Duncan Cemetery


The following was submitted by Patrick Hays

Located on the remains of a farm in Hancock Co., KY just off of Old Hawesville-Lewisport Rd. or Hilldale Rd. near the junction with Poplar Grove Rd. The graveyard is in a wilderness, back off the road near the fenceline of a neighboring farm. The GPS coordinates were 375440N 865120W. The altitude of the site, according to the GPS, which differs from the altitude given in Google Earth was 767 ft. The pictures linked to this page were taken on 2 Jan 2009 by me as well as my two sons Kelly (age 11) and Alexander (age 9), unless otherwise noted. There were 12 stones that I had read previously that we were unable to find on this date. We found an old wall near the graveyard and are curious about whether it belonged to the original house, or served some other purpose.

41 Graves at least. Several graves could be unmarked. Some stones seem to be misplaced. Many of the stones have been knocked over, somce are lodged in the ground. This graveyard has not been taken care of in recent years and was severely grown over each time that I attempted to copy the stones. The people that are buried here are family and neighbors of William R. Duncan and his children on whose farm this cemetery once stood, and is mentioned in his will dated 1874. Below is what I could find in several trips, as well as a couple others that had been noted by other transcribers.

William R. Duncan born 1796 died February 18, 1874 aged 78 years (broken) pic

Ann E., wife of William R. Duncan, born May 31, 1800, died April 6, 1842 pic

Martha A. born May 10, 1832, died August 23, 1837
William born January 30, 1836, died August 12, 1837
Children of W. R. and A. E. Duncan pic

Sarah T. daughter of W. R. and A. E. Duncan, born May 31, 1834, died October 25, 1855 pic

John P. M. son of W. R. and A. E. Duncan, born August 16, 1825, died September 8, 1846

John Montgomery born January 31, 1826, died December 3, 1893 pic

Eleanor M. wife of John Montgomery, born June 21, 1825, died July 30, 1872 pic

Mary Eleanor wife of Salem F. Blackford and daughter of John and E. M. Montgomery (broken), born December 2, 1851, died June 9, 1872 pic

Mary Elenore daughter of Salem F. and M. E. Blackford, born June 9, 1872, died July 30, 1872

William Clarence son of W. T. and A. Montgomery, born June 15, 1887, died December 18, 1888 pic

William T. Montgomery, born April 2, 1850, died November 13, 1900 pic

Alice Carder wife of William Montgomery, born February 24, 1859, died September 9, 1917 pic

John S. son of J. S. and B. E. Montgomery, born December 6, 1895, died July 31, 1897 pic

Ada Montgomery, born September 11, 1878, died March 24, 1907 pic

Ruth Montgomery wife of Clarence Jackson, born December 13, 1894, died January 23, 1924 pic

Hillery M. Roberts, born November 21, 1833, died October 29, 1871 pic

Rebecca E. daughter of H. M. and E. C. Roberts, born June 11, 1867, died June 20, 1882 pic

John D. Davies, born May 31, 1822, died November 14, 1908

Elizabeth B. wife of John D. Davies, born January 11, 1823, died December 23, 1906 pic

Francis M. son of John D. and Elizabeth Davies, born June 8, 1847, died February 24, 1856

Sarah D. daughter of J. D. and E. B. Davies, born January 11, 1859, died April 11, 1875 pic

L. W. Bozarth, born 1852
Elenore, his wife, born 1849, died 1913

John G. Bozarth, born August 10, 1819, died December 7, 1898

Susan T. wife of John G. Bozarth born August 13, 1822 died October 20, 1881 pic

M. D. daughter of J. G. and S. T. Bozarth, born February 16, 1862, died October 18, 1864

Eli son of J. G. and S. T. Bozarth, born January 23, 1860, died July 12, 1861

Infant son of J. G. and S. T. Bozarth, born and died August 10, 1849

J. D. son of J. G. and S. T. Bozarth, born December 29, 1855, died September 28, 1864 pic

Annie daughter of J. and M. J. Hayden, born June 5, 1865, died October 31, 1874 pic

John son of J. D. and E. B. Davies, born March 17, 1865, died March 24, 1865

Elizabeth daughter of J. D. and E. B. Davies, born and died August 1, 1857

Sherman son of H. G. and C. B. Long, born and died Nov 7, 1911 pic

Lucy M. R. wife of S. T. Montgomery, born May 16, 1850, died March 26, 1873 pic

Sarah E. E. daughter of S. L. and Lucy B. Montgomery, born January 8, 1873, died April 4, 1873 pic

Ora E. daughter of J. and S. L. Roehm, born May 6, 1884, died November 13, 1885 pic

Other sources give the following as being buried here also, however, I did not find any of these graves:

3 more infant children of H. G. and C. B. Long

Anna Elizabeth wife of Erasmus D. Duncan born January 8 1854 died August 26, 1935 according to her death certificate


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