Oak Grove Cemetery
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Oak Grove Cemetery

Holly Springs, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA

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    Coordinates: 33.87110, -92.70750
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"Mr. Burel Shaddock, an early settler in Dallas County, Arkansas, 3 miles north of Holly Springs, donated a piece of land he owned to be used as a church, cemetery, and school, - to be given "free, for as long as it shall remain in use", with the stipulation that should it ever in later years be abandoned, the land would revert to him or his heirs. Thus, Oak Grove came into existence. George Washington Hern built the church and one-room school building. His nephew, George T. worked with him, though only a small boy, and later attended the school. A few years later, they built a two story, two room school, which was the center of education for all the children of the community. While it may not be mentioned in other individual accounts, all the members of the family that lived in Dallas County attended this school at one time until it was discontinued. Oak Grove continued operation as a school until 1937 when it was abandoned by consolidation of the school districts. By this time, the church had also been discontinued, so the land then reverted to the heirs of Mr. Burel Shaddock, with the exception of the cemetery which still remains in use, and is well kept, and is the burial place of many of the family.
From the book "My Hern Family" written by Betty Hern Harrell."

"Mr. Burel Shaddock, an early settler in Dallas County, Arkansas, 3 miles north of Holly Springs, donated a piece of land he owned to be used as a church, cemetery, and school, - to be given "free, for as long as it shall remain in use", with the stipulation that should it ever in later years be abandoned, the land would revert to him or his heirs. Thus, Oak Grove came into existence. George Washington Hern built the church and one-room school building. His nephew, George T. worked with him, though only a small boy, and later attended the school. A few years later, they built a two story, two room school, which was the center of education for all the children of the community. While it may not be mentioned in other individual accounts, all the members of the family that lived in Dallas County attended this school at one time until it was discontinued. Oak Grove continued operation as a school until 1937 when it was abandoned by consolidation of the school districts. By this time, the church had also been discontinued, so the land then reverted to the heirs of Mr. Burel Shaddock, with the exception of the cemetery which still remains in use, and is well kept, and is the burial place of many of the family.
From the book "My Hern Family" written by Betty Hern Harrell."

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