Death Certificates and Notices

 

NCA = NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE,


NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, V. 30, #2. January 15, 1870
ELLEN JANE BARRON w/o Robert S. Barron b March 18, 1835; d Pulaski Co., Ky., Jan. 14, 1870; md Dec. 26, 1854


NCA- January 21, 1858

WILLIAM C. Y. BURK s/o Thomas and Sarah Burk; died of consumption in Pulaski Co., Ky., Dec. 8, 1857 aged 26 years.


COMPTON, Elbert, male, white, single
Certificate #30808
Date & place of birth: August 5, 1918, Nanfleet, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: August 5, 1918 Nanfleet, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 1 day
Occupation:
Father's name: V. H. Compton (Virgil H.),
Birthplace of father:  Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Julia E. Emerson
Birthplace of Mother:  Kentucky
Informant: V. H. Compton
Address:  Norfleet
Cause of death: Monstrosity
Attending physician: Brent Weddle, MD, Nancy, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: none listed
Undertaker: none listed
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COMPTON, Herman, male, white, single
Certificate #2692
Date & place of birth: April 4, 1924, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: January 15, 1933 Falls Branch, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 8 years, 9 months, 13 days
Occupation:
Father's name: Chester A. Compton
Birthplace of father:  Pulaski County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Hattie Weddle
Birthplace of Mother:  Pulaski County, Kentucky
Informant: Willis Compton
Address:  Nancy,  Kentucky
Cause of death: Typhoid Fever
Attending physician: Leonard Hughes, M.D.  Fairbush, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Weddle Cemetery - no date listed
Undertaker: Malcom Cooper, Pointer, Kentucky
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COMPTON, Louetta (nee Combest), female, white, married
Certificate #29875
Date & place of birth: September 24, 1876, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence: Rural Pulaski County, Kentucky - Ingle P.O.
Date & place of death: August 11, 1940 Rural Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 63 years, 10 months, 16 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Father's name: Geo. W. Combest
Birthplace of father:  Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Sophronia Moline
Birthplace of Mother:  Kentucky
Informant: S. F. Compton (Stewart F., husband)
Address:  Ingle, Kentucky
Cause of death: Tubercular uterus (3 years duration) (Major findings: 
Tubercular endometritis)
Attending physician: R. C. Sievers MD, Somerset, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Oak Hill August 13, 1940
Undertaker: Illegible Signature, Somerset, Kentucky
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COMPTON, JACOB BEASLEY
male, white, married
Certificate #19397 
Date & place of birth: July 12, 1883, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Date & place of death: July 21, 1923  Illegible, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 40 years, 9 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Father's name: Frank Beasley
Birthplace of father: Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Ellen Compton
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Informant: Myrtle Beasley
Address:  Illegible, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Pulmanary Tuberculosis
Attending physician: S. G. Cain, Somerset, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: New Hope Cemetery, July 23, 1923
Undertaker: A. L. Wallace, Somerset, Kentucky
 
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 BEASLEY, JACOB F.
male, white, married
Certificate # 19397
Date & place of birth: July 12, 1883,  Pulaski County,  Kentucky
Date & place of death: July 21, 1923  Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 40 years 9 days.
Occupation:  Farmer
Father's name: Frank Beasley
Birthplace of father: Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Ellen (aka Miranda) Compton
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Informant: Myrtle Beasley
Address: Illegible, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Pulmanary Tuberculosis
Attending physician: S. G. Cain MD, Somerset, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: New Hope Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky  July 21 1923
Undertaker: A. L. Wallace, Somerset, Kentucky
   
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COMPTON, MARGARET (Nee COMPTON)
female, white, single
Certificate # 15663
Date & place of birth: no date, Kentucky
Date & place of death: May 7, 1931 Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 82 years
Occupation:  At home
Father's name: John R. Compton
Birthplace of father: Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Hettie Duck
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Informant: Emett Cain
Address: Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Myocardial Insuffiency
Attending physician: C. V. Gibson
Date & place of burial: New Hope Cemetery, May 8, 1931
Undertaker: Simerset Und. Co., Somerset, Ky.
   
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COMPTON, Nancy (nee Eads), (also found as Mary Nancy) female, white, married
Certificate #2754
Date & place of birth: May, 1854  Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: January 12, 1914, Bourbon, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 60 years
Occupation:  housewife
Father's name: Charley Eads
Birthplace of father:  Wayne County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother:  Don't know
Informant: V. H. Compton
Address:  Somerset
Cause of death: Tumor of brain
Attending physician: Illegible MD, Somerset, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Oak Hill, January 13, 1914
Undertaker: Somerset Undertaking, Somerset, Kentucky
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COMPTON, Ruby J. male, white, single
Certificate #26??
Date & place of birth: August 20, 1902 Burnetta, Kentucky
Residence:  
Date & place of death: January 24, 1933 Harrison, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 4 days
Occupation: Street car conductor
Father's name: S. M. Compton (Silas M.)
Birthplace of father:  Fairbush, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Rosa Warner Compton
Birthplace of Mother:  Burnetta, Kentucky
Informant: M. E. Compton
Address:  Nancy, Kentucky
Cause of death: Diabetis insi_riders (?)
Attending physician: Leonidas Hughes, MD, Fairbush, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: January 26, 1933, White Oak Cemetery
Undertaker: Somerset Undertaking, Somerset Kentucky
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NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, July 13, 1854

WILLIAM C. CROGG died from cancer, May 25, 1854; born Pulaski Co., Ky., March 5, 1834; s/o Elisha and Elizabeth Crogg; joined MECS 1848


Garner, Tartar, Weddle death certificates are courtesy of Jim Garner


Commonwealth of Kentucky death certificate abstract
George W. Garner, male, white, widowed
Certificate #26847
Date & place of birth: 27 January 1867, Russell Co. KY
Residence: rural Ingle
Date & place of death: 12 December 1951, rural Ingle, Pulaski Co., KY
Age: 87 years, 10 months, 18 days
Occupation: farmer
Father's name: James J. Garner
Mother's maiden name: [first name not given*] Roy
Informant: 'Edgar Garner (son), Ingle KY'
Cause of death: arter------ heart disease, six years duration
Attending physician: Edsel H. Burton, MD, Faubush KY
Date & place of burial: 14 December 1951, Cedar Point, Pulaski Co. KY
Undertaker: Denney-Murrell-Ramsey Co., Somerset KY
Other: * Mother's first name was Tabitha.


Death certificate abstract of James J. Garner, Pulaski Co. KY, volume 028, cert 10850, deathvol 1911.
James Johnson Garner, Faubush, Pulaski County KY, male, white, married, died 3 April 1911 at 9 a.m., age 68 years, 8 months, 4 days. Birth date 29 July 1842, Pulaski Co. KY [other sources indicate Adair County KY]. Father Geo. W. Garner, born KY, mother Polly Watson, born Adair Co. KY. Informant G.W. Garner, Ingle KY. Attending physician Leonidas Hughes. Burial 4 April 1911 at Faubush KY.
Obituary of James Jasper Garner son of James Johnson Garner


Commonwealth of Kentucky death certificate abstract
John Jasper Garner, male, white, married
Certificate #24835
Date & place of birth: 10 December 1860, Faubush KY
Date & place of death: 8 October 1833, Harrison voting pct., Pulaski Co.KY
Age: 72 years, nine months, 28 days
Occupation: farmer
Spouse of: Nancy Foeriba* Garner**
Father's name & birth place: James J. Garner, Somerset KY
Mother's maiden name & birth place: Tabitha E. Roy, Russell Co.
Informant: Claud M. Barker***, Somerset KY
Cause of death: emphysema -----; contributory: myocarditis
Attending physician: Dr. Leonidas Hughes, Faubush, KY
Date & place of burial: 9 October 1933, Weddle Ctry. [Faubush KY]
Undertaker: Claud M. Barker, Faubush KY
Other: * Interpretation of this name is very uncertain. **It appears the
surname Tarter (her maiden name) was written in, then marked out
and 'Garner' written above. *** John J. Garner's son-in-law.
Death certificate # 14879 deathvol 1924, State of Kentucky


Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard
Certificate of Death
Joseph R. Garner, male, white, married
Certificate #12625
Date & place of birth: 10 November 1863*, Pulaski Co. KY
Date & place of death: 18 April 1922**, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. TX
Residence: Mart TX
Age: 59 years, five months, 8 days
Occupation: Engineer [for the] I & G.N. Ry. [Railway]
Father's name & birth place: James Garner, U.S.
Mother's maiden name & birth place: Tibitha Roy, U.S.
Informant: [daughter] Josephine Garner, Waco TX
Cause of death: 'septic pneumonia following abscess of prostate'
Attending physician: Roy. F. Sanders
Date & place of burial: 19 April 1922, Waco, TX
Undertaker: Sloan & Harveson, Fort Worth, Te.
Other: * Family records indicate he was born 1864. ** The last digit in
the death date is illegible; however, the other dates on the certificate
(Dr's signature, burial date, and filing date) all give the year as
1922, as do family records.)


Tabitha Eviline [sic] Garner, female, white, widowed, of Ingle, Pulaski Co. KY, born 20 October 1840, died 22 June 1924, age 83 years, 8 months, 2 days.
Father: Joseph S. Roy born NC; mother: Patsy Barrow, born NC.
Occupation: 'none'
Informant: J.J. Garner of Faubush KY; attending physician Dr. Leonidas Hughes of Faubush; undertaker: J.M. Garner; place of burial: 'Weddle Cemetery'; buried 22 June 1924


Emeline Gose, female, white, married, of Cains Store, Fall Branch voter precinct, Pulaski County KY, died at 9 p.m. on 11 November 1913.
Birth date & place: 29 July 1849 Pulaski County KY.
Age: 64 years, 3 months, 13 days.
Father: John Simpson, born KY.
Mother: no information given.
Informant: H. Gose, Cains Store.
Cause of death: cancer of cervix ____ [illegible word]
Attending physician: Dr. Brent Weddle.
Place & date of burial: Caintown Graveyard, 13 November 1913.
Undertaker: A.J. [?]Lane, Ingle KY


Commonwealth of Kentucky certificate # 14732, deathvol 1937.
Hannibal Gosser, age 61, male, white, married, a resident of Catherine*, died in Pulaski County KY at Somerset General Hospital on 15 May 1937.
Name of wife: not given**.
Date of birth: not given.
Birthplace: KY.
Name and birthplace of father: Geo. B. Gosser, KY.
Maiden name and birthplace of mother: Julizia Bowmer, KY.
Informant's name and address: [first name appears to be] Jeremiah Gosser, Catherine* KY.
Place & date of burial: [illegible word] Russell Co., 16 May 1937.
Undertaker: Somerset [illegible word] Co[mpany].
Cause of death: auto accident on 15 May 1937 resulting in fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage.
Attending physician: Dr. Brent Weddle, Somerset KY.

* In 1937, Catherine Post Office was located in Russell County KY on Pine Top Road, not far removed from the convergence of Pulaski, Casey, and Russell counties.
** Hannibal married Doretta Weddle



Commonwealth of Kentucky, certificate # 15744, year 1940
James Crittendon Gosser, male, white, widowed, died in Irvins Store voting precinct, Russell County KY, at 9 P.M, 19 June 1940.
Name of spouse: Martha Isabel Gosser. {James C. Gosser married Martha Isabel Garner, not Gardner}.
Birthdate/place of deceased: 31 January 1871, KY.
Age: 69 years, 4 months, 20 days.
Occupation: farming.
Name/birthplace of father: Henry C. Gosser, KY.
Maiden name/birthplace of mother: Nancy E. Collins, KY.
Informant/address: H.C. Gosser, Dorena KY.
Cause of death: mitral insufficiency with broken -------- [word illegible]
Attending physician: Leonidas Hughes, Faubush KY.
Place/date of burial: Union, 20 June 1940.
Undertaker/address: "none", Faubush KY.

 


NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE July 23, 1857

MARSHALL N. JONES s/o Aiden and Temperance Jones, born Sept. 17, 1828; md Sophia M. Cragg; died Pulaski Co., Ky., April 30, 1857.


Abstract of death cert of William Kissee, 1917 cert # 05934.
William Kissee, male, white, ?married [word indicating marital status illegible], age 66 years, seven months, nine days, died 24 February 1917, Fall Branch precinct, Cains Store, Pulaski County KY.
Date of birth 24 February 1917 [sic].
Father John Kissee born KY, mother Susan Ana Huffman, born KY.
Cause of death: chronic Brights disease, two years duration. Attending physician H.C. Dye of Mintonville KY.
Place/date of burial Cedar Point [Church] cemetery on 25 February 1917.
Informant Silas Dause, Ingle KY.


McGAHAN, Leslie Eugene, male, white, single
Certificate #13801
Date & place of birth: May 28, 1928, Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: May 28, 1928 Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age:
Occupation:
Father's name: Leslie R. McGahan
Birthplace of father:  Nancy, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Blonnie Burton
Birthplace of Mother:  Nancy, Kentucky
Informant: Elihu Burton
Address:  Nancy, Kentucky
Cause of death: Stillbirth, cause unknown
Attending physician: Brent Weddle, MD, Nancy, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Fair View June 1, 1928
Undertaker: Illegible Taylor, Nancy, Kentucky
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McGAHAN, Clifford Keith, male, white, infant
Certificate #2239
Date & place of birth: December 27, 1931, Naomi, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: January 7, 1932 Naomi, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 11 days
Occupation:
Father's name: Roland McGahan
Birthplace of father:  Russell County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Ida McClendon
Birthplace of Mother:  _____, Kentucky
Informant: Leslie McGahan
Address:  Somerset, Kentucky
Cause of death: Premature Birth
Attending physician: Leonardas Hughes, MD, Fairbush, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Norfleet Cemetery, Norfleet, Kentucky
Undertaker: Henry Daulton, Norfleet, Kentucky
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McGAHAN, Everlyn Fay, female, white, single
Certificate #4493
Date & place of birth: September 9, 1944, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death:  February 20, 1945, Somerset,Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age: 3 months, 11 days
Occupation:
Father's name: Jones F. McGahan
Birthplace of father:  Texas
Mother's maiden name: Sophia Foster
Birthplace of Mother:  Kentucky
Informant: Jones F. McGahan
Address:  Somerset, Kentucky
Cause of death: Brocho pneumonia due to influenza
Attending physician: Carl Norfleet MD, Somerset, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Somerset, Kentucky February 21, 1945
Undertaker: Somerset Undertaking, Somerset, Kentucky

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McGAHAN, Unnamed, female, white, single
Certificate #7658
Date & place of birth: February 5, 1929 Naomi, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Residence:
Date & place of death: February 5, 1929 Naomi, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Age:
Occupation:
Father's name: Roland McGahan
Birthplace of father:  Norfleet, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Ida McClendon
Birthplace of Mother:  Norfleet, Kentucky
Informant: Roland McGahan
Address:  Norfleet, Kentucky
Cause of death: stillborn (8 mo utero gestation)
Attending physician: Brent Weddle, MD, Nancy, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Norfleet Cemetery, Norfleet, Kentucky
Undertaker: Pal (?) Tarter
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Commonwealth of Kentucky, certificate # 348771, year 1923
James Marion Miller, male, white, married, died in Somerset voting precinct, Pulaski County KY, 19 Oct 1923
Birthdate/place of deceased: 1844  KY
Age: 79 yrs
Occupation: Farming.
Name/birthplace of father:    Jacob Miller    VA
Maiden name/birthplace of mother:    Nancy J. Smiley     VA
Informant/address:    J.P. Miller     Ruth, KY.
Cause of death:     Oppoplexy
Attending physician:     E.F. Beard
Place/date of burial:     Eden Cemetery  21 Oct 1923
Undertaker/address: Somerset Und Co.  Somerset, KY
submitted by
Rex Miller


NCA May 29, 1869

JACK NORFLEET b Va., 1794; d Collins Co., TEX, March 1869; went with parents to Pulaski Co., Ky., 1798; md Virlinder Shumate, 1832.


NCA May 10 1894

NANCY E. PIERCE daughter of John and Mahala Pierce, born Pulaski Co., Ky., July 12, 1843; died February 20, 1894.


Commonwealth of Kentucky death certificate # 32471, deathvol 1911

FRANKIE RAINWATERS, white widowed female, born 27 March 1823 Virginia, died 6 p.m. 26 December 1911, Faubush voter precinct, Waterloo, Pulaski Co. KY, age 88 years, nine months, 29 days.
Occupation: 'At home'.
Father: Hiram Chaney, born Virginia.
Mother: Mary Wetter (or Netter), born Virginia.
Informant: J.G. Garner, Burnetta KY.
Cause of death: chronic valvular heart disease.
Contributory to death: Chronic interstitial nephritis.
Attending physician: Brent Weddle, Cains Store KY.
Place of burial or removal: Faubush.
Date of burial: 28 December 1911
Certificate filed 27 December 1911 by H.L. Weddle, Registrar.
Undertaker: J.G. Garner, Burnetta KY.

 


NCA Sept 6 1884

DAVID C. SIMPSON born Pulaski Co., Kentucky, October 16, 1815; married Nancy F. Gover, September 23, 1841; died June 20, 1884.


Commonwealth of Kentucky, Certificate # 5276, year 1933.
Crate Tarter, male, white, widowed, died in/near Somerset, Pulaski County KY on 8 Ferbruary 1933, age 70 years, 3 months, and 19 days.
Occupation: Clerk in store.
Name of spouse: Delia Tarter.
Birthdate of deceased: 21 October 1862.
Name & birthplace of father: Riley* Tarter, KY.
Maiden name and birthplace of mother: [first name not indicated] Baker, born KY.
Informant: Dr. C.L. Waddle, Somerset KY.
Place & date of burial: "city cemetery", 9 February 1933.
Undertaker: -----y Murrel R----y.
Cause of death: pneumonia; contributory: influenza.
Attending physician: Dr. C.L. Waddle.

* Crates' father's full name apparently was William Riley Tarter.


NCA May 17, 1855

SUSANNAH VAUGHT w/o Andrew Vaught; d/o George and Catharine Kisling; sister of Rev. John Kisling of the Indiana Conference; born Wythe Co., Va., Nov. 19, 1798; md at age 17; in 1827 moved to Indiana and the next spring moved to Pulaski Co., Ky. where she lived and died Nov. 19, 1854.


Death certificate # 25030, deathvol 1929, State of Kentucky

Julia A. Weddle, female, white, married, wife of L.B. Weddle, of Faubush, Pulaski Co. KY, born 27 February 1860 KY, died 16 September 1929, age 69 years, 6 months, 19 days.
Father: Jacob Warner, born KY; mother: Jenetta Weddle, born KY.
Occupation: housewife
Informant: Verl Weddle of Faubush; attending physician: Dr. Brent Weddle of Nancy KY; undertaker W.C. Thornton; place of burial: 'Weddle Cemetery'; buried 17 September 1929.

Obituary of Julia

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Death certificate # 23153, deathvol 1936, State of Kentucky

Laton B. Weddle, male, white, married, husband of Louisa Weddle, of Faubush voter precinct, Pulaski Co. KY, born 26 November 1856 Pulaski Co. KY, died 10 August 1936, age 79 years, 8 months, 14 days.
Father: James S. Weddle, born Kentucky; mother: Henretta Ghose [sic], born Germany.
Occupation: farmer
Informant: Virl Weddle of Faubush; attending physician: Dr. Leonidas Hughes of Faubush; undertaker: Denney-Murrell-Ramsey of Somerset KY; place of burial: 'Weddle Cemetery'; buried 11 August 1936.


Death certificate # 29074, deathvol 1923, State of Kentucky.

Jacob Warner, male, white, widower, of Burnetta, Pulaski Co. KY, born 3 July 1834 KY, died 19 Nov. 1923, age 89 years, 4 months, 16 days.
Father: Joel [sic] Warner, born VA; mother's name and birthplace 'not known'.
Occupation: farmer.
Informant: S. M. Warner of Burnetta KY; attending physician Dr. Brent Weddle of Nancy KY; undertaker Sam Warner; place of burial: 'Weddle Cem.'; buried 20 Nov. 1923.


COUNTY:  Pulaski
VOT PCT: Fall Branch
CITY:  Cains Store, KY.
CERTIFICATE #: 24197
FULL NAME:  Permelia Isabel (Compton) WILSON   
SEX:  female
RACE: white
STATUS:  married
DATE OF BIRTH:  May 5, 1863 - (Note:  Not to be confused with Permelia born
ca 1863 who was the daughter of Harrison Compton and Sarah Rainwater)
AGE:  53 years, 4 months
TRADE:  At Home
BIRTHPLACE:  Kentucky
FATHER'S NAME:  Wm. Compton  BIRTHPLACE:  Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME:  Mary Jane Hines  BIRTHPLACE:  Kentucky
INFORMANT:  T. W. Wilson (Thomas W.)
ADDRESS:  Cains Store, Ky
BURIAL:  Cedar Point  DATE:  Sept 6, 1916
UNDERTAKER:  Tolbert Roy
ADDRESS:  Illegible, Ky
DATE OF DEATH:  Sept. 5, 1916
CAUSE:  Paralysis
SIGNED:  Wesley A. McBeath, M. D.
ADDRESS:  Phil, KY
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Death Certificate of Squire Thompson, contributed by eddydebby@excite.com

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Certificate #17931, death volume 1929
Squire Thompson, white, married, male, of Good Hope, Pulaski County, KY, born 6 August 1857 in Rockcastle Co., KY, died 17 March 1929, age 77 years, 7 months, 11 days.
Father: Jas Thompson, born KY, mother Elizzie Adams, born KY.
Occupation: farmer
Informant: Leonard Osborne, Clarena KY; no attending physician, cause of death Heart Dropsy; signed by Thos. J. Acton, M.D., Eubank, KY; buried Level Green Cemetery on 18 March 1929; undertaker Jas. McWilliams.

 

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