Directions are same as for Rushing Cemetery: From the junction of Highways 7 and 27 in Dover, go north on Highway 7 for 2.2 miles to Rushing Road. Turn left and go 4.1 miles to cemetery sign. Turn left through metal gate and go .3 mile to cemetery.
This cemetery is located approximately 175 yards northwest of the north fence of Rushing Cemetery. There is a cattle feeding path to the right just before arriving at Rusing Cemetery. It goes around the edge of
the hill and across the branch and back up the hill. This cemetery is on the left about 75 yeards above the branch, in the trees. Approximately 45 to 50 graves with none of them marked. It was the fist cemetery used by the Rushing and Hays families when
they arrived in Pope county, prior to the Civil War.
I have been told that since we copied this cemetery the landowner had completed destroyed all the rocks and cleared off this cemetery.
The information given here is taken from various histories in the Pope County History Book, plus infromation from Pope County Census.
Lydia Hendrix 1879 1905
Born and died at Rusing Pope County, Arkansas
Daughter of Lewis Hendrix and Aunt Joan Hendrix Humphrey
Lewis and Aunt Joan were slaves of the Rushing family
David Rushing 1785 1845
Born in North Carolina
Died at Rushing, Pope County, Arkansas
Children: George, David Jr., Burrell, William, Dennis, and Nancy Anne McFadden
Mary Rushing October 25, 1815 May 1850
Died at Rushing, Pope County, Arkansas
Daughter of John Hays and Sarah Wilson
Wife of Burrell Rushing
Married 12 Jan 1843 Pope County, Arkansas Book A, page 57
Children: John D., Sally L. Brown, James Anderson
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