EGYPT CEMETERY

Cross County, Arkansas

 

Surveyed by Howard Lehman.

(exact date unknown)

 

African-American cemetery is located north of Parkin

on County Road 184 between Parkin and Earle.

 

 

ALISON, George, October 15, 1869 – Apr 9, 1963

 

ALISON, Pearl, Feb 15, 1886 – Aug 16, 1980

 

CURRY, Mrs. Laura Mae, died Nov 8, 1979, age 54

 

GLOVER, Amanda, died Aug 16, 1916, Golden Guide Circle #241

 

MILLER, Hannah M. C., died Nov 5, 1918, Golden Guide Circle #241

 

NEEL, Sallie, died Aug 31, 1918, age 53, wife of David Neel

 

 

 

There are approximately 150 unmarked graves in this cemetery.  Mrs. Leroy Tate of Parkin supplied the following list of persons known to be buried in Egypt. This information was related to Howard Lehman.

 

BERRY, Rosie (sister of Annie Smith, Fannie White and Effie Johnson)

 

CURRY, Laura

 

GAMBLE, Will

 

GANT, Marguerite

 

GANT, Mollie, daughter in law of Marguerite Gant

 

GENTRY, Geraldine

 

HARRIS, Josie (sister of Annie Bell Mitchell)

 

HILL, Will

 

JOHNSON, Effie (sister of Annie Smith, Rosie Berry and Fannie White)

 

JOHNSON, Lou (son of Effie Johnson)

 

MITCHELL, Annie Bell (sister of Josie Harris)

 

MOUNTAIN, Joe

 

SMITH, Annie (sister of Fannie White, Effie Johnson and Rosie Berry)

 

SMITH, Narcissus

 

SMITH, Stewart

 

SPENCER, Bennie

 

TAYLOR, Mary

 

WHITE, Fannie (sister of Effie Johnson, Rosie Berry and Annie Smith)

 

WHITE, Isom

 

WHITE, Roosevelt

 

WILLIAMS, Willie

 

WILLIAMS, James

 

 

 

 

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