Muhlenberg County Kentucky


Old Muhlenberg Map

Cemetery Records

Sears Cemetery

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Surname Name Birth Death Other Info Image
JarvisAlbert14 May 191111 Feb 1917

Inscription: Son of W.E. & B.M. Jarvis

Son of William E. Jarvis & Bertie Mae Stringer

JarvisAllie Gray11 Apr 191911 Apr 1919Daughter of William E. Jarvis & Bertie Mae Stringer
JohnsonErnest L.6 June 188714 Oct 1918

Inscription: Son of Jas. H. & Grace Johnson. Died in France

Son of James Henry Johnson & Grace Jessup

JohnsonGrace1 Aug 186517 Sept 1914

Inscription: Beloved wife of Jas. H. Johnson

Grace Jessup, wife of James Henry Johnson

JohnsonHeulette C.29 Apr 192029 Apr 1920

Son of Heulette C. Johnson & Mary Cox

Kentucky Death Certificate 12406

Burial: Near Paradise, Ky.

JohnsonJames H.21 Oct 18612 Mar 1938

James Henry Johnson, son of John Johnson & Nancy Chappell

Husband of Grace Jessup

JohnsonJohn Cox13 Jan 18702 Jan 1932

Son of Joseph Todd Johnson & Lucretia Whitaker

Married Mary Alice Johnson

JohnsonMarth B.14 Nov 186914 Aug 1944

Double stone with Seth M. Johnson

Martha Isabell Stinson, daughter of Wesley Stinson & Luvina Jenkins

Wife of Seth M. Johnson

JohnsonMary Alice18831965

Funeral home marker

Mary Alice Lyons, daughter of Christopher Lyons & Sarah Ann Waggoner

Wife of John Cox Johnson

JohnsonSeth M.3 July 18599 Jan 1938

Double stone with Marth B. Johnson

Son of John Johnson & Nancy Chappell

Married Martha Isabell Stinson

JohnsonThurman Edward3 July 19171 July 1918Son of Monroe Johnson & Mabel Ballard
JohnsonWilla M.12 Dec 19265 May 1928

Inscription: Dau. of Roy & Hazel Johnson

Daughter of Roy M. Johnson & Hazel Lyons

JohnsonWilliam C.12 May 19393 June 1945William Clay Johnson, son of Roy M. Johnson & Hazel Lyons
KimmelDarrell12 Dec 194214 Nov 1944Son of Loren & Dora Kimmel
KimmelKate H.18761946

Daughter of George W. Heltsley & Sarah Elizabeth Rhoads

Married Walter C. Kimmel

Kentucky Death Certificate 27238. Date of Death: 28 Dec 1945

LearMelvin8 July 189927 Jan 1919Son of Finis Lear & Sarah Stinson
MaddoxSarah B.7 June 186612 Dec 1896

Inscription: Wife of W.J. Maddox. Erected by J.W. Casebier

Daughter of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs

Married William Joseph Maddox

MaddoxWilliam Joseph14 Mar 185614 June 1915

Son of William L. Maddox & Harriet Elizabeth Albin

Married Sarah Belle Casebier

MooreElias F.5 Feb 18562 May 1859

Inscription: Son of W.H. & C.E. Moore

Son of William Henry Moore & Christina Ellen Roll

MooreJesse D.29 Jan 185920 May 1859

Inscription: Son of W.H. & C.E. Moore

Son of William Henry Moore & Christina Ellen Roll

MooreWilliam H.13 Feb 18321 Nov 1861William Henry Moore married Christina Ellen Roll 12 Feb 1852 in Muhlenberg County

Christina was the daughter of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

After William's death, Christina married Hugh M. Tinsley

MorganJoseph A.10 Sept 18516 Apr 1881
MortonRachel Roll18571941

Double stone with W.H. Morton

Inscription: His wife

Rachel Roll born 14 Aug 1857, died 22 May 1941

Daughter of David B. Roll & Margaret Jackson

Wife of William H. Morton

MortonW.H.18551917

Double stone with Rachel Roll Morton, his wife

Willian H. Morton born 24 Nov 1855, died 15 Aug 1917

Son of Peter H. Morton & Rebecca Hayden

Husband of Rachel Roll

MyersEmma Helsley5 Apr 186022 Mar 1944

Daughter of Philip Warden Helsley & Elizabeth Roll

Wife of Philip E. Myers

MyersHerschell Eurie6 May 188926 Oct 1894

Inscription: Son of P.E. & Emma Myers

Son of Philip E. Myers & Emma Helsley

NeaceMartha Mae16 Aug 192320 Dec 1923

Inscription: Dau. of A.M. & Minnie Mae Neace

Daughter of Arthur M. Neace & Minnie May Fox

Kentucky Death Certificate 31632

Burial: Paradise, Ky.

NourseMichael20 Aug 181324 Sept 1886

Son of Gabriel Nourse & Ann Doudle

Husband of Sarah Crozier Gibson

NourseSarah C.13 Aug 180912 Aug 1891

Inscription: Wife of M. Nourse

Sarah Crozier Gibson, wife of Michael Nourse

RhoadesEllen27 Nov 180919 Oct 1832

Inscription: Consort of C.V. Rhoades, dau. of Elias & Margaret Smith

Eleanor Smith, daughter of Elias Smith & Margaret Vaught

Married Christopher V. Rhoades 8 Aug 1831 in Muhlenberg County

RhoadsAmerica7 Sept 18548 Oct 1883

Inscription: Wife of D.W. Rhoads

America Moore, daughter of Jesse & Nancy Moore

First wife of David Wing Rhoads

RhoadsAnnie B.29 Mar 189112 Mar 1892

Shared stone with Mary E. Rhoads & Roy Rhoads

Inscription: Children of D.W. & S.E. Rhoads

Daughter of David Wing Rhoads & Sarah Ella Heltsley

RhoadsAssenith Rock7 Aug 182024 Sept 1911

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Daughter of James Rock

Wife of Barnabas Wing Rhoads

Kentucky Death Certificate 24170

Burial: Vanlandingham

RhoadsB.W.11 June 180531 July 1887

Barnabas Wing Rhoads, son of David Rhoads & Elizabeth Vaught

Married (1) Mary Roll 21 Nov 1831 in Muhlenberg County

Married (2) Sarah Jane Young 22 Dec 1856 in Muhlenberg County

Married (3) Assenith Rock 25 Nov 1861 in Ohio Co., Kentucky

RhoadsBarnie A.18801940

Bonnie Rhoades born 7 Aug 1880, died 16 July 1940

Daughter of David Wing Rhoads & America [Amelia] Moore

Kentucky Death Certificate 20114

RhoadsD.W.20 July 18479 Aug 1924

David Wing Rhoads, son of Barnabas Wing Rhoads & Mary Roll

Married (1) America Moore

Married (2) Sarah Ella Heltlsey 9 Dec 1884 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 19196

RhoadsElla18571923

Inscription: Wife of D.W. Rhoads

Sarah Ella Helsley [Heltsley] born 10 Apr 1857, died 4 Jan 1923

Daughter of Philip Warden Helsley [Heltsley] & Elizabeth Roll

Married David Wing Rhoads 9 Dec 1884 in Muhlenberg County

RhoadsMary E.6 Mar 18891 Feb 1892

Shared stone with Annie B. Rhoads & Roy Rhoads

Inscription: Children of D.W. & S.E. Rhoads

Daughter of David Wing Rhoads & Sarah Ella Heltsley

RhoadsMary29 Aug 180812 Aug 1855

Inscription: Married 22 Nov 1831

Mary Roll, daughter of Michael Roll & Christina Vaught

Married Barnabas Wing Rhoads 22 Nov 1831 in Muhlenberg County

RhoadsRoy15 Nov 188519 Jan 1892

Shared stone with Annie B. Rhoads & Mary E. Rhoads

Inscription: Children of D.W. & S.E. Rhoads

Son of David Wing Rhoads & Sarah Ella Heltsley

RhodesRosa Glenn5 May 183419 June 1878

Daughter of Moses Ferguson Glenn & Mary Martin Vaught

Wife of Eden E. Rhodes [Rhoads]

RichardsonDaisy29 Mar 187930 Nov 1907

Inscription: Wife of W.L. Richardson

Daisy Roll, daughter of Edward Roll & Sarah Elizabeth Sears

Wife of William Luther Richardson

RichardsonLuther L.23 Sept 189030 Jan 1909

Inscription: Son of W.L. & Angeline Richardson

Son of William Luther Richardson & Angelia Kelley

RichardsonWilliam Edward13 Oct 190518 Aug 1907

Inscription: Son of W.L. & D. Richardson

Son of William Luther Richardson & Daisy Roll

Roll17 Jan 185517 Jan 1855Inscription: Infant son of Thomas F. & Nancy Roll

Son of Thomas F. Roll & Nancy Heltsley

Roll11 Dec 189813 Dec 1898Inscription: Infant dau. of D.F. & Minnie F. Roll

Daughter of David F. Roll & Minnie Fox

RollAbraham27 May 179830 Jan 1838

Son of Michael Roll & Christina Vaught

Husband of Rachel Vaught Rhaods

RollBen J.1839

Son of Michael Roll & Christina Vaught

Husband of Elizabeth Harrison

RollBetty Sears185111 Jan 1931

Daughter of John F. Sears & Jemima Ann Rutherford

Wife of Edward Roll

RollD.B.16 Sept 18278 Apr 1898

David B. Roll, son of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

Husband of Margaret A. Jackson

RollD.F.18 May 186412 Aug 1904

David F. Roll, son of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

Husband of Minnie Fox

RollE.A.11 Nov 18335 Sept 1928

Double stone with Michael Roll (1829-1890)

Elizabeth Ann Depoyster, daughter of Joseph Depoyster & Ruth Reeves

Wife of Michael Roll (1829-1890)

Kentucky Death Certificate 23472

RollEdward20 May 188328 Aug 1883
RollEliza A.1 Apr 18573 Nov 1858Daughter of Thomas F. Roll & Frances A. Heck
RollElizabeth25 Sept 1845Elizabeth Harrison, wife of Ben J. Roll
RollElizabeth18 Oct 18098 May 1858

Inscription: Wife of Greenberry Roll

Elizabeth Heltsley, daughter of Michael Heltsley & Catherine Hunsinger

Wife of Greenberry Roll

RollFannie14 Apr 18258 Sept 1876

Parthena Fannie Tooley, daughter of John Tooley

Married (1) Alney McLean Robertson

Married (2) Greenberry Roll Sr.

RollGreenberry12 Mar 18093 Sept 1878

Son of Michael Roll & Christina Vaught

Husband of Elizabeth Heltsley, Parthena Robertson, & Mary Ellen O'Neal

RollJ.W.18601940

John W. Roll born 20 Mar 1860, died 11 Aug 1940

Son of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

RollJoseph E.25 Mar 1852Oct 1862Son of Michael Roll & Elizabeth Ann Depoyster
RollM.F.18711935

Michael Foster Roll born 15 Aug 1871, died 27 Sept 1935

Son of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

RollMargaret A.29 Oct 183015 May 1897

Inscription: Wife of D.B. Roll

Margaret A. Jackson, wife of David B. Roll

RollMartha R.1 Sept 18371842
RollMelisa A.2 Dec 185216 Mar 1864Daughter of Michael Roll & Elizabeth Ann Depoyster
RollMichael1838

Inscription: Age 78

Born 1762, son of Johannes Mangel Roll & Mary Nevis

Husband of Christina Vaught

RollMichael30 July 182925 Feb 1890

Double stone with E.A. Roll

Michael F. Roll, son of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

Husband of Elizabeth Ann Depoyster

RollMinnie F.9 Sept 187120 July 1906

Minnie Fox, daughter of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

Wife of David F. Roll

RollNancy14 Feb 182825 Jan 1855

Inscription: Wife of Thomas F. Roll

Nancy Heltsley married Thomas F. Roll 23 Feb 1854 in Muhlenberg County

RollNannie A.17 June 185516 July 1902

Inscription: Dau. of D.B. & M.A. Roll

Daughter of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

RollRachel D.26 Apr 18598 Apr 1886

Rachel D. Fox, daughter of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

Married Thomas J. Roll 10 May 1882 in Muhlenberg County

RollRachel V.1 July 180723 Jan 1861

Inscription: Aged 54 yrs 4 ms

Rachel Vaught Rhoads, daughter of David Rhoads & Elizabeth Vaught

Wife of Abraham Roll

RollRachael V.5 Oct 186316 Sept 1864
RollRanney H.3 July 185017 Dec 1920Son of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson
RollSarah C.29 Sept 1845Inscription: Age 7 yrs
RollThomas F.22 July 183523 Jan 1859

Son of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

Married Nancy Heltsley 23 Feb 1854 in Muhlenberg County

RollThomas J.8 Jan 18529 Apr 1886

Son of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

Married (1) Rachel D. Fox 10 May 1882 in Muhlenberg County

Married (2) Elizabeth McDowell 1 Apr 1885 in Muhlenberg County

RollW.G.20 Nov 1849Mar 1850
RollWilliam P.1 Mar 185811 Dec 1887Son of Michael F. Roll & Elizabeth Ann Depoyster
RossEstella18681934

Double stone with J. Wing Ross

Estella Stroud born 20 Sept 1868, died 2 Mar 1934

Daughter of Bradford Nofsinger Stroud & Margaret Ellen Gross

Wife of Joseph Wing Ross

RossJ. Wing18671931

Double stone with Estella Ross

Joseph Wing Ross born 7 Apr 1867, died 5 Jan 1931

Son of William Henry Ross & Mary Ann Hocker

Husband of Estella Stroud

SearsCornelia Florence12 May 18895 June 1920

Daughter of Samuel Owens Sears & Sarah Frances Smith

Kentucky Death Certificate 16866

SearsEllis T.12 Aug 18858 Dec 1938

Double stone with Jennevie Chappell Sears

Ellis Thomas Sears born 12 Aug 1885, died 8 Dec 1938

Son of Samuel Owens Sears & Sarah F. Smith

Husband of Jennevie Chappell (1887-1979), who is buried in Daviess Co., Kentucky

SearsGeorge T.17 Dec 185927 Dec 1938

George Thomas Sears, son of John W. Sears & Mary Ann Rutherford

Married (1) Maggie Roberts Rosson 1915 in Muhlenberg County

Married (2) Ramey Gaille Gilchrist 1917 in Muhlenberg County

SearsJennevie Chappell1887

Double stone with Ellis T. Sears

Jennevie Chappell (1887-1979), wife of Ellis Thomas Sears, is buried in Daviess Co., Kentucky

SearsJohn Ellis

Son of Presley Ellis Sears & Amanda Wilgus

Husband of Mary Ann Garrett

SearsJohn F.16 May 187721 Apr 1900

Inscription: Son of S.O. & S.F. Sears

Son of Samuel Owens Sears & Sarah Frances Smith

SearsMary

No dates. Concrete top. Adult grave

Mary Ann Garrett, wife of John Ellis Sears

SearsNoma12 May 18895 June 1920

Inscription: Dau. of. S.O. & F. Sears

Conelia Florence Sears, daughter of Samuel Owens Sears & Sarah Frances Smith

Kentucky Death Certificate 16866

SearsRay

No dates. Adult grave. Concrete top

Son of George Thomas Sears & Maggie Roberts Rossen

SearsS.O.19 Feb 184921 Jan 1937

Double stone with Sallie F. Sears

Samuel Owens Sears, son of John Sears & Jemima Ann Rutherford

Husband of Sarah F. Smith

SearsSallie F.4 Aug 185017 June 1933

Double stone with S.O. Sears

Sarah Frances Smith, daughter of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir

Wife of Samuel Owens Sears

SearsThomas E.7 Oct 193930 Nov 1939Thomas Edward Sears, son of Claud T. Sears & Mary Sorrels
SharpAlice M.16 Oct 185824 Aug 1883

Inscription: Wife of R.N. Sharp Jr.

Alice M. Depoyster married Robert N. Sharp 30 Mar 1882 in Muhlenberg County

SmithE.G.Mar 1830

Elias Guess Smith born 21 Mar 1775, died 3 Mar 1830

Son of Peter Smith & Margaret Simpson

Husband of Hannah Vaught

SmithH.30 Apr 1781June 1849

Hannah Vaught, born 30 Apr 1781, daughter of Gilbert Fite Vaught & Mary Martin

Wife of Elias Guess Smith

SmithMargaret30 May 180911 Jan 1855

Margaret Fulkerson, daughter of Adam Fulkerson & Rebecca Wakeland

Wife of George Smith

StaplesRandell Lee6 June 19386 Apr 1941Son of Willie Staples & Ellen Harper
StaplesWilliam F.7 Mar 18721 May 1938

William Franklin Staples, son of James Thomas Staples & Adeline Virginia Belcher

Husband of Melia Ann Ferrell

StinsonC.M.30 July 181926 Nov 1899

Double stone with J.H. Stinson

Caroline M. Rainwater, daughter of Aaron & Polly Rainwater

Wife of John Harrison Stinson

StinsonJ.H.23 Apr 182127 July 1891

Double stone with C.M. Stinson

John Harrison Stinson, son of Archibald Stinson & Elizabeth Smothers

Husband of Caroline M. Rainwater

StinsonLuvina J.19 Aug 184628 Dec 1927

Luvina Jenkins, daughter of William Jenkins & Susannah McPherson

Wife of Wesley Marion Stinson

StinsonRev. W.M.13 May 184728 Oct 1928

Wesley Marion Stinson, son of John Harrison Stinson & Caroline M. Rainwater

Husband of Luvina Jenkins

StringerEdna9 Dec 191010 Aug 1912

Daughter of John H. Stringer Jr. & Virgin Mary Crist

Kentucky Death Certificate 20749

Burial: Vanlandingham Graveyard

StringerJ.H.14 Sept 185018 May 1932

Double stone with N.A. Stringer

John Hamilton Stringer, son of Isaac Stringer & Mahaley Stevenson

Married Nancy A. Nofsinger 9 Dec 1873 in Muhlenberg County

StringerN.A.31 July 185122 Dec 1938

Double stone with J.H. Stringer

Nancy A. Nofsinger, daughter of Bradford Nofsinger & Elizabeth Jane Shaver

Married John Hamilton Stringer 9 Dec 1873 in Muhlenberg County

StringerRufus E.8 Mar 192214 July 1922

Son of John H. Stringer Jr. & Virgin Mary Crist

Kentucky Death Certificate 16596

Burial: Vanlandingham Graveyard

StringerRufus L.20 Oct 188230 Apr 1919

Son of John Hamilton Stringer & Nancy Noffsinger

Kentucky Death Certificate 14668

StringerVirgin Mary10 June 189015 Apr 1939

Daughter of Henry T. Crist & Annie McRoy

Wife of John H. Stringer

Kentucky Death Certificate 11112

Burial: Sears

SwinneySusan Ollie Stringer23 Dec 188920 June 1928Daughter of John Hamilton Stringer & Nancy Noffsinger
TinsleyCatherine23 Jan 1916

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Age about 87

Daughter of Benjamin T. Casebier & Mary Heltsley

Married William Tinsley (his second marriage) 19 July 1856 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 27077

Burial: Vanlandingham

TunstillE.P.27 Dec 183022 May 1912

Double stone with M.M. Tunstill

Edmond P. Tunstill, son of John Tunstill & Lona Baldwin

Husband of Mary M. Penrod

TunstillM.M.8 May 184029 July 1918

Double stone with E.P. Tunstill

Mary M. Penrod, daughter of John Penrod

Wife of Edmond P. Tunstill

TunstillMattie Cook3 July 187429 July 1874

Inscription: Dau. of E.P. & M.M. Tunstill

Daughter of Edmond P. Tunstill & Mary M. Penrod

TunstillWillis G.18 June 188218 June 1882Son of Edmond P. Tunstill & Mary M. Penrod
VaughtEllsworth F.26 Oct 18709 July 1873

Inscription: Son of G.B. & H.S. Vaught

Son of Gilbert B. Vaught & Hattie S. Milligan

VaughtG.B.16 Aug 184111 Mar 1890

Gilbert B. Vaught, son of Gilbert C. Vaught & Mary Hamm

Husband of Hattie S. Milligan

VaughtGilbert C.30 Apr 179715 July 1857

Son of Gilbert Fite Vaught & Mary Martin

Husband of Mary Hamm

VaughtGilbert C.6 Sept 186825 July 1871

Inscription: Son of G.B. & H.S. Vaught

Son of Gilbert B. Vaught & Hattie S. Milligan

VaughtG.15 July 1832

Gilbert Fite Vaught, born 1756, son of Christian Vaught, of Prussia, & Hannah Crum

Husband of Mary Martin

VaughtJ.June 1826
VaughtS.1836
VoughtI.1818

Isaac Vaught, son of Gilbert Fite Vaught & Mary Martin

Husband of Nancy Evans

VoughtM.1814

Mary Martin, born 1753, daughter of Johann Eberhard Martin & Jacobina Elizabeth Wunderlich

Wife of Gilbert Fite Vaught

WagnerLula W.19031933

Lula Weedie Casebier born 24 Nov 1903, died 1 Sept 1933

Daughter of John Robert Casebier & Minnie Edith Cundiff

Wife of Hubert Wagner

WhitsonEugene C.12 Apr 192115 Feb 1922Inscription: Son of D.C. & C.L. Whitson
WilliamsFanny28 Oct 186328 Aug 1864

Inscription: Dau. of L. & M.A. Williams

Daughter of Levi Williams & Mary Ann Roll

WilliamsLevi29 Sept 18218 Apr 1880[?]

Son of Philip Williams & Rachel Wise

Husband of Mary Ann Roll

WilliamsMary L.27 Dec 185729 Sept 1858Inscription: Dau. of L. & M.A. Williams

Daughter of Levi Williams & Mary Ann Roll

WilliamsNancy L.25 Jan 186813 Sept 1869

Inscription: Dau. of L. & M.A. Williams

Daughter of Levi Williams & Mary Ann Roll

WilliamsSarah C.4 July 186520 July 1868

Inscription: Dau. of L. & M.A. Williams

Daughter of Levi Williams & Mary Ann Roll

WilsonU[?] H.One date: 24 Sept 1823

Location: From Drakesboro take Kentucky Route 176 (Mose Rager Blvd.) east towards Paradise. Turn left onto P and M. Haul Rd. This is the first left past Smith Cemetery Lane (which is on the right). Follow the haul road briefly to Sears Cemetery Lane. Follow this lane to the cemetery.

Coordinates: 37.253366, -87.030949

Citation: Hammers, Marian G. “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries.” Vol. 3. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1978. Print.

Contributed by Helen McKeown

Updated August 1, 2016