WARDOLDCEM
OLD WARD
CEMETERY
Located in Offutt, Johnson County, Kentucky, on a long point, angling toward the
Big Sandy River.
This documentation was done by Billie E. Ward & James Kettel, with memory help
of John Sparks, Ruth (Butcher) Sparks, Erma (Hays) Ward & Minnie (Kirk) Ward
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To get to
the Ward
Cemetery at Offutt, go east from Paintsville on Kentucky highway 40
towards
Booncamp. Continue for approximately 8 miles to the junction of
KY
Highway 40 and KY Route 2040. This junction is located at the
Meade
Memorial School. Turn left onto KY Route 2040 and go north for
approximately
1.8 miles to the village of Offutt. The Ward Cemetery is located
on top of the hill on the right side of Route 2040 at Offutt.
There
is no sign designating the cemetery. A small dirt road turns from
Route 2040 to the right next to some small houses and continues up the
hill to the cemetery. At the top of the hill the road makes a
sharp
right turn and continues past several family plots on the left.
One
of the first plots contains the graves of the Joe Ward family.
Continue
on this dirt road until it dead ends at a family plot surrounded by a
low
chain fence. A walking path is located to the left of the chain
link
fence and continues to the south. Take the path for approximately
10-20 yards. The grave of William Henry Stricklin is located to
the
left of the path in some underbrush.
DIRECTIONS
SUBMITTED
BY: Chuck Stricklin
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ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS MAKE TO THE ORIGINAL LISTING WILL BE IN BLUE AND IS
NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN AS 100% DOCUMENTED ACCURATE.
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AKERS, Reuben ------------ ------------
BRANHAM, Exer (Ward) [unmarked] ------------ --------1932 w/o-Joesph Branham
BRANHAM, Joseph [PIC-2] [PHOTO] Jun.05 1845 Oct.02 1934 (OBIT) [PHOTO-2] h/o-Exer Ward
BRANHAM, Wiley [unmarked] ------------ --------1921 s/o-Joseph & Exer (Ward) Branham
BUTCHER, Elizabeth (Meade) Apr.12 1884 Mar.21 1963 (OBIT)
BUTCHER, George W. 88 Sep.15 1884 Dec.23 1972 (OBIT)
CRAWFORD, Mary ------------ ------------
CRAWFORD, Ecer (Ward) [unmarked] ------------ ------------
DANIEL, Leonard [unmarked] Oct. 1877 ------------ h/o-Sally (Davis) Daniel
DANIEL, Sally (Davis) [unmarked] Jul. 1871 ------------ w/o-Leonard Daniel d/o-Joseph & Lavina (Ward) Davis
DANIEL, Unknown [unmarked] ------------ ------------ s/o-Leonard & Sally (Davis) Daniel
DANIEL, Unknown [unmarked] ------------ ------------ s/o-Leonard & Sally (Davis) Daniel
DAVIS, Jeff ------------ ------------ s/o-Jeff Davis
DAVIS, Levina (Ward) 
------------ ------------ w/o-Joseph Davis
DAVIS, Joseph 1835 Aug.18 1900 h/o-Levina Ward Davis
DAVIS, Unknown ------------ ------------ d/o-Joseph & Levina (Ward) Davis
DAVIS, Unknown ------------ ------------ d/o-Joseph & Levina (Ward) Davis
DAVIS, Unknown ------------ ------------ d/o-Joseph & Levina (Ward) Davis
FLINT, Geneva (Ward) 73 Nov.08 1934 Oct.23 2008 (OBIT)
FLINT, John E. Sr. 62 Mar.14 1933 Jun.30 1995 (OBIT)
FLINT, John Jr. 40 Aug.22 1958 Mar.05 1999 (OBIT)
FLINT, Karen 50 Dec.06 1955 May 11 2006 (OBIT)
HYLTON, Jesse 1755 1823 h/o-Judith Wright
HYLTON, Judith (Wright) ------------ ------------ w/o-Jesse Hylton
MEEK, Isaac 86 Jan.02 1869 Feb.25 1954 (OBIT) g/s-Shadrach Ward
MEEK, Ida May (Welch) Jul.22 1875 Mar.04 1960 (OBIT)
MURRY, Mary (Wheeler) (Ward) Mar.17 1822 --------1904 w/o-(1)Jesse Ward
MEADE, H.P. [Henry Parnell] Mar.11 1845 Jan.23 1919 h/o-Zina Davis
MEADE, Zina (Davis) Oct.03 1854 Jun.03 1936 (OBIT)
MEADE, George Chadman 39 Feb.18 1889 Mar.08 1926 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, ------------ ------------ i/o-Mae (Meade) Best
PERRY, Jemina (Davis) [unmarked] ------------ ------------ w/o-1st-George Perry
PRICE, C.C.[Christopher Columbus] Aug.28 1837 Oct.05, 1895 h/o-Sarah Meek
PRICE, Sarah (Meek) ----------- ------------ w/o-C.C. Price g/d-Shadrach Ward
PRESTON, McClelland William Jun.20 1866 Nov.01 1948 (OBIT)
PRESTON, Levina (Ward) Jul.06 1873 Dec.08 1927 d/o-William Jefferson & Sarah (Hicks) Ward
WARD, Joseph Davis 74 Apr.17 1883 Sep.14 1957 (OBIT)
WARD, Rosa (Akers) Mar.04 1882 Jan.01 1954 (wed-Dec.06 1902 Johnson County Ky)
WARD, James ------------ June 1808
WARD, Sarah (Osborn) 1755 Oct. 1814 w/o-James Ward
WARD, Abigail ------------ ------------ d/o-James Sarah (Osborn) Ward
WARD, Shadrach 1786 Aug.01 1853 h/o-Levina Hylton s/o-James Sarah (Osborn) Ward [ WAR OF 1812 ]
WARD, Levina (Hylton) 1793 1865 w/o-Shadrach Ward d/o-Jesse & Judith (Wright) Hylton
WARD, Infant ------------ ------------ i/o-Shadrach Ward
WARD, Infant ------------ ------------ i/o-Shadrach Ward
WARD, Infant ------------ ------------ i/o-Shadrach Ward
WARD, Infant ------------ ------------ i/o-Shadrach Ward
WARD, Jesse ------------ Dec.27 1856 h/o-Mary Wheeler
WARD, John H. ------------ ------------ CIVIL WAR MARKER [it is not believed that he is buried here]
WARD, Mary (Neibert) ------------ ------------ w/o-2nd-Stephen Wheeler Ward
WARD, Stephen Wheeler [unmarked] ------------ Feb.06 1939 (OBIT) h/o-Mary Neibert
WARD, Exer (Stambaugh) ------------ --------1945 w/o-1st-Stephen Wheeler Ward
WARD, Fred 82 Mar.10 1893 Jul.22 1975 (OBIT)
WALTERS, Judith (Ward) ------------ ------------
WARD, Unknown ------------ ------------ s/o-Jeff & Sarah (Hicks) Ward
WARD, William J. Feb.01 1828 Jun.09 1904 (OBIT)
PORTER, John [PIC-2] Jan.28 1874 Jul.07 1911
THIS LISTING IS
THE SAME
CEMETERY
DOCUMENTED IN NUMBERED
ROWS
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ROW-1
BELCHER, James Irvin 63 Aug.03 1913 Apr.02 1976 (OBIT)
DANIEL, Ethel (Ward) 67 May 25 1921 Dec.15 1988 (OBIT)
DANIEL, James Kellam -------1917 -------1987 h/o-Ethel (Ward) Daniel
ARROWOOD, Beatrice May 08 1912 Feb.24 1970
ARROWOOD, Clarence 28 Nov.01 1909 Oct.10 1938 (OBIT)
ARROWOOD, Stanley W. 48 Aug.19 1928 Jun.27 1977 (OBIT) [married Jun.01 1953]
ARROWOOD, Barbara -------1931 -----------
WARD, Harold 20 Sep.28 1918 Dec.02 1938 (OBIT)
BUTCHER, Ivan Jan.31 1930 ----------- h/o-Barbara S.(Ward) Butcher
BUTCHER, Barbara Sue (Ward) 56 Feb.23 1932 Jun.18 1988 (OBIT)
WARD, John N. -------1884 Dec.06 1967 h/o-Grace (Plummer) Ward s/o-G.W. & Mary Nibert Ward
WARD, Grace (Plummer) 79 May 05 1894 Jan. 1975 (OBIT)
WARD, Deloris Jean 9 Nov.15 1933 Aug.02 1943 (OBIT)
WARD, Robert "Bob" 53 Jan.27 1927 Mar 21 1980 (OBIT)
DANIEL, William T. 49 Mar.15 1923 May 03 1972 (OBIT) CPL US MARINE CORPS WWII
DANIEL, Nancy (Cassidy) 93 Feb.04 1898 Jan. 1990 (OBIT)
DANIEL, Elmer L. 82 Jun.23 1888 Jun.28 1970 (OBIT)
DANIEL, Cyrus 72 May 19 1891 Mar.20 1964 (OBIT)
DANIEL, Betty K. (Ward) 88 Apr.27 1925 Oct.12 2013 (OBIT)
ROW-2
SPARKS, Julia (Ward) 84 Jan.21 1887 Feb.02 1982 (OBIT)
SPARKS, John B. 69 Mar.01 1883 Nov.04 1952 (OBIT)
HAMMOND, Gladys (Daniel) 85 May 15 1902 Jun.29 1980 (OBIT)
RICKMAN, Joe 89 Jan.29 1891 Nov.29 1980 (OBIT)
RICKMAN, Gussie (Daniel) Feb.08 1899 May 27 1984 (OBIT)
ROW-3
CASTLE, John S. 84 Sep.18 1885 Aug.01 1969 (OBIT) [grave outside of fenced area]
CASTLE, Vina (Music) 104 Apr.20 1888 Feb.10 1993 (OBIT) [grave outside of fenced area]
CASTLE, Cecil 51 Sep. 1916 Jul.17 1968 (OBIT) [WWII MILITARY MARKER]
PLUMMER, Eddie [PIC-2] 68 May 15 1893 May 15 1961 (OBIT)
PLUMMER, Edith (Williamson) 79 Jul.15 1894 Oct.09 1973 (OBIT)
PLUMMER, Clifford Apr.07 1916 Sep.30 1942 (OBIT)
ROW-4
BLANTON, Sharon ----------- -----------
ROBERTS, Bailey 69 Jul.13 1888 Jan.26 1959 (OBIT)
ROBERTS, Gyspy (Osborne) 67 Jul.29 1892 Dec.10 1959 (OBIT)
MEEK, Linda -------1850 -------1940
ROW-5
WARD, Joseph Davis 74 Apr.17 1883 Sep.14 1957 (OBIT)
WARD, Rosa (Akers) Mar.04 1882 Jan.01 1954 (wed-Dec.06 1902 Johnson County Ky)
WARD, Mildred 63 Jan.17 1905 Jan.19 1968 (OBIT)
HOLT, Sarah Jane (Ward) 27 Feb.05 1957 Feb.02 1985 (OBIT)
ROW-6
AKERS, Infant ----------- -------1908
AKERS, George -------1903 -------1904
ROW-7
MEEK, Isaac 86 Jan.02 1869 Feb.25 1954 (OBIT)
MEEK, Ida May (Welch) Jul.22 1875 Mar.04 1960 (OBIT)
MEEK, Dennis Feb.15 1943 -------1963 (OBIT)
MEEK, Woodrow "Woody" 45 Jun.11 1944 Sep. 1989 (OBIT)
MEEK, Peter -------1905 -------1951
DANIEL, Kruger 29 Aug.26 1936 Jun.18 1965 (OBIT)[PVT ENG CORPS]
ROW-8
WELLS, Dollie -------1873 -------1893
WELLS, Susan (Meek) -------1846 -------1891 w/o-Richard M. Wells d/o William & Elizabeth (Mollett) Meek
WELLS, Richard M. -------1840 ---bef-1900 s/o William G.& Mary (Butcher) Wells
TRAVIS, Martha Mae (Wells) 53 -------1896 Apr.11 1949 (OBIT)
AKERS, Malissa Jane (Wells) 74 -------1871 Feb.13 1946 (OBIT)
ROW-9
CASTLE, Oscar 80 ----------- Aug.15 1964 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Jennie (Wiley) 68 Jun.07 1889 Jul.28 1957 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Ralph 72 Feb.06 1914 Jul.29 1986 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Billie Lee Jul.20 1934 -----------
CASTLE, Russell 52 Feb.13 1921 Aug.04 1973 (OBIT) [PVT US ARMY WWII]
CASTLE, Ray 66 1920 Mar.23 1987 (OBIT) [PVT 1ST CLASS US ARMY WWI
ROW-10
DEBOARD, Kenis Sr. -------1868 Dec.25 1936 (OBIT)
DEBOARD, Mary -------1877 -------1937
DEBOARD, Kenis Jr. Oct.22 1921 Sep.01 1966 (OBIT) [SGT MIL POL WWII
ROW-11
WARD, John H. -------1824 -------1869 [CO K 9TH KY CAV CSA]
HYLTON, Freddie [age2yrs 11dys] ----------- Dec.07 1871 s/o-C. & J. Hylton
WARD, Shadrach -------1786 Aug.01 1853 h/o-Levina Hylton s/o-James Sarah (Osborn) Ward [KY MILITIA WAR OF 1812]
ROW-12
WARD, Jeff [age-76[ ----------- Jan.05 1904
WARD, Sarah [age-57] ----------- Apr.11 1902
ROW-13
Joseph Davis Family [number of known but unmarked graves]
ROW-14
HYLTON area [several graves once marked]
ROW-15
BUTCHER, Henderson Harmon Jan.14 1840 May 21 1924 s/o-Jacob & Arta Dotson Butcher
BUTCHER, George W. 88 Sep.15 1884 Dec.23 1972 (OBIT)
BUTCHER, Elizabeth (Meade) 78 Apr.12 1884 Mar.21 1963 (OBIT)
BUTCHER, James G. May 07 1920 Jul.14 1922
BUTCHER, Mary Nov.02 1913 Dec.27 1913
BUTCHER, Estil 25 Apr.25 1909 Feb.28 1935 (OBIT)
BEST, Betty Jun. 1924 Mar. 1925
ROW-16
MEADE, Raymond H. 62 Mar.15 1912 Nov.23 1974 (OBIT)
MEADE, Hazel (Witten) 70 Dec.02 1918 Mar. 1989 (OBIT)
MEADE, Erma Eileen -------- --- ----------- i/o-Raymond H. & Hazel Meade
MEADE, George C. 39 ------ -1887 Mar. 1926 (OBIT)
MEADE, Walter 51 Feb.05 1917 Apr.14 1968 (OBIT)
MEADE, Birdie ----------- ----------- w/o-Walter Meade [unmarked]
MEADE, Zina (Davis) Oct.03 1854 Jun.03 1936 (OBIT)
DAVIS, Joseph Meredith [FHMC] Jun.05 1901 Oct.18 1923 (OBIT) 
s/o-Jefferson Davis & Elizabeth Walters.
ROW-17
PARKER, Golda (Skaggs) Oct.03 1897 May 27 1927
PARKER, Clerinda (Music) 73 Dec,11 1880 Oct.08 1953 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, ----------- -----------
UNKNOWN, ----------- -----------
MEEK, Ellen Elizabeth Feb.22 1910 Mar.02 1920
SMITH, Thomas 77 Dec.26 1878 Apr.10 1955 (OBIT)
SMITH, Marcella (Bowens) Jun.10 1875 Jan.08 1966 (OBIT)
SMITH, Iva Jean -------1943 -------1947
AKERS, Reuben Oct.16 1851 Dec.28 1922
[Several Unknowns marked with fieldstones]
ROW-18
PRICE, C.C.Christopher Columbus Aug.28 1837 Oct.05 1895 s/o-Jesse & Lynchie (Preston) Price
PRICE, Sarah (Meek) Mar.27 1841 Feb.15 1908 d/o-Isaac Meek & Sarah Ward
Sarah (Meek)Price : Ward Genealogy has date of birth as Mar.22 1841 & was listed here
as Mar.27 1841.
ROW-19
CRAWFORD, Mary Mar.24 1912 Dec.20 1928
AKERS, Sarah Dec.19 1899 Aug.04 1910
ROW-20
PRESTON, McClelland William Jun.20 1866 Nov.01 1948 (OBIT)
PRESTON, Levina (Ward) Jul.06 1873 Dec.08 1927 d/o-William Jefferson & Sarah (Hicks) Ward
NOTE: Following is a partial listing of unmarked/unknown/location of burials known to
be in this cemetery.
1.James Ward & Sarah (Osborn) Ward, and probably their dau. Abigail.
2.Shadrach Ward & Levina (Hylton) Ward.
3.Jess Hylton & Judith (Wright) Hylton.
4.Jesse Ward & Mary (Wheeler) Ward Murry.
5.Exer (Ward) Branham/ her husband Joseph Branham, & son Wiley Branham.
6.Stephen Wheeler Ward & Exer (Stambaugh) Ward, and their son Fred Ward.
7.Mary (Neibert) Ward, [2nd wife of Stephen W. Ward] .
8.Martha (Pelphrey) Ward [1st wife of Stephen W Ward] and their infant dau Mary.
9.Joseph Davis & Levina (Ward) Davis.
10.Judith (Ward) Walters [1st- wife of Calvin Walters].
11.Amanda Ward [sister of Exer (Ward) Branham & Stephen W. Ward].
12.Exer (Ward) Crawford [dau of Stephen Ward & Mary (Neibert) Ward.
13.Leonard & Sally (Davis) Daniel, thier sons Guy & Ray Daniel.
Many Thanks to "Libby Preston" for the HUGE amounts of additions to this listing
In 1998, an old sandstone marker was unearthed in the Ward Cemetery at Offutt, Johnson Co.,
Kentucky, which reads, "W. H. Stricklin, 1837-1879".
The marker was barely legible and had been broken and buried on the vine-covered hillside.
Perhaps, he did return to Johnson County and his family, but how and why he returned
to Johnson County and the circumstances surrounding his death has forever
remained a mystery.
Nevertheless, his service to the Confederacy will not be forgotten. In June 1999, the
old, broken grave stone was replaced with a new Veterans Administration grave
marker to honor this deceased veteran who served honorably in Confederate
military units from three different states.
A picture of the new grave marker is drawn in this document and the inscription reads;
"William Henry Stricklin, Private, Co. I, 6th NC Inf., C.S.A., 1837-1879".
BY: John Britton Wells
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