Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Mosley P. Wells Cemetery
From back of photograph: Micagah Wells at cemetery where Dorinda is buried.
Photograph was taken between 1895 (after Dorinda Wells's death) and 1899 (before Micagah's death).
Mosley P. Wells Cemetery, Summer 2010. Image by Jonathan Young.
Location
From Greenville go west on US 62 toward Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospial. Turn left onto KY 171 (Weir Street).
Follow KY 171 south 8 miles through Weir to Drake Road. Turn right onto Drake Road and go 0.7 mile. Cemetery is on the right with a fence around it.
GPS coordinates: 37.09432, -87.20603.
Burials
- Drake, Ann W. Died 17 May 1913. Age 77.
- Mary Ann (also Polly Ann) Wells, born 3 Oct 1836, daughter of Mosley P. Wells & Luraney Susannah Wells. Married Edmond Drake, 8 Oct 1867, Muhlenberg County.
- Pruett. Born 3 Nov 1872. Died 3 Nov 1872. Infant daughter of L.E. & M.L. Pruett.
- Daughter of Levy E. & Margaret L. Pruett.
- Wells. Born 25 July 1859. Died 14 Aug 1859. Infant son of Joseph J. Sr. & E.A. Wells. Gravestone.
- Wells, Alney W. Born 25 July 1882. Died 24 Aug 1886. Gravestone (1.)
- Wells, Dan. Born 13 Apr 1885. Died 24 Oct 1947.
- Son of Micagah C. Wells & Sarah Dorinda Keith. Died in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Wells, Dorinda Keith. Born 8 Mar 1842. Died 22 Aug 1895. Gravestone (1.)
- Sarah Dorinda Keith, born Rutherford County, Tennessee, daughter of William Keith & Rebecca Summers. Married Micagah C. Wells, 10 July 1879, Christian County, Kentucky.
- Wells, Edgar. Born 7 Apr 1875. Died 1 Mar 1876.
- Wells, Luraney S. Born 21 Dec 1809. Died 27 Aug 1896. Wife of M.P. Wells. Gravestone. (1.)
- Luraney Susan Wells, daughter of Wyatt Wells & Nancy Ganes. Married Mosley P. Wells, 26 Apr 1831, Muhlenberg County. Luraney & Mosley were first cousins.
- Wells, Micagah. Born 14 May 1844. Died 17 Aug 1899. Gravestone. (1.)
- Micagah C. Wells, son of Mosley P. Wells & Luraney Susanna Wells. Married Sarah Dorinda Keith, 10 July 1879, Christian County, Kentucky.
- Wells, Mosley C. Born 16 Mar 1839. Died 6 Apr 1864. Son of M.P. & L.S. Wells. Gravestone (1.)
- Son of Mosley P. Wells & Luraney Susannah Wells.
- Wells, Mosley P. Born 21 Mar 1798. Died 25 Aug 1867. Gravestone.
- Son of Micajah Wells & Ann Collins. Married Luraney Susannah Wells, 26 Apr 1831, Muhlenberg County. Luraney & Mosley were first cousins.
- Wells, Nancy L. Born 21 Sept 1837. Died 4 Sept 1851 Daughter of M.P. & L.S. Wells.
- Daughter of Mosley P. Wells & Luraney Susannah Wells.
Images and transcription contributed by Jean Wells.
Additional gravestone images taken and contributed by Jonathan Young.
Helen Young, Wanda Barnes & Jean Wells visited this cemetery on March 21, 2003. The cemetery was visited by Jonathan Young, Summer 2010.
Updated July 6, 2025.