Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemeteries M
Martwick Burials
A list of burials of African American individuals based on information from Kentucky Death Certificates.
The Martwick Black Cemetery is located on Sand Hill, also west of the main community. There are many tombstones marking the final resting places of the people to Martwick. “Around Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: a Black History,” by Leslie Shively Smith (p.50),
Approximate GPS coordinates of Martwick Black Cemetery: 37.32893, -87.038619.
Martwick is on US 62 East between Central City and Rockport, Kentucky.
Burials
- Anglin, Thedo. Born July 1924. Died 1 Aug 1924.
- Son of Genus Angline & Alice Johnson.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1924-19206. Burial Bear Cem., Martwick, Ky.
- Beard, Adolphus. Born 14 Mar 1916. Died 13 Apr 1918.
- Son of Willie D. Beard & Callie Moppins.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-11621. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Boyd, H.B. Born 18 Feb 1914. Died 9 Feb 1938.
- Son of Joe Boyd & Hattie Long.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1938-4993. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Briggs, Betty Gene. Born 20 Feb 1933. Died 20 Feb 1933.
- Daughter of Wesley Briggs & Annie Neal Maddox.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1933-5078. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Briggs, John. Born 1913. Died 21 Dec 1936.
- Son of Edgar Wilson & Fannie Johnson.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1936-34269. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Briggs, Mary. Born 20 Oct 1892. Died 11 Sept 1918.
- Daughter of Loney Briggs & Fanny Briggs.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-23895. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Casey, Charles Edward. Born 14 Jan 1931. Died 8 May 1931.
- Son of Will Casey & Jessie Dulin.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1931-13184. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Casey, Dallas. Born 14 Dec 1934. Died 15 Dec 1934.
- Son of William Casey & Jessie Dulin.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1914-31940. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Casey, Katherine. Born 7 June 1917. Died 17 Apr 1918.
- Daughter of Will Casey & Jessie Dooley.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-11622. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Casey, Samuel. Born 11 June 1926. Died 6 Sept 1926.
- Son of Will Casey & Jessie Dooley.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1926-23831. Burial Martwick Cemetery.
- Clark, Katherine. Born 5 Oct 1917. Died 9 May 1918.
- Daughter of Johnie Clark & Nellie Briggs.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-14229. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Hawkins, Christine. Born 7 Aug 1928. Died 16 June 1929.
- Daughter of Owen Hawkins & Elsie Bennett.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1929-17750. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Hunt, Jewell. Born 20 Aug 1923. Died 25 Mar 1924.
- Son of Nedd Hunt & Carry Kinney.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1924-7516. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Long, Henry. Died 15 Oct 1918, age about 27.
- Son of John Smith & Anthy Smith Uston.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-36274. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Maxwell, Eugean. Died 28 Nov 1920, age 2 years, 10 months, 10 days.
- Son of James Maxwell & Carrie Martin.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1920-28197. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- McReynolds, Janie Chastain. Born 16 June 1886. Died 3 Mar 1941.
- Daughter of Wilson Chastain & Matilda Burch, and wife of Frank McReynolds.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1941-8442. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- McReynolds, William Benjamin. Born 12 Feb 1875. Died 16 Oct 1924.
- Son of Andrew McReynolds & Amanda Berryman.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1924-23604. Burial Martwick Cemetery.
- Moppin, Ethel. Born 1 Jan 1900. Died 28 Mar 1934.
- Son of Dave Moppin & Mary Moppin.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1934-7610. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Peppers, Huston. Died 1 May 1918.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1918-14230. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Render, Whayne W. Born 1874. Died 12 Oct 1927.
- Son of Virgil Render & Margaret Chatman, and husband of Lydia Render.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-28827. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Weir, Raymond. Born June 1909. Died 25 May 1938.
- Son of Dan Weir & Mary Briggs, and husband of Winifred Duncan Weir.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1938-12727. Burial Martwick, Ky.
- Williams, Lenniat L. Born 4 Sept 1919. Died 3 Sept 1927.
- Son of Hurley Williams & Cozy Boyd.
- Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-21468. Burial Martwick, Ky.
Updated August 27, 2026.