Cave Hill Cemetery

Louisville, Kentucky

Est. 1848 296 acres 340+ memorials
A National Cemetery and arboretum, resting place of Colonel Harland Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

Memorials

Colonel Harland Sanders
1890–1980 (age 90)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), one of the most recognizable figures in American business.
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016 (age 74)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
George Rogers Clark
1752–1818 (age 66)
Cave Hill Cemetery
George Rogers Clark was a Revolutionary War general and frontiersman who played a key role in securing the Northwest Ter...
Jonathan Clark
1750–1811 (age 61)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Jonathan Clark was a Virginia militia officer and brother of George Rogers Clark who served during the Revolutionary War...
Matthew Harris Jouett
1788–1827 (age 39)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Matthew Harris Jouett was a prominent Kentucky portrait painter known for his work in the early 19th century.
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr.
1788–1826 (age 38)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. was a Kentucky politician and diplomat who served as U.S. Minister to Colombia.
Thomas Prather
1770–1823 (age 53)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Thomas Prather was a Virginia resident from Frederick County during the early 19th century.
Cuthbert Bullitt
1774–1825 (age 51)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Cuthbert Bullitt was a Virginia politician and prominent figure in Kentucky's early settlement and development.
Alexander Pope
1781–1826 (age 45)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Alexander Pope was a Kentucky resident of the early 19th century, distinct from the famous English poet.
William Pope
1745–1825 (age 80)
Cave Hill Cemetery
William Pope (1745-1825) was a long-lived figure of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Patrick H. Pope
1806–1841 (age 35)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Patrick H. Pope was a Louisville resident who lived from 1806 to 1841.
Josiah S. Johnston
1784–1833 (age 49)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Josiah S. Johnston was a Salisbury-based figure who lived from 1784 to 1833.
Richard Menefee
1809–1841 (age 32)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Richard Menefee was an Owingsville resident who lived from 1809 to 1841.
William J. Graves
1805–1848 (age 43)
Cave Hill Cemetery
William J. Graves was a New Castle resident who lived from 1805 to 1848.
Henry Atkinson
1782–1842 (age 60)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Henry Atkinson was a Person County resident who lived from 1782 to 1842.
Lucy Croghan
1765–1838 (age 73)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Lucy Croghan was a woman who lived from 1765 to 1838.
John Bucklin
1773–1844 (age 71)
Cave Hill Cemetery
John Bucklin was a Providence resident who lived from 1773 to 1844.
Henry Clay Pope
1808–1849 (age 41)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Henry Clay Pope was a 19th-century individual who lived from 1808 to 1849.
Catherine Cornelia Prather
1816–1844 (age 28)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Catherine Cornelia Prather was an American woman who lived from 1816 to 1844.
Charles Caldwell
1772–1853 (age 81)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Charles Caldwell was a Caswell County resident and American physician who lived from 1772 to 1853.
Jim Porter
1811–1859 (age 48)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Jim Porter was an American resident of Louisville who lived from 1811 to 1859.
John McKinley
1780–1852 (age 72)
Cave Hill Cemetery
John McKinley was a prominent American jurist and politician from Culpeper County who lived from 1780 to 1852.
Samuel Drake
1768–1854 (age 86)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Samuel Drake was an American actor, playwright, and theatrical manager who lived from 1768 to 1854.
Cuthbert Bullitt
1788–1854 (age 66)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Cuthbert Bullitt was an American lawyer and prominent Kentucky figure who lived from 1788 to 1854.
Joseph Brown Smith
1823–1859 (age 36)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Joseph Brown Smith was an American resident who lived from 1823 to 1859.
William Butler
1824–1853 (age 29)
Cave Hill Cemetery
William Butler was an American resident who lived from 1824 to 1853.
Charlotte Peirce Leonard Thomasson
1807–1855 (age 48)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Charlotte Peirce Leonard Thomasson was an American woman who lived from 1807 to 1855.
George Caldwell
1814–1866 (age 52)
Cave Hill Cemetery
George Caldwell (1814-1866) was a Columbia resident who lived through the antebellum and Civil War periods.
James Guthrie
1792–1869 (age 77)
Cave Hill Cemetery
James Guthrie (1792-1869) was a Nelson County native who lived to age 77 during the 19th century.
Benjamin Anderson
1836–1865 (age 29)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Benjamin Anderson (1836-1865) was a Louisville resident who died at age 29 during the final year of the Civil War.
Frederick A. Kaye
1796–1866 (age 70)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Frederick A. Kaye (1796-1866) was a Louisville resident who lived through the early American republic and Civil War era.
Samuel McKee
1832–1862 (age 30)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Samuel McKee (1832-1862) was a Lancaster resident who died at age 30 during the Civil War.
Alexander Clark Bullitt
1807–1868 (age 61)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Alexander Clark Bullitt (1807-1868) was a prominent Louisville resident and member of the influential Bullitt family.
Curran Pope
1813–1862 (age 49)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Curran Pope was a Kentucky resident from Jefferson County who lived from 1813 to 1862.
Matt. F. Ward
1826–1862 (age 36)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Matt. F. Ward was an American who lived from 1826 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Robert Johnson Ward
1798–1862 (age 64)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Robert Johnson Ward was an American who lived from 1798 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Alexander Casseday
1836–1862 (age 26)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Alexander Casseday was an American who lived from 1836 to 1862 and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
Arnold Harris
1809–1866 (age 57)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Arnold Harris was a New York resident who lived from 1809 to 1866.
Thomas E. Bramlette
1817–1875 (age 58)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Thomas E. Bramlette was a Kentucky governor and Union general during the Civil War who lived from 1817 to 1875.
Edward Y. Parsons
1842–1876 (age 34)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Edward Y. Parsons was a Middletown resident whose life and occupation are not well documented in available historical so...
Garnett Duncan
1800–1875 (age 75)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Garnett Duncan was a Louisville resident active during the early 19th century whose specific professional role is not cl...
William Thomas Ward
1808–1878 (age 70)
Cave Hill Cemetery
William Thomas Ward was an Amelia County, Virginia resident and notable figure in his community during the antebellum pe...
Bland Ballard
1819–1879 (age 60)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Bland Ballard was a Shelby County resident whose biographical details and occupation remain largely undocumented.
George D. Prentice
1802–1870 (age 68)
Cave Hill Cemetery
George D. Prentice was a prominent American editor and poet best known for his work with the Louisville Journal newspape...
John Joyes
1799–1877 (age 78)
Cave Hill Cemetery
John Joyes (1799-1877) was a Louisville resident buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Charles Ferreal Auguste Bullett
1820–1873 (age 53)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Charles Ferreal Auguste Bullett (1820-1873) was born in Besançon and buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Lunsford Pitts Yandell
1805–1878 (age 73)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Lunsford Pitts Yandell (1805-1878) was a Hartsville resident buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Frances Ann Denny Drake
1797–1875 (age 78)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Frances Ann Denny Drake (1797-1875) was a Schenectady resident buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Lettice Bryan
1805–1877 (age 72)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Lettice Bryan (1805-1877) was a Kentucky resident buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Amasa Converse
1795–1872 (age 77)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Amasa Converse (1795-1872) was from Lyme and buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.