A Visit To St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Nelson County, Kentucky
St. Thomas Catholic Church and Cemetery is located in rural Nelson County, Kentucky, just off US31E south of Bardstown, on Highway 2227. This road ends at the church. It is a very beautiful place, very quiet and peaceful. Fields are farmed around St. Thomas, indicative of the life lived by the early settlers. The Howard family was one of the first to arrive – coming to the area in 1787. In 1810 Thomas Howard willed his farm to the church. The cemetery is beautiful and taken care of very well. The few stones that have broken are placed on a concrete slab where the original stone sat. These photos were taken October 11, 2013.
Sacred to the memory of Joshua Greenwell, born August 17, 1819, died September 9, 1879
Charles L. Smith, born 1861, died July 21, 1889 – God took thee in His mercy, and thou art sanctified
Nancy Mudd, born February 3, 1837, died June 6, 1884
Mary A. Tewell, born September 14, 1838, died July 18, 1866
Joseph Boon, born October 15, 1802, died April 1, 1865
Martin Tewell, born April 27, 1827, died January 6, 1892
Jemima A., wife of H. Holtshouser, born October 19, 1837, died February 7, 1880
Categories: Cemeteries, Family Stories, Genealogy Ramblings
St. Thomas Parish is a relatively small Catholic Parish and Cemetery. I have had the opportunity and choice to include this cemetery while researching several lines of my family tree. It is always well kept !
St. Thomas Parish and Cemetery are beautiful and well kept places to ponder the lives and challenges of my Maryland and other family members in gratitude and faith.