THE HOPKINS CEMETERY, Clinton County, Kentucky Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by Bonnie A. Parker - bparker@csranet.com This cemetery is located about two and one half miles north of the city of Albany in Clinton county, near Commonwealth Highway Number 90. This cemetery has about 45 marked graves, most of which are now illegible. It is in the middle of private farmland, and not maintained, although it now has at least a fence around it. This information was copied from all legible monuments in the Hopkins Cemetery by Mrs. J.H. Cross, Lawrence I. Cross and Willie C. and Kay W. Cross, on Nov. 27, 1969. First row, facing east: 1. Molly, wife of Elijah Hopkins Born May 11, 1777, Died Jan. 21, 1853. 2. Elijah Hopkins Born Nov. 29, 1774, Died Jan. 4, 1838. First Deacon of the 76 Baptist Church in 1822. 3. Rebecca, Our Mother, Wife of E. L. Hopkins Born March 15, 1812, Died Oct. 17, 1882. Aged 70 yrs., 7 mos., 2 days. 4. Elijah L. Hopkins Born April 14, 1815, Died May 19, 1877 Aged 62 years, 1 mo., 18 days. The Lord's will be done, not ours. Masonic Emblems on Monument 5. Lizzie G., daughter of J. B. and Sarah Hopkins Born June 30, 1869, Died Sept. 11, 1877 8 years, 2 months, 11 days. 6. D. F. Smith Born Sept. 24, 1854, Died April 15, 1878 24 years old. 7. Farewell Daniel E. Huddleston Born Nov. 24, 1828, Died Dec. 25, 1866 BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD Second row, facing east: 1. Martha, wife of Pleasant Hopkins Born Oct. 25, 1859, Died Nov. 10, 1882 Aged 23 years, 16 days 2. Unmarked grave 3. Sally, wife of P. H. Williams Born July 29, 1799, Died Sept. 17, 1856 4. P. H. Williams Born April 10, 1796, Died Oct. 14, 1866 Aged 70 years, 7 mos., 4 days Masonic Emblems on Monument 5. Our Mother Polly, wife of Dennis Hopkins Born Feb. 15, 1795, Died March 11, 1885 Aged 90 years, 26 days 6. Dennis Hopkins Born July 8, 1797, Died April 11, 1858 Aged 60 years, 9 mos., 3 days 7. Adaline, wife of P. H. Hopkins Born March 29, 1818, Died June 23, 1892 Aged 74 yrs., 2 mos., 25 days A member of the 76 Baptist Church 44 years Her heart knew no guile in life and her soul can know no pain in death. 8. Pleasant Hart Hopkins Born July 28, 1823, Died Nov. 26, 1903 Aged 80 years, 3 mos., 29 days Member of the 76 Baptist Church 62 years Deacon of said church 53 years Clerk of Stockton Valley Baptist Assn. for 35 years Judge, Clinton County Court, 17 years. 9. Martha Hopkins Born August 22, 1849, Died July 15, 1913 To him we trust a place is given Among the saints with Christ in heaven. Picture of Holy Bible 10. George Morton, son of P. H. and Adaline Hopkins Born June 28, 1852, Died Sept. 21, 1866 Aged 14 years, 2 mos., and 24 days But now he is dead, wherefore should we fast, Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me, And is thy lovely shadow fled Yet stopped the fruitless tears He from a thousand pangs is freed, You from ten thousand fears. Third row, facing east. 1. Four unmarked graves. 2. Eliza M., daughter of Dennis and Polly Hopkins Born Dec. 30, 1820, Died Oct. 4, 1823 Age 2 years, 9 mos., 4 days. 3. John S., son of G. W. and E. J. Hopkins Born Dec. 20, 1851, Died Dec. 25, 1858. 4. Two unmarked graves. 5. In Memory Of Our Mother Elizabeth J. Mackey, wife of G. W. Hopkins Born May 11, 1823, Died Sept. 17, 1904 Age 81 years, 4 mos., 6 days. 6. G. W. Hopkins Born Oct. 21, 1818, Died Aug. 23, 1898 Aged 77 years, 10 mos., 2 days Member of the 76 Baptist Church 58 years. Fourth row, facing east. 1. One unmarked grave. 2. VanBuren D. Hopkins 3. Two unmarked graves. 4. Alfred R. Hopkins B. June 22, 1853, D. May 30, 1880. 5. Walter A. Hopkins B. Aug. 21, 1875, D. Apr. 14, 1899. 6. To the memory of Charles D. Sproul B. in Clinton Co., Ky. Dec. 24, 1804 D. June 16, 1868 The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away Blessed be the name of the Lord. Fifth row, facing east. 1. Three unmarked graves. 2. Nancy K., wife of Killes Neathery Born Sept. 26, 1834, Died Sept. 6, 1862 Aged 27 yrs., 11 mos., 10 days. 3. Oscar D. Neathery Died Dec. 21, 8 o'clock, 11 min., P.M. 1881 Born Jan. 10, 1857 Yet take these tears mortality relief And till we share your joys, forgive our grief, These little riles and stones and verse, And receive all a father and friend can give. 4. Wm. Pleasant Neathery Born June 23, 1865, Died May 3, 1868. Sixth row, facing east. 1. Four unmarked graves. 2. Martha J. Hurt B. Jan 1, 1856, D. Oct. 1, 1856. 3. Joseph H. Hurt B. Apr. 14, 1842, D. Mar. 16, 1866. 4. John H. Hurt Born Apr. 14, 1842, Died Mar. 16, 1866. 5. Louis P. Hurt B. Aug. 2, 1863, D. May 22, 1865. 6. Our Father, Reuben Hurt B. Nov. 24, 1819, D. Jan. 24, 1865 7. Our Mother, Elvira Cole B. Feb. 14, 1813, D. Apr. 12, 1871. 8. Our Father, James Cole B. Aug. 7, 1809, D. Jan. 17, 1883. 9. George W. Hurt B. Nov. 8, 1823, D. Mar. 30, 1893. Masonic Emblem on Monument. 10. Felicia A., wife of G. W. Hurt B. Oct. 31, 1831, D. Aug. 23, 1884 Blessed are the pure in heart For they shall see God. Seventh row, facing east. 1. Tom W. Hurt, son of E. A. Hurt Born June 8, 1861, D. Oct. 30, 1861. 2. Luvioy A. Hurt, Dau. of G. W. and E. A. Hurt B. Nov. 27, 1859, D. Sept. 30, 1861. 3. Thomas B. Hurt B. Sept. 15, 1850, D. July 4, 1872 The Lord is my shephard, I shall not want. Masonic Emblem on Monument. 4. George V., son of G. W. and E. A. Hurt B. June 5, 1874, D. July 25, 1877. 5. Reuben S. Hurt B. Nov. 10, 1862, D. Aug. 21, 1880. Eighth row, facing east. 1. Farewell Sabara, wife of Louis Perkins B. May 1813, D. July 30, 1852. 2. Louis Perkins B. May 27, 1813, D. July 30, 1852. 3. Edw. Ferguson Sgt., Co. C. 5th Ky. Cavalry, Civil War. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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