Cemetery:
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Simpson Family Cemetery |
Street:
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County Rd 162 |
City:
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Lamar |
State:
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AR |
Zip:
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72846 |
County:
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Johnson |
Nation:
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USA |
Status:
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Abandoned |
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Property:
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Private |
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Gravestones:
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15 |
Oldest:
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before 1850 |
Records:
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Yes |
Inventory:
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No |
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Condition:
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Cemetery is overgrown, but current property owners have done some
work on clearing it away. Some stones remain, but broken and
scattered. Many stones have been removed and/or stolen. Vandals and
cattle have taken toll on this family cemetery. |
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Problem:
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Cemetery about to be destroyed
Property Encroachment
Overgrown-trees
Overgrown-ground cover
Overgrown-vines
Broken Headstones
Buried Headstones
Disintegrating Headstones
Fallen Headstones
Removed Headstones
General Neglect
Vandalism
This area, in recent history, was planned for housing development
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Owner:
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Margie and Charles Rains |
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Contacted:
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Previous Contacts: Johnson County Historical Society in Johnson County, AR
--Interested Cousins, Property Owners |
| Current Status: |
Working toward clean-up of the area and construction of a small
protective fence. Working to form a cemetery association |
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Other Information: |
Inventory was made by Nora Clark Taylor some years ago, at which
time over half the stones stood in place on the graves. |
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Submitted by: |
John-David Simpson
simpsondd@aol.com |
