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Washington Hill Cemetery (Black)

This African-American cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 21, Township 10 South, Range 22 West. A new chain link fence and other improvements were made about 2010.
Driving directions: From Prescott, go north on Hwy. 67 toward Gurdon a little over two miles and turn left on Rd. No. 220. Go north on Rd. 220 about 1.5 miles. The cemetery will be on your left visible from the road.
Homemakers Club Survey in 1970

Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Amis, Mary	1868	1952
Anderson, Hettie		2-13-1928	Friendship Circle # 363
Armstrong, Gregory	10-30-1965	3-1-1978
Armstrong, Sallie Mae Hale	11-9-1925	11-18-1996
Arnold, Cliftoria	1911	1984
Arnold, Rufus	7-20-1905	6-16-2004
Banks, Willie Mae	1-28-1897	1-24-1962
Barber, Eula B.			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Blevins, Hazel Ellis	6-22-1914	7-15-1970
Boston, Mary	April, 1864	May, 1924
Briley, Creston	3-15-1899	2-28-1969
Brown, Silva Mae	3-5-1916	7-26-1973
Buford, Rebecca Hale	11-28-1886	4-12-1972
Bursey, Sam		5-26-1961	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Butler, David	1966	1991
Butler, Galvester	12-10-1923	3-18-2018
Butler, Martha Mae	12-24-1957	12-6-2018	Metal marker at time of survey
Cornelious, R. C.	1848	1-9-1905	Broken stone; new small stone installed
Cornelius, Date		3-24-1922	Friendship Circle # 363
Craven, McKinley M.	8-17-1924	4-8-1980
Creed, John C.	3-25-1881	2-23-1959
Cross, Sam	9-20-1866	9-7-1952	Double marker with Sallie Cross; new small stone next to old marker
Cross, Sallie	1-11-1866	11-28-1948	Double marker with Sam Cross
Davis, Ardella	1941	2009	Metal marker
Douglas, Thomas	11-20-1911	7-19-1984	S2- U. S. Navy- World War II
Douglas, Mary Parks	1-20-1878	1-21-1974
Doyle, Otis		1-5-1913	Friendship Circle # 363; S. R. C. F. W.
Ellis, Dock		8-3-1921	Woodson Circle # 278
Ellis, Clevland	5-30-1885	4-13-1935
Ellis, Henry	1933	1975
Ellis, Georgia P.	1-1-1892	5-27-1979
Ellis, George Edward	1-23-1931	4-30-1951
Ford, (Sister) Mary		1953
Ford, Ella Ellis		2-18-1930	Friendship Circle # 363
Franklin, Crawford	3-24-1910	8-23-1959	Ark.-Pfc.-183 Port Co TC-World War II
Franklin, Floyd	1908	1953	Husband of Irene Franklin
Franklin, Mary	9-23-1872	3-17-1935
Franklin, Kattie		1953
Franklin, Reginald Jr.	9-15-1924	8-2-1989	S Sgt.- U. S. Army- World War II
Gilmore, Buster	2-20-1894	3-18-1974
Gilmore, Genus	1868	1930
Gilmore, Augusta	4-10-1920	5-6-1920
Gilmore, Orah		9-17-1921	Friendship Circle # 363
Green, Mae Helen	1920	1957
Green, Jessie	1906	1992
Griffin, Rafe		3-17-1922	Woodson Circle # 278
Hale, Hattie	1-21-1882	10-12-1951	Double marker with Joe Hale
Hale, Joe	8-1-1884	4-21-1954	Double marker with Hattie Hale
Hale, George Henry Lawrence	12-3-1894	4-1-1978
Hale, Florence	4-4-1904	7-19-1955	Two stones 50 ft. apart with this name
Hale, Theodore	12-11-1908	5-24-1967	Ar.- PFC - 3115 QM Service Co.- World War II; double marker with (blank); m. 3-20-1938
Hale, (blank)			Double marker with Theodore Hale; m. 3-20-1938
Hale, Artie	3-15-1912	6-3-1986
Hale, Alice	8-1-1867	9-22-1942	Hard to read; new small stone installed
Hale, Else A.	8-4-1868	6-20-1911	New small stone installed
Hale, Buford	1-10-1896	4-29-1970
Hale, Mary		12-24-1968	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Hale, Jemne		4-21-1931	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Hale, Beulah Cross	2-19-1896	11-26-1971	Wife of George Hale
Hale, Christine	1926	3-3-1939	New small stone to replace old stone
Hale, George Henry	3-13-1930	3-13-1933	New small stone
Hale, Georgia	1-18-1924	Jan., 2020	Information from obituary
Hale-Armstrong, Sallie Mae	11-9-1925	11-18-1996
Hamilton, Ella	4-11-1907	11-6-1978
Hamilton, Johnnie F.	6-8-1908	2-25-1993	Double marker with Johnnie H. Hamilton Sr.
Hamilton, Johnnie H. Sr.	9-15-1900	2-5-1987	Double marker with Jonnnie F. Hamilton
Hamilton, Pearl	1896	1953	Double marker with Grant Hamilton
Hamilton, Grant	1896	1942	Double marker with Pearl Hamilton
Hamilton, George G.	6-20-1864	3-28-1914
Hamilton, Mary G.	9-12-1871	7-20-1966
Hamilton, William	1892	1909
Hamilton, Zadie Bell	12-6-1910	5-14-1993
Hamilton, Hosea	4-17-1902	11-12-1990	Husband of Alberta
Hamilton, Benjamin Grant	2-5-1940	5-9-1996
Hamilton, Benjamin David	8-3-1972	1-11-2008
Hamilton, Arrilla	8-12-1904	10-24-1999
Hamilton, Mae Grayson	10-10-1938	10-17-2001	Mae Helen Grayson Hamilton in obituary; double marker with Johnny H. Hamilton Jr.; m. 12-29-1960
Hamilton, Johnny H. Jr.	6-15-1936	3-14-2006	Double marker with Mae Grayson Hamilton; m. 12-29-1960
Hamilton, Keith Lamar	3-28-1963	10-30-2017
Hart, Jennie B.	1915	1960
Hayes, Lige	9-2-1922	3-9-1994	PFC.- U. S. Army- World War II
Hayes, Tommie	1927	1991	Metal marker
Hayes, T.	1889	1986	Metal marker
Hays, Hattie	1897	1970
Henagon, Ruby		6-15-1960	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Hendrix, Comado	4-15-1910	3-22-1994	Double marker with Queen Ester Evans Hendrix; m. 5-27-1939
Hendrix, Queen Ester Evans	11-2-1911	1-24-1990	Double marker with Comado Hendrix; m. 5-27-1939
Hendrix, Hiawatha	5-21-1922	4-25-1985	Pfc. - U. S. Army- World War II
Hendrix, Isaiah B.	4-1-1924	10-1-1982	Double marker with Katie Hendrix; m. 2-14-1948
Hendrix, Katie	7-16-1924	6-11-1995	Double marker with Isaiah B. Hendrix; m. 2-14-1948
Hendrix, Gertrue	5-4-1890	1928
Hendrix, Deborah	8-16-1957	8-21-1957	Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. I. B. Hendrix
Hendrix, Nathan	4-25-1914	8-24-1960	F & A. M. P. H. A.
Hendrix, Larry	5-10-1955	9-23-2016	Metal marker at time of survey
Hillar, E. J.		2-2-1920	Friendship Circle # 646- hard to read
Hudson, Nettie		8-27-1926	Friendship Circle # 363
Hudson, Alice	1892	10-6-1965	Full death date from old record; years only on stone
Jackson, Grace Nannette White	9-13-1915	1-18-2010
Jackson, Helen Marie	7-20-1960	2-7-2019	Information from obituary
Johnson, Minnie	1890	1970	Metal marker lying on ground
Johnson, Charlie	1907	1987	Metal marker
Johnson, Audryana	2014	2014	Metal marker at time of survey
Johnson, Lenell Marshel	10-5-1999	5-26-2019	Information from obituary
Jones, Edmond	12-18-1916	11-10-1993	Metal marker
Jordan, Helen J.	9-2-1937	4-27-2018	Metal marker at time of survey
Keed, Robert	8-4-1918	3-13-1995	Age 76-metal marker
Keed, John C.	3-25-1881	2-23-1959	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
King, Artie M.	3-15-1912	9-26-1972	Artie Mecy Hamilton King in obituary
Langston, Thomas	8-14-1956	12-23-1999	Metal marker
Leaks, Myrna		9-10-1999	Age 84-metal marker
Light, Florence	8-1-1895	8-4-1957
Livingston, Billy			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Lodimilk, Gus		8-31-1916	Friendship Circle # 363- broken stone
Lowmack, Jime		1-8-1965	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
McQuarters, Gwendolyn	6-5-1950	8-17-1951
Martin, Jim	7-4-1875	10-30-1950	New small stone installed
Miller, E. J.		2-22-1950	Piney Star Circle 645
Mitchell, Edgar	1912	1977
Mitchell, Curtestene	1925	1995
Mitchell, Pearl D.	1895	1983
MItchell, Elijah	1962	2009
Murphy, Roosevelt Sr.	3-13-1927	2-9-1995	U. S. Army- World War II
Murphy, Martha	6-6-1900	5-24-1949
Murphy, Mary Etta (Patsy)	7-27-1933	2-8-2002
Murphy, Hezekiah Sr.	1-28-1924	9-13-2002
Murphy, James			Grave not marked; information from family member
Odom, Dorothy Jean	4-29-1942	1-19-1989
Odom, George Edward	8-23-1936	2-15-2006
Odom, Charra Gayle	5-25-1975
Oliver, Nathan		6-25-1936	Ark.- Pvt.- 366 Inf. 92 Div.
Parks, Mary E.	1922	1986	Metal marker
Peniger, Eula Beatrice	12-10-1900	1-2-1970
Phillip, Willie	6-22-1886	10-28-1911	Age 85
Phillips, Clayborne		4-24-1928	Friendship Circle # 363
Phillips, Mary E.	2-8-1921	3-29-1984	Age 63
Porter, S. P.		4-9-1918	Friendship Circle # 363
Pride, Roy	Jan., 1884	June, 1959	Double marker with Anna Pride
Pride, Anna	Apr., 1888	Oct., 1970	Double marker with Roy Pride
Pride, Alexander	7-23-1913	12-??-????	Broken stone; new small stone installed
Reed, Robert	8-4-1918	13-13-1995
Reed, Robert	8-4-1918	13-13-1995
Reed, John C.	3-25-1881	2-23-1959
Roberts, Magnolia Arnold	9-3-1929	4-9-2015
Sandifer, Hattie Reed	1909	2008
Simmons, Roosevelt Sr.	11-28-1900	4-26-1974
Simmons, Roosevelt Jr.	12-3-1951	2-12-1988	PV1- U. S. Army- Vietnam
Simmons, Hariston Dail	4-14-1953	5-12-1959
Simmons, Arthur, Jr.	10-12-1913	9-10-1962
Simmons, Ed Austin	8-25-1902	1-2-1987	Double marker with Alice T. Simmons; m. 12-31-1928
Simmons, Alice T.	12-13-1906	7-28-1995	Double marker with Ed Austin Simmons; m. 12-31-1928
Simmons, Henrietta	1881	1950	Double marker with Arthur Simmons
Simmons, Arthur	1869	1937	Double marker with Henrietta Simmons
Simmons, George	1871	1929	Double marker with Mattie Simmons
Simmons, Mattie	1881	1953	Double marker with George Simmons
Smith, Woodrow	2-25-1924	9-28-1996
Snowden, Mary E.	4-2-1911	3-12-1973	Mary Tucker Snowden in obituary
Stevenson, Menlenda	1879	1932
Stewart, Silvia		1-14-1895	Age 36-wife of Dave Stewart- broken
Strickland, Lizzie	3-7-1896	6-18-1946
Stuart, Ella R.	2-16-1892	10-2-1957
Stueart, Paul	1952	1987
Stueart, L. T. Sr.	1929	1987
Stueart, Allie Mae	1932	1988
Tardy, Clarice Clevern	1-26-1936	1-9-2013	Metal marker at time of survey; full dates from obituary
Thomas, Preston		6-24-1923	Friendship Circle # 363
Thomson, Sarah	1863	1894	Wife of Press Thomson
Towns, Annia	12-16-1870	12-9-1943	New small stone installed
Tucker, Mattie Davis	1867	1941	Double marker with Ethel Tucker
Tucker, Ethel	1900	1917	Double marker with Mattie Davis Tucker
Walker, William E.	10-13-1922	7-4-1982	Pvt.- U. S. Army- World War II
Walker, Mary Goodwin	8-28-1896	6-26-1946
Walker, Malvin	7-7-1897	11-23-1988
Walker, Naomi Hamilton	12-25-1903	1-29-1989
Walker, J. C.	4-6-1912	9-24-1963	Louisiana - Pvt.- Co. D-275 Qm Bn- World War II
Walker, Alvin	1886	1950
Walker, Luella	1886	1979
Walker, Cornelius	1906	1923
Walker, Timothy	9-4-1914	4-18-2001	U. S. Navy; double marker with Myrtle Franklin Walker
Walker, Myrtle Franklin	10-9-1919	9-7-2005	Double marker with Timothy Walker
Washington, Clarence	7-27-1912	3-11-1958	Double marker with Ludie Washington
Washington, Ludie	12-30-1886	no date	Double marker with Clarence Washington
Washington, Anderson "Buck"	1859	1933	Double marker with Georgia Washington
Washington, Georgia	1910	1944	Double marker with Anderson Washington
Washington, D. W.	4-30-1885	12-26-1908
Washington, R. D.	5-4-1889	6-22-1971
Washington, Nathan	1829	3-2-1909	Broken marker; new small stone installed
Washington, Isabella	1-11-1870	2-18-1904
Washington, Walter			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Wilbon, Lara	1848	1953
Wiley, Edward Lawrence Jr.	1-11-1917	11-1-2002	Double marker with Ora Belle Hale Wiley; m. 6-21-1939
Wiley, Ora Belle Hale	11-4-1921	7-25-2022	Double marker with Edward Lawrence Wiley Jr.; m.6-21-1939; death date not engraved at time of survey Obituary: Ora Belle Hale was born on November 4, 1921 in Boughton, Arkansas to G...
Williams, Ardie C. Simmons	7-14-1896	4-24-1971
Williams, Douglas	9-12-1892	2-28-1953	Arkansas - Pvt. Co. D-Lbr. Bn.-409 Res.- World War I
Williams, Ethel Moncrief	1887	1978
Williams, John	1885	1958
Willis, Mozel	1900	1955	Double marker with Mary Ann H. Willis
Willis, Mary Ann H.	1904	1968	Double marker with Mozel Willis
Wilson, Elbert	1918	1984	Cpl.- U. S. Army
Wilson, Allen	8-18-1891	9-11-1963	Double marker with Ludie Wilson
Wilson, Ludie	5-29-1897	1-21-1966	Double marker with Allen Wilson
Wilson, Nellie Mae Simmons	7-7-1917	1-10-2010
Wilson, Virgil Lee	6-18-1945	11-14-2012	Full dates from obituary
Young, Lilar	1891	4-25-1927	Hard to read
Young, Rev. Dr. Elzie	8-14-1917	3-15-2010
Young, Aristeen H.	2-27-1919	2-25-2015
Zachery, Viola		10-8-2004	Age 99; metal marker

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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.