Lawrence County, KY Headstones Photo Gallery

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 Lola Travis Hayes,  1900 ~ 1927.  Lola M. (Travis) Hayes was the daughter of Dock & Armita “Mintie” (Preston) Travis. She was born May 18, 1900 in Wilber, Lawrence County, KY, and died November 8, 1927 in Lawrence County, KY.  She married Zeal Hayes on August 19, 1921 in Lawrence County, KY.  Lola’s grave is in a Hayes Cemetary along Bushy Creek. It is a small cemetery with less than 12 graves.  Photo contributed by Joanne Elliott.

 

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 Leander Hays,  1863 ~ 1901.  Sorry to say that I can't remember where I photographed this headstone.  If you can provide a cemetery location & family  information for Leander Hayes, please email me.  Photo contributed by Joanne Elliott.

 

 

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 G. V. Johnson,  1856 ~ 1905.  Sorry to say that I can't remember where I photographed this headstone.  If you can provide a cemetery location & family  information for G. V. Johnson, please email me.  Photo contributed by Joanne Elliott.

 

 

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 Sarah H. Williams,  1863 ~ 1901.  Sorry to say that I can't remember where I photographed this headstone.  If you can provide a cemetery location & family  information for Sarah Williams, please email me.  Photo contributed by Joanne Elliott.

 

 

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 Captain William Moore,  1785 ~ 1843. Located in the Captain William Moore Cemetery in Mattie.  Photo contributed by Chuck Wallace.

 

 

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 George  W. Pack,  1859 ~ 1941 & Loucinda (Ratcliff) Pack, 1862 ~ 1945.   Located in the Blaine Hill (Kitchen/Holbrook) Cemetery in Louisa.    Photo contributed by Beverly Pack.

 

 

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 Eliza Louisa (Ballard) Shannon, 1849 ~ 1885.    Louisa Shannon (Eliza Louisa ) was born March 28, 1849 in Wayne County, IL and died April 23, 1885 in Lawrence County, KY. Louisa is buried beside Harrison J. Shannon.  Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson

 

 

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 Harrison J. Shannon, 1841 ~ 1914.   Harrison J. Shannon, born May 5, 1841 and died Nov. 25, 1914 in Lawrence County, KY.  Harrison first married about 1867 to Eliza Louisa Ballard and second on September 9, 1888 to Sally Cox. He served in Company G, 1st. WV Calvary during the Civil War.  Harrison is buried in the Fugitt/ Shannon (not sure of the name) Cemetery located at Torchlight, Lawrence County, KY.  Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson

 

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 Daniel Sparks.   Daniel Sparks carved his own tombstone. On this side there is a staff that he carved with an outline of his handprint. Another side says, "God Bless all my children and goodbye."   Taken at Daniel Sparks Cemetery on his old farm on Hood Road.   It is said that there are over 20 graves in the cemetery where he is buried on the farm. Photo & information contributed by Jim Ovendorf.

 

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 Deresa (Berry) Thompson, 1842 ~ 1915.   Deresa Thompson was born April 26, 1842 and died November 9, 1915 in Lawrence County, KY.   She was a daughter of Thompson Berry and Lavinia Salyers.  Deresa married in Lawrence County on August 4, 1859 to Isaac "Ike" Pack Thompson, a son of Wesley Thompson and Esther Pack. Deresa and Ike were buried in the Thompson Cemetery which was relocated to the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery during the Yatesville Lake Project.  Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson

 

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 Richard , 1805 ~ 1887 & Mahala (Ball), Thompson, 1808 ~ 1886 . RT and MT.  Richard Thompson was born about 1805 and died 1887.    Mahala Ball, born about 1808 and died in the winter 1886. Richard was the son of Andrew and Katherine Thompson.  Mahala was the daughter James B. Ball and Nancy Breeding. This stone was cut from a sandstone rock by Samuel R. Thompson following the death of his wife Emma Ritta and placed at her grave. On the reverse side was her name and the dates of birth and death, but they have nearly all disappeared now. Following the death of Samuel, Richard R. Thompson (his son) and some of the other children purchased a marker for Samuel.  Emma Ritta and Ida (a daughter) and placed it at their graves. Richard R. carved the letters shown in this picture and placed the stone at the graves of Richard and Mahala who were first buried in the Old Thompson Cemetery, now relocated to Yatesville Memorial Cemetery.  Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson.

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 S. R. Thompson, 1828 ~ 1908.  S. R. Thompson, born December 7, 1828 and died July 13, 1908 Lawrence County, KY.  Samuel was the first child born to Russell Thompson and Fanny Nelson.  He was married on January 8, 1849 to Emma Ritta Thompson, a daughter of Richard Thompson and Mahala Ball.   Sam and Emma Ritta built a small cabin on land situated on the Fern Branch fork of the left fork of Little Blaine Creek in Lawrence County and lived here for most of their adult lives. As their family grew in size, additional space was added and the small cabin eventually became a house of four rooms. This little cabin withstood the elements of time and nature but could not withstand the carelessness of man and was burn to the ground in 1929/39. Remnants of the fireplace remained when my father and I visited the location in 1975.  Following the death of Emma Ritta, Samuel married on March 7, 1881 to Angeline (Thompson) Moore, widow of David Moore and daughter of Samuel Thompson and Sarah Waller. The following appeared in the Big Sandy News at Samuel's death:  "Uncle Sam Thompson was buried Tuesday of last week in the old Thompson graveyard on the farm of his boyhood days. He was about 82 years old, had lived a long and useful life, had been one of the best citizens in the entire county. With one exception, he was the oldest of the entire Thompson family in this county. Had been a sober, industrious man and served his country well. He lived a christian life for 50 or 60 years.  He leaves a wife, several children, and hosts of friends and relatives to mourn their loss."  Samuel is now buried in the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery.  He was my great grandfather.   Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson.

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 Greenville Travis, Abt. 1830 ~ Bef. March, 1891.   Located in the Travis Cemetery.   Photo contributed by Joanne Elliott . . . Thanks to Linda Smith!

 

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 Mary (Jobe) Wright,  1839 ~ 1934.  Pine Hill Cemetery in Louisa.  Photo contributed by Lennie Carter.

 

 

 

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   Thornton & Elizabeth (Moore) Moore.   These headstones are located in a Burial House situated on Old Thornton Moore Farm at Mattie, Lawrence County, KY.  Thornton Moore was born September 8, 1856 at Mattie, the son of John T. Moore and his second wife, Rebecca Bowling/Bolen. The marriage record for Thornt and Elizabeth states his date of birth as September 15, 1856; however, the marker and family member state the 8th to be correct. Thornton died November 18, 1934. Elizabeth Moore was born September 7, 1857 (Per Lawrence County Vital Statistics)the daughter Of Rev. David Moore and Anna Jordan. Elizabeth died May 1, 1917. Her grave marker reads, Born 1859 and Died May 1, 1917 "FAITHFUL TO HER TRUST EVEN UNTO DEATH". Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson.

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 George Greenville & Charlotte (Prince) Burton.   George was born on August 10, 1851 and died January 20, 1936. Charlotte (Prince )Burton was born on September 10, 1855 and died on March 11, 1950. They married on December 21, 1877 in Lawrence County, KY. "Green" was the son of Samuel P. and Nancy Ellen (Thompson) Burton. Charlotte was the daughter of John and Lavina (Griffith) Prince. They now rest in the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery, Lawrence County, KY. Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson.

 

 

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 Martha "Patsy" (Packwood) Thompson.   Patsy was the daughter of Richard Packwood and ? She married in Lawrence County, KY on November 3, 1832 to Johnson Thompson, the sone ofAndrew and Katherine Thompson. Patsy and Johnson had  five children: William R., Andrew J., Exony, Elizabeth and Margaret Thompson. The stone reads "MARTHA, wife of Johnson Thompson, died Apr. 1, 1974, age 64 Years." Patsy now rest in the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery, Lawrence County, KY. Photo & information contributed by Ken Thompson.

 

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