Bearwallow Baptist Church Cemetery, Hart Co., KY

Bearwallow Baptist
Church Cemetery

Hart County, Kentucky

Located 1.3 mi north of 31e/218 intersection. Cemetery is located behind the Church and is very well maintained.

This is but a few of many stones in this cemetery

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Davis, Lawrence E.	08/12/1911	08/12/1971
Davis, Lewis G.	11/26/1896	10/31/1958	oss/ Verda G.
Davis, Verda G.	06/23/1882	04/04/1970	oss/ Lewis G.
Twyman, Gladys	08/24/1912	02/15/1986	oss/ Luska J. - m/ 12/10/1943
Twyman, Luska J.	05/19/1913	01/28/1988	oss/ Gladys - m/12/10/1943 -FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN KENTUCKY, CITY OF GLASGOW 1968 -1895
Wood, Katherine D.	1909	1967	Daughter
Woodson, Lillie J.	04/06/1896	04/29/1967


Luska J. Twyman was born in Hiseville. He was a graduate of Kentucky State University and later a member of their Board of Regents. He was principal of Ralph Bunch School in Glasgow at the time of it's merger with Glasgow High School to achieve integration. Elected in 1968 he was the first, and for 17 years, the only African American Mayor in Kentucky. He was also the first African American to serve on the U.S. Commission of Human Rights. He was the first black Kentuckian to serve on the U.S. Commission of Agriculture. He served in the U.S. Army 1942-1946. The Luska J. Twyman Memorial Park is located in Glasgow, Kentucky.

Luska J. Twyman was born in Hiseville. He was a graduate of Kentucky State University and later a member of their Board of Regents. He was principal of Ralph Bunch School in Glasgow at the time of it's merger with Glasgow High School to achieve integration. Elected in 1968 he was the first, and for 17 years, the only African American Mayor in Kentucky. He was also the first African American to serve on the U.S. Commission of Human Rights. He was the first black Kentuckian to serve on the U.S. Commission of Agriculture. He served in the U.S. Army 1942-1946. The Luska J. Twyman Memorial Park is located in Glasgow, Kentucky.

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