McCLAIN-ARNOLD CEMETERY


Rowan County, Kentucky


Location of Cemetery:

From Morehead: Rt. 519 to Clearfield, left on Rt. 1167 to the top of mountain & junction of CCC Trail road. Right on CCC Trail about 1.5 mile to W. Black road, left 0.3 mile to the cemetery at end of road.


McClain-Arnold Cemetery:

Name Born Died Stone Notes
Arnold, Russell

Arnold, Millia
14 Jun 1889

18 Jan 1893
30 Oct 1965

1 May 1955
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Millia Arnold]
[Son of Robert & Alice Arnold]
[Wife of Russell Arnold]
[Daughter of James & Doshia McClain]
Arnold, Athie [    ] [    ] SS [Appears to be child of R & M Arnold]
Arnold, Bertha [    ] [    ] SS [Appears to be child of R & M Arnold]
Arnold, Buela [    ] [    ] SS [Appears to be child of R & M Arnold]
Arnold, Clinton [    ] [    ] SS [Appears to be child of R & M Arnold]
Arnold, Rosie [    ] [    ] SS [Appears to be child of R & M Arnold]
Arnold, Clella 4 Jul 1922 7 Nov 1976 SS "PFC US Army WWII"
[Son of Russell & Millia Arnold]
Arnold, Varden 8 Jan 1924 16 Feb 1926 SS [Son of Russell & Millia Arnold]
Black, Berlin

Black, Garnette Opal
16 Dec 1914

27 Mar 1919
5 Oct 1986

[Living]
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Garnette Opal Black]
[Son of Mitchell & Tennessee Black]
[Wife of Berlin Black]
[Daughter of Oliver & Emily Lambert]
Black, E. Victor

Black, Sherlene
1 May 1937

11 Apr 1937
[Living]

20 Sep 1987
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Sherlene Black]
[Son of Edgar & Thelma Black]
[Wife of E. Victor Black]
[Daughter of Berlin & Garnette Opal Black]
Black, Lemuel W.

Black, Bessie [Kidd]
[19 Oct] 1910

[11 Nov] 1914
[16 Mar] 1988

[17 Jan] 1992
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Bessie Black]
[Son of Mitchell & Tennessee Black]
[Wife of Lemuel W. Black]
Bowling, Elexis 1996 1996 PLQ  
Brown, Mabel Cox 23 Feb 1930 30 Oct 1954 SS [Mabel Cox Crawford Brown]
Crawford, Brenda Carol 17 May 1948 17 May 1948 SS "A life brief but precious, our daughter"
Crawford, C. Wayne
Crawford, V. Doris
2 May 1925
1927
13 Nov 1987
1995
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of V. Doris Crawford]
[Wife of C. Wayne Crawford]
Crawford, Chester
Crawford, Virginia
1914
1925
1994
1994
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of Virginia Crawford]
[Wife of Chester Crawford]
[Daughter of Sammie & Alice Crose]
Crawford, Clay
Crawford, Ina P.
1890
1891
1970
1987
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of Ina P. Crawford]
[Wife of Clay Crawford]
[Daughter of Ed & Dora Hall]
Crawford, Clyde

Crawford, Opal
9 Oct 1910

27 Sep 1914
21 May 1989

14 Jan 1981
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Opal Crawford]
[Son of Clay & Ina Crawford]
[Wife of Clyde Crawford]
[Daughter of John & Ida (Kegley) Crose]
Crawford, Marie 18 Sep 1921 20 Jan 1951 SS  
Crawford, Orville E. 29 Apr 1928 8 Nov 1950 SS  
Crawford, Sharon Kay 11 May 1949 16 Nov 1949 SS "A life brief but precious, our daughter"
Crawford, Wm. "Willie"
Crawford, Lula
1900
1906
1988
1992
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of Lula Crawford]
[Wife of Wm. Crawford]
Goodman, Robert Clinton
Goodman, Edith Riddle
1925
1927
1995
[    ]
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of Edith Riddle Goodman]
[Wife of Robert Clinton Goodman]
[Daughter of Robert & Alice (Foster) Riddle]
McClain, Jewel 8 Apr 1935 28 Apr 1935 SS [Daughter of Luster & Nancy McClain]
McClain, Lewis 18 Dec 1900 22 Sep 1982 SS "PVT US Army WW II"
[Son of James & Doshia McClain]
McClain, Luster 1887 1962 SS : H [Husband of Nancy McClain]
[Son of James & Doshia McClain]
McClain, Nancy 1891 1976 SS : W [Wife of Luster McClain]
[Daughter of Leander & Lizzie (Petitt) Black]
McClain, Cheney [1888] [25 Dec 1917] SS [Daughter of James & Doshia McClain]
McClain, James [    ] [    ] SS ["Wildcat" McClain, son of David & Lucy (Riddle) McClain]
McClain, Doshia [    ] [18 Mar 1943] SS [Wife of James McClain]
[Orphaned and raised as a Sparks]
McClain, Orville 1908 1968 SS [Son of Luster & Nancy McClain]
McClain, Vernard 1927 1964 SS [Son of Luster & Nancy McClain]
Shelton, Mary [Crawford] 1880 1962 SS [Daughter of Lee & Mary Crawford]
[Wife of Wiley Hall & John Shelton]
Trent, Cebert

Trent, Cordie L.
17 Nov 1928

7 Oct 1925
8 Apr 1988

[    ]
DS : H

DS : W
[Husband of Cordie Lillian Trent]
[Son of Phillip & Ethel (Mathews) Trent]
[Wife of Cebert Trent]
[Daughter of Russell & Millia Arnold]

Note: Two unmarked grave sites


Author:

This cemetery listing is authored by the Rowan County Kentucky Historical Society. It is one of over 375 cemetery surveys available in book or CD format from the Society.

Page design and graphics by Teri Pettit. The titling font used in the cemetery name plaques is Adobe Trajan Bold, designed by Carol Twombly.

Sources of Information:

Information on stones from survey of the cemetery. Additional information in brackets from personal records of Dewie E. Black <dewie@olsusa.com>, Dianna Gilliam <justpeachy@greenhills.net> and Teri Pettit <terikpettit@gmail.com>, verified by marriage records, censuses, obituaries and death certificates. (Most of the people buried in this cemetery are also listed in Teri's online family group pages.)

Acknowledgment:

The Historical Society and specifically the Cemetery Committee, wishes to acknowledge and extend a special thanks to Dewie E. Black of LaBelle, Florida for his work in inventorying this cemetery on July 4, 1997 and providing the documentation.

Copy Rights:

All information contained in this document may be freely copied for personal use, however, none of the information in part or in whole, shall be used for profit.

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