Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Cemeteries

Old Greenville Cemetery

Caption: Old Greenville Cemetery. Land for this cemetery given to Presbyterian Church by Charles and Nancy Wing in two deeds, 1825 and 1826. One plot deeded by Jas. Weir, 1827. Trustees of the Church - Ephraim M. Brank, M.C. Hay and Alney Dennis - deeded cemetery to city of Greenville, 1874. Ephraim M. Brank, distinguished war hero of 1812, and other pioneer citizens of Greenville, are buried here.

Location

At the corner of Court Row and Chatham Lane in Greenville, Kentucky. About a block east of the Muhlenberg County Courthouse. GPS coordinates: 37.200334, -87.174729.

On January 26, 1871, E.M. Brank, M.C. Hay, and Alney M. Dennis, Elders of the Presbyterian Church at Greenville, were appointed Trustees of the church and sold to Bunnell Wickliffe, Ephraim Salsberry, and Richard Lucas, Trustees of the First Baptist Church (Colored) in Greenville, a lot of ground and some brick. This was the Presbyterian Church property located on the present Court Row on the corner adjacent to the Old Cemetery. (From Around Muhlenberg County Kentucky: A Black History by Leslie Shively Smith.)

Cemetery Listing

This listing is based on Gayle Carver's listing made in the 1930s and given to Marian G. Hammers who compiled a listing of the cemetery for her Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries books in 1980. It also includes transcriptions made by M.J. Edgeworth in 1964 for the LDS. There are also a handful of entries based on information from Kentucky Death Certificates.

Annie. Age 1 yr., 11 mos., 19 dys.
M. Emily.
Rev. A.S.H.
J.R.R.
Allison, F.M. Born 4 Mar 1829. Died 12 Apr 1886.
Anthony, John. Died 13 Oct 1889, age 62 years. Member of the Methodist church 40 years.
Anthony, Matilda. Born 10 May 1868. Died 11 Jan 1901.
Bailey, Nelson. Born 12 June 1850. Died 6 Aug 1892.
Baker, P.H. Born 12 Apr 1818. Died 18 Apr 1881.
Bard, M.
Bard, Miranda. Born 23 May 1831. Died 2 Aug 1832.
Boggess, Martha A. Born 10 Aug 1837. Died 23 July 1907.
Brank, Ephraim McLean. Born 1 Aug 1791. Died 5 Aug 1875. Infantry, Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.
Brank, Mary C. Born 25 Mar 1791. Died 1 Dec 1850. Wife of E.M. Brank.
Brank, Ruth B. Died 3 June 1867, age 56 yrs.
Bruce, Nattie. Born 23 Nov 1872. Died 2 Dec 1872. Son of Thomas & S. Bruce.
Bruce, Tomie. Born 23 Aug 1871. Died 30 Dec 1872. Son of Thomas & S. Bruce.
Campbell, Ann. Died 8 Jan 1838, age 1 yr., 1 mo. Note 1.
Campbell, C.F. Born 12 July 1852. Died 23 Apr 1908.
Campbell, David P. Died 22 July 1851, age 22 yrs., 6 mos., 6 ds.
Campbell, Mary. Died 13 Apr 1847, age 40 yrs., 2 mos.
Campbell, William E. Died 22 Aug 1851, age 9 mos., 22 ds.
Chatham, H.M. Born 22 June 1867. Died 9 Oct 1884. Son of L.C. & M.C. Chatham.
Chatham, Henry. Co. E 118 USCT.
Chatham, Hugh M. Born 18 Nov 1871. Died 6 Dec 1873. Son of L.C. & M.C. Chatham.
Chatham, Mary Ammie. Born 10 Feb 1882. Died 9 July 1882. Daughter of J.E. & J.B. Chatham.
Chatham, S.D. Born 13 Feb 1810. Died 25 Apr 1882.
Chatham, Samuel D. Born 6 Aug 1870. Died 22 Feb 1871. Son of L.C. & M.C. Chatham.
Chatham, Willie B. Born 29 Oct 1868. Died 23 July 1877. Son of L.C. & M.C. Chatham.
Church, Anna A. Daughter of J.W. & L.F. Church, age 1 yr., 8 mos.
Church, May B. Daughter of J.W. & L.F. Church, age 7 wks.
Clarkson, Minnie May. Born 8 June 1862. Died 7 Sept 1887. Daughter of Rev. D.C. & Josephine Clarkson.
Christian, Cal. Born 5 Apr 1916. Died 2 Jan 1917.
Dean, Nancy C. Born 16 July 1834. Died 6 Apr 1883.
Dempsey, Samuel H. Born 22 Dec 1815. Died 7 Mar 1874.
Dempsey, Sarah A. Born 18 June 1817. Died 14 Dec 1861.
Dempsey, Sarah P. Born 19 Nov 1816. Died 8 Feb 1884. Wife of S.H. Dempsey.
Eaves, Emily J. Born 17 June 1864. Died 20 July 1889. Wife of P. Eaves.
Eaves, Mahala. Born 3 May 1829. Died 10 Jan 1913. Gravestone.
Eaves, Prentis. Born 15 June 1851. Died 10 Apr 1888. Husband of E.J. Eaves.
Eaves, Wayne. Born 20 Aug 1905. Died 20 Feb 1913.
Eaves, Willie. Born 10 Aug 1883. Died 23 Aug 1884. Son of Prentis & E.J. Eaves.
Edwards, Chester, Died 17 Sept 1922, age 2 yrs., 11 mos., 18 ds.
- Note: When Gayle Carver copied the cemetery in the 1930s, Chester Edwards had a gravestone. It wasn't found for subsequent cemetery listings.
Elliott, Rosetta I. Born 31 May 1864. Died 3 Oct 1870. Daughter of Gilbert & Milly Elliott.
Eudaley. Born 25 July 1858. Died 25 July 1858. Son of H.B. & M. Eudaley.
Eudaley, Alney E. Born 17 Feb 1861. Died 7 July 1862.
Eudaley, David H. Born 15 Nov 1852. Died 25 June 1862.
Eudaley, Martha A. Born 28 Feb 1858. Died 26 June 1859.
Eudaley, Thomas. Died 25 Feb 1862. Brother of H.B. Eudaley, age 25 yrs., 3 mos.
Frazer, Robert B. Born 2 Sept 1878. Died 29 Dec 1880.
Green, James Robert. Born 3 Sept 1852. Died 14 Feb 1854. Son of H. & Lucinda Green.
Green, Sally B. Born 12 Sept 1847. Died 9 Apr 1851.
Guynn, Eliza. Born 20 Sept 1806. Died 18 May 1875.
Guynn, M.A. Born 5 Feb 1842. Died 5 Aug 1847.
Guynn, Minerva. Born 6 Feb 1846. Died 4 Jan 1873. Wife of Richard Guynn.
Guynn, Paul. Born 28 Dec 1872. Died 30 Dec 1872. Son of R. & M. Guynn.
Guynn, Richard. Born 14 Nov 1798. Died 11 Dec 1863.
Hadden, Mary T.A. Born 5 Sept 1853. Died 7 Dec 1856. Daughter of Thomas R. Haden.
Harris, Armele. Born 6 Oct 1834. Died 14 Apr 1876. Wife of E.N. Harris.
Harris, Ellis N. Born 17 Oct 1828. Died 1 Dec 1881.
Harrison, James. Co. B 124 USCT.
Harrison, Pelina. Born __ Aug 181_. Died [unreadable]. Wife of James Harrison. Gravestone.
Harrison, Windfield S. Born 21 Feb 1852. Died 11 July 1857. Son of James & Palina Harrison.
Hartmann, C. Henry. Born 29 July 1855. Died 6 Jan 1860. Child of E. & J. Hartmann.
Hartmann, S. Johnna. Born 2 Feb 1857. Died 4 Jan 1860. Child of E. & J. Hartmann.
Hay, Bettie A. Born 13 Dec 1864. Died 14 July 1892. Daughter of M.D. & E.T. Hay.
Hay, Charley E. Born 2 July 1860. Died 12 June 1862. Son of M.D. & E.T. Hay.
Hay, Elizabeth T. Born 5 Nov 1840. Died 11 Jan 1865. Wife of M.D. Hay.
Hay, William H. Born 20 Apr 1862. Died 30 July 1877.
Hill, Mattie. Born 26 Feb 1871. Died 19 Mar 1879. Daughter of Rev. C. & Kate A. Hill.
Howsley, Mrs. James. Born 11 Aug 1799. Died 8 Jan 1863.
Jackson, Luther L. Born 10 Dec 1851. Died 20 July 1852. Son of Shelby & Elizabeth Jackson.
James, Elizabeth. Born 6 Aug 1796. Died 12 Jan 1873.
January, Janet. Born 28 June 1786. Died 10 Apr 1834.
January, Mary M. Died 15 Dec 1839.
Jernigan, Dulaney. Born 1878. Died 16 Sept 1912.
Jernigan, Morris. Co. B 5 USCCav.
Lambuth, Juliet. Born 12 Oct 1853. Died 2 May 1862. Daughter of J.R. & V. Lambuth.
Little, Jenny. Born 18 Aug 1837. Died 13 May 1873. Wife of W.S. Little.
Lovelace, Ann. Born 23 May 1837. Died 9 June 1838. Daughter of A.H. & S.E. Lovelace.
Lovelace, Susan. Born 31 Mar 1808. Died [no date].
Malin, Fannie A. Born 10 July 1819. Died 30 Apr 1882.
Mann, Thomas E. Born 26 Feb 1834. Died 24 July 1896.
Martin, Carrie. Born 27 Mar 1878. Died 27 Nov 1881. Daughter of H. & L. Martin.
Martin, Ellington. Died 12 Dec 1836, age 1 yr., 7 mos., 5 dys.
Martin, Emily A. Born 20 May 1827. Died 28 Mar 1862. Wife of Ellington Martin.
Martin, Samuel. Died 5 May 1882. Co. F. 108 USCT.
McIntire, James L. Born 21 Apr 1863. Died 22 June 1863. Son of J.P. & E. McIntire.
McIntire, John. Born 16 Sept 1828. Died 28 Feb 1874.
McIntire, Joseph. Born 22 Mar 1831. Died 6 Aug 1862.
McIntire, Mary C. Born 23 Nov 1832. Died 24 Nov 1860. Wife of John McIntire.
McLean, Ann E. Born 23 July 1836. Died 6 Sept 1836.
McLean, Celia R. Born 2 Dec 1856. Died 1859. Daughter of R. & C.E. McLean.
McLean, D.S. Born 7 Jan 1830. Died 25 June 1864. Wife of E.R. McLean.
McLean, Nancy R. Born 27 Apr 1811. Died 6 Jan 1851.
McLean, Dr. R.D. Born 12 Apr 1783. Died 10 May 1875.
McLean, Rebecca A. Died 29 Nov 1849, age 59 yrs.
McLean, Robert B. Born 23 Sept 1837. Died 3 Mar 1840.
McLean, Sallie R. Born 13 Nov 1823. Died 1 Nov 1897.
Metzker, Charles. Born 21 Oct 1810. Died 8 Oct 1857.
Metzker, Eliza. Born 15 July 1812. Died 7 Sept 1892. Wife of Charles Metzker.
Miller, Sarah A. Born 13 Apr 1835. Died 23 Dec 1855. Wife of J.M. Miller.
Mitchell, Oddie. Died 30 Aug 1923, age 29 yrs.
Neel. Born 1 Apr 1870. Died 1 Apr 1870. Son of E.G. & M.E. Neel.
Poag, A.E. Died 10 June 1885, age 63 yrs. Wife of J.W. Poag.
Poag, Edgar R. Born 24 Aug 1886. Died 6 Sept 1886. Son of J.F. & Lizzie Poag.
Poag, J.F. Born 1854. Died 1918.
Poag, James H. Born 25 May 1879. Died 3 June 1922.
Poag, James W. Born 4 Mar 1845. Died 25 Feb 1923.
Poag, Lizzie. Born 14 Mar 1854. Died 24 Apr 1889. Wife of J.F. Poag./li>
Poag, Nellie. Born 24 Mar 1888. Died 8 Nov 1889. Daughter of J.F. & Lizzie Poag.
Poag, Sarah J. Born 19 Sept 1852. Died 19 Mar 1942.
Porter, Henry. Born 9 Dec 1800. Died 14 Apr 1872.
Reno, Adaline. Born 13 Feb 1824. Died 4 May 1878. Wife of John E. Reno.
Reno, Amanda L. Born 8 Oct 1840. Died 15 Mar 1861. Daughter of L.R. & E.F. Reno.
Reno, Harriet M. Born 19 Aug 1825. Died 31 Dec 1866. Wife of J.H. Reno.
Reno, Capt. John R. Born 12 Oct 1842. Died 28 June 1881. Son of L.R. & E.F. Reno. Co. M 17th Ky. Cav.
Reno, Taliaferro. Born 1 Aug 1846. Died 9 Apr 1857. Son of L.R. & E.F. Reno.
Rice, Sgt. Felix B. Born 27 Apr 1836. Died 29 Oct 1885. Co. D 3rd Ky. Vet. Cav.
Rice, Mary A. Born 5 Dec 1812. Died 28 Aug 1862.
Rice, Reazin R. Died 17 June 1861, age 68 yrs.
Rice, William T. Born 13 Nov 1866. Died 3 Aug 1888. Son of F.B. & R.A. Rice.
Ricketts, Blanche. Born 18 Oct 1866. Died 16 July 1867. Daughter of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts.
Ricketts, Grace. Born 15 Sept 1860. Died 4 Feb 1862. Daughter of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts.
Ricketts, Hattie. Born 31 May 1870. Died 15 Jan 1873. Daughter of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts.
Ricketts, Lucien. Born 17 Apr 1848. Died 15 Jan 1853. Son of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts.
Ricketts, Lucy. Born 6 Dec 1862. Died 22 Mar 1864. Daughter of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts
Ricketts, Olive. Daughter of Joseph & Lucy Ricketts.
Robertson, Josephine. Died 1 Feb 1877, age 30 yrs. Wife of John Robertson.
Robertson, Mary J. Born 10 Aug 1853. Died 8 Dec 1889. Wife of G.W. Robertson.
Robinson, A.J. Born Feb 1840. Died 30 Sept 1914.
Rumsey, Ann. Born 9 Nov 1832. Died 30 Jan 1838. Daughter of Edward Rumsey & Jane M. Rumsey.
Rumsey, Edward. Born 1 July 1835. Died 12 Feb 1838. Son of Edward Rumsey & Jane M. Rumsey.
Rumsey, Sgt. Thornton. Co. A 123 USCT.
Russell, Celia M. Born 24 Oct 1814. Died 28 Oct 1873. Wife of R.S. Russell. Gravestone.
- Biographical: Celia McLean is the daughter of Robert D. McLean. She married Robert S. Russell about 1839.
Russell, Samuel. Born 1 June 1847. Died 16 Mar 1872. Gravestone. Detail.
- Samuel Russell is the son of Gen. William Russell.
Shaver, Fannie J. Born 25 Sept 1851. Died 17 Nov 1865. Daughter of B.J. & S.A. Shaver.
Shaver, Henry M. Born 19 May 1861. Died 26 Sept 1861. Son of B.J. & S.A. Shaver.
Shaver, John P. Born 24 Feb 1864. Died 8 July 1864. Son of B.J. & Ann Shaver.
Shaver, Joseph. Born 5 Feb 1855. Died 20 Feb 1881. Son of B.J. & S.A. Shaver.
Shaver, Susan A. Born 10 Oct 1829. Died 19 May 1861. Wife of B.J. Shaver.
Shelton, Mary A. Born 1830. Died 11 Mar 1864. Wife of W.G. Shelton. Member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Mt. Pisgah, Muhlenberg Co., Ky.
Shelton, Susan Mary. Born 7 Aug 1855. Died 25 Feb 1856. Daughter of W.G. & Mary A. Shelton.
Short, Agnes. Born 3 Dec 1824. Died 6 Dec 1890. Wife of Hutson Short.
Stewart, Claude. Born 7 Aug 1881. Died 26 Oct 1881. Son of G.B. & B. Stewart.
Strother, Emily. Died 10 Oct 1855, age 23 yrs., 4 mos., 2 dys.
- Biographical: Possibly Emma A. Reed who married John F. Strother, 1 May 1849, in Muhlenberg County.
Strother, Rev. S. Born 25 July 1815. Died 7 Apr 1891.
Summers, Sarah A. Born 4 Mar 1838. Died 13 Dec 1889. Wife of Joseph McIntire. After death of Joseph McIntire, she married Thomas C. Summers.
Tinsley, Edwin. Born 20 Apr 1870. Died 4 May 1870. Son of T.J. & L.T. Tinsley.
Tinsley, Claude. Born 9 July 1871. Died 25 Jan 1873.
Tinsley, Rachel A. Born 3 Dec 1858. Died 9 Sept 1887.
Townes, Dr. G.W. Born 1832. Died 1906.
Townes, Mary E. Born 1838. Died 1908.
Townes, Sallie. Born 1826. Died 1882.
Walton, Mary Frances. Died 9 Nov 1846, age 21 yrs., 10 mos., 12 dys. Consort of Thomas T. Walton & daughter of Richard & Eliza Guynn.
Weir, Albert. Died 10 Mar 1834, age 4 yrs., 10 mos.
Weir, Anna C. Died 21 May 1838, age 46 [or 48] yrs.
Weir, Edward Rumsey. Born 29 Nov 1816. Died 5 Feb 1891.
Weir, Elliott. Born 5 Mar 1862. Died 23 Aug 1864.
Weir, Frank. Born 18 Feb 1865. Died 19 Sept 1890.
Weir, Harriet Rumsey. Born 16 Mar 1822. Died 16 Feb 1913. Wife of Edward R. Weir Sr.
Weir, James. Died 9 Aug 1846, age 69 yrs.
Weir, James. Born 23 Sept 1853. Died 24 May 1855.
Weir, Jane A. Died 9 Apr 1841, age 36 yrs.
Weir, Jane P. Born 7 Feb 1848. Died 31 Mar 1851.
Weir, Jane R. Born 30 Mar 1845. Died 2 Oct 1846.
Weir, Max. Born 23 Dec 1863. Died 18 May 1904.
Weir, Mort. Died 10 Mar 1831, age 4 yrs., 10 mos.
Weir, Paul M. Born 19 May 1857. Died 26 Feb 1860.
Weir, Perry. Co. B. 115 USCT.
Weir, Ruth. Sacred to the memory of Ruth, the little sister.
Weir, Selea. Died 22 Feb 1857, age 40 yrs. Wife of John K. Weir.
Weir, Theodore. Died 8 Jan 1838, age 5 yrs., 13 dys.
Weir, Virginia. Born 17 Jan 1851. Died 23 Aug 1866.
Wells, Catharine. Died 16 Dec 1843, age 36 yrs., 8 mos., 12 dys. Wife of William Wells.
Wells, Sallie Ann. Age 2 mos., 4 dys. Daughter of William & Catharine Wells.
Wickliffe, John. Co. D 115 USCT.
Williams, J.L. Born 12 Mar 1810. Died 11 June 1887.
Williams, Sabina F. Born 13 Feb 1810. Died 13 Nov 1874. Inscription: Wife of J.L. Williams.
Williams, William T. Born 10 Dec 1842. Died 11 June 1847.
Wing, John M. Died 23 Jan 1845, age 70 yrs.
Yonts, Loyd. Born 2 Mar 1888. Died 12 July 1888. Son of E.L. & M.B. Yonts.
Yost. Born 6 Oct 1872. Died 6 Oct 1872. Daughter of W.H. Jr. & Lillie Yost.
Yost, Addie. Born 23 July 1871. Died 18 Feb 1879. Daughter of W.H. & Lizzie Yost.
Yost, Henry. Born 10 Feb 1874. Died 20 Dec 1883. Son of W.H. & Lizzie Yost.
Yost, Jacob. Born 1 Aug 1789. Died 7 Aug 1879.
Yost, Mary Jane. Born 21 Feb 1827. Died 13 Aug 1852.
Yost, Robert. Born 3 June 1852. Died 22 Sept 1854.
Young, Hannah. Died 15 Jan 1833, age 52 yrs.

Note

Note 1: When Gayle Carver made a transcription of the Old Greenville Cemetery in the 1930s, he copied this stone as “Ann Campbell, who departed this life Jan. 8, 1838, aged 1 year & 1 mo.” When M.J. Edgeworth transcribed the cemetery in 1963 for the LDS, the stone was listed as “Ann Campbell, died Jan. 18, 1838, age 14 years.” When Marian G. Hammers compiled the Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries books (Old Greenville was copied in 1973), the gravestone was copied as “Wm. C. Campbell, who departed this life Jan. 8, 1838, aged 4 years & 1 month.”

Acknowledgements

Photographs of the Kentucky Historical Marker and gravestones of Samuel Russell & Celia Russell contributed by Jean Wells.

Updated October 22, 2025.

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