Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Mount Zion Burials
Transcription of burials of African American individuals based on information from Kentucky Death Certificates.
When a new church house was built by the Unity Baptist Church congregation, the old house was turned over to the Blacks who had been separated from the congregation in 1867. The Blacks used the old house until it was too dilapidated for repairs. Unity then helped their black brethren to erect a new building.
Their new church was erected two miles south of Unity and one mile from Graham. They called the church “Mt. Zion.” [Smith 41]
| Surname | Name | Birth | Death | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard | Arthur | 23 Dec 1920 | 5 Feb 1952 | Son of Marion Bard & Betty Ann Earls Kentucky Death Certificate 3601. Burial: Old Mt. Zion, Graham, Ky. |
| Bard | Clarence | 15 Feb 1914 | Age 4 days. Son of Holland Bard & Eva Oats Kentucky Death Certificate 5248 Burial: Mt. Zion | |
| Bard | Cleveland | 24 Aug 1894 | 16 May 1921 | Son of Richard Bard & unknown Earle Kentucky Death Certificate 11073 Burial: Mt. Zion Burying Ground |
| Bard | Louisa | 12 Oct 1896 | 22 June 1917 | Daughter of unknown Oates (Mother) Kentucky Death Certificate 20729 Burial: Mt. Zion Burying Ground |
| Bard | May Rena | 5 Dec 1910 | 19 Oct 1912 | Daughter of J.B. Bard & Rosa McClelan Kentucky Death Certificate 25964 Burial: Mt. Zion |
| Bard | Thomas | 22 June 1930 | 23 June 1930 | Son of Alderna Bard & Sarah Martin Kentucky Death Certificate 15167 Burial: Mt. Zion |
| Cisney | Evannie | 29 Nov 1896 | 13 Sept 1912 | Daughter of Logan Cisney & Mollie Bard Kentucky Death Certificate 23300 Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Earle | Jeanie Crecy | 17 June 1896 | 17 Mar 1911 | Age 15 years, 9 months, 1 day. Daughter of Bradley Earle & Mary Catherine Bard Kentucky Death Certificate 7810 Burial: Mount Zion Church |
| Earles | Collumbus R. | 1890 | 4 Oct 1918 | Age about 25. Son of Bradley Earles & Catherine Bard Kentucky Death Certificate 36303 Burial: Mt. Zion Graveyard |
| Hooper | Rittie Bard | 13 Mar 1875 | 15 Mar 1951 | Daughter of Richard Bard & Harrette Earles Kentucky Death Certificate 9218 Burial: Old Mt. Zion |
| Oates | Margret | 1840 | 25 Dec 1925 | Age about 85 Kentucky Death Certificate 30378 Burial: Mt. Z ion Burying Ground |
| Williamson | Anderson | 1848 | 14 Nov 1914 | Age about 66 Kentucky Death Certificate 29672 Burial: Mt. Zion |
Related: Old Unity Church Burials
Citation: Smith, Leslie Shively. “Around Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: a Black History.” Madisonville, KY: Unigraphic Inc., 1979. Print.
Updated April 14, 2016