Gamble Cemetery

Also known as Midway Burial Grounds

Copied in the fall of 1991 by Loyd and Flora Turner, in addition to information previously copied by Rose White.

This cemetery, in some publications in the early 1900's, was called Midway Burial Grounds. It is located about six miles north of Marvell in Section 27, R2E, T2S. This is a very old cemetery, mostly overgrown with brush and trees. The grave markers are scattered over a very large area, grown over and covered by the bushes. Those still visible and which can be read are as follows:

Name	Dates	Inscription/Comments
Addy, William	1848 - Aug 1, 1896
Bailey, Alice	Mar 1, 1865 - May 7, 1890
Benson, Carrie	Jan 25, 1894 - Aug 28, 1900	Dau of J.E. & B.J.
Benson, George W.	Oct 5, 1891 - Aug 6, 1892	Son of J.E. & B.J.
Benson, Infant daughter of J.E. & B.J.	Jun 27, 1893	Born and died
Benson, Lela	Aug 3, 1899 - Aug 19, 1900	Dau of J.E. & B.J.
Benson, Robert Lee	Sep 2, 1896 - Jun 7, 1897	Son of J.E. & B.J.
Bottorff, Fontainne	Mar 25, 1923	b. AR Age 19 years; Son of Henry and Tola Sallis Bottorff, born AR.
Bottorff, H. C.	Nov 4, 1871 - Apr 13, 1913
Bottorff, J. M. (James)	Mar 4, 1810 - Jul 1, 1876
Bottorff, Margaret	1834 - Jul 18, 1899	Wife of J.M.; J. M. Bottorff was b. IN, Margaret b. in Ireland. (1870 US Census)
Bottorff, Jimmie J.	Feb 4, 1900 - Jun 28, 1900	Son of J.W. & M.L.
Bottorff, James Washington	Mar 6, 1858 - May 26, 1943	b. GA; h. of JoeAnn, son of James Morris (b. PA) & Margaret Mahoney (b. IA) Bottorff.
Bottorff, Marie Louise	Feb 21, 1861 - Aug 20, 1900	Wife of J.W.
Bottorff, Robert Lewis	Jul 4, 1944 - Jul 15, 1944	Son of Henry C. (b. AR) and Ida Mae Law Bottorff.
Bottorff, Tola Sallis	Jun 1, 1883 - Nov 10, 1949	Mother; b. Lexa d. Marvell AR. Dau of Fontaine & Geneva Chappelle Sallis.
Bottorff, Willie	Dec 26, 1882 - Mar 22, 1907	Wife of J.W.
Bottorff, Willie May	Mar 6, 1907 - Jul 20, 1907	Dau of J.W. & W.
Brewster, Tommy Lee	1907 - 1911	Son of John A. & Mary E.
Brown, Fannie	Feb 5, 1862 - Oct 9, 1948	b. Talladega AL; Dau of J. M. and Mary Hicks Hayes, b.b. AL.
Brown, John	Feb 10, 1857 - Feb 15, 1918
Brown, Ida Mamie	Feb 2, 1940	Age 6 years; b. AR; Dau of O. C. (b. AR) and Lelia May Smith (b. MS) Brown.
Cates, Nancy	Jan 19, 1872 - Nov 26, 1944	b. TN; Wife of Charlie Cates, dau of Jennings and Mary Blassingham Bostick.
Cheek, George Earl	Aug 20, 1894 - Jan 13, 1922	WOW
Cooper, Charley	Sep 24, 1932	Age 45 years; b. Phillips Co AR
Costillo, Alfred	Feb 4, 1879 - Feb 4, 1949
Costillo, Alfred	Feb 4, 1948 - Mar 7, 1949	b. AR; Son of Simon and Toto Vela Costillo, b.b. TX.
Cox, Ellen	Jan 10, 1861 - Nov 26, 1881	Wife of J. W.; Daughter of E. & M. Bottorff.
Cox, John Wesley	Aug 25, 1858 - May 29, 1905	My Husband
Cross, Sarah Francis Bostic	Feb 17, 1872 - Jul 18, 1952	Wife of J. R. Cross.
Curtis, Horace G.	May 3, 1897 - Jul 19, 1905	Son of T.F. & A.L.
Darr, George	Jun 18, 1892 - Aug 25, 1908
Darr, Isabelle Annie	Apr 9, 1856 - Jul 7, 1947	Wife of John Darr
Darr, John R.	Mar 7, 1854 - Apr 4, 1934
Darr, William V.	Aug 14, 1888 - May 2, 1945
Davis, A. K.	Oct 14, 1864 - Jan 14, 1910
Davis, Edith	Dec 26, 1897 - Nov 15, 1913
Davis, James	No birth date - 1910
Davis, Lula	No birth date - Aug 11, 1914
Dortch, Lottie	1870 - Nov 27, 1917
Duccer, Josephine	Nov 10, 1861 - Feb 8, 1918
Dyce, Infant	Jan 1, 1938 - Jan 2, 1938	Infant of Lee and Mary Enola Smith Dyce, b.b. AR. (Dice)
Ellis, W. M.	1877 - 1889
Fridell, Infant	May 28, 1939 - May 30, 1939	Infant of Charlie (b. AR) and Virginia Varner? (b. MS) Fridell.
Fridell, Johnny Floyd	Oct 28, 1942 - Dec 7, 1942	Son of Charles Max (b. Clarendon AR) and Laura Virginia Bonner (b. Ruleville MS) Fridell.
Grantham, Infant	Jan 13, 1942	Born and died; Infant of Robert (b. MS) and Carrie Varner (b. AL) Grantham.
Grantham, James Edward	May 31, 1940 - Jun 2, 1940	b. AR
Grantham, Opal Rene	May 27, 1938 - Jun 29, 1939	Children of R. Y. and Carrie May Varner Grantham, b.b. MS.
Green, Hadie	No birth date - 1913
Guest, L. D.	Jun 24, 1854 - Feb 13, 1923
Hall, John T.	Apr 11, 1843 - Jun 12, 1898
Hall, Mary A.	Jul 11, 1848 - Apr 5, 1895
Harpole, Ida Ann	Aug 8, 1861 - Nov 2, 1938	b. AL; Wife of Will Robert Harpole.
Herron, Ophelia	Nov 30, 1878 - Feb 28, 1918
Hicks, Julia	May 13, 1929	Age unknown
Horn, Martha	Jan 13, 1889 - Jan 31, 1929
Iland, William M.	1876 - Aug 4, 1897
Johnson, Bessie Lou	1896 - Aug 1904
Johnson, Christovan	1874 - Sep 1902
Johnson, Joe	No birth date - Apr 15, 1922
Johnson, Mildred M.	1937 - 1938
Kelly, Minnie H.	Feb 1, 1878 - Jan 7, 1906	Wife of G. M.
Kloene, George	Dec 15, 1840 - Sep 15, 1880
Larkin, Louise Elizabeth	No birth date - Oct 10, 1930	b. Phillips County AR, dau of M. C. Tolleson.
Larkin, William Ellis	Nov 10, 1877 - Sep 16, 1880	Son of William J. and N. A. J. Larkin.
Larkin, E. A.	Sep 8, 1873 - Jan 2, 1908
Larkin, Ellen	1867 - 1881
Leonard, Joseph Lee	Dec 2, 1879 - Mar 10, 1945	b. MS; Husb of Cora Lee Foster Leonard, son of Albert Brown (b. VA) and Sallie Brown (b. TN) Leonard.
Leonidas, James J.	1884 - 1891
Lollar, Annie L.	Nov 19, 1869 - Dec 15, 1926	Wife of A. H. Lollar, dau of M/M Jim Davis.
Lollar, Emma Julia	Dec 25, 1877 - Jun 19, 1908	Wife of A.H.
Lollar, Minnie	No birth date - Mar 30, 1929	Wife of Jeff D. Lollar, mother was Lou White, b. AR.
Lollar, Nancy Caroline	Dec 20, 1849 - Jan 1, 1912
Lollar, William Felix	Apr 3, 1845 - Jan 8, 1887	m. Feb 6, 1866; "Came in covered wagon, left in God's Chariot.”
Luke, Mattie Jane	Aug. 12, 1935	(shown bu. at Midway in K-L Records)
McDowell, Elmyra (Lois)	Dec 20, 1822 - Jun 13, 1894	b. VA; Wife of James
McDowell, James	Sep 27, 1818 - Aug 12, 1877	b. SC.
McDowell, J. F.	Feb 9, 1837 - Sep 15, 1906
McDowell, L. F.	1859 - 1901
McDowell, W. A.	Feb 5, 1867 - Dec 1, 1924	WOW
McGinnis, Mrs. W. T.	Jul 15, 1900	age ca 45; (dau of James Davison)
Manning, Isam	Mar 3, 1822 - Dec 12, 1906
Manning, Semanthia E.	Jun 15, 1843 - Feb 28, 1912	Wife of I.; b. AL. (1870 Census)
Manning, Isam	1861 - 1945	b. IN, (1870 Census)
Manning, Jessie Rembert	Sep 2, 1908 - Mar 25, 1910
Moore, Clara Filmore	Nov 13, 1928	Age 46 years; Wife of John A. Moore, dau of Philmore & Isabella Ann Connelly Suit.
Morris, A. M.	1886 - 1898
Morris, George W.	Jun 9, 1848 - May 30, 1878	b. AL, son of W.D. and Harriet A. Morris.
Morris, Harriet A.	Sep 17, 1823 - Apr 13, 1890	born in AL. (1870 Census)
Morris, W. D. (William)	Nov 23, 1820 - May 21, 1888	born in AL. (1870 Census)
Morris, John W. Nov 16,	1855 - Jul 9, 1864	Son of W.D. & H.A.
Morris, William A.	Dec 5, 1869 - Feb 19, 1878	Son of W.D. & H.A.
Nance, Edward D.	Sep 30, 1880 - Jul 9, 1883	Son of Wm.H. & Mary A.
Nance, Harvey M.	Aug 22, 1866 - Jun 30, 1889	Son of Wm.H. & Mary A.
Nance, Isham H.	Jun 16, 1861 - Feb 3, 1893	Son of Wm.H. & Mary A.
Nance, Mary A.E.	Jun 30, 1859 - Aug 3, 1878	Dau of Wm.H. & Mary A.
Nance, Sarah E.	Jan 25, 1871 - Jul 18, 1877	Dau of Wm.H. & Mary A.
Nance, William H.	Sep 6, 1836 - Jan 6, 1892
Nelson, Armetie	1952 - 1952
Nelson, Earnesteen	Apr 15, 1952 - Aug 13, 1952
Norton, Milton D.	Sep 15, 1826 - Oct 26, 1869	b. Antigua Co NY
O'Neil, Edwin	Feb 23, 1873 - Nov 25, 1899
Parham, F. M.	Mar 7, 1849 - Sep 5, 1893
Pearson, Emma F.	Oct 17, 1864 - Aug 23, 1919	Wife of M. L.
Pearson, Dr. Micajah L.	Jun 24, 1848 - Dec 13, 1909
Pearson, James Leonidas	Jan 4, 1884 - Feb 14, 1891	The three Pearson boys are sons of M. L. and E. F. Pearson.
Pearson, Micajah Ewell	Feb 21, 1881 - Jul 21, 1883	The three Pearson boys are sons of M. L. and E. F. Pearson.
Pearson, William Parr	Sep 17, 1879 - Aug 19, 1881	The three Pearson boys are sons of M. L. and E. F. Pearson.
Powell, Anner	1874 - 1951
Rodden, Lucinda	May 21, 1945 - May 21, 1945	Dau of James C. and Daphna Varner Rodden, b.b. AR.
Rowell, Miles Franklin	Jan 11, 1877 - Nov 30, 1894	Son/B.F. & M.A.
Severs, Hugh	May 11, 1855 - Aug 5, 1877
Severs, M. F.	Jan 18, 1826 - Jul 21, 1892
Severs, W. S.	No dates
Suit, James Franklin	Apr 28, 1864 - Nov 30, 1946	b. Trenton AR; Son of Gus and Bessie Cardin Suit, b.b. NC.
Suit, Lola Sage	Mar 6, 1872 - Aug 8, 1954	Dau of J. A. and Sophie McDowell Sage.
Suitt, Freddie	Sep 14, 1891 - Sep 3, 1904	Son of J.F. & L.C.
Suitt, Infant daughter of J.F. & L.C.	Jan 23, 1894 - Feb 10, 1894
Tate, Gennie	Aug 22, 1874 - Oct 9, 1925
Tate, V. M.	1810 - 1866
Thomas, Alphonso	Oct 13, 1927	Age 65 years; b. AR
Thomas, C. M.	No birth date - 1955
Thomas, Leland	Dec 23, 1904 - Dec 23, 1948	b. AR; Husb of Maggie Cross Thomas, son of Alfonso & Parthena Medor Thomas.
Thompson, Isom Manning	Feb 25, 1861 - Feb 16, 1945	Husb of Alice Bailey, son of Jacob and Louisa Thompson, b.b. GA.
Thompson, Alice Bailey	Mar 1, 1865 - May 7, 1890
Tolleson, Edna Blanche	Nov 27, 1880 - Oct 9, 1940	b. Phillips County AR, dau of Charles and Fannie Settles Terrell.
Turner, Edwin Lee	Jul 15, 1871 - Sep 22, 1872	Sons of James R. and Reeter M. Turner.
Turner, Finis Pearson	Jan 24, 1880 - Aug 9, 1881	Sons of James R. and Reeter M. Turner.
Turner, James Hodge	Jul 20, 1869 - Sep 22, 1871	Sons of James R. and Reeter M. Turner.
Turner, Templin	May 3, 1887 - Aug 7, 1892
Varner, David F.	1882 - Jun 24, 1950
Varner, Harvey	No birth date - Dec 6, 1935
Varner, Mary Ida	Jun 14, 1921 - Dec 20, 1942	b. AL; Wife of D. F. Varner, dau of John and Fannie Hayes Brown, b.b. AL.
Varner, William Grandy, Pfc.	Jun 14, 1921 - Dec 20, 1942	b. AR; Died at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, son of D. F. & Mary Ida Brown Varner.
Wells, Daughter of J. W. and L. A.	No dates
Wicker, John A.	No birth date - Oct 31, 1915	WOW
Wilson, J. A.	Jun 11, 1851 - Jan 26, 1884
Wilson, John	March 1835 - No date
Wilson, Martha	Jan 1866 - Jun 2, 1917
Wilson, Burton	Sep 30, 1931	Age 41 years; Son of John and Mollie Cockrell Wilson.
Wilson, Leo	No birth date - Sep 2, 1976
Wilson, Sattie T.	Aug 8, 1881 - Aug 7, 1883	Dau of J.A. & L.E.

The following are buried at Gamble Cemetery in a separate section.
Name	Dates	Inscription/Comments
Arytes, T. F. A. E.	1897 - 1905
Barnesteen, Nelson	Apr 15, 1952 - Aug 1952
Bloodson, John	No birth date - Aug 11, 1957
Briley, No name	Jun 12, 1882 - Apr 3, 1943