Note: Burials that have taken place after the cemetery transcription went online, are listed at end of the cemetery info, they are not inserted alphabetically. Same
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From the junction of Highway 7 and 7 Spur (Dardanelle Lock and Dam Road) south of Russellville, turn right on 7 Spur , go .5 mile to Dow Chemical Plant Road. Turn lef on Dow Chemical Plant Road, go .3 mile to meatl gate on right. Cross gate and go 300 yards southwest.
Cemetery on left behind Dow’s park and jogging trail. 68 unmakred graves. This is a fairly large area with three mounds located on it. Most of the graves are located on these mounds.
W. B.
 Carved in a rock, no dates
Marcus Bernard
He does not have an individual marker, but is listed on the large
POPLIN Family stone
No dates, He was born in 1817
Husband of Sarah L. Poplin
Married 30 June 1842 Book A page 52 Pope Co. AR
Joseph Brearley 12 March 1864 6 February 1865
Son of Joseph H. Brearley and Atlantic E. Truett
Joseph H. Brearley 2 July 1839 15 May 1926
Son of Joseph H. Brearley and Mary Ann Norris
Husband of Atlantic Elizabeth Truett
Married 26 May 1859 Book C page 164 Pope Co. AR
 Co. E, 17th Ark. Infantry CSA
Atlantic E. Brearley 28 December 1832 28 January 1894
Daughter of Elijah Truett and Anna Harvill
Wife of Joseph H. Brearley
Children: Mary Ann, Alice, Maggie, Samuel, Joseph, Minnie, B. Harrel, Infant
Mary Ann Brearley 18 October 1811 4 October 1853
She was born in New Jersey
She died in Pope County, Arkansas
Daughter of Samuel Norris and Susan H. Lyon
Wife of Dr. Joseph Henry Brearley
Married 19 June 1837 Book A page 25 Pope Co. AR
Children: David G., Joseph H., Henry J., Susan N., Samuel N.
Minnie Brearley 8 February 1871 4 August 1871
Daughter of Joseph H. Brearley and Atlantic E. Truett
Samuel Brearley 28 February 1867 - 16 August 1886
He died at Norristown, Pope County, Arkansas
Son of Joseph H. Brearley and Atlantic E. Truett
Obituary dated 16 August 1886
John P. Ferguson 1841 14 September 1898
Husband of Tennessee
Children: Ellen, Elijah, Charley, Harmon, Corah, Jessie, John A.
Pvt. Cook’s Ark. Infantry CSA
Sophia Foster died 8 February 1906 age 53
Wife of Rance Foster
Children: Eliza J., Julia A., Thomas W., Harriette E., Mary E.
Note: Her stone is broken
John Franklin No Dates
He was born about 1803 (age on marriage license to second wife)
He died March 1857 (from Pope County History about George Poplin family)
Husband of Chaney Ellis Poplin
Married 1833 (history article)
Husband of Rebecca Garner
Married 11 May 1848 Book A page 115 Pope Co. AR
Chaney Ellis Poplin No Dates
Wife of John Franklin
Children: Nancy Jane CLINE, Amos, Elizabeth Ann ATKINS, Amasa,
Sarah Emaline BOONE, Martha Arkansas DAVIS, John James.
Chaney Ellis and John Franklin do not have individual stone,
they are listed on large POPLIN marker
Child Goodell
Carved in a rock, no dates
Ellen E. Goodell 22 October 1828 13 September 1857
Daughter of Ellis Tobey and Mary
Stone is broken
Nancy Adeline Logan No Dates
Daughter of George Poplin and Elizabeth
Wife of James B. Logan
Married 13 October 1837 Book A page 27 Pope County, Arkansas
She has no individual stone, but is listed on the POPLIN marker
E. McC
This is a footstone only, no dates, no other name
Burrell Poplin No Dates
Listed on Poplin marker
Fred Poplin No Dates
Listed on the Poplin Marker
George Poplin No Dates
He was born in North Carolina
He died 1846 in Norristown, Pope Co. AR age 55 (from article in Pope County History)
Husband of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Poplin No Dates
Age 53
Wife of George Poplin
Children: Isreal, MadiSon L., Sarah L. BERNARD, William T., Angeline A. TOBEY,
James A., Nancy Adeline LOGAN, Chaney Ellis FRANKLIN, and an Infant
On the largest mound in this cemetery is a large POPLIN Family monument.
There are names all around the sides of this marker. See individuals with a note
attached for these names. Most are members of the Poplin family. There is an article
in Volume I of Pope County History on George Poplin and his family.
Lizzy May Pruitt 13 December 1898 16 June 1899
Daughter of W. A. and S. P. Pruitt
J. W. Roberts No Marker
He died 19 July 1907
Obituary dated 25 July 1907, states he was from Adamsville, Alabama
Andrew J. Tate No Marker
He died 3 November 1882, age 28 at Russellville, AR
Son of Zachariah Tate and Martha Timmons
Husband of Mary J. Berryman
Married 7 February 1877 Book E page 113 Pope Co. AR
Obituary dated 03 Nov 1882
Mary J. Tate No Marker
Died 22 April 1883, age 22 at Russellville, AR
Daughter of G. W. Berryman
Wife of Andrew J. Tate
Children: Ella, C. A., George, Wallace
Obituary dated 22 April 1883
Family Contact: D. Walker
Ella Tate No Marker
Died 30 September 1879, age 1 at Russellville, AR
Daughter of Andrew J. Tate and Mary J. Berryman
Obituary dated 30 September 1879
Family Contact: D. Walker
George Tate No Marker
Died 23 Apr 1883, age 13 months at Russellville, AR
Son of Andrew J. Tate and Mary J. Berryman
Obituary dated 23 April 1883
Twin to Wallace Tate
Family Contact: D. Walker
Wallace Tate No Marker
Died 20 Apr 1883, age 13 months, Russellville, AR
Son of Andrew J. Tate and Mary J. Berryman
Obituary dates 20 April 1883
Twin to George Tate
Family Contact: D. Walker
Cornelia Tobey died 02 October 1880
Age 23 years 11 months 16 days
Daughter of James J. Albright and Martha
Wife of George Tobey
Married 22 March 1877 Book E page 146 Pope Co. AR
Infant Tobey No Dates
Child of George Tobey and Cornelia Albright
Infant Tobey No Dates
Child of George Tobey and Cornelia Albright
Mary Tobey
Listed on Poplin marker with no dates
Not sure if this is the Wife of Ellis Tobey
She may have died July 1878 age 84
Stephen H. Tobey 24 July 1833 27 September 1873
Husband of Mary N. Ford
Married 4 October 1868
Mary N. Tobey died 12 May 1878
Age 35 years
Daughter of Napoleon Ford and Martha J.
Wife of Stephen N. Tobey
Stephen H. And Mary N. Tobey are on the same tombstone. This is a large five
piece stone and is completely down and apart. It is not broken, just knocked flat.
Berryman, Henry Claiborn August __, 1880 April 14, 1883
Son of George Washington Berryman and Theresa Ann Vincent
Submitted by Family Contact: D. Walker
Boswell, Cassandria Anne January __, 1880 May 13, 1898
Daughter of Andrew JackSon Tate and Mary Jane Berryman
Wife of Ransom Newton Vandorn Boswell
Submitted by Family Contact: D. Walker
Matchett, Ladonna 1947 2005
Maiden name Burris
Submitted by Family Contact: D. Walker
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