This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/857.1 Message Board Post: Hello Frieda, I believe this is the cemetery you are referring to, however there are no Shelton's or Houston's buried here in marked graves. Ther are some Shelton's buried in Cotton Plant Cemetery. Also the Shelton Cemetery. Mound Cemetery (Sometimes called Shady Grove) Parley P. Hill was one of a part of surveyors sent out by the United States government in 1832 to draw section lines in the area which now is Woodruff County. He soon came back and settled on land about three miles north of the present town of Cotton Plant. A short distance from the spot where he built his home was a large Indian Mound. The Hill plantation was the scene of a Civil War battle. Both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried on the mound. After the war the government removed the bodies of the Union soldiers to a national cemetery in Fort Smith. Some of the early residents of the area, including members of the Hill family, were buried on the mound. More recently, many of the blacks who were members of the Shady Grove Church across the road from the home have been buried there. This cemetery is sometimes called the Mound Cemetery, and sometimes it is called Shady Grove. The earliest stone found in this cemetery when it was inventoried was that of Amelia S. Hill, who was the wife of Parley P. Hill. She died in 1858. Many of the old stones have been destroyed. Location of the cemetery: it is about three miles north of Cotton Plant on Highway 306 on a farm presently belonging to Lester Davis. It is located behind his home a short distance. Legal description: West part of the West (W 1/2) Half of the Northwest (NW 1/4) Quarter of Section 244, T5N, R3W. SHELTON FAMILY CEMETERY The Sheltons were early settlers of the Cotton Plant area. The Shelton family came to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1844. The cemetery is a small family one, located on the Shelton farm, about two miles north of Cotton Plant on the east side of Highway 306. Legal description as we are able to determine: On the east (E1/2) Half of the Northeast (NE1/4) Quarter of Section 25, T5N, R3W. Shelton, J.R., b. September 2, 1831; D. December 22, 1878 E.S., b. February 2, 1869; d. January 23, 1885 A.C., b. September 11, 1870; d. August 17, 1902 John T., b. 1860; d. 1934 Hill, Hall, b. March 21, 1853; d. July 20, 1906 Julie E. b. March 17, 1896; d. January 2, 1901 Shelton, M.E., b. July 17, 1839; d. July 21, 1916 John R. Shelton; 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Richland Rangers, Co. D, 13th Ark. Infantry Regiment. Hope this helps you. Let me know. Best regards, Gary Telford Family Roots Genealogy Research Woodruff County Monitor

Hi Gary... John Shelton was first cousin to my Susan Frances Wilson Coyle. Do you have any more information on his family? Or can you point a path for me to pursue? Are there any other graves in the Shelton cemetery? Thank you, Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: wgt@centurytel.net To: ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:42 PM Subject: Re: Polly Hill Plantation, Cotton Plant This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/857.1 Message Board Post: Hello Frieda, I believe this is the cemetery you are referring to, however there are no Shelton's or Houston's buried here in marked graves. Ther are some Shelton's buried in Cotton Plant Cemetery. Also the Shelton Cemetery. Mound Cemetery (Sometimes called Shady Grove) Parley P. Hill was one of a part of surveyors sent out by the United States government in 1832 to draw section lines in the area which now is Woodruff County. He soon came back and settled on land about three miles north of the present town of Cotton Plant. A short distance from the spot where he built his home was a large Indian Mound. The Hill plantation was the scene of a Civil War battle. Both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried on the mound. After the war the government removed the bodies of the Union soldiers to a national cemetery in Fort Smith. Some of the early residents of the area, including members of the Hill family, were buried on the mound. More recently, many of the blacks who were members of the Shady Grove Church across the road from the home have been buried there. This cemetery is sometimes called the Mound Cemetery, and sometimes it is called Shady Grove. The earliest stone found in this cemetery when it was inventoried was that of Amelia S. Hill, who was the wife of Parley P. Hill. She died in 1858. Many of the old stones have been destroyed. Location of the cemetery: it is about three miles north of Cotton Plant on Highway 306 on a farm presently belonging to Lester Davis. It is located behind his home a short distance. Legal description: West part of the West (W 1/2) Half of the Northwest (NW 1/4) Quarter of Section 244, T5N, R3W. SHELTON FAMILY CEMETERY The Sheltons were early settlers of the Cotton Plant area. The Shelton family came to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1844. The cemetery is a small family one, located on the Shelton farm, about two miles north of Cotton Plant on the east side of Highway 306. Legal description as we are able to determine: On the east (E1/2) Half of the Northeast (NE1/4) Quarter of Section 25, T5N, R3W. Shelton, J.R., b. September 2, 1831; D. December 22, 1878 E.S., b. February 2, 1869; d. January 23, 1885 A.C., b. September 11, 1870; d. August 17, 1902 John T., b. 1860; d. 1934 Hill, Hall, b. March 21, 1853; d. July 20, 1906 Julie E. b. March 17, 1896; d. January 2, 1901 Shelton, M.E., b. July 17, 1839; d. July 21, 1916 John R. Shelton; 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Richland Rangers, Co. D, 13th Ark. Infantry Regiment. Hope this helps you. Let me know. Best regards, Gary Telford Family Roots Genealogy Research Woodruff County Monitor ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Gary, you fail to give the source for the information you give in your e-mails, such as the one repeated below. Would you please consider giving the source, or giving credit for, the information you so generously provide? I'm sure that other researchers, like myself, would like to follow up on some of this information. The original publication/researcher might also appreciate the credit. Wanda Ridge. ----- Original Message ----- From: <wgt@centurytel.net> To: <ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:42 PM Subject: Re: Polly Hill Plantation, Cotton Plant > Message Board Post: > > Hello Frieda, > I believe this is the cemetery you are referring to, however there are no Shelton's or Houston's buried here in marked graves. Ther are some Shelton's buried in Cotton Plant Cemetery. Also the Shelton Cemetery. > > Mound Cemetery > (Sometimes called Shady Grove) > > Parley P. Hill was one of a part of surveyors sent out by the United States government in 1832 to draw section lines in the area which now is Woodruff County. He soon came back and settled on land about three miles north of the present town of Cotton Plant. A short distance from the spot where he built his home was a large Indian Mound. > The Hill plantation was the scene of a Civil War battle. Both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried on the mound. After the war the government removed the bodies of the Union soldiers to a national cemetery in Fort Smith. > Some of the early residents of the area, including members of the Hill family, were buried on the mound. More recently, many of the blacks who were members of the Shady Grove Church across the road from the home have been buried there. This cemetery is sometimes called the Mound Cemetery, and sometimes it is called Shady Grove. > The earliest stone found in this cemetery when it was inventoried was that of Amelia S. Hill, who was the wife of Parley P. Hill. She died in 1858. Many of the old stones have been destroyed. Location of the cemetery: it is about three miles north of Cotton Plant on Highway 306 on a farm presently belonging to Lester Davis. It is located behind his home a short distance. Legal description: West part of the West (W 1/2) Half of the Northwest (NW 1/4) Quarter of Section 244, T5N, R3W. > > SHELTON FAMILY CEMETERY > > The Sheltons were early settlers of the Cotton Plant area. The Shelton family came to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1844. The cemetery is a small family one, located on the Shelton farm, about two miles north of Cotton Plant on the east side of Highway 306. Legal description as we are able to determine: On the east (E1/2) Half of the Northeast (NE1/4) Quarter of Section 25, T5N, R3W. > > Shelton, J.R., b. September 2, 1831; D. December 22, 1878 > E.S., b. February 2, 1869; d. January 23, 1885 > A.C., b. September 11, 1870; d. August 17, 1902 > John T., b. 1860; d. 1934 > Hill, Hall, b. March 21, 1853; d. July 20, 1906 > Julie E. b. March 17, 1896; d. January 2, 1901 > Shelton, M.E., b. July 17, 1839; d. July 21, 1916 > > John R. Shelton; 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Richland Rangers, Co. D, 13th Ark. Infantry Regiment. > > Hope this helps you. Let me know. > > Best regards, > Gary Telford > Family Roots > Genealogy Research > Woodruff County Monitor > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at HNB.com]