SAVELLS CEMETERY
Trigg County, KY
Cemetery Informtion:
Access to this cemetery was flooded by the impoundment of Kentucky lake
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.8104 Longitude: -88.1217
TVA moved 56 graves and 17 monuments to 8 different reinterment cemeteries.
52 graves could not be identified
Notation: Many of the graves were moved when Kentucky lake was impounded. Those that were moved are so indicated. The others remained.
* Denotes Veteran of Civil War
| LAST | FIRST | DOB - DOD | Comments / Inscriptions |
| Mitchell | Mrs. Mat | died March 15, 1902 aged 30 years | daughter of James Richards |
| Mitchell | Stella | July 10, 1900 May 29, 1901 | daughter of Charles Mitchell |
| Nunn | Ethel Daton | died 1901 | No Stone |
| Colson | Charlotte Savells | March 1, 1852 March 17, 1899 | Wife of . John T. Colson |
| Colston | Mrs. Charlotte | died 1905 | no stone; Next kin listed Lonnie Colston, son |
| Kilgore | Tommie | January 11, 1895 June 29, 1897 | son of James & Lou Kilgore |
| Ward | Mary | September 25, 1829 - March 7, 1883 | Wife of Wm.; Next of kin T. S. Ward, son. |
| * Ward | William | died 1883 | No Stone; Next of kin T. S. Ward, brother |
| Joyce | Henry | Died 1830 | No Stone; Next of kin T. S. Ward, nephew |
| Rhodes | Lurana | 1848-1888 | Mrs. W.H.; No Stone; (W. H. is listed as being moved to
Bethlehem Cemetery in Lyon County. ~See below) Next of kin Ms. Chas. Nunn, daughter. |
| Savells | Almurdy | Born and Died November 15, 1897 | No Stone; Daughter of George R. and Nancy Joyce Savells.
Family information says child weighed 16 pds at birth but did not survive. |
| Savells | M. E. | No Stone | |
| Savells | Unidentified | No Stone | |
| Colson | Minnie Higgins | Died 1911 | No Stone; Wife of Robert |
| Cathis | Mrs. Ader | 1876 - 1914 | SEE NOTE at end of page |
| Higgins | * Francis M. | Ky. State Trooper, no dates | |
| Mitchusson | Martha Colson | born 1872, died 1911 | wife of L. T.; No Stone |
| Mitchusson | Lige T., | May 24, 1867 - April 4, 1900 | |
| Higgins | * J. H. | January 11, 1818 - February 14, 1892 | |
| Higgins | Rachel | May 7, 1822 - November 5, 1884 | |
| Mitchusson | America Isabell | died 1846 | No Stone |
| Smith | Paralee | died 1882 | No Stone |
| Smith | Infant | died 1882 | No Stone |
| Bush | Infant | Died 1900 | No Stone |
| Higgins | Mary | Died 1880 | No Stone; Location Unknown |
| Colson | Charlotte Savells | March 1, 1852 - March 17, 1899 | Mrs. John T. |
| Mitchusson | D. E. | 1856 | |
| Mitchusson | G. | 1856 | |
| Bloodworth | * J. T. | No Stone |
There is also a baby boy, not named, who was a brother to Almurdy
Savells who is supposed to be buried in this cemetery.
Dates are born Feb. 10th 1897--Feb. 13,1897.
Listed in the first book, but not the Second edition is:
Mitchell, Rebecca, Sept. 1, 1873 - July 27, 1962, no
stone
Rebecca Mitchell is buried in Sivills
Cemetery, Trigg County
The following graves were MOVED when Kentucky Lake was impounded.
All relocations were completed by December 14, 1943
| Sholar | Infant | 1908 | No Stone; Moved to Jenny Ridge; Permission from next of kin: S. S. Sholar, father; |
| Sholar | Galen Wallace | 1910 - 1911 | No Stone; Moved to Jenny Ridge; Permission from next of kin: S. S. Sholar, father. |
| Meredith | Elizabeth | 1858 - 1942 | No Stone; Moved to Jenny Ridge |
| Higgins | Roy | 1897 - 1900 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery; Next of kin A. J. Higgins, father |
| Smith | Betsey | 1850 - 1923 | No Stone; Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Savells | John A. | 1859 - 1898 | Moved to Higgins; Next of kin: Ms Ella Higgins, wife. |
| Smith | John A. | 1863 - 1926 | Moved to Jenny Ridge; Next of kin: Sadie Paulk, wife. |
| Smith | Ollie | 1896 - 1901 | Moved to Jenny Ridge |
| Dixon | John | 1820 - 1885 | Moved to McDaniel Cemetery in Calloway County |
| Dixon | Tandy | 1887 - 1888 | Moved to McDaniel Cemetery in Calloway Co.;
Next of kin John Dixon, Jr., half-bro |
| Dixon | Adrie | 1864 - 1865 | Moved to McDaniel Cemetery in Calloway Co.;
Next of kin John Dixon, Jr., brother |
| Dixon | Infant | 1900 | No Stone; Moved to McDaniel Cemetery in Calloway Co.;
Next of kin John Dixon, Jr., father |
| * Rhodes | W. H. | 1846 - 1922 | Moved to Bethlehem Cemetery in Lyon Co.;
Next of kin Cora Griffin, Wife. |
| Savells | George R. | No Stone; Moved to Higgins Cemetery | |
| Savells | Charlotte | No Stone; Moved to Higgins Cemetery | |
| Higgins | Rachel | 1874 - 1875 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Eudora | 1877 - 1878 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Virginia M. | 1844 - 1877 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Johnny | 1887 - 1878 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Nancy | No Stone; Moved to Higgins Cemetery | |
| Cathis | M. Ruth | Born & Died 1921 | No Stone; Book says Moved to Jenny Ridge Cemetery, Also listed at Matheny Cem. |
| Cathis | Alty | 1908 - 1920 | No Stone; Book says Moved to Jenny Ridge Cemetery, Also listed at Matheny Cem. |
| Cathis | Glover | Died 1895 | No Stone; Book says Moved to Jenny Ridge Cemetery, Also listed at Matheny Cem. |
| Higgins | Jonah | 1869 - 1875 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Wille | Aged 15 Months | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Buell | 1896 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Mitchusson | Mrs. Charity | 1850 - 1902 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Higgins | Mrs. John Eddy | 1878 - 1900 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery #2 |
| Mitchusson | Mettie | 1883 - 1891 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery; No Stone |
| Mitchusson | B. M. | 1854 - 1929 | Moved to Jenny Ridge Cemetery; No Stone |
| Mitchusson | Nancy | 1858 - 1929 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Mitchusson | Frank | 1882 - 1903 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery; No Stone |
| Mitchusson | Curbie | 1886 - 1890 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery; No Stone |
| Mitchusson | Gertie | 1855 - 1856 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery; No Stone |
| Bloodworth | Infant | 1900 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Higgins | Mrs. Mary J. | 1856 - 1902 | Moved to Higgins Cemetery |
| Bloodworth | P. T. | 1906 - 1938 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery |
| Bloodworth | W. T., Jr. | 1909 - 1928 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery |
| Bloodworth | J. T. | Died 1895 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; |
| Rhoades | Velma | 1918 - 1921 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | Dola | 1907 - 1910 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | Infant | Died 1907 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | Infant | Died 1905 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | King | 1858 - 1918 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | Sadie | 1861 - 1925 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Rhoades | Thelbert | 1902 - 1932 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Woods | John | 1850 - 1900 | Moved to Provine Cemetery, Marshall County, KY |
| Rhoades | Gale | 1908 - 1918 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
| Bloodworth | W. T. | 1875 - 1942 | Moved to Hematite Cemetery; No Stone |
MRS.ADER CATHIS is listed in the book as follows:
Cathis Mrs. Ader 1876 - 1914 (No Additional Information & She is not listed as being moved.)
Two Kentucky death certificate were issued for Ader Cathers as follows:
* CATHERS ADER Age 037
TRIGG 08-08-1916 DC#
32073 1916
* CATHERS ADER Age 037
TRIGG 08-08-1917 DC#
31719 1917
1916 death certificate lists DOB as June 27, 1871 and DOD as August
8, 1916
1917 death certifcate lists DOB as June 16, 1879 and DOD as
August 8, 1917
Another Source: Kentucky Lake Reservoir Cemetries, lists the following.
Ader/Ada Higgins b. 27 Jan 1879, d. 8 Aug 1916. d/o Francis Marion
and Jenny J. Rhodes Higgins. Married John N. Cathis 20 Apr 1895
1916 Ky death certificate # 32073; also has a 1917 death certificate
#31719 stating that she was born 6-16-1879 and died 8-8-1917
originally buried Savells Cemetery. moved to Matheny Cemetery
Removals completed December 14, 1943; Kentucky Lake Reservoir
Cemetries; page 196; grave identified by Joe Cathis, Son.
Additionally, Ader, along with five other Cathis family members are also listed in Matheny Cemetery
