1870 Mortality Schedule, Hopkins County, KY

Copied by Randa Bearden and published in Yesterdays Tuckaways, Vol IX Issue 4, Fall 1981 pg 44-46



 1 = Probably Dwelling number

 2 = Name

 3 = Age

 4 = Sex

 5 = Race

 6 = Married or widowed

 7 = Place Died

 8 = Month Died

 9 = Occupation or Trade

10 = Cause of Death





   1     2                         3   4  5   6   7     8   9                     10

Precinct No 1

  16    Sisk, Robert                51 m  w   m   Ky   Dec  farmer                Diabetes

  28    Childers, Martha A       1/12  f  w       Ky   Aug                        Cholera infantum

  39    Allen, Thomas           4 days m  w       Ky   Sept                       cause unknown

  46    Ray, James A             1/12  m  w       Ky   Sept                       Eryseplas

  58    Infant                  2 days m  w       Ky   Apr                        cause unknown

  96    Carlton, Jeptha B          46  m  w      Tenn  Jan  well wright           Pneumonia

 140    Clark, Catherine E         40  f  w   m  Tenn  Jan  keeping house         Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  57    Graddy, Needham            33  m  w   m   Ky   Feb  farmer                Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 183    Randolph, Vachel           28  m  w   m   Ky   Sept farmer                Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  89    Putman, Eudera?         10/12  f  w       Ky   Sept                       Scarletina Anginia

 230    Davis, Mary E              65  f  w   m   Ky   Aug  Keeping house         Chronis dysentery

 241    Stanley, James R           64  m  q       Ky   July farmer                Inflamation of bowels

 241    Dillingham, Cynthia        86  f  w   w   SC   Aug                        Inflamation of (stomach?)



Precinct No 2

  56    Medlock, Jorden            18  m  w       Ky   June worked on farm        Ascites?

 387    Slaton, Thomas              4  m  w       Ky   Feb                        Pneumonia

  77    William, Patience D        74  f  w   m   NC   Mar  keeping house         cause unknown

 120    Green, W J              5 days m  w       Ky   Sept                       cause unknown

 127    Fugate, infant           1/12  f  w            Oct                        cause unknown

 134    Knox, Walter                4  m  w       Ky   Nov                        cause unknown

 155    Lovan, Martha M            25  f  w   m   Ky   July keeping house         infantil Remittent Fever

  65    Haden, Ann                 64  f  w   m   Va   Aug  keeping house         Typhoid fever

 197    Baugh, Wm C              4/12  m  w       Ky   Sept                       Cause unknown

 203    Murphy, Messini            26  f  b   m   Ky   Jan? keeping house         Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 203    Murphy, Mat                 3  m  b       Ky   Mar                        Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 210    Galbrith, Jenny A           1  f  w       Ky   May                        Congestion of ___

 211    Galbreth, Charles J        21  m  w       Ky   Jan  farmer                ___ optysis

 211    Summers, Ann M             13  f  b            Feb  House Servant         Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 233    Wilson, Mary E           6/12  f  b       Ky   Oct                        Cause unknown

 280    Presley, Eliza J         5/12  f  w       Ky   Aug                        Cholera Infantum

 301    Qualls, George M        9/12 o m  w       Ky   Jul                        Cholera Infantum

 332    Hicklin, Jane S         57 or  f  w   w   Ky   Sept                       Cause unknown

 332    Hicklin, Sarah R           21  f  w       Ky   Jul                        Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 332    Hicklin, Nina               2  f  w       Ky   Aug                        Cholera Infantum



Precinct No 3

   8    White, Susan A             16  f  b       Ky  April servant               cause unknown

  19    Ashby, infant           7 days f  w       Ky   May                        cause unknown

  56    Crabtree, Clarence C        1  m  w       Ky   Dec                        Inflamation of bowels?

  71    Fowler, Wm F                1  m  w       Ky  April                       Meningitis?

  98    Moore, Robert D                w  m   w   Ky   Sept                       Hepatitis

 114    Prather, (Sinieianna?)     38  f  w   m   Ky   May  keepinghouse          Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 153    Prather, juliet E           8  f  w       Ky  March                       Pertussis

 153    Browder, John S             4  m  w       Ky  March                       Pertussis

 157    Yarber, Ann S               1  f  w       Ky   Aug                        Infantile Remitient fever

 188    Clayton, Sarah A            4  f  w       Ky   Mar                        cause unknown

 202    Parish, Joanna (S?)        23  f  w       Ky   July keeping house         acute Dysentary

 202    Parish, Rebecca          1/12  f  w       Ky   July                       acute Dysentary



Precinct No 4

  37    Dunkerson, James           40  m  w   m   Ky   July farmer                bilious fever

  28    Peyton, Ann                41     w   m   Ky   May  keeping house         Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  12    Crow, Benjamin             15  m  b       Ky   July Laborer               Typhoid fever

  15    Hams, Mary A               24  f  w       Ky  April                       Typhoid fever

  15    Crow, Orpha                14  f  w       Ky  April                       Typhoid fever

  25    Bone, Thomas               67  m  w   w   Ky  April                       Typhoid fever

  50    Adcock, Ephraim            63  m  w       Va   Feb  farmer                Ph___isis Pulmonalis

  70    Williams, Mary             83  f  w   w   Va   Nov                        Pneumonia

 105    Sears, William              1  m  w       Ky   Jan                        Croup. (Column 9 indicated fat

 137    Willis, Albert             33  m  w      Tenn  Apr  retired farmer        Typhoid neumonia

 139    Gibson, Martha             32  f  w       Ky   Sept keph house            Pueripial fever

 178    Rice, Teuben               40  m  b   m   Ky   Mar  farmer                Pneumonia

 181    Dockery, Peyton            51  m  w   w   NC   Jan  farmer                Pneumonia

 183    Lampson, John               3  m  w       Ky   Aug                        Carebo Spinal Meningitis

 183    ____, Levina or Lewina?  3/12  f  w       Ky   Sept                       Whooping Cough

 196    Booth, Joseph           25 yrs?   n   w   Ky   Jan                        Imperferate ________

 208    Wilhite, Lettie             3  f  w      Tenn  Sept                       Typhoid fever

  60    Hall, Sarah                21  f  w   m   Ky  March keeping house         Pulonary Tuberculosis

 133    Young, Laura               24  f  w   m   Ky  April                       Pulonary Tuberculosis



Precinct No 5 - Charleston

  36    Fox, Jefferson             35  m  w   w   Ky   Nov  farmer                Typhoid fever

 83     Franklin, Thomas           21  m  w       Ky  April laborer               Typhoid fever

  88    Franklin, Casander         24  f  w       Ky   July                       Typhoid fever

 121    Fox, Olive                 18  f  w       Ky  April                       Typhoid fever

 155    Eison, Alexander           48  m  w   m   Ky   Feb  farmer                plithisis? Pulmonalis

 180    Hardwick, John             26  m  w   m   Ky   Feb  farmer                Chronis diarrhiea

 180    Davis, Joseph              77  m  w   m   NC   Dec  farmer                Pneumonia

 206    Wright, Davis              68  m  w   w   Va   Mar  farmer                Pneumonia

 207    Williams, Mary           6/12  f  w       Ky   July                       remittent fever

 226    Mitchell, Edward           31  m  m   m   Ky   Feb  shoemaker             Plihisis? Pulmonalis

 226    ____, Eudora             2/12  f  m       Ky  April                       Whooping cough

 254    Bishop, Violet             80  f  f       NC   Jan                        pneumonia

 263    Oliver, Catharine          36  f  w   m   Ky   Nov  kept house            Hysteritis



Precinct No 6 - Fisher Springs

   7    Walker, Julia               1  f  w       Ky   Oct                        Pneumonia

  48    Wilson, forest          11/12  m  w       Ky   Nov                        Pneumonia

  52    Parish, Perlina             6  f  w       Ky   Sept                       remittent fever

  65    Deavers, John            2/12  m  w   m   Ky   Sept                       Whooping couch

  66    Simpson, Mary            6/12  f  w       Ky   Aug                        cholera infantu?

  69    Deavers, helan              8  f  w       Ky   Jan                        Scarlentina

  71    Armstrong, Virginia         7  f  w       Ky   Mar                        typhoid fever

  91    Whitfield, Susan            3  f  w           April                       cerele Spinal meningitis

 102    Heady, Benjamin            50  m  w   m   Va   Nov  farmer                pneumonia

 108    Bell, Southy               80  m  w   w   Va  March retired farmer        pneumonia

  12    Holeman, Vicia           8/12  f  w       Ky  Sept 1                      whooping cough

 124    Littlefield, America     1/12  f  w       Ky   Mar                        croup

 125    Deavers, John            1/12  m  w       Ky   Oct                        not known

 132    Russell, James             16  m  w       Ky   Oct  worked on farm        typhoid fever

 137    George, james               2  m  b   m   Ky  April                       Dysentary

 194    Burton, Mary               50  f  w   m   NC   Oct  kept house            Sarcoma

Precinct No 7

  45    Livingston, Jane           72  f  w   m   NC   Nov  keeping house         A.________ ?

  46    Groves, William            48  m  w   m   Ky   Jan  farmer                bilious fever

  53    Yarber, Claudia         10 day m  w       Ky   Jan                        inflamation of bowels

  98    McDonald, Elizabeth         1  f  w       Ky   Mar                        Dyptheria?

Precinct No 8

   7    Slaten, Adelia             50  f  b   w   Ky  April domestic servant      Typhoid fever

   7    Slaten, Ann P              58  f  w   m   Ky   Aug  Aug keeping house     Typhoid fever

   7    Majors, Martha             60  f  w   w   Ky   Sept                       Typhoid fever

  61    Spicer, William            57  m  w   m   Ky   June Laborer?              cause unknown

  85    Ashby, Thomas E            37  m  w   m   Ky   Mar  farmer                killed by a falling tree

 108    Farmers, Polf [sic]        27  m  w  m?   Ky   Nov  farmer                Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 108    Farmers, Polk            4/12  m  w       Ky   Mar                        Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Precinct No 2?? - Seminary

  80    Hawkins, Jane              70  f  w   w   Va   Nov  kept house            pneumonia

  88    Hill, Almira               14  f  w       Va   Mar                        pneumonia

  98    Shackelferd, Analiza     6/12  f  b       Va   Feb                        whooping cough

 128    Lane?, Martha              13  f  w      Tenn  Oct                        billious fever

 128    ____, Amanda               15  f  w      Tenn  Mar                        typhoid fever

 131    Wilkerson, Elizabeth       53  f  w   w   NC   June                       Plithisis Pulmonalis

  76    Stokes, James              14  m  w       Ky   July worked on farm        billious remittent fever

  77    Malin, Emma              7/12  f  b       Ky   July                       deptheria

 145    Fox, Jasper                 2  m  w       Ky   Feb                        falling of Timber

 169    Gamblin, Jefferson         13  m  w       Ky   Jan                        Hypertrophy of Heart

 174    Johnson, Ann               21  f  w       Ky   Jan                        burned to death

 191    Price, John                46  m  w   w  Tenn  July                       Plithisis Pulmonalis

 225    O'Bryan, Charles           11  m  w       Ky   Feb  worked on farm        Cerebo spinal meningitis

 230    Thomas Andrew               3  m  b       Ky   Feb                        pneumonia

  44    Noel, James                28  m  w       Ky  April Asst. farmer          plithisis Pulmonalisis