Cumberland Falls by: James E. Lawson

to Whitley County

Cemeteries of Whitley County Kentucky Vol. 1

C. Maynard Cornelius

Acknowledgments

Miss. Kitrina Barnhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Mrs. J.A. "Nancy" Bondurant . . . . . .  Lexington, Ky.

Clarence Bunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin, Ky.

Oscar Centers (deceased April, 1980 . Rockholds, Ky.

    *   Johnny Cox and wife  . . . . . . . . . . . .   Siler, Ky.

                    *    Mary (Rains) Creekmore . . . . . . . . .  Williamsburg, Ky

Shirley (Cornelius) LESTER Harmon.  Jellico Creek, Ky.

Nell Davis  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Mrs. W.B. Delaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Ohio.

   *   Edgar M. Egner and wife . . . . . . . . . . Oak Ridge, TN.
                                                                  (was Rockholds)

Norma Faulkner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

   *   Wanda Kaucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homewood, Ill.

Christy Meadors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jellico Creek, Ky.

Thelma Monhollen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Amy (Barnhill) Mullis . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Ruth Shelton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Rickey Shelton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

Diane (Brock) Shelton . . . . . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Ky.

   *   Raymond and Mae Smith . . . . . . . . . Corbin, Ky.

J. Virgil Walker  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin, Ky.

Harvey Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin, Ky.

To all the above individuals, I am very thankful.  They are the ones who have roamed the highways and byways, tromping through woods, underbrush, briars and tall grass;   being confronted with snakes, chiggers and other unknown hazzards.  Their search for known cemeteries, little known cemeteries and almost forgotten cemeteries or burial sites, has been an enormous task.  Without the combined assistance of these dedicated searchers, the publication of this book would not be possible.  To all those named above - and to those unknown to me at this time--

WE ARE GRATEFUL ! !

* My main source of data and the provider of additional information.                   Sometimes they were assisted by one or more of the others named above.

 

Preface

This is the first volume of cemeteries in Whitley County, Kentucky published by Charley Maynard Cornelius.  A second volume is being planned for futured publication.  it is the goal of this publisher to record every cemetery in Whitley County showing its location on a sectional map together with a number for easy location and ready reference by the researcher.  The date the cemetery was copied is included.

A lot of information, not copied from the cemetery, has been added by the individual furnishing the records and my main source of information.  The name(s) of the individual(s) and the date copied are noted at the beginning of each cemetery.   This added information should be of great help for the researcher in genealogy.

I have discovered many cemeteries have been copied at different times by more than one individual(s).  Many times two or more families will work as a team on one cemetery.  To conserve space, I have not included all the names at the beginning of each cemetery.  Many cemeteries are known by two or more names.   This is especially true with many small cemeteries.  I have received readings from two individuals of the same cemetery, each having a different name for that cemetery.   This is one of the reasons it is important to have an exact pin-point location marked on a map.

There are 110 cemeteries listed in this book with well over 11,000 names or grave sites.  Mistakes and errors in spelling of some names and the dates must be expected.  It is exceedingly difficult to read many of the older hand carved sandstones, expecially when eroded by weather and age.  Human error must also be expected because of the number of times this data has been handled by the many processors of this information.  It is also possible a name or names may be omitted from a cemetery.  Underbrush, briars, tall grass and weeks contributes to the difficulty of recording every burial site in each cemetery.  I would like to apologize at this time for any mistakes or omission of names in this book.

To achieve my goal of recording every cemetery in Whitley County, I would appreciate hearing from anyone knowing of a small and/or almost forgotten cemetery.   I will be most grateful to receive a list of names, dates, and other known information along with exact location and directions of how to locate this burial site.

Many years ago I became interested in my ancestors and where they migrated from.  They were among the first settlers and pioneers of Whitley County, KY.  A number of times I heard of someone compiling information on these families.   I would try to get this information from the individual, only to be told they were going to publish a book and could not share the information at that time.  Lather I would find the person was deceased and the information they had colected was either destroyed or lost.  In 1977 I met Mr. Edgar M. Egner and Mr. Johnny Cox.  They had a wealth of information and had no plans of publishing the matierial.  At that time, with their permission, I began to make plans to publish this information before it also became lost or destroyed.  With copies of over 200 cemeteries in my possession, I set a goal to copy every cemetery and publish them in two or three volumes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Index of cemeteries - alphabetical order . . . . . . . . . . . a 
Link goes to index for all three volumes, separate index for Vol. 1 not typed

Index of surnames - alphabetical order . . . . . . . . . . . . b - f
(Surname index not typed because site search will also search all cemeteries)

Cemeteries - not in alphabetical order. . . . . .  . . . . . . 1 - 221

Master map of Whitley County, KY - entire county . . . . . . . 222

Sectional maps of Whitley County, KY - enlarged sections . . . 223 - 232

USAGE AND ABBREVIATIONS

Cemeteries in this volume are not listed in alphabetical order. 
Highland Park is listed first, because of size and location at the
County Seat at Williamsburg.  Other cemeteries are mostly grouped
together in general areas or locals.

Surnames are listed first, followed by given name(s), maiden name, 
when know is in brackets (), birth date, death date and then general 
information appearing on the stone and/or added information furnished 
by copier/provider.  When a birth date or a death date is not recorded, 
that space is left blank.  The date can be added later by anyone with 
that information.  Sometimes only one date will be given.  This date
usually appears in the center of the dates, indicating it is not know 
if it is a birth date, death date or born & died date.

		 symbol appearing after the birth dates, indicates a double
		 headstone - usually husband and wife.

Note of interest to the researcher in genealogy.  A custom seems to 
have developed in recent years.  When a wife survives her husband,
oftentime she will use the initial of her maiden name on the headstone
and not the initial of her second given name.  When questioned by me,
more than one person answered, the initial was of her maiden name - 
which is now the custom.  This could be a clue when the maiden name of
a wife is unknown by the researcher.