CEMETERY ALSO KNOWN AS JOHNSON CEMETERY |
THE OLD PRESTON CEM, IS LOCATED IN THELMA, JOHNSON CO KY, ON HILL
BETWEEN CHANDLER ST., & JIM GAMBLE DRIVE.
Documented: Oct.02 2002
By: Walter Preston, Alice Preston Riley & Hazel Siler
RED: Additions made to original listing
BRAGG, Arthur 1884 1934
STRATTON, Benjamin E. --------Oct.10 1916-------- West Virginia Sergt. 3 CAV.
STRATTON, Mary 1856 1925
STRATTON, Charles F. Jan.19 1886 Dec.28 1930
STRATTON, Charles W. Oct.02 1852 Apr.27 1928
PRICE, Samuel Jan.18 1906 Nov.07 1906
FERGUSON, Myra Wanda ---------Feb.22 1926------- [one date only]
FERGUSON, Anna Lois ---------Feb.22 1926------- [one date only]
FERGUSON, Ella Nora ---------Feb.22 1926------- [one date only]
SAMMONS, T. F. [Thomas] Dec.15 1854 Aug.15 1923 h/o-Nancy (Music) Sammons
SAMMONS, Nancy M. (Music) 89 Aug.11 1855 Oct.23 1944 (OBIT)
SAMONS, Neva [age 5yrs 8mo] Nov.11 1914 (one "M"in last name)
PRESTON, Mary E.(VanHoose) 92 May 17 1853 Dec.04 1944 (OBIT)[doublemarker]
PRESTON, Sant [Sanford] 86 Feb.22 1856 Nov.24 1941 (OBIT)[doublemarker] "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
MAYO, Louvina Oct.09 1859 Aug.25 1901 "A TENDER MOTHER AND FAITHFUL FRIEND"
JOHNSON, S. Ellen May 25 1852 Jul.15 1881 w/o-S.J. Johnson "DO NOT GRIEVE AFTER ME"
PRESTON, Jefferson Feb.15 1850 Jan.23 1873
HALL, Christopher C. [age-26yrs] Jun. 1871
MURRY, Samuel ----------- ----------- Ky Mil WAR of 1812
PRESTON, William [doublemarker] Dec.20 1823 Jan.12 1896
PRESTON, Susan * [doublemarker] May 03 1828 Jan.10 1912 w/o-William Preston [no date struck for dod]
*:According to Mitchell Hall, Susan Murray Preston, daughter of Samuel Murray, was born
May 3, 1828. She died on Mud Lick on Jan. 10, 1912, and her body had to be hauled in a
sled to the burying ground at Thelma.
At least 6 unmarked graves (fieldstone markers)
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