INDEPENDENT RESEARCH SITE OF:
OLD UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY

FAYETTE CO., LEXINGTON, KY

 This is an independent research project and I am not affiliated with the Old Union Christian Church
or the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery
.

My name is David Shannon and I am sharing information I have gathered based on family memories and information gathered from actual tombstones. Most information gathered is directly from the gravestones at the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery on Russell Cave Road in rural Lexington, Kentucky. This area is known as Loradale. My grandmother was Dora Harp Griffin. Although my grandmother is buried elsewhere (Bluegrass Memorial Gardens) many of her family members are buried at the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery including her parents (my great grandparents) Lloyd & Julia Harp. My purpose is two-fold. I hope if you are searching and find this site it is helpful to you...  and if you can provide more information of my family history, please contact me. I can be contacted at this link:

 e-mail for David Shannon

The most recent burial, according to my knowledge/research was J. C. Fuller.
J.C. died August 25, 2014

From my research, the oldest marked grave is for Elizabeth Lydick.
Elizabeth died November 16, 1806.
This grave marker has got to be one of the oldest grave marker in Fayette County.

     

See information on Grave Stone preservation for the stone of Elizabeth Lydick 
Elizabeth Lydick Grave Stone Preservation

New information has been provided to me that links a burial in this cemetery to Kentucky Pioneer Daniel Boone. Eliza Jane Boone married John Calvin Frakes. Both are buried at Old Union. You can view the Frakes Family Records at this link:  Frakes Family Records

 

I am also working on several other cemetery sites:

the Conrad Cemetery in Grant Co., Kentucky,
the Antioch Church Cemetery in Franklin Co., Kentucky,
 the Lemmon Cemetery in Harrison County,
and the Henderson Cemetery in Estill, Co., Kentucky.
If you are interested you can follow this link.

My Cemetery Research

Stephen Oakes

 Eagle Scout project in 1995

Stephen Oakes Project

For more information on Genealogy and History in Fayette County Kentucky

KY GenWeb




To view research information on people buried at Old Union Christian Church Cemetery, follow the following links by first letter of the last name.

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I have been overwhelmed with support of this site since the newspaper article in the Lexington Herald Leader was featured on March 16, 2009
Read newspaper article and viewer comments!.

Newspaper Article.


I have just completed the process of adding many additional names to this site, thanks to the outpouring of information I have received since the article was written
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 Please continue to provide me with updated information
regarding burials at Old Union Cemetery and I will work to make that information available on this site!

 


Death Certificates shown are my family records or Public Record  - Public Records are available from  "Kentucky Death Records, 1852 - 1957".

Death Certificates are a good source for additional information. Most include birth date, death date, parents name, cause of death, residence at time of death, and other information. There are mistakes on grave inscriptions as well as mistakes on Death Certificates. It is always good to check both items for information.

I am posting graves for people that are shown on their death certificates to be buried at Old Union Cemetery, Fayette Co. I have not located stones for many of these graves. I am assuming that these bodies are buried at Old Union Cemetery. If you have information concerning corrections that need to be made, please contact me.
 

 

Thanks to those who served our country through the years. Visit this page to view those who served and are buried at Old Union.
Includes Civil War, World War I, World War II, & the Korean War.

View the Veteran Graves

 

Information provided on listings of Funeral Home Records have been taken from a book located at the public library in Paris, KY, Bourbon County.  This book is titled,

(Davis) Hinton-Turner
&
Lusk-McFarland
Funeral Home Records
Paris KY

1896-1960

 

   

To view research information on people buried at Old Union Christian Church Cemetery, follow the following links by first letter of the last name.

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All information submitted to and published at this site is intended for research purpose only.  It may not be reproduced for commercial publication without the written consent of the creator.  All photographs on this site have been provided by the creator, they are not for sale, and they are for provided for genealogy research only. Although public records are not subject to copyright law, the design of format is a personal creation and is subject to the laws of copyright.  If you have any questions concerning the information published on this page, please feel free to email me.      David Shannon