The Bullitt County History Museum

Hardy/Cruise/Bowman Cemetery

Hardy/Cruise/Bowman Cemetery (African American) - Location: 325 Aqua View Drive (N 37 56.6500 W 85 40.7400); Elevation: 473 feet; Date Visited: 7/1/2007; Available Pictures= 38 [Cem #81]

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Burials:

Bertha Hardin Bowman
Born: May 1, 1859
Died: March 26, 1941
Note: Hardy Close funeral Home Records indicate her date of death as March 28, 1941

Henry Bowman
Born: March 1854
Died: March 13, 1931

Susie Bowman
Born: 1891
Died: 1918
Note: Hardy Close funeral Home Records indicate her date of birth was July 14, 1892 and her death date was December 2, 1918.

Howard Bowman
Born: 1894
Died: 1918

Maggie Bowman
Born: 1887
Died: 1899

Florine Bowman
Born: 1878
Died: 1906

Will Bowman
Born: 1879
Died: 1892

John Bowman
Born: 1883
Died: 1962

Nellie Bowman
Born: 1885
Died: 1965

Callie Bowman
Born: 1889
Died: 1969
Note: Hardy Close funeral Home Records indicate here date of death as February 5, 1970

George Bowman
Born: 1891
Died: 1978

Mollie Bowman
Born: 1895

Etta Masden (Sister)
Born: 1895
Died: 1975
Note: Hardy Close funeral Home Records indicate her Death date was February 12, 1975

Morrean Masden
Born: July 9, 1852
Died: July 16, 1893

Small round stone with only the year 1872 on it

Broken unreadable stone

9 field stones

Additional Burials:

Source: Bullitt County Death Certificates 1911-1929 Transcribed from Microfilm by Edith Blissett in the Year 2005.

Source: Bullitt County Death Certificates 1930-1956 Transcribed from Microfilm by Edith Blissett in the Year 2005.

Place of burial is listed as Bowman Graveyard

Robert Davis
Born: 12/15/1864
Died: 12/1/1930

Place of burial is listed as Cruise Cemetery

William Charles Masden

Place of burial is listed as Hardy Cruise Cemetery

Leroy Masden
Born: 3/16/1938
Died: 2/11/1939

Pearl Masden
Born: 11/20/1932
Died: 7/22/1935

Robert Lee Masden
Born: 10/02/1933
Died: 2/24/1935

Place of burial is listed as Hardy Cruise Farm

Kate Williams
Died: September 1, 1920

Source for the following burials: Hardy Close Funeral Home Records.

Charles Davis
Died: May 12, 1935
Burial Place: Cruise

Cora Masden
Died: May 25, 1957
Burial Place: Cruise Farm

Leon Masden
Died: July 31, 1958
Burial Place: Hardy Cruise

Jesse Samuels
Died: September 30, 1964
Burial Place: Cruise Farm

Source for the following burials: Kentucky Death Certificate

Cora Blanche Masden
Born: August 1, 1911
Died: May 25, 1957
Burial Place: Hardy Cruise Cemetery

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/hardy_cruise_bowman_cem_a.html