Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemeteries H
Heltsley Cemetery
Burials
- Coombs, Asa. Born 11 July 1796. Died 4 Dec 1877. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Asa Coombs married Priscilla Malinda Dillman, 21 Sept 1851, in Muhlenberg County.
- Coombs, Henry. Died Sept 1880, age 19. Gravestone.
- Biographical: William Henry Coombs was born 30 May 1860, the son of Asa Coombs & Priscilla Malinda Dillman.
- Coombs, Priscilla Malinda. Born 25 Oct 1823. Died 19 Dec 1892. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Priscilla Malinda Dillman, daughter of David Dillman & Mary Ann Smith. Married Asa Coombs, 21 Sept 1851, in Muhlenberg County.
- Dukes, Willie L. Born 20 Sept 1882. Died 5 Feb 1884. Daughter of J.C. & M.A. Dukes. Gravestone.
- Duvall, Nancy. Born 3 Mar 1826. Died 23 Mar 1872. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Nancy Grace, daughter of Samuel Grace & Elizabeth McMahan. Married Howard Duvall, 18 Aug 1846, in Muhlenberg County.
- Hale, Ben C. Born 10 Mar 1846. Died 1 June 1900. Husband of Nancy Hale. Gravestone.
- Hale, Cordelia Florence. Born 26 Dec 1874. Died 2 Aug 1875. Daughter of W.B. and Mary J. Hale. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Cordelia, daughter of William B. Hale & Mary Jane Heltsley.
- Hale, Cordie Jane. Born 27 Aug 1867. Died 18 Sept 1867. Daughter of W.B. & Mary J. Hale. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Daughter of William B. Hale & Mary Jane Heltsley.
- Hale, Mary J. Born 24 Mar 1831. Died [unknown].
- Biographical: Mary Jane Heltsley, daughter of William Heltsley & Nancy Elkins. Married William B. Hale, 31 Dec 1857, in Muhlenberg County.
- Hale, Nancy E. Born 1 Feb 1848. Died 3 Mar 1910. Wife of Ben C. Hale. Gravestone.
- Hale, William B. Born 10 Aug 1835. Died 18 Sept 1897. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Son of Thomas Hale of North Carolina. Married Mary Jane Heltlsey, 31 Dec 1857, in Muhlenberg County.
- Hale, William T. Born 186_. Died 186_ Son of W.B. & Mary Jane Hale.
- Biographical: Son of William B. Hale & Mary Jane Heltsley. Gravestone eroded and dates unreadable.
- Heltsley, Elizabeth. Died 24 Aug 1859, age 84. Gravestone.
- Heltsley, Jacob Harrison. Born 8 Jan 1826. Died 3 Oct 1865. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Son of William Heltsley & Nancy Elkins. Married Elizabeth Caroline Grace, 21 Dec 1848, in Muhlenberg County.
- Heltsley, James Marion. Born 18 Oct 1856. Died 4 Nov 1856. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Son of Jacob Heltsley & Elizabeth Caroline Grace.
- Heltsley, Mary Ann. Born 31 May 1851. Died 1 Aug 1855. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Daughter of Jacob Heltsley & Elizabeth Caroline Grace.
- Heltsley, Nancy. Died 22 Aug 1855, age 54 years. Wife of William Heltsley. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Nancy Elkins, daughter of Joshua Elkins. Married William Heltsley (or Helsley), 15 Mar 1824, in Muhlenberg County.
- Heltsley, William. Born 10 Jan 1804. Died 4 Feb 1879. Gravestone.
- Biographical: William Heltsley (or Helsley) & Nancy Elkins married, 15 Mar 1824, in Muhlenberg County.
- Segars, Clarence. Born 1 Nov 1890. Died 12 Oct 1918.
- Biographical: Son of Mose & Nancy Jane Segars.
- Walker, Elizabeth. Born 10 Jan 1825. Died 16 Oct 1908. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Elizabeth Heltsley, daughter of William Heltsley & Nancy Elkins. Married Isaac W. Walker, 31 Mar 1857, in Muhlenberg County.
- Walker, Isaac. Born 28 May 1831. Died 28 Dec 1891.
- Biographical: Son of William & Susan Walker. Married Elizabeth Heltsley, 31 Mar 1857, in Muhlenberg County.
- Walker, Susan. Born 28 Nov 1805. Died 7 Aug 1871. Wife of William Walker. Gravestone.
Location
From Greenville take Highway 62W to Highway 171. Follow Highway 171 through Weir to Highway 831. Turn left on Highway 831 and go about ¼ mile. The cemetery is about 70 yards off the road across a field in a clump of trees.
Heltsley Cemetery is located on property now by Ronald and Rodney Welborn.
GPS coordinates: 37.062432, -87.203866.
Transcribed and contributed by Jean Wells.
Photos and inscriptions taken 14 June 2012 by Joetta Brown, DeWayne and Kathy Brown, and Jean Wells.
Thank you to Mr. Welborn and his son who have worked to clean up the old cemetery and have installed a road that we now can use to drive up to the cemetery.
Updated January 5, 2026.