Auburndale in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020
1. Fenley Family Marker
Inscription.
Fenley Family, also, Fenley Family Cemetery. .
Fenley Family. By 1841, John H. Fenley owned an 1,100 acre farm south of Louisville. His son Isaac inherited the property and, by 1858, it was known as Hickory Grove. Isaac was a botanist, who had several orchards. The Fenley apple originated on his farm. Upon his death, some of the land became part of Iroquois Park, known as Fenley Woods. The remainder was sold in 1903 for a neighborhood.,
Fenley Family Cemetery. Cemetery contains graves associated with three generations of the Fenley family, as well as other members of the local community who settled in this area during the 19th and 20th centuries. Field stones mark some graves near the Fenley family and on the periphery. They are likely graves of enslaved African Americans. The last burial here was in 1969.
Fenley Family
By 1841, John H. Fenley owned an 1,100 acre farm south of Louisville. His son Isaac inherited the property and, by 1858, it was known as Hickory Grove. Isaac was a botanist, who had several orchards. The Fenley apple originated on his farm. Upon his death, some of the land became part of Iroquois Park, known as Fenley Woods. The remainder was sold in 1903 for a neighborhood.
Fenley Family Cemetery
Cemetery contains graves associated with three generations of the Fenley family, as well as other members of the local community who settled in this area during the 19th and 20th centuries. Field stones mark some graves near the Fenley family and on the periphery. They are likely graves of enslaved African Americans. The last burial here was in 1969.
Erected 2016 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2506.)
Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Auburndale. Marker is on 3rd Street Road (State Road 907) north of Auburn Place Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7515 3rd Street Road, Louisville KY 40214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020
2. Fenley Family Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020
3. Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
