WARNER BROWN CEMETERY

Est. ca 1853

Wall enclosure erected in 1916

 

 

Union County, Arkansas : Located in El Dorado, at the First United Methodist

Church grounds, Hill Street. Enter from the street via walkway & hall

between Church building & adjoining building.  Cemetery is walled-in .

Compiled  from  family  files & earlier surveys of the cemetery.

My survey done April 2012.   Last Update November 2018.

Janice Holzer   JCSH432@gmail.com

 

Entry to the cemetery is via a sidewalk that runs parallel with

shrubs in above picture; by opening a door into a partially enclosed

hall with fountain & flowers. The entry via a very heavy wrought

 iron gate is here on the open side of hall.

 

JOHN  H.  ASKEW   1-31-1817  to  12-13-1862

*2012  Headstone broken into three pieces

EVELINE  ASKEW   12-2-1821  to  1861

*Age 40 yrs  *Wf/of John H. Askew

*M/of  James(1839) Saphronia(1841) Mary E(1849)

*2012-Eveline's headstone broken-illegible.

JAMES  T.  BARNETTE  5-17-1831  to  7-8-1895

 

KATE  BARNETTE  11-27-1867  to  2-10-1900

"There is no parting in Heaven"

 

MARY  F.  BARNETTE   10-7-1823  to  5-5-1900

HENRY  BASCOM   "HUEY"  died  9-27-1883

"Aged  30 ys.  3 Ms."

JESSEE  C.  BEENE  11-22-1878  to  10-15-1898

*S/of  William  &  R.D. Beene

LUTIE  ESTELLE  BLAKE   7-20-1898  to  1-8-1901

*D/of A.L. & J.B. Blake  "And the mother gave all  fears and pains the flowers

she most did love.  She knew she would find them all again in the fields of light"

"Baby"  ANNA  BROWN   6-16-1888  to  2-13-1890

*D/of  Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Brown

 

MARTHA  BROWN   1-5-1839  to  10-28-1887  “Mother”

"Gone but not forgotten. "   ??more inscription...cannot read.

 

MATILDA  BROWN  6-8-1807  to  8-15-1845

*One of the first El Dorado pioneers to be interred here.

"Sacred to the Memory Of"

 

PERRIAN  SMITH  BROWN  6-5-1835  to  9-25-1869

*Bro/of Paul Brown  "A pioneer of Arkansas. A Confederate soldier.  A Noble man."

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

"This stone was erected by his brother, Paul Brown."

 

WARNER  BROWN  12-6-1785  to  12-28-1853

"Sacred To The Memory Of"

 

WILLIAM  RALEIGH  BROWN     5-1-1838AL  to  8-14-1874AR

*S/of  John  R.  Brown

*Husband of  Elizabeth Boone Frost Brown(11/24/1837-7/14/1901)

*Pleasant Hill Cemetery

*Grand Son of  Warner Brown & Mary Ann Neal

 

W.W.  BROWN   12-23-1859  to  3-16-1931

"WILLIAM WARNER BROWN"

Mrs. W.W.  BROWN (*Lucy Gresham )  7-22-1855  to  6-19-1938

FANNIE  B.  BURLESON  7-30-1869  to  9-6-1899

*Wf/of  J. Z.  Burleson

(Dr.) T. J.   BUSTIN  d: 10-30-1865  Age 31 yrs-7 mos-12 dys

"Let sickness ?blend,  let death  ? come .  If Heaven must recompense

?_____   Perish the grass and fade the flowers  If firm the word of God remains"

ELIHUE  CRAWFORD   1-25-1812  to  8-12-1884

&   MARY  STARR  CRAWFORD  10-10-1813  to  9-2-1883

*Wf/of  Ellihue Crawford

 

W. H. CRAWFORD    10-27-1847   to  5-1-1884

*2012-Not found, possibly in stack of

miscellaneous broken & illegible headstones. (See note at end of this list)

ELOISE  DEARING    3-7-1889  to  5-21-1890

*D/of  H.L. & M.I. Dearing   *April 2012  headstone illegible.

"?___   ?___   ?____   A mother's hope, A father's ?____.

Deaths cold arms doth ?___"

ALICE  HAZEL  DENNEY  1-24-1897  to  4-15-1899

*D/of  J. N. & M. J. Denney

ESTELLE  GOODWIN   Aug 1889  to  Sep 1894

*D/of  P.D. & S. L. Goodwin

 

HENRY  G.  GOODWIN  4-20-1882  to  8-28-1884

*S/of  T.H. &  A. E. Goodwin    "Weep not he is at rest"

 

JUANITA  M.  BUSTA  MANTE   GOODWIN  died  1-19-1899

*In the Memory of   Juanita M. Goodwin  nee  Busta Mante wife of

W. P.  Goodwin. "None  ?finer alive / above  but to love thee.

None named ?_____    but to wither"

 

MARIE  GOODWIN    Aug  1895  to  July 1896

*D/of  P. D. & S. L. Goodwin

 

PAUL  BROWN  GOODWIN   Jan 1900  to  Oct  1900

*S/of  P. D. & S. L. Goodwin

 

(P.D.) PETER  D. GOODWIN    6-2-1809   to  12-1-1881

*Age 81 yrs-3 mos-9 dys  *No marker found; entry is from church records

*See  notes about broken tombstones show, & names of  markers no longer found. .

MALINDA  LUCINDA  BROWN  GOODWIN   5-29-1829  to  8-19-1876

*Wf/of  Peter D. Goodwin     *2012-Not found, possibly in stack of miscellaneous

broken & illegible headstones. (See note posted with  photo at end of this list)

 

*Note of interest: another P.D. Goodwin, son of T.H. Goodwin & Amanda Taylor Goodwin

Is supposedly buried here. He was born in El Dorado, 3/7/1881 & died 8/13/1932, Kilgore,TX.

This P.D. Goodwin was married to Mae Goodwin.  (? One P.D. Goodwin was the father

Of Hugh Walter Goodwin(4/13/1851 to 8/8/1930) buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

*Hugh was married to Mary Ida Langford Goodwin (1854-1939)

 

UNKNOWN  ?GOODWIN   born ???  died  Aug 5, 1889 or 1899

*2012   Tombstone completely illegible.  Tombstone identical to Henry G. Brown

which is next to it....reason I thought this was a Goodwin. You can see the Aug 5. as

 part of the death date.

CHILDREN of  DR.  O.P. &  N. L. GREENWOOD:

JASPER  GREENWOOD  d: 12-1-1873  Age 13 dys

*S/of Dr. O.P. & N.L. Greenwood

KATE  GREENWOOD  d: 8-25-1872  Age 7 yrs-7 mos-27 dys

*D/of   Dr. O.P. & N.L. Greenwood

MARTHA  GREENWOOD  d: 8-25-1873  Age 1 yr-7 mos-16 dys

*D/of  Dr. O.P. &  N. L. Greenwood

OLIVER  P.  GREENWOOD  d: 3-25-1872  Age 2 yrs-9 mos-23 dys

*S/of  Dr. O.P. &  N. L.  Greenwood

*All four on the same stone;  2012 the tombstone is broken in half.

WILLIAM  DAVID  GRESHAM   3-8-1843  to  7-27-1883

*H/of  Lucy Anne Moore   "In Memory Of"   "By thy hands the boon was given. Thou hast

?wi   hid  thine/done  own:  Lord of earth and God of heaven – Evermore thy will be done."

LUCY  ANNE  MOORE  GRESHAM  6-11-1850  to  7-17-1938

*Wf/of  William D. Gresham    "She lived for others"

WALTER  FRAZER  HOWARD   10-11-1853  to  9-10-1900

*2012-Not found, possibly in stack of miscellaneous

broken & illegible headstones. (See note at end of this list)

HENRY  BASCOM  HUEY  d: 9-27-1883  *Age 30 yrs-3 mos

*Calculated birthdate:  June 27, 1853    *2012-Not found, possibly in stack of

miscellaneous broken & illegible headstones. (See note at end of this list)

Infant  Daughter of  DR.  S.D.  &  L.B.  HUGHES   

9-26-1896  to  9-27-1896

ROBERT  CARROLL  JAMESON   6-4-1882  to  6-24-1883

*S/of  W. D. & M. J. Jameson   *2012 stone nearly illegible

WHITMAN  B.  JOHNSON, M.D.  3-9-1822  to  2-28-1893  *Age 71 yrs

*1^st wife, Martha Ann Crawford(1837 GA -1860 AR)  *2^nd wife, Jimmie Thompson Johnson

"Gone Home "   "Gone but not forgotten"

JONNIE  C.  KYLE   d: 10-8-1876    *Age 14 yrs-11 mos-19 dys

RICHARD  P.  LAWRENCE   11-4-1809  to  8-2-1864

EDMUND  MAHONY   9-4-1821  to  8-22-1887

MARY  R.  MAHONY  2-20-1853  to  9-11-1897

*Wf/of  Edmund Mahony    "He promised to never leave ?___

to leave me alone."

Infant Son of  H.G.  &  B.  MATTHEWS  12-24-1899

"He died on earth to bloom in heaven"

MAUD  McCAIN   8-22-1889  to  5-3-1891

 

W. C.  McCAIN  1-2-1859  to  4-19-1897

"Resting in hope of a Glorious resurrection."

SUSIE  McHENRY   1-21-1896  to  3-3-1897

*Baby Child -D/of  G.P. & M.V. McHenry   "Come Ye Blessed"

MARTHA  A.  McKINNEY  3-26-1848  to  10-16-1900

*D/of  John Viney McHenry(1802-1880) & Kezia Brown McHenry(1810-1869)

*Wf/of  Matthew Kinchen McKinney (1844-1878) buried Old Lapile Cemetery

"Her End Was Peace"

Mrs.  SIGNA  MELLOR    d: 4-15-1889  El Dorado  Age 62 yrs

*Wf/of  James Mellor  (2012-Stone broken in half)

WILLIAM  F.  MIEARS   1-30-1843  to  4-4-1900

*Spouses: 1^st Louisa Grumbles(1845-1885) *Buried Shady Grove Cem.

*Md: Louisa Grumbles, Union Co.,AR 1864

*2^nd wife, Emily Perry Cole(1846-1927) *Buried Woodlawn Cemetery

*Mason      *2012-headstone pretty much illegible

LILLIAN  MAY  MILES  8-17-1888  to  12-7-1888

*D/of  O.A. & E. J. Miles

 

RUBY  MILES  2-27-1892  to  12-17-1894

*D/of  E.O.A.  &  E.J. Miles

 

THOMAS  M.  MILES  4-7-1890  to  1-21-1891

*S/of  O. A. & E. J. Miles  "Our darling one hath gone before.

To greet us on the distant shore."

ROSALIE  MILNER  d: 4-25-1885  Age 7 mos-10 dys

*D/of  J. D. & G.E. Milner  (2012-stone broken)

THOMAS  T.  MOORE  2-14-1804  to  8-7-1884

F. L.  NEAL   10-4-1827  to  11-27-1897  “Father”

*Aged 70 yrs-1 mo-23 dys 

"For man lookith on the outward appearance,

that the Lord looketh on the Heart"

M. L.  NEAL   12-4-1840  to  12-31-1897 “Mother”

"At Rest"   *Aged  37 yrs-27 dys

 

PAUL  NEAL   12-11-1971  to  8-1-1878

*S/of  F.L. &  M. L. Neal    *2012 headstone is illegible.

ANDREW A. NORRIS    2-23-1856  to  4-11-1901

"His many virtues form the noblest monument to his memrory."

LOUIE  S.  NORRIS    8-18-1862   to  1-30-1892

*Wf/of  A. A. Norris  "Little Pigeon Farewell"

HERBERT  PERRINE   10-9-1887  to  7-23-1888

*S/of  Dr. J. M. & S. L. Perrine  

"Not From Where Whence But From God To God"

 

MAUD  McCAIN  PERRINE    8-22-1889  to  5-3-1891

*D/of  Dr. J. M.  &  S. L. Perrine  

*2012-Not found, possibly in stack of miscellaneous

broken & illegible headstones. (See note at end of this list)

 

PROCTOR  KNOTT  PERRINE   8-13-1883  to  12-20-1892

* S/of  Dr. J. M. & S.L. Perrine

FANNIE  ASQUINTH  E.  DUCKER  PINSON  

9-11-1839  to  9-4-1913

"Francis  Asquineth  Ducker"   *Wf/of  Dr. J. H. Pinson

 

JOHN  HENDRICK  PINSON (MD)   2-25-1831  to  11-24-1896

*S/of  Abijah Pinson(ca 1777 SC-1833 SC) &  Sarah Arnold Pinson(ca 1798 SC- ca 1865 AR)

"A sleep in Jesus blessed sleep. From which none ever wake to weep."

 

HAMET  E.  PINSON  9-21-1861  to  5-19-1889

*Youngest  S/of  Dr. J. H. &  F.E. Pinson

"There are thoughts ?that  ?persist.  Bright, unfading through long years.

So thy memory we cherish, Shrined in hope embalmed in tears."

 

“Little” EDWIN  PINSON  died at age 2 yrs

*S/of  Dr. T. M. &  K. N. Pinson

 

TOM  NEWTON  PINSON  12-25-1890  to  6-18-1891

*S/of T. M. & Kate Pinson  "How many hopes lie buried here" *Footstone in

pile of broken-illegible tombstones.

JESSIE  DRUMMOND  ROBERTSON   2-1-1900  to  12-13-1900

*2012-most of stone illegible

 

LOUISE  E.  ROBERTSON  11-18-1896  to  8-27-1897

*D/of Thomas & Kate Robertson

ALICE  J.  TATUM   ROWLES   3-15-1841  to  1-1-1861

"Wf/of  W. J. Rowles and daughter of E. P. &  Eliza J. Tatum.

Born in Union Co. Ark., Mar 15, 1841. Married Dec 1^st, 1859. Died Jan. 1^st, 1861"

INFANT  Son of  Mr. & Mrs. J. L. SCALES   9-13-1919  (One date)

IVY  SIMPSON  10-26-1882  to  8-26-1883

*D/of  W.P.  &  N.E. Simpson

J.  PASCAL  SIMPSON   7-6-1884  to  10-8-1888

*S/of  W.P.  &  N.E.  Simpson

INFANT  Son of  J. S. &  M.C. SMITH 12-28-1878  to  1-6-1879

 

JOEL  SMITH   4-3-1818  Wilcox Co., AL  to   9-2-1883

"Rest In Peace"    *2012-headstone is illegible

MARY  ANN  McLELLAND  SMITH  4-6-1821  to  9-13-1910

*Wf/of  Joel  Smith     Age 89 yrs-5 mos-7dys

*Footstone in pile of broken-illegible stones at Warner Brown Cem.

"She was a soldier of the Cross and a follower of the Lamb. 

The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want. 

Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.

I will fear no evil;  For thou art with me;  thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

 

DR.  FRANCIS  MARION  SMITH    1-2-1843   to   10-5-1878

*Aged 33 yrs-9mos-3 dys    *S/of  Joel & Mary Ann Smith (Backside of obelisk headstone are

3 chain loops with the letters  F-L-T inside each loop.

ELIZABETH  STINSON  1864  to  1894

*D/of  Jessie & Mary Stinson

 

UNKNOWN   Child   NO.  1  *No. 2 only thing on the headstone

 

UNKNOWN   Child   NO.  2  (2012  broken headstone )

*No. 2 is the only thing readable. *Both No. 1 & No. 2  appear to be a child's tombstone.

*Small angel child kneeling over grave with willow tree .

MARY  Z.  WALLACE   5-19-1850  to  11-11-1894

*Wf/of J.G. Wallace  (2012-Headstone broken)

 

NEIL  WALLACE  d: 1-22-1884  *Age 1 yr-5 mos

*S/of  R. M. &  M.E. Wallace

Mrs. FRANCES  WARD   12-16-1878  to  6-20-1900

*D/of  Dr. Francis Marion & Lucy Smith

HENDRICK  ALONZO  WILSON  1-5-1889  to  6-2-1889

*S/of  I. A.  &  A. G. Wilson  *Aged 4 mos  27 dys

 

Dr.  I. A.  WILSON   9-28-1854  to  3-1-1898

"There are thoughts that never perish.  Bright , unfading through

long years,  So thy  memory we cherish stained in hope, embalmed in tears."

 

  

FIRST  UNITED  METHODIST  CHURCH ~ EL DORADO

Church annex building is to the right side of the 2^nd photo

The entry way to the cemetery(shown below) is between the church and the

annex. Out of view in this photo is the sidewalk from the street leading to

the enclosed entry between the buildings.

 

 

*In a back corner of the cemetery is a neatly, stacked pile of broken  & illegible headstones.

A couple that were evidently footstones, have the initials visible.

The following six are the names of those on this list that were not found in 2012.

↕  There are more than six markers, named below, in the stack / pile mentioned. ↕

W. H.  CRAWFORD

PETER  D.  GOODWIN  &  MALINDA  LUCINDA  BROWN  GOODWIN

WALTER  FRAZER  HOWARD

HENRY  BASCOM  HUEY     ~    MAUD  McCAIN  PERRINE

 

  

This is a view of the entry hall that comes in from the front of the church, but is located

↑    Between the Church and the annex building that runs along one side of the Cemetery.

You step up a few steps to your right in this photo to get to the cemetery level.

 

 

2^nd to the right, photo above ↑, is the sidewalk from the entry steps to the below historical marker.↓

    

 

     

Entering the cemetery, Building on right (in the first photo on left) is an additional/annex building

of the Church.  Not shown here, but across the backend & one side  of the building is a nice

high brick wall. Sealing it off from the street and other businesses that have

 been built around this old cemetery, located in the city of El Dorado.

 

From the back corner area of the cemetery- looking at backside of church.

 

Brick wall enclosure, running along street side.

 

This is a pile of broken headstones in the back corner of the cemetery.

Some are totally illegible; others are broken where there is no way of

determining which pieces go together.

More photos of this pile at beginning of pictures.