/10 mile further. The cemetery is located on the left of this dirt road. The road is well rolled. The cemetery is well maintained and fenced all the way, enclosing the graves. You have to park at the rear and walk through the double gates. This is located in Sulphur Springs Township of Sebastian County. It is a very old cemetery, with may Whites, Shelbys, Taylors and Eslinger tombstones. Many of the graves are marked with only ledgestone rough rock, hewn to mark the top and bottom of the graves. Some of the stones are large stones, inscribed with family members' names and dates. This partial survey will be completed. NAME BIRTH DEATH COMMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Copher 1909 1950 Mother Charles Copher 1856 1935 Alice Marie Copher August 1, 1936 August 26, 1936 Ed C. Cole 1888 1970 Joe G. Chronister March 24, 1816 December 18, 1848 At Rest Lou Chronister January 30, 1877 March 20, 1872 Mother At Rest Martha Horton 1831 1891 Inscription not legible W.W. Taylor May 28, 1858 March 12, 1926 Those who knew his best loved him most Tombstone bears 3 names Hattie Taylor February 20, 1864 October 10, 1914 Wife of W.W. Taylor Sarah M. Taylor December 15, 1831 December 30, 1897 Mother of W.W. Taylor Tennessee Taylor 1851 1899 John W. Eslinger October 23, 1899 age 21 years Andrew Taylor July 29, 1884 January 24, 1909 Alice J. Shelby October 16, 1850 December 10, 1928 Tombstone bears two names Geo. J. Shelby November 2, 1847 October 29, 1927 Sarah A. Stentzel September 15, 1833 March 17, 1893 Mother Mary Elizabeth March 12, 1857 June 14, 1933 Another link is broken in our beloved band Howthorne A Golden link is forming in another land. Mother Clara Eslinger November 2, 1904 February 14, 1917 Viola Eslinger May 4, 1910 March 12, 1911 Infant Eslinger son of A.A. & May Eslinger ============================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net =============================================================================