Cemeteries relocated to Little Fir Cemetery, Montgomery Co. AR.

Cemeteries relocated to Little Fir Cemetery, Montgomery Co., AR

Little Fir Cemetery is three miles past Big Fir Cemetery. Take Highway 27 north of Mt Ida for six miles. Turn right on the Little Fir Rd, Hwy 188, for six miles. Many metal markers here with the word "Unknown". In the early 1950s due the Lake Ouaticha project cemeteries were relocated. Reference: 1951 Corps of Engineers report "Relocation Plan of Cemeteries" for the Blakely Mountain Reservoir Area, AR. Information posted here with permission from the COE, Vicksburg office.

Cindi wrote: My g-g-g-g-grandmother Gilly Fulton is buried at the Little Fir Cemetery (was Fulton Cemetery). I visited this cemetery a few years ago when I was in Arkansas and was very disappointed in it's condition. It broke my heart because it seemed abandoned. It's a mess. A cousin who lives in Arkansas is trying to get descendants together to place a new gravestone on Gilly's grave. She and her husband went there this weekend and cleaned up some of the area where Gilly is buried and surrounding. They piled up some of the branches and what not near where someone else had cut down a couple of trees and had already made a pile. How do we go about getting the whole cemetery cleaned up and kept that way? Also we are trying to find other living descendants who would be willing to help clean up the cemetery. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You, Cindi Posted 28 February 2005

Located Graves
C = Little Fir Cemetery

**CUNNINGHAM CEMETERY**
Grave No.	Marker	Name	Next of Kin	Address	New location Site
1-11	None	unk	unk	unk	C 153-163

**DOZIER CEMETERY**
Grave No.	Marker	Name	Next of Kin	Address	New location Site
1- 10	None	unk	unk	unk	C 170- 176 164 -166

**FULTON CEMETERY**
The Fulton Cemetery contained 38 graves, most of which where unknown. 17 known graves were marked with native stones slabs and one was covered with concrete. The cemetery was below the flow line elevation and was relocated to the Little Fir Cemetery.
Alexander Marion Daves and his wife Susannah Scott came to Montgomery Co. AR in 1855-1856 and settled in the Owley community six miles south of Mount Ida, AR. Susannah, a herb doctor, rode a mule throughout the mountains doctoring people. Alexander at the age 34 enlisted 24 June 1862 at Caddo Gap in Co. I , Captain Francis Erwin Company, 33rd Arkansas Infantry CSA for a period of three years. He traveled 115 miles to Camp Hindman July 3, 1862 and fought in the battle of Pea Ridge. The last record in his service record 31 Aug 1863 showed he was "absent and sick furlough". Alexander was probably buried in Fulton Cemetery along with his wife and son, George Silas Daves, and grandchildren.

Susannah was the d/o Wm. T.& Elizabeth A. Scott. Her brother William A. Scott was a Primitive Baptist preacher at Oden and a circuit rider. He was buried in 1929 in the old Bill Scott Cemetery along with his three wives; Betty Gray, Eliza Karr and Betty Parker. He had six children by each of two wives and seven by the other. He and his wives have a common headstone.
Page 51 & 52 *'Montgomery Co. Our Heritage'* an article and photo of the George Silas Daves family written by Grady S. Daves. "George Silas Daves was a hard working farmer and a mason. He raised cotton and corn on the land he owned between Lone Valley and Sims, AR along the Ouachita River. George sold acreage for the Lone Valley Church and Cemetery for the sum of $1.00 so they could have a church. Thomas E. Swinford was the first one buried there at Lone Valley. Thomas at the age of 22 married Mary Elizabeth Daves age 18, 4 Jan. 1874. Mary was a d/o A.M. Daves. George sold the land at Sims, buying more land farther down the river on South Fork, known now as the Little Fir Community. Mr Daves helped to build the school house, which served as a church and a community building. At first this building was called the Daves School, later being changed to Little Fir." George S. Daves age 46 m. Mary J. Riley age 19 16 Dec. 1894 Book C. page 67 *Montgomery Co. Marriage Records*. George married four times.
Grave No.	Marker	Name	Next of Kin	Address	New location Site
1	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 78
2	Rock	George Silas Daves Nov. 19 1848 Lincoln Co. TN d. Nov. 20 1914	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 79
3	Rock	Mary Jane Daves b. June 1877 nee Riley d. 1906	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 80
4	Rock	Grover Daves b. 9 Sept 1895 d. 28 March 1920	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 81
5	Rock	Vestal Daves b. 1905	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 82
6	Rock	Odie Daves b. 1905	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 83
7	None	Isabel Condry	Walter Daves	Hot Springs	C 84
8	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 85
9	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 86
10	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 87
11	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 88
12	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 89
13	Rock	D.K. Fulton	unk	unk	C 106
14A	Rock	T. Fulton	George Fulton	Hot Springs	C 107
14	Rock	Gilley Fulton Nov. 10 1868 - Oct. 29 1873	George Fulton	Hot Springs	C 108
15	Rock	Nancy Fulton	George Fulton	Hot Springs	C 109
16	Rock	Francis Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 110
17	Rock	Ciley Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 111
18	Monu.	Glain Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 112
19	Monu.	L.B. Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 113
20	Rock	C.E. Cother	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 114
21	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 118
22	None	unk	unk	unk	C 119
23	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 120
24	Rock	unk	unk	unk	C 121
25	Monu.	Frances Fulton	George Fulton	Hot Springs	C 115
26	Monu.	Joel D. Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 116
27	Monu.	Shelton Fulton	J.B. Fulton	Mt Ida	C 117
29	Rock	Infant Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 90
30	Rock	John Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 91
31	None	Bill Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 92
32	None	Sarah Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 93
33	Rock	Oddessie Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 94
34	Rock	Ellen Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 95
35	None	Dekater Harris	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 96
36	Concrete over	unk	unk	unk	C 122
37	Rock	John Bates	Monroe Bates	Hot Springs	C 97
38	None	unk	unk	unk	C 123

Gilly James Fulton is definitely the matriarch of the family buried here b. 27 Dec 1803 York District, SC and d. 11 Sep 1875 AR She married Horatio Sparburn Fulton in SC and the family migrated through north Georgia to Jasper, Walker Co., AL about 1840. In 1850 there were back in Talking Rock, Pickens Co, GA where Gilly's mother died. The family remained in GA until about 1858 when they migrated to Garland Co, AR. Horatio b. 16 Jun 1795 York District, SC died 11 Sep 1875 in Marcus, AR and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. They had ten children:

1. Shelton Fulton (1822-1888) age 58 m2 Nancy M. Saveall age 25, 20 April 1880 Montgomery Co. Marriage Book B. pg 47
Shelton age 62 m3 Mrs Mary A. Johnson age 43, 23 Dec. 1884 Montgomery Co. Marriage Book B. pg 210
Frances Fulton 1w/o Shelton Fulton b. Frances Livingston, d/o Anthony Livingston and Margaret Ann Kinney b. 11 Mar 1826 AL (probably Walker or Cullman Co.) d. 19 Dec 1879 Montgomery Co, AR. Mary w/o Shelton is buried at the Mt Ida Cemetery. A son W. Taylor Fulton 1848-1890 is buried at the Little Fir Cemetery. m1 Nancy Hill, m2 Elizabeth Irons. Another son Winfrey 1846-1864 served as a private in the USA 4th Arkansas Cavalry Co. D. and is buried at the National Cemetery in Little Rock. Died d. 14 Sep1864. He probably enlisted at Cedar Glades.

2. Rachel Fulton b. 1824 m. S. J. Caldwell. Buried Caldwell Cemetery Garland, Co. AR.

3. D.K. Fulton might be DeKalb Fulton 9 Jun 1827 York District, SC s/o Horatio and Gilly. He married Susannah Curtis.

4.Arabella b. 1830

5. Jonathon b. 1 Nov 1834 - d. 1915 is s/o Gilly and Horatio. T. Fulton is most likely Thurman son of Jonathon Fulton and Mary Keeton.. There are definitely two Gilly Fulton's buried in this cemetery. The younger Gilly was Abigail Ann Fulton, d/o Jonathon and Mary. Thurman Oct 18 1867-1873 and Gilly 1868-Oct 29 1873 died young and within a few days of each other. George Fulton could be one of several different ones. Most likely s/o Jonathon and Mary.

6. J.B. Fulton is James Began Fulton II, s/o Gilly and Horatio.
b. 13 Jun 1837 in Jasper, Cullman Co, AL - d. 16 Oct 1902 AR
James B. Fulton age 22 m. Almedia Cunningham age 16, 8 Dec 1859
J.B. and his wife Almeda Fulton d. Jun 26 1887 are buried at the Mt Ida Cemetery. "Jim" was a Montgomery Co. sheriff from 1874-76 and a county judge 1878 - 1884. They didn't have any children.

7. Emily Fulton b. 1840 m. Frederick Merridith 1856

8. Daniel m. Pulcherry Southerland. Children per 1920 census Ouachita Twp Montgomery Co. AR
J.B. Fulton age 41 b. AR parents born AL & MO
sister Vera age 23 b. AR parents born AL & MO
This entire family is buried at Lone Valley Cemetery, Montgomery Co. AR.

9. L. B. Fulton is Leven Benton Fulton b. 6 Jan 1846 Jasper, Cullman Co, AL, s/o Gilly and Horatio
He married Emily Luella Cubbage 3 Jan 1880 Montgomery Co. Marriage Book B pg 30 Emily is buried at Mt Ida Cemetery.
L.B. Fulton, 30, m. Amy L. Harris, age, 24, 4 Dec. 1884 Montgomery Co. Marriage Book B pg 210

10. Dicey Fulton b. 1849

This family was highly educated and fairly influential. Others of this family are buried in the Caldwell Cemetery in Garland Co, AR, and in the James Cemetery in Talking Rock, Pickens Co, GA. Information courtesy of Sylvia Caldwell Rankin. Posted August 16 2001.

**LENDERMAN CEMETERY**
Grave No.	Marker	Name	Next of Kin	Address	New location Site
1	None	unk	unk	unk	C 9
2	None	Infant Dick	John Dick		C 10
3	None	Allie Dick	John Dick		C 11
4	None	Mr Partain	unk	unk	C 12
5	None	Mrs Partain	unk	unk	C 13
6	None	Vellie Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 14
7	None	Mary Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 15
8	None	Dixie Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 16
9	None	Lou Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 17
10	None	Infant Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 18
11	None	Infant Lenderman	Harriet Lenderman	Mt Ida, Ark	C 19
12	None	unk	unk	unk	C 20
13	None	Infant Willingham	Randolph Willimgham	Emmett, Idaho	C 21
14	None	Infant Willingham	Randolph Willimgham	Emmett, Idaho	C 22
15	None	unk	unk	unk	C 23

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When the Lord sends rain �
When the tanks in the sky run over
For the rain, you know,
Makes the corn blades grow,
And gives a lift to the clover.

My plans ain't crost
When the Lord send frost
an' the hills and the plains look wrinkled:
It's a seasonin' sweet
For the things I eat �
The spice by the angels sprinkled.

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From the spring to fall,
As it comes from the one who sends it;
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