Chalybeate Cemetery, Webster Co., KY

Chalybeate Cemetery, Webster Co., KY
(with photos)

Old Chalybeate Springs Methodist Cemetery is located on the Webster County side of the Union County - Webster County boundary between Kentucky highways 983 and 857. Access to the cemetery is by way of a county maintained road which connects to Kentucky highway 983. The road is located four tenths of a mile from the Union County line and is marked by a street sign which says "Chalybeate Cemetery Road".

Legend says that Deborah French opened Chalybeate Springs with a chopping axe in the early 1800's. Before drilled wells, people hauled its water for miles during draughts. The spring is located on the headwaters of the Caney Fork of Craborchard Creek of the Tradewater River which flows into the Ohio River downstream from the junction of the Ohio River and the Wabash River. On December 2, 1830, Jacob Sigler purchased 200 acres of land on the Caney Fork of the Tradewater for $535 from his sister, Hannah, and her husband, Philip Holeman. (Union County, Kentucky, Book "D" Page 285) A church was built on the land and a cemetery followed. Both took the name of the Old Chalybeate Springs.

A fund to help finance the cleanup and restoration of the cemetery at Old Chalybeate Springs was established at the 2002 Sigler Family Reunion. If you are interested in contributing to the fund or if you are willing to donate your time, labor, materials, etc., contact Dorothy Lauver in Henderson, Kentucky. Email her at Mdotbl@aol.com for details.

Todd Shelton attended the reunion and took several photos of Old Chalybeate Springs Cemetery on June 20, 21, and 22, 2002. Some of Todd's photos are on his web site. http://sheltonmotorsports.com/chalybea.htm

Much of this info was taken from the Chaylbeate Springs website, located at http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/w/j/wjtjd/old_chalybeate_springs.htm. I would like to thank Willie Joe Sigler for allowing me to 'borrow' from his website. We are distantly related, as my great grandmother was a Sigler before marriage. If it wasn't for him contacting me about adding a link to his cemetery site, I would have never found this cemetery, or not for many years. Please check out his website, as you'll be pleasantly surprised at the amount of info he has online about this area and the descendants.

For info on this page, please send additions or corrections to Maria Troutman. Today is 29 June 2002 and all photos are NOT online yet. Have patience as I finish preparing them and getting them online. Keep checking.

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A Surnames

None

B Surnames
None

C Surnames
Cobb, __ T. (son of J. M. & P.)
Cobb, Paulina (20 Dec 1854 - 23 July 1886)(wife of J. M.)(also this view)
Cobb, Verda May (2 Oct 1886 - 19 Aug 1887)(daug of John & Paulina)
Cutsinger, William B. (26 Aug 1856 - 28 Oct 1856)(also this view & this one shows 3 flat stones around this tombstone)

D Surnames
Duncan, Mary (d. 1858)(wife of Nathan)(also this view)
Duncan, Nancy (21 Sept 18__ - 10 Aug 18__)(daug of Nathan & Martha)

E Surnames
None

F Surnames
French, Deborah (May ___ - 15 June ___)(wife of Wm. D.)(also this view)
French, William D. (also this view & footstone)
(stone is unreadable, but is near Deborah French, plus the footstone has Wm D. F. on it,
which makes me lean towards the larger tombstone being for William)

G Surnames
Gibson, Charlie
Gibson, Dicy F. (22 Feb 1855 - blank)(wife of J. W.)
Gibson, Evanna (wife of Charlie)
Gibson, Ida M. (10 May 1876 - 12 Feb 1960)(wife of W. E.)(also this view)
Gibson, J. W. (13 Dec 1854 - 23 Feb 1914)
Gibson Susan (5 Dec 1853 - 7 Mar 1878)(wife of C. C.)(also this view)
Gibson, Thomas (28 July 1839 - 9 Sept 1865)(info indicates this is a triple stone with
Archa & B. F., but no other names noticed the day I was there)
Gibson, Willie E. (20 Sept 1872 - 14 Mar 1921)(also this view)

H Surnames
Hale, Thos P.
Hall, Mahaley (6 Nov 1851 - 2 Sept 1914)(wife of W. F.)(also this view)
Hall, W. F. (17 Feb 1845 - blank)(also this view)
Hanes, J. C. (d. 1886)(wife of M. L.)(also this view)
Harris, A. J. (15 Aug 1836 - 13 Dec 1903)
Harris,Alice (6 Oct 1873 - 27 May 1902)(wife of _ E.)
Harris, Mary G. (July 1836 - Jan 1899)(wife of A. J.)
Hearin, ___ A. (5 July 1889 - Sept 1889)(son of N.B. & L. E.)(also this view)
Hearin, Elizabeth (28 Nov 1829 - 27 Feb 1900)(wife of J.T.)
Hearin, J. T. (5 June 1838 - 2 July 1906)(John)
Hearin, John Robert (25 Nov 1877 - 22 Feb 1890)(son of W. L. & P. J.)
Hearin, Leona (5 Nov 1861 - Aug 1889)(wife of N. B.)(also this view)
Hearin, Mary J. (27 June 1862 - 5 Oct 1862)(daug of G. E. & E. A.)
Hearin, Robert (possibly 1812 - 1895)
Hearin, Velmar (24 Oct 1882 - 7 Feb 1884)(daug of N. B. & L. E.)
Hearin, Unreadable (looks like dau of Lewis...)
Herrell, Monroe Y (26 Sept 1861 - 10 J__ 1863)(son of J. A. & J.)(also this view)
Hill, Henry S. (6 Oct 1856 - 16 July 1889)
Hill, Robert S. (28 Sept 1815 - 8 Feb 1859)
Hill, Sarah (18 May 1823 - 7 Feb 1896)(wife of R. S.)

I Surnames
None

J Surnames
Jenkins, S. V. (26 Feb 1839 - 12 Feb 1908)(also see this view)
Jenkins, Susan F. (19 Jan 1842 - blank)(also see this view)

K Surnames
None

L Surnames
Lynn, John P. (20 Jan 1812 - 14 Jan 1847)(also see footstone)
Lynn, Thomas (1850-1851)
Lynn, (name is questionable)

M Surnames
M, M. (only initials M M can be seen)
McClendon, Henry C. (22 May 1859 - 1885)
McClendon, T. R. (16 Dec 1861 - 31 __ 1886)
McIntyre, Rev. J. M. (7 Nov 1834 - 12 Apr 1864)(Ky Conf M.E. Church)(He died at his post)
(also see this view from Willie's site)
Melton, Nora Alice (4 May 1875 - 2 May 1889)(daug of Eli & Juliet)(also this view)
Morehead, Elizabeth E. (12 June 1836 - 29 Oct 1883)(wife of Dr. James)(this grave has been dug up)
Morehead, Lee A. J. (15 Oct 1867 - 1868)(son of J. & E.)

N Surnames
None

O Surnames
Oldham, Matilda A. Sigler Wallace Rudd (1839 - 1880)(wife of John L.)(also this view)

P Surnames
Payne, Eva E. (1 Apr 1864 - 26 Jan 1902)(wife of J. W.)
Powell, Elmer L. (26 May 1897 - 27 May 1897)(son of J. M. & A. L.)

Q Surnames

None

R Surnames
Ramsey, Lucy C. (30 Apr 1847 - Sept 1888)(wife of R. H.)
Russell, Boyd (13 Mar 1890 - 23 Aug 1890)(son of G. W. & N. C.)(also this view)
Russell, Geo. W. (9 Ot 1844 - blank)(also this view)
Russell, John (5 Dec 1811 - 14 Oct 1886)(also this view and this view)
Russell, Nancy C. (27 Aug 1855 - 8 Sept 1906)(wife of G. W.)(also this view)
Russell, Notie E. (2 Jan 1890 - 9 Feb 1896)(daug of G. W. & N. C.)

S Surnames
Shelton, Elizabeth (27 Dec 1827 - 28 Dec 1893)(wife of B. F.)
Shelton, Elizabeth F. (1849 - 1925)(wife of W. J.)
Shelton, Sidney (Apr 1860 - 19 Dec 1907)
Sights, A. W. (5 Oct 1822 - 1 Nov 1907)
Sights, Mary (20 Nov 1824 - 15 Nov 1906)(wife of A. W.)
Sights, Winnie J. (Feb 1870 - 12 June 1905)(wife of W. C.)
Sigler, Bethaty (d. Feb 1867)(also this view)
Sigler, Charles P. (21 June 1873 - 6 Aug 1891)
Sigler, David (23 Jan 1825 - 17 May 1904)
Sigler, Elizabeth (1 Aug 1830 - 10 July 1872)(1st wife of David)
Sigler, Francis Jett (5 July 1828 - 10 July 1891)
Sigler, Henry Beecher (6 Mar 1867 - 22 Mar 1886)
Sigler, Hulda A. (3 Nov 1822 - blank)(wife of Jesse)(see also view 1 and 2)
Sigler, Infant (16 July 1875 - 16 July 1875)(son of F. J. & L. V.)
Sigler, Jesse (14 Nov 1826 - 23 Dec 1875)(see also view 1 and 2)
Sigler, Lucy (27 July 1832 - 20 July 1891)(wife of F. J.)
Sigler, Lula May (28 Jan 1893 - 8 July 1894)(daug of R. M. & C.)
Sigler, Martha (16 Nov 1850 - blank)(2nd wife of David)
Sigler, Mattie M. (2 Oct 1883 - 12 Aug 1884)(daug of R. M. & Clarinda)
Sigler, Miltion Evans (8 Mar 1885 - 12 Feb 1891)(son of R. M. & Clarinda)
Sigler, Susan (Aug 1847 - May 1870)(wife of A. W.)(also this view)
Sigler, (name is questionable)(looks like died Feb 1875, aged 19yr __ 9dys)(see view 2 - 3 - 4 )
Sigler?, (name questionable)(looks like died Oct 1856, near Russell & Sigler stones)(also this view)
Stone, Sarah R. (1869 - 1926)(wife of S. F.)
Stone, Steve F. (1863 - 1942)

T Surnames
Turner (fenced off section with small stones)(Names are - Crowley, E. V., Ike, J., Jake, John, Lee, Ma, Pa, and E. R)
(Ma & Pa are most likely Eva Elizabeth Stone Turner & John W. Turner)

U Surnames
Unmarked/Unreadable Stones (below)
Nancy last name unknown, (wife of ______oy)(also this view)
Unknown (b. 1854 - 21 Sept ___)(broken stone)(also this view)
Unknown (1861 - 1864)(also this view)
Unknown (1874 - 23 Nov 1875)(also this view)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown (looks like the last name may end in _ale)
Unknown

V Surnames
None

W Surnames
None

X Surnames
None

Y Surnames
None

Z Surnames
None

Misc
Front View of the cemetery, as you drive up.
Another view from the front, showing the overgrown weeds surrounding the tombstones
View inside the cemetery
This is a good example of how overgrown the cemetery is. Can you find the stone in this photo?
Base with it's main stone missing, plus it will soon be covered by weeds.

Last Updated on 29 June 2002
By Maria Troutman

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