CEMETERY: The Old Baptist Cemetery, Alexandria, Campbell, KY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in US GenWeb Archives: Transcribed by Elizabeth Morrow Cooley, 1946 Submitted by E-mail Registry Submitter: Betty L. W h i t e h i l l Date: 12 January 2002 Subject: CEMETERY: The Old Baptist Cemetery, Alexandria, Campbell, KY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ***************************************************************************** CEMETERY: The Old Baptist Cemetery, Alexandria, Campbell, KY Originally the Spilman family cemetery, located back from the street and adjacent to the grounds on which the present First Baptist Church of Alexandria, KY now stands. The inscriptions on some of the stones are no longer readable, other stones are broken to pieces, and some are completely gone, but the following can still be found. Written by Elizabeth Morow Cooley of Ft. Thomas, KY 1946 I visited this site in 1986 and the stones are all thrown over the hill behind the church and the grave yard has been blacktopped for a parking lot. Antry, Henry M. son of S. & R. Antry b. 2/9/1841 d. 6/12/1853 Baker, ______, wife of David Baker departed this life 1828 Cones, Jacob, d. 10/5/1832 aged 72 years Cones, Jane, wife of Jacob d. 1/24/1831, aged 71 years Eckert, Leonard d. 9/22/1822 in his 53 rd. year Eckert, Mary, wife of Leonard d. 9/26/1834 Eckert, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of T.F. & A.V. Eckert d. 10/16/1829 7 days old Eckert, Caleb, son of F.F. & A. V Eckert d. 10/1/1851 (age gone) Eckert, Allis V. wife of Thomas F. Eckert b. 5/31/1810 d. 5/7/1835 Eckert, William L. son of T.F. & A. V. Eckert d. 6/24/1855 Griffey, William b. 10/22/1803 d. 2/10/1868 (wife buried in Alex. Cem. note by Betty) Griffey, Thomas departed this life 12/23/1826 aged 63 years Griffey, Sarah, wife of Thomas, departed this life 11/11/1835 in the 70th year of life. Griffey, Samuel M. son of W. & D. Griffey b. 10/27/1845 d. 7/28/1850 Hazelwood, D.B.D. b. 7/2/1819 (rest of stone broken) Horsfall, Jonathan d. 10/5/1843 in his 50 th. year Horsfall, William, son d. 1/11/1843 aged 11 years Marshall, Jacob THomas d. 7/3/1835 24 yrs 5 mo. 20 days Marshall, Theodora d. 7/3/1835 aged 24 yrs 5 mo. Massey, Emma Josephind, daughter of R. & M. Massey d. 3/28/1851-1 yr. 5 days Purnell, Joshua, son of Joshua & Elizabeth Purnell d. 7/12/1818 -2 yrs.11mo. 13 days Purnell, MAry Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth b. 5/1/1828 d/1/1851 Smalley, Andrew b. 8/1/1769 d. 10/10/1854 Smith, Jane, wife of Samuel F. d. 8/16/1850 aged 54 yrs 9 days Smith, Lizelda, wife of M.P. Smith b. 6/25/1823 d. 11/15/1848 Spilman, Henry E. son of Frank and Rebecca d. 3/8/1849 56 yrs 9 days Spilman, Mary , wife of Henry E. b. 9/5/1793 d. 3/5/1872 Spilman, Melcena, daughter of F. & A Spilman, b. 6/23/1864 d. 2/21/1869 Spilman, Thomas F. son of F & A d. 6 23/1864 aged 13 years 11 mo. 6 days Spilman (small stones marked with initials) T.F.S. S.F.S. M.E.S. W.T.S J.R.S Spilman, Dr. R.T. d. 8/29/1861 aged 31 yrs. 3 mo. 17 days Spilman, James d. 7/3/1803 aged 44 years (stone cutter made a error in month of death as his will was probated 2/1803) Stroube, Sallie Jane, daughter of Z.S. & Elizabeth d. 9/10/1857 aged 2 yrs 5 mo. 26d Stroube, Sarah Elizabeth daughter of S.J. & Belinda d. 7/21/1852 aged 2 yrs.5mo.8d Thomasson, Sarah Ann. consort of Julius Thomasson, eldest daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth Wright, of Pendleton County, KY. d. 10/13/1836 aged 26 years 2 mo. 26 d White, Benjamin F. d 1/16/1850 24 years White, Maria, daughter of B.F. & Melcena d. 7/18/1849 16 yr. old. White, Shelton B. (date gone) White, Sarah, wife of Conyers White b. 1/1/1787 d. 3/6/1855 White, wife of J.C. White d. 8/29/1843 aged 20 yrs. 7 mo. 20 days *****************************************************************************