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 1901 - Dunnington Family Mausoleum - Oaklawn Cemetery - Batesville, Ar. Posted by:  iconions
N 35° 45.805 W 091° 38.125
15S E 623356 N 3958567
This cut-stone mausoleum, dated 1901, is the only one located in the Oaklawn Cemetery - Sydney St and Myers Avenue in Batesville, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMNPYH
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2015
Views: 2
This cut-stone mausoleum is the only one located in the Oaklawn Cemetery. It is of simple design with large quarry-faced stone courses topped by a stone slab roof. The entablature reads:
E. M. Dunnington
1901
Family Vault
The only information I found on E. M. Dunnington is from an obituary for a nearby Woodman -
John C. Yancey of Batesville, Ark., a prominent and a distinguished citizen, was born in Orange County, Va., July 23, 1853, and was educated at Browsville academy, of Brownsville, Ky., and at the University of Virginia. He accompanied his parents to Jefferson County, Ky., in 1869. He studied law in Virginia and under the preceptorship of his brother in Illinois, where he was admitted to the bar in 1874. The same year he came to Arkansas, settled in Marion and began to practice his profession. Shortly afterward, he moved to DeWitt, Arkansas County, where he formed a law partnership with Col. Robert H. Crockett, and they met with much success in the practice of the law. In 1878 he made Batesville his home, and since has resided in that city and is one of its leading attorneys and foremost citizens. Mr. Yancey was a member of the lower house of Arkansas in 1885, and served as mayor of Batesville in 1889-90. He is prominently identified with the Arkansas Bar association and in the capacity of attorney and counselor, represents the Bank of Batesville, the Kansas Phosphate Company, of which he was the organizer and is now one of the directors, and also many other private and corporate interests. He is extensively interested in real estate and has large holdings of city and country property, together with one of the finest plantations in the state. Mr. Yancey was the promoter of the White River Railroad, which was recently absorbed by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Company, and drove the first spike in the White River Line. He was married in 1884 to Ella A. daughter of Col. E. M. Dunnington, a prominent planter of Independence county, Ark., and they have four children: Winona W., John Crockett, Don N., and Dunnington A. Mr. Yancey is an enterprising and progressive citizen, widely known throughout the state of Arkansas, and has been a prominent factor in the growth and development of Batesville. He is now the head of the law firm Yancey, Reeder & Casey, Batesville, Ark.
- Yancey Family Genealogy website
Year of construction: 1901
Full inscription:
E. M. Dunnington
1901
Family Vault
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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