Harkrider Cemetery
Surveyed by Don Austin ca 1981Transcribed by Marylee W. Knight
Directions: From Carthage go northbound on U.S. Hwy 79 North to the blinking light in Deberry. At that intersection turn left on to FM 31 and proceed northbound toward Elysian Fields. At the intersection with Panola County Road 312 turn left on to CR 312. Continue on CR 312 until it merges with CR 3122. The cemetery will be off of CR 3122 just north of the Harrison-Panola county line about two miles southwest of Elysian Fields in the old Kinlock Community.
According to Don Austin in his privately circulated book "42 Lost Cemeteries" Kinlock now a ghost town was shown on the 1850 map. It was located on the Old Shreveport to Douglas Road right about where the road crossed the present day Harrison-Panola county line. The cemetery lies just north of the old roadway in fairly dense woodland. It appears to have been a quite large cemetery because there are graves scatted long distances apart. Austin estimated as many as 40-60 graves here.
Austin noted that in the center of the cemetery is a "good-sized" fenced plot containing twelve graves that were possibly members of the same family. These twelve graves are noted on the list below with an asterisk (*) following their surname. All of the markers within this plot are of the same type fairly recent looking low granite blocks that are obviously not the original markers. The fence is a rusty chain-link enclosure and in the foot of the gateway there is an embedded concrete block inscribed "Harkrider - August 1927"
Surname Given Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments "H.A." Unknown No date No date Footstone only no headstone evident Anderson Adolphus Mar 23 1866 May 14 1936 Anderson* Corry 1876 1880 Anderson* James 1851 1881 Anderson* Minerva 1818 1894 Anderson* Mollie 1853 1876 Anderson* Walker 1874 1874 Black* E.P. 1827 1859 "Father" Black* Eddie 1858 1859 Black* Etta 1848 1849 Black* Mary J. 1829 1889 "Mother" Black* Walker 1856 1857 Harkrider* Alta 1880 1880 Harkrider* Mollie 1876 1878 Nelson Veronica 1841 1901 Thompson Mattie Feb ? 1884 Dec 27 1900 dau of Sam & Everlon Timmins F .E. Sep 12 1833 Feb 22 1894 husband of C.C. Timmins F. E. Jr. Apr 18 1862 Aug 8 1867 son of F.E. & C.C. Timmins F. S. Jan 19 1868 Apr 23 1887 dau of F.E. & C.C. Timmins Nora Jun 14 1872 Jun 28 1872 dau of F.E. & C.C.