A patch of cane on the grounds of the Shrine.
Dedicated to the slaves who worshipped there. The stone reads:
IN MEMORY OF
SAMUEL BONAPARTE "BONI" JANUARY
PURCHASES AS A SLAVE IN 1822 DIED 1900
TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK MEMBERS OF CANE RIDGE
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED
AND DEDICATED Aug 12, 2000
BY THE
JANUARY - JACKSON - SIMPSON- BURDELL
FAMILY
Family Plot - Note the wrought iron fence.
Gravestone and ledger stones
for Barton and Eliza Stone Eliza was Barton's first wife who died in
1810. Her remains and ledger stone was brought to the Cane Ridge
cemetary c1930 from the cemetary on her families farm. He married
Celia Bowen in 1811.
Another view of the massive ledger stones.
Grave stone of William Rogers Campbell. It states, in part, that
he was "..united with the Church of Christ at Caine Ridge in 1807"
He passed away February 15, 1862.
This is two views of Nathaniel Rogers ledger stone and plaque.
This is the ledger stone that reads:
Here lies Nathaniel Rogers
who was born July 25, 1755.
He was a member of the convention
which formed the Constitution of Kentucky in 1799. What is of far more
consequence, he was a member of the Church
of Christ in the bosom of
which he died on the 22nd day of December, 1804, at the age of 49
years and reposes here amid those whom he loved so well.
His only son from a
sentiment of respect consecrates this stone to his memory.
