Adair County Vital Statistic Records, 1903 - 1904 -- Deaths

The header card  for the two microfilmed pages from which these transcriptions were done states the records are for 1903-1904. However, only three of the deaths near the bottom of the first page are noted as having occurred in 1903. There are another several deaths--the last 24 on the second page--for which the month and day but not the year of death is recorded.

The three 1903 deaths have been placed first in this transcription. Otherwise, the transcribed entries are in the same order as the original records with one exception, as noted below.

The sequence of information for each entry is as follows: Name, color, age, gender, marital status (omitted for children), occupation (if given), death date, cause of death, place of birth, residence, & death, and names & birthplace(s) of parents.

Underlining indicates transcribe words & names are as found in the original document; question marks indicate uncertain interpretation; information in  bracketed italics comes from other sources.

Bradshaw, Campbell, black, 60, male, widow, farmer, Dec. 3, 1903, typhoid fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given.

Potts, Elizabeth, white, 67, female, widow, house keeper, Dec. 28, 1903, consumption, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given.

Akin, Morris, white, 27, male, Dec. 24, 1903, cause not stated, born Cumberland Co., resided /died Adair Co., R.Y. & Sallie A. Akin, both born Adair Co.

Riall, Alfred, white, 79, male, married, farmer, Sept. 19, 1904, accident, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., James N. & Sary Riall, both born Adair Co.

Grant, Elizabeth, white, 77, female, widow, house keeper, Sept. 2, 1904, flux, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Jacob N. & ?Rebeck_ Grant, father born VA, mother born Adair Co. [Is this the Elisabeth Banks who m. Benjamin Grant in Adair County, 1844?]

Willis, unnamed, white, fourteen hours, female, April 1, 1904, unknown cause, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., John M. & Emily Willis, father born Cumberland Co., mother born Adair Co.

Conover, Marven M., white, 26, male, single, deputy jailer, March 30, 1904, gun shot in making arrest, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., S.B.M. & Sarah J. Conover, both born Adair Co.

Conover, Nancy, white, female, 77, widow, house keeper, July 2, 1904, cause not stated,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., John M. & Sarah Bennett, both born Adair Co.

Wheat, Logan, black, 40, male, married, farmer, July 29, 1904, cause not stated,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., John & Amanda M. Wheat, both born Adair Co.

Bradshaw, Dora Lee, black, two years, female, June 9, 1904, consumption,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., U.S. & Amanda Bradshaw, both born Adair Co.

Spearman, Frank, black, 80, male, married, blacksmith, Aug. 10, 1904, Bright's disease, born Cumberland Co., resided / died Adair Co., parents names and place(s) of birth not given.

Eubank, R.C., white, 70, male, married, blacksmith, July 19, 1904, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Joseph & Nancy Eubank, place(s) of birth not given.

Patteson, Mary B., white, 59, female, widow, house keeper, September 30, 1904, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Gum [Montgomery] & Susan Russell,  father's birthplace not given, mother born Adair Co.

Payne, unnamed, white, 00 [stillborn?], female, June 13, 1904, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., C.R. & Dora Payne (see next entry), father born Tenn., mother born Cumberland Co.        

Payne, Dora (see previous entry), white, 31, female, married, house keeper, Sept. 21, 1904, unknown cause, born Cumberland Co., residence / death Adair Co., J.B. & Jane Huddleston, father born Tenn., mother born Cumberland Co.   

Hurt, W.B. [William Bassett], white, 75, male, widow, farmer, Sept. 10, 1904, Bright's disease, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Obby & Nancy Hurt, both born Va.

Waggener, Fanny, white, 64, female, widow, house keeper, Sept. 10, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., William & Mary Holladay, both born Va.

Dunbar, O.P., white, 18, male, single, farmer, May 29, 1904, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., T.P. & Charlottie Dunbar, father born Clinton Co., mother born Adair Co.

Bault, W.E., white, two years, male, June 26, 1904, unknown cause, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., W.S. & Nancy Bault, both born Adair Co.

Tarter, S.M., white, 60, male, married, farmer, May 8, 1904, cause not stated, born Pulaski Co., residence / death Adair Co., Squire & Polly Tarter, both born Pulaski Co.

Watson, Catherine, white, 65, female, married, house keeper, Sept. 25, 1904, unknown cause, born Grant Co., residence /death Adair Co., Isac & Rachel Renfrow, place(s) of birth not given.

Hendrickson, Chinesie, white, 35, female, married, house keeper, June 28, 1904, consumption,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Thomas & Elizabeth Chelf, both born Adair Co.

Bearnard [Bernard], J.K. white, 60, male, single, Aug. 6, 1904, consumption,  born Russell Co., residence / death all Adair Co., William & Celia Bearnard, both born Russell Co.

White, unnamed, white, age not given, male, Oct. 3, 1904, unknown cause, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Sam & Mary White, father born Adair Co., mother born Taylor Co.

Sanders, Wood A., white, 23, male, single, drummer, Feb. 21, 1904, railroad accident, born Taylor Co., residence "traveling on road," place of death given as "Ky.," Elzo (or Elza) & Josephine Sanders, both born Taylor Co.

Woodrum, Janie (or Jennie; see next two entries), white, 32, female, married, house keeper, March 15, 1904, consumption, born Casey Co., residence / death Adair Co., James & Nancy ?Evens, both born Casey Co.

Woodrum, Emeie (or Eweie, or Esurie or ??) B., white, four years, female, June 10, 1904, unknown cause, born Mo., residence / death Adair Co., W.L. & Jennie Woodrum, both born Casey Co.

Woodrum, R.L. (see preceding two entries), white, one year, male, Aug. 6, 1904, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., W.L. & Jennie Woodrum, both born Casey Co.

Sapp, Addie, white, 22, female, single, house keeper, Sept. 15, 1904, burned to death, place of birth not given, residence / death Adair Co., Jessey & Nancy Sapp, both born N.C.

Sapp, Rhoda, white, 19,  female, single, house keeper, Sept. 15, 1904, burned to death, birth / residence / death Adair Co., Jessey & Nancy Sapp, both born N.C.

Sapp, Polly, white, 10, female, house keeper, Sept. 15, 1904, burned to death, birth / residence / death Adair Co., Jessey & Nancy Sapp, both born N.C.

Sapp, Jessey,  white, one year, male, Sept. 15, 1904, burned to death, birth / residence / death Adair Co., Jessey & Nancy Sapp, both born N.C.

Sapp, Bertha, white, female, seven years, Sept. 15, 1904, burned to death, place of birth not given, residence / death Adair Co., Jessey & Nancy Sapp, both born N.C.

Childers, W.G. (in the original records, this entry is between those of Jessey & Bertha Sapp, above), white, 68, male, married, farmer, April 19, 1904, cause of death: bone, birth / residence / death Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given. (In the spaces provided for the parents' names and place(s) of birth, the names William & Nancy Perryman, both born Adair, were written in, then struck through. See second entry below.)

Childers, Nancy, white, 45, female, widow, house keeper, March 9, 1904, consumption,  birth / residence / death Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given.

Perryman, Charley, white, 50, male, married, farmer, April 20, 1904, consumption,  birth / residence / death Adair Co., William & Nancy Perryman, both born Adair Co.

Alley, Laura Z., white, 28, female, married, house keeper, March 22. 1904, heart failure,  birth / residence / death Adair Co., J.Z. & Cathrine Brockman, both born Adair Co.

Collins, Kizzie, white, 65, female, widow, house keeper, Feb. 19, 1904, conjestion of brain,  birth / residence / death Adair Co., John & Martha Darnell, both born Adair Co.

Reynolds, Ellen, white, 15, female, single, Aug. 7, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death Adair Co., G.G. & Nannie Reynolds, both born Adair Co.

Stephens, Ordia, white, 22, female, single, Aug. 7, 1904, cause not stated,  born Russell Co., residence / death Adair Co., J.S. & J.M Stephens, both born Russell Co.

Womack, Mattie P., white, 33, female, married, house keeper, Sept. 8, 1904, cause not stated,   born Russell Co., residence / death Adair Co., John & Sarah Antle, both born Russell Co.

Thompson, Nancy, white, 39, female, married, house keeper, June 28, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death Adair Co., William & Roda Harvey, both born Adair Co.

Powell, Elza, white, 86, male, married, farmer, Sept. 22, 1904, cause not stated, birth / residence / death Adair Co., James & Francis Powell, both born Adair Co.

Murry [Murrah], Joann, white, 70, female, widow, house keeper, July 30, 1904, dropsy of heart, born Russell Co., residence / death Adair Co., parents Jackson & Tennie Bargo [Barger], both born Russell Co. [She appears in the 1850 Russell Co. census in the John & Vurlinder Barger household.]

Chapman, J.S., white, 67, male, married, farmer, April 26, 1904, cause not stated, born Tenn., residence / death Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given.

[Are J.S. Chapman, above, and P.N. Chapman, below, the husband & wife Joseph S. & Feby (Phoebe) A. Chapman, both born Tenn.,  who appear on the 1880 Adair Co. census?]

Chapman, P.N., 70, female, widow, house keeper, Oct. 27, 1904, cause not stated, born Tenn., residence / death Adair Co., parents names & place(s) of birth not given.

Grider, Mary A., white, 67, female, married, house keeper, Oct. 16, 1904, consumption of the bowells, born Russell Co., residence / death Russell Co., John & Rachel Winfrey.

Jones, James Y., black, one year, male, Feb. 10, 1904, croop, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., T. (or Y.) & Ora Jones, both born Adair Co.     

Melson, John, white, 50, male, married, farmer, Dec. 27, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., William & Pauline Melson, both born Adair Co.

Stotts, Oliver, white, one year, male, Nov. 15, 1904, unknown cause, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Frank & Mattie Stotts, both born Adair Co.

Patterson, B.Y., white, 79, male, married, farmer, Oct. 29, 1904, consumption,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., parents names not given, both born Adair Co.

Johnson, Elizabeth A., white, 78, female, widow, housekeeper, August 17, 1904, old age, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., R.L. & Polly Smith, both born VA.

Harvey, Piner, white, 79, male, married, farmer, Oct. 29, 1904, cancer on head, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., William & Betty Harvey, both born Adair Co.

Bradshaw, Ned, black, 48, male, single, Oct. 15, 1904, burned to death, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., parents names not given, both born Adair Co.

Tabor, Bertha M., white, one year, female, Jan.7 or 8 (digit partially obscured), 1904, croop, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., T.W. & Nannie Tabor, both born Adair Co.

Coffey, Mattie M., white, 23, female, married, house keeper, Sept. 2, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., W.F. & Joann Sanders, both born Adair Co.

Coffey, Della M., white, 19, female, single, March 23, 1904, consumption, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., J.W. & Catherine Coffey, both born Adair Co.

Note: the year of death wasn't noted in the original records of the deaths below.

Keltner, T.J., white, 75, male, married, farmer, May 2, old age, born Metcalf_ Co., residence / death Keltner, William & Sallie Keltner, birth place(s) not known.

Rodgers, G.A., white, 67, male, married, farmer, May 5, stomach trouble, born Green Co., residence / death Keltner, James & Polly Rodgers, father's birth place not known, mother born Green Co.

Parson, Corda, white, 27, female, married, farmer, July 9, spinal trouble, born Adair Co., residence Milltown, died Lakelon [supposed to be Lakeland?], J.D. & Susan Keltner, father born Adair Co., mother born Metcalf_ Co.

Green, Robert, white, 60, male, single, none, Feb. 4, cause not stated, place of birth not given, residence / death Milltown, parents' names & place(s) of birth not given.  (In the spaces provided for parents' names, T & L. Moss was  written in, then struck through. See next entry.)

Note: "farmer" was listed as the occupation for all remaining entries.

Moss, Arad, white, 32, male, married, Sept. 15, consumption, born Adair Co., residence / death Milltown, T. & L. Moss, both born Adair.

Caldwell, R.Y., white, 56, male, married, Aug. 11, congestive chill,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Henry & Nancy Caldwell, birth place of father not given, mother born Adair Co.

Keltner, Minnie C., white, 30, female, married, June 25, consumption, born Metcalf_ Co., residence / death Gradyville, Peter & Ermine Compton, both born Adair.

Stotts, Elsie, white, nine months, female, Aug 10, whooping cough, born Adair Co., residence / death Gradyville, Frank & Meria (or Maria?) Stotts, both born Adair Co.

Estes, Fred O., white, 10, male, June 19, congestive chill, born Adair Co., residence / death Elroy, Sam & Dora Estes, both born Adair Co.

Patton, Mintie, white, 28, female, married, June 7, consumption, born Metcalf_ Co., residence / death Elroy, J. & Diuela Walkup, both born Metcalf_ Co.

Note: only one parent was named in the remaining records but the place of birth was given for both parents.

Campbell, C.W., white, 30, male, married, March 5, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., J.S. Campbell, both born Adair Co.

Tupman, OCille, white, 60, female, married, June 30, fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., S.T. Dunbar, both born Adair Co.

Barrett, Juliza, white, 27, female, single, Aug. 11, fever, born Clinton Co., residence / death Adair Co., W.C. Barrett, both born Adair Co.

Williams, J.L., black, 18, male, single, March 18, fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., Jo Williams, both born Adair Co.

Lee, N., black, "child," female, Jan. 8, fever,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., S.R. Lee, both born Adair Co.

Corbin, M.E., white, 23, female, married, March 4,  birth / residence / death all Adair Co., J. Dulworth, both born Adair Co.

Disney, M.E., white, three months, male, single, Nov. 15, fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., T.P. Disney, father born Russell Co., mother born Adair Co.

Piles, Ever, white, two months, male, Oct. 17, fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., C.S. Piles, father born Casey Co., mother born Adair Co.

Whited, Astella, white, 43, female, married, Nov. 10, croop, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., C. Turner, both born Adair Co.

Burton, C., white, two months, female, Dec. 2, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., J. Burton, both born Adair Co.

Burton, Gideon, white, 63, male, married, Jan. 30, croop, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., William Burton, both born Adair Co.

Burton, Gladis, white, 2, female, Dec. 26, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., J.E. Burton, both born Adair Co.

Burton, Eller, white, one year, male, date not given, fever, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., I.F. Burton, both born Adair Co.

Burton, E.W., white, 54, male, married, March 31, cause not stated, birth / residence / death all Adair Co., E.W. Burton, both born Adair Co.