The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-11-19
ALEXANDER Cemetery
IS To BE IMPROVED
Movement On Foot To Care
For Old Burying
Grounds.

Certain of our local citizens who
have relatives buried at the Alexan-
der Cemetery are endeavoring to get
funds together for the improvement
of that Cemetery. This is indeed a
worthy cause and it is to be hoped
that the necessary funds will be rails
ed.
The Cemetery is now in such con-
dition that it will be necessary to dig
up the roots of the honey suckle, myr-
tie and stubble in the ground, spade
up the whole cemetery, rebuild
mounds, get start of grass, also to
straighten leaning stones and repair
broken ones. 1t is also the desire to
put up a new and appropriate fence.
Perhaps few realize the historical
interest attached to this cemetery IN
1t is buried one Alexander Barnett,
who was born in Virginia in 17f5.
His wife, who was Jane Montgomery,
born 174S, is also buried there.
Alexander Barnett was a soldier
in the Revolution. He served in the
southern wing of the Army first with
General Gates, later under Nathaniel
Green. One of his brothers, Joseph,
who afterwards came to Kentucky
with him, also served in the Revolu-
ton. From the time of their enlist
ment the two brothers did not meet
until at the surrender of CORVALLIS
at York town.
Alexander Barnett came to Ken
lucky with Daniel Boone in 177S,
and was with him in the Paint Creek
expedition. He went back to Vir-
ginia and then in 1882 or 1888 re-
turned to Kentucky with his family,
and also his brother Joseph and his
family. the former settling north of
Hartford and the latter in the Sui
phur Springs neighborhood.
Alexander died in 1919, and his
wife in 1926. Their children were
as follows:
Mary, born 1870. died 1914, un-
married.
Jane, born 1872, died 1928, mar
ried her cousin Joseph Barnett, who
was born 1877, died 1928.
Rachel, born 1774, died 1903, mar
ried her cousin Robert Barnett, who
was born -, died 1877.
Rebekah, born 1877, died 1858,
married James Baird, who was born
1881. died 1868.
Sarah, born 1882, died 1862, unmar-
ried.
Robert. born 1854, died 1865, mar
ried Elizabeth Conditt, who was
born 1894, died 1880.
! Elizabeth, no record of birth,
death or marriage.
Lucretia, born 1886, died -,
married NJ. S. Bennett.
Joseph. no record of birth, death,
or marriage.
Most of these children are also
buried in Alexander Cemetery.
Alexander took up an enormous
tract of land north of Hartford, as
stated above. From this land he
decided the strip on which the Alex
ander Cemetery and school house are
located to "Baptists and Presbyter-
fans, and for burial purposes"
This cemetery is in an extremely
disheveled condition, is fast going
down, and unless it is put in condi-
tion many graves are destined to be-
come lost 1t is hoped that every
one descended from the above, and
everyone who has relatives buried in
the Alexander Cemetery, will desire
to make a contribution toward this
work. Anyone desiring to do so will
please send card or letter TO A. M.
Barnett, Hartford, KY, stating
amount he or she is willing to give,
with name and address.-Contribut-
ed.
In addition to the above and among
other large families, the heads of
which were old settlers of that re-
gion of the County, and numbers of
their descendants repose in this bury
ing ground are the Stevens family,
the Tinsleys. Fords and Aliens.