1857 Grayson County Deaths
Transcribed by Jim Wooldridge
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| Name of deceased | Name of parents | |||||||||||||
| Surname | Given | Color | Age | Sex | Occupation | Condition | Time of Death | Cause of Death | or Owners of Slaves | Place of Birth | Residence | Place of Death | Remarks | |
| Patten | John W. | 4 mo | m | Aug | 31 | not known | Thomas & Elizabeth Patten | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | ||||
| Eskridge | John | 55 | m | Farmer | Married | Apr | 12 | Rheumatism | George & Elizabeth Eskridge | Virginia | " | " | ||
| Eskridge | Sabina | 52 | f | " | Aug | 12 | Dropsy | Christopher & Elizabeth Shrader | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Stover | Lydia | 21 | f | Single | July | 10 | Consumption | Christopher & Margret Stover | " | " | " | |||
| Cook | John | 60 | m | Farmer | Married | Oct | 5 | not known | Nicholas & Milley Cook | Virginia | " | " | ||
| Gaither | William T. | 11 mo | m | Single | May | 12 | Flux | Greenberry & Nancy Gaither | Grayson Co, Ky | Ohio Co, Ky | Ohio Co, Ky | |||
| Beyers | Elizabeth | 70 | f | Widow | Jany | 2 | Old age | Jonathan Anderson | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | ||||
| Allen | Edward T. | 6 days | m | Single | Decr | 2 | Croup | George & Selby Allen | " | " | ||||
| Day | Margret | 75 | f | Widow | Old age | " | " | |||||||
| Proctor | Eliza J. | 18 | f | Single | Sept | 20 | Congestive chills | William & Dorcus Proctor | Breckenridge Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Stone | Hosea T. | m | Single | Jany | 1 | not known | Wm & Elizabeth Stone | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | ||||
| Renfro | Mary P. | 2 | f | Single | May | 11 | Croup | Albert & Nancy Renfro | " | " | " | |||
| Crews | Elijah | 60 | m | Farmer | Married | Sept | 5 | Congestive chills | James & Elizabeth Crews | Ambers Co, Va | " | " | ||
| Geary | Perry C. | 3 mo | m | Single | March | 20 | Croup | Richard & Martha Geary | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Dewees | Anderson G. | 1 | m | Single | Feby | 22 | Croup | Wm & Harriet Young | " | " | " | |||
| Single | Sept | 15 | Thomas & Sarah Thurman | Jefferson Co, Ky | Jefferson Co, Ky | Jefferson Co, Ky | ||||||||
| Decker | Delvina | 9 days | f | Single | March | 10 | Henderson & Sallie Decker | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | ||||
| Brown | Ambros | 8 | m | Single | Oct | 11 | Congestive chills | Hiram & Elizabeth Brown | Whitely Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Holt | Elizabeth | 98 | f | Widow | Sept | 25 | Old age | Johnsons | not known | " | " | |||
| Hackley | John S. | 11 | m | Single | Sept | 24 | Congestive fever | Saml & Delilah Hackley | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Harrison | Sarah E. | 4 mo | f | Single | Jany | 20 | Croup | John W. & America Harrison | " | " | " | |||
| Dewees | Jacob W. | 7 | m | Single | March | 23 | Rheumatism | Leonard & Elizabeth Dewees | " | " | " | |||
| Vinson | William | 46 | m | Married | May | 18 | Int fever | Barton & Elizabeth Vinson | " | " | " | |||
| Oller | Edmond | 12 | f | Single | June | 16 | Scrofula | George & Patsey Oller | " | " | " | |||
| Dennison | Jane | 74 | f | Married | June | 24 | Old age | Josiah & Elizabeth Barns | Maryland | " | " | |||
| Dunn | Mary | 88 | f | Widow | Apr | 19 | Accidently shot | James & Martha Rogers | Pennsylvania | " | " | |||
| Larkin | Catesby | 15 | m | Single | Decr | 1 | Accidently shot | Wm & Francis Larkin | Hardin Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Harrell | Milley A. | 38 | f | Married | May | 4 | not known | Wm & Sallie Shaw | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| 3 days | Single | Sept | 19 | Croup | Thomas & Polly Jennett | " | " | " | ||||||
| Renfro | Mark | 76 | m | Farmer | Widower | Decr | 24 | Old age | Peter Renfro | Georgia | " | " | ||
| Kiper | Wm B. | 2 mo | m | Single | Sept | 22 | Cholera Infection | Wm & Mary Kiper | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Hightower | John W. | 7 | m | Single | Jany | 27 | Scarlet fever | Richd & Rebecca Hightower | Logan Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Geary | Loyd | 31 | m | Farmer | Married | Oct | 9 | Typhoid fever | Loyd & Francis Geary | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
| Kiper | Henry T. | 6 | m | Single | March | 20 | Black ??pura | Wm & Charlotte Kiper | " | " | " | |||
| Geary | Everett | 21 | m | Farmer | Married | Decr | 11 | Over heat | Saml & Susan Geary | " | " | " | ||
| Blain | Rafal L. | 21 | m | Single | Aug | 30 | Typhoid fever | Wm & Sallie Blain | " | " | " | |||
| Sarver | Eliza J. | 18 | f | Single | Decr | 16 | Int fever | Joseph & Ruth Sarver | Meade Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Lahne | Sarah | 86 | f | Widow | Feby | 13 | Old age | Thomas & Margret Brooks | Fredrica Co, Va | " | " | |||
| Hayse | Henry | 24 | m | Single | March | 25 | Consumption | Wm & Nancy Hayse | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Putt | Woodford | 15 | m | Single | Nov | 18 | Influenza | Saml & Nelly Putt | " | " | " | |||
| Russell | Sarah A. | 3 | f | Single | Decr | 1 | Croup | Jefferson & Nancy Russell | " | " | " | |||
| Carter | Nancy | 70 | f | Widow | May | 16 | Old age | Josiah & Elizabeth Barns | Maryland | " | " | |||
| Mercer | Zerina | 63 | f | Married | Oct | 19 | Old age | Solomon & Polly Turpin | Garrad Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Richardson | Archa | 4 mo | m | Single | Aug | 25 | Gas?? | Daniel & Mary Richardson | " | " | " | |||
| Robertson | Catharine | 10 mo | f | Single | Oct | 27 | Croup | Thomas & Millard Robinson | Meade Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Wilkerson | Bascom C. | 4 | m | Single | March | 11 | Cephali?? | Ansel & Elizabeth Wilkerson | " | " | " | |||
| Renfro | Annie | 12 days | f | Single | June | 1 | not known | Mark & Mary I. Renfro | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Purtle | Martha I. | 28 | f | Married | Feby | 16 | Dyspepsia | Benjamin & Pharaba Dewees | " | " | " | |||
| March | 15 | Old age | Thomas & Margret Brooks | Relertourt Co, Va | " | " | ||||||||
| Williams | Almira E. | White | 6 mo | f | Single | Oct | 5 | Croup | James P. Williams | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
| Steele | Edna F. | " | 5 | f | Single | June | 13 | Scarlet fever | Andrew D. Steel | North Carolina | Larue Co, Ky | Larue Co, Ky | ||
| Steele | Margret I. | " | 1 yr 2 mo | f | Single | June | 13 | same | same | " | " | " | ||
| Dennis | Thomas F. | " | 1.5 mo | m | Single | Apr | 20 | Croup | Josiah Dennis | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | ||
| Willis | Isaac B. | " | 3 mo | m | Single | Aug | 20 | Cholera Morbus | Burd T. Willis | " | " | " | ||
| Snider | Elizabeth | " | 27 | f | Spinster | Married | Oct | 20 | Typhoid fever | Rueben Turner | Adair Co, Ky | " | " | |
| Clemons | James M. | " | 1 mo | m | Single | Decr | 19 | Jandios | Thomas Clemons | " | " | " | ||
| Haycraft | John | " | 73 | m | Farmer | Married | Feby | 14 | Apoplexy | Samuel Haycraft | Hardin Co, Ky | " | " | |
| Haycraft | William T. | " | 4 | m | Single | Feby | 22 | Arasiplis | John Haycraft | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
| Carter | James | " | 54 | m | Farmer | Married | March | 29 | not known | Jacob Carter | Hardin Co, Ky | " | " | |
| June | Martha | " | 24 | f | Married | March | 30 | " | David Hatfield | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
| Hart | Abraham | " | 9 | m | Single | Oct | 21 | Flux | Joseph Hart | " | " | " | ||
| Keer | " | 10 days | m | Single | Aug | 19 | Enterity?? | Henry Keur | " | " | " | |||
| Harrison | Martin S. | " | 4 days | m | Single | Aug | 27 | " | Francis M. Harrison | " | " | " | ||
| Litsey | " | 6 days | m | Single | Sept | 9 | " | John Litsey | " | " | " | |||
| Perrel | Polly | " | 71 | f | Married | Decr | 16 | Heart dropsy | Zach Fowler | Nelson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
| Richardson | Ellenor | " | 70 | f | Single | May | 29 | Cancer | Thomas Wright | Virginia | " | " | ||
| Parris | Nancy | " | 74 | f | Married | Sept | 13 | Dropsy | Joseph Mings | Virginia | " | " | ||
| Whitten | Phebe Ellen | " | 20 days | f | Single | Jany | 3 | William Whitten | Grayson Co, Ky | " | " | |||
| Key | Robert | " | 7 | m | Single | March | Croup | Martin Key | " | " | " | |||
| Metcalf | Benjamin | " | 68 | m | Farmer | Single | Jany | 17 | Consumption | Joseph Metcalf | " | " | ||
| Higdon | " | 7 weeks | m | Single | Feby | Croup | Ignatius Higdon | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri | ||||
| Keller | Safina E. | " | 2 | f | Single | March | 20 | Typhoid fever | George Keller | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | Grayson Co, Ky | ||
| Blanton | Margret | " | 45 | f | Single | July | 20 | Consumption | Shedrick Sally | Edmonson Co, Ky | " | " | ||
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