Although Linda neglected to note the email address for Don Hicks, I'm responding to the list in hopes that others may know more then I've found and that Don will see this. On the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion under Cemeteries are two pertinent options. One is Location of New Cemeteries and the other is Family Cemeteries # 1. I have the book "Cemeteries of Marion Co AR" by Lester and Marian Burnes (1989). In this book, basically the same information is given as on the web page regarding burials in Midway Cemetery from Kings I Cemetery. There are no dates. According to "Cemeteries" apparently few if any gravestones were found at Kings I Cemetery when it was moved to Midway by the Corps of Engineers. Since that time a forest fire apparently engulfed Midway Cemetery destroying some of the wooden grave markers supplied by the Corps of Engineers at the time of removal. In 1973 several area residents cleared the land of its vegetation. Shortly after that men by the names of Bill Jones and Jake Joppa began the project of replacing the rotten wooden grave markers for all the graves whose names were known. This project was completed by the Welcome Ridge Extension Club. George and Florence McCracken are noted as care takers and deed holders for Midway cemetery George McCracken was born in 1903 and died in 1988. I have no notations regarding his wife Florence nor of their offspring. I'd suggest you contact the Office of the County Clerk at the courthouse in Yellville AR to see if they know how to contact members of the Welcome Ridge Extension Club for further information. The Kings listed in Midway Cemetery as having been removed from Kings I Cemetery are Emma King, William King, Nancy King, John C King (possibly John Cowdry King, son of Samuel Pate & Tennessee [Sanders] King, b MCAR aft 1900), James F King, and ___ King. Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but maybe some of this will be helpful to you. Mysty [email protected] ******************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:47 PM Subject: Re: Midway Cemetery-Marion County, AR > Hi Don. I really don't know but I'm forwarding this message to the Marion Co list. Several folks on the list live in the area and they can probably tell you. > > LIST FOLKS: Be sure to reply directly to Don > > Linda > homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 > MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog > SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N > ******************************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Hicks > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 10:44 AM > Subject: Midway Cemetery-Marion County, AR > > I'm looking for the person or persons who are presently maintaining the Midway Cemetery. I would like to know if any of the "Kings" graves still have readable stones with dates, etc. I'm assuming the Corps of Engineers original grave relocation list does not contain birth and death dates. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Don Hicks Ponca City, OK
WHOOPS sorry about that. Don's e-mail is: [email protected] I'll forward this message to him Mysty. As always, Thanks a million for your help. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mysty McPherson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Linda Haas Davenport" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: Re: Midway Cemetery-Marion County, AR > Although Linda neglected to note the email address for Don Hicks, I'm > responding to the list in hopes that others may know more then I've found > and that Don will see this. > > On the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion under Cemeteries > are two pertinent options. One is Location of New Cemeteries and the other > is Family Cemeteries # 1. I have the book "Cemeteries of Marion Co AR" by > Lester and Marian Burnes (1989). In this book, basically the same > information is given as on the web page regarding burials in Midway Cemetery > from Kings I Cemetery. There are no dates. According to "Cemeteries" > apparently few if any gravestones were found at Kings I Cemetery when it was > moved to Midway by the Corps of Engineers. Since that time a forest fire > apparently engulfed Midway Cemetery destroying some of the wooden grave > markers supplied by the Corps of Engineers at the time of removal. In 1973 > several area residents cleared the land of its vegetation. Shortly after > that men by the names of Bill Jones and Jake Joppa began the project of > replacing the rotten wooden grave markers for all the graves whose names > were known. This project was completed by the Welcome Ridge Extension Club. > George and Florence McCracken are noted as care takers and deed holders for > Midway cemetery > > George McCracken was born in 1903 and died in 1988. I have no notations > regarding his wife Florence nor of their offspring. I'd suggest you contact > the Office of the County Clerk at the courthouse in Yellville AR to see if > they know how to contact members of the Welcome Ridge Extension Club for > further information. > > The Kings listed in Midway Cemetery as having been removed from Kings I > Cemetery are Emma King, William King, Nancy King, John C King (possibly John > Cowdry King, son of Samuel Pate & Tennessee [Sanders] King, b MCAR aft > 1900), James F King, and ___ King. > > Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but maybe some of this will be helpful to > you. > > Mysty [email protected] > ******************************************************* > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: Midway Cemetery-Marion County, AR > > > > Hi Don. I really don't know but I'm forwarding this message to the Marion > Co list. Several folks on the list live in the area and they can probably > tell you. > > > > LIST FOLKS: Be sure to reply directly to Don > > > > Linda > > homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > > MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > > TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 > > MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog > > SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N > > ******************************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Don Hicks > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 10:44 AM > > Subject: Midway Cemetery-Marion County, AR > > > > I'm looking for the person or persons who are presently maintaining the > Midway Cemetery. I would like to know if any of the "Kings" graves still > have readable stones with dates, etc. I'm assuming the Corps of Engineers > original grave relocation list does not contain birth and death dates. Any > help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. > Thank you, > Don Hicks > Ponca City, OK > > >