Mayberry No. 3
relocated to
Murphy Cemetery, Montgomery Co., AR

In the early 1950s due the Lake Ouaticha project cemeteries were relocated. Reference1951 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.

Located Graves
A = Murphy Cemetery            D = Standridge Cemetery

Grave No. Marker Name Next of Kin Address New location Site
1 Rock unk unk unk A, B 25
2 Rock unk unk unk A, B 26
3 Rock unk unk unk A, B 27
3A Rock unk unk unk A, B 28
4 Rock M.J. Organ unk unk A, B 29
5 Monu. Sally Cockburn C.T. Smith Hot Springs, Ark D, 64
6 Monu. Clark T. Cockburn C.T. Smith Hot Springs, Ark D, 65
7 Monu. Celia Cockburn C.T. Smith Hot Springs, Ark D, 66
8 Monu. Russell Cockburn C.T. Smith Hot Springs, Ark D, 73
9 Monu. Van Cockburn C.T. Smith Hot Springs, Ark D, 74
10 Rock unk unk unk A, B 30
11 Rock unk unk unk A, B 31
12 Rock unk unk unk A, B 32
13 Rock Infant Cubage Mrs W.A. Smith 120 Main St. Hot Springs, Ark A, B 32
14 Monu. F.Mayberry G.W. Mayberry Silver, Ark A, B 33
15 Monu. Charles T. Dunn unk unk A, B 5
16 - 31a,b c, d -36 Rocks unk unk unk A, B 34-54
37 Monu. S.D. Mayberry G.W. Mayberry Silver, Ark A, B 6
38 Monu. Elisa T. Mayberry G.W. Mayberry Silver, Ark A, B 7
39- 42 Rocks unk unk unk A B, 60 - 63
43 Monu. Jeffey Rowel Sheffield B.Z. Sheffield Mt Ida, ARK (1) A, B 72
44 - 76 Rocks unk unk unk A B, 61- 76 79-99
77 Monu. Bernice Helms Ruby Hardin 307 Rector Hot Springs A, B 77
78 - 87 Rocks unk unk unk A, B 100 -109
88 Monu. Matilda A. Johnson Joe Demby Washita, Ark A, B 78

A. Contact next of kin for arrangements for possible removal of bodies to other cemeteries as follows:
        (1) to McKinney Cemetery.

B. If decided to remove to Murphy Cemetery, use assigned grave.

Murphy Cemetery, Montgomery Co. AR is located fourteen miles east of Mt. Ida on the Hwy 270, one mile west of the county boundary with Garland Co. south side of the road. Created for the graves that were removed from the floor of Lake Ouachita. No dates listed in the cemetery books. Ninety one graves. Seventy-seven unknown, fourteen identified. Five where removed to the Standridge Cemetery, one to McKinney and the rest to Murphy Cemetery.

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