Baker Cemetery - Columbia County, Arkansas
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Submitted by: Martin
Braswell
Date: 15 Jun 2007
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Southeast of Magnolia, Arkansas
State Hwy 98 to Col. 32 ( west on Col. 32 ) , abt. 1/2 mile to
Col. 298 ( unmarked dirt and gravel road ), to 2nd dirt road
on left. At the end of the dirt road, cemetery is abt. 500 yards
to the NE, in the woods, on private property.
Some reseachers refer to this cemetery as the Baker - Jameson
Cemetery, but seniors that live in the area say it has been called
Baker Cemetery for many years.
Transcribed April 24, 2007 by Billy D. Ainsworth - Geri &
Martin Braswell.
Photographed by Billy D. Ainsworth & Geri Braswell
x - indicates double headstone
Comments in parentheses ( ) [ ] added by Martin Braswell
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BAKER, Grandison - Born Feb. 25, 1851 - Died Nov. 20, 1897
( William Grandison Baker - son of Samuel Baker & Martha Ann
Jameson )
BAKER, James H. - Feb. 22, 1852 - May 23, 1912
( James Henderson Baker - son of Samuel Baker & Martha Ann
Jameson )
[ broken stone ]
BAKER, Martha Ann - Wife of Samuel Baker -
Borned March 27, 1831 - Died Aug. 6, 1889
Married Aug. 28, 1849
( dau. of William Henry Jameson & Permelia Norsworthy )
[ * Grave marked with concrete slab, approx. 6 ft long x 3 ft
wide ]
BAKER, Samuel - Jan. 20, 1826 - Oct. 29, 1914
( son of George Washington Baker & Esther Robertson )
[ * stone is leaning against a tree, next to Martha Ann Jameson
Baker ]
BARNETT, A. V. - Daught. of W.J. & P.J. Barnett -
Born Oct. 13, 1877 - Died Oct. 4, 1891
( Adaline V. - dau. of William Jefferson Barnett & Permelia
Jane Baker )
[ broken stone ]
BARNETT, J. M. - Son of W.J. & P.J. Barnett -
Born Oct. 10, 1865 - Died Nov. 26, 1891
( James M. - son of William Jefferson Barnett & Permelia Jane
Baker )
[ broken stone ]
CHAMBERS, Isaiah - Son of Rev. G.C. & A.E. Chambers - [ no
dates ]
[ b. 1897 - died young ]
( son of George Charles Chambers & Almeda Elizabeth Nall )
[ * The 3 Chambers headstones in this cemetery were added in 1984
by Rodney Chambers ]
CHAMBERS, Narvell - Son of Rev. G.C. & A.E. Chambers - [ no
dates ]
[ b. 1907 - died young ]
( son of George Charles Chambers & Almeda Elizabeth Nall )
CHAMBERS, Ray - Son of Rev. G.C. & A.E. Chambers - [ no dates
]
[ b. March 8, 1903 - died after 1920 ]
( son of George Charles Chambers & Almeda Elizabeth Nall )
HARPER, Milledge T. - Son of J.A.D. & M.E. Harper -
Born Jan. 26, 1880 - Died June 23, 1880
Aged 4 Ms. 28 Days
x JAMESON, John Henry - Eldest Son - Born Nov. 12, 1825 - Died
Sep. 13, 1850 -
Aged 24Ys. 10 Ms. 1Dy. [ as written on stone ]
x JAMESON, Lee Smith - Youngest Son - Born April 21, 1846 - Died
Aug. 23, 1872 -
Aged 26 Ys. 4 Ms. 2 Ds.
( sons of William H. Jameson & Permelia Norsworthy )
x JAMESON, William Henry - Father - Born Feb. 4, 1801 - Died May
21, 1880
( son of John Jameson & Martha Lawson )
x JAMESON, Permelia - Mother - Born Sep. 14, 1802 - Died Feb.
8, 1853
( Permelia Norsworthy - dau.of Henry Norsworthy & Mary Springer
)
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Several sunk in spots - unmarked graves ----------------- (mfb)
One of the unmarked graves is :
[ Permelia Ann ( Baker ) Barnett - b. April 23, 1835 - d. after
1900 ]
( dau. of James Baker & Jane Lawson Jameson )
[ wife of 1: John W. Stocks - 2: Robert Franklin Jameson - 3:
William Jefferson Barnett ]
( * Information on Permelia / Parmelia is from research of Ila
Verne Toney & Claude Baker )
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