VITAL STATS: 1855 Deaths, p 1 - Pulaski County, Kentucky ------------------------- Transcribed & Submitted by Valerie J. Davis, vdavis@blarg.net Date: 15 May 1999 From Kentucky State Archives Film #994053: KY Birth, Marriage, and Death Records (1852-1910); Powell-Rowan Counties; Filmed Jan 1981 by The Division of Archives & Records, Frankfort, KY; Pulaski Co: 1852-1859, 1861, 1874-1878 ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************* Family Index is at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/pulaski/vitals.html 1855 Deaths; page 1 S/M/C = Sex/Marital Status/Color* *[in 1855, the color was not actually recorded. B or Black was written in at a later time. Sometimes the Clerk wrote 'colored' next to the person's name.] PC = Pulaski County, KY (**SCROLL TO THE RIGHT for additional info**) 1855, p 4: "Commonwealth of Kentucky Sct: I William M. Fox, clerk of the county court, for the county of Pulaski, do certify that the foregoing lists of Births, Marriages & Deaths were truly and correctly copied from the several returns of the Assessor said county and of his assistants - June 24th 1856. Will M. Fox Clk" Decedant S/M/C Age Parents/Owner Death Date Cause of Death Death Place Residence Birth Place Occupation Nimrod Wesley M/S/- 9 Charles & Mary Wesley 1 Oct Billious Fever Rock Lick Cr. Rock Cr. Casey Co John F. Ashley M/S/- 3 months Charles & Sarah Ashley 13 May croup Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr Margaret (woman of color) F/-/B 19 yrs William M. Weaver 3 Jul Pneumonia Sinking Cr. Sinking Cr. PC Eliza F/-/B 1 " 12 Jul [parents: ____ & Elizabeth Jones, has been erased. Note: Allin & Elizabeth Jones appear as parents 2 lines down. Meanwhile, this entry is sandwiched between 2 entries for Weaver slaves. vjd] Fredrick M/-/B 1 Mary Weaver 9 Jul C. River [res & birthplace are crossed out: Cabin Hollow] Martha J. Jones F/S/- 1 Allin & Elizabeth Jones 31 Jul Scarlet Fever Cabin Hollow Cabin Hollow Cabin Hollow William F. Turpine M/M/- 52 Aron [?] & Jane Terpine 7 Jul cancer in hip water of Pitman CPitman Cr. Wayne Co Farmer James A. Willson M/-/- 6 m W.B. & M.A. Willson 27 Dec Bold hives Fishing Cr. Fishing Creek Fishing Cr. William B. Willson M/M/- 23 Joseph & Patsey Wilsons 22 Sep congestive chills Fishing Creek Fishing Cr. Farmer Jane Moore F/-/- 9 Havey & Happy Moore 22 Sep cold Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr. Pulaski Pitman John Mercer M/M/- 73 John Mercer 13 Apr Breast affection PA Farmer Stephen Hail -/S/- 17 William & Mary Hail 16 Nov Typhoid Fever Pulaski Pitman Cr Mary E. Ashley F/-/- 9 A.E. & Elvira Ashley 1_ [19?] May affection of throat Wolf Cr. Wolfs Cr. C. River Lemuel P. Butt M/-/- 2 m A. & Harriet Butt 28 Dec croup Stanford Road Stanford Road Walter M. Hubble -/-/- 1 Edward & Helen Hubble 8 Nov Flux Sarah M. Elliott F/-/- 10 m Nancy Elliott 29 Oct Scarlet Fever Fishing Cr. Ringold Clifty Cr. Henry B. Winters M/-/- 1 W.H. & Amanda Winter 22 Sep chronick disease Somerset Somerset Fleming County Jubel L. Sowder -/-/- 13 Richard & S. Sowder 6 May Smothered with fat Frozen Cr. Frozen Cr. Calbourne Co, TN Nancy Burge F/-/- 6 Drury & Mary Burges 4 Jun not known White Oak White Oak L__ville [Lasville?], VA no name -/-/B 8 days Elizabeth Jasper 13 Nov croup Fishing Cr. Fishing Cr. Nancy Hodge -/M/- 49 A. & Margaret Cox 7 Oct disease of Kidneys Sarah Dick -/-/- 49 Saml. & P. Hendrix 29 Sep consumption With Co, VA Mary (colored) -/-/B 2 F.H. Vickery 15 Nov Scarlet Fever Somerset Somerset Somerset not named -/-/- 15 days J.W. & S. Scriminger 12 Feb croup White Cr. White Oak Cr. White Oak Cr. Samantha J.S. Burton -/-/- 3 ms Thos. P. & M. Barton Feb Hooping cough Permelia Eubanks -/-/- 30 Levi & Jane Hubble 19 Aug Pleurcy Briery Cr. Briery Cr. Buck Cr. Mary A. Stroud -/-/- 21 Clabourne & N. Stroud 5 Oct consumption Fishing Cr. Mary E. Young -/-/- 2 m John & C. Young 6 Jul Breast disease Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr. Johnathon Baugh M/-/- 2 Absolem & M. Baugh 15 Aug Fever Clifty Cr. Clifty Cr. Clifty Cr. Elizabeth Cline F/W/- 57 Jacob Young 6 Feb cancer VA Samuel G. Henderson M/-/- 3 m Nelson & Weath Hendeson 12 May whooping caugh Wolf Cr. Wolf Cr. Wolf Cr. John Higgins M/M/- 66 Peter & Margret Higgins 23 Feb Dyspepsia Clifty Cr. Clifty Cr. Lincoln Co, KY Amanda J. [or I.] Floyd F/-/- 21 Hardin & Lucinda Eastham 7 Apopleclicy Wolf Cr. Wolf Cr. PC Sarah McWilliams F/-/- 60 Benjamin & M. Hutchison 4 Jul Brest disease White Oak Cr. Maryland Josiah W. Duck M/-/- 55 not known 18 Dec Inflamation of the bowels PC Catharine Owens F/-/- 60 Addam & Nancy Sowder 15 Feb Dead Palsy White Oak Cr. Clabourne Co, TN John Rainwater M/S/- 1 Nancy J. Hail 7 Aug Inflamation of the bowels Wolf Cr. Susan Kendrick F/M/- 22 Samuel & R. Sadder 7 Nov Flux Mintonville Mintonville PC Polly E. Jasper -/-/- 4 Gidim & Margret Jasper 2 Dec Scarlet fever Wolf Cr. Wolf Cr. James H. Muse M/-/- 1 Richard & Elizabeth Muse Jul Dirrea Russell Co, KY George B. Willson -/-/- 7 mo Abraham & Jamicy Wilson 27 Oct wind on the neck Wolf Cr. Pulaski Mary Branch -/-/- 4 William A. & Elizabeth Branch 30 Oct Scarlet fever Fishing Cr. Fishing Cr. Fishing Cr. Woodson D. Denham M/-/- 8 mo James & Malvina Denham 24 Sep Scarlet fever Balzora Polston F/-/- 6 Cyntha Polston 16 Jun Fever White Oak White Oak Everet Norfleet M/-/- 32 J__n [John?] & Katharine Norflet14 Jul Fever KS Cansas [sic] Fawbush Cr. Jame M. Norfleet -/-/- 8 Everet & Louisa 10 Oct Fever MO not named F/-/B 2 day 15 Oct Fever MO Sophia I. [or J.] Tarter -/-/- 9 mo Avilundus & Emiy 9 Jul Inflamation of the stomach Adair Co, KY PC PC Chrisly Tarter M/W/- 84 not nown 18 Nov fever PC White Oak Cr NC Eliza a girl of color -/-/B 12 [42?] Jacob Tarter 10 Mar Dropsy Fawbush Cr. PC Wyatt Tarter M/M/- 21 Jacob & Polly Tarter 18 Mar not nown White Oak Cr. George T. Carson M/-/- 1 William I. & Amanda Carson 24 Feb Pneumonia Pittman Cr. Pitman Cr. Pitman Cr. Pernnetta K. Hubble F/S/- 3 David & Martha Hubble 25 May Inflamation of Brain Pittman Cr. John T. Carter M/S/- 1_ [17?] William & Polly Carter 23 Mar not nown Fishing Cr. Fishing Cr. Fishing Cr. William L. Dogan M/M/- 22 Samul & Nancy Dogan 17 Nov Pulmonary Consumption PC PC Bent of color M/-/B 2 Samuel Dogan 1 Dec Inflamation of stomach