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From: "Danny Dansby" <>
Subject: Re: [ARPOLK] Hilton Cemetery in Polk Co., Ark
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:41:01 -0500
In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060920210522.01ba4d30@satx.rr.com>


According to the cemetery book; Rev. Shadrick Jones Moore is buried at the
Moore Cemetery[east of Potter] March 26,1814 June 5,1894 and according to
the county cemetery book John Hilton owns[as of 1983]the land the cemetery
sits on.

I would recommend that when you go to the cemetery take some digital
pictures because one day the headstones will not be readable for the next
generation. Just in case someone in the future ever wants to replace a
headstone!

Old cemeteries are just one generation from being lost.

Danny

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Bob Battaglia
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARPOLK] Hilton Cemetery in Polk Co., Ark

There is a Hilton Cemetery near Mena. It is on John Hilton's
farm. My notes show I phoned him in 1999 to verify that Shadrack
Jones Moore was buried there. He was very nice and verified the
tombstone was still readable. Shadrack was buried there in 1904. He
also said there were several tombstones in the cemetery and he wished
some of the descendants would help clean it up. I didn't ask him
about any other surnames since my Shadrack was the only one in my
line buried there. I cannot find Hilton's phone number now but I got
it by calling information in Mena. His farm is a few short miles out
of Mena - northeast I think. I am surprised that the Polk Co.
genealogists have not recorded this cemetery. You have to go on
Hilton's property to reach it. Let me know how you come out.
Bob in San Antonio

At 08:31 PM 9/20/2006, you wrote:
>Ola Mae - Sometimes cemeteries' names change through the years. Do
>you have any other tidbits about the cemetery? Perhaps a town it
>was near? What is the time frame for the burials of your
>ancestors? Perhaps during a time that the county lines
>changed? Here is a link to cemeteries (some indexed) in Polk
>county: http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/polk/polk.htm
>
>Ola Mae Trout <> wrote: Would like really good
>directions to Hilton Cemetery in Polk Co., Ark. Tried finding it
>this past summer, and failed. I understand there are lots of
>Crawford's buried there.
>Would the listing be on line?
>Ola Mae
>Okla.




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