Breckinridge County KyArchives History .....History Of Murray Cemetery May 1978
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"Cloverport Oldest Cemetery 1829"

Here lies the graves of (Joeville) Cloverport earliest citizens, that, of Colonel
David R. Murray and his lovely wife Eliza Houston Murray.  Eliza was the daughter of
Joseph Houston founder of Joesville now Cloverport the first settler who owned all
the land east of Clover Creek to above town- other members of the Murray family were
buried there.

In the early 1800 Col. Murray set aside a triangular plot of ground overlooking the
Ohio river on 4th and High Street in view of his palatial home.  His (?) wife Eliza
was the first to be buried there in 1829.  The cemetery was deeded to the city of
Cloverport in 1830.  She was age 29.

The tall cedars of today were planted as a sentinel to the pioneers of Cloverport,
and remain to this day, they have been trimmed many times, they have weathered many
storms, floods, fires yet they stand like a sentinel guarding the graves of the
pioneers.

Today at this time of writing the burial ground is in a sad condition and neglect. 
Honey suckle vines have taken over every inch of the grounds.  The wooden gate and
fence torn down.

In 1974 the cemetery was cleaned by the "J. C." and over half of work  was done by
Larry Jennings but through neglect by the city continued to be in bad condition as
before.

This I forgot to place in proper place.

Buried in the lower south east corner is the only known black family that of Abner
Dent and his wife who had been faithful servants to many influential families in
this city.  It was deemed wise to place this family among his many friends they had
served so well.  This was a promise made and kept in good faith.  His wife Annie
buried in another portion.

When the grave yard is restored to its beauty the names and dates of all buried
persons will be copied by Mrs. Bettie Anne Cook of Evansville, Ind. and Mrs.
Margarete G. Smith of Cloverport and will be records along side other burial grounds
in Kentucky.






Additional Comments:
Many thanks to Jan Pate for donating this article.  It can be found at the
Cloverport History Museum in Cloverport, Kentucky.  The document was prepared by
Margerite Smith, Cloverport Historian, for Linda Matthews Artista (sic).

In the above mentioned writing, there is a plot for K. Ann Percefull that the death
date is listed as 9/7/1818, making it the first burial within the given area.  Eliza
Houston Murray according to her marker, actually died 8/30/1831.

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