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Artesian Cemetery

This old cemetery is located a few miles southwest of Prescott. It is in the NE1/4 SW1/4 of Section 23, Township 11 South, Range 23 West. It is not fenced and was badly grown up with grass when I visited it in May, 2019. Many markers were broken or had fallen over.
Driving directions: From Prescott, go out the Washington Rd. (Hwy. 332) about 2.6 miles. Just before crossing over I-30, turn left on Rd. No. 227 and travel on it until you reach a crossroads. Continue straight a little over 1/2 mile. The cemetery will be on your left just before the intersection with Rd. No. 225.
A COMPLETE SURVEY OF THIS CEMETERY WAS MADE OCTOBER 24, 2006

Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Adams, Allie	6-26-1882	4-29-1903
Adams, William E.		1-27-1870	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Adams, Minerva	11-11-1884	9-17-1885	Daughter of T. J. and M. C. Adams
Adams, Minerva C.	1-1-1857	1-11-1885	Wife of T. J. Adams; marker lying flat
Adams, ???			Daughter of J. and M. G. Adams; broken stone lying flat
Alexander, Samuel		9-2-1874	Age 26 years, 8 months, 2 days
Allen, Steven Garland	10-7-1959	5-7-1976	This information from Gloria Miles of Birmingham, AL; grave not found
Arnold, Lucy P.	4-12-1800	7-9-1879	Broken stone-can't read birth date
Arnold, Mary A.	3-13-1847	1-3-1885	Age 37 yrs., 9 mths., 20 days; wife of W. E. Arnold; broken stone
Arnold, William Edward		1-27-1876	Age 8 months, 23 days; stone lying flat in grass; son of Wm. E. and M. A. Arnold
Baird, Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell	1827	1864	Double marker with John Adams Baird
Baird, John Adams	1826	1871	Double marker with Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell Baird
Baird, Rufus G.	9-5-1862	10-18-1865	Son of W. H. and Mary Baird; broken stone
Baird, Mary B. P.	5-14-1825	6-17-1888	Wife of W. H. Baird; born in Autauga Co. Alabama; died at Washington, Hempstead Co., Ark.
Barton, Laura J.	1-18-1856	11-24-1878	Wife of W. G. Barton
Barton, Jodie	10-20-1878	7-20-1883	Son of W. G. and Laura J. Barton
Brooks, Nancy C.	6-20-1850	11-22-1898	Wife of I. H. Brooks
Brooks, Isam H.		5-14-1936	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Bryan, Mary Riddle	1-24-1839	11-23-1884	Stone is off base
Campbell, Pollie		4-3-1918	Age about 84; double marker with J. B. Campbell
Campbell, J. B.		1-10-1885	Age about 50; double marker with Pollie Campbell
Catlett, Lucy A.	11-9-1860	10-13-1941	Hard to read
Catlett, Penelope	11-1-1841	5-1-1913
Catlett, John B.		6-3-1894	Age 58 years
Catlett, Mary A.	12-21-1833	11-12-1906	Stone is lying flat
Catlett, Margaret M.	10-20-1802	11-27-1886	Age 84; grave not found during survey; funeral at Artesian church; widow for 30 years; information from newspaper
Cobb, Leroy H.	2-27-1846	1-21-1887	Husband of Mattie Cobb; murdered; stone lying flat
Cobb, M.	2-2-1814	6-6-1856	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Cobb, Permelia D.	6-24-1813	6-2-1865	Wife of Maximen Cobb; birth date hard to read; broken stone
Davis, Estelle	4-11-1901	2-23-1903	Daughter of J. T. and M. E. Davis
Dickerson, James L.	12-3-1890	10-24-1946
Dickerson, Paul L.	1925	1925	Son of Edd and Annie Dickerson
Dickerson, Allen W.	1865	1919	Broken stone
Dickerson, infant	1893	1984	Son of Allen and Becca Dickerson
Dickerson, Senia	1895	1895	Daughter of Allen and Becca Dickerson
Dickerson, Hannah Rebecca	1867	1895
Dickerson, Edd M.	12-15-1888	8-19-1977	Double marker with Annie P. Dickerson
Dickerson, Annie P.	7-2-1890	8-20-1977	Double marker with Edd M. Dickerson
Dickerson, Wayne H.	1920	1920	Son of Edd and Annie Dickerson
Dickerson, James	12-15-1938	10-18-2014	Metal marker at time of survey; full dates from obituary
Falkner, Venie	8-1-1907	12-12-1912
Faulkner, Dora	3-30-1880	1-20-1919	Stone is off base
Francisco, Clara Elizabeth		8-22-1890	Daughter of Willis and Maggie Francisco; age 2 years, 10 months, 11 days
Francisco, Alfred F.	12-17-1861	6-7-1918
Francisco, Ellen, Mrs.	2-11-1823	12-10-1890	Wife of Allen Francisco
Francisco, Allen	5-30-1825	12-22-1902	Top broken off monument
Harris, Lizzie May		9-28-1912	Age 11 years, 10 months, 0 days; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Harris (from obituary)
Harris, Alice Augusta	1-16-1892	10-18-1898	Daughter of F. P. and F. V. Harris
Harris, Simeon	3-21-1874	7-8-1888	Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Harris, Sarah Elizabeth		5-23-1879	Age 33 yrs., 2 mths, 11 days; wife of F. P. Harris
Harris, Frederick B.	12-8-1869	12-15-1906	Age 37 yrs., 7 mths., 7 days
Hubbard, Florance J.	3-26-1895	9-13-1895	Broken stone
Hubbard, Minnie E.	8-7-1864	5-6-1888	Wife of J. M. Hubbard; broken stone
Hubbard, M. M.	5-1-1889	7-9-1889
Johnson, C. E.	6-6-1839	9-26-1858	Age 18 yrs., 3 mths., 20 days; stone lying in grass between Cobb graves
Johnson, Jessee	1-1-1800	7-14-1885	Born in Randolph Co., N. C.; married in Clark Co., Ala 3-24-1825; double marker with Olive Pugh Johnson
Johnson, Olive Pugh	7-28-1808	7-1864	Double marker with Jessee Johnson; married in Clark Co., Ala. 3-24-1825;
Johnson, John Elijah	1-16-1833	12-30-1907	Son of Jessie and Olive Johnson; double marker with Rufus Garland Johnson; stone is off base
Johnson, Rufus Garland	6-22-1870	10-18-1881	Son of Jesse and Sarah Johnson; double marker with John Elijah Johnson; stone is off base
Johnson, J.			Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Jones, William H.	1845	Dec., 1929	Metal marker set in stone; death month from obituary; year only on stone
Jones, Elnora Hicks	1860	1898	Metal marker set in stone
Long, (infant)		Nov., 1874	Daughter. of H. W. and R. C. Long; one date
Long, William R.	2-5-1866	11-7-1871	Son of H. W. and R. C. Long
Long, Rachel C.	1-27-1827	1-23-1880	Broken stone is about gone; grave is 3 feet south of infant Long marker
Long, James S.	12-3-1859	12-25-1879	Broken-can't read dates
Long, H. W.		July, 1888	Grave not found during survey; body brought back from Hubbard City, TX; information from newspaper
Lowdermilk, Grace Sanders	2-10-1894	9-1-1916	Year dates hard to read
McCollum, Altamira	5-26-1820	10-16-1871	Born Dickson Co., TN; daughter of Gavin and Mary Payne; wife of A. B. McCollum
McCollum, Ambrose B.	2-10-1819	9-6-1877	Broken stone
McKelvy, Isaac Pinkney	3-16-1849	8-7-1881	Grave unmarked; info. from family records
McKillian, Joseph		5-8-1863	Age about 60 years
McKillian, Artamessa	8-26-1819	12-3-1886	Wife of Joseph McKillian
McSweeny, Wayne Douglas	2-20-1939	10-8-1940
Martin, Mrs. Levi		June, 1910	Grave not found during survey; information from newspaper
McSweeny, Norma Ann	7-30-1940	8-1-1940
Massengill, Ella J.	9-1-1872	2-16-1900	Wife of T. K. Massengill; marker lying flat
Massengill, Maj. Roy Edward	11-12-1898	8-3-1972	Memorial stone; buried at Nat'l Cem.; Ft. Sam Houston-San Antonio, TX; son of Thomas Kent and Ella Josephine Massengill; husband of Cornelia Ann Holmes Massengill
Massengill, Thomas Kent	10-12-1869	9-11-1911	Memorial stone; buried Abilene, TX; son of M. J. and Kate Redus Massengill
Massengill, Willie L.	2-13-1890	8-30-1891	Son of T. K. and E. J. Massengill
May, Ruth		June, 1915	Age 14; grave not found during survey; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Collin May; left orphan at age 2; died from tuberculosis; information from obituary
Mays, J. C.		1910	Information from newspaper; grave not found during survey
Miller, Calista F.	12-24-1831	3-22-1862	Wife of S. G. Miller; daughter of Rev. H. B. and N. K. Warren; broken stone lying flat
Newth, Bertie	8-22-1890	7-15-1892	Son of Wm. A. and Ella M. Newth
Odell, John F.	1-20-1885		Double marker with Rebecca Odell; stone turned over; can't confirm information
Odell, Rebecca	4-15-1888	7-14-1968	Double marker with John F. Odell; stone turned over; can't confirm information
Odell, F. M.	5-6-1844	11-27-1918
Parker, Mona Ann	1947	1947	Daughter of Bob and Jo Parker; dates on earlier record (born 1-9-47 and died 1-31-47)
Parker, Bobby Jean	1925	8-2-1977	Amm 3-U. S. Navy-World War II; full death date from obituary; year only on stone
Parker, Jo Dickerson	1926	3-14-2006	Elizabeth Jo Parker in obituary
Parker, Elizabeth Jo	12-27-1926	3-14-2006	Information from obituary
Pratt, (infant)		5-20-1914	Child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pratt; grave not found; info from newspaper article
Purvis, Subinia A.	12-25-1865	12-29-1893	Wife of Robert Purvis
Rea???, William	1877	8-2-1877	Broken marker
Rentz, Maggie M.	7-16-1875	2-17-1899	Wife of M. K. Rentz
Sanders, Jim		Oct., 1906	Grave not foind during survey; information from newspaper
Sanders, Flemen	2-28-1831	7-4-1877	Broken stone; born in Patrick Co., VA.
Shackelford, William H.	5-2-1807	10-10-1873	Double marker with Martha E. Shackelford
Shackelford, Martha E.	12-25-1813	8-16-1892	Double marker with William H. Shackelford
Steele, Ida A.	8-9-1872	10-16-1873	Daughter of Col. W. T. and M. A. Steele
Summers, Ernest		2-8-1922	Grave not found; info. from newspaper obituary
Trevillion, J. C.	12-10-1840	9-24-1901	Age 60 years, 9 months, 14 days
Trevillion, David E.	11-5-1899	12-16-1900	Age 1 yr., 1 month, 11 days
Trevillion, Hiram	9-18-1804	10-10-1885	Age 81 years, 22 days
Vaughn, Abner	1832	1897
Vaughn, Euphamie	9-8-1843	5-8-1894	Wife of A. Vaughn
Wake, Rosa E.	2-9-1877	1-4--1914	Double marker with Robert Wake; old stone is used for footstone
Wake, Robert	2-19-1871	4-23-1945	Double marker with Rosa E. Wake
Wake, (Infants)		Jan., 1914	Two infants died with mother, Mrs. Robert Wake; buried with mother in same coffin
Wake, Andrew M.	2-28-1902	9-3-1905	Son of Robert and Rosa E. Wake

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References to an "earlier record" usually refer to a survey conducted in the 1950's by the Nevada County Extension Homemakers' Clubs, the original of which is on file at the Nevada County Depot and Museum.

Since 1997, Jery and Jeanie McKelvy have conducted a periodic canvas of each cemetery in the county and use additional resources to keep the listings current.