Various Black Cemeteries
Partial transcription based on Death Certificates of Black Persons.
Belton
Belton is located on Highway 431 between Browder and Twin Tunnels.
- Alfred Cleveland
Died 13 June 1911, age about 24 or 25
Kentucky DC #16112
Burial: Belton
Bob Dennis Family Graveyard
Unknown location
- Janeta Willis
December 1913 - 26 July 1914, age about 6 months
Daughter of Nathanial Willis
Kentucky DC #16482
Burial: Dennis Graveyard - Mattie Willis
20 June 1911 - 10 July 1914
Daughter of N.F. Willis & Bun Dennis
Kentucky DC #19272
Burial: Bob Dennis Family Graveyard
Brownie
Located between Central City and Drakesboro, near Cleaton and Bevier.
- Sarah Jane Davis
13 April 1927 - 13 April 1927
Daughter of Clearence Davis & Annie Pritchett
Kentucky DC #11729
Burial: Brownie, KY
David Lewis Family Graveyard
Unknown location
- David Union Lewis
28 January 1837 - 17 December 1913
Son of Lonzo Pennington & Rachel Lewis
Kentucky DC #33179
Burial: David Lewis Family Graveyard
Depoy, KY
Depoy is located on Highway 62, west of Greenville, at Bards Hill Road intersect
- Baby Bard
30 September 1922 - 02 December 1922
Son of Marion Bard & Unknown Earle
Kentucky DC #28297
Burial: Depoy, KY
Drakesboro, KY
Unknown Cemetery
- Hester Hamilton
23 December 1892 - 27 August 1915
Daughter of Allec Fresh & Eliza Jane Morris
Kentucky DC #20463
Burial: Drakesboro, KY - Stillborn Cook
16 June 1921
Son of Ed Cook & Otie Payne
Kentucky DC #13367
Burial: Drakesboro, KY - Albert Smith
28 March 1918 - 29 March 1918
Son of Joe Smith & Ruth Winn
Kentucky DC #11631
Burial: Drakesboro, KY - Laura Ann Smith
1859 - 23 August 1928, age about 69
Daughter of Thomas Gardner
Kentucky DC #20874
Burial: Drakesboro, KY
Evergreen Cemetery
Greenville, KY
- Yost Wickliffe
04 March 1852 - 11 October 1931
Age 79 years 7 months 7 days
Son of Joe Bodine
Informant: Harrison Wickliffe
Kentucky DC #30676
Burial: Evergreen
Family Graveyard
Unknown Cemetery, unknown location
- Nathaniel H. Willis, Minister
16 May 1872 - 16 May 1914, age about 44
Kentucky DC #13936
Burial: Family Graveyard - Robert D…[rest unreadable]
Hill Cemetery
Unknown location
- Lena May Coyn
Died 19 February 1913, age about 21
Daughter of Joseph Coyn & Willie Hill
Kentucky DC #5426
Burial: Hill Cemetery
Hillside, KY
Hillside was located near Powderly. Also another name for Mercer. This burial could be in Old Dovey Cemetery (also known as Brownsville).
- Lula Ross
05 July 1913 - 09 October 1913
Daughter of Peter Ross & Cathrn Warden
Kentucky DC #27807
Burial: Hillside
Jernigan's Chapel Cemetery
Located about 1½ miles from Greenville, KY, and ¼ mile south of Highway 176 between Greenville and Drakesboro.
- Alex Hays, Widower
04 December 1827 - 17 November 1916, age about 89
Son of Editeth Saulsbery
Informant: Fred Shelton
Kentucky DC #31593
Burial: Jernigan Graveyard
Note: See Hammers' Cemeteries Book 2 Page 124, Jernigan's Chapel Cemetery. Alex is buried with Lou Hay who died 11 December 1908.
Jim Weekly Cemetery
Unknown location
- Infant Moppins-Sanders
28 November 1923 - 29 November 1923
Son of Alfred Sanders & Nannie Moppins
Kentucky DC #31641
Burial: Jim Weekly Cemetery
Johnson Cemetery, Belton, KY
Belton is located on Highway 431 between Browder and Twin Tunnels.
- Amos Johnson
10 June 1884 - 27 February 1951
Son of Gus Johnson & Harriet Davis
Kentucky DC #3823
Burial: Johnson Cemetery near Belton, KY - Nellile Ann Earles
02 October 1875 - 18 May 1949
Daughter of John Hayden & Sallie Russell
Kentucky DC #12724
Burial: Johnson Cemetery, Belton, KY
Martin Graveyard
Unknown location
- John Thomas Martin
04 November 1866 - 03 March 1920
Age 53 years 3 months 27 days
Son of Dow Martin & Melvina Reynolds
Kentucky DC #9593
Burial: Martin Graveyard
Midland, KY
Midland is located west of Central City on Highway 70 between Greenville and Bremen, at the intersection of or just west of Highways 181 and 70.
- James Murray Smith
18 June 1913 - 07 February 1914
Son of Abraham L. Smith & Annie Washington
Kentucky DC #5238
Burial: Midland Cemetery - Susie Taylor
26 January 1889 - 26 January 1911, age about 22
Daughter of Danial Taylor & Alice Jourdon
Kentucky DC #2181
Burial: Midland, KY
Mogg Black Cemetery
Mog (or Mogg), KY is located on Highway 431 north of South Carrollton.
- Infant Phillips
Stillborn, 24 July 1925
Daughter of Hugh Phillips & Sarah Laster
Kentucky DC #17672
Burial: Mogg, KY - Marvin Phillips
29 July 1925 - 14 August 1925
Son of Hugh Phillips & Dorah Laster
Kentucky DC #25218
Burial: Mogg, KY
Moppin Graveyard
Unknown location
- James William Clark
Died 11 September 1916, age 7 months 1 day
Son of John Clark & Nellie Briggs
Kentucky DC #24033
Burial: Moppin Graveyard
Note: Is Moppin Graveyard the same cemetery as Davis Graveyard? See burial information for Myrtle Mae Clark. - Ollie B. Smith
01 September 1912 - 14 April 1913
Daughter of Earlie Smith & Marietta Bostic
Kentucky DC #11254
Burial: Moppin Burial
Morse or Moors Cemetery
Unknown location
- Walter Martin
02 March 1886 - 16 November 1923
Son of Henry Martin & Delia Niblet
Kentucky DC #28883
Burial: Morse or Moore Cemetery - Edna Moore
Died 24 December 1913, age 6 years 1 month 3 days
Daughter of William Moore & Stella Parks
Kentucky DC #33189
Burial: Moors Graveyard - Rosa Moore
16 July 1878 - 24 July 1922
Daughter of Logan Pag(?) & Nellie Murphy
Informant: Willie Moore, Madisonville, KY
Kentucky DC #19178
Burial place: Moors Cemetery, Muhlenberg
Nelson Creek Cemetery
Possibly the cemetery at Nelson Creek Baptist Church, located east of Central City on Highway 62.
- Carl D. Bastian
Died 22 March 1918, age 4 months 7 days
Son of Frank Bastian & Lena Singleton
Kentucky DC #8775
Burial: Nelson Creek Cemetery
Noffsinger Cemetery
There are three Noffsinger Cemeteries in Muhlenberg County. Unknown which of the three these may be a part of, or if these are part of a fourth cemetery. Also simply because they are listed here together does not mean the two burials are in the same Noffsinger Graveyard.
- Stillborn Braham
02 June 1913
Son of Frank Braham & Bessie Jane Johnson
Kentucky DC #16784
Burial: Noffsinger Graveyard - Paul Landers
22 July 1924 - 10 December 1924
Son of Cordis Landers & Ludie Webb
Kentucky DC #28680
Burial: Noffsinger's Graveyard
Old Graveyard
Unknown Cemetery, unknown location
- Clarance Earl
27 October 1917 - 27 October 1917
Son of of Birdie Weir (Don't Know Father)
Informant: Ed Tett
Kentucky DC #28778
Burial: old G.Y.
Paul Farm
Unknown location
- Cerena Chilton
03 April 1920 - 03 April 1920
Daughter of Arch Chilton & Canary Drake
Kentucky DC #12394
Burial: Paul Farm
Penrod
Penrod is located on Highway 431 between Twin Tunnels and Dunmor.
- Brank Willis
26 September 1854 - 27 May 1921
Son of Pete Willis & Matilda Slaughter
Kentucky DC #13352
Burial: Penrod
Private
Unknown Cemeteries, unknown locations
- Tobias Goins
18 December 1912 - 09 March 1913
Son of Tob Goins & [unclear] Martin
Kentucky DC #8479
Burial: Private - Frances Louis McNary
21 December 1917 - 21 December 1917
Daughter of James McNary & Fannie May Venable
Kentucky DC #34341
Burial: Private
Rose's Graveyard
Unknown location
- Salley Haden
October 1825 - 12 June 1921
Age 96 years 6 months 12 days
Informant: P.A. Forsythe, Yost
Kentucky DC #13376
Burial: Rose's Graveyard
Shrewsberry
Unknown location
- George Shrewsberry
15 April 1851 - 21 April 1921
Son of Robert Shrewsberry & Bettie Pritchett(?)
Kentucky DC #11075
Burial: Shrewsberry (rest unreadable)
Thompson Burying Ground
Unknown location
- Odella Drake
16 December 1940 - 17 December 1940
Daughter of Guy Drake Jr. & Ola Bard
Kentucky DC #29672
Burial: Thompson Burying Ground - Sarrah Drake
26 August 1897 - 27 August 1919
Daughter of George Thompson & Lue Thompson
Kentucky DC #24222
Burial: Thompson Graveyard - Flossie Annie Marton
Died 30 May 1929, age about 23
Daughter of Huston Bard & Louellin Doolin
Husband: Ray Martin
Kentucky DC #17787
Burial: Thompson Burying Ground - Fenna Thompson
26 September 1831 - 10 January 1913
Age 81 years 3 months 14 days
Informant: Jim Dulin
Kentucky DC #2559
Burial: Thompson Cemetery
Wiley Frazer Graveyard
Unknown location
- James Collins
11 October 1889 - 31 March 1916, age about 29
Son of Rev. James Collin & Margret Frazer
Kentucky DC #8762
Burial: Wily Frazer Graveyard - Mandy Render
07 October 1901 - 08 October 1917
Daughter of Joe Render; Mother Not Known
Kentucky DC #28779
Burial: Wiley Frazer Graveyard - Ada Reynolds
Died 12 October 1913, age about 29
Daughter of Mack Saulsbery & Janie Short
Kentucky DC #27826
Burial: Frazer Cemetery
Wyatts Chapel
Located on Wyatt Cemetery Road, one mile west of Highway 246, which connects Ebenezer, KY at Highway 176 to Beechmont, KY at Highway 431.
- Dorathy Ann Smith
Died 06 December 1912, age about 93
Informant: P.M. Smith, Drakesboro, KY
Kentucky DC #31813
Burial: Wyatts Chapel
Yost, KY
Present-day Belton
Belton is located on Highway 431 between Browder and Twin Tunnels.
- Henderson Johnson
22 September 1883 - 11 November 1918
Son of Alfred Johnson & Sarah Short
Kentucky DC #36100
Burial: Yost, KY - Ora Lee Johnson
22 September 1919 - 02 October 1919
Daughter of Robert Johnson & Nora Hall
Kentucky DC #28453
Burial: Yost KY