William Ollie Rigdon & Velva (Velvey) Warren

Personal Details

• William Ollie Rigdon
  William was born on June 11th, 1886.  He died at the age of 89 on May 15th, 1976.  His burial was in Barren Run Church Cemetery, LaRue County, Kentucky.¹ 

  • Death Notes
    • Date           760515
          Age         089
          Place         JEFFN
          Residence         JEFFERSON
          Volume         033
          Cert         16492
          Deathvol         76
      
      Burial:
      Barren Run Church Cemetery
      LaRue County, Kentucky
      Lat: 37°30'37"N, Lon: 85°48'14"W
      
      (Tonieville map, Section 24-M-45 Carter coordinates) The church and the cemetery are located just west of Tanner. The church was established in 1850 and was used as a hospital by the Union army in the Civil War. The church appears to be descended from the Hopewell Baptist Church that was established near the present cemetery in the early 1840’s.
      
          The cemetery dates back to the 1840’s. Several old soldiers are here including Burr Sympson, Charles Hornback, Andrew Hornback, Alfred Hornback, James Middleton, William Routt, Thomas Obrien, Thomas Phelps, Samuel Phelps, James Corum, Henry Corum and Napoleon Ireland.
  
  
  Velva (Velvey) Warren
  

  

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  Velva (Velvey) was born on January 1st, 1906.  She died due to natural causes or old age at the age of 98 on February 4th, 2004 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  Her burial was in Barren Run Church Cemetery, LaRue County, Kentucky.¹ 

  • Death Notes
    • Burial:
      Barren Run Church Cemetery
      LaRue County, Kentucky
      Lat: 37°30'37"N, Lon: 85°48'14"W
      
      (Tonieville map, Section 24-M-45 Carter coordinates) The church and the cemetery are located just west of Tanner. The church was established in 1850 and was used as a hospital by the Union army in the Civil War. The church appears to be descended from the Hopewell Baptist Church that was established near the present cemetery in the early 1840’s.
      
          The cemetery dates back to the 1840’s. Several old soldiers are here including Burr Sympson, Charles Hornback, Andrew Hornback, Alfred Hornback, James Middleton, William Routt, Thomas Obrien, Thomas Phelps, Samuel Phelps, James Corum, Henry Corum and Napoleon Ireland.