Muhlenberg County Kentucky


Old Muhlenberg map

Cemetery Records

Weir Cemetery

Weir Cemetery
Weir Cemetery

This cemetery may also be known as the Doug Weir Cemetery, Mount Carmel, and the Vanlandingham Cemetery.

Surname Name Birth Death Other Information Images
No dates. Inscription: A.A.K.
No dates. Inscription: H.S.K.
No dates. Inscription: A.D.R.
No dates. Inscription: L.J.S.
No dates. Inscription: M.E.S.
No dates. Inscription: M.V.S.
No dates. No surname. Inscription: Our Zekie
BasenJoNo dates. Fieldstone
BennettAmos Wilson17 May 187323 Nov 1918

Son of Elijah Bennett

Kentucky Death Certificate 36099

Place of burial: Mount Carmel. See entry for Mary J. O'Neal

BozarthElbert11 Sept 189410 Apr 1920

Son of S.A. Bozarth & Lactrza Nilson

Married Birdie Lee Shacklette 1917 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Elbert Bozarth
GrubbS.H. Jr.No dates
GrubbsAnnie Brooks189014 Apr 1932

Daughter of [blank] Brooks & Pearl Bingham

Kentucky Death Certificate 22195

GrubbsBonnie Lee30 Aug 195331 Aug 1953

Daughter of George Leonard Grubbs & Ovada Jean Rouse

Kentucky Death Certificate 19387

GrubbsDoris Ann31 Dec 194431 Dec 1944

Daughter of James Howard Grubbs & Sarah Ann Grubbs

Kentucky Death Certificate 28079

GrubbsJames Calvin1 Sept 187026 Oct 1950Kentucky Death Certificate 21365
GrubbsJames Howard Jr.21 Aug 194321 Aug 1943

Son of James Howard Grubbs Sr. & Sarah Ann Grubbs

Kentucky Death Certificate 18864

HarlanCharles S.15 Sept 187522 Jan 1935

Double stone with Ozella Harlan

Charles Simon Harlan, son of William Thomas Harlan & Luvica Pedigo

Married Frances Ozella O'Neal 1896 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Charles & Ozella Harlan
HarlanOzella16 July 187717 Apr 1955

Double stone with Charles S. Harlan

Frances Ozella O'Neal, daughter of Tobias Grundy O'Neal & Mary Jane Sears

Married Charles Simon Harlan 1896 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Charles & Ozella Harlan
HarlanFred W.10 Feb 191410 Apr 1914Son of Charles Simon Harlan & Frances Ozella O'Neal
HarlanHarry O'Neal1 Apr 191816 Feb 1931Son of Charles Simon Harlan & Frances Ozella O'Neal
HarringtonBlanche11 Aug 187220 Apr 1874Inscription: Dau. of G.W. & S.A. Harrington
HeathCapt. Samuel S.22 Jan 1859

Inscription: Who departed this life suddenly, in his 54th year

Son of Robert & Sabra Heath

HughesOra J.12 Sept 184422 Mar 1867Inscription: Wife of W.E. Hughes
JohnsonChristine23 Aug 188011 Mar 1904
JohnsonJohn H.18 Apr 190112 Apr 1902
KimmelCallie B.11 Jan 191128 Nov 1930

Daughter of James Calvin Grubbs & Annie Brooks

Kentucky Death Certificate 28406

KiplingCynthia E. Tunstill29 Oct 187213 Mar 1943

Double stone with George S. Kipling

Daughter of Edmond P. Tunstill & Mary Penrod

Wife of George S. Kipling

Obituary

KiplingGeorge S.18 Apr 18648 Dec 1937

Double stone with Cynthia E. Kipling

Son of Robert Kipling & Rhoda Siddell

Husband of Cynthia E. Tunstill

Obituary

KirtleyMary27 Feb 18491 Jan 1940

Double stone with Z.T. Kirtley

Mary Shacklett, daughter of John B. & Elizabeth Shacklett

Married Zacharian Taylor Kirtley 20 Feb 1878 in Muhlenberg County

KirtleyZ.T.29 June 184810 Feb 1917

Double stone with Mary Kirtley

Zachariah Taylor Kirtley, son of Elias V. Kirtley & Nancy Catherine Kittinger

Married Mary Shacklett 20 Feb 1878 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 9100

MainRobert P.1 Dec 18669 Jan 1869Inscription: Son of John & Jennet Main
MainWillie W.30 Nov 18734 Feb 1874Inscription: Son of John & Jennet Main
MyersBlanch12 July 187320 Apr 1874Inscription: Dau. of G.R. & M. Myers
O'NealJ.E.16 Oct 187921 June 1942James Elbert O'Neal, son of Tobias Grundy O'Neal & Mary Jane SearsGravestone of J.E. O'Neal
O'NealJohn H.2 Dec 189120 Aug 1896John Henry O'Neal, son of Tobias Grundy O'Neal & Mary Jane SearsGravestone of John O'Neal
O'NealMary J.12 Mar 18575 Feb 1930

Mary Jane Sears, daughter of John Sears & Jemima Ellen Rutherford

Married Tobias Grundy O'Neal 1876 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 4885

Death certificate place of burial: Mount Carmel

Gravestone of Mary O'Neal
O'NealT.G.26 May 185429 Nov 1907

Tobias Grundy O'Neal, son of William H. O'Neal & Cynthia Ann Harlan

Married Mary Jane Sears 1876 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of T.G. O'Neal
PickerillB.H.10 Jan 184022 Aug 1906Military inscription: Co. C 35th Ky. Mtd. Inf.
RollAdier B.7 July 18787 July 1878

Inscription: Dau. of I.J. & E.A. Roll

Daughter of Isaac J. Roll & Eudoxy A Lehman [Kentucky Vital Statistics, Muhlenberg County, 1878 Births]

RollE.A.4 Nov 18579 June 1888

Inscription: Wife of I.J. Roll

Eudoxy A. Leaman [Lehman] married Isaac J. Roll 4 July 1876 in Muhlenberg County

RollHarry L.26 May 188825 June 1888

Inscription: Son of I.J. & E.A. Roll

Son of Isaac J. Roll & Eudoxy A. Lehman

RollIsaac30 Sept 181216 Feb 1878

Son of Michael Roll & Christina Vaught

Married Elizabeth Ann Weir March 1835 in Muhlenberg County

SearsAsa13 Feb 184811 July 1878

Son of Presley Ellis Sears & Amanda Wilgus

Married Mary A. Smith 1869 in Muhlenberg County

SearsG.T.7 Mar 1882

Inscription: Died aged about 29 years

Son of Presley Ellis Sears & Amanda Wilgus

SearsJames P.19 Oct 18583 Apr 1882

Double stone with Nannie May Sears

James Presley Sears, son of John Elias Sears & Mary Ann Garrett

Married Cornelia Lee Smith 30 Oct 1879 in Muhlenberg County

SearsNannie May20 May 188129 Mar 1882

Double stone with James P. Sears

Daughter of James Presley Sears & Cornelia Lee Smith

ShackletteBen F.18461914

Double stone with Sallie E. Shacklette

Benjamin Franklin Shacklette, 10 Mar 1846 - 23 Aug 1914

Son of John & Eliza Shacklette

Husband of Sallie E. Kirtley

Gravestone of Sallie & Ben Shacklette
ShackletteSallie E.18511949

Double stone with Ben F. Shacklette

Sallie E. Kirtley, 16 May 1851 &345; 14 Jan 1949

Daughter of Elias V. Kirtley & Nancy Catherine Kittinger

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Shacklette

Gravestone of Sallie & Ben Shacklette
ShackletteShelby2 Dec 190221 Dec 1922Son of Robert E. Shacklette & Phoebe Fay Turner
ShemwellDavid E.

No dates. Concrete top. Child's grave

Son of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellEliza11 Apr 183312 June 1885
ShemwellJerusia

No dates. Concrete top. Adult's grave

Jerusia Ellen Downs, first wife of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellMabel

No dates. Concrete top. Child's grave

Daughter of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellMattie E.

No dates. Adult's grave

Martha E. O'Neal, daughter of William H. O'Neal & Cynthia A. Harlan

Married Samuel M. Shemwell 1884 in Muhlenberg County. His second wife.

ShemwellNannie A.

No dates. Concrete top. Child's grave

Daughter of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellNellie J.

No dates. Concrete top. Child's grave

Daughter of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellRoy E.

No dates. Concrete top. Child's grave

Son of Samuel M. Shemwell

ShemwellW.H.1 June 183014 May 1900
SmithEdward H.25 June 185930 Mar 1862Son of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir
SmithElijah F.4 Aug 18116 Mar 1879

Son of Elias Smith & Margaret Vaught

Husband of Nancy V. Weir

SmithEsther C.16 June 18625 Nov 1862Daughter of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir
SmithJames W.5 Jan 185812 Jan 1858

Inscription: Son of E.F. & Nancy Smith

Son of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir

SmithMary15 Aug 184317 Aug 1843

Inscription: Infant dau. of E.F. & Nancy Smith

Daughter of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir

SmithNancy V.17 May 182327 July 1891

Nancy V. Weir, daughter of Samuel Weir & Elizabeth Oliver Vanlandingham

Wife of Elijah F. Smith

SmithSusan L.22 Dec 18558 Apr 1857

Inscription: Dau. of E.F. & Nancy Smith

Daughter of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir

StreetsBasil E.20 Feb 192221 Feb 1922Son of Willis W. Streets & Frankie M. Shacklette
StreetsCornelia Lee14 Sept 18633 Nov 1936

Double stone with John P. Streets

Cornelia Lee Smith, daughter of Elijah F. Smith & Nancy V. Weir

Married (1) James Presley Sears 30 Oct 1879 in Muhlenberg County

Married (2) John Patrick Streets

StreetsFrankie M.28 Feb 190129 Dec 1930

Inscription: Mother

Frankie Marguerite Shacklett, daughter of Robert E. Shacklett & Phoebe Fay Turner

Married Willis Weir Streets 1916 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestones of Willis & Frankie Streets
StreetsJohn P.12 Sept 186611 Sept 1949

Double stone with Cornelia Lee Streets

John Patrick Streets, son of Hiram Streets & Margaret Kiger

Married Cornelia Lee Smith (Sears)

StreetsWillis21 Feb 189222 Sept 1940

Willis Weir Streets, son of John Patrick Streets & Cornelia Lee Smith

Married Frankie Marguerite Shacklett 1916 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestones of Willis & Frankie Streets
TunstillJohn W.22 Sept 18589 Oct 1893

Double stone with Luisa J. Tunstill

John William Tunstill, son of Edmund Puryer Tunstill & Cornelia Unsell

Married Louisa Jane O'Neal (Arnold) 24 Feb 1886 in Muhlenberg County

TunstillLuisa J.28 Mar 186316 Mar 1892

Double stone with John W. Tunstill

Louisa Jane O'Neal, daughter of William H. O'Neal & Cynthia Ann Harlan

Married (1) Clay M. Arnold 1879 in Muhlenberg County

Married John W. Tunstill 24 Feb 1886 in Muhlenberg County

VanlandinghamElias18641943

Born 8 Sept 1864; died 14 July 1943

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

VanlandinghamEzekial P.20 June 1850

Shared stone with Mary Ann Vanlandingham & O.C. Vanlandingham [d.1856]

Inscription: Aged 1 yr 7 ms

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

Buried with his grandparents

VanlandinghamJames A.18661946

Born 22 Dec 1866; died 2 Jan 1946

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

Kentucky Death Certificate 16241

VanlandinghamJohn D.18581937

Born 31 Jan 1858; died 1 Feb 1937

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

VanlandinghamMaggie S.18721937

Born 16 Dec 1872; died 29 Dec 1937

Daughter of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

VanlandinghamMargaret Jane1 Apr 183021 Jan 1915

Double stone with Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905]

Margaret Jane Weir, daughter of Samuel Weir & Elizabeth Oliver Vanlandingham

Married Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] 10 Dec 1843 in Muhlenberg County

VanlandinghamMary Ann28 Dec 1844

Shared stone with Ezekiel P. Vanlandingham & O.C. Vanlandingham [d.1856]

Inscription: Wife of O.C. Vanlandingham, died age 38 yrs

Wife of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [d.1856]

VanlandinghamMary E.14 Feb 18561 May 1900Mary Elizabeth Vanlandingham, daughter of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir
VanlandinghamO.C.2 Oct 1856

Shared stone with Ezekiel P. Vanlandingham & Mary Ann Vanlandingham

Inscription: Died on his plantation, aged 72 years

Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham, son of Ezekial Vanlandingham & Elizabeth Bromley

Husband of Mary Ann Drake

VanlandinghamOliver Cromwell13 Aug 182619 May 1905

Double stone with Margaret Jane Vanlandingham

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1784-1856] & Mary Ann Drake

Married Margaret Jane Weir 10 Dec 1843 in Muhlenberg County

VanlandinghamOlliver C.18521916

Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham, son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

Kentucky Death Certificate 5871. Date of death: 19 Feb 1916

VanlandinghamSamuel P.18501925

Born Dec 1850; died 17 Dec 1925

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

Kentucky Death Certificate 22559

VanlandinghamWilliam18681944

Born May 1868; died 2 June 1944

Son of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham [1826-1905] & Margaret Jane Weir

WallaceViola27 July 185220 May 1859Daughter of Jarred Wallace & Nancy Randolph
WeirAnnaNo dates. Inscription: Our sister
WeirD.A.18631943Douglas A. Weir, son of Samuel Miller Weir & Elizabeth Bromley Vanlandingham
WeirElizabeth Bromley25 Sept 183818 Apr 1921

Daughter of Oliver Cromwell Vanlandingham & Mary Ann Drake

Wife of Samuel Miller Weir

Kentucky Death Certificate 8807

WeirElizabeth Oliver4 Aug 1788

Elizabeth Oliver Vanlandingham, daughter of Ezekial Vanlandingham & Elizabeth Bromley

Wife of Samuel Weir

WeirMary E.8 Feb 186222 Feb 1862

Inscription: Dau. of S.M. & E.B. Weir

Daughter of Samuel Miller Weir & Elizabeth Bromley Vanlandingham

WeirSamuel

No dates. Inscription: Our father

Samuel Weir, 1760-1830, son of William Weir & Susanna Miller

Husband of Elizabeth Oliver Vanlandingham

WeirS.M.8 Nov 18261 Nov 1908

Samuel Miller Weir, son of Samuel Weir & Elizabeth Oliver Vanlandingham

Husband of Elizabeth Bromley Vanlandingham

WeirSamuel P.16 May 186822 May 1868

Inscription: Son of S.M. & E.B. Weir

Son of Samuel Miller Weir & Elizabeth Bromley Vanlandingham

WeirSusanna

No dates. Inscription: The best of mothers

Susanna Miller, wife of William Weir

WestEstel1 Aug 190830 Sept 1916Son of Charles R. West & Katie A. Buchanan
WestKatie A. Buchanan10 Jan 188510 Feb 1915

Katie A. Buchanan, daughter of Riley H. Buchanan & Sarah Frances Renear

Wife of Charles Richmond West

WoodMary Agnes4 July 189914 Apr 1926

Mary Agnes O'Neal, daughter of Tobias Grundy O'Neal & Mary Jane Sears

Married Presley Herbert Wood 1921 in Muhlenberg County

Gravestone of Mary Wood

Location: From Drakesboro, take Kentucky Route 176 (Mose Rager Blvd.) east to Paradise. Turn left onto Rockport Paradise Road (CR-1011). Just past the Paradise Boat Ramp Road, turn left on to the P.&M. Haul Rd. Without turning off this haul road, follow the road until it ends at the cemetery.

Coordinates: 37.268452,-87.007728

Gravestone images contributed by Helen McKeown

Black and white photographs of Weir Cemetery by J.D. Masters. Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam

Updated July 26, 2016