Cottonville Cemetery -- "Little Arlington"
Much of this information comes from the book "Stone Cities" by Donald B. Wentworth. Names in BOLD have had photos submitted to the Gravestone Photo Project. I hope if you are able to visit the cemetery, you will consider taking photos and submitting them. You can also email me and I can do the submissions for you. Please email with any corrections or additions as well.
The Cottonville Cemetery dates from 1852. It is located in Section 27 of Richland township. At one time, the cemetery belonged to a thriving community but now it is about all that is left.
Due to the high number of veteran's graves in the cemetery, there have been numerous attemps to clean-up the cemetery and keep it in such a way as to honor it's residents. What you see is the result of many, many hours of very hard work and many dollars spent to make sure that the cemetery remains a respectful memorial for the next 100 years.
These are some photos taken by the Jackson County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. Re-setting the military marker for Samuel Wasson.
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NAME |
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DIED |
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| Abbey, Griffin Cleveland | 1820 | 18 Jan 1898 | 77 yrs 9 mos Co K 21st IA Inf |
| Abbey, Lyman | 1797 | 28 Oct 1880 | 82 yrs 27 days |
| Abbey, Mary G. | 1804 | 09 Feb 1873 | 69 yrs 20 mos 2 days Mrs. Lyman |
| Abbey, Willie | 13 Sep 1861 | 3 yrs 9 mos Son of I T & E E | |
| Allen, Addison | 1843 | 31 Mar 1863 | 20 yrs Co I 31st IA Inf Son of L G (or I G) & L |
| Allen, Anderson | 1840 | 08 Sep 1864 | |
| Allen, Andrew D. (or B.) | 09 Jun 1852 | 18 yrs Son of L G & L | |
| Allen, Ira G. | 16 Sep 1855 | 53 yrs | |
| Anderson, Alexander | 08 Sep 1863 | Co K 31st IA Inf (discharged for disability, Vicksburg MS 18 Jul 1863) | |
| Anderson, Isadora L. | 19 Feb 1879 | 11 yrs 4 mos 5 days | |
| Anderson, Isadora P. | 27 Sep 1863 | 1 yr 7 mos 26 days | |
| Anderson, James | 1846 | 1881 | Co K 31st IA Inf (discharged 04 Jan 1864 as disabled, Woodville AL) |
| Anderson, Jane F. | 03 May 1881 | 75 yrs Mrs. Alexander | |
| Anderson, John Andrew | 26 Apr 1861 | 23 yrs 8 mos 10 days | |
| Anderson, Lt. Robert | 1833 | 22 May 1863 | Died at Vicksburg, MS Co I 31st IA Inf |
| Anderson, William | 1830 | 29 Aug 1884 | 54 yrs 29 days Riverboat Capt. Died at Yazoo City MS |
| Baker, Julia | 25 FEb 1885 | 84 yrs (or 54) 2 mos 21 days Mrs. Seth | |
| Beard, John | 1833 | 1862 | Enlisted 16 Aug 1862 Co F 31st IA Inf |
| Bemus, Aseneth | 1767 | 26 Aug 1856 | 89 yrs 6 mos 6 days (See Parker) |
| Bowling, Etta | 24 Jun 1900 | 11 yrs Dau of C M Bowling | |
| Cain, Edmund | 1846 | 22 Jun 1869 | 23 yrs Co L 67th IL Inf |
| Closson, Cynthia | 06 May 1865 | 26 yrs Mrs. C. L. | |
| Cotton, Anna A. | 19 Dec 1870 | 1 yr 7 mos 13 days Dau of H L & E | |
| Cotton, Cementha | 01 Oct 1861 | 47 yrs 5 mos Mrs. D H | |
| Cotton Daniel H. | 1794 | 05 Jul 1881 | Corporal Co I 31st IA Inf |
| Cotton, Etta M. | 04 Aug 1872 | 9 mos Dau of H L & E | |
| Cotton, Henry L. | 1834 | 1897 | Corporal Co I 31st IA Inf |
| Cotton Lavinna | |||
| Cotton, Mary | 1789 | 27 Nov 1865 | 76 yrs 8 mos Mrs. S. |
| Cotton, Samuel | 1789 | 03 Sep 1866 | 81 yrs |
| Easton, Lydia | 13 Aug 18-- | 57 yrs Mrs. P. | |
| Fuller, Clara L. | 27 Dec 1872 | 16 yrs 3 mos 23 days Dau of R A & M B | |
| Fuller, Laura M. | 29 Sep 1872 | 14 yrs 4 mos 23 days Dau of R A & M B | |
| Fuller, R. A. | 1829 | 27 Jan 1892 | 52 yrs 1 mo 8 days |
| Galer / Gallo | 1784 | 21 Nov 1872 | |
| Griffen, Albert C. | 1817 | ? | Corporal Co F 31st IA Inf |
| Hager, Elmira | 11 Sep 1864 | 39 yrs 4 mos 11 days Mrs Wm. B. | |
| Hazen, Benjamin | 1785 | 27 Aug 1859 | 74 yrs 5 mos |
| Hazen, Jackson | 06 Jun 1874 | 55 yrs 10 mos 2 (or 7) days | |
| Hazen, Nancy | 1792 | 12 Mar 1875 | 83 yrs Mrs. Benjamin |
| Hobson, John | Co K 31st IA Inf | ||
| Hood, Moses M. | 1803 | 17 Jul 1881 | 78 yrs 1 mo 2 days |
| Hunter, Alva | 10 aug 1865 | 1 mo 5 days Son of J A & J M | |
| Hunter, Eddie | 01 Apr 1879 | 21 days Son of E L & L S | |
| Hunter, Infant | 10 Jun 1890 | 10 days Son of E L & L S | |
| Hunter, James W. | 13 Aug 1855 | 6 mos 13 days Son of J & J | |
| Hunter, Jane | 05 Mar 1869 (or 03 May) | 55 yrs 1 mo 5 (or 19) days Mrs. Joseph | |
| Hunter, Joseph | 1816 | 18 May 1885 | |
| Hunter, Joseph | 1846 | 07 Feb 1920 (or 26) | |
| Hunter, Levi E. | 1841 | 15 Jul 1863 | 22 yrs 9 mos 20 days Died at Vicksburg MS Co M 31st IA Inf |
| Hunter, Mary | 27 May 1865 | 19 yrs 4 mos 4 days Dau of J & J | |
| Hurd, Elias T. | 1830 | 19 Mar 1872 | 42 yrs 26 days Co B 2nd & 3rd IA Inf |
| Hurd, Frank | 15 Oct 1863 | 4 yrs 1 mo Son of A & H | |
| Hurd, Hellena M. | 08 Mar 1866 | 34 yrs 5 mos 10 days Mrs. A. | |
| Hurd, William H. | 09 Feb 1857 | 1 yr 8 mos Son of A & H | |
| Jameson, Alexander | 1804 | 30 Aug 1853 | 49 yrs 5 mos 2 days Capt Light Inf NY War of 1812 |
| Jameson, Ida F. | 02 Mar 1880 | 26 yrs 16 days | |
| Jameson, Lucinda | 19 Aug 1863 | 47 yrs 7 mos 15 days Mrs. Porter B. | |
| Jameson, Porter B. | 05 Feb 1882 | 67 yrs 5 mos 7 days | |
| Jameson, Uthera | 25 Jun 1853 | 5 yrs 11 mos Dau of P B & L | |
| Jenkins, Elizabeth | 30 May 1884 | 66 yrs Mrs. Wm. | |
| Jenkins, Rev. William | 1807 | 26 Dec 1860 | |
| Jennings, Lottie | 20 Sep 1871 | 11 mos 4 days Dau of S B & C | |
| Kane, Edmund | 1836 | 23 Jun 1869 | Co L 67th IL Inf |
| Kennedy, Elizabeth | 28 Oct 1862 | 45 yrs | |
| Kennedy, S. | 28 Oct 1862 | 45 yrs 3 mos 16 days | |
| Lias, Elizabeth | 1804 | 24 Jun 1872 | Mrs. Jonathan |
| Lias, Jonathan | 1799 | 17 Aug 1867 | |
| Miscellaneous Stone | 16 Dec 1862 | 8 yrs 8 mos 12 days | |
| Newman, Mary | 18 Feb 1864 | 48 yrs 11 mos 20 days Mrs. J Y or J G | |
| Page, Cynthia Melinda | 1830 | 17 Jan 1865 | 1st Mrs. Daniel |
| Parker, Asenath | 28 May 1856 | ||
| Parmely, Delia T. or Elizabeth | 06 Aug 1860 | 51 yrs Mrs. L B | |
| Payne, Lavinna | 08 Sep 1863 | 22 yrs 10 mos 6 days Mrs. M or V | |
| Phillips, D. W. (or M.) | 1820 | 16 Feb 1889 | 69 yrs 9 mos 24 days |
| Phillips, Lucy C. | 05 Mar 1866 | 43 yrs 10 mos 16 days Mrs. D. M. | |
| Polders, Catherine L. | 11 Jun 1867 | 8 yrs 4 mos Dau of J & M | |
| Polders, Effa D. | 05 Apr 1863 | 2 mos Dau of J & M | |
| Polders, John | 1805 | 09 Jan 1873 | 58 yrs Co F 60th IL Inf |
| Polders, Mary | 11 Dec 1871 | 52 yrs 9 mos 5 days Mrs. John | |
| Printz, J. H. | 1840 | Co I 31st IA Inf | |
| Purdy, Francis | 1837 | 15 Sep 1901 | Drummer Co I 31st IA Inf |
| Purdy, Margaret E. | 21 Mar 1816 | 23 Nov 1886 | 77 yrs 8 mos Mrs. Pierpont |
| Purdy, Pierpont E. | 04 (or 14) Aug 1883 | 78 yrs 10 mos 12 days | |
| Purdy, Willie | 05 Aug 1870 | 11 days Son of H E & M E | |
| Sawtell, Caroline M. G. | 1814 | 22 Jun 1868 | 54 yrs 11 mos 22 days Mrs O |
| Sawtell, John | 1846 | 28 Apr 1888 | 42 yrs 9 mos |
| Sawtell, Junius F. | 21 Nov 1864 | 36 yrs 8 mos Died at Hillsborough GA Co B 2nd IA Inf | |
| Sawtell, Obodiah | 15 Jan 1805 | 06 May 1879 | |
| Shaw, Jane | 10 Aug 1873 | 74 yrs 3 mos 11 days | |
| Silsbe, John | 14 Mar 1785 | 01 Feb 1864 | 78 yrs 10 mos 18 days Capt 162nd Regiment NY State Militia |
| Silsbe, Infant Son | 27 ??? 1875 | 2 mos 7 days | |
| Smith, Walter | |||
| Stebbins, Eugene E. | 26 Sep 1855 | 16 mos Son of D & M A | |
| Stebbins, Mary A. (Wasson) | 12 May 1855 | 27 yrs 4 mos 1 day Mrs. David | |
| Steele, Almon | 27 Aug 1864 | 50 yrs 2 mos 11 days | |
| Steele, Harlan P. | 29 Jan 1861 | Corp. Co D 9th IA Inf Son of L A & A | |
| Stephens / Stevens, Alvina W. | 22 Apr 1869 | 20 yrs Dau of A O & A A | |
| Stevens, Artemus O. | 1818 | 10 Mar 1863 | 44 yrs at Nashville TN |
| Swoyer, Henry W. | 1833 | 1865 | Co I 24th IA Inf |
| Wasson, Lemuel H. | 01 Jun 1870 | 82 yrs 3 mos 18 days | |
| Wasson, Samuel | 1821 | 24 Dec 1861 | 40 yrs 9 mos 17 days Syracuse MO Sgt Co I 5th IA Inf |
| Williams, Cynthea P. | 08 May 1889 | 64 yrs 9 days | |