Owsley County, Kentucky: Cortland Cemetery Submitted by: Anne Baker abaker@searnet.com Lincoln Riley/Baker is my husband's grandfather. **************************************************************************** Margaret Turner 5 Dec 1877 3 Jan 1967 Charlie Turner 16 Jul 1880 22 Nov 1964 Price Turner 30 Mar 1903 23 Jan 1933 Minnie Turner 10 Apr 1907 Letcher Turner 28 Jul 1899 5 Dec 1982 Green Baker 14 Jul 1892 12 Apr 1951 Cpl, 9th Infantry, II Div. WWII Dan Baker 1895 1978 Jannie Lee Barrett 1 Apr 1952 12 Dec 1952 Wood Baker 4 Nov 1897 27 Apr 1980 Boone Baker 5 Feb 1870 19 Sep 1954 Hannah Baker 5 Oct 1874 10 Jan 1966 Albert McIntosh 20 Aug 1896 8 Nov 1938 Ohio - Cpl, 147 Inf. Myrtle B McIntosh 3 Dec 1907 26 Sept 1945 Kelly Mosely 25 Sep 1918 8 Nov 1938 Eliza Mosely 2 Mar 1875 13 Apr 1951 NanceAnn Baker 1908 Mary Jane Baker 1900 1977 Will Baker 16 Aug 1887 16 Feb 1988 Ham Baker old fieldstone\no dates R.B. Barrett 26 Jan 1938 2 Apr 1938 Ervin Johnson old fieldstone\no dates B.B. Means 17 Apr 1883 19 Aug 1943 Dan Riley 21 Jan 1921 1 Feb 1920 Flora Riley 7 Jun 1931 8 Jun 1931 Frank Baker 7 Sep 1931 5 Jun 1939 Wilson Baker 25 Jan 1907 9 Mar 1939 Ola Combs 10 May 1917 17 May 1958 Riley J Baker 7 Jun 1910 4 Jul 1916 Lee Baker 8 Feb 1877 14 Jan 1942 Lucy Baker 26 Jan 1877 Mar 1961 Add Baker 7 Oct 1872 25 Dec 1905 Margaret Baker 15 Feb 1844 19 Mar 1899 Robert Baker"Red Bob" no dates Co. 1, 14th Ky Calvary Jack Baker"Jackson"12 Nov1867 8 May 1939 Boy Baker 13 Jun 1930 15 Jun 1930 Cash Terry 12 Jan 1932 7 Feb 1934 Ance Baker 13 Feb 1902 6 Nov 1939 A. Baker Oct 6 Dec 1851 Granville P Baker 25 Nov1861 27 Nov 1941 Elizabeth Baker 1 Jan 1864 4 Nov 1913 Linda McIntosh 1905 1947 Elihu Riley 23 Jan 1922 14 Feb 1922 John M Couch Mar 1900 11 Nov 1936 Isabell Couch 3 Jan 1869 19 Aug 1945 Attie Neace 12 Sep1899 30 Jan 1976 James A Mann 2 Dec 1912 1 Mar 1926 Bessie Smith 27 Dec 1907 27 Dec 1907 Fred Gabbard 2 Aug 1937 19 Aug 1937 Charles Gabbard 11 Apr 1932 30 Oct 1932 Alma Gabbard Nov 1929 1930 Lydia Gabbard 12 Jun 1900 13 Feb 1975 Grover Gabbard 29 Oct 1893 15 Nov 1967 Mike L Gabbard 2 Feb 1852 6 May 1940 Perlina Gabbard 9 Jan 1852 1917 Elihu Sandlin 14 Feb 1897 25 Mar 1928 Wilson Riley 30 Jul 1903 3 Nov 1926 Willie Riley 19 Sep 1920 19 Jul 1932 Walter Gabbard 18 Aug 1895 22 Jul 1960 Beverly Gabbard 4 Jan 1894 26 May 1905 Margaret Baker dates gone Juley Terry 22 Mar 1888 30 Dec 1890 Gilbert Harris 6 June 1883 Age 30 at death Elijah Baker 4 Dec 1885 2 Jan 1918 Abner Baker 31 May 1906 20 Sept 1924 Marinda Baker 1864 6 Dec 1917 Julius S Baker 13 Nov 1851 22 Jan 1912 Havis Gabbard 1920 1974 Sam Gabbard 21 Mar 1925 1 Jun 1962 KY GM3 USNR WWII Walter Gabbard 22 Nov 1928 1 Jul 1945 Clay Gabbard 11 Sep 1903 26 Aug 1980 Emeline Baker 6 Dec 1871 6 Feb 1958 Robert R. Baker 12 Jan 1864 7 Nov 1956 Reva Baker 20 Jul 1924 3 Oct 1929 Carl Baker 24 Feb 1917 12 Jul 1919 Grace Baker 14 Feb 1910 17 Mar 1964 Harlan Baker 4 May 1925 14 Jun 1944 Ky Private 116 Inf 29th Div WWII Bisha McIntosh Dates not readable John Baker 10 Mar1878 8 Nov 1943 Linda Baker 1 Apr 1881 22 Oct 1963 aged 82yrs,6mo,21days Jerry Baker 25 Mar 1877 26 Nov 1955 Jack McIntosh 10 Oct 1916 3 Nov 1973 James Baker 28 May 1838 1918 Ella Sandlin 16 July 1873 24 Mar 1947 John Sandlin 29 Apr 1869 25 May 1913 Eliza Sandlin 8 Jul 1916 w/o James Sandlin. Aged 85 at death. James Sandlin 1831 1920 Civil War Veteran J. W. Sandlin no dates Will Sandlin 15 Dec 1885 Shelby Baker 26 Dec 1904 16 Jul 1976 Earl Baker 5 Nov 1917 2 Oct 1970 Cash Baker 25 Feb 1907 18 June 1954 Robert Baker 22 Oct 1880 13 Mar 1962 Mary Baker 8 Apr 1880 13 Apr 1969 Clyde Baker 7 Apr 1925 30 Sep 1945 Ky,Pvt, Engineers David Baker 25 Oct 1919 24 Aug 1943 Lucresha Baker Dec 1873 Aug 1905 Mrs. Euna Morris 4 Sep 1909 1 Jul 1937 Gilbert Baker 2 Mar 1916 Ky Pvt, 134th Inf., 6th Div, WWII Mollie Baker 27 Jul 1918 9 Nov 1918 Crettie Baker 20 Oct 1896 15 Oct 1967 Brice Baker 31 Oct 1882 10 Feb 1943 Luther Baker 16 Apr 1914 30 Oct 1929 Morley Baker 27 Jul 1918 9 Nov 1918 Brownlow Baker 21 May 1909 13 Jul 1926 Elisha Baker 22 Jan 1885 13 Mar 1964 Grover Baker 12 Aug 1894 17 Oct 1918 Eliza Baker 28 Mar 1852 28 Sep 1916 James M Baker 15 May 1854 20 Jul 1907 Frankie Baker 1917 1917 Calloway Baker 1873 1936 Greenberry Sandlin no dates Niram Sandlin 9 Jan 1887 Jack Gilbert 16 Jan 1889 aged 76 Nathan Sizemore Nancy Mosley no dates Isaac Sandlin Feb 1890 aged 16 years William Sandlin 16 Nov 1889 aged 18 years Arminah Sandlin 5 Aug 1859 22 Jun 1881 Dawson Smith 12 Feb 1956 13 Feb 1956 Robert Smith Baby Buelah Smith Lulah Smith 1910 1934 Leonard Smith 1898 1973 Hugh Sandlin 23 Jan 1897 aged 26 years Ambrose S. Baker dates not readable James A. Sandlin 12 Oct 1869 James Baker 15 Oct 1890 12 Oct 1911 Emily Baker 19 Jul 1862 12 Feb 1903 James R. Baker 29 Sep 1890 aged 30 years Nancy Ann Baker Not Readable Abby Baker no dates Martha Baker no dates Ambrose Baker 1 yr Sarah Baker 5 Jan 1848 Jefferson Baker 5 Nov 1887 aged 18 years Robert Baker 1 Mar 1774 29 Nov 1859 Lt. 2nd Reg., William's Mountain Ky. Volunteers, War of 1812 John H Baker 14 Dec 1869 aged 76 years Lucinda A. Baker 4 Mar 1878 aged 71 years John Baker not readable Mary J Baker 1885 aged 2 years Mary Baker 3 Apr 1816 15 Aug 1887 Andy Bolin 30 Sep 1833 1 Sep 1923 Masonic Emblem J.H. Bolin 13Jun 1884 20 Nov 1923 Polly Baker 2 Apr 1845 7 Mar 1929 Robert Baker 8 Nov 1832 23 Dec 1881 Esther Baker 21 Mar 1837 25 Nov 1885 Margaret J Mosely 23 Oct 1859 5 Mar 1881 John M Baker 20 Jul 1857 Oct 1871 William Neal Jun 1875 aged 100 years A.J. Baker 30 Apr 1843 5 May 1878 Garrett Baker 1852 Jan 1879 Elizabeth Baker 1882 aged 24 years Polly Mosely 1866 Mary Baker 3 Apr 1876 15 Aug 1887 Nancy Baker 1835 1884 Miles Hall 26 July 1875 aged 11 months John S Hall 18 Jul 1882 29 Aug 1902 Cela T. Hall 27 Jun 1880 Mary Baker 2 Jan 1826 17 Apr 1890 Margaret Baker Sep 1889 aged 59 years Andrew Baker 8 Apr 1827 6 Dec 1900 Martha Cornett 18 Sep 1894 Martha Collins 1912 Jane Abner 5 Apr 1858 aged 24 years old Almyreh Baker 2 May 1890 aged 62 years Willis Abner 18 Dec 1890 aged 66 years Lucindy Sandlin no dates Maxaline Riley 21 Jan 1850 15 Dec 1916 wife of Elihu Riley Elihu Riley 1844 Rufus Baker 31 Mar 1910 27 Jan 1967 Ky Pfc., 1110 Unit AAF WWII Jesse Abner Susan Cornett 6 Jun 1892 aged 3 years Martha Cornett 18 Sep 1894 Isaac Bolin 18 Dec 1870 1890 Willie Bolin 1890 14 Aug 1892 Jane Bolin 26 Dec 1844 1 Oct 1931 William Bolin 27 Mar 1828 27 Nov 1893 Margaret Bolin Jul 1874 10 Apr 1899 Mary Ann Bolin 25 Nov 1845 16 May 1901 George Bolin 29 Jan 1898 13 Jun 1944 Jerry Bolin no dates Elijah Baker 20 Sep 1854 15 Apr 1940 Raymond Baker 3 Mar 1932 E.D. Baker 15 Jun 1886 18 Jul 1906 Elizabeth Baker no dates Rebecca R. Baker 1859 1896 Hugh Sizemore 24 Jan 1903 3 Sep 1907 Cora Burton Dec 1908 Wonena Sizemore 18 Feb 1909 8 Feb 1912 Isabell Bowling Cornett 5 Oct 1891 13 May 1976 Valarie Burton not readable Fred Sandlin 13 Mar1843 Raymond Sandlin 10 Mar1935 15 Mar 1935 Press Baker 19(?5) Sep Dec all that is readable Eva Baker 26 Mar 1901 13 Apr 1902 W.W. Johnson Dec 1883 Co II Nancy Ann Johnson 20 Dec 1883 26 Feb 1902 Jason Baker 12 Aug 1875 30 Jan 1902 Susan Baker 19 Oct 1852 28 Aug 1898 Waden Baker 15 Apr 1882 15 Sept 1898 George Baker 11 Jan 1851 19 Jan 1919 Stephen Riley 12 Aug 1875 6 May 1899 Brownlow Deaton 30 Sep 1911 15 May 1913 Paty Deaton 23 Jul 1877 18 May 1972 Caty Deaton 23 Jul 1911 8 Oct 1972 Maxaline B Riley 21 Jan 1850 15 Dec 1916 John Riley 11 Apr 1889 6 Apr 1906 Mary Riley 5 Mar 1880 22 Feb 1900 Martha Riley 29 Jan 1900 26 Oct 1900 Perry Sizemore 17 Dec 1881 20 Nov 1939 Louis Sizemore 20 Aug 1841 9 Aug 1914 Jane Deaton 1 Feb 1865 22 Sep 1935 Sarah Baker 13 Mar 1868 21 Dec 1964 Sarah Couch 5 Jan 1918 25 Aug 1942 John R. Baker 16 Dec 1856 30 Jun 1926 Charlie Baker 10 Aug 1887 Belle Baker 2 May 1889 5 Jun 1967 Martha Sandlin no dates James Sandlin 12 Aug 1869 John Riley 14 Apr 1869 14 Apr 1900 James Baker 18 Nov 1840 12 Oct 1912 ********************************************************************************* CORTLAND CEMETERY Owsley Co., Ky In the head of Cortland Fork of Laurel Fork of the Left Fork of Upper Buffalo, near the Breathitt Co., line near the Morris Fork in Breathitt Co., Ky. Directions include going about 15 miles from Booneville to top of cemetery at head of Buffalo Creek. Pass Indian Creek on the way. Off Rt. #28 to junction 2024 and take a right. Follow it till blacktop stops..if going in very dry weather one can travel on a unpaved road used by coal trucks. At the crest of the hill bear right. There is a large lake with a water fall beside the cemetery. In the early 1980's Louise Rice & others took tools and chain saws and cleaned this cemetery out. It was supposed to be named for a missionary lady named Cort who camed to Owsley and opened a school near the cemetery and remained there 14 years. There are between 400 - 500 graves. Many are old fieldstones, handcut and the inscriptions have worn away. The old home of Robert "Julius Bob" was in this area. This cemetery is still receiving burials. The oldest stone now readable is that of A. Baker b Oct d 6 Dec 1851 Many of the old stones have Masonic Emblems. Both the remnants of the old stones of "Julius Bob" & his son John Hammonds "Mucker John" Baker have these. I have 3 transcripts of this cemetery. • Made on 12 Apr 1976 by June Runyon Ayres/ 4498-A Gaffey Heights\Fort Knox, Ky. She only copied 43 graves. • Made 5 Dec 1980 by Bertha Noble, Granville Noble, Virgil Herald & Edna Herald. They state they found 207 marked graves + 82 graves they couldn't identify.. or total of 289 graves. However I have only the first three pages which list 56 marked graves & 11 unmarked graves. I hope to locate the rest of their work. • Made 16 July 1983 by Jackie T. Burton & her husband Larry W. Burton They copied 203 graves. This list was made by combining these three transcripts. NOTE: several times you will see duplicate dates but with some difference..this was done when the dates from these lists did not exactly match. Also note that the Burton list stops with Belle Baker w/o of Charlie Baker. The graves after Belle were on the partial lists of Noble & Runyon and must not have been located by Burton. Finding the rest of the Noble list would probably locate an additional number of graves. **************************************************************************** ********************************** 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. 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