Muhlenberg County Kentucky


Old Muhlenberg Map

Cemetery Records

Sears Cemetery

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Surname Name Birth Death Other Info Image
Inscription: M.H. No dates
Inscription: E.M. No dates

Inscription: C.R. Died 1834

Christina Vaught, born 1765, daughter of Christian Vaught, of Prussia, & Hannah Crum

Wife of Michael Roll

Inscription: D.R. Died 1832
Inscription: J.R. Died 1840

Inscription: M.R. Died 1835

Possibly fieldstone for Michael Roll

Inscription: V.R. No dates
Inscription: E.F.S. Died Nov 1823

Inscription: J.W.S. Died May 1834

Jesse W. Smith born 15 Feb 1803

Son of Elias Guess Smith & Hannah Vaught

Inscription: L.S.S. Died May 1832

Louisa S. Smith born 25 July 1815

Daughter of Elias Guess Smith & Hannah Vaught

Inscription: D.V. 1838
Inscription: R.V. 1819
AllenLoice3 June 191417 Mar 1915

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Daughter of Odie Allen & Lena Sears

Kentucky Death Certificate 7985

Burial: Vanlandingham

AustinRosa Roll18661940

Rosa B. Roll, daughter of David B. Roll & Margaret A. Jackson

Wife of John W. Austin

Kentucky Death Certificate 2943

BagwellBertha L.21 July 189412 Oct 1898

Double stone with Florence E. Bagwell

Daughter of Irvin L. Bagwell & Mary Arnold

BagwellFlorence E.12 Apr 18967 Aug 1900

Double stone with Bertha L. Bagwell

Florence Elizabeth Bagwell, daughter of Irvin L. Bagwell & Mary Arnold

BallsWilliam Tildon10 Mar 191624 Oct 1918

Inscription: Son of J.W. & A.B. Balls

Son of John W. Balls & Anna Belle Casebier

Kentucky Death Certificate 36094

BodineGeorgie A.8 June 18604 Dec 1882

Georgie A. Depoyster, daughter of Abraham L. Depoyster & Sarah Ann Roll

Married James R. Bodine 30 Mar 1882 in Muhlenberg County

CasebierAlpha Hatcher12 Apr 19126 Sept 1928

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Kentucky Death Certificate 23486

Burial: Sears, Paradise, Ky.

CasebierDavid Gill22 June 190724 May 1912

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Son of John R. Casebier & Minnie Edith Cundiff

Kentucky Death Certificate 14442

Burial: Vanlandingham

CasebierD.C.18 Apr 187816 Sept 1896

Double stone with O.T. Casebier

Don Carlos Casebier, son of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs [Kentucky Vital Statistics, Muhlenberg County, 1878 Births]

CasebierGeorge17 Oct 186826 Dec 1934

Shared stone with Lulu G. Casebier & Ollie Casebier

George Edward Casebier, son of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs

Married Lula Gill Kimmel 26 Sept 1893 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 7921

CasebierIma Jean15 June 193615 June 1936

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Daughter of John Robert Casebier Jr. & Rosa Avonell Arnold

Kentucky Death Certificate 17374

Burial: Vanlandingham

CasebierJames William8 May 183421 Oct 1922

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Son of Ben T. Casebier & Mary Helsley

Married Martha Ann Coombs

Kentucky Death Certificate 22907

Burial: Sears Graveyard, Paradise, Ky.

CasebierJohn Robert28 Jan 186422 Nov 1942

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Son of John William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs

Married Minnie Edith Cundiff 18 Feb 1892 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 27745

Burial: Vanlandingham

CasebierLulu G.17 July 187516 Feb 1940

Shared stone with George Casebier & Ollie Casebier

Lulu Gill Kimmel, daughter of James H. Kimmel & Laura Ann Kimbley

Married George E. Casebier 26 Sept 1893 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 5296

CasebierMarthie A.11 Sept 183717 Apr 1899

Inscription: Wife of J.W. Casebier

Martha Ann Coombs, daughter of Asa Coombs & Nancy Welsh

Married James William Casebier

CasebierMaurice29 Oct 193829 Oct 1938

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Son of Edward Casebier & Jessie Fortney

Kentucky Death Certificate 25684

Burial: Sears Cemetery

CasebierMelissa16 Feb 187130 Mar 1880

Inscription: Dau. of J.W. & M.A. Casebier

Daughter of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs

CasebierMinnie Edith28 Aug 187219 Nov 1949

No gravestone. Information from death certificate

Daughter of Leroy Cundiff & Agnes Heltsley

Married John Robert Casebier 18 Feb 1892 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 22482

Burial: Sears

CasebierNancy Ann12 Jan 186228 Sept 1863Daughter of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs
CasebierO.T.25 Nov 18757 Dec 1896

Double stone with D.C. Casebier

Oliver Thomas Casebier, son of James William Casebier & Martha Ann Coombs [Kentucky Vital Statistics, Muhlenberg County, 1875 Births]

CasebierOllie28 Sept 190629 Oct 1934

Shared stone with George Casebier & Lulu G. Casebier

Son of George Edward Casebier & Lula Gill Kimmel

CasebierWalter Elwood10 Aug 193710 June 1938Son of Will Casebier & Bernice Hatcher
ChappellCharles C.16 Oct 187919 Oct 1918Son of Charles Mack Chappell & Susanna M. Shelton
ChappellC.M.17 Dec 184819 Jan 1941

Charles Mack Chappell, son of Williamson Chappell & Patience Blake

Husband of Susanna M. Shelton

ChappellEzra E.30 Jan 187522 Dec 1964Ezra Edwin Chappell, son of Charles Mack Chappell & Susanna M. Shelton
ChappellSusanna M.28 Feb 184919 July 1901

Inscription: Wife of C.M. Chappell

Susanna M. Shelton, wife of Charles Mack Chappell

CundiffBertha Lee18751944

Shared stone with Eunice M. Cundiff & Sammie A. Cundiff

Bertha Lee Sears born 18 Apr 1875, died 10 May 1944

Daughter of Samuel Owens Sears & Sarah Frances Smith

Wife of Ezra W. Cundiff

Kentucky Death Certificate 12564

CundiffEunice M.19041940

Shared stone with Bertha Lee Cundiff & Sammie A. Cundiff

Eunice M. Lyons died 31 Dec 1940

Daughter of Christopher C. Lyons & Sallie Ann Waggoner

Wife of Sammie A. Cundiff

Kentucky Death Certificate 29669

CundiffEzra W.19 Oct 187228 Oct 1933

Son of Ambrose Cundiff & Sarah Elizabeth Karns

Husband of Bertha Lee Sears

CundiffSammie A.18951941

Shared stone with Bertha Lee Cundiff & Eunice M. Cundiff

Sammie A. Cundiff born 4 Jan 1895, died 7 Feb 1941

Son of Ezra W. Cundiff & Bertha Lee Sears

Husband of Eunice M. Lyons

Kentucky Death Certificate 5664

DavenportAntha B.20 June 18544 Aug 1932

Anthalene B. Fourqurean, daughter of Littleberry Fourqurean & Virginia Elizabeth Duvall

Wife of William Davenport

DavisJoseph F.5 May 181627 Aug 1865
DavisLouis E.18561925
DennisHenry H.1 Sept 18456 Dec 1912

Double stone with Mary A. Dennis

Henry Harrison Dennis, son of Thomas J. Dennis & Ruth Yontz

Married Mary Agnes Wickliffe 1872 in Muhlenberg County

DennisHenry Ruffus8 Mar 190630 July 1913Henry Rufus Dennis, son of Henry Harrison Dennis Jr. & Lucy Jane Stringer
DennisLena22 Feb 188528 Sept 1922

Double stone with W.M. Dennis

Lena R. Kirtley, born, 22 Feb 1885, died 28 Sept 1922

Daughter of Zachariah Taylor Kirtley & Mary Shacklett

Married William Marion Dennis 1907 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 20720

DennisMary A.18 Aug 1849

Double stone with Henry H. Dennis

Mary Agnes Wickliffe, died 3 Feb 1945

Daughter of Aaron Wickliffe & Sarah Angeline Adcock

Married Henry Harrison Dennis 1872 in Muhlenberg County

DennisNoel10 May 192110 May 1921Son of William Marion Dennis & Lena R. Kirtley
DennisRobert B.12 June 188918 June 1954Robert Benjamin Dennis, son of Henry Harrison Dennis & Mary Agnes Wickliffe
DennisRobert H.

No dates, child's grave

Robert Harold Dennis, born 18 July 1925, died 22 Apr 1926

Son of Charles Dennis & Effie Davis

DennisW.M.18731933

Double stone with Lena Dennis

William Marion Dennis, born 22 Jan 1873, died 1 May 1933

Son of Henry Harrison Dennis & Mary Agnes Wickliffe

Married Lena R. Kirtley 1907 in Muhlenberg County

DepoysterAbraham L.

Died before 1880

Son of Joseph S. Depoyster & Ruth Reeves

Husband of Sarah Ann Roll

DepoysterCordelia18 Dec 185630 Aug 1877

Inscription: Dau. of A.L. & S.A. Depoyster

Daughter of Abraham L. Depoyster & Sarah Ann Roll

DepoysterDavid R.6 Aug 186318 Sept 1864

Inscription: Son of A.L. & S.A. Depoyster

Son of Abraham L. Depoyster & Sarah Ann Roll

DepoysterJohn P.10 Apr 186516 Jan 1892
DepoysterSallie Ann31 Aug 18347 Feb 1882

Inscription: Wife of A.L. Depoyster

Sarah Ann Roll, daughter of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

Sarah Ann Roll, wife of Abraham L. Depoyster

DepoysterSarah F.21 Mar 186218 July 1863

Inscription: Dau. of A.L. & S.A. Depoyster

Daughter of Abraham L. Depoyster & Sarah Ann Roll

ForstrH.1800
Fox15 Dec 18745 Feb 1876

Inscription: Sweet infant dau. of J. & M.P. Fox

Daughter of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

[Kentucky Vital Statistics, Muhlenberg County, 1874 Births & 1876 Deaths]

FoxHenry C.4 Oct 186318 June 1892

Inscription: Son of Joseph & M.P. Fox

Son of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

FoxJoseph19 June 183518 Jan 1890Husband of Mildred P. Walthall
FoxJoseph Jr.31 Oct 18686 Feb 1906Son of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall
FoxMildred P.29 Aug 18375 Nov 1894

Inscription: Wife of Joseph Fox

Mildred Pocahontas Walthall, daughter of A.M. Walthall

Wife of Joseph Fox

FoxNellie16 Dec 187826 Feb 1880

Inscription: Dau. of J. & M.P. Fox

Daughter of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

FoxW.S.29 Apr 18668 Sept 1911

William Seward Fox, son of Joseph Fox & Mildred P. Walthall

Kentucky Death Certificate 24169

Gaston Alma May 2 July 1931 11 July 1931 Daughter of Lilburn Gaston & Annie M. Casebier
Gaston Howard Thomas 23 Nov 1925 24 Nov 1925 Son of Lilburn Gaston & Annie M. Casebier
Gaston Lilburn 1884 26 June 1934

Son of James B. Gaston

Husband of Annie Myrtle Casebier

After Lilburn's death, Annie married Herman Lee Hatcher

Gaston Myrtle Clara 31 Oct 1928 20 July 1929 Daughter of Lilburn Gaston & Annie M. Casebier
Glenn Andrew G. 25 Sept 1827 17 May 1905

Double stone with Hettie N. Glenn

Son of Moses Ferguson Glenn & Mary Martin Vaught

Husband of Henrietta Helen Nourse

Glenn Gilbert Vaught May 1829 8 Oct 1909

No existing gravestone.

Born Muhlenberg County; Died Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Obituary.

Glenn Hettie N. 5 Sept 1848 12 Feb 1908

Double stone with Andrew G. Glenn

Henrietta Helen Nourse, daughter of Michael Nourse & Sarah Crozier Gibson

Wife of Andrew G. Glenn

Glenn Lula 26 Feb 1870 7 Apr 1893 Anna Lula Glenn, daughter of Gilbert Vaught Glenn & Mary L. Stroud
Glenn Mary A. 22 Feb 1829 27 Dec 1899 Daughter of Moses Ferguson Glenn & Mary Martin Vaught
Glenn Mary L. 30 Apr 1843 3 Apr 1871

Inscription: Wife of G.V. Glenn

Mary L. Stroud married Gilbert Vaught Glenn 1863 in Muhlenberg County

Glenn Mary M. 31 Aug 1799 2 Jan 1884

Inscription: Wife of Moses Glenn

Mary Martin Vaught, daughter of Gilbert Fite Vaught & Mary Martin

Wife of Moses Ferguson Glenn

Glenn Minerva J. 25 Jan 1833 10 Mar 1860

Inscription: Wife of G.V. Glenn

Minerva J Landis married Gilbert Vaught Glenn 5 Jan 1853 in Muhlenberg County

Glenn Mollie E. 22 Sept 1865 25 Feb 1915 Daughter of Gilbert Vaught Glenn & Mary L. Stroud
Glenn Moses F. 5 July 1791 8 Mar 1869

Inscription: Aged 77 yrs 8 mos 3 ds

Moses Ferguson Glenn, son of Andrew Glenn & Nancy Ferguson, of Glenaron, County Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Mary Martin Vaught

Glenn Sallie A. 27 Feb 1832 21 July 1882

Sallie A. Clark, daughter of George Clark & Isabella Glenn

Married Gilbert Vaught Glenn 1872 in Muhlenberg County

Glenn Willie M. 12 Nov 1866 18 May 1869 Inscription: Son of Robert E. & Julia A. Glenn
Gregory Ben 1884 1960

Double stone with Emma Gregory

Ben Andrew Gregory married Emma Caroline Graddy 1906 in Muhlenberg County

Gregory Catherine Oct 1918 June 1932
Gregory Count P. 13 Apr 1893 1 Jan 1917

Count Pulaski Gregory, son of Marquis D. Gregory & Lucinda Morris

Kentucky Death Certificate 1917-2517

Death certificate place of burial: Vanlandingham

Gregory Elmore 10 Dec 1921 11 Jan 1923

Son of Ben A. Gregory & Emma Graddy

Kentucky Death Certificate 5929. Burial: Sears Graveyard

Gregory Emma 1886 1937

Double stone with Ben Gregory

Emma Caroline Graddy, born 4 June 1886, died 20 May 1937

Daughter of James Graddy & Nancy Whitehouse

Married Ben Andrew Gregory 1906 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 1937-14532

Death certificate place of burial: Van [Vanlandingham]

Gregory Eugene Andrew 22 Aug 1923 12 Apr 1999 Son of Ben Andrew Gregory & Emma Carolina Graddy
Gregory Hubert Dec 1921 Jan 1923
Gregory Lucinda M. 4 May 1849 13 July 1942

Double stone with William H. Gregory

Lucinda Morris, daughter of Thomas Morris & Elizabeth Whitehouse

Married Marquis D. Gregory 29 Mar 1866 in Muhlenberg County

Gregory Marquis D. 4 July 1838 1 Sept 1923

Name also appears as Marcus D. Gregory

Son of A. B. Gregory & Lucille Spain

Married Lucinda Morris 29 Mar 1866 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 1923-24397

Gregory William H. 23 Sept 1875 23 Sept 1947

Double stone with Lucinda M. Gregory

Son of Marquis D. Gregory & Lucinda Morris

Kentucky Death Certificate 20739

HarrisMattie15 Aug 186016 Sept 1921

Daughter of John Leonard

Wife of John Perry Harris

HatcherCarlos Lee30 May 193711 June 1938Son of Herman Lee Hatcher & Annie M. Casebier
HatcherCordie30 May 193715 June 1937Son of Herman Lee Hatcher & Annie M. Casebier
HelsleyBelle18601925

Double stone with P.G. Helsley

Inscription: Mother

Belle Depoyster, wife of Philip Green Helsley

HelsleyClyde PhillipJune 1886Nov 1946Son of Philip Green Helsley & Belle Depoyster
HelsleyEtta15 Dec 18978 July 1915Mary Etta Helsley, daughter of William H. Helsley & Mary Willie
HelsleyElizabeth13 Dec 182522 June 1903

Double stone with Philip W. Helsley

Elizabeth Roll, daughter of Abraham Roll & Rachel Vaught Rhoads

Wife of Philip Warden Helsley

HelsleyFoster L.18831940

Double stone with Minnie B. Helsley

Foster Helsley was moved to Rose Hill Cemetery where Minnie Helsley was buried

Foster Lafayette Helsley born 27 Dec 1884, died 10 Apr 1940

Son of Philip Green Helsley & Belle Depoyster

Husband of Minnie Bell Edwards

Kentucky Death Certificate 13306

HelsleyHillary28 Jan 19057 Aug 1918

Daughter of Charles W. Helsley & Sarah Ann Stringer

Kentucky Death Certificate 21283. Burial: Vanlandingham Graveyard

HelsleyMary W.29 July 186418 Jan 1934

Daughter of Philip Warden Helsley & Elizabeth Roll

Kentucky Death Certificate 2198

HelsleyMinnie B.1895

Double stone with Foster L. Helsley

Minnie B. Helsley was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, and her husband Foster was moved there when she died

Minnie Bell Edwards, daughter of Rufus Edwards & Josephine Noffsinger

Wife of Foster Lafayette Helsley

HelsleyP.G.18551938

Double stone with Belle Helsley

Inscription: Father

Philip Green Helsley born 14 Dec 1855, died 27 Nov 1938

Son of Philip Warden Helsley & Elizabeth Roll

Husband of Belle Depoyster

HelsleyPhilip W.7 Dec 18259 Sept 1864

Double stone with Elizabeth Helsley

Philip Warden Helsley, son of Michael Helsley & Susannah Yonts

Husband of Elizabeth Roll

HelsleySarah E.16 June 185518 June 1918

Inscription: Wife of G.W. Helsley

Sarah Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Solomon Rhoads & Mary Robinson

Wife of George W. Helsley

Kentucky Death Certificate 16535

HelsleySusan M.9 Feb 184919 Sept 1863

Inscription: Dau. of P.W. & E. Helsley

Daughter of Philip Warden Helsley & Elizabeth Roll

HelsleyWilliam G.8 Feb 18631 Sept 1888
HelsleyWilliam H.8 July 186327 Dec 1908

Son of Phillip Warden Helsley & Elizabeth Roll

Husband of Mary Willie

HeltsleyFloyd19 Jan 1931

Inscription: Aged 0-0-0

Son of Burnie Heltsley & Kate Rhoads

Kentucky Death Certificate 2453

HeltsleyM. Nourse3 Sept 18432 Oct 1906

Inscription: Erected in memory by sister & nephew

Mary Nourse, daughter of Michael Nourse & Sarah Crozier Gibson

Married (1) John C. Townsend 20 Sept 1883 in Muhlenberg County

Married (2) Michael G. Helsley [Heltsley] 6 Feb 1896 in Muhlenberg County

HeltsleySarah Ann18791951

Sarah Ann Stringer, born 26 Jan 1879, died 23 Sept 1951

Daughter of John Hamilton Stringer & Nannie Noffsinger

Married Charles W. Helsley 1898 in Muhlenberg County

Kentucky Death Certificate 21185

HeltsleyWilliam Y.18311865

William Yonts Heltsley, son of Michael Heltsley & Susanna Yonts

Married Mary Catherine Wakeland

After William died, Mary married Thomas R. Casebier 1865 in Muhlenberg County. Mary and Thomas Casebier are buried in Greenberry Rose Cemetery

HillCharlotte C.26 June 18439 Jan 1872

Inscription: Wife of John S. Hill

Charlotte C. Davis married John S. Hill 20 July 1865 in Muhlenberg County

HillWalter E.14 Sept 187622 Oct 1876

Inscription: Son of J.S. & N.E. Hill

Son of John S. Hill & Nancy Ellen Robinson

HowertonCordelia13 Dec 187113 Apr 1874

Inscription: Dau. of P.L. & R.A. Howerton

Daughter of Philip L. Howerton & Rachel Ann Heltsley

HowertonElizabeth W.20 Oct 186910 Apr 1874

Inscription: Dau. of P.L. & R.A. Howerton

Daughter of Philip L. Howerton & Rachel Ann Heltsley

HowertonWm. R.13 July 183222 Aug 1855

William Roll Howerton, son of Thomas Howerton & Tina Roll

[Kentucky Vital Statistics, Muhlenberg County, 1855 Deaths]

HunleyMartha V.10 Mar 18053 Aug 1865

Inscription: Wife of W.P. Hunley

Martha V. Smith, daughter of Elias Guess Smith & Hannah Vaught

Married Wyatt P. Hunley

Location: From Drakesboro take Kentucky Route 176 (Mose Rager Blvd.) east towards Paradise. Turn left onto P and M. Haul Rd. This is the first left past Smith Cemetery Lane (which is on the right). Follow the haul road briefly to Sears Cemetery Lane. Follow this lane to the cemetery.

Coordinates: 37.253366, -87.030949

Citation: Hammers, Marian G. “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries.” Vol. 3. Madisonville, KY: Marian G. Hammers, 1978. Print.

Contributed by Helen McKeown

Updated February 27, 2020