Anderson County KYGenWeb Project

1855 DEATHS

Anderson Co., Kentucky

Thanks to David Misenheimer, former Anderson Co. Coordinator, who submitted this material.

Name
Age
Sex
Condition
Occu- pation
Residence
Place of birth
Parents or Owner
Time & Place of death
Cause of death
Samuel Petty
9y
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	Samuel & Mary Petty
Salt River Oct. 6, 1855
Typhoid fever
Bartlett Searcy
68
M
Widow
Farmer
Anderson
Madison	Richard Searcy
Bear Creek Aug. 11, 1855
Gravel
No name
n/a
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Puncheon Creek	Mason & Margaret Case
Puncheon Creek Apr. 9, 1855
Not known
No name
n/a
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Puncheon Creek	Mason & Margaret Case
Puncheon Creek Apr. 9, 1855
Not known
No name
n/a
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Puncheon Creek	Mason & Margaret Case
Puncheon Creek Apr. 9, 1855
Not known
Rebecca Worford
1m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Big Beaver	George & Ellen Worford
Big Beaver Jul. 18, 1855
Not known
Sarah A. Fennel
1
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Big Beaver	William & Mary Terrell
Big Beaver Sep. 1855
Not known
Mary E. Redmon
2--
M
Single
n/a
Nelson Co.
XXXX	Thomas & Martha Redmon
Big Beaver Aug. 15, 1855
Not known
George S. Wash
2y2m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Washington	AW & Margaret Wash
Big Beaver Oct. 28, 1855
Not known
Sarah A. Samuel
93
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Big Benson	RM & Eliza Samuel
Fox Creek Feb. 19, 1855
Disease of lungs
Calvin Dewitt
47
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Bedford, Va	Calvin Dewitt
Little Willow Sep. 22, 1855
Consumption
Sarah M. Smith
74
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Marion Cty, KY	Joseph & Louisa Smith
Noble Town Aug. 2, 1855
Fever
John W. Simpson
3m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Richland Cty	Joseph & Louisa Simpson
Noble Town Oct. 18, 1855
Not known
No Name
n/a
n/a
Single
n/a
Anderson
Willow Creek	John & Elizabeth Burgen
Big Willow Jun. 25, 1855
Not known
Amanda Sparrow
17
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	Thomas & Susan Franklin
Wats Run May 14, 1855
Not known
Mary Sparrow
22
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Spencer Cty	Smith & Mary Ramsey
Wats Run Jan. 13, 1855
Not known
Nancy J. Sparrow
6m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Watts Run	John & Martha Sparrow
Wats Run July. 18, 1855
Not known
John Cozine
6
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	James & Sarah Cozine
Big Willow Apr. 25, 1855
Killed by accident
Abraham Cozine
9
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	James & Sarah Cozine
Big Willow Nov. 18, 1855
Yellow jaundice
Barbra Burgen
16
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Washington Cty	Thomas & Margret Burgen
Big Willow Mar. 1855
cold
H--- Sea
12
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Washington Cty	Abraham & Sirena Sea
---lick Aug. 12, 1855
Not known
No name
1
M
Single
n/a	Anderson
Washington Cty	David & Susan Utterback
Fox Creek Mar. 5, 1855
known
Martha Egbert
14m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	James & Eliza Egbert
Salt River Nov. 9, 1855
Inflammation of lungs
Ellick R. Woodard
39
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Not known	George & Mary Woodard
Scrub Creek Sep. 9, 1855
Consumption
Elizabeth Montgomery
74
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
With (Wythe) Cty, VA	Joseph Montgomery
Salt River Nov. 1855
Fever
James B. Rice
48
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Shelby Cty	Robert & Elizabeth Rice
Salt River Oct. 7, 1855
Paralets
Serrelda Jordan
40
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Madison Cty	Bartlet & Margaret Searcy
Lawrenceburg Aug. 5, 1855
Fever
Henry Drinkell
29
M
Married
Cabinet maker
Anderson
Anderson	David & Mary Driskill
Lawrenceburg Aug. 11, 1855
Cholera
John
16
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	Henry & Mary Driskill
Lawrenceburg Aug. 19, 1855
Cholera
Mary A. Gilpin
34
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	William & Ann Pattens
Indian Creek Apr. 18, 1855
Consumption
Sarah
58
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Franklin Cty	Martha McBrayer
Lawrenceburg Apr. 10, 1855
Not known
Not named
3
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	Sarah Myers
Lawrenceburg July 10, 1855
Not known
Pompey
10m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	LW Chambers
Lawrenceburg Jul. 15, 1855
Scrofula
Not named
2d
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Indian Creek	Sanford & Fanny Brown
Indian Creek Jan. 3, 1855
Scrofula
John T. Young
1y1m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Benson	Wm && Elizabeth Gee
Little Benson Sep. 27, 1855
Summer complaint
Catherine Brisco
64
F
Widow
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	John Everly
Crooked Creek May 9, 1855
Consumption
Not named
1m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Willow	Alvan & Mary Threlkeld
Little Willow Dec. 10, 1855
Not known
Dennis C. Burgen
4m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Big Willow	David & Martha Burgen
Big Willow Feb. 11, 1855
Hives
Mary Malear
39
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Hammons Creek	Nelly Jewell
Hammons Creek Feb. 2, 1855
Typhoid Fever
William Newton
9m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Crooked Creek	William & Margaret Newton
Crooked Creek Nov. 15, 1855
Diptheria
Archibald Harris
58
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
North Carolina	Nathaniel Harris
Crooked Creek Feb. 3, 1855
Not known
Not named
4d
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	JH Howell
Salt River Oct. 16, 1855
Not known
Nanct J. Temples
1y
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Beaver	Soloman & Emeline Temples
Little Beaver Sep. 10, 1855
Chills
William
17
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Hammons Creek	James Littlepage
Hammons Creek Sep. 25, 1855
Inflammation
John Harrison
19
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Shelby Cty	John & Elizabeth Harrison
Indian Creek Oct. 20, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Margaret Sutherland
23
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	McCasey & Nancy Sutherland
Salt River Feb. 17, 1855
Consumption
John B. Gordon
n/a
M
Married
n/a
Anderson
n/a	John & Maria Jordon
Lawrenceburg Aug. 11, 1855
Cholera
Almedia J. Jordan
18
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	John & Elizabeth Walker
Lawrenceburg Aug. 20, 1855
Cholera
Rebecca Simpson
15
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Lincoln	Joseph & Nancy Redden
T-- Creek Oct. 15, 1855
Cancer
John B. Hart
34
M
Married	Farmer
Anderson
Franklin	Jacob & Joanna
Salt River Sep. 20, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Emaline Searcy
24
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	William & Sarah Perry
Indian Creek Nov. 18, 1855
Not known
Not named
n/a
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Indian Creek	William & Sarah Perry
Indian Creek Nov. 18, 1855
Not known
America William
11
F
Single
n	Anderson
Crooked Creek	William & Joicy Williams
Crooked Creek Sep. 25, 1855
Croup
Bletcher Watts
24
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Big Benson	Edmond & Alpha Watts
Big Benson Oct. 14, 1855
Typhoid Fever
J.C. Fousner
57
M
Married
Toll Gate Keeper
Anderson
Virginia	Ben & Mary Fousner
Lawrenceburg Aug. 20, 1855
Cholera
Not named
n/a
n/a
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	Not known
Not known
Not known
Not named
n/a
n/a
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	Not known
Not known
Not known
Thomas T. Phire?
38
M
Married
Merchant
Anderson
Chamber Co. PA	Margaret Phire
Lawrenceburg Aug. 17, 1855
Cholera
Richard (black)
24
M
n/a
n/a
Anderson
Not known	James Laffel
Lawrenceburg Aug. 14, 1855
Cholera
Lucinda (black)
35
F
n/a
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	Geo. W. Matthews
Lawrenceburg Aug. 10, 1855
Cholera
Mary E. Kavanaugh
1y
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	D.W. & Harriet Kavanaugh
Lawrenceburg Aug. 14, 1855
Diereah
Lucretia Arnstrong
40
F
Widow
n/a
Anderson
Jefferson Cty	Not Known
Lawrenceburg Aug. 11, 1855
Cholera
Elizabeth Armstrong
20
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Jefferson Cty	Lucretia Armstrong
Lawrenceburg Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Mary Draffin
42
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	James & Nancy Robertson
Lawrenceburg Se[. 17, 1855
Consumption
No name (black)
1y6m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	Jefferson Searcy
Lawrenceburg Mar. 10, 1855
Not known
Not named
n/a
n/a
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	Not known
Not known
Not known
Not named
n/a
n/a
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson	Not known
Not known
Not known
Andrew J. Cook
24
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Shelby Cty	Andrew & Catherine Cook
Big Benson Jun. 2, 1855
Consumption
Ellen
16
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Big Benson	Wm & Emily Williams
Big Benson Nov.18, 1855
Pneumonia
Elizabeth Young
53
F
Widow
n/a
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Sarah Young
Big Benson Aug. 7, 1855
Cholera
Cassey
70
F
n/a
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	Richard Lane
Big Benson May 14, 1855
Inflammation
Andrew J. Cook
24
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Shelby Cty	Andrew & Catherine Cook
Big Benson Nov. 24, 1855
Not known
John T. Lane
1
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Benson	Moses & Mary Lane
Big Benson Nov. 24, 1855
Not known
George Kelly
4
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Ky River	David & Elizabeth Kelly
Ky River Dec. 2, 1855
Croup
Mary E. Portwood
2y6m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Ky River	Ambrose & Louisa Portwood
Ky River Sep. 11, 1855
Cholera
Joanna Neal
1m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Ky River	Thomas & Jane Neal
Ky River Mar. 5, 1855
Cold
William Galt
33
M
Married
Carpenter
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Matthew & Lucy Galt
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Jelf
24
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Costlow Dawson
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Pleasant
80
M
n/a
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	Costlow Dawson
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Joseph
5
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Costlow Dawson
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Willis
2
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Costlow Dawson
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
May
9m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Costlow Dawson
Ky River Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Susan M. Houchens
6m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Gilberts Creek	John & Mary Houchens
Gilberts Creek Aug. 4, 1855
Not known
Almedia A. Adams
26
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Rueben & Ann Boston
Gilberts Creek Feb. 18, 1855
Convulsions
James M. Southern
3
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Gilberts Creek	Allen & Sarah Southern
Gilberts Creek Oct. 14,, 1855
Croup
Ann E. Irvin
22
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	Philip & Nancy Mosley
Gilberts Creek Sep. 3,, 1855
Congestive chills
Jeremiah Walker
12
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	Randal Walker
Lawrenceburg May 25, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Thomas Bolton
6
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lincoln	Robert & Elizabeth Bolton
Gilberts Creek Jan. 15, 1855
Inflamattion of brain
Mary E. Lane
20
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	Joseph & Malind Lane
Lawrenceburg Sep. 14, 1855
Consumption
Thomas E. Menzies
62
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Virginia	Samuel & Frances Menzies
Lawrenceburg Oct. 6, 1855
Debility
Maria Ellen
16
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Rough & Ready	Benjamin Moring
Rough & Ready Oct. 10, 1855
Typhoid Fever
James W. Cardwell
3y6m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Rough & Ready	John & Ellen Cardwell
Rough & Ready Jan. 25, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Thomas Bond
18
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Fox Creek	John & Margaret Bond
Fox Creek Jan. 17, 1855
Dropsy
Edward Sherwood
58
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Maryland Tolbero KY	Moses & Margaret Sherwood
Salt River Sep. 12, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Rebecca Glass
41
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	John & Martha Busy
Salt River Feb. 14, 1855
--of lungs
Martha McCall
18
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Armstedd & Mary Miller
Gilberts Creek Jun. 4, 1855
Paralysis
Rachel
1
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	William & Susan Bond
Baleys Run Jul. 10, 1855
Cholera
Martha McClure
18
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Hammons Creek	John & Elizabeth McClure
Hammons Creek Feb. 24, 1855
Epilepsy
Mary M. Smithy
4
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Salt River	James & Elizabeth Smithy
Salt River Oct. 23, 1855
Not known
Not named
1d
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	SH & Mary Crane
Lawrenceburg Oct. 28, 1855
Not known
Zerelda McKee
40y
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Mason Cty	Robert & Emy McCoy
Big Benson Dec. 21, 1855
Childbirth
Enock Bolen
12
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Franklin	William & Cintha Bolan
Big Benson Oct. 16, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Carline
4m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Fox Creek	Woodford & Amanda Crossfield
Fox Creek Sep. 25, 1855
Suffocated
Margaret Street
76
F
Widow
n/a
Anderson
Garrett Cty	Abel & Martha Davis
Lawrenceburg Aug. 11, 1855
Cholera
Not named
1m
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Benson	----
Little Benson May 10, 1855
From a fall
Sarah
4y
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Little Benson	----
Little Benson Jun. 10, 1855
Eating dirt
Jane Wigginton
64
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Culpepper VA	Daniel Kindrick
Hammons Creek Sep. 28, 1855
Typhoid Fever
Edmond
15
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	-R Baker
Rough & Ready Oct.. 15, 1855
Typhoid Fever
No name
3m
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	GB & Catherine Taylor
Lawrenceburg Aug. 10, 1855
Not known
Johnson Malone
62
M
Widow
n/aPost Master
Anderson
North Carolina	Not known
Lawrenceburg Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Henry
15
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Johnson Malone
Lawrenceburg Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Susan Searcy
48
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Virginia	Wm & Mary Mountjoy
Lawrenceburg Aug. 15, 1855
Cholera
Dolly
3
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	Madison Searcy
Lawrenceburg Aug. 20, 1855
Cholera
James
2
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lawrenceburg	Madison Searcy
Lawrenceburg Apr.10, 1855
Drowned
Ellen Mountjoy
16
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Leroy & Lucy Mountjoy
Lawrenceburg Sep. 10, 1855
Consumption
Lydia Adkins
61
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Washington	Galaway & Eliza Herr
Lawrenceburg Aug. 23, 1855
Cholera
U P Randall
45
M
Married
Merchant
Anderson
Fayette Cty	Brice & Susan Randall
Lawrenceburg Aug. 11, 1855
Cholera
Christopher Lillard
60
M
Married
Farmer
Anderson
Franklin Co	John & Agnes Lillard
Lawrenceburg Aug. 17, 1855
Cholera
Minerva J. Lillard
40
F
Married
n/a
Anderson
Mercer Cty	James Lillard
Lawrenceburg Aug. 19, 1855
Cholera
Ezekial
50
M
Single
n/a
Anderson
Lincoln	Christopher Lillard
Lawrenceburg Aug. 18, 1855
Cholera
Maria
28
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Woodford Cty	Christopher Lillard
Lawrenceburg Aug. 17, 1855
Cholera
Elizabeth
5
F
Single
n/a
Anderson
Anderson Cty	Christopher Lillard
Lawrenceburg Aug. 21, 1855
Cholera

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