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This transcription was taken from "The Kentucky Genealogist". Vol. 23, No. 1, dated Jan.-Mar. 1981, a quarterly publication of the Kentucky Historical Society.  This cemetery was copied by Roberta S. & William L. Disponett on 08 Jun 1980 for the society.  At the time, this cemetery was on the property of Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Hartledge, and is located across the road from 13800 Bearcamp Road.   Additional data has been added on this cemetery and it is derived from the work of Alan Murray at his cemetery website, Jefferson County, Kentucky Cemeteries.  Please email your coordinators if you have any questions.

this cemetery located six-tenths of a mile north of Taylorsville Road and .35 mile east of Lowe Road

 Name Dates Notes
 Dillon, William  Aug 7 1829 - Jan 13 1908  husband
 Dillon, Clementine  17 Nov 1829 - 29 Apr 1910  wife
 Hartledge, Albert J.  07 Jun 1910 - ????  
 Hartledge, Catherine A.  18 Mar 1915 - ????
 Hartledge, Vivian B.  04 Oct 1953 - 04 Oct 1953  daughter of Albert F. & Catherine A., aunt of Berry Lawson
 Hibbs, Mary Jane Snawder   14 Jan 1911 - 19 Feb 1945  daughter of Christopher Snawder, Jr.
 Holder, Alford  born 01 Feb 1948   age 80 yrs, came to Louisville during WWII from Germany
 Lawson, J. Oscar  04 Jun 1914 - Nov 19 1987  
 Lawson, Clare Lee  12 Jul 1922 - May 16 1991  
 Mitchell, Dennis L.  died Apr 1934  great uncle of Catherine A. Hartledge
 Mudd, Ruby Lee  17 Jan 1939 - 17 Jun 1981
 Rarden, George  no dates  
 Rarden, Jeff  15 Oct 1865 - 14 Oct 1921  
 Rarden, John T.  11 Jun 1836 - 16 Jul 1901  husband
 Rarden, Melonia V.  11 Dec 1840 - 05 Dec 1893  wife
 Rarden, Florida L. Dora  18 Feb 1872 - 27 Jun 1885  daughter of John T. & Melonia
 Rarden, Sarah A.  28 Aug 1867 - 03 Oct 1879  daughter of John T. & Melonia
 Rarden, Loretta  18 Jul  1822 - 21 Dec 1928  
 Rarden, Maurice  12 Jun 1908 - 22 Jun 1909  son of W. & L. 
 Rarden, Susie  23 Nov 1919 - 23 Sep 1920  
 Risinger, Hiram  23 Mar 1855 - 16 Jul 1928  husband
 Risinger, Nannie Snawder  10 Apr 1865 - 07 Dec 1951  wife of Hiram, daughter of Benjamin Snawder
 Risinger, Joseph  30 Sep 1888 - 05 May 1936  son
 Seybolt, Amanda V.  15 Mar 1852 - 03 Jul 1885  wife of Fred
 Seybolt, Lillie  07 Jun 1885 - 27 Jul 1885  daughter of Fred & A. V.
 Seybolt, Male  07 Jun 1885 - 07 Jun 1885  son of Fred & A. V.
 Seybolt, Louie  26 Mar 1880 - 01 May 1880  
 Seybolt, Sallie  25 May 1858 - 04 Apr 1880  wife of Fred
 Snawder, Benjamin F.  21 May 1838 - 21 Sep 1870  
 Snawder, Christopher  no dates  fieldstone, father
 Snawder, Christopher, Jr.  no dates  fieldstone, son
 Snawder, George P.  01 Sep 1826 - 02 Dec 1880  
 Snawder, Thursa J.  27 Jul 1832 - 25 Jun 1890  wife of G. P. Snawder
 Snawder, infant  no dates  fieldstone, infant of Frederick & Ella
 Snawder, Lula  1883 - 1940  
 Snawder, Mary Alice Mitchell   23 Jun 1864 - 08 Nov 1953  wife of Christopher Snawder, mother of Mary H. Hibbs
 Snawder, R. Albert  16 Jun 1894 - 09 Jul 1973  
 Snawder, Daisy E.  09 Jan 1896 - 17 Mar 1966  
 Snawder, William  21 Feb 1845 - 11 Apr 1900  husband of Barbara Snawder
 Snawder, Barbara Miller  1851 - 1941   wife of William Snawder
 Snyder, Maggie  17 Feb 1867 - 01 Feb 1968  daughter of Benjamin Snawder
 Stone, Joseph T.  28 Aug 1860 - 06 Apr 1871  son of J. A. & Adaline
 Stulck, Maggie J.  23 Jul 1870 - 09 Dec 1898  wife of Christian Stulck
 Thompson, Donald E.  17 Oct 1935 - 21 Feb 1978  
 Thompson, Ruth A. Hartledge  16 Oct 1940 - ????  (as of April 1993 Still Living)
 Whitlock, infant  no dates  fieldstone, infant of Wilmer & Ocia
 Wilson, Daniel L.  1856 - 1940  
 Wilson, Edith M.  1870 - 1949  

Additional Notes:

Local oral history says regarding Alford Holder & Maggie Snyder that when one of them died, the other committed suicide.

The following are said to be buried in this Cemetery but have fieldstone Markers with no engravings.
Christopher Snawder
Christopher Snawder Jr.
Infant of Frederick & Ella Snawder
Infant of Wilmer & Ocia Whitlock

A fieldstone marker also exists here for an unknown Civil War soldier as his body was found in Christopher Snawder's barn loft frozen to death.  Mr. Snawder buried him, as he found no identification on the body.

Donald Thompson was the first person brought up on this Hillside Cemetery in a Hearse in 1978.   Up until this time, all others were either hand carried or taken on a sleigh drawn by mule due to the the path and bridge leading up to the cemetery being inaccessible by motor vehicles.

My thanks to Barry Lawson and his wife "Cookie" who were kind enough to take me to several cemeteries that I would never have found without their assistance. - Alan Murray

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