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Shady Grove Cemetery

This small cemetery is located in the northeast corner of Section 7, Township 11 South, Range 21 West. It is directly behind the Shady Grove Baptist church building. It is not fenced and is maintained along with the church grounds.
Turn left on Rd. No. 250 and go north for one mile to an intersection. The church and cemetery will be on your left.

Name

Birth 

Death 

Comments

Barham, Clifton      Grave not found-listed in earlier record; son of Harve & Betty Barham 
Brown, Porter W.      No dates 
Butler, Thomas F.    9-18-1913  Age 22; possibly son of F. C. Butler; died from tuberculosis; grave not found during survey; information from Cornish Funeral Home records 
Cathy, Elias  1907  1-11-1910  Age 22 months; son of G. G. Cathey; death from meningitis pneumonia; grave not found; information from Cornish Funeral Home records 
Cox, James  4-20-1832  10-10-1904   
De Foor, Syble L.  1872  1900   
Franklin, William C.  4-1-1837  7-16-1915  Pvt.-Co. D. 12 BN Ark. SS-CSA 
Gurley, Joe    6-11-1910  Grave not found during survey; information from newspaper 
Hannah, Willie Bell  4-22-1908  9-28-1912  Willie Mae Hanna in obituary; child of W. A. Hannah in funeral home records; broken stone 
Herman, Eugene      Grave not found-listed in earlier record 
Herman, Eugene, Mrs.      Grave not found-listed in earlier record 
Hunt, Caldonia Elvira Bolls  6-30-1875  12-27-1913  Burial recorded in Shady Grove church records 
Hunt, Sallie    Dec, 1920  Age 66; grave not found during survey; information from obituary 
Hunt, Mr.      Obituary for Sarah (Sallie) Hunt said she was buried beside her husband; grave not found during survey 
Jackson, Wesley    ca 5-21-1917  Age 22; grave not found; info. from newspaper 
Jones, William A.      Pickett's Co.-Flippin's BN-CSA 
McClelen, Bob    1-27-1927  Age about 45; grave not found; information from Cornish Funeral Home records; probably should be spelled McLelland or McClelland 
McKenzie, Mrs.    3-25-1922  Grave not found during survey; information from newspaper 
Mannahan, Roy  12-7-1894  4-11-1896  Son of W. L. and S. M. Mannahan 
Martin, Willie Rosalea  2-3-1878  8-25-1889  Third daughter of John W. and Sarah H. "Tiny" Jobe Martin; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records; marker placed about 2001-2002 by descendants 
Martin, Hettie Irenia  8-3-1899  10-8-1899  Tenth daughter of John W. and Sarah H. "Tiny" Jobe Martin; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records; marker placed about 2001-2002 by descendants 
Montgomery, Charlotte Gurley Wells  1853  4-14-1909  Grave not found during survey; information from obituary and confirmed by a descendant 
Ridling, Earl T.  9-26-1916  8-8-1918  Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ridling as per obituary 
Ridling, Louis Dickerson  1850  Dec., 1906  Born in Ala.; son of John and Malvina Ridling; new marker set by family in 2001 
Ridling, Mary Frances "Molly" Franklin  3-28-1866  ca 6-5-1917  Daughter of William Coleman and Amanda; new marker set by family in 2001; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records 
Roberts, Mrs. Turner      Grave not found-listed in earlier record 
Roberts, Andrew  7-4-1868  11-13-1941  Unmarked grave; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records 
Roberts, Georgia Elizabeth  1870  1925  Unmarked; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records; wife of Andrew Roberts; nee Georgia Elizabeth Lawson 
Roberts, (daughter)       Age 9; unmarked grave; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records; dau. of Andrew and Georgia Roberts 
Roberts, Green    ca. 1911  Unmarked grave; brother of Andrew Roberts; burial recorded in Shady Grove church records 
Robinson, Ollie  1-19-1901  1-14-1915  Grave not found during survey; information from obituary 
Tompkins, W. J.      Blacksmith-Co. D-1 Ala Cav.-CSA 
Tong, Horace W.  1890  1902   
Webb, Edmond L.  1826  1902   
Worthington, Amanda S.  1879  1896   
Worthington, Manoah  1854  1884   
Worthington, (twins)  1881  1881   

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References to an "earlier record" usually refer to a survey conducted in the 1950's by the Nevada County Extension Homemakers' Clubs, the original of which is on file at the Nevada County Depot and Museum.

Since 1997, Jery and Jeanie McKelvy have conducted a periodic canvas of each cemetery in the county and use additional resources to keep the listings current.