The location of this burial place is south off of U.S. 60 on Cardinal
Drive, and l 1/2 blocks to an alley. Turn right and the cemetery is
about halfway down on the left. Only eight stones found and published
by the Shelby County Historical Society, Inc., in 1979, a year after
your editor visited New Castle, Kentucky, not far off from Simpsonville
and nearly died of a sudden asthma attack while pulling up weeds away
from stones trampled by cattle. Their work "Cemeteries in Shelby
County, KY.", is a fine one, and this cemetery appears on pp. 313-314.
We publish all the entries here. This is the family of Robert5
Hollingsworth who married Susannah Rice (of George4, Abraham3, Thomas2,
Valentinel, Henry HollinworthA), and although she is buried here,
Robert is probably buried back in Virginia (See HR Sept. 1979, p. 4l
et seq). The actual survey was made 17 July 1976. Most of the stones,
say the publishers, are covered with bushes.
1. JAS. HOLLINGSWORTH / BORN / Oct. 21, 1789 / Dec. 5, 1869. / IN
THE 81st YEAR / OF HIS AGE. / Blessed are the dead that die in
the Lord. (The name is arched.)
2. Susan P. Hollingsworth / Died March 22nd. 1842 / Aged 56,Years
(Above the name is a sculpture of a lamb under what appears to be
a willow tree.)
3. JOHN P. / HOLLINGSWORTH / Died November 30th 1836 Aged 18
Years. / Tho, lost to sight: / To memory dear.
4. Hannah / Hollingsworth / Died June 30th 1833 / Aged 41 Ys - 10 M.
5. SUSANNAH / Hollingsworth / Died June 29th 1833 / Aged 81 Ys
10 M. (This is Susannah Rice Hollingsworth - HR Editor.)
6. JOHN YOUNG, / DIED / Dec. 31, 1827, / AGED / 45 years. The
name is arched. SD.
7. SACRED / to the memory of / DAVID WHITE Sr. / who was born
Novr / 10th 1750 / who departed this life / July 27th 1838
Aged 87 Years 8 / Months and 17 / Days / May he that rests,
beneath this clay / Enjoy a blessing on that day / When all
the dead shall arise / In glorious triumphs to the skies.
8. SUSAN R. YOUNG Died Sept. 16, 1838 Age 28 yrs., - This stone
was not found during the survey of July 16, 1976 but appears
on a list of this cemetery prepared by Joyce Lay and dated
March 18, 1966.
COMMENT: Susannah Hollingsworth's date here, 30 June 1833, differs
from the bible record (HR Sept. 1975, pp. 69, 70) which gives 29 June
1835. The cemetery reading might be faulty - mistaking a 5 for a 3
(we have seen 4s mistaken for ls!) but the 29 from the bible should
acceptable provided it was a contemporary entry. The above James (1)
is Susannah's son (no death entry in bible); Hannah (4) another child,
whose entry matches the stone. No. 2 is the lst wife of James,
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