1862 Box Tomb

Located at Tharp Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

In Memory of

Howard Hall

Died Dec 8th 1862

Age 32 yrs 

I am not sure weather this is a cenotaph or the actual burial site.  Because I found the following info on http://www.ancestry.com/.

Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records about Howard Hall

Name: Howard Hall

Rank: Private
Unit: IA 1 Cav G
Birth Information: VT
Death Information: 08 Dec 1862 Fayetteville AR
Cemetery: Fayetteville National
Cemetery Location: Fayetteville Washington AR
Comments: enl 18 Aug 1862 age 31 res Union died disease

You can view the military marker at http://www.arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=290148.

Dr. Louise McCammon Henry... First Women Board Certified in Arkansas

Located at Fairview Memorial Garden Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Louise McCammon

Henry M.D.

Born July 25, 1902

Knoxville, Tennessee

Died December 9, 1986

Fayetteville, Arkansas

BA Degree 1923

Oglethorpe University, Atlanta Georgia

MD Degree 1928

University of Tennessee

First Women Intern

Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis

First Woman Board Certified

Ophthalmologist, Arkansas

Practiced Ophthalmology

Fort Smith 1932 - 1962

With her husband, Dr. L. Murphey Henry

and in Fayetteville 1962 -1980

with her husband and son,

Dr. Morriss M. Henry.

A member of the Sebastian and

Washington County Medical Society,

The AMA and the

American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Beloved by her family, friends and patients.

Lewis Murphey

Henry M.D.

Born July 30, 1900

Mississippi

Died May 4, 1988

B.A. Washington and Lee

M.D. University of Tennessee

American Academy of Ophthalmology

President of

Sebastian County Medical Society

World War I, U.S. Army

World War II, Major U.S. Air Force

Remembered for his committmrnt

to education and love for

his country and family;

Sons Morriss and Herbert;

Grandchildren, Paul, Katherine,

Mark, Cynthia, Matthew.

Famous File: Thomas Montague Gunter

Located at Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Thomas Montague Gunter

Born Warren Tenn

1824 - 1904

---

Col. C.S.A.

Member of the U.S. Congress

1872 - 1882

Portrait Credits

You Can read more about him at the following links.

Washington County Biographies

Wikipedia

The historic home he built in Fayetteville, AR.

Arkansas Gravestones

Marcella J

Wife of

T.M. Gunter

Born

Mar 17, 1830

Died

Dec 17, 1858

Note: Thomas married Marcella Jackson in Louisiana, Mo., December 4, 1854. Originally buried at Mount Comfort Cemetery but was moved to Evergreen.

Infant Dau of

T.M. & M.J.

Gunter

My Famous File: Archibald Yell

Located at Evergreen Cemetery in Fayettville, AR.

Archibald Yell

Born in North Carolina, Aug.

1797. A Volunteer in the

battle of New Orleans.

District Judge of Ark.

Territory, 1832. First member

of Congress from the

State Government, 1840.

Elected to Congress again, '44/

Resigned and accepted

Colonelcy of Ark Vols.

During the Mexican War 1846.

Killed at Buena Vista Feb.

22, 1847. A gallant soldier,

an upright judge, fearless

champion of poplar

rights, a sincere friend

and an honest man. 

Note: First he was buried near the battlefield at Saltillo in a tin coffin encasing the wood, remained there only five months then he was disinterred and brought back to Arkansas where he was buried in the family cemetery at Waxhaws. but that was not his final resting place. The Masonic Lodge disinterred all the bodies from this cemetery and reentered in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville in 1881.

In Honor of Service

In the War of 1812

Archibald Yell

You can read more about Archibald yell at the following links.
The Governors of Arkansas: Essays in Political Biography By Timothy Paul Donovan

The Life of Archibald Yell By MELINDA MEEK

Sacred

 to the memory of

Ann Yell

who departed this life

Oct 7th 1835

aged 32 years.

Note: Ann Jordan Moore was Archibald's second wife. They had three daughters—Artemesia, Jane, and Elizabeth—and a son, DeWitt Clinton.

D.W.C. Yell

Born Oct 15, 1831

Died May 15, 1861

Mary C. Daughter of

D.W.C. & C.M. Yell

Born Jan 1, 1859

Died Aug 1, 1864

Note: DeWitt Clinton Yell, son of Archibald, became a Fayetteville lawyer but died just before the Civil War.

Dedicated

to the memory of

Maria Yell

who departed this life

Oct 14th 1838

aged 33 years

Note: Archibald's third wife,  Maria (McIlvaine) Ficklin, but they had no children. Mary Ficklin was the widow of  Judge Thomas Ficklin who had been an early political leader from Lawrence County.

Private Garden

Located at Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Our Beloved

Mother

Anna Jean

(Mount)

House

Nov 30, 1929

May 11, 1994

Who Loved Her

Music, Her

Garden And The

Children Who

Miss Her So.

Colorful Marker

Located in Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Esther

Keller

Sept 15, 1981

May 4, 1904

In memory of her daughter

Rosita

Smart

November 26, 1933

March 31, 2009

Beloved mother, grandmother

and friend.

Largest Zinc Monument I Have Ever Seen - Gregg Monument

This is one of the largest Zinc monuments I have ever seen.  It is atleast 15 to 20 feet tall.  It's in incredible shape.  The Zinc markers hold up to practically everything.  Sadly the overcast day makes the coloring on this marker look more gray but it is actually a grey green color.

Located at Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Front

Back

Kights Templar Emblem

Alfred W.

Gregg

Born

Oct 28th. 1853,

And Died

Aug 23d. 1880 

A.W. Gregg

A University Graduate, An Attorney

With A Bright Future, Called Away In

Early Manhood.

Footboard for Alfred.

Lafayette Gregg

Born Feb 6, 1825

And

Died Nov 1, 1891

Mary A Gregg

Born Apr 3, 1832

And

Died Oct 11, 1901

L. Gregg

Was Col 4th Regt Arks Fed'l Cavl;y Vols.

War of  1861 And Judge Of The State

Chancery Court And State Supreme

Court.

Lafayette Gregg

And

Mary A. Shreve

Were Married Dec 21st 1852

And They Have 4 Sons And 2 Daughters.

Footboard for Mary A. Gregg

Click here to see the house they lived in.

Dear Alice, Death's First Claim On The

Family.

Sweet Babe Lost To Us And A Little Seraph Added

To The Hosts Of Heaven.

Death Head Angel

I call these "Death Head Angels" because I am not sure what the are really called and haven't been able to find a name for them. (If you know please leave me a comment and tell me what they are called.) This is one of the few really detailed ones I have found in my area.

Located at Hester Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.

Emily Ferguson

Aug 1, 1842

Mar 11, 1912

Only Sleeping

Update

http://escapetothesilentcities.blogspot.com/2010/12/update-on-death-head-angel.html

Famous File: General William Yarnell Slack

Located at The Confederate Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR

Brig. Genl. W.Y. Slack

Son of

John & Polly Caldwell Slack

of Boone Co. Mo

Born August 1, 1816

In Mason Co. Ky

Graduate of Missouri State University

Capt. in the Mexican War

???? home of Chillicothe Mo

Fell at the Battle of Pea Ridge

 Mar 7, 1862 while acting as brigadier

of Missouri Confederate Soldier

Died Mar 21, 1862

(The center inscription between the dates is my best guess at what it says.)

Died from wounds suffered at the battle of Elkhorn

William Yarnell Slack

Brig Gen 2 Brig Mo State Gd

Confederate State Army

Aug 1, 1816 - Mar 20, 1862

I learn something new every day.

(Located at Fairview Memorial Garden Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR)

The following info came from a contributor (Chris) at Find-A-Grave.

Surname: Lin

Given name: Chun-Kang

From Fushan County, Shandong Province, China.

Birth and death dates are evident.

His wife's info is written in red, which indicates she is still living.

I did not know that the red indicated that the person was still living. Nice to know.

Nice Glass Marker - Local Architect

(Located at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.)

This is the marker for a well know architect in NW Arkansas.  Here is the article/obit that ran for him in the local paper. (Morning News of Northwest Arkansas Fri Mar 14, 2003  page 1A & 2A)

Another Cemetery Being Lost

This is part of Walker Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR located across the road from the Confederate Cemetery. They have clean part up but have not even bothered with this part.  And it Appears that people have been dumping cut limbs in on top of the markers.  Such a sad thing. You can see some large monuments in it, you can see one in this photo.  And the nice fence work can be seen as well.

Spider Web? How Odd...

Spider web? I found this to be an odd thing to place on a stone.

(Located at Mount Comfort Cemetery in Fayettville, AR)

Then I did a little research and it explained everthing. So it never hurts to Google the name.

Soaring Like An Eagle - The Interesting, The Odd, The Beautiful...For the Graveyard Rabbit Carnival

I spotted this unique marker from the entrance of Mount Comfort Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR.  Immediately,  I headed in its direction just to see what it was.  I was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful tribute tucked in between two very average stones as if it belonged in all its glorious splender. 

I hope the family will continue to maintain this beautiful piece. I fear it will be lost to the elements in a short amount of time. I believe it to be handcarved from wood.

Ridley Family Group

I really like this group of stones. If you look closely at the writing you will notice several misspelled words, reversed letters and a mixture of capital and lower case letters.  This is not unusual for the time frame that these were created. Hope you enjoy them. (All thre are located at Combs Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR)

IN

MEMoRY of

MARY J RIDIEY

DAUGHtER of thoMAS N & 

EIIZABEth RIDIEY

DIDE JANUARY the

28 th 1864

AGED 18 Y 11 M

yay though i walk through

the valle of the shaDoW of

DEath i will fear no eviL

for thew ??? with me

(note: on this one all the "u"s are printed backwards.)