Nancy's Lawrence County Corner

OLD JACKSON CEMETERY
Lawrence County, Arkansas

Thank you to Jim Davis for his hard work in mapping this cemetery. Jim has included a map to get to the cemetery as well as a map of the cemetery. There was an article that appeared in the Spring 1988 - Vol. 11 - #2 edition of the Lawrence County Historical Journal about the town of Old Jackson. To read the article go here.



Location: At IMBODEN ,Take 62 north to the first " Y " 62 goes right , you will go left ,that is OLD JACKSON RD. A gravel road . Go one mile to the next " Y " OLD JACKSON goes left OLD UNION goes right a sign there said OLD JACKSON CEMETERY with an arrow go about a half mile a sign points to Old Jackson to the left ,into the woods, a drivable path goes back to the cemetery.


1 - 30 UNMARKED
31 HENRY C. HERREN b. 5-MAY-1852 d. 21-MARCH-1900
32 MARTHA J. HERREN b. 14-FEB-1864 d. 17-AUG-1918
33 - 43 UNMARKED
44 J. S. J. SONGER b. 10-JULY-1871 d. 6-SEPT.-1875
----- ( SON OF BEN J. and M. J. SONGER )
45 J. B. SONGER b. 28-DEC.-1875 d. 27-JULY-1876
----- ( SON OF BEN J. and M. J. SONGER )
46 - 47 UNMARKED
48 MATILDA ( FINK ) SONGER wife of JACOB S. SONGER b.1817 d.11-APR-1884
----- ( MOTHER of all SONGER'S in ARKANSAS )
49 JACOB SHERMAN SONGER husband of MATILDA SONGER b. 1814 d. Unknown
50 - 57 UNMARKED
58 HARRIET STANCIL b. 16-AUG.-1820 d. 15-MAY-1828
59 - 63 UNMARKED
64 CHARLES W. HELMS SON OF IVY b. and d. 29-JAN.-1939
65 AMOS OTTUS DUNHAM b. 21-JULY-1934 d. 1-AUG.-1935
66 - 68 UNMARKED
69 SUE COLE b. 6-NOV-1942 d. 3-OCT-1998
70 SAM ( GEORGE SAMUEL ) SONGER b.1874 d.1939
----- (b.7-MAR.-1874 d.23-JUN.-1939 )
----- ( SON of CHARLES L. and MALINDA " SMITH " SONGER )
71 EARL SONGER d. and d. 1903
72 GEORGE W. CHITWOOD b. 1861 d. 1923



HELMS, David Mage -- b. 1 March 1930; d. 19 May 2011
----- son of Ivy & Zelma Dunham Helms -- father of Debbie, Beverly, Ron, Eldon & Larry
----- brother of Pearlene, Martha, Roy, Barbara & Lillian **



OTHER KNOWN BURIALS BUT UNMARKED

MR. DRAKE
MRS. DRAKE
INF. of RAY and SARAH FISHER b. and d. 1945
HENRY MILLER b. 1867 d. 1929
ELLIOTT WILEY b. d. 1924
R. R. SONGER ( SON OF PAUL SONGER )
CHARLES L. SONGER b. July 2, 1848 d. Mar 4, 1934, ( Son of Jacob S.
----- and Matilda ( Fink ) Songer )
MALINDA ( Smith ) SONGER b. 6 May 1848 d. 24 April 1902 wife of Charles L. Songer
JOHN M. SONGER b. 1840 d. 1909 husband of Rebecca Songer
REBECCA ( Lemons ) SONGER b. 1842 d. 1877 wife of John M. Songer

If you find someone you are looking for, I would be happy to create a link to you. Also if you know of someone that I have omitted, please let me know.

Nancy Matthews


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