CURTIS  GROVE  CEMETERY

  Est.  ca  1900 

Located approximately 10 miles Southwest of

El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas, between Newell

and Three Creeks. Traveling southwest

on Hwy. 15, turn right(west) onto Mt. Willie Road.

Proceed to Charles Rogers Road & turn left/south;

go south on Charles Rogers Rd. to Curtis Grove

Cemetery which will be on the left side of road.

*Survey October 20, 2011.  Janice Holzer

JCSH432@gmail.com  *Last update November 2019

Please go to the end of this survey for info

pertaining to the history, etc. of Curtis Grove

Cemetery & it's connection to Pleasant Hill

and Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

 

&. . . . Use of this symbol indicates a double headstone

or multiple individuals listed on head stone.

MM. . . ..Use of this abbreviation indicates a mortuary

marker is source of grave info.

WOW. . . . .Woodman Of The World

SSDI. . . . Some birth or death details from Social

Security Death Index.

ARDI. . . ..Death month & day from Arkansas Death Index

 

 

JOHN EDWARD ADAMS 2-28-1937 to 3-7-1937

*Not found in 2011

WINNIE BLY BEST 3-12-1937 to 7-21-1937

*D/of   H. C. Best & Mamie Johnson Best

ASA ROY BOLDING 3-10-1915 to 4-9-1972

*S/of Daisy Alice Roberson (1897-1972) &  Thomas Benjamin Bolding(1889-1924)  

*Died in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas

*Md:1942  Beatrice Lee Varnell born in Benton, Arkansas

* Beatrice Lee Varnell(9/5/1923  to  2/5/1983)

*Beatrice buried Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Texas   

"Mamaw Bea"  "Rest In Peace"

 

THOMAS BENJAMIN“BENNIE” BOLDING

3-22-1889 to 4-17-1924

*S/of  James Milton Bolding(1851-1890)  &  Mary Lou Bolding(1854-1906)

*Grandson of Rev. Obediah F.  & Nancy Shaeffer Bolding: GreatGrandson of

Rev John Preacher Bolding,   who brought a wagon train from Alabama to

Arkansas in the 1800's and  founded the village of Bolding.

& DAISY ALICE ROBERSON BOLDING

1-25-1897 to 1-30-1972

*D/of  Robert Henry Bolding(1869-1932)  &  Julia Ann Cottrell Bolding(1872-1946)

"Rest Is Thine  Sweet Memories Ours"

BLOOMER E. COTTRELL  12-28-1891 to 7-25-1914

*S/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913)  &  Nancy 'Alice'  Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

"Gone But Not Forgotten"

 

CHARLES RHEM COTTRELL 10-4-1894 to 9-8-1935

*S/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913) &  Nancy 'Alice' Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

"He Has Gone To Mansions of Rest"

 

CHARLES WESLEY COTTRELL 11-22-1891 to 11-18-1972

*S/of Jesse James Cottrell(1861-1911)  &  Minerva Luvenia Clifton Cottrell(1862-1943)

*H/of Genie Goza McGoogan (10/15/1898-10/5/1977)

*Genie buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery

 

DANNY LEE COTTRELL(15) Oct 1884 to 6-12-1900

*S/of Minerva Luvenia Clifton Cottrell(1862-1943) & Jesse James Cottrell(1861-1911)

 

DORSEY LEE COTTRELL  2-19-1897 to 4-24-1901

*S/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913)  &  Nancy 'Alice' Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

*Tombstone has been broken & repaired (2011)

 

ELIJAH CASPER COTTRELL 10-27-1897 to 7-24-1924

*S/of  Wm  David Cottrell (1874-1929)  &  1^st Wf, Catherine E. Barber Cottrell(1873-1900)

*aka  ”Kittie” Cottrell  buried in Friendship Methodist Cemetery, Union Co., AR

"Beloved One Farewell"

 

ELIJAH WINFORD COTTRELL 6-11-1852 to 2-13-1913

*S/of  William  David Cottrell (1823-1870)  & Mary Ann Hood Cottrell(1817-1870)

& NANCY 'ALICE' DUMAS COTTRELL 2-11-1857 to 7-24-1928

*D/of  Benjamin Marion Dumas(1823-1905)  &  Susan C. Rhem Dumas(1837-1870)

 

IDA MAY COTTRELL 4-24-1887 to 7-31-1902

*D/of  Jesse James Cottrell (1861-1911)  & Minerva Luvenia Clifton  Cottrell(1862-1943)

*"Our Darling One Hath Gone Before To Angels On High ?______?"

 

JESSE JAMES COTTRELL 11-23-1861 to 9-17-1911

*S/of  William David Cottrell(1823-1870)  &  Mary Ann Hood Cottrell(1817-1870)

& MINERVA LUVENIA CLIFTON COTTRELL

5-30-1862  to  9-19-1943

*D/of John M. Clifton(1837-1906)   &  Penelope E.“Penny” Rhem Clifton (ca 1837 MS)

"They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow"

 

JOHNNY LEE COTTRELL  8-17-1882 to 11-22-1905

*S/of  Jesse James Cottrell (1861-1911)  & Minerva Luvenia Clifton  Cottrell(1862-1943)

"Rock of Ages"

 

LOUISE COTTRELL  8-28-1920 to 12-10-1932 "Daughter"

*D/of Charles Wesley Cottrell(1891-1972)  &  Genie Goza Cottrell McGoogan(1898-1977)

*Genie Goza McGoogan is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Union Co., AR

*Genie - D/of Edwin Eugene Goza(1869-1904) & Margaret Hubbard Goza(1869-1901)

*Genie Goza    *Md:*1^st  Charles Wesley Cottrell(1891-1972)  

*Md:2^nd  Floyd Hilton McGoogan(1910-1988)

 

RAYMOND COTTRELL 7-7-1919 to 7-7-1919

*Infant son of Jesse Jewell  Cottrell (1898-1986) & Mattie Ella Hughes Cottrell (1901-1995)

"Asleep in Jesus"

 

WILLIAM DAVID COTTRELL 1874 to 1929

*S/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell (1852-1913)  &  Nancy 'Alice' Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

*Spouses:  *1^st  Catherine E."Kittie" Barber  (1873-1900)  buried at

Friendship Methodist Cemetery   *D/of  Elijah Warren Barber & Carrie Smith Barber

*2^nd wife, Martha Ida Bishop (1878-1933)

& MARTHA IDA BISHOP COTTRELL 1878 to 1933

*D/of  Henry Hawcom Bishop(1855-1893)  &  Mary A. Melton Bishop(1856-1936)

*2^nd Wf/of  William David Cottrell(1874-1929)

ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" COTTRELL DAVIS

1-26-1884 to 3-9-1912

*D/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913)  &  Nancy Alice Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

*1^st  Wf/of  Wiley Andrew Davis(1879-1974)  buried  Marysville Cemetery, Union Co., AR

*Wiley A. Davis was the S/of Andrew Jackson Davis(b:ca 1850 GA) &

Margaret Burney Davis (b:ca 1854 GA)   "Gone but not forgotten"

ALICE OPHELIA ROBINSON DUMAS

12-25-1874  to  7-28-1928

*Wf/of  Benjamin Moses Dumas   *Md:2/28/1892 Union Co., AR

BENJAMIN MOSES DUMAS 6-1-1860 to 12-24-1931

*S/of Benjamin Marion Dumas(1860-1931)  &  Susan Catherine Rhem Dumas(1837-1870)

Benjamin M. Dumas  Md:2/28/1892  Union Co., Alice Ophelia  Robinson

"He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth"

 

GROVER W. DUMAS 12-7-1896 to 10-21-1918

*S/of Benjamin Moses Dumas(1860-1931)  & Alice Ophelia  Robinson Dumas(1874-1928)

CHARNEL HIGHT  1834 to 1916 *Not found in 2011

*Born in North Carolina   *Died Union County, Arkansas

& ELIZABETH “LIZZIE” KING HIGHT 1844 to 1920

*Parents of:  Sarah Ann Hight Wooley (1860-1947)  &  John C. Hight (1864-1936)

BOBBY GLEN McKINNON  8-1-1931 to 8-23-1931

"His Memory Is Blessed"

 

ELSIE CHRISTINE McKINNON  5-27-1919 to 7-27-1920

*D/of  Walter Pierce McKinnon(1879-1963)  &  Mary Ellen Cottrell McKinnon(1879-1933)“

"She Was The Sunshine of Our Home"

 

LEONARD NEWPORT McKINNON  Sep 1901 to Aug 1904

*S/of  Walter Pierce McKinnon(1879-1963)  &  Mary Ellen Cottrell McKinnon(1879-1933)“

“Children Are The Keys Of Paradise"

 

Little OLLIE McKINNON  Nov 1985 to 9-12-1900

*S/of  Laura Susan Cottrell(1876-1947) & William Alexander McKinnon(1870-1901)  

*4 years-9 mos-22 dys

"Those little lips so sweet to kiss, Are closed forever now,

Those sparkling eyes that shown so bright Beneath that pearly

brow, That little heart that beat so high, Free from all care

and gloom, Are hidden now from those he loved Beneath the stone tomb"

 

WALTER PIERCE McKINNON  2-12-1879 to 12-13-1963

*S/of  Angus Wilson McKinnon(1840-1899)  &  Eliza Jane Keeling McKinnon(1847-1924)

*H/of  Mary Ellen Cottrell   "He Lives In Hearts He Left Behind"

MARY ELLEN COTTRELL McKINNON 8-25-1879 to 5-14-1933

*Wife of  Walter Pierce McKinnon

*D/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913) &  Nancy Alice Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

"To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die"

 

WILLIAM ALEXANDER“ALEX” McKINNON 3-19-1870 to 3-9-1901

*S/of Angus Wilson McKinnon(1840-1899)& Eliza J. Keeling(1847-1924)

& LAURA SUSAN COTTRELL McKINNON 3-31-1876 to 3-9-1947

*D/of Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913)& Nancy Alice Dumas(1857-1928)

"Thy Memory Shall Ever Be A Guiding Star To Heaven"

Infant MULLEN  b & d 4-16-1927

*S/of  Ergil B. & Zeffie McKinnon Mullen

"Of Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven"

JAMES NEWTON  5-18-1838 to June 1862

*S/of  John Newton(1805-1851)  &  Penelope G. Dunaway Newton Lamar(1813-1875)

*Siblings: Timothy Isaac Newton(1835-1889); James Newton(1838-1862);

William P. Newton(1846-1850); Green Taylor Newton(1848-1852)

*Civil War Veteran who died of injuries sustained in battle.

*Capt.  Co  A   1^st  Ark  Inf   CSA   *James is listed in 2 cemeteries: I don't believe he

is buried in either one, since he died of injuries sustained on the battlefield at Shiloh.

Newton-Dunaway Cemetery  &  Curtis Grove Cemetery, Union Co., AR

*Inscription on the headstone  "An early sacrifice upon the altar of his country"

MARY LOTTIE HIGHT RICHARDSON (90)

8-24-1882 to 10-30-1972

*D/of  Charnel Hight (1834-1916) &  Elizabeth King Hight(1844-1920)

*Md: John R. Richardson (b:ca 1884 SC) in Union Co., Arkansas 1922.

 

MARVIN HUEY ROBERSON  10-18-1899 to 1-26-1988

*S/of  Robert Henry Roberson(1869-1932)  & Julia Ann Cottrell Roberson (1872-1946)

*Md:11/20/1926 "  Thy Memory Shall Ever Be A Guiding Star To Heaven"

& BESSIE MAE SANDERS ROBERSON 8-10-1905 to 5-26-1976

*D/of John F. Sanders(1872-1939)  &  Naomi Rebecca Jane Duncan(1875-1959)

 

ROBERT HENRY ROBERSON  7-28-1869 to 6-11-1932

*S/of  James Benjamin  Roberson(1834-1911) &  Mary E. Peoples Roberson(1839-1921)

& JULIA ANN COTTRELL ROBERSON(74)9-3-1872 to 12-14-1946

*D/of  Elijah Winford Cottrell(1852-1913) &  Nancy Alice Dumas Cottrell(1857-1928)

"A Life Like Theirs Has Left A Record Sweet For Memory To Dwell Upon"

ANNIE MAE SNIDER  b & d 6-27-1932

*Infant D/of Mr.& Mrs. W.W. Snider (William & Florence Snider)

*Not found in 2011

ANNIE BELLE ROBERSON WALLER

11-16-1893 to 7-17-1921

*D/of Robert Henry Roberson(1869-1932) & Julia Ann Cottrell(1872-1946)

* 1^st Wf/of Elijah Monroe Waller(1888-1966) *Buried Marysville Cemetery

 

MARY LEE WALLER died 6-28-1914 *Child.

*D/of Elijah Monroe Waller(1888-1966)  &  Annie Belle Roberson Waller(1893-1921)

 

WHIT WALLER  5-8-1916 to 5-25-1916

*S/of Elijah Monroe Waller(1888-1966)& Annie Belle Roberson Waller(1893-1921)

October 20, 2011

Curtis Grove Cemetery

 

*Should you wish to have more history, or info, on the Pleasant Hill

Cemetery....or Pleasant Grove or Curtis Grove Cemeteries,

I would recommend you contact  RON PONDER @

(908) 230-3100...... rjponder@aol.com 

*Mr. Ponder's ancestors from the  "GOZA" family

played a part in donating land for the establishment of

Pleasant Hill & Pleasant Grove Cemeteries;  later

these two cemeteries along with Curtis Grove

were merged / consolidated as far as the land

ownership.  Mr. Ponder, cited above, has more concise

info about the origins of these three cemeteries

and how the three are connected.