Grave Marker Relocation at Ward Hall Cemetery in Scott County, Kentucky

This project, conducted on behalf of Ball Homes, consisted of the relocation of nine historic period graves at the Ward Hall Cemetery (15Sc292) in Scott County, Kentucky. The cemetery was composed of African-American slaves who were owned by Junius R. Ward circa 1830 through 1865. One additional interment was made circa 1890–1900. The population consisted of three adults and six infants and children. All individuals for which skeletal remains were recovered exhibited evidence of pathology, including degenerative skeletal changes, such as osteoarthritis, and porotic hyperostosis, abnormal bone loss and formation, and a probable gunshot wound. Dental pathologies included caries, periodontal disease, and abscesses.