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Directions: from intersection of SH87 and FM1414 (in/near Newton), travel east then northeast on FM1414 6.0 miles; turn right / southeast on CR2068, travel south 2.1 miles; cemetery on right / west

Historical Marker 11123 can be found at the Old Union Church and Cemetery
Text: This Baptist Church was organized formally in 1855 with 54 charter members, although records indicate a congregation was in existence as early as 1851. An early 1900s fire burned their log sanctuary, which was replaced by the present structure. Monthly services and summer camp meetings were held here until 1928, when the church moved to Cline's Ferry Road. The congregation's first pastor, Enoch S. S. Phelps, is buried in this cemetery, as are descendants of John Newton, for whom the county is named. Land for the "scraped style" cemetery was given in 1876 by W. A. Droddy.


Offsite listing of graves on FindAGrave.com.
Old Union Cemetery at FindAGrave

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Last First/maiden DOB DOD Notes
Bowman Redus Thomas 20-Aug-1938 24-Aug-1964 Son of Olen Bowman and Velma Campbell
Dobbs Althy Otha Smith 3-Feb-1895 25-Apr-1972 Dau of Enoch Spruill Phelps Smith and Mary Elizabeth Marshall
Dobbs Lemuiel Luther 22-Sep-1889 28-Jul-1970
Dupree Beatrice Phelps 26-Sep-1923 May-2016  
Foshee Clarence E. 24-Aug-1915 6-Apr-1965 Son of Mitchel Foshee and Ruby Hennigan
Foshee Mitchel E. 12-Oct-1879 30-May-1960 Son of John Foshee
Harrison Andrew George 16-Feb-1891 17-Jun-1947 Son of Jack Harrison and Lela Jordan
Jordan Abraham 1833 08-Sep-1886 Son of Henry A. Jordan
Jordan Earnest Abraham 1895 1979 Son of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Jordan Harvey Sylvester 07-Jun-1892 16-Sep-1974 Son of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Jordan Henry Elbert 20-Nov-1899 30-Oct-1961 Son of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Jordan John Franklin 27-Jan-1865 13-Mar-1946 Son of Abraham Jordan and Susan Jane Frances Ozment
Jordan Levi Claborn 10-Sep-1882 07-Feb-1961 Son of Abraham Jordan and Susan Jane Frances Ozment
Jordan Plyner Jane Marshall May-1874 01-Dec-1928 Dau of Isaac Spruill Marshall and Mary Emily Phelps; First name possible misspelling of Paulina
Jordan Sara C. Hall 16-Feb-1895 26-Jun-1935 Dau of Fletcher Hall and Clemmie Byerly
Jordan Susan Jane Frances Ozment 1842 04-Jan-1900 Dau of Alfred Ozment and Nancy Ann Lane
Jordan William Isaac 29-Jul-1897 29-Oct-1971 Son of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Leonard Ella Jordan 20-Oct-1890 18-Nov-1910 Dau of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Leonard Emeline Josephine "Emma" Jordan 30 Jun 1891 09 Aug 1976 Dau of John Franklin Jordan and Plyner Jane Marshall
Leviness Margaret Lenora Simmons Smith 1894 13-Apr-1934 Dau of Thomas Preston Simmons and Eudora Jane Dougharty
Loftin Ellen Avery Smith 15-Jun-1891 21-Jan-1971 Dau of Enoch Spruill Phelps Smith and Mary Elizabeth Marshall
Loftin Franklin Curtis 3 Apr 1885 15 May 1962 Son of Leonard R. Loftin and Elizabeth Diamond
Loftin Hoy Elmer 7 Mar 1909 19 Feb 1961 Son of Thomas O. Loftin and and Ellen Avery Smith
Loftin Thomas Octavius Sr. 6 Feb 1883 4 Apr 1968 Son of Leonard R. Loftin and Elizabeth Diamond
Marshall Asa Green 20-May-1873 09-Jul-1898 Son of John Robert Young Marshall and Morning Columbia Jordan
Marshall Isaac Spruill 18-Sep-1852 20-Dec-1937 Son of John Robert Young Marshall and Morning Columbia Jordan
Marshall John Robert Young 13-Aug-1816 10-Mar-1889 Son of Mathew Marshall
Marshall Mahalia Griggs 11-May-1852 15-Jan-1894  
Marshall Mary Emily Phelps 07-Feb-1856 27-Oct-1899  
Marshall Morning Columbia "Maddie" Jordan 1825 1917  
Marshall Thomas Clayborn 26-Feb-1857 26-Oct-1935 Son of John Robert Young Marshall and Morning Columbia Jordan
Miller Ida Ella Simmons 12-Nov-1868 10-Feb-1938 Dau of Richard J. Simmons and Nancy Miller
Phelps Allen James 14-Dec-1895 18-Sep-1980  
Phelps Allie May 30-Dec-1886 13-Mar-1889  
Phelps Alma Gertrude 12-Jul-1902 09-Jun-1925  
Phelps Bessie Mae Miller 24-Jan-1898 15-Jul-1981 Dau of George Washington Miller and Rosalie Aquilla Gray
Phelps Beulah Mae Miller 24-Jan-1905 07-Sep-1945 Dau of George Washington Miller and Rosalie Aquilla Gray
Phelps Charles James 03-Jan-1869 31-Mar-1946  
Phelps Cornealour Johnson 10-Oct-1807 16-Oct-1885 Dau of Jeremiah Johnson and Comfort ?
Phelps Elvie Annie 01-Apr-1880 03-Dec-1949  
Phelps Enoch Spruill Sylvester 26-Jul-1804 20-Sep-1869 Son of Enoch S. Phelps and Mary ?
Phelps Henry Conner 04-Feb-1859 01-Mar-1943  
Phelps Herbert 11-Jan-1900 02-Mar-1985  
Phelps Hoy H. 15-Mar-1919 07-Jan-1978 Son of Jessie A. Phelps and Mattie Daniels
Phelps I. E. 20-Aug-1875 26-Jan-1895  
Phelps Isaiah Zacchariah 07-Jan-1854 17-Jul-1908  
Phelps James Everett 10-Jul-1936 25-Oct-2014 Son of Johnney Robert Phelps and Alice Gholston
Phelps Jeanettie Young 29-Oct-1869 15-Aug-1935 Dau of Samuel Stedman Young and Missouri Clark
Phelps Jessie Arnold 23-Dec-1882 26-Dec-1954 Son of Isaiah Zacchariah Phelps and Louisa Isabelle Simmons
Phelps Jewel 01-Nov-1904 28-Jan-1976  
Phelps Louisa Isabelle Simmons 27-Feb-1856 12-Jul-1925 Dau of Richard J. Simmons and Nancy Miller
Phelps Mattie Daniels 30-Dec-1888 30-Jun-1950  
Randle Columbia Elizabeth "Bessie" Jordan 13-Jan-1904 18-Aug-1934  
Ruzic Matthew Edward 24-Feb-1892 4-Oct-1953 Son of Clarence Ruzic
Simmons Benjamin Franklin 22-Oct-1901 20-Jul-1963 Son of Thomas Preston Simmons and Eudora Jane Dougharty
Simmons Nancy Elma Miller 27-Oct-1886 20-Dec-1953 Dau of Hamp M Miller and Ida Ella Simmons
Simmons Thomas Preston 24-Oct-1865 13-May-1937 Son of William Solomon Simmons and Nancy L. Bond
Simmons William Solomon 14-Jul-1839 3-Apr-1921 Son of John Richard Simmons and Margaret Rimes
Smith Chester Bonner 21-Jun-1899 16-Sep-1946 Son of Enoch Spruill Phelps Smith and Mary Elizabeth Marshall
Smith Edward Ashberry 23-Jul-1888 9-Dec-1959 Son of Enoch Spruill Phelps Smith and Mary Elizabeth Marshall; birth year is 1879 on death certificate
Smith Mary Elizabeth Marshall 10-Aug-1862 15-Aug-1935  
Smith Nancy Jane Simmons 2-Nov-1886 13-Dec-1960 Dau of Thomas Preston Simmons and Eudora Jane Dougharty
Stewart [Stewts] Mary "Effie" Jane Jordan 30-May-1889 04-Mar-1970  
Stewts Louis 09-Sep-1909 30 Aug 1965  
Williams Docia Marilla "Josie" Jordan 14-Apr-1905 07-Sep-1948  
Williams Ernest S. 11-Aug-1907 11-Dec-1934  
Williamson Edna Elizabeth Phelps Harrison 17-Nov-1897 7-Aug-1966 Dau of Charles J. Phelps and Jeanettie P. Young/widow of Andrew George Harrison
Young Amanda Elizabeth Craft 5-Dec-1885 29-Sep-1930 Dau of William Wade Craft and Annie Prudence Cryer
Young Berry Jonathon 8-Nov-1876 26-Dec-1951 Son of Samuel Stedman Young and Missouri Clark
Young Connie Hill 30-Jul-1885 17-Dec-1933 Son of Samuel Stedman Young and Missouri Clark
Young Steadman Samuel 25-Dec-1899 12-Jun-1940 Son of Berry Jonathon Young and Altie Ellen Teston

 

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