John T. Skelton Cemetery
Also known as Skelton Cemetery
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Washington County has owned a cemetery since 1878 when Lafayette Gregg deeded the two acre Skelton Cemetery to the county. The cemetery was then deeded to the Washington County Historical Society. In the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Arkansas, Section B Saturday, November 25, 2000 appears an article about descendants cleaning up the cemetery. It is a two acre, overgrown cemetery located near Edna and Wheeler Streets. Great grandchildren of John Thaddeus Skelton, Gordon William Skelton and Ann Skelton Deemer spearheaded the cleanup. In March, 2009, Ann Skelton Deemer and her son, Marc Alan Fentress cleaned up the Skelton plot again. A Southern Cross was placed on John T.'s grave to memorialize his Confederate service.
Washington County has owned a cemetery since 1878 when Lafayette Gregg deeded the two acre Skelton Cemetery to the county. The cemetery was then deeded to the Washington County Historical Society. In the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Arkansas, Section B Saturday, November 25, 2000 appears an article about descendants cleaning up the cemetery. It is a two acre, overgrown cemetery located near Edna and Wheeler Streets. Great grandchildren of John Thaddeus Skelton, Gordon William Skelton and Ann Skelton Deemer spearheaded the cleanup. In March, 2009, Ann Skelton Deemer and her son, Marc Alan Fentress cleaned up the Skelton plot again. A Southern Cross was placed on John T.'s grave to memorialize his Confederate service.
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- Added: 29 Jun 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2312029
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