The Bullitt County History Museum

Ball/Dunn/Thompson Cemetery

Ball/Dunn/Thompson Cemetery - Location: 2272 West Bluelick Road (N 38 1.2218 W 85 43.3033); Elevation: 519 feet; Date Visited: 3/13/2008; Available Pictures= 8 [Cem #7]

Among those buried here are Judge William R. Thompson [15 Nov 1810 - 18 Feb 1894], his wife Sarah Ann (Dunn) Thompson [22 Feb 1814 - 19 Jan 1895], and her parents John Dunn [6 May 1754 - 23 Sep 1837] and Amy (Burks) Dunn [3 Oct 1777 - 26 Jul 1850]. Shown here is Judge Thompson's obituary in the February 19th, 1894 issue of The Courier-Journal.

You may read John Dunn's will on another page.

Judge Thompson was an amateur genealogist and local historian, and his notes and writings have been referenced on numerous occasions by others.

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The Bullitt County History Museum, a service of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is located in the county courthouse at 300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The museum, along with its research room, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday appointments are available by calling 502-921-0161 during our regular weekday hours. Admission is free. The museum, as part of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization and is classified as a 509(a)2 public charity. Contributions and bequests are deductible under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. Page last modified: 13 Jan 2024 . Page URL: bullittcountyhistory.org/cem/ball_dunn_thompson_cem.html