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Emily H. Tubman Daniel Boone Richard Mentor Johnson Silas M. Noel Philip Slater Fall John Gano

 

1 Emily H. Tubman

2 Daniel Boone

3 Philip S. Fall

4 John Gano

5 Silas M. Noel

6 Richard Mentor Johnson

Also 17 Governors Of The State Of Kentucky

Richard Mentor Johnson

Inscribed On Monument As Follows:

To The Memory Of

Colonel Richard M. Johnson

A Faithful Public Servant

For Nearly Half A Century As  A Member

Of The Kentucky Legislature And

Representative And Senator In Congress:

Author Of The Sunday Mail Report

And Of The Laws Abolishing  Imprisonment

For Debt In Kentucky

And In The United States;

Distinguished By His Valour

As Colonel Of A Kentucky Regiment

In The Battle Of The Thames;

Four Four Years Vice-President

Of The United States.

Kentucky, His Native State

To Mark The Sense Of His Eminent Service

In The Cabinet And In The Field

Has Erected This Monument

In The Resting Place Of

Her Illustrious Dead.

 

Richard Mentor Johnson
Born At
Bryants Station, Kentucky
On The 15th Day Of October
1781
Died In
Frankfort, Kentucky
On The
19th Day Of November
1850.

 

 

Note: Richard M. Johnson was the older brother of John T. Johnson. A younger brother is also buried here, Joel Johnson

 

 

Daniel Boone


Chester Harding Oil Sketch, 1820,
Daniel Boone - Aged 85
3 Months Before He Died

 

 

Daniel Boone, the great explorer and settler of the western frontier in the late 1700s, was not connected to the Restoration Movement in any official way. However, his life and influence was greatly felt among brethren throughout Kentucky both personally and by way of his family. His sister, Hannah Boone, was converted under the teachings of the Mulkeys in Tomkinsville, Kentucky. She is buried in the cemetery at the Mulkey Meetinghouse at Tomkinsville. His great, great, great grandson was a gospel preacher, Isaiah Boone Grubbs.

It was at his beckoning call that people east of the Appalachian Mountains moved west and settled in the woods of what he called "Cane-tuck." Cane Ridge, near Paris, Kentucky, was discovered and named by Daniel Boone. This was the location of the great Kentucky Revival in August of 1801. The beautiful setting of his grave in the Frankfort Cemetery is one of the most picturesque views in Kentucky. In the same cemetery are the graves of a number of people involved both personally and even some more remotely connected to the Restoration Movement.

 

 

Directions To Frankfort Cemetery 

Frankfort, Kentucky is located approximately 50 miles east of Louisville via I-64 or US 60 and 25 miles west of Lexington via I-64, US 60, US 421 or scenic Old Frankfort Pike. Travel time to the Lexington Bluegrass Airport via US 60 is approximately 25 minutes and to the Louisville International Airport is approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours via I-64/I-264. When arriving in Frankfort go to E. Main on the Eastern side of the river. Close to the top of the hill you will see the cemetery. The cemetery can be seen from any place in town as it sits on the cliffs overlooking the Kentucky River on the East Side. It is a beautiful setting that one should never miss.

 

Address: 215 East Main Street, Frankfort, Ky, 40601 

Phone: 502-227-2403
Hours: Daily 7:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

 

 

 

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