Wireman Cemetery
Also Known as
Sand Cliff

Wireman Cemetery is a small, rural cemetery that has served as a final resting place for many local families over the years.
The cemetery is named after the Wireman family, who were early settlers in the area.
 It contains a mix of marked and unmarked graves, with some headstones dating back to the early 20th century.

Surname
Given Name
Maiden Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Vet
Age
Name of Parents
Place of Birth
Place of Death
Name of Newspaper
Date of Newspaper
Images
Abney
Allie











Abney
Clem

24 June 1874
24 Dec 1957

83

Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky
The Lexington Herald
26 Dec 1957
Abney
Emily
Fletchum
2 Jan 1890
10 Nov 1944

54
John Fletchum & Mandie Dozier
Estill County, Kentucky
Madison County, Kentucky



Abney
Naomi
Tipton
20 Dec 1855
24 Dec 1919

64
Sam Tipton & Naomi Tipton
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Abney
Samuel

5 Jan 1855
13 Aug 1940

85
Clem Abner & Jane Chaney
Estill County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



Ashcraft
Larry

1951
1951








Barnett
Rhoda
Bishop
1873
9 May 1948

75
Elijah Bishop & Lila Babb
Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky


Barnett
William

7 April 1870
13 June 1937
Spanish American War
66
Joe Barnett & America Thompson
Estill County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky
The Winchester Sun
18 June 1937

Bellamy
Charles Eugene

26 March 1928
13 June 1984





Lexington Herald Leader
15 June 1984

Bishop
Arthur

27 July 1953
31 Oct 1953

3 Months
Creed Bishop Jr & Dorothy Smith
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Bishop
Arthur

6 May 1931
24 July 2014

83
Creed Bishop & Bernice Hall
Estill County, Kentucky
Fayette County, Kentucky



Bishop
Benjamin Franklin


23 Feb 1943

78
Elisha Bishop & Lillie Babb
Owsley County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Bishop
Bernice
Hall
25 May 1891
29 March 1981

90
Arthur Hall & Elizabeth Jane Rogers





Bishop
Creed

2 May 1879
28 Aug 1958

79
Elisha Bishop & Lila Babb
Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



Bishop
Delilah
Babb

2 July 1914

60
Benjamin Babb
Virginia
Powell County, Kentucky



Bishop
Elias

1839
14 May 1925

86
John Bishop & Ruthie James
Virginia
Powell County, Kentucky
The Clay City Times
21 May 1925

Bishop
John

17 Feb 1877
8 July 1933

63
Elias Bishop & Delilah Babb
Kentucky
Clark County, Kentucky
The Clay City Times
20 July 1933
Bishop
Vergie
McCoy
30 Jan 1931
1 Oct 2005

74
Thomas McCoy & Orpha Sparks
Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky
Lexington Herald Leader
3 Oct 2005

Bishop
William

10 March 1889
31 March 1920

41
Elias Bishop & Lila Babb
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Brown
Robert C

7 May 1943
8 May 1943


Elmer Brown & Stella Rogers
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Conner
Linda
Patrick
26 May 1954
10 Jan 2021

66
Seay Patrick & Louise England
Onieda, Tennessee
Fayette County, Kentucky



Conway
Gladdeus

4 Apr 1909
7 Dec 1910








Conway
John Henry

1890
1908








Conway
Priscilia


1920








Davis
James R

1924
1924








Estes
Hubert


1917





Lexington Herald Leader
16 March 1974

Estes
Price

13 Dec 1909
21 Sept 1979








Estes
Sarah
Green
23 March 1884
25 Jan 1976





Lexington Herald
26 Jan 1976

Goforth
Gary Ishmael

20 March 1950
13 June 1950








Hall
Judy Kay

10 March 1946
8 June 1946

2 Months
Otha Hall & Lila Hall
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio



Hall
Lila B
Bishop
22 March 1921
1 May 1980

59
Creed Bishop & Bernice Hall
Kentucky

The Lexington Herald
2 May 1980

Hedger
Lizzie











Hensley
Lou
Bishop
10 Nov 1845
20 Nov 1923

78
Elijah Bishop & Mary Gordon
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Hensley
William Henry

1845
Jan 1926
          Civil War
81

Montgomery County, Kentucky

The Clay City Times
28 Jan 1926

Jones
Allen "Rusty

17 Nov 1970
29 March 2016

46






Jones
James Clifford

22 Oct 1937
25 Oct 1937

4 Days
Ova Jones & Ella Booth
Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



Martin
Amanda Ellen




79


Powell County, Kentucky
Lexington Herald Leader
3 Apr 1984

Moore
Alex

1880
1953








Patrick
Hazel Lee

21 Feb 1934
18 Dec 1934

10 Months
Howerson Patrick & Golden Willis
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Patrick
Jasper


15 Feb 1924




Estill County, Kentucky
The Clay City Times
21 Feb 1924

Patrick
Jasper Say


18 Jan 1993

71
Sam Patrick & Nettie Muriel
Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky
The Winchester Sun
22 Jan 1993

Patrick
Louise
England



72

Perry County, Kentucky
Fayette County, Kentucky
The Winchester Sun
24 Jan 1997

Patrick
Nettie M


21 June 1986

83


Clark County, Kentucky
The Lexington Herald
23 June 1986

Patrick
Sam











Patrick
Stella

1Aug 1916
2 Aug 1916

2 Days
Joseph Patrick & Malissy Reed
Furnace, Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Poleet
Clettia
Hall
29 Aug 1950
6 Feb 2006








Rogers
Hezekiah "Izzie"


1918








Rogers
Malia Rodie

20 Oct 1916
14 Oct 1918

1
Isike Rogers & Ruthie Bishop
Furnace, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



Rogers
Rutha
Bishop
6 March 1885
8 Dec 1918

34
Elias Bishop & Delilah Babb
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Shouse
Dannel

22 May 1908
18 Oct 1914

6
Gip Shouse & Mary Arthur
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Shouse
Edgar

26 Apr 1924
23 Nov 1977

53






Shouse
Gip

20 Oct 1910
29 Oct 1914

4
Gip Shouse & Mary Arthur
Cob Hill, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Shouse
Gipson "Gip"











Shouse
Phillip Barnett

11 July 1946
15 Feb 1950








Shouse
Walter

10 Aug 1886
6 June 1957

70
John Shouse & Eliza Abney
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Spencer
Claude











Spencer
General B




87



The Lexington Herald
30 Jan 1977

Spencer
Mary Ann


2 Oct 1974

75



Lexington Herald Leader
3 Oct 1974

Spencer
Sarah
Sparks
5 Nov 1861
19 June 1936

74
Sarah Sparks
Wolfe County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



Tipton
Infant of Isaac




3 Days



Clay City Times
20 March 1924

Tipton
Jepthy T

20 Jan 1851
20 Sept 1938

87
John Tipton & Sallie West
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky
The Clay City Times
6 Oct 1938

Tipton
Maranda
Lowe
10 July 1853
17 Dec 1938

85
Isom Lowe & Martha Ann Brinegar
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Townsend
Maude May




74


Miami County, Indiana
The Winchester Sun
8 July 1974

Wierman
Ishmel W

11 Jan 1912
30 Jan 1912

19 Days
Nora Clyde Wierman
Estill County, Kentucky
Estill County, Kentucky



Wierman
Mary Elizabeth
Brattain
8 April 1859
22 July 1920

61
John Brittain & Emily Poynter
Kentucky
Marion County, Indiana



Wireman
Norval

5 Aug 1854
11 April 1936

81
Benjamin Wireman & Martha Nolan
Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky



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