Famous File: Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

This is a cenotaph.

Max

Waldo

Schmidt

Bishop

Oct 30, 1908

Gravette, AR

Nov 18, 1994

Ailey, GA

Buried in

Peterson

Cemetery

Ailey, GA

Bishop

Arkansas

Native Son

Beloved

 Husband

and Father

Blessed are

 the pure in

 heart, for

 they shall

 see God.

Matthew 5:8

Obit from The University of Chicago Magazine December 1995

Max W. Schmidt-Bishop, PhB'32, a former ambassador to Thailand, died November 17, 1994, in Ailey, GA. He was 86. He spent his career with the Department of State, holding diplomatic and military posts throughout Asia. He retired in 1961, having received the Medal of Freedom and a presidential certificate of merit. He is survived by his wife, Jessie; a son; three daughters; and a brother.

You can read more about him at the following link.

Arkansas Gravestones
Sorge

An interesting... Mausoleum...?

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

 When I first seen this I thought it was a workers shed. Then I realized it housed four graves.

Nicholas Hook

Co. K

185 N.Y. Inf

1844 - 1930

George Maxon

Son of

N & E.A. Hook

Born Aug 4, 1881

Died Sep 28, 1903

Mabel G. Hook

June 25, 1917

June 14, 1996

Wed Aug 4, 1940

Frederick H. Hook

Jan 23, 1918

Sept 21, 1999

Wow...a really bad correction

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

If you look close you can see two names Evelyn & Warren.  You can also see to birth dates 1888 & 1910.

Personally I think the monument company could have done a much better job of this corresction.

Died at 103 years old

Located at Bethel Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

Aunt Nellie

Austin

Grandmother of

L & E Austin

Born Oct 1789

Died Jan 1892

Aged 103 Years

The gates of Heaven for

her will open wide

Famous File: General Abraham Whinery

Located at Bethel Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

General

Abraham Whinery

1795 - 1866

Served under General

Andrew Jackson in the

War of 1812, Battle of

 Horseshoe Bend. Elected

Colonel of Bedford Co.

Tennessee Militia, 1827.

Moved to Cane Hill,

Arkansas in 1828. Represented

Washington Co. at territorial

legislature from

1831 thru 1835. Auctioneer

of original town lots of

 Fayetteville, 1835 thru 1837.

Represented Washington

Co. at Constitutional Convention

in 1836. State Representative

Washington Co. 1836 thru 1838. State Senator

Washington Co. 1838 thru

 1840. Appointed Lt. Commander

of 8 companies. Removed to

 Spavinaw in 1839 after murders

of Ridge and Boudinot.

State Senator Benton and

Madison counties 1840 thru

1842. Inspector General of the

 state of Arkansas 1840. State

Representative of Benton County 1854 thru 1855.

Charter member of Wash. Lodge

No. 1 AF & AM 1836. 1838 delegate

to form Grand Lodge of Arkansas.

Charter member Far West chapter Fayetteville.

US and CSA Postmaster of Spavinaw

1852 thru 1866.

Trustee Spavinaw Methodist Episcopal

Church South.

So Sad...

I came across this marker at Bethel Cemetery in Gravette, AR.  Nothing unusual about it just a standard obelisk.  It's the inscription that caught my eye. So sad how many women died trying to have children back then.

Angeline

Wife of

W.E. Austin

Born

June 10, 1833

Died

July 7, 1858

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INFANT

IN HER ARMS