VOL. 19, NO. 2, JUNE, 1983
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Hollingsworth Cemetery, Simpsonville, Kentucky

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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