Muhlenberg County Kentucky


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Dukes-King Cemetery

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Dukes-King Cemetery

Surname Name Date of Birth Date of Death Other Information Image
DukesA.J.24 Apr 1836No date

Double stone with J.W. Dukes

Amanda Jane Moore is the daughter of Duncan Moore & Elizabeth McElvain.

Amanda married (1) John H. Dukes, 17 Jan 1855, Muhlenberg County; (2) Josiah W. Dukes, 17 Apr 1884, Muhlenberg County.

According to her death certificate, Amanda died 12 Sept 1918 and is buried at Cave Springs.

Kentucky Death Certificate 23865

According to Jean Wells, Cave Springs Cemetery wasn't started until around 1930. It is possible that “Cave Springs” on Amanda Dukes' death certificate refers to the community or that the Dukes-King Cemetery was referred to as Cave Springs at the time of her death.

Gravestone of J.W. & A.J. Dukes
DukesCharity A.22 July 182529 Mar 1881

Inscription: Wife of J.W. Dukes

Daughter of Duncan Moore & Elizabeth McElvain.

Charity married Josiah W. Dukes, 3 Nov 1851, Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Charity A. Dukes
DukesCharity I.26 Aug 187016 Nov 1887Daughter of John H. Dukes & Amanda Jane MooreGravestone of Charity I. Dukes
DukesEdna L.11 Oct 184124 Sept 1891

Inscription: Wife of E.W. Dukes

Daughter of Duncan Moore & Elizabeth McElvain

Edna married Elijah W. Dukes, 20 Aug 1863, Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Edna L. Dukes
DukesElijah W.1843

No stone. It is believed that Elijah W. Dukes is buried here next to his wife Edna, though no records have been found to prove this.

Son of Josiah Dukes Sr. & Nancy Moore.

Served Eleventh Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 1861-1862 and received a disability discharge.

DukesFannie E.11 Aug 1894

Inscription: Daughter of E.W. & E.L. Dukes, Died August 11, 1894, Aged 30 years, 2 months, 16 days

Daughter of Elijah W. Dukes and Edna L. Moore

Gravestone of Fannie E. Dukes
DukesFrancis M.4 Apr 185622 July 1889

Son of John H. Dukes & Amanda Jane Moore.

Francis married 19 Apr 1876 to Susan Tabitha Owen.

Francis' stone was on the ground 27 Jan 2006, and there is a sandstone marker beside the grave.

Gravestone of Francis M. Dukes
DukesGeorge W.30 Mar 186313 Apr 1870

Inscription: Son of J.H. & A.J. Dukes

Son of John H. Dukes & Amanda Jane Moore

Gravestone of George W. Dukes
DukesJ.H.

No dates; Co. I 48th Infantry

John H. Dukes (1836 - 1870s) is the son of Josiah Dukes Sr. and Nancy Moore. He married Amanda Jane Moore 17 Jan 1855 Muhlenberg County.

J.H. fought in the Civil War for the Union Army.

Gravestone of J.H. Dukes
DukesJ.W.31 Mar 183225 Feb 1908

Double stone with A.J. Dukes

Josiah W. Dukes is the son of Josiah Dukes Sr. & Nancy Moore

Josiah W. married (1) Charity Ann Moore, 3 Nov 1851, Muhlenberg County; (2) Amanda Jane Moore Dukes, his brother J.H. Dukes's widow, 17 Apr 1884, Muhlenberg County.

Gravestone of J.W. & A.J. Dukes
DukesJames C.17 Mar 18673 May 1887Son of John H. Dukes & Amanda Jane MooreGravestone of James C. Dukes
DukesJohn A.16 Aug 18652 Oct 1875

Inscription: Son of J.W. & A.J. Dukes

Son of Josiah W. Dukes & Amanda Jane Moore

Gravestone of John A. Dukes
DukesSusan M.27 July 186226 Nov 1863

Inscription: Daughter of J.W. & C.A. Dukes

Daughter of Josiah W. Dukes & Charity Ann Moore

Gravestone of Susan M. Dukes
DukesWilliam H.26 July 185826 July 1860

Inscription: Son of J.H. & A.J. Dukes

Son of John H. Dukes & Amanda Jane Moore

Gravestone of William H. Dukes
KnightGeorge H.18841964

Henninger [Hopkinsville, KY] Funeral Home marker

George Harrison Knight, born 2 Mar 1884 and died 29 Nov 1964, is the son of James Hiram Knight and Josephine Dukes.

George married (1) Paralee Dukes, 22 July 1903, Muhlenberg County; (2) Tina Lou Spurlin

Kentucky Death Certificate 27127. Burial: King Cemetery

Funeral marker for George H. Knight
KnightJames H.31 Mar 186322 Feb 1931

Son of Henry Farley Knight & Mary Elizabeth Keith

James married (1) Josephine Dukes, 11 Oct 1882, Muhlenberg County; (2) Julia F. Durall, 6 Jan 1886, Muhlenberg County.

Kentucky Death Certificate 5158. Burial: King Cemetery

Gravestone of James H. Knight
KnightJosephineAbt. 1867Bef. 1886

No stone. Daughter of Josiah W. Dukes & Charity Ann Moore.

Jodie married James Hiram Knight, 11 Sept 1882, Muhlenberg County.

KnightJulia F.17 May 186828 Feb 1928

Daughter of John Durall & Adaline Kyle

Julia married James Hiram Knight, 6 Jan 1886, Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 3199

Gravestone of Julia F. Knight
KnightParalee D.1 July 188716 Mar 1913

No stone. Daughter of Francis Dukes & Susan Owens

Paralee married George Harrison Knight, 22 July 1903, Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 8490. Burial: King Cemetery

Lile[blank] Ellen16 Oct 1953 [?]

Bilbro [Nortonville, KY] Funeral Home marker

LileAmanda Jane1856Bef. 1892

No stone. Daughter of Josiah W. Dukes & Charity Ann Moore

Amanda married John J. Lile, 21 Aug 1872, Muhlenberg County

LileBenjamin Wyatt24 Nov 185831 Mar 1929

No stone. Son of Jasper Lile & Miranda Owens

Benjamin married Sarah Ellen Owens, 16 Nov 1880, Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 9233. Burial: King Cemetery

LileEltie Ann18891971

Bandy [Nortonville, KY] Funeral Home marker

Eltie Ann Lile, born 8 Oct 1889 and died 13 Apr 1971, is the daughter of Benjamiin Wyatt Lile & Sarah Ellen Owen.

Eltie was the last person buried in this cemetery and is marked by the second funeral home marker as you go into the cemetery, next to the fence.

Kentucky Death Certificate 8469. Burial: King Cemetery.

Funeral marker for Eltie A. Lile
LileJ.N.J.20 Feb 187828 Jan 1886

Inscription: Son of J.J. & A.J. Lile

Joseph N.J. Lile is the son of John J. Lile & Amanda Jane Dukes

Gravestone of J.N.J. Lile
LileMarcellus18851962

Tucker [Central City, KY] Funeral Home marker

Amanda Marcellus Lile, born 14 Feb 1885 and died March 1962, Evansville, Indiana, is the son of John J. Lile and Amanda Jane Dukes. He was named for his mother.

Marcellus married (1) Lillie Mae Dukes, 7 June 1908, Muhlenberg County; (2) Linnie Leona Harkins, 1927, Muhlenberg County; (3) [possibly] Willie D. Ball, 1944, Muhlenberg County; (4) Rebecca Elizabeth Lee.

The funeral home marker is almost unreadable. It is the first funeral home marker, next to the fence, as you go into the cemetery.

Funeral marker for Marcellus Lile
LileSarah Ellen14 Mar 186016 Dec 1935No stone. Daughter of James G. Owen(s) & Nancy Jane Dukes.

Sarah married Benjamin Wyatt Lile, 16 Nov 1880, Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 29994. Burial: King Cemetery

OglesbyNewton Jackson11 May 185430 Jan 1926

No stone. Son of Benjamin Franklin Oglesby & Cynthia Ann Dukes

Newton married (1) Nancy Louraine Owens, May 28, 1874, Muhlenberg County; (2)Frances Barbara Morgan Putty, 3 Sept 1907

Kentucky Death Certificate 5053. Burial: King Cemetery

According to Wanda Nell Barnes, a great-granddaughter of Newton, he was buried under a large cedar tree with a sandstone marker.

OglesbyPatsy A.4 Aug 1917

No stone. Died age 68. Daughter of James Owen(s) and Nancy Jane Dukes

Patsy married William Anderson Oglesby, 23 Dec 1885, Muhlenberg County. Her name appears as Betsy on the marriage.

Kentucky Death Certificate 26106. Burial: King Cemetery

OglesbyWilliam L.Jan 1859

No stone. Died age 76

According to a Hopkins County 1859 Death Record [Kentucky Vital Statistics], William L. Oglesby died January 1859 at the age of 76 years. His parents were Constant and Nancy Ann Coursey Oglesby. He was born in Virginia.

William's wife is not named in the death record but it states that he was married. According to census records, his wife's name was Mary.

In a 13 July 1987 letter from Ishmael Oakley of Hopkinsville, KY, to Mary Lovell, Oakley writes, “[A]bout twenty years ago, a Mr. J.B. Oglesby living in Muhlenberg County north of Apex told me, Mr. William L. Oglesby was buried in the Dukes Cemetery.”

William L. Oglesby was living with the Ephraim H. Dukes family in the 1850 United States Federal Census [District No. 2, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 415a]. (According to that record, Oglesby was born about 1782 in South Carolina.) Nancy Dukes, the wife of Ephraim H. Dukes, was a daughter of Jacob Oglesby, William's brother.

OwenRichard H.24 July 189518 Oct 1896It is possible that this is a grandchild of James Owen(s) & Nancy Jane Dukes.Gravestone of Richard H. Owen
Path to Dukes-King Cemetery
Path to the Dukes-King Cemetery

Contributed by Jean Wells

Photos taken 2001 by Kevin Dukes, Barbara Curtis, and Jean and John Wells. Information from Wanda Barnes, Kevin Dukes, Barbara Curtis, Margaret Larue, County Marriage Licenses and Kentucky Death Certificates. Thank you to Coni and Carol at the Muhlenberg County Local History and Genealogy Annex for their help looking up all those death certificates.

Jean Wells visited this cemetery 3 Mar 2001 with Helen Oglesby and Wanda and Sherrill Barnes; April 2001 with Barbara Curtis and Wanda Barnes; and 27 Jan 2006 with John Wells.

Margaret Larue, a granddaughter of Marcellus Lile, said when she visited this cemetery in 1968 there were at least 10 unreadable funeral home markers and several sandstone markers. We have identified some of these people through family legend and death certificates. [These are the entries without attached images.]

While Marian G. Hammers calls this cemetery the “Dukes Cemetery” [Hammers 4: ], all of the death certificates found for individuals buried here state burial was in “King Cemetery.” Though, no Kings were found buried here, it is believed the land once belonged to a King family.

Directions to cemetery: the Dukes-King Cemetery is located in southwestern Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. From Greenville, take Highway 62 West to Highway 189. Turn left on Highway 189 and go about six miles to Highway 853. Turn left on Highway 853 and go about one mile to the old Yost Lee home place. The old house has burned. Park there, walk back down the road to a driveway that goes out to a white house. Across from this driveway there is a path that goes up into the woods. Follow this path a short way and you will be in the cemetery.

Citation: Hammers, Marian G. “ Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries.” Vol. 4. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1980.

Updated May 23, 2016