Arthur Cemetery

Arthur Cemetery is located off of Hawthorn Rd. south of Avilla. See the McDonald Township Map for exact location. It is well kept and people are still being buried there. Brenda Langston & I transcribed the cemetery on 10 December 2000. We started in the SouthWest corner.

1st row working North

Willis E. SNYDER
B: Jul. 5, 1908
D: Apr. 18, 1985

Fern E. SNYDER
1914 - 1942
"At Rest"

Levi E. SNYDER	Martha E. SNYDER
1860 - 1943	1867 - 1940

Martha's Footstone:
"Here is the place where her body lies
Neath the cold, cold earth and cloudy skies
But now her spirit in paradise rests
Till the angel shouts, Arise from the earth
And then her body from the grave arise
To meet her spirit in the skies."

Mary F. SNYDER	James W. SNYDER
B: Apr. 5, 1873	B: May 22, 1870
D: Apr. 29, 1948	D: July 14, 1937

Earl SNYDER
"Husband of Nellie Snyder"
B: June 28, 1898
D: Apr. 2, 1923

J.W. SNYDER	Kiza SNYDER
	"His wife"
1836 - 1911	1825 - 1895

Rex "Little" McNATT
B: Feb. 27, 1903
D: Apr. 3, 1904

Rev. M.J. JENKINS
B: Sept. 11, 1838
D: Dec. 19, 1914

Ordie HOWARD
1868 - 1941

Robert G. BAILEY
B: Oct. 9, 1936
D: Oct. 10, 1936

B.W. BALEY
1882 - 1915

Cora

Henry L. McDONALD
B: Feb. 21, 1896
D: May 9, 1966
MO PVT 26 Co. Detention
Camp WWI

Glenda I. SLONIKER	Married	Melvin L. SLONIKER
B: Oct. 24, 1950	June 22, 1991	B: Jan. 30, 1941
D: not dated		D: Oct. 14, 1993
Dolly B. SLONIKER	Married	C. C. SLONIKER
B: Mar. 24, 1916	Oct. 14, 1933	B: Mar. 3, 1915
D: Oct. 22, 1990		D: not dated

Kenneth L. BURDISS
B: Sept. 2, 1984
D: Feb. 10, 1985

George Ervin SLONIKER
B: July 5, 1934
D: July 10, 1934

2nd row working North

Ola A. BALDWIN
1892 - 1941

Chester A. DRIVER
B: Aug. 15, 1891
D: Oct. 9, 1918
"Sleep on brother thy work is done
Jesus has come and borne thee home"

Father	Mother
Jesse T. DRIVER	Eliza Ann DRIVER
B: Jan. 5, 1839	B: May 18, 1847
D: Mar. 31, 1913	D: Apr. 30, 1911
Rest In Peace

Elijah A. DRIVER
Son of J.T. & A.E. Driver
B: Jan. 1, 1875
D: June 22, 1897

Blank stone

Eliza J. DRIVER	Mary A. DRIVER
B: Aug. 31, 1861	B: Nov. 22, 1869
D: Aug 20, 1884	D: Jun. 19, 1885
Aged: 2y 11m 20d	Aged: 15y 1m 29d

Mortuary marker
[not readable]

3rd row working South

Blank stone

W. E. CAMPBELL
1856 - 1935

Sallie H. CAMPBELL
1858 - 1928

Rebecca DRIVER
B: Feb. 18, 1816
D: July 13, 1900

Allen DRIVER
B: July 6, 1813
D: Nov. 24, 1890

Eddie A. DRIVER
Son of W.J & L. Driver
B: Oct. 10, 1874
D: Sept. 13, 1882
"Thou art gone but not forgotten"

Elmer Clarence DRIVER
Son of W.J. & L. Driver
B: May 27, 1880
D: Feb. 17, 1898

Elva WEIDMAN	Hayes M. WEIDMAN
1883 - 1971	1877 - 1967

Nancy D. MELUGIN
Wife of W.E. Melugin
D: Feb. 18, 1887
Aged: 21y 2m 4d
[has inscription that is too weathered]

Mary DARROW
B: Apr. 14, 1813
Aged: 77y 10m 22d

Francis M. DARROW
B: Mch. 27, 1840
D: Oct. 23, 1879
Aged: 39y 6m 27d

J.T. DARROW
D: Mar. 14, 1890
Aged: 39y 4m & 24d
[has inscription that is too weathered to read]

Broken stone

Blank stone

Field stone

Broken stone

S. BALDWIN	R.I. BALDWIN	O.M. BALDWIN
B: Oct. 9, 1891	B: Feb. 13, 1893	B: July 2, 1888
	D: Mar. 10, 1895	D: Apr. 5, 1895

Broken stone

Row between 3 & 4 working South

B.L. BALDWIN
Co. E 2 HEB. CAV.
B: Aug. 12, 1826
D: Aug. 13, 1893
[has 2 stones, one with birth & death dates]

Broken stone

Blank stone

Blank stone

Broken stone

Mary BALDWIN
Dau of D.H. & A. Baldwin
B: Oct. 6, 1878
D: Dec. 6, 1878

4th row working South

John MURAIN
D: May 21, 1866
Aged: about 71 years
[stone is broken]

Adaline CUPP
Wife of Aham Cupp
D: Nov. 13, 1870
Aged: 42y 2m 5d

Violet CUPP
Wife of Aham Cupp
D: Mar. 7, 1872
Aged: 47y 5m

Nancy ALLEN
Wife of W.T. Allen
Daughter of A. & R. Driver
B: Nov. 24, 1855
D: Mar. 20, 1879

Elijah A. DRIVER
Son of Allen & Rebecca Driver
B: June 4, 1853
D: Mar. 4, 1862

Clarence T. MELUGIN	Clifford D. MELUGIN
B: Feb. 25, 1890	B: Feb. 25, 1890
D: June 14, 1890	D: June 14, 1890

Infant son MELUGIN
Son of T.L. & M.A. Melugin
B: Aug. 17, 1870
D: Aug. 28, 1870

Mary A. MELUGIN
Wife of T.E. Melugin
B: Nov. 20, 1841
D: Sept. 13, 1880

Thomas E. MELUGIN
B: Nov. 18, 1837
D: Mar. 10, 1921

Mary E. MELUGIN
B: Dec. 6, 1859
D: Oct. 5, 1905

T.R. BALDWIN
Wife of J.B. Baldwin
B: July 28, 1867
D: Jan. 11, 1906

J.B. BALDWIN
1853 - 1931

Anngey N. BALDWIN
1860 - 1911

David H. BALDWIN
1855 - 1935

5th row working South

Edmund QUINN
1849 - 1920

Mary M. QUINN
1849 - 1935

Herman QUINN
Son of Edmund & Mary M. Quinn
B: July 25, 1890
D: Aug. 3, 1890

Edmund Ira QUINN
Son of Edmund & Mary M. Quinn
B: Oct. 19, 1883
D: Oct. 22, 1885

Samuel Elmer QUINN
Son of Edmund & Mary M. Quinn
B: Sept. 28, 1876
D: Aug. 16, 1877

Samuel J. COOK
B: June 27, 1852
D: Aug. 18, 1896

Broken stone

Martha E. COOK
B: Feb. 6, 1834
D: Dec. 16, 1886

Lucretia COOK

Mary M. COOK

Sterling COOK
B: Apr. 7, 1863
D: Jan. 22, 1879

Samuel MELUGIN
B: Feb. 1, 1805
D: June 22, 1852

Lucretia MELUGIN
B: Jan. 22, 1815
D: May 30, 1901

John A. DRIVER
Son of Allen & Rebecca
B: Nov. 22, 1845
D: in 1861

Mathew AKERS
Brother of Rebecca Driver

6th row working North

Jennie MELUGIN
B: Sept. 15, 1917
D: Jan. 29, 1919

Infant Daughter MELUGIN
Dau of W.W. & C.M. Melugin
B: Aug. 14, 1914
D: Aug. 17, 1914
[Has footstone: I.M.]

Lucille S. MELUGIN
Dau of W.W. & C.M. Melugin
B: Oct. 15, 1918
D: Feb. 17, 1920
[Has a footstone: L.S.M.]

Carrie M. MELUGIN	Walter W. MELUGIN
1884 - 1972	1875 - 1950
Father
William M. MELUGIN	Mary J. MELUGIN
B: Nov. 28, 1839	B: Dec. 20, 1842
D: Dec. 8, 1906	D: Feb. 10, 1917
"Farewell the wife & children all
From you a father Christ doth call
Morn not for me…
To call me to your
Sight again."
[portion of inscription is too weathered]

Fieldstone

In Memory of our beloved mother
Mary P. ARTHUR
Wife of L.O. Arthur
B: in Tenn. Feb. 25, 1825
D: Mar. 12, 1888

This is the end of the west side of the cemetery.

I took the North East corner, began working at the North west corner of this plot.

1st row working South

At Rest
Mother	Father
HAWTHORN
Mary M.	David P.
His wife	Hawthorn
B: Mar. 5, 1847	B: May 18, 1841
D: May 3, 1914	D: Jan. 9, 1932

Effie Sarah HAWTHORN
B: Dec. 24, 1875
D: July 5, 1935

Edward F. HAWTHORN
B: Feb. 16, 1871
D: Dec. 20, 1939

David HAWTHORN
B: April 24, 1881
D: May 22, 1950

2nd row working North

SNYDER
Elene	Married	Elgan
B: Feb. 1923	Dec. 27,	B: May 12, 1920
D: Sept. 28, 1998	1941	D:

Jackie Ray HOWARD
Son of Ivan & Gertrude Howard
D: Aug. 20, 1941

SNYDER
Laura E. SNYDER	Wm. Edgar SNYDER
B: March 15, 1891	B: March 6, 1890
D: May 9, 1947	D: Feb. 29, 1972

Lee SNYDER
B: Nov. 11, 1918
D: Nov. 10, 1919

Infant Daughter SNYDER
Dau of Edgar & Laura
1914

Infant Daughter SNYDER
Dau of Edgar & Laura
1917

3rd row working South

Raleigh B. McASHLAND
B: Sept. 18, 1884
D: Jul. 4, 1916

Sam A. McASHLAND
B: Dec. 25, 1889
D: Nov. 4, 1923
Co. A 128 Machine Gun Battalion A.E.F.

Father	Mother
C.J. McASHLAND	Elizabeth McASHLAND
	His wife
B: Nov. 11, 1850	B: May 12, 1853
D: Jun. 6, 1925	D: Feb. 26, 1941

Genie McASHLAND
B: Nov. 19, 1879
D: July 27, 1956

Clarence B. McASHLAND
B: Jun. 11, 1878
D: Dec. 29, 1956

4th row working North

William H. BIGGS	Nancy M. BIGGS
	His wife
1858 - 1925	1873 - 1951
"God's will not ours be done."

M.G.P.
[All that is scratched onto fieldstone]

M.G.P.
[All that is scratched onto fieldstone]

5th row

One footstone, broken, the initial B. for the last name is all that is left.

North side of the gate working South and ending at the gate.

Wilbur E. McASHLAND
US Army WWI
Jan. 8, 1896 - Jun. 30, 1983

Charles Oliver McASHLAND
B: Jan. 5, 1894
D: Aug. 10, 1936

Father & Mother
KUNKLER
Olive D.	Frank M.
1877 - 1952	1868 - 1928
"A loved one from us has gone
A voice we loved is silled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled"

Brenda took the South side of the gate and started at the gate working South, starting with the farthest row West.

1st row working South

George A. HYDER	Katie V. HYDER
B: Mar. 11, 1873	B: Oct. 27, 1875
D: July 17, 1923	D: Aug. 26, 1937

E.J. KUNKLER
B: Sept. 26, 1843
D: Nov. 22, 1924
"Mother"

Pearlee E. HYDER	Harley L. HYDER
1896 - 1926	1897 - 1941

Ellen KNORP
1888 - 1935
"Mother"

Ernestine HOOD
1918 - 1932

John R. BALEY
1890 - 1943

Sylvia G. BALEY
1893 - 1931

Edith I. BALEY
1925 - 1928

Manerva A. BALEY	Alexander S. BALEY
B: June 3, 1855	B: July 19, 1847
D: Mar. 9, 1927	D: May 14, 1918
"Mother"

Stella Pearl BAKER
B: Mar. 22, 1910
D: May 26, 1923

Stella BAKER
1897 - 1914

2nd row working North

Lonnie James SIMPSON
B: May 23, 1898
D: Feb. 28, 1917

William L. SIMPSON
1865 - 1945

Luella M. SIMPSON
1879 - 1957

Gary W. ALEXANDER		Shirley L. ALEXANDER
B: Dec. 20, 1937	Married:	B: Sept. 19, 1939
D: Nov. 23, 1987	Oct. 11, 1957	D: not dated

Grace L. HYDER
1902 - not dated

Floyd E. HYDER, Sr.
1902 - 1956

3rd row working South

William W. CHAPPELL	Perry P. CHAPPELL	S.B. CHAPPELL
1867 - 19xx	1874 - 1945	1871 - 1948

Eliza A. CHAPPELL
1846 - 1923


         




Updated: Friday, December 06, 2002