KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest	29 Oct 1999 	Volume 99 : Issue 28


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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 21:02:23 -0600
From: "Phyllis Hill" <phill@redrock.net
Subject: NEWS/VITALS: Henry Co., KY Newspapers, 1884 Vitals

Henry County, KY - Newspapers:  Carrollton Democrat, Vitals: 1884
Wednesday, 27 October 1999

Submitted by:  vtolman@njtcom.com  (Virginia Tolman)

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CARROLLTON DEMOCRAT, Carrollton, Kentucky 1884  All issues printed on Satur-
day.  The date is that of the Paper not necessarily of the event.  Brackets
[ ] indicate where I've put in the date of the event.   1884 is a leap year.

Births
January 12, 1884  Page 8
Born January 7th, to wife of Wm. Cravens, a daughter

May 10, 1884  Page 1
Pleasant Union Henry County, Column 4, Born to the wife of W. L. Neblett,
May 2d, 1884 a fine boy. Bill is happy over his help.

June 7 1884 Page 8:  Born to the wife of W. M. Crim, May 26, 1884, a fine
boy.  Pleasant Union, Henry Co.,

Sep 6, 1884    Born: to the wife of T. W. Barker, a daughter; to the wife of
L. D. Ragsdale, a son; to the wife of J. M. Burton, a girl; to the wife of
W. M. Ireland, a boy.

Miscellaneous:

February 16, 1884
Page 1 column 2  Cove Hill: A. S. Baker, who left some months ago for Marlin
Falls county, Texas, has returned to Kentucky.  No place like home.

March 22 1884  Turner's station, Henry Co.,: J. N. Bishop and wife, of Camp-
bellsburg, visited the family of James Blankinship last Sunday.

Zadock Raburn, who lives three miles north of here, burned three plant beds
last week while the sleet was on.

April 12, 1884 Page 4: Column 1   Pleasant Union Henry Co.,   W. F. Williams
is on the sick list and not expected to live.   Zadoc Raburn has moved to
Anderson Adcock's farm.  John Neblett has returned from Mercer County.

June 7 1884
Page 1 Column 4   Wesley Wharton, aged 75 years, for some time an inmate of
the county infirmary has been adjudged a lunatic and sent to the asylum,
Owen Co.

June 7 1884 Page 8: John Tingle will start for Indiana in a few weeks,
Pleasant Union, Henry Co.

June 21 1884  Page 8: Column 1  James A. Tingle, who has been on the sick
list for some time, is able to ride out again, Pleasant Union, Henry Co.

August 2, 1884   Page 1  Column 2:  Pleasant Union, Henry Co.: Wm. Batts has
sold his crop and left for other parts.; Egbert Tingle was the guest of
George A. Tharp last Sunday.

September 27 1884  Wm. O'Brien, of Campbellsburg, will move his family to
Wichita, Kansas

November 1, 1884  Henry County Court:  Margaret Harrison was tried again
Friday, on the charge of murdering her child.  She was acquitted on the
ground of insanity.

November 22, 1884  Henry County:  Ed. Peyton, the murderer of Alfonso Hall
was taken to Louisville by Sheriff Caseldine. Friday, and placed in jail for
safe keeping


Deaths:

January 19, 1884   Mrs. Ruth Robinett, of Louisiana, aged about 52 years,
who since October has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Amanda Thomas, died 
Tuesday [Jan 15] morning and was interred in Eminence cemetery.

February 9, 1884 Died Saturday, February 2d, near Smith field, Mrs. Margaret
Goodridge, aged about 50 years.

February 16, 1884 Page 1, Column 2 Mrs. Charles T. Scott, who lived near
Campbellsburg, in Henry County, died last Sunday [Feb 10] after a protracted
illness. She was a well-known lady and was a sister of Dr. L. E. Goslee, of
this place.  Dr. Goslee and several of his children left to attend the
funeral last Tuesday, but were unable to get farther than Worthville owing
to the fact that the train was much delayed by high water.

Mrs. Elizabeth Scott wife of Charles T. Scott, Master Commissioner of Henry
Circuit court, died at her home near Campbellsburg on last Monday night
[Feb 11] of progressive paralysis.  Her age was about 55 years.  She was
well known and quite popular and was a sister of Dr. L. E. Goslee of this
place.

March 1, 1884
Henry County: Died Albert B. Ford, aged 27 years, in Grayson County, Ky.,
February 22d.  His remains  were brought to Eminence for interment.  He was
a son-in-law of C. C. Robbins.

March 1, 1884:  Died last Friday [Feb 22] at the residence of C. C. Earley,
Mrs. Patsy Thomasson, in the eighty-first year of her age.  She was born in
Henry county, 1803, and at the age of eighteen was married to Captain Joseph
Thomasson. She was a daughter of Judge Bartlett, well known to the older
citizens of the county.  At an early age she identified herself with the
Baptist Church, of which she has ever been a most faithful member.

March 8, 1884
Page 1 Column 3 Port Royal, March 3 1884   The remains of Mr. Townsend Rowe,
a former citizen 82 years old was brought here from Brookston, Ind., and
buried here last week.

Saturday March 15, 1884
Page 1  Column 4: Charles Ferrian died at his home Saturday night, February
23d, 1884.  He had been in ill health for some months.  He came to this
country some thirty-five years ago from England.  His remains were interred
at the old Sulphur Fork church.  He was in his 66th year.

April 19, 1884:   Pleasant Union, Henry Co.,: Miss Kizzie Tingle died last
Wednesday [April 16], of consumption. She was buried at the Meadows
graveyard. She was 17 years old; was loved by everybody; belonged to the 
Baptist church, and was a true Christian.  She has gone to that better land 
where they will be no more pain nor sorrow.

April 26, 1884
Page 1 Column 3  Edmund P. Thomas, who was for forty years Clerk of Henry
County court, and all of that time, excepting one term of four years, Clerk
of the Henry Circuit court as well, died at the residence of his son. R. A.
Thomas, In New Castle, from the effects of a paralytic stroke Sunday [April
20] evening, aged 86 years.
Colonel Christie Scabee, a prominent farmer, died Saturday [April 19] night
at his residence three miles east of New Castle, the result of a paralytic
stroke, aged 77 years.
May 10, 1884 Pleasant Union Henry County, Column 4   Mrs. Mary Liza Marshall
died a few days ago.  She leaves a husband and several children to mourn her
loss.  She was buried at this grave yard.  She has gone to that better land
where there will be no more death.

June 7 1884
Page 1 Column 4
Dr. Geo. D. Rucker died Wednesday May 28th at his residence near Sweet Home,
Henry Co.
Thomas J. Bruce, who had been in bad health for several years, died Tuesday
[June 3] morning, Henry Co.

June 7 1884 W. M. Williams, died a few days ago of consumption.  He leaves a
wife and little child to mourn his loss.  He joined the church while on his
death bed.  Pleasant Union Henry Co.,

June 14, 1884
Page 1 Henry Co: Hansberry Jones, after a long and tedious illness, died at
his residence, Tuesday [June 10] evening; his funeral services took place at
Port Royal, Wednesday evening, after which his remains were interred in the
cemetery adjoing the Baptist Church yard.

June 21 1884  Page 8:   Mrs. Marv Lizzie Marshall's funeral was preached
here last Sunday [June 15] by Rev. Mr. are. Quite a crowd was in attendance.
Pleasant Union, Henry Co.

Henry County: Abner Magee committed suicide at Springport, last week, by
taking morphine

August 2, 1884   Page 1   A little child of Thomas Tingle died of whooping
cough Friday of last week.  Pleasant Union, Henry Co.,

August 2, 1884 Page 4 Column 1:  Died, In Henry Co., Monday, July 21st,
Josie wife of James
Edwards, at North Pleasureville.

August 9, 1884  Page 1  Column 3:  Henry Co., Killed:  At a negro picnic
last Saturday [Aug 1]
Willis Brewer got into a difficulty with two other negroes, Will and Dick
Dunbar.  The Dunbars attacked Brewer with a razor and club, when Brewer drew
a pistol and fired at them.  Orve Furguson, a boy 15 or 16 years of age
happened to be in range of the pistol and the bullet struck him in the head,
just above the right temple, causing his death in a very few minutes.

August 9, 1884  Page 6: Jesse Nixon, one of the best known business men of
Henry County, died suddenly of heart disease, aged sixty-nine years.

August 23, 1884 Died Henry Co., Last Friday [Aug 15], Miss Sallie Baught,
of flux.

Sep 6, 1884 Henry County: Died W. H. Moody, of flux August 28th, aged 60
yrs. Lucy, wife of John Page, with consumption.  An infant son of Wm.
Sewell, of flux,. Waller

September 27 1884   Henry County:  Mr. J. S. Louden died at his home at the
Mouth of Drennon, last week.  He had only been sick a few days, and his
death was rather sudden and unexpected.

November 22, 1884  Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Shaw lost their little girl, Monday
[Nov 17] of diptheria.
Died on Sunday morning Nov. 16th Mr. Dan S. Pryor, in the twenty-five year
of his age, Henry Co.

Marriages:

January 5, 1884  Page 1, Column 3:   Miss Bettie Helburn, of Eminence, and
Mr. D. A. Sachs, of Louisville, Ky., were married at Eminence, on the night
of December the 26th, 1884.  The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Moses, at
the residence of the bride's mother.

January 12, 1884  Page 8
Thos. R. Button, of Eminence, will wed Miss Nellie Brashear, of Oldham on
the 16th inst.

January 19, 1884
Henry County.    On January 9th, Mr. Sam Jones and Miss Arvina Tingle were
married at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Levi Tingle, near Port
Royal.

February 9, 1884
James W. Corbin and Miss Hallie Good were married at Campbellsurg, Wednesday
evening. [Feb 6]

Saturday February 23, 1884
Henry County: S. B. Brewer and Miss Mary J. Davis were married in Eminence
on the 13th, inst., by Dr. D. N. Porter.

March 1, 1884:  Marriage license granted since February 21, 18814: W. A.
Adams to Miss Joanna Pollard; H. C. Coons to Miss Julia Rose; John Jones to
Miss Emma Kelly; Jas. L. Moody to Miss Minnie Morris; Barnet Webb to Miss
Mollie LeCompte.
Married - Wednesday in the Christian church, Jas. T. Wilson of Harrodsburg,
and Miss Sallie Taylor, (sister of Eld. W. B. Taylor). Ceremony by Elder
W. S. Giltner.  The newly wedded pair left the same evening for the home of
the groom.

March 8, 1884  Page 8, Column Cupid's Victims:
Jas. L. Moody to Miss Minnie E. Morris;
Barnet Webb to Miss Mollie LeCompte;
James T. Wilson to Miss Sallie S. Taylor.

August 2, 1884   Page 4 Column 1: Married in New Castle, Thursday [July 24]
last, Mr. Ben Hill and Miss Edmonia Samuels.

August 9, 1884  Page 1  Column 3:   Henry  County: Licensed to marry - W. H.
Hon to Lula W. Jones; John H. Klatzback to Malinda Soesse; H. H. Willis to
Julia H. Abraham; Wm. Younger to Emma Coons; G. W. Miller to Mrs. Mary E.
Lynch; Jessee H. Roberts to Amie Belle Roberts; B. F. Hill to Edmonia W.
Samuell.

August 23, 1884  Page 8 Column 1:  Pleasant Union, Henry Co., KY   Married
at the residence of Zadock Raburn, Thursday, August 14th, 1884 Lawrence 
Tingle to Miss Eluessie [Elvessa] Raburn, Elder L. S. Chilton officiating.  
Both of Carroll County [Elvessa is the daughter of Zadock Raburn].

September 13, 1884  Henry County:  John T. Estes of Campbellsburg and Miss
T. Brewer will be  married next Wednesday afternoon. [Sep 17]

November 22, 1884 Miss Minnie Campbell and Mr. Fowler Orem will be married
at Campbellsburg next Thursday.   [Nov 27]

The marriage of Mr. W. B. Kavanaugh, brother of Bishop H. H. Kavanaugh,
deceased, of the Methodist Church, and Mrs. Virginia Russel, Stonestreet
took place at Sulphur, in Henry County.  The groom is 74 years of age.

December 6, 1884
Page 1 Column 3: Henry County:  Married Nov 27, 1884 by Eld. J. M. Demaree,
Dr. R. W. Deakens and Miss Marry Hughes.  At Campbellsburg, on Thanksgiving
Day Miss Nannie, to Mr. Fowler Orem. [Nov 27]

December 20, 1884
Page 1 Column 1  Henry County:  Married at the residence of W. B. Wilson,
December 17,  Miss Nannie Wilson to Socates Clubb; Miss Willie Vancleaves
to D. R. Smee.

End of ky-footsteps-digest V99 #28
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