This cemetery is known as the Arthur Preston Cemetery and is located at Ulysses, KY in Lawrence Co. on KY Rt. 581. The cemetery is located about 4 miles into Lawrence Co., from the Johnson Co. line on the River Road, or about a mile on 581, off 645 (going toward Inez) at Ulysses. The cemetery is up on the hill from the old Arthur Preston home place, it is across the River from Nats Creek, or Patrick. This cemetery was donated to KYGENWEB by Kym Hitchcock.

 

1st Row
1st grave has a very unique concrete vault over it as well as down inside the ground. (reads);


1.  L. M. Preston  Born; Sept. 18, 1840
     Died Jan. 22, 1908

2. Sarah Jane Preston March 13, 1868- Oct. 9, 1953 (Mother)

3. Arch C. Preston B. Nov. 9, 1889- D. Sept. 11, 1912 Age 22 years, 8 months, 2 days

4.  Rae Preston
July 10, 1888- Oct. 9, 1964

5. Mae Preston
October 22, 1893- April 24, 1974

6. 2 stones
7. unread-able

2nd Row
8. Sue A. Taylor
April 22, 1850- Dec. 25, 1878

9. Marcus Preston 1905-1978 (this is a dbl headstone, wife is still living)

10. Susan T. Preston
Dec. 11, 1830-Dec. 31, 1910

Third Row
11. Goebell C. Cassell
April 17, 1922- Sept. 9, 1924 (a few stones cast to the side of this grave unreadable)

12. Julia "wife of W. J. Maynard"
March 22, 1875-June 6, 1903

13. Mary F. Preston
Nov. 25, 1859- Aug. 8, 1879

14. small hand made stone has initials on it.
ASHP  (the H could be a M) only date is 1812

15, 16, 17 all unreadable

Three (graves set lower on the point of the cemetery):
1. Mabel L. Preston 1905-1949
2. Ellen L. Preston 1877-1915
3. Frank A. Preston 1870-1948