KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 6 March 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 122 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:24:44 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: R. H. Smith, d.1920 Hopkins Co Name: R. H. SMITH** Place of death: Hopkins Co. KY Vot. Prec.: Court House in Madisonville Sex: male Color: white Married DOB: December 25, 1863 Age: 56 yrs 3 mos 21 ds Occupation: retired farmer Birthplace: KY Fathers name: Martin Smith (John Martin Smith) Fathers birthplace: KY Mothers name: Mildred HIBBS (also shown as Armilda P. on census) Mothers birthplace: KY Informant: Mrs. R.H. Smith DOD: April 16, 1920 Cause: suicide by shot gun from own hand Signed: J.D. CLARK? coroner Place of burial: Grapevine Cem. Undertaker: B.M. Slaton Madisonville R.H. was my 1C4R. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:11:17 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: L.D. Smith, d.1919 Hopkins Co Name: L. D. SMITH Place of death: Hopkins Co. KY Town: Mortons Gap Sex: male Color: white Married DOB: January 15, 1853 Age: 66 yrs 11 mos 11 ds Occupation: coal miner Birthplace: Tenn. Fathers name: Joseph L. Smith Fathers birthplace: Tenn. Mothers name: Mary TATE Mothers birthplace: IL Informant: Calvin Smith Mortons Gap., KY DOD: December 26, 1919 Cause: carcinoma of jaw Signed: ? DAVIS MD Place of burial: Odd Fellows Undertaker: B.M. SLATON Madisonville I don't think L.D. is related. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:12:59 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Nacy Smith, d.1915 Hopkins Co Name: Nacy L M SMITH Place of death: Hopkins Co., KY Vot. Prec.: Nortonville Sex: female Color: white Married DOB: May 10, 1850 Age: 65 yrs 6 mos 19 ds Occupation: housewife Birthplace: KY Fathers name: Jack CAMPBELL Fathers birthplace: North Carolina Mothers name: Rudy/Rendy WYATT Mothers birthplace: KY Informant: D--s HUDUSEN Nortonville, KY DOD: November 29, 1915 Cause: asthma Signed: T.R. HOWELL MD Place of burial: Woodruff Undertaker: J.R. HARRISON Nortonville, KY Don't know if Nacy is related by marriage or not. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:50:02 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Amanda Stanley, d.1930 Hopkins Co Name: Amanda STANLEY Hopkins Co. KY White Plains Sex: female Color: white widowed DOB: June 10, 1852 Age: 78 yrs 1 mos 10 ds. Occupation: housekeeper Birthplace: Tennessee Fathers name: DK Fathers birthplace: DK Mothers name: Rebecca KEITH Mothers birthplace: DK Informant: J? D. STANLEY Nortonville, KY DOD: July 20, 1930 Cause: di---- enteretis Signed: Wm. BAILEY White Plains, KY Place of burial: Stanley Cemetery 7-21-30 Undertaker: SPRINGFIELD, LIVELY & HIBBS Madisonville, KY With her mothers name being Keith we are possibly related. Also if this is my Amanda J the age is off by 10 yrs. and her father would be James WILCOX. Her husbands would be Andrew W. RAY, James T. THOMPSON and A.G. Stanley and she would be my 1C5R. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:51:59 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Amanda Stanley, d.1912 Hopkins Co Name: Amanda Susan STANLEY Place of death: Hopkins Co., KY Vot. Prec.: Kitchen Madisonville Sex: female Race: white Widowed Occupation: housekeeper DOB: August 8, 1852 Age: 59 yrs 8 mos 5 ds Birthplace: KY Father's name: Jack GRIFFIN Father's birthplace: KY Mother's name: Mary Elizabeth SOUTHARD Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: Kemp Stanley DOD: April 15, 1912 Cause: abdominal tumor of some kind- probably malignant Signed: ???? Place of burial: Grapevine Cem. Undertaker: O'BRYAN & UTLEY & Co. Madisonvill Don't know if Amanda is related or not. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:53:25 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: David Stokes, d.1929 Hopkins Co Name: David A. STOKES Place of death: Hopkins Co., KY Vot. Prec.: East Dawson? Sex: male Race: white Married Occupation: coal mining DOB: July 5, yr is blank Age: blank Birthplace: KY Father's name: E.E. Stokes (Edward E.) Father's birthplace: KY Mother's name: Ann OLDHAM Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: Claud J--ss Ilsly?, KY DOD: January 26, 1929 Cause: accidently killed by a rock falling on him near Ilsly, KY. Signed: T.R. HOWELL Coroner Madisonville Place of burial: Ausenbaugh Undertaker: Clark & Beshear David was my 3C3R and I might also be related to his mother. His father is my 2C4R. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:01:40 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Sarah Thompson, d.1922 Hopkins Co Name: Sarah THOMPSON Henry Co., ILLINOIS Sex: female Color: white Married Hamilton THOMPSON (8-7-94 Hopkins Co. KY) DOB: June 5, 1859 Age: 73 yrs. 4 mos. 0 das. Occupation: Housekeeper Birthplace: Illegible, KY Fathers name: John TANNER Fathers birthplace: KY Mothers name: Susan VENSON/VINSON Mothers birthplace: KY Informant: Perry Cox Kewanee, IL (son-in-law) DOD: October 6, 1922 Cause: bronchial pneumonia Signed: W. H. O'Malley Burial: In Kewanee, IL. Can't read cemetery. Sarah was married to my GGG grandpa Hamilton Thompson. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:59:54 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Hamilton Thompson, d.1938 Hopkins Co Name: Hamilton THOMPSON State of TENNESSEE Memphis John Gaston Hospital Address: 3495 Mayfair Color: white Widowed (wives were Amanda Ellen Keith and Sarah T Tanner) DOB: July 25, 1861 Age: 76 yrs. Occupation: None Birthplace: KY (Hopkins Co.) Fathers name: Jim THOMPSON (James T. THOMPSON) Fathers birthplace: KY Mothers name: Unknown (Morning S. SMITH) Mothers birthplace: KY (Hopkins Co.) Informant: Thos. A. Wheat (no relation) John Gaston Hospital DOD: January 15, 1938 Cause: generalized arteriosclerosis; senility; bilateral bronchial pneumonia Signed: L. T. Carl Burial: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis, TN 1-16-38 Funeral home: National Funeral Home Hamilton was my GGG grandpa. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #9 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:57:01 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: D. B. Thompson, d.1931 Christian Co Name: D. B. THOMPSON (Daniel B.) Place of death: Christian Co., KY Vot. Prec.: Ath--son Sex: male Race: white Married (Nancy WYNN) Occupation: farmer DOB: November 17, 1857 Age: 74 yrs 1 mos 13 ds Birthplace: KY (Hopkins Co) Father's name: Jack Thompson (Andrew Jackson) Father's birthplace: Tenn. (should be KY) Mother's name: Peggy WILCOX (Margaret D. "Peggy") Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: G. W. Thompson White Plains, KY DOD: December 30, 1931 Cause: enlargement of liver Signed: Leon A OATES MD Nortonville, KY Place of burial: Wynns Cem. Undertaker: B.F. DUKES White Plains Daniel was my GGG uncle. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #10 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:54:53 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Gabrel Stokes, d.1926 Hopkins Co Name: Gaberl STOKES Place of death: Hopkins Co. KY Town: Mortons Gap Sex: male Race: white Married Occupation: guard for West KY Mines DOB: January 10, 1851 Age: 75 yrs 7 mos 10 ds Birthplace: KY Father's name: Gaberl Stokes Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's name: Christine SISK Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: Mrs. Mary Stokes Mortons Gap, KY DOD: August 20, 1926 Cause: gastro-enteritis Signed: C.E. O'BRYAN MD Place of burial: Odd Fellows Madisonville Undertaker: REID & Co. Mortons Gap Gabriel Marion was my 1C5R. His mother was my GGG aunt. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #11 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:03:29 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Wm. Thompson, d.1912 Muhlenberg Co Name: William Jackson THOMPSON Muhlenberg Co. Graham Sex: male Color: white married DOB: March 15, 1866 Age: 46 yrs. 6 mos. 23 ds. Occupation: coal miner Birthplace: Hopkins Co. KY Fathers name: James THOMPSON (James T.) Fathers birthplace: Muhlenberg Co., KY Mothers name: Mandy WILLCOX (Amanda J WILCOX) Mothers birthplace: Hopkins Co. KY Informant: Hamilton THOMPSON Graham, KY (Hamilton is William's 1/2 brother) DOD: October 7, 1912 Cause: shock following injury in mine Signed: L. D. W. WHITAKER Graham, KY Place of burial: Nortonville, KY 10-8-12 Undertaker: H? MABRY or MALRY William was my GGG uncle. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #12 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:04:58 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Burchett Wilcox, d.1916 Hopkins Co Name: Burchett Mariah WILCOX Hopkins Co. KY Nortonville Sex: Female Color: white widowed DOB: January 22, 1845 Age: 71 yrs. 1 mos. 3 ds. Occupation: ----- Birthplace: Tennessee Fathers name: Jim BLADES Fathers birthplace: KY Mothers name: Pyetta HESTER Mothers birthplace: KY Informant: Dan WILCOX Nortonville, KY DOD: February 24, 1916 Cause: pneumonia Contributory: old age Signed: Wm. L. MOORE Nortonville Place of burial: New Salem 2-25-1916 Undertaker: Abe Nelson BESHEAR Nortonville Mariah was related by marriage. Dan Wilcox is my 1C4R and 2C4R. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #13 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:11:10 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: James Wilcox, d.1935 Hopkins Co Name: James STILES WILCOX Place of death: Hopkins Co. KY Town: Mortons Gap Sex: male Race: white DOB: November 24, 1852 Age: 82 yrs 1 mo 13 ds Married Maddie Wilcox Occupation: city work street commissioner Birthplace: Hopkins Co. Father's name: James Wilcox Father's birthplace: KY Mother's name: BLADES Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: Garnett Wilcox Mortons Gap DOD: January 7, 1935 Cause: myocarditis complicated with prostatitis Signed: C.E. O'BRYAN MD Mortons Gap Place of burial: Concord Undertaker: L.E. REID Mortons Gap Haven't figured out yet how James is related. Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #14 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:12:47 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Sarah Wilcox, d.1918 Hopkins Co Name: Sarah Jane WILCOX Hopkins Co. KY Madisonville Sex: female Color: white Widowed (William Stiles WILCOX) DOB: January 13, 1843 Age: 75 yrs. 9 mos. 16 das. Occupation: housekeeper Birthplace: KY (Hopkins Co.) Fathers name: Jack THOMPSON (Andrew Jackson Thompson) Fathers birthplace: KY (Muhlenberg Co.) Mothers name: Peggie WILCOX (Margaret "Peggy" D. Wilcox) Mothers birthplace: KY (Hopkins Co.) Informant: Mrs. Carrie Brown Madisonville DOD: October 27, 1918 Cause: Mitral regurgatation of heart 1 yr. Signed: J. GROSHER? Place of burial: New Salem, Hopkins Co. Undertaker: --- Madisonville Sarah was my GGG aunt. Sumbitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera ______________________________X-Message: #15 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:37:35 -0600 From: sharlet Subject: DEATH CERT: Tilford Wilcox, d.1941 Muhlenberg Co Name: Tilford WILCOX Place of death: Muhlenberg Co., KY City: Depary Sex: male Race: white Married: Grace Wilcox age 42 Occupation: blacksmith DOB: blank Age: 63 yrs. Birthplace: Hopkins Co. Father's name: William Wilcox Father's birthplace: KY Mother's name: Jane blank (Sarah Jane THOMPSON) Mother's birthplace: KY Informant: Clyde Wilcox Nashville, Tenn. DOD: September 27, 1941 Cause: cancer of stomach Signed: J.C. WOODBURN MD Greenville, KY Place of burial: New Salem Funeral director: PARKER & GARY Greenville Tilford was my 1C4R and2C4R. 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