Cedar Cliff aka Nichols Cemetery, Hart Co., KY

CEDAR CLIFF aka NICHOLS CEMETERY

abandoned Glasgow Munfordville Road about 3 miles N Horse Cave, KY

HART COUNTY, KENTUCKY

All photos and most of the information provided byGeorge Euel Coats

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Allen, Eliza	19 Jan 1862	20 Jan 1862	(Daughter of W.B. & M.E. -- source: Kentucky Historical Society Cem. Database)
Allen, Mary E.	27 Jan 1842	25 Mar 1871	(May be another wife of W. B. Allen?)
Allen, Mary Francis	16 Oct 1833	13 Jun 1860	w/o W. B. Allen
Brooks, John H.	1813	1891	(10/05/1808 - 02/08/1891 -- source: Kentucky Historical Society Cem. Database)
Brooks, Martha A.	1813	1880	w/o John H. (02/11/1813 - 07
Burton, William J.	28 Feb 1835	06 Mar 1863	stone not found
Harper, Hiram	06/16/1787	01/23/1858	stone not found
Harper, Nancy	08/24/1795	01/16/1858	stone not found
Nichols, Barker Trice	2 Sep 1884	23 Nov 1931	(h/o Lois -- source: Kentucky Historical Society Cem. Database)
BARKER TRICE4 NICHOLS (GEORGE WEBSTER3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born September 05, 1848 in Barren County, Kentucky, and died November 23, 1931 at his son, Crit Nichols' house, Hart County, Kentucky. He married (1) SUSAN ALICE FERGUSON prob. in Hart County, Kentucky, daughter of RICHARD FERGUSON and ELIZA GEE. She was born November 21, 1846 in Monroe County, Kentucky, and died March 10, 1888 in Hart County, Kentucky. He married (2) ANGELINE LOIS TAYLOR aft. 1888. She was born January 22, 1855, and died June 12, 1894. He married (3) LETICIA "LETTIE" KESSINGER aft. 1894, daughter of SOLOMAN KESSINGER and ELIZABETH THARP. She was born March 31, 1874 in the state of Kentucky, and died January 30, 1954 at the home of her daughter, Della Mae Logsdon, in Hart County, Kentucky. -- source: John and Nancy Burch Nichols Family book
Nichols, Crittenden Hardin "Crit"	5 Sep 1884	23 Nov 1958	s/o BT Nichols
Nichols, Harden Terry “Buddy”	1928	1951
HARDIN TERRY NICHOLS: "Buddy" Nichols took his own life by shooting himself while at home on leave from the U.S. Army. He was visiting home on a week-end pass from Fort Atterbury, Indiana and was scheduled to leave the following week for North Carolina and then ship out for Korea. According to his sister, Bessie Lou, he was depressed about going to war. He had said several times that he didn't want to kill those people because they had never done anything to him. She said that there was a sign posted as you entered Fort Atterbury which said, "You are here to kill or be killed," and that always bothered him. He had also been depressed over his short marriage that had ended abruptly in divorce. Military service: U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 28th Inf. Div., Rank of PFC -- source: John and Nancy Burch Nichols Family book
Nichols, Lizzie Dawson	14 Aug 1877	25 Nov 1896	-- source: John and Nancy Burch Nichols Family book (d/o B.T. & S.A. -- source: Kentucky Historical Society Cem. Database) - stone not found
Nichols, Lois	22 Jan 1855	12 Jun 1894	w/o BT Nichols
Nichols, Martha Alice	24 Feb 1882	19 Feb 1883	d/o BT Nichols
Nichols, Susan Alice Ferguson	21 Nov 1846	10 Mar 1888	w/o BT Nichols - d/o Richard Ferguson and Eliza Gee.
Nichols, Susana	10 Mar 1888	10 Mar 1888	d/o BT Nichols
Staples, John	03/25/1821	05/10/1881	Additional View John was born March 25, 1821 in Shelby Co, KY & died May 10, 1881 in Hart Co, KY. He married a Martha Staples, born January 7, 1825 & died March 18, 1897 in Hart Co, KY. -- stone found by Mike Staples, Arizona
Sturgeon, Bessie Lou (Nichols)	20 Oct 1931	21 May 2011	w/o Lester

Sturgeon, Lester	3, May 1928	19 Nov 1957	h/o Bessie Lou Nichols
Lester Sturgeon was killed by a train while crossing a railroad track in his car near Horse Cave, Kentucky. His wife, Bessie Lou, was injured critically but survived, while his daughter, Ilene, received only a scratch. The family was on their way to visit Crit Nichols, Bessie Lou's father, when the accident happened late on a Sunday afternoon in November. It was raining and foggy, and according to the Kentucky State Patrol, the approaching train did not have its lights turned on. Lester Sturgeon was 31 years old. Occupation: Asphalt Paving Contractor -- source: John and Nancy Burch Nichols Family book
Sturgeon, Steven Lester	15 Aug 1954	29 Aug 1954	Death Record, s/o Lester Sturgeon

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