Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Browder Burials
Burials of African American persons based on information from Kentucky Death Certificates and obituaries. Additional information contributed by Wanda Faye Wickliffe Bennett.
Burials listed as Browder Cemetery, Browder Chapel, or Browder, Ky.
“The Browder Chapel Baptist Church was organized in 1919. It was built on a hill top west of the mine site and the cemetery is located behind it. The church and cemetery areas were donated to the community by the W.A. Wickliffe Coal Company.” ~Leslie Shively Smith, Around Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: A Black History.
- Adams, Will. Born 3 Jan 1900. Died 4 Jan 1938. Parents James Adams & Lauria Adams. Kentucky Death Certificate 1938-2377.
- Anthony, Alberta. Born 3 Mar 1902. Died 22 July 1942. Parents Will Anthony & Nettie Chappell. Kentucky Death Certificate 1942-16814.
- Arnold, Katherine. Born 1865. Died 15 May 1947. Parents Ben Terry & Ellen Terry. Kentucky Death Certificate 1947-14185.
- Arnold, Reuben. Born 1857. Died 22 Sept 1947. Parent Easter Arnold. Spouse Kate Arnold. Kentucky Death Certificate 1945-19912.
- Bennett, Angie Pearl. Born 16 Apr 1905. Died 23 Feb 1947. Parents William H. Robinson & Florence LaRue. Spouse James Bennett. Kentucky Death Certificate 1947-7037.
- Boggess, William J. Born 2 Oct 1900. Died 5 Sept 1952. Parents Charlie Boggess & Laura Boggess. Kentucky Death Certificate 1952-19790.
- Brackett, Shad. Born 1892. Died 28 July 1934. Parents Jim Brackett & Lizza Caughtrite. Kentucky Death Certificate 1934-18137.
- Brown, Cathern Louise. Born 7 Apr 1930. Died 11 Aug 1931. Parents Guy Brown & Mother Ellen Robinson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1931-20538.
- Campbell, David. Born 4 Apr 1903. Died 27 Mar 1937. Parent Joe Campbell. Spouse Margie E. Campbell. Kentucky Death Certificate 1937-9033.
- Chambers, Abramier. Born 6 Jan 1930. Died 6 Jan 1930. Parents Archie Chambers & Mary Cooper. Kentucky Death Certificate 1930-2223.
- Chambers, Mattie Lee. Born 2 Dec 1930. Died 11 Mar 1931. Parents Archie Chambers & Mary Cooper. Kentucky Death Certificate 1931-7986.
- Chambers, William Henry. Born 17 Feb 1929. Died 18 Feb 1929. Parents Archery Chambers & Mary Cooper. Kentucky Death Certificate 1929-7359.
- Chilton, Selena Bell. Born 1916, Muhlenberg County. Died 13 June 1999, Greenville, Kentucky. Obituary.
- Coffman, Roosevelt. Born 2 Mar 1902. Died 23 June 1929. Parents Jim Coffman & Georgia Reno. Kentucky Death Certificate 1929-17748.
- Coffman, Thomas. Born 1859. Died 8 Sept 1941. Parents Ike Coffman & Matilda Coffman. Kentucky Death Certificate 1941-23013.
- Cross, Joe. Born 12 Mar 1886. Died 5 Mar 1929. Kentucky Death Certificate. 1929-10413.
- Cunningham, Mary E. Born 5 June 1896. Died 1 June 1951. Parents Elisha Flemings & Mattie Cheatham. Kentucky Death Certificate 1951-12933.
- Davenport, Iva B. Born 23 Nov 1892. Died 14 Apr 1937. Parents A.R. France & Cyntha Dawson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1937-11904.
- Dean, Ethel. Born 25 Aug 1910. Died 9 Apr 1933. Parents Ed Williams & Massie Lee Harris. Kentucky Death Certificate 1933-10032.
- Dean, Wiley Hall. Born 1 June 1876. Died 27 Dec 1940. Parents Ned Dean & Maria Dean. Spouse Lean Dean. Kentucky Death Certificate 1940-2048.
- Dulin, Alice. Born 1885. Died 1 Jan 1933. Parents Steve Long & Jane McClinton. Kentucky Death Certificate 1933-2485.
- Dulin, Ben Thomas. Born Feb 1909. Died 13 July 1925. Parents Breath Dulin & Lillie Bealmeley. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-17684.
- Dulin, Herbert Jimerson. Born 27 Feb 1902. Died 8 Oct 1937. Parents William Dulin & Alice Long. Spouse Cora Ellis Dulin. Kentucky Death Certificate 1937-26826.
- Dulin, Jessie James. Born 6 Feb 1911. 6 Mar 1948. Parents William Dulin & Alice Long. Kentucky Death Certificate 1948-6362.
- Edge, Leslie. Born 17 Nov 1883. Died 14 Jan 1936. Parents Gano Wooden & Laura Campbell. Spouse Ely Edge. Kentucky Death Certificate 1936-2626.
- Edwards, Charlie. Born 15 Mar 1882. Died 22 May 1939. Parents Harson Edwards & Harriet Budie. Kentucky Death Certificate 1939-13653.
- Edwards, Henry. Born 11 Nov 1880. Died 8 Oct 1948. Parents Harrison Edwards & Harriet Bail. Spouse Ollie Edwards. Kentucky Death Certificate 1948-21631.
- Ellis, Eldridge Jr. Born 6 Apr 1927. Died 7 Apr 1927. Parents Eldridge Ellis & Irene Featherson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-9493.
- Ellis, Novice. Born 19 Dec 1927. Died 19 Dec 1927. Parents Eldridge Ellis & Irene Featherson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-29099.
- Estell, Ernestine. Born 25 July 1927. Died 25 July 1927. Parents Ernest Estell & Leona Casey. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-16697.
- Estell, Leona. Born 25 Apr 1897. Died 26 July 1927. Parents F.D. Casey & Fannie Mitchell. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-19113.
- Estell, Leroy K. Born 10 Aug 1926. Died 14 Feb 1927. Parents E. Estell & Leona Casey. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-4492.
- Fleming, Mattie A. Born 17 Mar 1876. Died 1 Dec 1930. Parents Elisha Tapp & Mary Finch. Kentucky Death Certificate 1930-31704.
- France, Arthur. Born 11 Apr 1873. 21 Sept 1949. Parents William France & Necie Ann Sebree. Kentucky Death Certificate 1949-19418.
- France, Cynthia. Born 2 May 1868. 23 Mar 1947. Parents Isaac Dawson & Jane Hockensmith. Spouse Dock France. Kentucky Death Certificate 1947-7062.
- Frazier, Helen Virginia. Born 19 Feb 1923, Sturgis, Kentucky. Died 9 June 2001, Owensboro, Kentucky.
- Frazier, Horace Albert. Died 27 July 1972, Paducah, Kentucky. Army Veteran. Obituary.
- Frazier, John J. Born 1941, Muhlenberg County. Died 2 Mar 2001, Owensboro, Kentucky. Spouse Mary Jo Frazier. Army Veteran.
- Frazier, Samantha. Born 1971, Chicago, Illinois. Died 5 Aug 1987, Madisonville, Kentucky. Parents Archie Johnson & Donzella Johnson. Obituary.
- Gamblin, Amanda Manerva. Born 28 Feb 1845. Died 9 June 1931. Parents Jard Buchanan & Bettie Buchanan. Spouse Henry Gamblin. Kentucky Death Certificate 1931-15519.
- Harrel, Robert Thomas. Born 21 Jan 1870. Died 1 Oct 1938. Parents Berry Harrell & Liza Ellen Carson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1938-25689.
- Jagoe, Walter. Born 1884. Died 24 Oct 1915. Parents Baxter Jagoe & Annie Napier. Kentucky Death Certificate 1915-25419.
- James, Andie Jr. Born 14 Apr 1882. Died 17 Sept 1924. Parents Andie James & Julia Hammond. Kentucky Death Certificate 1924-21399.
- Legg, Clara Lee. Born 1906. Died 3 Nov 1925. Parents Samuel Myers & Willie Gamble. Married Joe William Legg. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-27648.
- Legg, Franklin D. Born 12 June 1933. Died 21 Sept 1935. Parents Jodie Legg & Katie Mae Hardy. Kentucky Death Certificate 1935-23082.
- Legg, Jodie W. Jr. Born 28 Mar 1930. Died 14 Sept 1935. Parents Jodie W. Legg & Kate Mae Hardy. Kentucky Death Certificate 1935-23083.
- Legg, Joe William. Born 1899, Alabama. Died 29 Apr 1982, Greenville, Kentucky. Married 1) Clara Lee Myers; and 2) Katie Mae Hardy. Name is written as both “Jodie” and “Jody”. Surname appears both as Legg and Leggs. Obituary.
- Legg, Lawrance Edmond. Born 2 Nov 1925. Died 2 Nov 1925. Parents Jodie Legg & Clara Lee Myers. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-27650.
- Legg, Katie Mae. Born 1911, Christian County, Kentucky. Birth name Hardy. Died 2 July 1981, Greenville, Kentucky. Married Joe William Legg. Obituary.
- Legg, Roy Lee. Born 28 June 1928. Died 28 May 1935. Parents Joe William Leggs & Katie Mae Hardy. Kentucky Death Certificate 1935-13205.
- Long, Steve. Born 1 Mar 1862. Died 12 June 1928. Parents Henry Long & Susan Dulin. Kentucky Death Certificate 1928-15947.
- Maddox, Estil D. Born 14 Jan 1900. Died 9 Nov 1925. Parents William Maddox & Mary Reno. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-27638.
- Morris, Hattie. Born 1889. Died 13 Sept 1941. Parents John Price & Lizzie Anderson. Spouse George Morris. Kentucky Death Certificate 1941-22991.
- McCoy, Cliffie Ella. Born 3 Dec 1909, Rochester, Kentucky. Died 25 Oct 1987, Greenville, Kentucky. Cliffie Ella Cartwright married Walter Herbert McCoy. Obituary.
- McCoy, Walter Herbert. Born 2 Feb 1909, Rochester, Kentucky. Died 17 Apr 1966, Drakesboro, Kentucky. Married Cliffie Ella Cartwright. Obituary.
- Pendleton, Jerry. Born 25 Oct 1843. Died 6 Feb 1922. Parents Humphrey Pendleton & Rebecca Grady. Kentucky Death Certificate 1922-9975.
- Rhodes, Kathlene. Born 25 Mar 1925. Died 25 Mar 1925. Parents James Rhodes & Mamie Taylor. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-7658.
- Smith, James Edward. Born 26 Dec 1936. Died 15 June 1937. Parents J.W. Bell & Virda Smith. Kentucky Death Certificate 1937-16980.
- Smith, Louis Garfield. Born 25 May 1881. Died 13 Mar 1936. Parents Silas Smith & Matilda Stahl. Spouse Georgia Cross. Kentucky Death Certificate 1936-11895.
- Smith, McNary. Born 19 May 1935. Died 19 May 1935. Parents Joe Smith & Christine Finch. Kentucky Death Certificate 1935-13208.
- Sutton, Dot. Born 10 Feb 1878. Died 22 Mar 1969, Greenville, Kentucky. Spouse 1) Martha Sutton; and 2) Terry Sutton. Obituary.
- Sutton, Martha. Born 25 Dec 1882. Died 23 Apr 1944. Parents Frank Dulin & Julie Dulin. Spouse 1) Unknown Hines; and 2) Dot Sutton. Kentucky Death Certificate 1944-12604.
- Sutton, Thomas. Born 17 Mar 1900. Died 19 May 1935, Drakesboro, Kentucky. Parents Jim Sutton & Willie Reeves. Spouse Connetta Dulin. Kentucky Death Certificate 1935-13217.
- Thomas, Delsie. Born 1868. Died 25 Jan 1927. Parent Isom Dickerson. Kentucky Death Certificate 1927-2160.
- Tichenor, Samual Roy. Born 11 Jan 1925. Died 11 Jan 1925. Parents Harvey Tichenor & Elizabeth Dulin. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-2145.
- Traylor, Samuel Jr. Born 6 Aug 1903. Died 23 Mar 1942. Parents Samuel Traylor & Callie Edwards. Kentucky Death Certificate 1942-7550.
- Wooden, Gano. Born 15 June 1889. Died 7 Nov 1947. Parents Gano Wooden & Laura Campbell. Spouse Sallie Wooden. Kentucky Death Certificate 1947-25076.
- Word, George Henry. Born 15 Oct 1908. Died 23 Dec 1925. Parents Bud Word & Oddie Cook. Kentucky Death Certificate 1925-30388.
Updated June 21, 2024.