Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Murphey Cemetery
| Surname | Name | Birth | Death | Other Information | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inscription: Jesse Murphey Slave Gravestone placed after 1972 in memory of an unnamed slave owned by Jesse Murphy. From A History of Muhlenberg County: The slave referred to was “one Negro woman-Leah” bought on December 5, 1814 for $350.00 by Jesse Murphey who paid about half in cash and the balance in pork and lard. [Rothert 118] | Gravestone of Murphey Slave | ||||
| Laswell | Lena L. | 30 June 1887 | Inscription: Dau. of D. & P. Laswell, aged 2 yrs Lena Laswell was the daughter of Douglas Laswell & Prinsetta Spurlin. | Gravestone of Lena Laswell | |
| Lile | Nannie Pace | 1867 | 1893 | Gravestone placed after 1972 in memory of Nannie Pace Lile. Nannie Roma Pace Lile was the daughter of William Ledfeter Pace & July Ann Sherrod. Nannie Pace & T.J. Lile married 16 Oct 1884 in Muhlenberg County. | Gravestone of Nannie Lile |
| Murphey | Claudie F. | 31 Jan 1896 | 17 Sept 1896 | Claudie F. Murphey was the daughter of Samuel W. Murphey & Jackie L. Corley. | Gravestone of Claudie Murphey |
| Murphey | Fannie | 1822 | Gravestone placed after 1972 in memory of Jesse & Fannie Murphey. Double stone with Jesse Murphey | Gravestone of Jesse & Fannie Murphey | |
| Murphey | Jesse | 1781 | 1846 | Gravestone placed after 1972 in memory of Jesse & Fannie Murphey. Double stone with Fannie Murphey Jesse Murphey was the son of Thomas Murphey who died in Pitt Co., North Carolina. Jesse married three times: (1) Fannie; (2) Polly Cross 4 Mar 1824 Muhlenberg County; (3) Susannah Davis 21 Sept 1837 Muhlenberg County. (Susannah D. Murphey married John Arnold 7 Aug 1855 Rockport, Indiana.) Jesse Murphey settled this land in 1805 and was one of the well-known early settlers of the neighborhood. The land is still owned by his descendants. | Gravestone of Jesse & Fannie Murphey |
| Murphey | Laurah | 22 Mar 1851 | 25 Mar 1851 | Inscription: Aged 3 days Laurah Murphey was the daughter of Thomas Murphey & July Ann Sherrod. | Gravestone of Laurah Murphey |
| Murphey | Poly Cross | 1836 | Gravestone placed after 1972 in memory of Poly Cross Murphey. Polly Cross Murphey was the daughter of William & Rebecca Cross. She married (1) Robert Mason Randolph 10 Nov 1809 Muhlenberg County. She married (2) Jesse Murphey 4 Mar 1824 Muhlenberg County. | Gravestone of Polly Murphey | |
| Murphey | Thomas | 22 Feb 1825 | 9 Apr 1862 | Inscription: Aged 37 yrs 1 mo 17 ds Thomas Murphey was the son of Jesse Murphey & Polly Cross. He married (1) Mary Ann Cooper 6 June 1845. He married (2) July Ann Sherrod 21 Mar 1850. | Gravestone of Thomas Murphey |
| Murphey | Thomas C. | 6 July 1861 | 19 Apr 1883 | Thomas Columbus Murphey was the son of Thomas Murphey & July Ann Sherrod. | Gravestone of Thomas C. Murphey |
| Murphy | Joseph Ray | 11 Mar 1935 | 21 Oct 2016 | Son of Justus William Murphy & Alice Bell Crick. Never married. Born & died in Muhlenberg County. Lived most of his life on the farm where the Murphey Cemetery is located. | |
| Pace | Julia A. | 20 Nov 1863 | 18 Jan 1864 | Inscription: Aged 1 month 23 days Julia A. Pace was the daughter of William Ledfeter Pace & July Ann Sherrod. | Gravestone of Julia Pace |
| Pace | July A. | 2 June 1831 | 2 Apr 1880 | Inscription: Wife of W.L. Pace. July Ann Pace was the daughter of James Jolly Sherrod & Mary Thornsberry. July Sherrod married (1) Thomas Murphey 21 Mar 1850. She married (2) William Ledfeter Pace 7 Feb 1863 Muhlenberg County. William Pace is buried at Judges Chapel Cemetery in Christian County. | Gravestone of July Pace |
| Randolph | W.O. | Inscription: Co. K 11th Ky. Inf. Date of death: 1 Sept 1866. William Oates Randolph, born about 1834 Muhlenberg County, was the son of Ashford Dowden Randolph & Geraldine Mancrief Oates and the grandson of Robert Mason Randolph & Polly Cross. | Gravestone of W.O. Randolph | ||
| Spurlin | Francis | 17 Nov 1829 | 7 Jan 1906 | Frances Spurlin was the daughter of Jesse Murphey & Polly Cross. She married John Lindsey Spurlin 4 Mar 1847 Muhlenberg County. | Gravestone of Francis Spurlin |
| Spurlin | John L. | 28 Sept 1822 | 7 July 1866 | John Lindsey Spurlin was the son of John Spurlin & Rebecca Utley. He married Frances Murphey 4 Mar 1847 Muhlenberg County. According to family tradition, he drowned in Murphey Lake trying to save a friend. | Gravestone of John Spurlin |
| Spurlin | T.F. | 11 Mar 1848 | 16 Nov 1890 | Inscription: Our Brother Theodore F. Spurlin was the son of John Lindsey Spurlin & Frances Murphey. | Detail of gravestone |
The gravestones for Nannie Pace Lile, Jesse & Fannie Murphey, Jesse Murphey Slave, and Poly Cross Murphey are newer than the rest of the gravestones in this cemetery. They were likely placed after 1972 when the cemetery was recorded for the Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries Vol. 4.
Location: Take U.S. Route 62 west from Greenville to Kentucky Route 189, turn left. Go about 4 miles to the Greens Chapel Road and turn right. Go about 6 miles. The cemetery is located on the old Justus Murphey farm, 1.3 miles past Greens Chapel Church, and ¼ mile east of the road.
Lawson Murphy, Jean Wells, John Wells, Kevin Wells, Beth Jones, Joetta Brown, Dwayne Brown, Joy Ragland and Brenda Webster visited this cemetery on November 24, 2005. Photos of gravesstones by Joseph Dwayne Brown and Jean Wells November 24, 2005
Citation: Hammers, Marian G. “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries.” Vol. 4. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1980. Print.
Citation: Rothert, Otto A. “A History of Muhlenberg County.” Louisville, KY: John P. Morton, 1913. Print.
Contributed by Jean Wells
Updated September 20, 2017