GOAD CEMETERY **************************************************** Submitted by: Bonnie Baker-Palmer Date: May 1997 Copyright:All copyrights reserved. USGENWEB ARCHIVES DISCLAIMER: 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 ***************************************************** Much thanks to Larry Vick for sending this information in for the page! ******************************************************* Goad Cemetery in White County, Arkansas,by James Logan Morgan Goad Cemetery is a large and old burying ground in Denmark Township,White County, Arkansas. The United States Geological Survey map (Huff Quadrangle, 1965) indicates that it is located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12 in Township 10 North, Range 6 West. It is located at the western line of Jackson County, Arkansas, and many of the families represented in the cemetery lived in Jackson County. One way to locate the cemetery is to begin in the southern part of Pleasant Plains, in Independence County, at the point where Arkansas Highway 157 leaves U.S. Highway 167. (This section of U.S. Highway 167 is also Arkansas Highway 87.) The county line between Independence and White Counties (also the line between Townships 10 and 11 North in Range 6 West) is about 2.3 miles southeast of this point in Pleasant Plains., Follow U.S. Highway 167 southeasterly to the Midway Community, then due south. About 1.8 miles below the line between Independence and White Counties, turn left (or east) off U.S. Highway 167 onto a gravel road, which leads directly to the cemetery. This road runs almost due east about 1.2 miles; after crossing a narrow bridge near the head of Glaize Creek, there is a sharp curve to the right, and the road (on the line between White and Jackson Counties) continues south about .2 mile, ending at the gate to Goad Cemetery. The cemetery is surrounded by a barbed wire fence and has a barbed wire gate. There is a seldom used road through the cemetery. A large part of the enclosure is north of the road, and I found only one grave (with a 1979 death date) north of the cemetery road. Near the entrance to the cemetery are the concrete steps of a building which seems to have vanished without a trace. (Perhaps a one-room schoolhouse from years ago?) I have never been more impressed in my 25 years of cemetery inventorying than I was by Goad Cemetery. Though it is not very well maintained, trees have been cut down and there is no dense vegetation which would prevent locating gravestones. The cemetery contains about 8 family plots with rock walls around then (sic), some as high as 3 feet. Unfortunately, about half of these elaborately walled lots have no markers, except unlettered fieldstones or sandstones. The Goad family plot is in the western part of the cemetery, as are other early family burial plots. The graves of Rev. John Goad and his wife are surrounded by a rock wall. The north wall of this plot forms the south wall of another plot, which is also fully walled--one grave space deed (sic) and about 24 feet long. There is another rock partition and still another walled plot north of the second one. This third plot is only about 8 feet long. In the three rock-walled grave plots, only the spaces occupied by the remains of Rev. John Goad and his wife have markers with lettering. Also impressive are the walled grave plots of the families of Elder J. J. Goad and G. W. Swick--each of which is about 20 feet in length. Another impressive aspect of this cemetery is the existence of about 15 fully rocked individual grave sites--none of which bear any identification. The rock structures covering the individual graves varies from about 1 to 2.5 feet in height. Three of the graves are capped with single stones covering the entire grave spaces. (Unfortunately, shifts in the rocks which support the large stones have resulted in breaking the huge rocks on top.) These three graves are in a row, north to south. There is also a massive brick covering for another grave space. There are many graves marked with uninscribed rocks, and a large number of graves are marked with concrete blocks buried in the ground. It would be a task in itself to count the number of graves which are marked but have no legible identification in this extremely large and old cemetery. This beautiful cemetery seems to have escaped vandalism. If its history could be more fully developed, it could possibly be n (sic) candidate for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. John Goad, J. J. Goad (ordained in 1882 at Union Hill Baptist Church) and John W. Swick (ordained in 1884 at Independence Baptist Church) are Baptist preachers who have tombstones in this historic cemetery. This inventory of all legible markers was compiled December 9 and 10, 1979, by James Logan Morgan, 314 Vine St., Newport AR 72112. ##Rev. John Goad, b. Sept. 6, 1806, d. Dec. 3, 1887, age 81 yrs., 3 mos., 27 days Elizabeth Goad, b. Oct. 11, 1809, d. Oct. 3, 1875, age 65 yrs., 11 mos., 22 days Julia A. Edwards, b. Aug. 6, 1880, d. Sept. 2, 1905 (?) concrete marker) (sic) George W. Goad, b. July 1830, d. March 1889 (concrete marker) Julie Ann Goad, d. 1903 (concrete marker) Eva E. Goad, b. Mar. 2, 1891, d. June 8, 1978 J. W. Goad, b. Feb. 4, 1863, d. May 2, 1943 Gabrel, son of G. H. and Julie Ann Goad, b. Feb. 22, 1870, d. Apr. 26, 1914; friend, brother G. H. Goad, b. Jan. 18, 1872, d. June 4, 1944 Alma D. Goad, b. Dec. 15, 1883, d. Dec. 17, 1977 Sarah F., wife of M. V. Harrington, b. Aug. 29, 1845, d. Nov. 27, 1887 Mary F., dau. of M.V. and S. F. Harrington, b. Feb. 14, 1868, d. Apr. 27, 1871 George W., son of M. V. and S. F. Harrington, b. Aug. 16, 1866, d. Nov. 4, 1866 Sarah C., dau. of M. V. and S. F. Harrington, b. June 15, 1874, d. Sept. 11, 1878 Stephen C. Whitlow, b. Nov. 24, 1821, d. Aug. 25, 1868 Stephen Whitlow, b. Jan. 27, 1870, d. Oct. 18, 1870 Sarrah Whitlow, b. Jan. 9, 1872, d. Jan. 15, 1882 Larrah Whitlow, b. Apr. 29, 1877, d. July 3, 1900 Parrilee Whitlow, b. Feb. 15, 1852, d. July 1, 1938 Jacob Goad, b. Nov. 25, 1873, d. Sept. 21, 1930; Meda Goad, his wife, b. Jan. 29, 1875 (double marker) Armeda Goad, b. 1875, d. 1967 (funeral home marker at grave of Meda Goad) Pankey, Robert Wayne, infant son of Edward and Dorthy Pankey, d. Oct. 22, 1939 (?) Nettie Berry, b. Jan. 16, 1882, d. Feb. 13, 1938; mother Delpha Goad, Arkansas, Pvt 141 MG BN 39 DIV, World War I, b. Mar. 2, 1895, d. Feb. 19, 1952 Arilla Mae, dau. of W. L. and R. M. S. Sherrill, b. Aug. 12, 1932, d. Aug. 24, 1933 Josephine P., wife of W. G. Spraggins, b. Feb. 24, 1889, d. June 19, 1920 Eld. J. J. Goad, b. Aug. 4, 1845, d. May 20, 1919* Quintella, wife of J. J. Goad, b. July 25, 1849, d. Nov. 14, 1939* John A. Goad, b. Feb. 15, 1889, d. Oct. 12, 1881 * Fannie E. Goad, b. May 22, 1877, d. Aug. 30, 1880* Dora L. Goad, b. Sept. 25, 1874, d. Sept. 25, 1875* Docie N. Goad, b. Nov. 19, 1870, d. May 24, 1872* James F. Swick, b. Sept. 27, 1866 (1868?), d. Aug. 19, 1873 (?)** G. W. Swick, b. June 1, 1828, d. Mar. 10, 1876** Sarah Elizabeth Swick, b. May 1, 1870, d. July 14, 1879** John W. Swick, b. Dec. 17, 1861, d. Feb. 17, 1886; "A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL"** Sarah A. Westmoreland, wife of Geo. W. Swick, b. Mar. 29, 1839, d. Dec. 29, 1896; mother, wife** Ella Turner Burrow, b. Sept. 29, 1888, d. Feb. 12, 1978 Turner: William H., b. 1863, d. 1947, father (d. Dec. 6, 1947, funeral home marker); Mary Ann, b. 1866, d. 1945, mother (d. Nov. 23, -?-, funeral home marker); double marker Margaret Hodges, b. May 20, 1868, d. Aug. 1, 1956 Ethel Hodges, b. July 6, 1899, d. Sept. 26, 1902 Jas. B. Fraser, b. Mar. 7, 1859, d. Feb. 25, 1923 M. I. Fraser, b. Jan. 4, 1858, d. Dec. 9, 1938 (Mary Isabel Fraser, d. Dec. 10, 1938 [?], age 80 yrs., 11 mos., 6 days, funeral home marker) Elva Curtis, "AGE 33" (carved on rock) C. B. Curtis, b. Jan. 18, 1919, d. Feb. 5, 1941 (funeral home marker) Geneva Jenkins, d. Jan. 6, 1940, age 4 yrs., 8 mos., 13 days (funeral home marker) Mrs. Effie Curtis, d. Jan. 6, 1940, age 46 yrs., 11 mos., 5 days (funeral home marker) Ann Scantlin, b. May 2, 1825, d. Sept. 4, 1888 Robert Scantlin, b. July 4, 1816, d. Mar. 3, 1907 J. N. Braddock, d. "AUG XV 1871" (1891?-scratched on rock) *buried in J. J. Goad family plot **buried in Geo. W. Swick family plot Martha Jane Rhoden, b. July 7, 1849, d. Oct. 12, 1888 Joseph Turner, son of Jos. C. and Nancy E. Cleveland, b. Jan. 31, 1879, d. July 7, 1879 John, son of J. C. and N. E. Cleveland, b. Oct. 25, 1882, d. Sept. 2, 1884 Nancy E., wife of J. C. Cleveland, b. Sept. 11, 1855, d. Oct. 26, 1884 Turner A. Vick, b. July 25, 1810, d. Mar. 15, 1885 E T S (scratched on rock) W. B. (?) (painted on concrete) Loya Bryan, b. Sept. 8, 1918, d. Sept. 10, 1918 Jacob B. Winningham, b. Dec. 16, 1897, d. Apr. 30, 1977; father Howard V. Winningham, b. May 29, 1921, d. Mar. 5, 1923 (?) (concrete marker) Howard Winningham, b. May 29, 1921, d. Mar. 5, 1922 Burnas Winningham, b. Oct. 2, 1930, d. Dec. 14, 1930 Winningham; William H., b. Apr. 20, 1885, d. Mar. 21, 1953; Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1892, d. Oct. 4, 1968 (Mrs. Lizzie Winningham, d. Oct. 4, 1968, age 76 yrs., 2 mos., 22 days, funeral home marker); double marker Ruth Shaver, b. Dec. 20, 1912, d. July 12, 1973 (Mrs. Ruth Shaver, d. July 12, 1973, age 61 yrs., funeral home marker) Sylvia F. (?) Winningham, b. "3 APRIL 44", d. "8 SEPT 44" (concrete marker) J. M. Winningham, b. Apr. 19, 1855, d. Apr. 25, 1930 Caroline F. Winningham, b. Oct. 27, 1864, d. Sept. 17, 1945 Roy Gene Davis, b. Sept. 2, 1945, d. Mar. 20, 1979 (funeral home marker)