Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg Map

Cemetery Records

Tyson Cemetery

Surname Name Birth Death Other Info Image
Strode1Amanda Tyson31 Oct 18392 Feb 1911

Double-sided obelisk with Bayliss Tyson

Inscription: Amanda Strode nea2 Tyson

Amanda Mercer & Balis Tyson married 20 Dec 1854 in Muhlenberg County3

Kentucky Death Certificate 4674

According to a note on Amanda Strode's Find A Grave entry, Amanda was the daughter of William Thompson Brown (the death certificate lists father as Tomps Brown4) and Rebecca Mercer, and that Brown never acknowledged Amanda as his child5.

Tyson6Bayliss5 Feb 183024 Oct 1892

Double-sided obelisk with Amanda Tyson Strode

Balis Tyson & Amanda Mercer married 20 Dec 1854 in Muhlenberg County7

Notes

  1. Hammers, Marian G. “Tyson Cemetery.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries. Vol. 1. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers. 1976. 104.
  2. née: originally called; born (used especially in adding a woman's maiden name after her married name). Here it denotes Amanda's first married name.
  3. Muhlenberg County Kentucky Marriage Register 2, page 115, no. 1190: Balis Tyson & Amanda Mercer.
  4. Kentucky Death Certificate 4674: Amanda Strode.
  5. “Amanda ‘Mandy’ Brown Strode.” Tyson Cemetery, Graham, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Find A Grave. 15 Mar 2009. Web. Accessed 5 Feb 2017.
  6. Hammers. “Tyson Cemetery.” Vol. 1, page 104.
  7. Muhlenberg County Kentucky Marriage Register 2, page 115, no. 1190: Balis Tyson & Amanda Mercer.

Hammers states that at the time of copying (17 May 1973) there were about 40 unmarked sandstone markers.

Location: About 1 mile west of Green Cemetery in the Vogue Mine area. From Kentucky Route 70 turn south onto Henry Oats Rd. Turn right onto the V1 Road (Private Road 1301) and follow this road for about 2 miles. Turn left onto a side road and then turn left into the cemetery road.

Approximate coordinates: 37.285936, -87.372765

Updated February 5, 2017