Evergreen Cemetery
Southgate, Kentucky
The largest
cemetery in Campbell County still in operation located at
25 Alexandria Pike in Southgate (859-441-0703)
African American Soldiers Buried in Evergreen Cemetery
Children Buried in Evergreen
Evergreen Cemetery History-by Jim Reis
Evergreen-1912-1914 (deaths from outside Campbell County)
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The following records are for the Newport Cemetery which was opened in 1849 and was renamed Evergreen in 1883.
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1860-1862
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1863-1864
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1865-1866
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1867-1868
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1869-1870
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1871-1872
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1873-1874
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1875-1876
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1877-1879
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1880-1882
Newport (Evergreen) Cemetery 1883-1884
Newport WWII Soldiers Honored at Evergreen
Robbing the Grave of Nettie Anders-1879
Robbing the Grave of Mrs. Captain Horn-1885
Soldiers Buried in Evergreen Cemetery These records from Veterans Administration do not include every soldier buried at Evergreen.
Soldiers Buried in Evergreen Cemetery-1884-1963 These names are taken from original Evergreen Cemetery Records
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Listings for Evergreen are being transcribed and will be posted as they are ready. Some historical figures buried at the Cemetery include:
Thomas Doherty-A native of Ireland, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for repeatedly risking his life to rescue wounded soldiers at the battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War.
William Horsfall-saved the life of his commanding officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
David Leitch Original settler at Wilder and first husband of Keturah Moss. He died November 9, 1797 and was buried on his property. Keturah Moss Taylor had him moved to the Newport Cemetery (Evergreen) in Southgate in 1853. David developed the first settlement in Campbell County along the Licking River at today's Wilder.
Ira Root-a Newport attorney and businessman and served several terms in the state legislature. He helped found Salem Methodist Episcopal Church in Newport. He is buried next to his wife Sarah.
Keturah Taylor Founder of Newport, they were influential in business and cultural activities in early Northern Kentucky and once owned much of Campbell County. Historians believe that Taylor was buried in the original Newport Cemetery and later moved to Evergreen, but no records have been found to prove that belief. Keturah Moss Leitch Taylor's first husband, David Leitch is also buried at Evergreen and she is buried next to him.
John Wooleston Tibbatts, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky., June 12, 1802; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Newport; held several local offices; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847); served as colonel in the Mexican War; resumed the practice of law in Newport, Ky. and died there July 5, 1852; interment in Newport Cemetery (Evergreen). His burial is the earliest of record for this cemetery.