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Yale Cemetery (AKA: Hill Chapel Cemetery)

Johnson County, Arkansas

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Surnames: Acord • Bench • Byrd • Carpenter • Casey • Clark • Combs • Copeland • Currey • Davis • Dickerson • English • Eubanks • Eversole • Fry • Gregory • Hill • Jones • Karr • Kosier • McPhearson • Medlin • Mitchell • Odom • Patrick • Porter • Ritchie • Russell • Schurg • Seals • Stamps • Stewart • Suiter • Turner • Vaught • Wages • Whorton • Yates

Coordinates: Latitude: 35.67056° Longitude: -93.65052°
Directions: Take Highway 103 north from Clarksville approximately 18 miles to the Mulberry River. Cross the bridge and turn left (west) on Highway 215 (the first left). Follow Highway 215 about 4 miles. The cemetery is on the left and is visible from the road.
Sources: 1986 Johnson County (Arkansas) Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club. Cemetery visits Larry Kraus 1999, 2000. Cemetery visit Gerald Acord 2000.
Notes: There are 260 unmarked graves in this cemetery. Decoration Day is the 4th Sunday in May. There are 92 burials listed here. This is not a complete inventory of this cemetery. In the More Info column click

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Marker click to enlarge	Name	Birth	Death	Inscription	Notes
	Annie Acord	22 Oct 1920	3 Jun 1921	Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doc Acord.	Daughter of W.D. "Doc" Acord and Olevia Russell.
	Claude M. Acord	1882	1883		Claude M. Acord son of William Albert Acord and Mariah Louis Porter.
No Photo Available	Daniel Acord	20 Sep 1875	9 Feb 1896		Daniel C. Acord son of John William Caid Acord and Rebecca Jane Bench.
	Effie L. Acord	20 Sep 1916	20 Mar 1998	Wed 10-10-1940	Effie L. Davis wife of Roscoe Acord.
No Photo Available	Eliza Acord	25 Jan 1878	9 Feb 1886		Eliza Jane "Liza" Acord daughter of John William Caid Acord and Rebecca Jane Bench.
	Harold Wayne Acord	25 Mar 1943	31 Mar 1990		Son of Josiah "Joe" Acord and Wilma Combs.
No Photo Available	Homer Acord	1883	1890		Homer Thurman Acord son of William Albert Acord and Mariah Louis Porter.
	Joe S. Acord	9 May 1911	12 Nov 1989		Josiah "Joe" Acord, son of James Acord and Clara Evans, husband of Wilma Combs.
	John Acord	1797	1866		Son of Cornelius Acord and Barbara Eaker. May be a memorial, not a grave marker.
	Lou Acord, Mrs.	Mar 1857	Sep 1923		Mariah Louis Porter, daughter of Zedrick Hooker Porter and Eunice Medlin, wife of William Albert Acord.
	Olevia M. Acord	2 Mar 1892	15 Aug 1950		Olevia Russell wife of William Gordon 'Doc' Acord and daughter of William Nathaniel Russell and Permelia Emaline 'Millie' Russell.
No Photo Available	Olivia Acord	1874	1950		Unknown. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Otto Acord	1890			Son of John Calvin Acord and Martha Jane Hill. Not verified.
	Otty Argus Acord	30 Mar 1914	15 Dec 1996	Mar. 22 Mar 1947	Otto Argus "Otty" son of William G. Acord and Olivia Russell.
	Roscoe G. Acord	22 Aug 1917		Wed 10-10-1940	Roscoe Gordon Acord son of William G. Acord and Olivia Russell, husband of Effie Davis.
	W. A. Acord	1853	1918		William Albert "Bill" Acord son of Calvin Acord and Angeline Cook, husband of Mariah Porter.
	W. D. Acord	15 Feb 1885	4 Feb 1950		William Gordon "Doc" Acord son of William Russell and Mariah Turner, husband of Olevia Russell.
	Wilma Vae Acord	08 May 1912	20 Nov 1985		Wilma Vae Combs, daughter of Jimmy Combs and Martha Mitchell, wife of Joe S. Acord.
	Wm. G. Acord	no date	18 Mar 1864	Husband of Martha Acord Killed March 18, 1864 Aged 37 yrs	William G. Acord, son of John Acord and Sarah Turner. Photo taken in 1967, marker was not there in 1999. In 2000, in its place are two military stones that are identical except one has the name William A. Acord and one William G. Acord.
No Photo Available	Benjamin F. Bench	30 Apr 1882	18 Sep 1883		Son of William H. Bench.
No Photo Available	Jennie Dale Bench	28 Jan 1884	10 Nov 1984		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Earl Boen	3 Jun 1909	18 Feb 1964		Earl Boen, son of J. W. Boen and Flora Hyatt, husband of Delphia Davis.
No Photo Available	Margaret Carpenter	1832	1900		Martha Ann Hill, daughter of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry, wife of Moses W. Carpenter. Not verified.
	John Turner Casey II	1874	1918		Son of Uriah Casey and Angeline Farmer, husband of Mary Russell.
No Photo Available	Moses T. Casey	15 Sep 1872	29 Sep 1875		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Turner Casey				Turner Franklin Casey, son of Abner Casey and Elizabeth Bowen, husband of Susan Clark. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Tillie Clark	13 Jan 1919	1 Mar 1990		Tilley Lee Yates, daughter of English Alfonzo Yates and Maude Lee Acord, wife of Omar Clark.
No Photo Available	Coldonia Currey				Caldonia Caroline Stewart, daughter of Wiliam Thomas Stewart and Martha Jane Russell, wife of John Currey.
No Photo Available	Betsey Davis	1806	1859		Martha Elizabeth 'Betsey' Mooney, wife of John Henry Davis.
No Photo Available	Joana English Davis	15 Jun 1821	01 Dec 1844		Joannah English, wife of Sebern M. Davis.
No Photo Available	John H. Davis	1800	1859		John Henry Davis, son of William and Rachel Davis, huisband of Martha Mooney.
No Photo Available	Martha C. Davis	5 Nov 1849	28 Dec 1861		Martha C. Davis, daughter of Sebern Michael Davis and Joannah English.
No Photo Available	S. M. Davis	12 Sep 1822	29 Dec 1861		Sebern M. Davis, husband of Joannah English.
	John F. Dickerson	14 Mar 1876	22 Apr 1962	Married 18 Aug 1905	Son of Thomas Dickerson and Martha Hill, double marker with wife Kate.
	Kate Dickerson	27 Feb 1875	04 Oct 1925	Married 18 Aug 1905	Francis C. (Catherine?), wife of John F. Dickerson.
No Photo Available	Kimbrell N. Dickerson	10 Aug 1869	27 Sep 1874		Kimbrell Dickerson, son ofThomas Jefferson Dickerson and Martha Jane Hill.
No Photo Available	Martha Dickerson	08 Jan 1841	20 Mar 1926		Martha Jane Hill, daughter of Kimbrell Claude Hill and Amanda Jones, wife of Thomas Jefferson Dickerson.
No Photo Available	Martha I. Dickerson	08 Apr 1865	06 Aug 1899		Martha Isabella Acord, daughter of Cornelius C. Acord and Ann Elizabeth Murray, wife of James Wiley Dickerson.
No Photo Available	Ruthie Dickerson	1899	1899		Unknown.
No Photo Available	T. J. Dickerson	12 Jul 1838	15 Dec 1922		Thomas Jefferson Dickerson, son of Nathaniel Eli Dickerson and Sarah Anna Byrd, husband of Martha Jane Hill.
No Photo Available	Albert Eubanks	1 Jun 1879	23 Aug 1883	Son of J. A. and Anne L. Eubanks	Son of Joseph A. Eubanks and Annie E. Acord.
No Photo Available	Dora Clementine Eubanks	20 Dec 1883	25 Aug 1884	Dau of J.A. and Anne L. Eubanks	Daughter of Joseph A. Eubanks and Annie E. Acord.
No Photo Available	Infant Eubanks	01 Jul 1874	19 Jul 1874		Son of Jasper E. Eubanks and Anna Eliza Acord.
No Photo Available	Lewis Eubanks	15 Jan 1818	06 Mar 1891		Husband of 1) Nancy Casey and 2) Nancy McPhearson.
	Ester A. Eversole	21 Jul 1904	10 Jul 1927	Loving Mother.	Esther Agnes Hill. Replacement marker.
No Photo Available	Dona Gregory	1 Jan 1901	16 Mar 1970		Donna Jones, wife of James Robert Gregory.
No Photo Available	Emmogene Gregory	6 May 1939	14 Aug 1943		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Ezekiel Gregory				Son of James Gregory and Dona James, husband of Gayle Seals, father of Shirley Acord. Not verified.
No Photo Available	James R. Gregory	1 Nov 1888	1 Dec 1968		James Robert Gregory, husband of Donna Jones.
	Amanda Jones Hill	Dec 1822	03 Dec 1908		Amanda "Mandy" Jones, daughter of Francis K. and Sarah Elizabeth Jones, wife of of Kimbrell Claude Hill. It is interesting to note that here marker says "Jones" not "Hill". Otherwise, it is identical to her husband's marker.
	Infant Hill	25 Apr 1880	25 Apr 1880	Son of Marcus and Susan Hill	Son of Marcus Hill and his third wife Susan Davis.
No Photo Available	Infant Hill	18 Aug 1901	18 Aug 1901		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Jefferson D. Hill	21 Jan 1862	13 Sep 1876		Jefferson D. Hill, son of Marcus Hill and Louissa Melissa Thompson.
No Photo Available	John H. Hill	27 Apr 1866	19 Sep 1876		John H. Hill, son of Marcus Hilla nd Susan Davis.
	Kimbrell Hill	06 Jan 1818	30 Mar 1901	In my fathers house are [sic]married to Amanda Jones 11 Mar 1840. Served in Gordon's Rig. [sic] 2 Ark. Garrette Co. D. in War of 1861 C.H. Davis of Co. K. my horse was killed and fell on me. Kimbell Hill taken him off in Price rade [sic] at New Toney in 1864.	Kimbrell Claude Hill son of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry, husband of Amanda Jones.
	Layfatte Hill	15 Jun 1853	04 Apr 1919		Lafayette "Fate" Hill son of Marcus Hill and Eliza Jones, husband of Sarah C. Acord.
	Marcus Hill	4 Jul 1826	23 Dec 1895		Son of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry, husband of 1) Eliza Jones, 2) Louissa Melissa Thompson and 3) Susan Davis.
	Mark Hill	1790	1878	Memorial to Mark Hill b. 1790 N.C. D. 1878 Johnson County Mulberry Tsp Ark Military Sev War 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans Cpt. Wm. Gault Co of Inf 2nd Reg. W TN Militia He, his wife and 6 sons and 1 dau were early in this county and community.	Son of William Hill and Elizabeth Cope, husband of 1) Rachel Fry, 2) Elizabeth Jones. It is unclear whether this stone marks the actual grave site or is just a memorial.
No Photo Available	Martha Hill	No date	1879		Unknown.
	Obed N. Hill	23 Jul 1888	11 Jan 1918	Son of A.W. & L.C. Hill. \| "He and three others were murdered by a bank robber at Camp Funston, Kan. Jan 11 1898." \| "If you have a friend worth Loving, Love him, yes and let him know that you love him ere life's evening tinge is brow with sunset glow why should good words 'ner be said of a friend til he is dead. Obed."	Obed Newton Hill, son of Ambrose Hill and Louvinia Stewart.
No Photo Available	Susan Hill	1842	1915		Susan Davis, wife of Marcus Hill. Not verified.
	Susie Isabelle Hill	24 Jul 1874	16 Feb 1953		Susie Isabelle Stewart, double marker with husband William Franklin
	William Thomas Hill	04 Jul 1875	15 Feb 1950		Son of Lafayette Hill and Sara Acord, double marker with wife Susie Isabelle Stewart.
No Photo Available	Claude Karr	12 Feb 1883	10 Jan 1976		Claude Karr, husband of Cora Clark.
No Photo Available	Cora Clark Karr	16 Aug 1885	15 Apr 1982		Cora Clark, wife of Claude Karr.
No Photo Available	Josephus Karr	2 Jul 1844	9 Jan 1913		Josephus Karr, son of James Madison Karr and Haanah Y. Kennedy, husband of Sarah Elizabeth Whitmire.
No Photo Available	Mary Y. Karr	25 Jun 1871	6 Nov 1872		Mary Y. Karr, daughter of Josephus Karr and Sarah Elizabeth Whitmire.
No Photo Available	Sarah E. Karr	1848	1944		Sarah Elizabeth Whitmire, daughter of Bennet Whitmire and Mary Butler, wife of Josephus Karr.
No Photo Available	Freda O'Donnel		24 Jun 2004		Freda Flo Acord, daughter of Josiah Charley 'Joe' Acord and Wilma Vae Combs, wife of John O'Donnell.
No Photo Available	Susan Odom	18 Mar 1855	19 Sep 1893		Susan Isabell Stewart, daughter of Samuel B. Stewart and Elizabeth Louise Casey, wife of John Dean Odom.
	Miles Ritchie	1849	1917	Beloved Father and Grandfather	Miles Henry Ritchie son of Isom Ritchie and Martha Patrick, husband of Vicy Acord.
	Wallace C. Ritchie	22 Dec 1885	04 Jan 1918	Beloved Father	Wallace Calvin Ritchie son of Miles Ritchie and Vicy Acord, husband of Edna Wages.
	Drusilla R. Russell	08 Jan 1836	1923	Wife of Benjamin F. Russell	Wife of Benjamin F. Russell.
No Photo Available	M. E. Russell, Mrs.	1859	1927		Permelia 'Millie' Emeline Byrd daughter of Willam N. Byrd and Nancy Suiter, wife of William Nathaniel Russell.
No Photo Available	W. N. Russell	1861	1924		William Nathaniel Russell son of Benjamin F. Russell and Drusilla R. Dickerson.
No Photo Available	Ewing Stamps	13 Jul 1890	17 Apr 1963		Ewing Inman Stamps, son of John Preston Stamps and Clarissa E. Bunch, husband of Myrtle Mae Whorton.
No Photo Available	Myrtle Stamps	17 Feb 1890	28 Dec 1942		Myrtle Mae Whorton, wife of Ewing Inman Stamps.
No Photo Available	Caroline Stewart	unmarked			Daughter of Joseph Stewart and Jane Davis. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Henry Stewart	1840	1930		Joseph Henry Stewart, son of Joseph Stewart and Jane Davis, husband of Belvaritta Casey.
No Photo Available	Jane Stewart	1805	1905		Jane Davis, wife of Joseph Stewart. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Joseph Stewart	1801	1870		Joseph Stewart, son of Joseph Stewart and Sarah Copeland, husband of Jane Davis. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Joseph Stewart	1843	1930		Joseph Henry Stewart, son of Joseph Stewart and Jane Davis, husband of Belvaritta Casey. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Lucinda A. Stewart	08 Aug 1879	18 Jul 1880		Lucinda A. Stewart, daughter of Franklin Lafayette Stewart and Elizabeth C. Kosier
No Photo Available	Ritty Stewart	1841	1912		Belvaritta Casey, daughter of Turner Franklin Casey and Sarah Ann Clark, wife of Joseph Henry Stewart.
No Photo Available	William Walles Stewart	21 Nov 1875	1 Apr 1876		William Wallace Stewart, son of Joseph Warren Stewart and Lucinda Hill.
	Sarah Turner	1794	1865		Wife of John Acord. May be a memorial, not a grave marker.
No Photo Available	Angie Vaught	1860	1894		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Bryan Yates	28 Jul 1967	1 Aug 1967		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Fonzo Yates	14 Jan 1876	18 Dec 1952		English Lafayette 'Fonzo' Yates, son of Wesley Hartel Yates and Nancy Ann Davis, husband of Maude Lee Acord.
No Photo Available	Infant Yates	1943	1943		Unknown.
No Photo Available	Maude Yates	1883	1961		Maude Lee Acord, daughter of William Albert Acord and Mariah Louise Porter, wife of Alphonso L. Yate. Not verified.
No Photo Available	Nancy Yates	1854	1915		Nancy Ann Davis, daughter of William James Davis and Frances Stewart, wife of Wesley Hartsell Yates.Not verified.