Source: Kentucky Ancestors, Vol 9 No 4, April 1974. Transcribed by Joanne Scobee Morgan

BROWN CEMETERY

WOODFORD COUNTY , KY

A small graveyard about a mile from the Hillsboro Baptist Church , about 8 miles from Versailles , Kentucky .  It has been enclosed with a rock fence, but the rocks have mostly fallen to the ground.  Some of the stones have crumbled and some were field stones.

Mrs. N. B. Hedges 317 Albany Road , Lexington , KY

The church was constructed in 1802, the first preacher was Edmond Waller. The present church is new.

All the stones that could be read are:

Dawson Brown, born Oct 27, 1769. Died age 79 years, 7 months, 29 days

Sarah, wife of Dawson Brown, May 27, 1774, died Sept 26, 1880

Isaiah Boon, born Oct 1, 1788 died July 7, 1841 (I am not sure of the 7)

Ermisa Brown, no dates

S. C. Morris, Feb 24, 1844; died July 31, 1895

Rebecca, wife of S. C. Morris, born Dec 21, 18-0 (looks like a) died Feb 3, 1888

Miss Winifred Taylor , born Oct 11, 1803; died Jan 3, 1881

Marion C. Morris, son of S. C. & R. I. Morris, Dec 18, 1885; July 5, 1887

George     Jan 29, 1889; Feb 1, 1889

A Mr. Barnes, that lives on this farm, ---says there are 3 graves together in a corner that have no stones. He said that some descendants said they were surnamed Martin, a father, mother and daughter.

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