Mt. Moriah Cemetery

MT. MORIAH CEMETERY
Scott County, Arkansas

This cemetery is located southeast of Waldron. From Highway 71B in Waldron, go south to Highway 250. East on 250 about 11 miles; a sign on the right says "Lick Skillet Fox Pen." This is County Road 286; turn right (gravel road) for about 1 mile to a gate where you will enter the fox pen. Go about a quarter mile to the cemetery which is enclosed by a chain link fence.

The tombstones were copied and a digital photograph was made of each stone in September 2003 by Delaine Edwards with the help of my husband. Anyone wishing a copy of the photograph of their ancestor's tombstone may contact me and I'll be glad to send it via Email. Please put "Mt. Moriah Cemetery Photos" as the subject of your message.

Abbreviations Used:
B/D=Born & Died
D=Died
Dbl/w=Double stone with
D/o=Daughter of
FHM=Funeral Home Marker
S/o=Son of
Tri/w=Triple stone with
W/o=Wife of

Bayrd, Samuel M., 6 Feb 1895 - 20 Nov 1897, s/o L.I. & T.A.
Bayrd, Zora L., 20 Jul 1903 - 15 Oct 1903, d/o L.I. & T.A.
Brothers, Dollie, 5 Sep 1908 - 9 Jul 1910, d/o W.R. & Mollie, Tri/w two infants
Brothers, Earl, 16 Sep 1901 - 28 Aug 1943
Brothers, Infant, B/D: 7 Mar 1901, d/o W.R. & Mollie, Tri/w Dollie & Infant
Brothers, Infant, B/D: 4 Apr 1906, d/o W.R. & Mollie, Tri/w Dollie & Infant
Brothers, Infant, B/D: 1938, d/o Elmer & Roxie
Brothers, Israel, 1856 - 1914
Brothers, Jessie Lee, 1923 - 1923 (Flat cement stone; inscription painted; no picture available)
Brothers, Lee, 1895 - 1934, "Father"
Brothers, Lewis, D: 12 May 1935, age 78 years, dbl/w Mary, "Father"
Brothers, Linnetta Faye Ray, 5 Oct 1940 - 3 Oct 1958
Brothers, Malissa, D: 6 Dec 1877, age 23 years, w/o Israel (Stone broken)
Brothers, Margaret, 10 Jul 1875 - 10 Jun 1877, d/o Israel & Malissa
Brothers, Mary, D: 7 Jun 1946, age 84 years, dbl/w Lewis, "Mother"
Brothers, Mary J., D: 11 Jan 1900, Age 60 years, w/o Roland (Stone broken & off its base)
Brothers, Melvina, 10 Jan 1852 - 20 Aug 1877, w/o Israel (Stone broken)
Brothers, Mollie, 5 May 1873 - 19 Jul 1958
Brothers, Ollie, 1903 - 1911, "Mother"
Brothers, Roxie L., 8 Nov 1903 - 15 Aug 1998, Dbl/w William Elmer
Brothers, Tennie, 1895 - 1919, "Mother"
Brothers, Troy Lee, 1935 - 1936 (Flat cement stone with painted inscription)
Brothers, William Elmer, 22 Jan 1896 - 1 Dec 1983, Dbl/w Roxie L.
Brothers, William R., 1833 - 1868, Pvt. Co. L, 2 Kans. Cav. (Military Marker)
Brothers, Willie, 20 Aug 1869 - 20 Jul 1918
Brothers, Willie C. "Bo," 22 Sep 1942 - 15 Jan 2000
Cox, Ester J., 31 Aug 1905 - 6 Dec 1905, d/o M.M. & H.L., Dbl/w J. Oscar
Cox, Henry W., 3 May 1889 - 25 Jan 190_, s/o J.E. & S.J. (Stone broken & off its base)
Cox, J. Oscar, 5 Jun 1904 - 24 Oct 1906, s/o M.M. & H.L., Dbl/w Ester J.
Cox, James E., 1840 - 1918
Cox, Jesse D., 31 Mar 1873 - 19 Jan 1902, s/o J.E. & M.F. (Stone badly broken) *See Note
Cox, Malissa E., 1 Feb 1905 - 13 Feb 1906, d/o Joel E. & I.V.
Cox, Sanford W., 1909 - 1921
Cox, Stephen S., 8 Aug 1891 - 30 Jan 1908, s/o J.E. & S.J.(Stone broken)
Cox, William D., 27 May 1880 - 15 Aug 1891, s/o J.E. & S.J. (Stone broken)
Davenport, Earsel, 1915 - 1996, Dbl/w Neroda, "Father"
Davenport, Leon, May 1925 - Oct 1927
Davenport, Neroda, 1917 - 1965, Dbl/w Earsel, "Mother"
Davenport, Williene, 18 Jun 1930 - 12 Dec 1944
Hale, Charlie E., 29 Jan 1884 - 29 Jan 1885, s/o John & Mary E. (Stone broken & off its base)
Hale, Elva M., 19 Jul 1908 - 1 Feb 1990, Dbl/w Carmon P.
Hale, Carmon P., 19 Oct 1909 - 5 Mar 1988, Dbl/w Elva M.
Hale, Glen, 1927 - 1996, FHM
Hale, J. Luther, 22 Jun 1897 - 17 Sep 1897, s/o John & Mary E.
Hale, James D., 29 Jun 1874 - 8 Sep 1875, s/o John & Mary E. (Stone broken)
Hale, Jessie C., 30 Sep 1941 only date, Arkansas Pvt. 28 Inf., 1 Div. (Military Marker)
Hale, John, 22 Apr 1852 - 16 Jun 1918, Dbl/w Mary, "Father" (Stone off its base)
Hale, Johnny P., 1881 - 1946
Hale, Larkin W., 15 Oct 1905 - 30 Sep 1910, s/o D.L. & M.T. (Badly broken)
Hale, Levi C., 1886 - 1949, "At Rest"
Hale, Lucy M., 1891 - 1946, "At Rest"
Hale, Mary, 27 Dec 1855 - 22 Jun 1934, Dbl/w John, "Mother" (Stone off its base)
Hale, T.M., 20 Jan 1888 - 16 Jan 1958
Hamilton, Albert M., 16 Oct 1877 - 14 Oct 1887, s/o Thomas & Charlotty
Hamilton, Jessie, 27 Dec 1870 - 15 Aug 1887, s/o Thomas & Charlotty
Hankins, Charles E., Sr., 27 Feb 1933 - 22 Aug 1977, TSgt. US Air Force, Korea (Military Marker)
Hunt, Lurenda J., 29 Jan 1905 - 7 Oct 1908, d/o W.N. & M.J. (Stone broken)
Hunt, Mary L., 10 Apr 1900 - 10 Apr 1900
Hunt, Posie, 10 May 1926 - 21 Apr 1928
James, Ann, 6 Jan 1830 - 27 Sep 1883, w/o Jesse (Stone broken in 4 pieces & off its base)
James, Ellen, 1866 - 1950 (Flat Cement Marker, inscription painted)
James, Elmer D., 1906 - 1910, s/o C.H. & Ella (Stone off its base)
James, Jesse J., 3 Nov 1827 - 10 Feb 1900 (Stone broken & off its base)
James, Jesse J., Jr., Mar 1865 - 1911 (Flat cement stone; painted inscription)
James, John, 19 Jun 1868 - 27 Jan 1913
James, John Mikel, 10 Jul 1879 - 23 Dec 1883, s/o W.P. & Elizabeth
James, Myrtle, 21 Jan 1908 - 4 Dec 1908, s/o C.H. & Ella (Stone broken & off its base)
Lowrey, Bula C., 16 Feb 1893 - 18 Jan 1895, d/o W.H. & C.R.
Payne, Charles Wesley, 19 Mar 1901 - 1 Apr 1902, s/o W.I. & Matilda (Stone broken in 3 pieces)
Payne, Flora J., 31 Jul 1884 - 27 Feb 1909, d/o W.T. & Martha (Stone off its base)
Payne, Francis Marion, 9 Oct 1880 - 1 Dec 1901, s/o W.I. & Matilda (Stone broken in 3 pieces)
Payne, Lola Edna, 13 Sep 1892 - 10 Sep 1902, d/o W.I. & Matilda
Payne, Mary Luviney, 17 Sep 1876 - 16 Mar 1890, d/o W.I. & Matilda (Stone broken & off its base)
Payne, Matilda, 4 Nov 1857 - 11 Jul 1913, w/o W.I. (Stone broken in 2 pieces & off its base)
Price, Infant, B/D: 22 Feb 1903, s/o W.T. & L.A.
Price, Infant, B/D: 11 Jul 1910, s/o W.T. & L.A.
Terry, Infant, B/D: 25 Dec 1909, d/o J.T. & Dora B.
Terry, Jas., Co. L, 2 Kans. Cav. (Military Marker)
Terry, Lula Myrtle, 20 Oct 1892 - 17 Aug 1903, d/o G.W. & N.J. (Stone broken & off its base)
Terry, Stephen F., 2 May 1903 - 7 May 1906, s/o S.F. & Mollie (Stone broken & off its base)
Terry, Mary E., 10 May 1891 - 13 Jun 1891, d/o S.F. & Mollie
Terry, William C., 24 Aug 1892 - 5 Sep 1893, s/o S.F. & Mollie (Stone broken)
Terry, William H., 15 Oct 1889 - 10 Dec 1889, s/o G.W. & N.J. (Stone broken in 4 pieces & off its base)
Vaughn, L.V., 1835 - 20 Dec 1888, Dbl/w W.R.
Vaughn, W.R., 8 Oct 1831 - 1903, Dbl/w L.V.
Wagner, Matthew D., 2 Oct 1965 - 2 Jul 2000, "In God's Care"
Willson, Susia, 1 Nov 1853 - 14 Nov 1916, w/o J.J.
Wilson, Earnest, 7 May 1898 - 23 Jul 1900, s/o J.J. & Susan
Wilson, Holley, Died 10 Oct 1885, Age 67, w/o Mathew (Old Stone)
Wilson, Isaac Jefferson, Dec 1851 - 1905
Wilson, Jehu Jacob, Dec 1854 - 1930
Wilson, John R., 11 Jan 1883 - 12 Oct 1891, s/o J.J. & Susan
Wilson, Mary Holley S., Died 10 Oct 1885, Age 67, w/o Mathew (New Stone)
Wilson, William D., 5 Jan 1878 - 10 Oct 1887, s/o J.J. & Susan

*This tombstone is badly broken and the piece with his first name is missing. Research in Scott County census records leads me to believe this is the stone of Jesse D. Cox, son of James E. Cox and first wife Mary Frances Ferguson.

We did not find the following stones which were listed on previous canvasses of this cemetery during the mid 1970s and in 1993. There are 9 or more flat cement stones on which inscriptions have been painted & many of them are now mostly illegible. Some if not all of the below are likely among these:

James, Infant, No dates, s/o Jesse & Ellen (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)
James, Infant, No dates, d/o Dewey & Ruth (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)
James, Infant, No dates, s/o Jesse & Ellen (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)
James, Jessie Lee, No dates, infant d/o Dewey & Ruth (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)
James, Willard D., Mar 1909 - Jun 1910 (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)
Terry, Sarah "Sally" James, 1832 - Unknown (Listed 1993; not listed 1975/78)