Wythe County, Virginia, Vital Records: 1855 WYTHE CO, VA 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1855 WYTHE CO, VA DEATH REGISTER Alphabetical order by page/year. Abbreviations used by me-wm=white male; bm= black male; bf= black female; wf= white female, unk=unknown, MD=Minister of God. MR= Marriage Register If blank on register, I did deleted it from list, i.e. no occupation-I did not list OCC Otherwise, transcribed as written, including misspellings and abbreviations used by original writer. Any notes by me are in parentheses. 1855 begins on page 4 of Death Register---44 entries; page 5----34 entries Page 4 of Death Register Jefferson BARNS: March 1, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD Disease of heart; AGE 34 yrs; PAR unk; POB Shenandoah Co, VA; OCC Wagoner; SP widower; INFO Andrew Myers; friend Adam BICKLE: Sept 27, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD unk; AGE 1 yr, 4 months, 20 days; PAR James A. & Susan Bickle; POB Wytheville; INFO Susan Bickle; Head of Family William F. GRAY: Nov 1, 1855; DL Waters of Cripple Creek; COD Hooping cough; AGE 11 months; J & Sally Gray; POB Wythe Co; INFO Thomas Gray; friend Rush GREEN: June 18, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Irresipelas; AGE 11 months, 20 days; PAR Wm & Susan Green; POB Wythe Co; INFO William Green; Head of Family Barbara GRUBB: June 30, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Dropsy; AGE 73 yrs; PAR unk; POB Rockbridge Co, VA; SP Widow; INFO Joseph Kegley; friend Harriet J. HENLEY: Oct 25, 1855; DL Waters of Cripple Creek; COD Croup; AGE 1 month, 3 days; PAR Wm & Barbara Henley; POB Wythe Co; INFO Barbara Henley; mother Charles L. JOHNSTON: May 2, 1855; DL Reed Creek; COD Disease of Hart; AGE 5 yrs, 6 months; PAR Js K. & Sarah W. Johnston: POB Wythe Co; INFO James K. Johnston; father Elizabeth W. KEESLING: Sept 9, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD Consumption; AGE 33 yrs; PAR John & Kesiah Gannaway; POB Wythe Co; SP George Keesling; INFO George H. Keesling; husband. Jane KEGLEY: Dec 16, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD unk; AGE 40 yrs, 6 months; PAR James & Mary Bottomly; POB England; SP David Kegley: INFO David Kegley; Head of Family Elizabeth KENSLER: March 7, 1855; DL Tates Run; COD Fever; AGE 24 yrs, 11 months, 23 days; PAR Andw. & Eliza Kensler; POB Wythe Co; SP Austin Flannigan; INFO Andrew Kensler; father Jacob KING: Dec 2, 1855; Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 60 yrs; PAR unk; POB Wythe Co; OCC Farmer; SP Nelly King; INFO Isaac P. King; son Rush F. KINSER: Sept 23, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 9 months; PAR Chr. & Nancy Kinser; POB Wythe Co; INFO Christopher Kinser; Head of Family Charles F. LINDAMOOD: Dec 8, 1855; DL Reed Creek; COD Scarlet Fever; AGE 6 yrs; PAR Joseph & Ann E. Lindamood; POB Wythe Co; INFO Joseph Lindamood; father Sarah MILLER: Oct 1, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Flux; AGE 73 yrs; PAR unk; POB Wythe Co; SP widow; INFO Wiley B. Winton; friend Stuart M. MILLER: June 21, 1855; DL S. Fork of Reed Creek; COD Hives; AGE 5 months; PAR William & Mary Miller; POB Wythe Co; INFO William Miller; Head of Family Joseph MOLDER: Jany 11, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 50 yrs; PAR; unk; POB unk; OCC Farmer; SP Elizabeth Molder; INFO Leonard Huddle; Head of Family Susan MOOR: May 12, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD unk; AGE 12 days; PAR Austin H. & Susan Moor; POB Wythe Co; INFO Austin H. Moor; Head of Family Sarah NEESE: June 24, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 97 yrs; PAR unk; POB Wythe Co; SP widow; INFO Catherine Neese; friend Lucinda J. PATTON: Sept 18, 1855; DL Waters of Cripple Creek; COD Croup; AGE 6 yrs; PAR J & Eliz Patton; POB Wythe Co; INFO Elizabeth Patton; mother Michael PERCIVAL: Dec 1, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD Apoplexy; AGE 85 yrs, 1 month, 16 days; PAR Robt & Mary Percival; POB England; OCC Farmer; SP unmarried; INFO Sarah D.Percival; friend Palina C. PHILLIPPE: Aug 8, 1855; DL Waters of Cripple Creek; COD; Dropsy of brain; AGE 1 yr, 8 months; PAR Sylvester & Jane Phillippe; POB Wythe Co; INFO Jane Phillippe; Head of Family. Mary ROSENBAUM: Dec 8, 1855; DL S. Fork of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 84 yrs; PAR Chr. & Eliz Spraker; POB N. Carolina; SP widow; INFO Mary Spraker; daughter. Jane L. SPENCE: Jany 9, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD Dropsy; AGE 37 yrs, 6 months; PAR John & Jane Ward; POB Wythe Co; SP Hugh Spence; INFO Hugh Spence; Head of Family William H. SPILLER: March 31, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD- SHOT: AGE 35 yrs, 3 months; PAR unk; POB unk; OCC Merchant; SP Susan Spiller; INFO Charles Grubb; friend David S. STALEY: May 23; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Fits; AGE 1 yr, 2 months; PAR Isaac & Rebecca Staley; POB Wythe Co; INFO Rebecca Staley; Head of Family Alexander STEFFEY: June 21, 1855; DL S. Fork of Reed Creek; COD Fits; AGE 1 yr, 9 months; PAR David & Rebecca Steffey; POB Wythe Co; INFO Rebecca Steffey; Head of Family David STEFFEY: Oct 27, 1855; DL S. Fork of Reed Creek; COD Fever; AGE 40 yrs, 6 months; PAR Jn & Rosanna Steffey; POB Wythe Co; OCC Farmer; SP Rebecca Steffey; INFO Rebecca Steffey; Head of Family Eli TOBLER: Apr 19, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Fever; AGE 7 yrs, 11 months; PAR Jesse & Polly Tobler; POB Wythe Co; INFO Jesse Tobler; Head of Family. Sally UMBARGER: Oct 10, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Flux; AGE 62 yrs; PAR unk; POB Wythe Co; SP Henry Umbarger; INFO Henry Umbarger; Head of Family Willie A. VAIL; wf: May 20, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD Fever; AGE 33 yrs, 3 months, 9 days; PAR Archibald & Juliet Campbell; POB Maryland; OCC Milliner; SP Benjamin Vail; INFO Benjamin Vail; Head of Family Mary J. WATSON: May 10, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 1 month; PAR Simeon & Rhoda Watson; POB Wythe Co; INFO Rhoda Watson; Head of Family John WIRICK (Wyrick JD): Dec 3, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 70 yrs; PAR Martin & Polly Wirick; POB Wythe Co; OCC Farmer; SP Nelly Wirick; INFO Rufus Wirick; friend Elkanah WISELY: wm; Sept 9, 1855; DL Waters of Cripple Creek; COD Fever; AGE 19 yrs, 24 days; PAR Michl & Barbara Wisely; POB Wythe Co; Sp unmarried; INFO Michael Wisely; Head of Family. Easter: bf; S; OWN Joseph Snavely; Dec 31, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Fever; AGE 28 yrs; POB Wythe Co; INFO Joseph Snavely; Head of Family Ellen: bf; S; OWN John A. Brown; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Scarlet Fever; AGE 3 yrs; POB Wythe Co; INFO John A. Brown Elsy: bf; S; OWN John A. Sanders, SR; Oct 1, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD Dropsy; AGE 33 yrs; Par unk; POB Tazewell Co, VA; INFO Elizabeth Sanders; mistress Frances: bf; S; OWN Eli Davis; Apr 30, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Consumption; AGE 12 yrs; POB Wythe Co; INFO Eli Davis; Head of Family Jane: bf; S;OWN John A Sanders, Sr; Dec 4, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; Disease of hart; AGE 21; PAR Jacob & Elsy; POB Wythe Co; INFO Elizabeth Sanders; mistress Mary: bf; S; OWN John A. Brown; March 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Scarlet Fever; AGE 3 yrs; POB Wythe Co; INFO John A. Brown; Head of Family (no name-JD): bm; S; OWN John A. Sanders, Jr; Feby 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD unk; AGE 1 month, 15 days; INFO Elizabeth Sanders; friend (no name JD): bf; S; OWN Sarah Buchanon; March 1, 1855; DL Waters of Holston; COD unk; AGE 18 days; POB Wythe Co; INFO Sarah Buchanon; Head of Family (no name JD): bm; S; OWN Thomas J. Morrison; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Dropsy; AGE 2 yrs; POB Wythe Co; INFO Julean Morrison; Head of Family (no name JD): wf; Oct 15, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 1 day; PAR Saml & Rehamy Lindamood; POB Wythe Co; INFO Samuel Lindamood; Head of Family Sam: bm; S; OWN Sarah Percival; June 18, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD unk; AGE 2 yrs, 4 months; POB Wythe Co; INFO Sarah D. Percival; friend Page 5 of 1855 Death Register Noah W. BIRD: Aug 8, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Fever; AGE 1 yr, 11 months, 24 days; PAR Stephen W. & Malinda A. Bird; POB Wythe Co; INFO Stephen W. Bird; Head of Family Gaither F. CAPPELL: Aug 10, 1855; DL Locust Groce; COD an affliction of brain; AGE 10 months; PAR Sam & Elizabeth Cappell; POB Locust Grove; INFO Father Mary E. CARTER: Apr 23, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD a Complication; AGE 9 months; PAR Robt & Margaret V. Carter; POB Wytheville; INFO Father Leonard CRABTREE: June 26, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Fever; AGE 18 yrs; PAR John & Mary Crabtree; POB Wythe Co; Sp unmarried; INFO John Crabtree; Head of Family Hiram C. CROCKETT: Sept 1855; DL near Graham's Forge; COD Flux; AGE 30 yrs; PAR Samuel & Nancy Crockett; POB near Graham's Forge; Nancy CROCKETT: 1855; PAR unk; POB unk John DEVOR: Feb 26, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD unk; AGE 26 yrs; PAR George & Polly Devor; POB Wythe Co; OCC Blacksmith; SP Cosby A. Devor; INFO Briant Thompson; friend James DUNFORD: May 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD Inflammation of bowels; AGE 8 months; PAR James & Sallie Dunford; POB Cripple Creek; INFO Father Abigail EAGLE: Sept 10, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Unk; AGE 46 yrs; PAR Saml & Polly Repass; POB Wythe Co; Sp widow; INFO Isaac Eagle; son Richael (Rachel JD) FEASEL: Nov 1855; DL Red Bluff; COD Pneumonia; AGE 95 yrs; PAR Robt & Ruth St Clair; POB Bedford Co, VA; SP R ST Clair; INFO son's wife Charles FOGLESONG: Nov 23, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD unk; AGE 83 yrs, 8 months; PAR Simon & Susan Foglesong; POB Germany; OCC Farmer; SP widower; INFO Henry Foglesong; Son Wm H. FOX: 1855; DL Wytheville; COD Fever; AGE 30; PAR unk; POB unk Andrew GROSECLOSE: Jany 20, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Found Shot; AGE 23 yrs, 17 days; PAR Jac(?JD) & Susan Groseclose; POB Wythe Co SP unmarried; INFO Henry Groseclose; brother Hughston GROSECLOSE: March 27, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Fever; AGE 19 yrs, 8 months; PAR Cyrul & Peggy Groseclose; POB Wythe Co; SP unmarried; INFO Peggy Groseclose; mother Sally GROSECLOSE: March 3, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Sprain Foot(??JD); AGE 9 yrs; PAR Cyrul & Peggy Groseclose; POB Wythe Co; INFO Peggy Groseclose; mother Margaret HORNER: Feb 17, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Hives; AGE 13 days; PAR Jno & Mary M. Horner; POB Wythe Co; INFO Mary M. Horner; Mother Sena JACKSON: April 8, 1855; DL Cripple Creek; COD Apoplexy; AGE 31 yrs; PAR Nathaniel & Martha Nuckles; POB Cripple Creek; SP Joshua Jackson; INFO Husband Malinda J. LOCKE: Oct 13, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Consumption; AGE 27 yrs, 7 months, 23 days; PAR James & Elizabeth Bruce; POB Wythe CO; SP John F. Locke; INFO James Bruce; father Jacob MCDONALD: Sept 18, 1855; DL Wytheville; COD Flux; Age 4 yrs; PAR Johnson & Elizabeth McDonald; POB Wytheville; INFO Mother Elizabeth REPASS: August 20, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD unk; AGE 5 yrs, 8 months, 28 days; PAR Leonard & Eliz Umbarger; POB Wythe Co; SP Jacob Repass; INFO Elizabeth Smith; friend Levania REPASS: Dec 24, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Consumption; Age unk; PAR Ransome & Nancy Tilson; POB Smyth Co, VA; SP Elias Repass; INFO Eliza Kinder; Friend Ann ROBINETT: Apr 22, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD unk; AGE 80 yrs, 6 months; PAR Danl & Elizabeth Justine; POB N. Carolina; SP Widow; INFO Elizabeth Robinett; daughter Noble N. THOMPSON: July 22, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Consumption; AGE 17 yrs; PAR Wm & Mahaly Thompson; POB Wythe Co; INFO Mahaly Thompson; mother Susan THOMPSON: March 23, 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Fever; AGE 6 months; PAR James & Sarah Thompson; POB Wythe Co; INFO James Thompson; Head of Family Ballard F. UMBARGER: March 6, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Scarlet Fever; AGE 6 yrs, 11 months; PAR David & Sophronia Umbarger; POB Wythe Co; INFO David Umbarger; Head of Family Joel G. UMBARGER: Augt 16, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Flux; AGE 1 yr; PAR Joel & Rosha Umbarger; POB Wythe Co; INFO John A. Brown; Friend Rosha UMBARGER: Augt 12, 1855; DL Waters of Reed Creek; COD Flux; AGE 38 yrs; POB Wythe Co; SP Joel Umbarger; INFO John A. Brown; Friend Elizabeth WILSON: April 3, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD unk; AGE 80 yrs; PAR unk; POB Wythe Co; SP widow; INFO Cynthis Rudy; friend Sarah WOODS: April 13, 1855; DL Rich Valley; COD Fever; AGE unk; PAR Peter & Margaret Sluss; POB Wythe Co; SP Moses Woods; INFO Head of Family Charles: bm; S; OWN Rufus Repass; 1855; DL Walkers Creek; COD Croup; AGE 11 days; INFO Sally Repass; Head of Family Ephraim: bm; S; OWN Margarett Simmerman; Aug 1855; DL Reed Creek; COD Inflammation of bowels; AGE 21 yrs; INFO owner Jacob: bm; S; OWN Jno Allison; Sept 1855; DL Boiling Spring; COD Serossula(?? JD); AGE 5 yrs, 10 months; POB Boiling Springs; INFO owner Mary Ann: bf; S; OWN Tho H. Simmerman; Jan 1855; DL 8 Dist; COD; Serossula; AGE 18 yrs; POB 8 Dist.; INFO owner Moses: bm; S; OWN Wm Chatwell; April 1855; DL Red Bluff; COD Pneumonia; AGE 33 yrs; INFO owner Ritha: bf; S; OWN Joseph Cappell; Aug 1855; DL near Wytheville; COD Struck by lightening; AGE 40 yrs; POB Carolina; SP married; INFO owner End of 1855 Death Records