Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Hamm Cemetery
| Surname | Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Other Information | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis | Isaac | 9 Oct 1782 | 6 June 1858 | Born in Virginia; husband of Mary Kincheloe Wickliffe Residence near Green River, east of Martwick Children: Eliza J. (Jones), Aaron W. Davis, Mary K. (Sharp), Julian Ann (King), Ellen (Davis), William Davis, and Edward Davis | Gravestone of Isaac Davis |
| Davis | Mary Kincheloe Wickliffe | 22 Apr 1785 | 14 Sept 1870 | Wife of Isaac Davis Daughter of Aaron Wickliffe & Mary Kincheloe. Sister of Elizabeth Wickliffe & pioneer Moses Wickliffe. | Gravestone of Mary K. Davis |
| Fergsuon | Mary | 15 Dec 1758 | 24 Dec 1848 | Wife of Aaron Wickliffe; then, wife of Joshua F. Ferguson | |
| Graves | Ann | 1757 | 19 Dec 1840 | Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of Ann Graves Ann Bailey, wife of Philip Graves | Gravestone of Ann Graves |
| Graves | J.E. | 24 Aug 1850 | [stone broken] | Son of J.S.H. Graves & Elizabeth Coombs | |
| Graves | John S.H. | 7 Mar 1818 | Oct 1850 | Son of John Sanders Graves & Mary Susannah Wooten; husband of Elizabeth S. Coombs | |
| Graves | John Sanders | 7 May 1769 | 3 Feb 1853 | Born in Maryland; husband of Mary Susannah Wooten Children: Nancy, John F., Margaret, George W., Elijah Wooten, William B., J.S.H., Mary, and Sarah Jane | Gravestone of John S. Graves |
| Graves | Margaret | Age 1 year, 5 months | Gravestone of Margaret Graves | ||
| Hamm | Barbara | 1800 | No stone; burial based on family information. Barbara Barrier, wife of Jacob Hamm, mother of Matthew (Mathias) Hamm. Born in Germany, and died three years after coming to Muhlenberg. | ||
| Hamm | Barsheba | 20 Aug 1798 | Oct 1836 | Daughter of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | |
| Hamm | C.A. | 20 Sept 1856 | 11 Nov 1887 | Possibly Catherine A. Buskill, wife of David B. Hamm | |
| Hamm | Catherine | 3 Dec 1810 | 3 Aug 1857 | Daughter of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | |
| Hamm | Catharine Yonts | 8 Oct 1816 | 8 Oct 1888 | Daughter of Philip Yonts & Mary Ann Warner; wife of Rev. Jacob Hamm | Gravestone of Catharine Hamm |
| Hamm | David | Apr 1800 | Apr 1818 | Son of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | |
| Hamm | David B. | 23 Sept 1835 | 8 Nov 1887 | Son of Jacob Hamm & Catharine Yonts; husband of Margaret Laura Collins | |
| Hamm | Elizabeth | 27 Sept 1802 | June [or July] 1825 | Daughter of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | |
| Hamm | Hannah | 30 Nov 1814 | 23 Aug 1875 | Daughter of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | Gravestone of Hannah Hamm |
| Hamm | Rev. Jacob | 2 Jan 1809 | 27 Nov 1860 | Son of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd; husband of Catharine Yonts Children: David, John, William, Matthew, & Philip | Gravestone of Jacob Hamm |
| Hamm | John C. | 12 Dec 1837 | 10 June 1894 | Son of Jacob Hamm & Catharine Yonts | |
| Hamm | John S. | Sept 1806 | Apr 1809 | Son of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | Gravestone of J.S. Hamm |
| Hamm | M.A. | June [or July] 1808 | Mar 1811 | ||
| Hamm | Margaret | 1 Aug 1819 | No stone; burial based on family information | ||
| Hamm | Mary Todd | 19 July 1776 | 10 Aug 1852 | Born in Connecticut; wife of Matthew (Mathias) Hamm Children: Susannah, Barsheba, David, Elizabeth, Mary, John S., Jacob, Katherine, Ruth, Hannah, and Margaret | |
| Hamm | Matthew | 26 Sept 1774 | 30 Aug 1843 | Born Rowan Co., North Carolina; husband of Mary Todd Son of Jacob Hamm & Barbara Barrier of Germany Also known as Mathias | Gravestone of Matthew Hamm |
| Hamm | Phillip W. | 13 Mar 1855 | 17 Apr 1876 | Son of Jacob Hamm & Catharine Yonts | |
| Hamm | Robert W. | 24 Dec 1884 | 20 Oct 1886 | Son of John Luther Hamm & Margaret Alice Rule | |
| Hamm | Ruth | 31 Dec 1812 | 15 Oct 1886 | Daughter of Matthew Hamm & Mary Todd | Gravestone of Ruth Hamm |
| Hamm | Susannah | 10 July 1796 | 21 Aug 1869 | No stone; burial based on family information Born in Pennsylvania | |
| Hamm | William | 2 May 1889 | No stone | ||
| Jones | Eliza Jane Davis | 6 Nov 1807 | 24 Mar 1843 | Daughter of Isaac Davis & Mary Kincheloe; wife of Richard H. Jones | Gravestone of Eliza Jones |
| Kimbley | Jesse Kincheloe | 24 July 1850 | 17 Aug 1858 | Son of Ezekiel Vanlandingham Kimbley & Margaret Graves | |
| Kimbley | John Francis | 11 Apr 1841 | 26 Sept 1844 | Son of Ezekiel Vanlandingham Kimbley & Margaret Graves | Gravestone of John Kimbley |
| Rule | Samuel | Co. A 15th Infantry Regiment Kentucky: 1861-1862 Husband of Sarah Virginia Fairfax Possibly son of Samuel Rule & Elizabeth Sharrard of Bourbon Co., Kentucky Father of Margaret Alice Elnora Rule, wife of John Luther Hamm | |||
| Vaught | Elizabth | 22 Sept 1838 | Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of Elizabeth Vaught; age 33 years, 4 months, 11 days Elizabeth Graves was born 11 May 1805, a daughter of John Sanders Graves and Mary Susannah Wooten. Elizabeth married Francis Vaught, 26 June 1828, Muhlenberg County. A son of John Vaught and Elizabeth Martin, Francis Vaught was born 23 May 1800 and died 2 Feb 1861. | ||
| Yonts | John M. | 14 Oct 1844 | 11 Feb 1902 | Husband of Susan O. Rule Children: Lewis, Annie, William H., Sallie, and Katie M. |
Contributed by Sue Heflin Woolsey
Photographs by S.H. Woolsey, taken Dec 2004 and Feb 2006
Location: About 1¼ mile east of Highway 62 near Martwick, Ky. Also known as Davis Cemetery
Sources
Hamm, Matthew, family data. In Biblia. Basel, Switzerland: Thurneysen Gebruder, 1773. Currently owned [2004] by Muhlenberg County Genealogical & Local History Annex Files.
Hammers, Marian G. “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries.” Vol. 3. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1978.
Rothert, Otto A. “A History of Muhlenberg County.” Louisville, KY: John P. Morton, 1913.
Other sources: Census Data, Hamm Family Member Records, records of Helen McKeown, & records of Dorann O'Neal Lam
Related: Matthew Hamm Family Bible
Special Thanks: Tamara Kincaide
Updated May 26, 2016