Lee County, Arkansas Cemeteries

 

Cavins Hill Cemetery

Marianna, Arkansas

 

 

 

Location: This cemetery is located behind and between the Christian Church and Stivers Anderson’s home in western part of Marianna.  This cemetery can be reached by going to the end of Burke Street where it turns west.  You must cross the yard of the last house there and enter the woods and travel approximately 100’ to the east.  A chain link fence should be visible.

 

On October 13, 2005, Jane Hartley submitted this listing taken from an old newspaper article.  These names are denoted by an (*) asterisk below.  Nancy Apple surveyed this cemetery on October 26, 2005.  She found stones for all of the names from the newspaper article and added several names to the list.   If you know of any additional information on this cemetery, please contact me. 

 

 

If you know of anyone else buried here, and would like to add their name, please contact me.  I can also create a link for you to any of these names if you find someone that belongs to your family.  The information presented is as correct as possible, however you may want to verify its accurateness. 

 

* Information taken from various cemetery books

** No Marker – information was submitted by person noted

 

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CAVINS, John B.* – Feb 10, 1840 – Feb 17, 1850 (Son of A.B. & M.A. Cavins) [son of land owner at this time and for whom Cavins Hill got its name]

 

HITE, James G. – Sept 31, 1850 – Aug 11, 1851 (Son of B.J.R. & S.A.) [mother died the day he was born, Sept 31, according to stone]

HITE, John B. – Nov 1, 1839 – Dec 21, 1860

HITE, Margarret R. – Feb 4, 1833 – Sept 14, 1845

HITE, Samuel C. L. – Dec 2, 1830 – Sept 15, 1845 (Son of B.J.R. & S.A.)

HITE, Sarah A. F.* – Feb 17, 1812 – Sept 31, 1850 (Daughter of B.J.R. & S.A.)

 

JONES, K. G.* – 1822 – 1871

 

THORNTON, Amelia A. – Aug 9, 1851 – Jan 22, 1854 (Daughter of R.J. & E.M. Thornton)

THORNTON, Rutherford J.* – died Nov 5, 1853 (Aged 39 years 10 mos; He was a Mason)

THORNTON, three infant children* – died Jan 25, 1853 (Triplets of R.J. & E. M. Thornton)

 

 

 

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