Arnold Cemetery

Holly Springs AR

This Cemetery is also known as: None known

GPS Location: 621565 - 3925780

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #: 3WH0424

Number of Marked Graves: About 15

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete update of this cemetery was: September 20, 2019 by Leroy Blair

Current status of cemetery: This cemetery is on longer being used.

Point of contact for cemetery. No known contact person.

Photo by Leroy Blair

Leroy Blair, a member of the White County Historical Society who lives at nearby Clay, listed this cemetery for the first time

December 4, 2000. Following is his report:"To my knowledge, this cemetery has never been listed before. I was told about this

old cemetery by a gentleman in Judsonia who recently moved to the Clay area. He said the cemetery was off Summers Loop

Road at Holly Springs and was overgrown. Holly Springs is a small community on Highway 157 between Judsonia and

Pleasant Plains. I went to Holly Springs and talked to the lady who owns the store and gas station there. She said there, indeed,

was a very old cemetery back in the woods off Summers Loop Road. She said she had not been there for years but she

remembered it had a lot of old graves. She said to go to the bottom of the hill on 157 Highway at Holly Springs toward

Pleasant Plains and turn right on Summers Loop Road and go about a mile to where the road makes a turn to the right.

Where the road turns right, turn left onto an old dirt road and go about 200 yards. There is an opening cut in the trees (may

be an old logging road). Go down this road to the left. The cemetery sits on the right. Very overgrown, it is fenced in with two

strands of barbed wire."Blair found the graves of some Arnolds buried here, He also found 16 graves covered by stacked slabs

of rock, 53 others marked only with rocks and three depressions that were probably unmarked graves. He also took the

photograph at the beginning of this report. Additional information on the James A. Byrd family was provided in June 2001 by

Jane Hefley of Little Rock, a member of the White County Historical Society and great granddaughter of J.A. Byrd

.

If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on this Cemetery, Contact the White County Historical

Society, P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145. Or phone 501-278-5010 or Email Leroy “Lee” Blair at

lblblair74@gmail.com



Updated October 7, 2019

The word (Obit) means that the Historical Society has or has access to the Obituary for this person.

Following is a list of known burials in this cemetery.

Arnold, Martilla M. – 1873 – 1950 – DS with Quillar B. Arnold – Arnold Cemetery, Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

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(Obit) Book # 1 page 73

Arnold, Quillar B. – 1863 – 1929 – DS with Martilla M. Arnold – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

– (Obit) Book # 1 page 68

Atkins, Elmer – December 16, 1901 – November 16, 1903 – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Bryant, J.A. – March 27, 1898 – November 4, 1900 – Son of J.T. & M.E. Bryant – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Byrd, Effie – 1880 – 1881 – Daughter of James & Elizabeth Jane Byrd – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Byrd, Elizabeth Jane – 1837 – April 14, 1914 – Wife of James A. Byrd – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Byrd, Henry Thomas – 1867 – 1886 – Son of James A. & Elizabeth Jane Byrd – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Byrd, Infant – Born and died 1875 – Twin to William Edward Byrd – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Byrd, James A. – January 21, 1827 – July 4, 1881 – Husband of Elizabeth Jane Cedars Byrd

Byrd, Sterling – 1867 – 1877 – Son of James A. and Elizabeth Jane Byrd - per Jane Hefley

Holland, Lucy Paralle – Died January 7, 1950 – Age 65 years, 6 mos., 16 days – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Molloy, ? – December 29, 1882 – ? 22, 189? – Stone is broken – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Pinegar, Edna A. – February 12, 1882 – February 10, 18?? – Daughter of J.M. & M.F. Pinegar – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Pinegar, Ida – October 20, 1874 – August 21, 1877 – DS with Edna A. Pinegar – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Pinegar, Thomas – August 29, ???? – July 12, 1872 – Son of J.M. & M.F. Pinegar – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR

Wrinkle, Francis – Died 1949 – Only date listed – Arnold Cemetery, Holly Springs AR