Black-Trent Cemetery


Trent Ridge, Rowan County, Kentucky


Location of Cemetery:

From Morehead, Rt. 32 East past Elliottville to Wagner Store (Rt. 32 & Rt. 173). Continue East on Rt. 32 about 0.6 miles to Trent Ridge Road. Right on Trent Ridge Road about 1.5 miles to Black-Trent Cem Road, right on Trent-Black Cem Road 300 yds. a little map


Laid to Rest here:

Name Born Died Stone Notes
Black, Ocie
Black, Arizona T.
1904
1932
1989
[Living]
DS : H
DS : W
[Son of Leander Black & Lizzie Petitt]
[Dau of Jason Trent & Edith Mathews]
Black, Clearsie 28 Feb 1908 19 Mar 1954 SS [Dau of Leander Black & Lizzie Petitt]
Black, Curtis 1923 1979 SS U. S. Army W.W. II
[Son of Preston Black & Lula Conn]
Black, Edgar 2 Jun 1918 13 Aug 1919 SS Gone to be an Angel
[Son of Mitchell Black & Lissie Howard]
Black, Edwin 10 Feb 1969 9 Nov 1969 SS [Son of Ocie Black & Arizona Trent]
Black, John A.
Black, Martha A.

 
1831
1840
 
1899
[No Date]
 
DS : H
DS : W
 
[Husband of Martha Ann Black at death]
[Wife of John A. Black at his death]
   Photograph of headstone
Black, Leander 8 Apr 1867 20 Jan 1938 SS [Husband of Lizzie Black]
[Son of John B. Clark & Martha Riddle]
[Stepson of John A. Black]
Black, Lizzie 10 Jul 1870 31 Jul 1953 SS [Wife of Leander Black]
[Dau of Preston Pettit & Mary Riddle]
Black, Pressie
Black, Lula
1896
1897
1972
1952
DS : H
DS : W
[Son of Leander Black & Lizzie Petitt]
[Dau of Sam Conn & Sarah Kegley]
Black, Mitchell 1890 1940 SS "Father"
[Son of Leander Black & Lizzie Petitt]
Black, Tenna See 20 Oct 1894 18 Nov 1915 SS [Wife of Mitchell C. Black]
[Dau of Wash Johnson & Liz McCarty]
Clark, Ettie Dehart 1885 1934 SS [Dau of Freeland & Angeline Conn
Wife of David M. Clark]
Dehart, Clona 27 Jan 1917 4 Nov 1918 SS [Dau of Jack Dehart & Martha Clark]
Dehart, W. P. [Wm Paul]
Dehart, Suzie
 
14 Jan 1854
3 May 1866
 
25 Mar 1922
23 Oct 1930
 
DS : H
DS : W
 
[2nd Hus of Suzie (Jones Clark) Dehart]
[2nd Wife of W. P. Dehart]
[Dau of James W. Jones & Emily McClain]
Jones, Davis B. 30 Dec 1895 04 Sep 1915 SS [Son of James W. Jones Jr. & Sarah Clark]
Howard, Neil 19 Jul 1924 28 May 1925 SS Daughter of Orvil & Peachie Howard
Hamilton, Hassie 6 Aug 1899 29 Sep 1979 SS Daughter of Tommy & Hassie Hamilton
Pettit, Mary [No Date] [No Date] SS Gt. grandmother [Sand stone marker]
[Dau of John W. Riddle & Mary A. Myers]
Pettit, Press [No Date] [No Date] SS Gt. grandfather [Sand stone marker]
[Son of Samuel Pettit & Nancy Sharp]
Thornsberry, Charles
Thornsberry, Olive
1900
1905
1997
1977
DS : H
DS : W
[Husband of Olive Thornsberry]
[Wife of Charles Thornsberry]
Trent, Allie 1895 1966 SS [Wife of Everett Trent]
[Dau of Sam Conn & Sarah E. Kegley]
Trent, Beauford
Trent, Christine M.
12 Mar 1927
 
11 Nov 1930
19 Nov 1985
 
[ Living ]
DS : H
 
DS : W
PFC US Army W.W.II
[Son of Zora Trent & Vada Scaggs]
[Dau of Joe P. McBrayer & Viola Petitt]
Trent, [Nathan] Crumble [10 Jun] 1910 [19 Jun] 1958 SS [Son of Julius & Martha (Black) Trent]
Trent, Everett 1900 1928 SS [Husb. of Allie (Conn) Trent]
[Son of Julius C. & Martha Trent]
Trent, Homer V. 17 Nov 1914 9 Jan 1917 SS Son of Julius C. Trent
Trent, Ivan Movie 1923 1928 SS [Son of Wm Harrison Trent & Gladys Howard]
Trent, J. C. 2 Jan 1937 14 Jan 1937 SS Son of Mr. & Mrs. Zora Trent
Trent, Julius C.
 
Trent, Martha A.

 
10 Jan 1873
 
6 Jul 1877
 
28 Jan 1957
 
18 Apr 1949
 
DS : H
 
DS : W
 
[Husband of Martha Trent]
[Son of Harvey Trent & Rena Lambert]
[Wife of Julius C. Trent]
[Dau of John Black & Martha Riddle]
Trent, Norma Sue 10 Feb 1950 10 Feb 1950 SS Dau of Beauford & Christine Trent
Trent, Odie
Trent, Sabra
10 Sep 1914
15 Nov 1922
20 Sep 1914
5 Oct 1923
SS : C1
DS : C2
[Children of John H. Trent & Minnie Sloan]
Trent, Theodore 27 Feb 1902 26 Jan 1925 SS Son of Julius & Martha Trent
Trent, Virginia 13 Jan 1951 13 Jan 1951 SS Dau of Beauford & Christine Trent
Trent, Zora A. Rev.
Trent, Vada L.
11 Sep 1906
10 Oct 1906
11 Jul 1980
29 Jan 1995
DS : H
DS : W
[Minister; Son of Julius & Martha Trent]
[Wife of Zora Trent]
Wilson, Edward 18 Oct 1923 10 Apr 1926 SS Son of L. & Daisy Wilson


Author:

This cemetery listing is authored by the Rowan County Kentucky Historical Society. It is one of over 375 cemetery surveys available in book or CD format from the Society.

Page design and graphics by Teri Pettit. The titling font used in the cemetery name plaques is Adobe Trajan Bold, designed by Carol Twombly.

Source of Information:

Personal records of Dewie Black and Teri Pettit, Funeral Homes, and inventory of the cemetery.

Acknowledgment:

The Historical Society and specifically the Cemetery Committee, wishes to acknowledge and extend a special thanks to Dewie E. Black for his work in inventorying this cemetery on July 6, 1997.

Copy Rights:

All information contained in this document may be freely copied for personal use, however, none of the information in part or in whole, shall be used for profit

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