The Bullitt County History Museum

Buckman Cemetery

Please note, this cemetery will be moved sometime in 2019 because of industrial and road development.

Buckman Cemetery - Location: 1470 Arrow Creek Road,Shepherdsville,KY (N 37.965826 W 85.691014); Elevation: 450 feet; Date Visited: 11/7/2007; Available Pictures= 6 [Cem #21]

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Note: This listing of burials is a compilation of a reading done November 15, 1980 and November 7, 2007.

Lydia M. Carpenter, wife of Oliver Joyce
Born: January 15, 1852 (1980 reading), January 5, 1852 (2007 reading)
Died June 22, 1877 (1980 reading), January 22, 1887 (2007 reading)
Inscription: Mother thou has from us flown to the regions far away. We to thee erect this stone consecrated by our love.

George H. Buckman
Born: June 13, 1876
Died: April 7, 1940

Wm. F. Buckman
Born: 1868
Died: 1837
Inscription: Father

Sarah A. Buckman
Born: August 4, 1847
Died June 6, 1925
Inscription: Wife of William Buckman

Lounettie Carpenter
Born: 1863
Died: 1890
Inscription: Wife

Johnie Carpenter
Born: 1890
Died: 1890

Willie M. Carpenter
Born: 1884
Died: 1885
Foot Stone: W.M.C. Gone to be an Angel.

Elizabeth L. Carpenter
Born: 1886
Died: 1887
Foot Stone: E.L.C. Alas the fairest fade early

Alonzo V. Carpenter
Born: 1885
Died: 1888
Foot Stone: A.V.C. Our love one

Robert L. Carpenter
Born: 1891
Died: 1892

Alice J. Carpenter
Born: 1905
Died: 1906
Foot Stone: A.J.C. Darling we miss thee.

Ella Lutisha Lyninger
Born: July 12, 1857
Died: May 8, 1905
Inscription: Wife of Jacob Lyninger

Mary Adel Buckman
Born: November 3, 1890
Died: November 23, 1890
Inscription: Daughter of J. R. and A. J. Buckman

Emily J. Buckman
Born: December 20, 1894
Died: July 23, 1897
Inscription: Daughter of J. R. and A. J. Buckman

J. M. Stansbery
Born: September 11, 1847
Died: March 31, 1919

Nancy J. Stansbery
Born: May 17, 1849
Died: No Date on Stone (June 17, 1928 according to death certificate)

William Henry Buckman
Born: 1899
Died: 1977

John M. Stansbery
Born: November 12, 1869
Died: May 10, 1887
Inscription: Son of James and Nancy J. Stansbery

John W. W. Lyninger, son of J. and M. C.
Born: March 19, 1877
Died: June 3, 1877
Inscription: Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest; God called thee home when he thought best. Note: Hand pointing toward heaven on stone with the words "Gone Home."

Foot Stone: R. L. C. Asleep in Jesus, Blessed thought.

Annie B. Hartmann
Birth: 1/3/18?
Died: ?
Inscription: Wife of Henry Hartmann

Foot Stone: J. M. B.

Foot Stone: Broken

Fieldstone

Mary Jane Carpenter
Born: November 11, 1824
Died: March 24, 1910
Inscription: "Mother" Mother thou hast from us flown to the region?
Note: Field Stone next to this grave.

John M. Carpenter
Born: January 23, 1819
Died: June 13, 1888
Inscription: ?

On the same stone

All I could read was the name Lee and the name Jonnie.
There was an inscription, but it was unreadable.

The following burials are listed on the 1980 reading, but we did not find these stones on our recent reading.

Charlie Lee Buckman, son of W. and S. A.
Born: June 10, 1872
Died: January 28, 1877

William Buckman
Born: July 27, 1833
Died: February 10, 1917

Samuel Buckman
Born: 1909
Died: 1922
Inscription: Children

Royell Buckman
Born: 1902
Died: 1905
Inscription: J. R. and Alice

The following burials are from Bullitt County, Kentucky Death Certificates 1911 thru 1956, transcribed by Edith Blissett.

Charles William Buckman
Born: October 29, 1912
Died: January 1, 1913

Jacob Richard Lyninger
Died: January 3, 1925

Jacob Lyninger
Born: July 5, 1852
Died: March 16, 1929

William Henry Buckman
Died 1977
No Marker

Additional Photos

The following photos were taken in December 2018. As noted above, this cemetery will be moved sometime in 2019 because of industrial and road development.

The Bullitt County History Museum, a service of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is located in the county courthouse at 300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The museum, along with its research room, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday appointments are available by calling 502-921-0161 during our regular weekday hours. Admission is free. The museum, as part of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization and is classified as a 509(a)2 public charity. Contributions and bequests are deductible under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. Page last modified: 13 Jan 2024 . Page URL: bullittcountyhistory.org/cem/buckman_cem.html