Find A Grave - Kentucky

Anderson, William Clayton b. December 26, 1826 d. December 23, 1861
U.S. Congressman. Elected as an Opposition Party member to represent Kentucky's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1859 to 1861. After graduating from Centre College in 1845, he became a lawyer in Lancaster, Kentucky. He was a member of the Kentucky Legislature as a Whig from 1851 to 1853 and became an elector as an American Party Candidate for the presidential election in 1856. He was elected to Congress in 1858 and was not a candidate for reelection in...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Andrews, Landaff Watson b. February 12, 1803 d. December 23, 1887
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 1st and 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1843, being defeated in 1842. Also served as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1834 to 1838, and 1861 to 1862, Member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1857, and Circuit Judge from 1862 to 1868. (Bio by: K)
Fleming County Cemetery, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Annan, Beulah May b. November 18, 1899 d. March 10, 1928
Folk Figure. A native of Kentucky, Annan was 24 and twice-married when she was charged with the 1924 murder of her alleged lover in Chicago. Her husband spent his life savings to get her the best lawyers, and after a sensational trial she was found not guilty. Annan left her husband the day after her acquittal. Her third marriage, to a boxer, lasted only a few months. She died of tuberculosis at 28. Annan was the basis of the character Roxie Hart in Maurine Dallas Watkins' play "Chicago" (1926)...[Read More]
Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Glenville (McLean County), Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Arnow, Harriette b. July 7, 1908 d. March 22, 1986
Author. Kentucky-born novelist who portrayed the erosion of traditional rural life in modern, industrial America in unpretentious works like her 1954 bestseller "The Dollmaker," about a strong-willed country-woman's struggle to retain her dignity and values in a wartime urban housing project.
William Casada Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Arthur, William Evans b. March 3, 1825 d. May 18, 1897
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1871 to 1875. Also served as a Presidential Elector from Kentucky in 1860, Circuit Judge in 1866 to 1868, and 1886 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Atchison, Shelby David 'Tex' b. February 5, 1912 d. August 4, 1982
Musician, Songwriter, and Actor
Recorded with RCA label. A songwriter with songs recorded by various country music artist, he was considered by many to be the greatest left handed fiddle player. He acted in western movies in Hollywood during the 1930 and 1940's. Awarded Tophand Fiddler by Tophand Magazine, listed in Who's Who of Country Music and Encyclopedia of Country Music published by University of Tennesse. Installed in Country Music Hall of Fame's new wing of Western Swing Era. (Bio by: Karen)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant (Ohio County), Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Atkins, Charles Henry 'Speedy' b. 1873 d. May 27, 1928
American Folk Figure. Known as "Speedy" Atkins, he was born in Tennessee and moved to Kentucky to find work. He settled in downtown Paducah, Kentucky as an hourly employee at a plant with ties to the tobacco industry. He gained the nickname "Speedy" because of his speed at working in tobacco. He was single without known relatives and befriended Funeral Home attendant A. Z. Hamock who, at the time, owned the city's only African-American Funeral Home. In May of 1928, Speedy went fishing and fell...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Maplelawn Park Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Atkinson, Henry b. 1782 d. June 14, 1842
United States Army General. He was appointed in 1808 as a Captain in the 3rd United States Infantry and saw action during the War of 1812. In 1814, he was promoted to Colonel in the 45th Infantry and in 1815, he became commander of the 6th Infantry. After the war, he led the two Yellowstone Expeditions of 1819 and 1825, and established the first United States Army fort west of the Missouri River. The site, just north of present-day Omaha, Nebraska, was named after him and today is Fort Atkinson...[Read More] (Bio by: George Bacon)
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 60, Grave 20, Bullitt Family Plot
Away, Skip b. April 4, 1993 d. May 14, 2010
Hall of Fame Race Horse. Foaled in Florida, the offspring of Skip Trial and Ingot Way, he was purchased by Hall of Fame trainer Hubert "Sonny" Hine for his wife Carolyn. The gray stallion recorded his first major win at the Blue Grass Stakes in 1996, followed by an eighth place finish in the Kentucky Derby, and secured second place finishes in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes that year. He defeated Hall of Fame horse Cigar at the Jockey Club Gold Cup in 1996, and earned the Eclipse Award as...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Hopewell Farm, Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Baker, Alpheus b. May 28, 1828 d. October 2, 1891
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He taught school in South Carolina and Georgia while he was studying law. After moving to Alabama, he was admitted to the Alabama Bar Association in 1849, began practicing law and was elected to the Alabama constitutional convention. When war seemed inevitable, he enlisted as a private in a local militia, the Eufaula Rifles. Shortly thereafter he was named captain of Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry regiment. When the Civil War began his company was...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section O, Lot 260, Grave 58
Baker, Kenny b. June 26, 1926 d. July 8, 2011
Musician. Born Kenneth Clayton Baker, he was one of the most influential fiddler players in blue grass music best known for his tenure with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. After serving the US Navy, he began his professional career performing with artist Don Gibson's country band in 1953. In 1957, he was invited by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to perform on the Grand Ole Opry. Impressed by the smoothness and clarity of his fiddle style, Monroe asked Baker to join his group and they...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Jenkins - Payne Gap Cemetery, Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Barbaro b. April 29, 2003 d. January 29, 2007
Race Horse. He finished first at the 2006 Kentucky Derby race. His dramatic finish in that race led to widespread public speculation that he might be the next Triple Crown winner of horse racing (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes; in the 125 year history of horse racing, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown; the last horse was Affirmed in 1978). Severely injured during the 2006 Preakness Stakes, he struggled through a number of operations before being...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Churchill Downs Derby Museum Garden, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Barger, Eros Bolivar 'Cy' b. May 18, 1885 d. September 25, 1964
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Jamestown, Kentucky, he was a right-handed pitcher making his debut with the New York Highlanders on August 30, 1906. For seven seasons, he played for the New York Highlanders 1906 to 1907, Brooklyn Superbas in 1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911 to 1912 and Pittsburgh Rebels 1914 to 1915. He also played first base, shortstop and in the outfield, batting a .227 average with 97 hits, 33 runs scored and 31 runs batted in. In 975.2 innings pitched, he ended his career...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Barkley, Alben William b. November 24, 1877 d. April 30, 1956
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, Judge, Attorney. Born in a log cabin near Lowes in Graves County, Kentucky, he attended the public schools and graduated from Marvin College at Clinton, Kentucky in 1897. Barkley began to study law and attended Emory College in Georgia and the University of Virginia Law School which he graduated from in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced as an attorney in Paducah, Kentucky. He became the Prosecuting Attorney of...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Mount Kenton Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section C, Plots 69-72, Space D
Barlow, Milton K. b. February 6, 1818 d. April 27, 1891
Inventor. Invented and built the first planetarium with the assistance of his father, Thomas, which they sold in 1944 to Girard College. In 1851, the father/son team built a planetarium that was exhibited at the New York World's Fair. He also served in the Confederate Army as Captain of Ordinance under Generals John H. Morgan and Abraham Buford. (Bio by: Anonymous)
Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 34
Barret, John Richard b. August 21, 1825 d. November 2, 1903
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1860.
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 14, Lot 175, Grave 1-A
Barry, William Taylor b. February 5, 1784 d. August 30, 1835
Cabinet Member. Mr. Barry held a variety of elected state positions in Kentucky, served as a United States Representative from the 5th district in Kentucky from 1810-1811, United States Senator from Kentucky 1814-1816 and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kentucky from 1820-1824. He also served as United States Postmaster General from 1829-1835.
Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Bates, Joseph Bengal 'Joe B.' b. October 29, 1893 d. September 10, 1965
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1938 to 1953.
Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Beam, Col. James Beauregard 'Jim' b. August 25, 1864 d. 1947
Business Magnate, Folk Hero. James Beam turned the family bourbon business into an american industry. Under Jim, the business thrived despite prohibition. Jim left the distilling business to grow citrus in Florida, among other things. When prohibition ended in 1934 Jim was ready to fire up the still. He built and moved to a new distillery near his home which is the current location. From this point forward, the bourbon was called "Jim Beam." (Bio by: Anonymous)
Bardstown City Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Beauchamp, Jereboam O. b. 1802 d. July 7, 1826
Convicted Murderer, Figure In The Beauchamp-Sharp Tragedy. From a fairly prominent family Beauchamp was a respectable law student before the murder. In the early hours of November 7, 1825, he fatally stabbed Colonel Solomon Sharp, a former attorney-general of Kentucky at Sharp's home in Frankfort, Kentucky. During an 1824 political campaign a handbill had been circulated accusing Sharp of seducing Ann Cook and fathering an illegitimate child by her in 1820. Beauchamp who had married Cook in...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Dunn)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

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