Wythe County, Virginia, Vital Records: 1854 WYTHE CO DEATH REGISTER Transcribed by Janie Dillon Contributed for use in USGenWeb by Janie Dillon. jdillon@wythenet.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1854 WYTHE CO DEATH REGISTER Alphabetical order by page/year. Transcribed by Janie Dillon Abbreviations used by me: wm=white male, bm=black male, bf=black female, wf=white female, S=slave; OWN=owner, DL=death location, COD=cause of death, PAR=parents, POB=place of birth, OCC=occupation, SP=name of spouse, if given, INFO=informant, unk=unknown Otherwise, all is transcribed as written; misspellings and abbreviations as used by the original writer. Any notes by me are in parentheses. If space left blank, I deleted it, i.e. if occupation not given, I did not write OCC; no parents, I did not list. Page numbers are NOT consecutive in Death Register, i.e. 1854 is on page 9, 1855 starts on page 4. Page 9 in Death register; 44 entries Mary ARNEY: 2? March 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Fever; AGE 77 yrs, 9 months; PAR unk; SP widow; INFO David Arney; son Emily J. BROWN: 11 Sept 1854; DL Reed Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 1 yr, 2 months, 1 day; PAR Rufus & Margaret Brown; POB Wythe Co; INFO Rufus Brown; father Ephraim CATRON: 6 Oct 1854; DL Stoney Gork; COD Dysentery; AGE 3 yrs, 1 month; PAR; Peter & Catherine Catron; POB Wythe Co; INFO Peter Catron; father Mary E. CATRON: 23 July 1854; DL Stossels Run; COD Cholera infantum; AGE 1 yr, 4 months; PAR Wm & Rebecca Catron; POB Wythe Co; INFO William Catron; father Elizabeth CORVIN: 23 July 1854; DL Tates Run; COD Child Bed; AGE 42 yrs; PAR Peter & Elizabeth Kinser; SP Joseph Corvin: INFO Joseph Corvin; husband Barbara DUTTON: 21 Dec 1854; DL Waters Reed Creek; COD Palsy; AGE 48 yrs; PAR Henry & Polly Huddle; POB Wythe Co; SP Peter Dutton; INFO Peter Dutton; husband Joseph C. GOSE: 7 Oct 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Hooping cough; AGE 5 yrs, 6 months; PAR Geo R. & Mary M. Gose; POB Wythe Co; INFO Mary M. Gose; mother Joel P. JOHNSON: 9 Sept 1854; DL Stossels Run; COD Dysentery; AGE 37 yrs, 4 months, 16 days; PAR Palser & Mary Johnson; POB Wythe Co; OCC Farmer; SP Elizabeth J. Johnson; INFO Elizabeth J. Johnson; wife Martha HEDRICK: 26 Dec 1854; DL Reed Creek; COD Hooping cough; AGE 4 yrs; PAR Rufus & J Hedrick; POB Wythe Co; INFO Rufus Hedrick; father (Rufus Hedrick married James A. HILLENBURG: 11 Augt 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 16 months; PAR Eli & Cath Hillenburg; POB Wythe Co; INFO Mary Hilton; grandmother Frances M. HILTON: wf; 9 Sept 1854, DL Stossels Run; COD Dysentery; AGE 4 yrs; PAR Sam & Barbara Hilton; POB Wythe Co; INFO Samuel Hilton; father (Samuel Hilton married Barbara Kegley Dec 15, 1831 Wythe Co JD) Francis M HILTON: wm; 11 Augt 1854; DL Stossels Run; COD Dysentery; AGE 4 yrs, 2 months; PAR Sam & Barbara Hilton; POB Wythe Co; INFO Mary Hilton, aunt(Is this a male twin to above female Frances??JD) George W. HILTON: 30 July 1854; DL Stossels Run; COD Dysentery; AGE 15 yrs; PAR Sam & Barbara Hilton; POB Wythe Co; INFO Samuel Hilton; father Jacob HILTON: 26 Feby 1854; DL Head of the cove; COD Hemmorhage; AGE 48 yrs, 2 months; PAR Jacob & Mary Hilton; POB Wythe Co; SP Mary Hilton; INFO Mary Hilton; wife Katherine HILTON: 28 July 1854; DL Stossels Run; COD Dysentery; Age 21 yrs; PAR Sam & Barbara Hilton; POB Wythe Co; SP unmarried; INFO Samuel Hilton; father David HUDDLE: 5 Feby 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Cholic; AGE 25 yrs; PAR Joseph & Catherine Huddle; POB Wythe Co; SP Mary Huddle; INFO Mary Huddle; wife Catherine KELLY: 30 Augt 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 9 yrs, 11 months; PAR Madison & Catherine Kelly; POB Wythe Co; INFO Catherine Kelly; mother George W. KELLY: 9 Augt 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 5 yrs, 5 months; PAR Madison & Catherine Kelly; POB Wythe Co; INFO Catherine Kelly; mother Madison KELLY: 15 Augt 1854; Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 44 yrs; PAR Jesse & Lucy Kelly; POB Giles Co, VA; OCC Blacksmith; SP Catherine Kelly; INFO Catherine Kelly; wife Thomas P. LITTS(Litz-JD): Apr 1854; DL Stoney Fork; COD unk; AGE 3 yrs, 4 months; PAR Solomon & Polly Litts; POB Wythe Co; INFO Solomon Litts; father James K.P. MATHEWS: 5 Nov 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD; unk; AGE 14 days; PAR Jas A. & Mary SR Mathews; POB Wythe Co; INFO James A. Mathews; father Melissa MATHEWS: 1854; DL Cherokee fields; COD Bronchitis; AGE 62 yrs, 4 months, 11 days; PAR Max(?JD) & Nancy Smith; POB Wythe Co; SP Widow(JPM); INFO John P Mathews; son M.P. MATHEWS: 8 Feby 1854; DL Stoney Fork; COD Croup; AGE 2 yrs, 8 months, 8 days; PAR James & Ellen E. Mathews; POB Wythe Co; INFO James Mathews; father Benjamin H. Moor: 21 May; DL Wytheville; COD unk; AGE 5 days; PAR Austin H. & J.E. Moore; POB Wythe Co; INFO Austin H. Moor; father Elizabeth E. NEWLAND: 21 Oct 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Croup; 2 yrs. 6 months; PAR Preston & E.J. New bern; POB Wythe Co; INFO Elizabeth Newbern; mother Jno E. NEWLAND: 5 Oct 1854; DL Cripple Creek; Dysentery; AGE 4 yrs; PAR Preston & EJ Newbern; POB Wythe Co; INFO Elizabeth Newbern; mother Sarah A. PATTON: 22 Augt 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 5 yrs, 7 days; PAR James & Eliz Patton; POB Wythe Co; INFO James Patton, father James C. PIPER: 8 Sept 1854; DL Grayson Sutphin Springs; COD Dysentery; AGE 54 yrs, 4 months; PAR Robert & Mary Piper; POB Rockbridge Co, VA; OCC Engineer; SP Frances S. Piper; ONFO Frances S. Piper; wife Mary POSTEN: 19 Augt 1854; DL Wytheville; COD Fever; AGE 7 yrs; POB Washington Co, VA; INFO Eli Wilson; friend George ROSENBAUM: 5 Feby 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dropsy; 54 yrs; PAR unk; POB N. Carolina; SP Mary Rosenbaum; INFO Elizabeth Spraker; daughter George M. SANDERS: 5 Oct 1854;, DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery, AGE 1 yr, 11 months, 15 days; PAR William & Rachel Sanders; POB Wythe Co; INFO William Sanders; father Massilla SCHORN: 1 March 1854; DL Wytheville; COD Pneumonia; AGE 7 yrs; PAR Marion & Rebecca Schorn; POB Wythe Co; INFO Marion Schorn; father Matilda SCOTT: 22 Feby 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Bronchitis; AGE 2 yrs; PAR Wm M. & Mary Scott, POB Wythe Co; INFO Elizabeth Groseclose; grandmother Elizabeth SMITH: July 1854; Wytheville; Dysentery; AGE 9 yrs; PAR Larkin & Elizabeth Smith; POB Wythe Co; INFO Larkin Smith; father Polly SMITH: 22 July 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 54 yrs, 6 months; PAR Jacob & Mary Hilton; POB Wythe Co; SP Solomon Smith; INFO Solomon Smith; husband John SNAVELY: 28 Jany 1854; DL Reed Creek; COD Cholic; AGE 65 yrs; PAR unk; SP Elizabeth Snavely; INFO Alexander Snavely; son Sarah P. STALEY: 26 Augt 1854; DL Waters Reed Creek; COD; Fever; AGE 5 yrs, 1 month; PAR Christian C. & Mary Staley; POB Wythe Co; INFO Christian C. Staley; father Granville: bm; S; OWN Eli Davis; Jun 1854; DL Waters Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 1 yr, 2 months; PAR Harriet slave; POB Wythe Co; INFO Eli Davis; owner Jason(?JD): bm; S; OWN John H. Groseclose; Dec 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dysentery; AGE 1 yr, 3 months; PAR America (slave); INFO John H. Groseclose; owner Jim: bm; S; OWN Wm M. Scott; May 1854; DL Cripple Creek; COD Pneumonitis; AGE 20 yrs, 6 months; PAR Mary (slave); POB Wythe Co; INFO William M. Scott; owner Luciannie: bf; S; OWN Sarah Perceval; Mar 1854; DL Dry Run; COD Dysentery AGE 9 months; POB Wythe Co; INFO Joshua J. Perceval; relation (no nameJD): bf; S; OWN Jno P. Mathews; 1854; DL Dry Run; COD unk; AGE ½ day; PAR Hassisuk (slave); POB Wythe Co; INFO John P. Mathews; owner (no nameJD): wf; 29 Jul 1854; COD unk; AGE 3 days; PAR Jacob & Nancy Wohlford; POB Wythe Co; INFO Jacob Wohlford; father Sam: bm; S; OWN Eli Davis; May 1854; DL Waters Reed Creek; COD Dropsy; AGE 24 yrs; Par Betsy slave; POB Wythe Co; INFO Eli Davis; owner End 1854 Death Records