Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg Map

Cemetery Records

Prowse Cemetery

Notes

  1. Hammers, Marian G. “Prowse Cemetery.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries. Vol. 4. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1980. 65. [Hammers 4:65].
  2. Wells, Jean, contributor. “Gravestone of Mary Jane Atkinson.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 11 Nov 2008 [date image taken]. Web. Accessed 21 Mar 2017. Images. Hammers incorrectely records her name as Mary Ann.
  3. Hammers 4:65.
  4. Hammers 4:65.
  5. Hammers 4:65.
  6. 1850 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., District 1, p. 179b [stamped], dwell. 73, fam. 73, George O. Prouse.
  7. Muhlenberg County Kentucky Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  8. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 4, p. 205-206.
  9. Hammers 4:65.
  10. Hammers 4:65.
  11. Hammers 4:65.
  12. Hammers 4:65.
  13. 1850 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., District 1, p. 179b [stamped], dwell. 73, fam. 73, George O. Prouse.
  14. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  15. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 2, p. 145, no. 1386: Ephraim Beecham to Sarah Prouse, 13 Apr 1859.
  16. Information provided by Jean Wells.
  17. Hammers 4:65.
  18. Hammers 4:65.
  19. Hammers 4:65.
  20. Hammers 4:65.
  21. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 4, p. 273-274. “…that she the said L. Rouse was born in this county & is 19 years of age, that her father Geo. O. Prouse was born in South Caroline, that her mother Mary Jane Prouse was born in this county….”
  22. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  23. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 4, p. 273-274.
  24. 1870 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., Courthouse Precinct 3, p. 500a [stamped], dwell. 147, fam. 154, Francis L. Cary.
  25. Hammers 4:66.
  26. Hammers 4:66.
  27. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 4, p. 273-274. &ldquo:That I the said F.L. Cary was born in this county and am 41 years of age, that my father Miles Cary was born in Va., that my mother Temperance Cary was born in NC.”
  28. Information provided by Jean Wells.
  29. Hammers 4:66.
  30. Hammers 4:65.
  31. Hammers 4:65.
  32. Hammers 4:65.
  33. Hammers 4:65.
  34. Kentucky Death Certificate 12693: Carrie M. Prowse. Place of burial: Prowse.
  35. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. Christian County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Vols. 5-6, 1857-1868, Image 71 [Vol. 5, p. 111]. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017: Larkin T. Brasher Jr. to Margaret Jane Lindley, 2 Dec 1864.
  36. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. Christian County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Vols. 15-16, 1898-1914, Image 173 [Vol. 15, p. 324]. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017: Isaac S. Prowse to Carrie M. Brasher, 9 Oct 1904.
  37. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  38. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  39. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  40. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  41. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  42. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  43. “Elta Marie Skipworth Prowse obituary.” The Messenger [Madisonville, KY], 1 Nov 2000. America's Obituaries & Death Notices. Newsbank. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017.
  44. “Elta Marie Skipworth Prowse obituary.” The Messenger [Madisonville, KY], 1 Nov 2000. America's Obituaries & Death Notices. Newsbank. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017: David Morris and Lula Blanche Cook Skipworth.
  45. Hammers 4:65.
  46. Hammers 4:65.
  47. Hammers 4:65.
  48. Hammers 4:65.
  49. Information provided by Jean Wells.
  50. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  51. Hammers 4:65.
  52. Hammers 4:65.
  53. Hammers 4:65.
  54. 1850 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., District 1, p. 179b [stamped], dwell. 73, fam. 73, George O. Prouse.
  55. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  56. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 5, p. 167-168.
  57. Hammers 4:65.
  58. Hammers 4:65.
  59. Hammers 4:65.
  60. Hammers 4:65.
  61. Information provided by Jean Wells.
  62. Kentucky Death Certificate 26202: Ike S. Prowse. Name of parents: George Prowse & Polley Wells.
  63. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 12, p. 12.
  64. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. Christian County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Vols. 15-16, 1898-1914, Image 173 [Vol. 15, p. 324]. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017: Isaac S. Prowse to Carrie M. Brasher, 9 Oct 1904.
  65. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  66. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  67. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  68. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  69. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  70. Musial, Anne Lile and Jean Wells. “Gravestone of Isaac Spencer Prowse and Elta Skipworth Prowse.” Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb, Cemetery Records, Prowse Cemetery. 3 Mar 2008. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017. Image.
  71. 1910 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., West Boggess, ED: 84, p. 172a [stamped], dwell. 159, fam. 161, Isaac S. Prowse Sr.
  72. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. Christian County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Vols. 15-16, 1898-1914, Image 173 [Vol. 15, p. 324]. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 24 Mar 2017: Isaac S. Prowse to Carrie M. Brasher, 9 Oct 1904.
  73. Hammers 4:65.
  74. Hammers 4:65.
  75. Hammers 4:65.
  76. Hammers 4:65.
  77. 1870 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., Precinct 3, p. 504a [stamped], dwell. 209, fam. 217, Thomas J. Shelton.
  78. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 2, p. 71, no. 855: Thomas J. Shelton to Elizabeth Jane Fuller, 24 Dec 1851.
  79. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 12, p. 12.
  80. Hammers 4:65.
  81. Hammers 4:65.
  82. Hammers 4:65.
  83. Hammers 4:65.
  84. 1850 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., District 1, p. 179b [stamped], dwell. 73, fam. 73, George O. Prouse.
  85. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  86. Hammers 4:65.
  87. Hammers 4:65.
  88. Hammers 4:65.
  89. Hammers 4:65.
  90. Information provided by Jean Wells.
  91. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 12, p. 12.
  92. Hammers 4:65.
  93. Hammers 4:65.
  94. Hammers 4:65.
  95. Hammers 4:65.
  96. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 4, p. 273-274. Mary Jane Prouse recorded as mother of bride.
  97. Muhlenberg Marriage Register 1, p. 53, no. 792: George Prouce to Polly Wells, 22 Mar 1827.
  98. Hammers 4:65.
  99. Hammers 4:65.
  100. Hammers 4:65.
  101. Hammers 4:65.
  102. Hammers 4:65.
  103. Hammers 4:65.
  104. Hammers 4:65.
  105. Hammers 4:65.
  106. Kentucky Death Certificate 29386: Thomas Lee Prowse. Name of parents: Isaac Prowse & Carrie Brasher.
  107. Muhlenberg Marriages Index, White Grooms P: Book 77, p. 341, Lee Prouse to Mary Hall, 1934.
  108. State Board of Health of Kentucky [Cabinet for Health and Family Services]. Directory of births and deaths registered in Kentucky. Births 1941, Vol. 1, p. 540: Mary R. Hall; Place of birth: Muhlenberg; Mother's maiden name: Tea Atkinson; Date of birth: 10-2-11; Vol. 136; Certificate: 67852.
  109. 1920 U.S. census, Muhlenberg Co., KY, pop. sch., West Court House, ED: 96, p. 163a [stamped], dwell. 193, fam. 197, Clarance W. Hall.
  110. Muhlenberg Marriage Book 23, p. 502-503.
  111. Hammers 4:65.
  112. Hammers 4:65.
  113. Hammers 4:65.
  114. Hammers 4:65.
  115. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. Christian County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Vols. 15-16, 1898-1914, Image 222 [Vol. 15, p. 446]. Familysearch. Web. Accessed 25 Mar 2017: Robert Wells to Maude E. Prowse, 14 Jan 1902.

Updated March 25, 2017