Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Atkinson Cemetery
| Surname | Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Other Info | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson | Sandstone marker on walkway. No dates. | ||||
| Atkinson | Sandstone marker on walkway. One date: 1860. | ||||
| Atkinson | Sandstone marker on walkway. One date: 1874. Believed to child of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Rosalind Reddick. | ||||
| Atkinson | Sandstone marker on walkway. One date: 1875. Believed to child of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Rosalind Reddick. | ||||
| Atkinson | Unmarked Grave. Raymond Eddie Atkinson purportedly had a child buried at Atkinson Cemetery. Notes are unclear whether the child was by his first wife Gertrude Fox or his second wife Laura Pettygrove. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | ||||
| Atkinson | America | 27 Aug 1844 | 18 Nov 1844 | Unmarked Grave. Daughter of John S. Atkinson and Lurana Bass. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | |
| Atkinson | Emely J. | 13 July 1855 | Inscription: Daughter of John S. & Luraney Atkinson. Aged 15 yrs., 5 mths., 5 ds. | Gravestone of Emely Atkinson | |
| Atkinson | J.S. | 6 July 1837 | 18 Jan 1920 | John Swann Atkinson Jr. was the son of John Swann Atkinson and Lurana Bass. He married (1) Mary Jane Prowse, 20 Mar 1862, Muhlenberg County. Mary was born 1836, and died 25 Sept 1866. She was the daughter of George O. Prowse and Polly Wells, and is buried at Prowse Cemetery. He married (2) Rosaline Sarah Jerrdon Reddick, 22 Jan 1869, Hopkins County | Gravestone of J.S. and R.J. Atkinson |
| Atkinson | John Swann | Abt. 1799 | 8 Dec 1866 | John Swann Atkinson Sr. was born about 1799 in North Carolina and died 8 December 1866, age 67. He was the son of Elisha Atkison and his mother was believed to have been a Swann. John Swann Atkinson and Lurana Bass married 27 February 1834 in Christian Co., Kentucky. Buried at Atkinson Cemetery but no marker; also concrete has been poured over grave to create walkway. | |
| Atkinson | Louis or Lewis | 27 Aug 1894 | 27 Aug 1894 | Unmarked Grave. Son of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Rosalind Reddick. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | |
| Atkinson | Lurana Bass | 17 July 1862 | Lurana Bass Atkinson died 17 July 1862, age 45. She was the daughter of Jordan Bass and Nancy Webb. John Swann Atkinson and Lurana Bass married 27 February 1834 in Christian Co., Kentucky. Buried at Atkinson Cemetery but no marker; also concrete has been poured over grave to create walkway. | ||
| Atkinson | Mary Ann | 16 July 1855 | Inscription: Daughter of John S. & Luraney Atkinson. Aged 16 yrs., 8 mths., 26 ds. | Gravestone of Mary Atkinson | |
| Atkinson | Mary Ann | 20 Jan 1872 | 1884 | Unmarked Grave. Daughter of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Rosalind Reddick. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | |
| Atkinson | R.J. | 22 Sept 1851 | 22 Aug 1935 | Rosalind Sarah Jerrdon Reddick was the daughter of Newton Blackburn Reddick (1803, Tennessee - 1877, Kentucky) and Mary Jane Wadley Parrish (1815, Tennessee - 1900, Kentucky). She married John Swann Atkinson Jr., 22 Jan 1869, Hopkins County. | Gravestone of J.S. and R.J. Atkinson |
| Atkinson | Richard | 18 May 1863 | 20 Sept 1876 | Unmarked Grave. Son of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Mary Jane Prowse. Uncertain if he is buried here or at Prowse Cemetery. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | |
| Harris | Jennie Bell | 3 June 1864 | 3 Dec 1900 | Unmarked Grave. Known as “Bob.” Daughter of John S. Atkinson Jr. and Mary Jane Prowse. She married William Hardin Harris, 10 Apr 1884, Muhlenberg County. William (1857 - 1897) was the son of Jesse B. Harris & Elizabeth A. Oates. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. | |
| Stivers | Sandstone marker on walkway. Believed to child of Jacob Neal Stivers and Emma Atkinson. | ||||
| Stivers | Sandstone marker on walkway. Believed to child of Jacob Neal Stivers and Emma Atkinson. | ||||
| Stivers | Allie | 1896 | 1898 | Unmarked Grave. Son of Jacob Neal Stivers and Emma Atkinson. Information comes from Margaret Prowse Mason. |
Contributor's correction: Pembroke Somerset Atkinson Jr. was originally placed in this listing. He is actually at the Atkinson Cemetery near Apex in Christian County, with his father Pembroke Somerset Atkinson Sr., his mother Mary Jane Clark Atkinson, and his wife Rosa Shelton Atkinson. Kentucky Death Certificate 9749.
Contributed by Jean Wells
Directions
From Greenville, Kentucky take Highway 62W to Highway 189. Turn left and go about 8 miles to Eli Lane, close to the Muhlenberg-Christian County line.
Turn right on Eli Lane and go about .03 miles. Turn left on an old dirt road just after you pass two mobile homes on the left and before you get to a locked gate. You will have to park here and walk back into the woods. After you start walking, you will turn right at the next dirt road. After a few yards, you will turn right again. The cemetery is about ¼ mile from Eli Lane.
History & Condition
Elisha Atkinson settled this land about 1805. The land remained in the Atkinson family until sometime in the 1930s. There are several field stone markers scattered through the woods. It is believed that these stones are probably Elisha Atkinson's and John Swann Atkinson Sr.'s families.
Sometime in the 1940s, Raymond Eddie Atkinson, son of John Swann Atkinson Jr. and Rosalind Atkinson, had the cement poured for the walkway to enclose the stone for J.S., R.J. and six sandstone markers.
There are two other stones still standing.
Raymond Eddie Atkinson and Emma Stivers moved to California with their families.
The cemetery is not listed in the Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries compiled by Marian G. Hammers.
This transcription made by Jean Wells and Ann Lile Musial 6 March 2007. Ann is a great-granddaughter of John S. and Rosalind Reddick Atkinson. Information on the cemetery from Ann's parents Ned and Ruth Lile. Additional information from Margaret Prowse Mason.
Updated May 14, 2016