Arkadelphia Cemetery

(African American)

Transcribed by Vernon and Linda Binger

Location: From New Boston, go south on Hwy 8 to Old Boston. Turn left on FM 2149. Go about 2 miles. Turn right on CR 1102. Go 2 1\10 miles. Cemetery is on the right in front of the old wooden church.

While visiting this cemetery, we had a chance to talk to a couple of women from this community. One was the secretary to the cemetery, the other was her sister. The ladies were very kind and offered a little information that may be of some importance to a geneologist and family members.

The brick church that is at this location used to be a school house. The actual church is a wooden building, which is still standing and no longer used, located to the back and to the left of the brick church which is now being used. Some of the graves that are located in this cemetery were moved here from other communities, such as Maude and Corley. Some of the graves that were moved have not been marked as of yet. There are about 314 noticeable graves of which 240 were readable stones. This cemetery has been very well kept and closely guarded by it’s community.

AIMES, Ruthie L.
Nov 20, 1913 - Jul 4, 1986

ALEXANDER, Allen
1919 - 1982

ALEXANDER, Billie
1851 - 1945

ALEXANDER, Charlie
May 8, 1904 - Aug 29, 1991
Dbl/w Evenia - mar Jan 9, 1927

ALEXANDER, Elizabeth
1914 - 1977

ALEXANDER, Evenia
Mar 6, 1906 - Aug 19, 2002
Dbl/w Charlie - mar Jan 9, 1927

ALEXANDER, Lawson
1901 - 1968

ALEXANDER, Newton
PVT US Army - WWII
? 19, 1923 - Sep 10, 19??

ALEXANDER, Norman
Apr 6, 1890 - May 24, 1973

ALEXANDER, Pinkie
1860 - 1906

ALEXANDER, R.
US Army - Korea
1931 - 1994

ALEXANDER, Ras
1864 - 1919

BANKS, Carrie
Jul 4, 1911 - Jan 18, 1914
Dau of C.M. & E. E.

BANKS, Charles Otis
Mar 26, 1901 - May 31, 1993

BANKS, Charlie M.
Dec 4, 1871 - Mar 6, 1954

BANKS, Ella E.
Sep 9, 1884 - Apr 3, 1963

BANKS, Elsie L.
TX TEC5 9136 TECH SERV UNIT - WWII
Nov 22, 1922 - Jan 27, 1950

BANKS, Essie Lee
Aug 28, 1904 - Aug 20, 1939

BANKS, Gennetta “JACKSON”
Jul 6, 1908 - Jul 20, 1990

BANKS, James N.
Nov 30, 1907 - Oct 6, 1951

BANKS, Paul Lawrence
TX TEC4 US Army - WWII
Sep 15, 1920 - Jun 25, 1958

BARBER, Birdie B.
Sep 6, 1878 - Feb 24, 1968

BARBER, Jerry Lynn
Oct 31, 1953 - Apr 29, 1982

BARBER, John H.
1878 - 1948

BARBER, Johnnie B.
Sep 16, 1909 - Feb 27, 1984

BARBER, Less H.
Feb 24, 1900 - Jul 20, 1988

BARBER, Lionel B.
1939 - 1958

BARBER, Mary A.
1906 - 1976

BARBER, Mary L. (FIELDS)
Mar 27, 1915 - Feb 26, 1995

BARBER, Ollie M.
Mar 4, 1902 - Dec 12, 1979

BARBER, Rethus D.T.
TX SGT US Army - WWII
Mar 23, 1919 - Dec 25, 1970

BARBER, Rethus D. T.
Jan 7, 1885 - Aug 22, 1977

BARBER, Sallie
(no dates)

BARBER, Tommie R.
1940 - 2001

BARBER, Venus
1889 - 1925

BATTLE, Minnie Lee
Apr 15, 1892 - Mar 28, 1976

BATTLE, Sonnie
1878 - 1960

BRANTLEY, Etha Mae
Apr 4, 1920 - Jul 12, 1974

BROWN, Burnice
1924 - 2000

BROWN, Stoney
1920 - 1969

CAMPBELL, Flossie M.
Jan 15, 1923 - Jun 25, 1998
Dbl/w R. E. - mar Dec 11, 1951

CAMPBELL, R. E.
Jul 14, 1922 - Feb 23, 2003
Dbl/w Flossie - mar Dec 11, 1951

CARSON, (stone broken in half at first name) Richard
May 19, 1914 - Apr 22, 1916

CONKLETON, Bennie
PFC US Army WWII
Apr 5, 1921 - Apr 9, 2000

CONKLETON, Clotil
1925 - 1986

CONKLETON, Georgia
Aug 31, 1918 - Dec 11, 1978

CONKLETON, Harry W. (son)
Aug 14, 1957 - Jul 26, 2004
Trp/w Erma J. (living) and Henry

CONKLETON, Henry
CPL US Army WWI
1893 - 1990
Trpl/w Harry W. and Erma J. (living)

CONKLETON, Joe
TX PFC US Army
(stone partially buried)

CONKLETON, Joe Lee Sr.
Feb 4, 1937 - Mar 22, 2004 - age 67

CONKLETON, Leamon
Oct 3, 1931 - Jan 31, 2001

CONKLETON, Ruth
Nov 21, 1939 - May 6, 2004

CONKLETON, Walter
1925 - 1989

CONKLETON, William E. “Jim” “Wag”
Aug 1, 1958 - Mar 2, 2001

CROSSLAND, Louis
Dec 21, 1926 - Oct 21, 1995

CROSSLAND, Manuel
Apr 17, 1903 - Jun 25, 1996
Dbl/w Viola - mar Jul 30, 1920

CROSSLAND, Viola
Jun 18, 1904 - Nov 11, 1969
Dbl/w Manuel - mar Jul 30, 1920

CROWDER, Bob
Jan 27, 1893 - Feb 18, 1977
Dbl/w Smithie CROWDER (mar. Oct 25, 1914)

CROWDER, Smithie
Oct 2, 1892 - Jul 15, 1986
Dbl/w Bob CROWDER (mar. Oct 25, 1914)

CROWELL, A. J.
PFC US Army WWII
1926 - 1981

CROWELL, Bobby Lee
Sep 16, 1942 - Jun 5, 1984

CROWELL, Mable (CROWDER)
Aug 13, 1915 - Oct 12, 1993

CROWELL, Robert J.
SP4 US Army
Aug 14, 1954 - Jan 29, 1985

DAVIS, Angeline (FISHER)
May 31, 1893 - Jan 16, 1982

DAVIS, Robert
Aug 25, 1898 - Jul 19, 1978

DEDMON, Harvey
US Army WWII
Aug 11, 1915 - Mar 14, 1992

DEDMON, James
US Army WWII
1923 - 1983

DEDMON, Lola Mae
Nov 24, 1916 - Nov 14, 1994

DEDMON, Savanah
TX S 1c USNR - WWII
Jan 28, 1909 - Aug 26, 1947

EDMOND, Felix Jr.
Mar 16, 1931 - May 4, 1989

EDMOND, Roosevelt “Buck”
Aug 29, 1933 - Oct 22, 1999

FERGUSON, Bertha L. (FORTE)
May 30, 1899 - Oct 12, 1976

FIELDS, Corine
Apr 24, 1935 - Sep 19, 1945

FIELDS, Ginie Ann
1876 - 1954

FIELDS, Jim
Mar 15, 1860 - Feb 18, 1967

FIELDS, Joe Willie
Feb 14, 1903 - Mar 16, 1986

FIELDS, John
PFC US Army
(rest of stone buried)

FIELDS, Monroe
Sep 9, 1900 - Jan 29, 1993

FIELDS, Odie B. SR.
Jul 2, 1920 - Jun 23, 1989
Dbl /w Pearlie (living) - mar. Dec 25,1940

FIELDS, Willie M.
1900 - 1986

FISHER, Arthur
1881 - 1971

FISHER, Clifford
TX PVT 24INF
Apr 17, 193?

FISHER, Mary
18?? - 1882

FISHER, Mayetta
May 19, 1913 - Mar 22, 2003

FISHER, Ruby C.
1922 - 1938 - age 16

FISHER, Wesley
Dec 25, 1903 - May 22, 1983

FORT, Cremo
Jun 30, 1905 - Apr 29, 1999

FORTE, Benjamin
Jan 10, 1917 - Jul 23, 1979

FORTE, Dellar
Sep 1, 1899 - Sep 18, 1982

FORTE, Doice L. Sr.
1936 - 1975

FORTE, Doris
1945 - (date buried)

FORTE, Emmett
SSG US Army - WWII - Korea
Dec 26, 1919 - Feb 15, 1985

FORTE, Evelyn G.
Jun 19, 1921 - Jan 23, 1970

FORTE, Felix
TX PFC 3982 QM Truck Co. WWII
May 10, 1905 - May 25, 1959

FORTE, George Cale
(no date)

FORTE, Harvey F.
PFC Co. C 317 Ammunition TN WWI
Apr 9, 1895 - Dec 4, 1954

FORTE, Hattie M.
Nov 22, 1901 - Feb 18, 1977

FORTE, Helen Jean
Feb 23, 1946 - Jun 25, 1994

FORTE, Henry
(no dates)

FORTE, Horace JR.
Aug 16, 1936 - Jan 20, 1996

FORTE, Horace SR.
Aug 16, 1902 - Nov 23, 1970

FORTE, Jannie
Dec 22, 1909 - Oct 25, 1994

FORTE, Johnnie L.
Jul 29, 1898 - Dec 3, 1985

FORTE, Kattie Carson
Nov 10, 1897 - Jul 17, 1966
Dble/w Timothy - mar Jan 23, 1916

FORTE, Kenneth Wayne
Sep 3, 1946 - Dec 9, 1948 (twin)

FORTE, Lethie B.
Apr 26, 1933 - Feb 18, 1998

FORTE, Lovie B.
Jul 1, 1917 - living

FORTE, Mack Calvin
SP4 US Army - Vietnam
Mar 8, 1946 - Dec 31, 1997

FORTE, Michelle
Jan 19, 1963 - Feb 2, 1965

FORTE, Parlee
1909 - 1991

FORTE, Richard
Oct 2, 1904 - Nov 7, 1985

FORTE, Ruby Mae
May 6, 1930 - Oct 4, 2003

FORTE, Rufus
Aug 12, 1894 - Aug 7, 1987

FORTE, Sadie L.
Feb 12, 1900 - Apr 26, 1939 - age 70

FORTE, Sammie Lee
Mar 12, 1948 - May 28, 2002

FORTE, Timothy G. Sr.
Jul 2, 1891 - Nov 29, 1969
Dbl/w Kattie Carson - mar Jan 23, 1916

FORTE, William
May 4, 1872 - Jun 1, 1947

FORTE, William J.
FORTE, William JR.
May 10, 1928 - Oct 28, 2003 age 75

FORTE, Willie
Feb 1871 - Apr 2, 1921

FORTE, Willie L.
TX US Army - WWII
Aug 18, 1914 - Nov 8, 1973

FORTIE, Robert L. Sr.
US Army
Dec 13, 1927 - Dec 25, 1985

FRANKLIN, Andy
Mar 6, 1870 - Jul 7, 1942

FRANKLIN, Clara (JAMES)
Aug ?, 1896 - Sep 16, 1962

FRANKLIN, Leslie
PFC US Army - WWII
1922 - 1982

FRANKLIN, Samuel Lee
Apr 10, 1894 - Oct 15, 1953

GRAY, Lillar
1881 - 1981

HADEN, Addie
1904 - 1973

HADEN, John
1900 - 1972

HALL, Dorothy P. (BARBER)
Jan 22, 1938 - Sep 3, 1992

HALL, Georgia Ann
Nov 14, 1941 - May 20, 1984

HALL, Wash
Aug 24, 1914 - Jan 15, 1988

HAMILTON, Sallie B.
1918 - 1946

HARRIS, Carl
1922 - 2003

HARRIS, Charlie
1909 - Oct 3, 199?

HARRIS, Catherine
May 23, 1923 - Oct 9, 1995

HATTEN, Edward “Ed”
Oct 19, 1918 - Nov 3, 1989
Dbl/w William Shaver

HATTEN, Faye W. (SHAVERS)
Feb 6, 1939 - Feb 5, 1996

HENDERSON, Brenda Joyce
1950 - 1965

HENDERSON, Clara Lee
Feb 14, 1925 - Apr 10, 1979

HENDERSON, Derward “Boogie”
Aug 4, 1955 - Sep 24, 1981

HENDERSON, Dois
1948 - 1989

HENDERSON, Harry
TEC4 US Army - WWII
(dates buried)

HENDERSON, John
1892 - 1989

HENDERSON, Lillie B.
Aug 18, 1914 - Oct 26, 1981

HENDERSON, Lillie V.
1900 - 1987

HENDERSON, Robert Paul
SP5 US Army Vietnam
Sep 1, 1947 - Aug 15, 1987

HENDERSON, Roger Sr.
Oct 31, 1913 - Oct 13, 1993

HILLARD, Curtis
1908 - 1987

JIMISON, Johnie
TX PVT Co. C 331 SVC BN - WWI
Mar 2, 1893 - Mar 12, 1966

JOHNSON, Ian Quentine
Sep 11, 1967 - Jan 14, 2006 - age 38

JOHNSON, Jessie Mae
1916 - 195?

JOHNSON, Johnie
Aug 7, 1921 - Oct 29, 1970

JOHNSON, Myrtle Lee
Wf of Johnie - mar. May 8, 1945
Sep 30, 1918 - Apr 30, 1965

JOHNSON, Robert A.
Feb 2, 1942 - Jan 2, 1963

JOHNSON, Scott
Dec 27 1989 - Oct 2, 2005 - age 15

JONES, Anna E.
Sep 11, 1914 - Jan 23, 2006 age 91

JONES, Irene M.
Jul 7, 1907 - Dec 17, 1978

JORDAN, Minnie Louise
Dec 15, 1959 - Oct 3, 2005 - age 45

KING, Henry
Died Nov 24, 1908 - aged 80 yrs

LAMPKIN, Charles E.
Apr 6, 1939 - Aug 25, 1987

LEE, Johnny L.
1921 - 1999

LEE, Louisa
1882 - 1968

LIGGINES, Brandley
Oct 1?5? - age 50

LIGGINES, Isaac
1864 - 1947 - age 83

LIGGINES, James
PVT QM CORPS - WWII
Aug 10, 1915 - Sep 17, 1953

LIGGINES, Newton
1898 - 1937 - age 39

LIGGINES, Walter
TX PVT US Army - WWII
(dates buried)

MARION, McKinley
Feb 2, 1889 - Jan 31, 1964

McDAY, Stella (MOSS)
Jul 7, 1885 - May 7, 1956

McKINLEY, Marion
Feb 2, 1889 - Jan 31, 1964

MILLER, Dee
PFC US Army WWII
Feb 10, 1919 - May 1, 2000

MILLER, Hill SR.
Apr 20, 1896 - Jan 5, 1974

MILLER, Irene
1917 - 1992

MILLER, Leon
1955 - 1996

MILLER, Lou
Wife of Tom
Died Feb?, ? age 35
(stone broken across date)

MILLER, Willie
Oct 9, 1896 - Sep 11, 1922

MOSS, Helen
May 25, 1925 - Oct 18, 1993

MOSS, Samuel
US Army
May 17, 1920 - Dec 20, 2000

MOSS, William Edward “Uncle Bill”
May 16, 1934 - Feb 9, 2004

MOSS, Willie J.
PFC US Army - Korea
1927 - 1991

MOSS, Willie James “Frog”
Feb 10, 1944 - Oct 27, 1991

NOEL, Jessie C. W.
FLD CK US Marine Corps - WWII
Oct 16, 1922 - Nov 24, 1999

NOEL, Vaseline (FORTE)
Jan 1, 1905 - Mar 15, 1975

OLDACRE, Alice
1886 - 1988

PATTERSON, Ray
Mar 1, 1924 - Dec 25, 1995

PEACE, Earsell
Jun 26, 1935 - Aug 15, 2005 age 70

PENNY, Alberta
Oct 27, 1894 - Jun 14, 1983

PEOPLES, Pearl (FORTE)
Oct 27, 1895 - Nov 11, 1978

PETERSON, Elsie (FISHER)
Mar 28, 1924 - Jan 3, 1957

PETERSON, Ertis Lee
Jan 15, 1955 - Sep 25, 1966

PETERSON, Marion
Aug 24, 1950 - Sep 25, 1966

REED, Birtha
Oct 5, 1902 - Jan 27, 1974

RILEY, James A. Sr.
Apr 13, 1925 - Oct 2, 1999

RILEY, Sarah
Wf of Homand

RILEY, Ula
1892 - 1981

ROBINSON, Hanna Lee
Jun 4, 1910 - Feb 25, 1947

ROWDEN, Lamar
Jul 22, 1922 - Mar 24, 1991

RUNNELS, ? Ester
Jun 8, 1957 - Jan 1, 1982

SANDERS, Doris Ann
Dec 3, 1937 - Nov 19, 2002

SANDERS, Eddie Ray
Jun 25, 1939 - May 24, 1995

SANDERS, Elijah
May 16, 1901 - May 30, 1993

SANDERS, Mary M. (FORTE)
Jun 17, 1899 - Jun 11, 1954

SCRINE, Mettie
Wife of Square
Oct 12, 1878 - Feb 13, 1915

SHAVER, Roberta Perry
Sep 20, 1904 - Nov 10, 1959

SHAVERS, Cora D.
Jun 25, 1929 - Jul 9, 1993

SHAVERS, Curtis
PFC US Army - WWII
1926 - 1991

SHAVERS, James E.
PVT US Army
May 14, 1924 - Jul 25, 2002

SHAVERS, Jodie D.
Sep 22, 1958 - Dec 19, 1993

SHAVERS, Kenneth W.
Feb 13, 1955 - Sep 14, 1955

SHAVERS, Sally
1917 - 1984

SHAVERS, William
Jul 8, 1950 - Feb 6, 1998 age 47
Dbl/w Edward Hatten

SHAVERS, Zenobia
Oct 18, 1908 - Jul 31, 1962

SMITH, Atlee (FORTE)
Nov 1, 1922 - May 14, 2002

SMITH, Charlie
Jun 6, 1906 - Jan 21, 1983

SMITH, Mozell
Apr 12, 1912 - Sep 30, 1979

SMITH, Pearlie
Wf of Dan
Died Jan 10, 1918 - age 24 yrs

STEWART, Hattie
1939 - 1981

STIGAR, Hulda
(stone is broken and partially buried)

TALL, Hattie May
May 1891 - Jan 28, 1982

TAYLOR, Irene
Died Oct 15, 1909 - age 27

TAYLOR, Ruthie (FORTE)
Mar 31, 1925 - Oct 2, 1970

THURMAN, Emmett Sr. (Rev.)
Sep 1, 1927 - Feb 6, 1993

TRAYLOR, Omay Lee
Dec 19, 1921 - May 3, 1991
Dbl/w Wilbur - mar. 1955

TRAYLOR, Wilbur Lamar
May 5, 1929 - Jan 10, 1974
Dbl/w Omay - Mar. 1955

TURNER, Cora Lee (ALEXANDER)
Oct 4, 1904 - Apr 10, 1979

TYSON, Marie
Jun 26, 1902 - Sep 4, 1985

VAUGHN, Dora
Aug 12, 1902 - Jun 9, 1972

WALI?, Earlene
Mar 28, 1930 - May 5, ? (rest of stone is buried)

WALKER, Celia May
Nov 1913 - Jan 27, 1948

WALKER, Dilcie
Wf of John
Died Mar 8, 1917 aged 60

WALKER, Emma
1870 - 1953

WARREN, Shirley Temple
1937 - 1970

WILLIAMS, Bill R.
WILLIAMS, Eddie E.
Jan 1, 196?
Dbl/w Janet

WILLIAMS, Emmaline B.
Oct 28, 1909 - Sep 9, 1984

WILLIAMS, Ester V.
TX PFC 3221 QM SVC Co. - WWII
Apr 5, 1918 - May 25, 1952

WILLIAMS, Janet K.
Jan 1, 1966
Dbl/w Eddie

WILLIAMS, Lizzie
Died Sep 22, 1923

WILLIAMS, N. E.
PVT US Army Korea
Sep 29, 1930 - Jan 28, 1989

WILLIAMS, Tom
1908 - 1990

WILSON, Hermon
US Army WWII
1913 - 1993

WILSON, John Allen
? 2, 1942 - Jul 28, 2001 age 59

WILSON, Odie
TX PVT US Army - WWI
(dates buried in ground)

WOODARD, A. C.
1934 - 1984

WOODARD, J. B.
SP4 US Army
1950 - 1982

WOODARD, Luvine
1911 - 1994

WRIGHT, May Ollie
Dec 15, 1903 - Jun 15, 1965

WRIGHT, Sam H.
Dec 28, 1903 - Dec 22, 1989

YOUNG, Jim
Feb 7, 1893 - Jun 15, 1973