Recorded Births for the Year 1855 in Anderson County, Kentucky
Slave Births are recorded in RED
NOTE *** I have tried to leave these names as they are spelled on the original copies. When notified of a correction, those will be put in parentheses.
| Date of Birth | Name of Child | Sex | Condition | Place of Birth | Name of Father or Owner of Child | Maiden Name of Mother (or comments) | Color of Child | Residence of Parent |
| Aug 15 | Amanda Moor (Moore) | female | alive | Big Beaver | Thomas Moor (Moore) | Elizabeth Royalty | W | Anderson Cty |
| Nov 10 | George W Hammock | male | " | " | George Hammock | Easter Moor | " | " |
| Nov 9 | no name | " | " | " | William King | Ann Britton | " | " |
| May 15 | Fonzo E Brown | " | " | " | Jonah Brown | Almira Thompson | " | " |
| Apr 15 | Leoneder C Crutcher | " | " | " | A L Crutcher | J A Blakeman | " | " |
| Apr 15 | William C Crutcher | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Nov 15 | Rebecca J Spoonamore | female | " | " | Philip Spoonamore | Rebecca Campbell | " | " |
| Dec 28 | Charles | male | " | Watts Run | William R Marshall | slave of W R Marshall | B | " |
| May 24 | Daniel Summers | " | " | Big Beaver Creek | William Summers | Mary Searcy | W | " |
| Apr 3 | Samuel R Houchens | " | " | Stephens River | Robbert Houchens | Elizabeth Sapington | " | " |
| Mar 8 | Martha A McAnelly | Female | " | Salt River | Isiah McAnnelly | Jane Huffman | " | " |
| Nov 9 | Sarah F Cook | " | " | Willow Creek | Thomas Cook | Mary D Blakeman | " | " |
| Nov 15 | Richard W Herald | male | " | " | James Herald | Casandra Cook | " | " |
| Apr 3 | James A Wash | " | " | Big Beaver | A W Wash | Margaret Southerland | " | " |
| Jul 12 | Gilbert H Hankins | " | " | Fox Creek | W H H Hankins | Agnes | " | " |
| Dec 23 | Isabel | female | " | Big Beaver | John Leathers | slave of J Leathers | B | " |
| Apr 15 | Catherine Crossfield | " | " | " | Morgan G Crossfield | Catherine Samuel | W | " |
| Sep 12 | Mildred E Driskell | " | " | Johnsonville | Merit Driskell | Malinda E Paxton | " | " |
| Jan 20 | Bradley Grubbs | male | " | Little Beaver | Thomas Grubbs | Eveline Searcy | " | " |
| Oct 6 | James L Hawkins | " | " | Big Beaver | Hardin Hawkins | Christian Hawkins | " | " |
| Jun 25 | no name | " | dead | Big Willow | John Burgen | Elizabeth Simpson | " | " |
| Aug 22 | Melisey Williams | Female | alive | " | Wilkerson Williams | Helena Williams | " | " |
| Feb 19 | Lydia M Milburn | " | " | Raccoon Creek | Jacob Milburn | Dassy McAnelly | " | " |
| Jun 24 | Smitha A Williams | " | " | Big Willow | Riley Williams | Martha A McAnelly | " | " |
| Aug 10 | David S Lawrence | male | " | Salt River | John H Lawrence | Ch_ __ _ ? Gregory | " | " |
| Dec 21 | Mary J Neal | female | " | " | Merit Nall | Eliza Hall | " | " |
| Jan 18 | America Tanner | " | " | " | Jonathan Tanner | Louisa House | " | " |
| Jul 15 | Lucertia J Cox | " | " | Watts Run | Thomas Cox | Francis A Ashby | " | " |
| Dec 30 | Skinner Ashby | male | " | Levee ? Creek | Stinson Ashby | Jane Glass | " | " |
| Dec 15 | Richard Calvert | " | " | Stony Creek | Harrison Calvert | Margaret J Ward | " | " |
| Mar 7 | no name | " | dead | " | John Mackey | Jemima Warford | " | " |
| Sep 6 | William H Noal | " | alive | Big Beaver | George Noal | Eliza A Searcy | " | " |
| Jan 4 | Malinda Sparrow | female | " | Watts Run | George Sparrow | Mary Ramsey | " | " |
| Jun 17 | Nancy J Sparrow | " | " | " | John F Sparrow | Martha Huffman | " | " |
| Sep 8 | Susan E Skinner | " | " | Johnsonville | W G Skinner | Sarah Hughes | " | " |
| Apr 23 | Allice Leathers | " | " | Big Beaver | Alfred Leathers | Eliza Searcy | " | " |
| Feb 5 | Mary F Cromwell | " | " | Salt River | Powhatten Cromwell | Martha Oliver | " | " |
| Sep 3 | Meridith Cozine | male | " | Big Willow | James D Cozine | Sarah Cranfill | " | " |
| Dec 26 | James Burgon | " | " | " | Samuel Burgon | Nancy J Simpson | " | " |
| Nov 8 | Martha B Morgan | female | " | " | Wilks H Morgan | Martha A Pharice | " | " |
| Aug 20 | Mertin Burgen | male | " | " | Samuel Burgen | Sarah Burgen | " | " |
| Oct 24 | Mary Simpson | female | " | Big Beaver Creek | E Simpson | Nancy Burgen | " | " |
| Jul 21 | Lillian Sheely | " | " | Big Willow | Peter Sheely | Maria A Dewitt | " | " |
| Sep 14 | William P Hill | male | " | Big Beaver | Jesse Hill | Elizabeth Searcy | " | " |
| Mar | no name | " | dead | Fox Creek | David Utterback | Susan Mullins | " | " |
| Sep 6 | Henrietta P Birdwhistle | female | alive | Hickory nut | James Birdwhistle | Julia E Buntin | " | " |
| May 14 | Maranda E Nivins | " | " | Salt River | William Nivins | Mary M Mosly | " | " |
| Jun 10 | Joseph H Powell | male | " | Gilberts Creek | Thomas J Powell | Harriet Wheat | " | " |
| Aug | William | " | " | Salt River | David Egbert | slave of David Egbert | B | " |
| Jan | James | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Nov 15 | Andrew D Ballow | " | " | " | William Ballow | Mary Egbert | W | " |
| Mar 10 | Sarah _ Duncan | female | " | " | Mathew Duncan | Nancy J Moor | " | " |
| Oct 16 | Martha _ Hawkins | " | " | " | Smith Hawkins | Margaret Barnes | " | " |
| Dec ? 25 | Beatrice K Waterfield | " | " | " | Jesse Waterfield | Incer ? Rout | " | " |
| Jul | Lynd? | male | " | Hickory nut | R H Paxton | slave of R Paxton | M | " |
| Aug 14 | William D McBrayer | " | " | Lawrenceburg | W S McBrayer | R M Johnson | W | " |
| Sep 8 | Susan Bennet | female | " | Big Benson | W M Bennet | Rebecca Suttle ? | " | " |
| Apr 18 | John A Montjoy | male | " | Rough & Ready | W M G Montjoy | Ann A Chambers | " | " |
| Jan 10 | Roseabella | female | " | Lawrenceburg | James Saffell | slave of Jas Saffell | B | " |
| Oct 15 | Elmora | " | " | " | " | " | B | " |
| Aug 14 | Ann E Kavanaugh | " | " | " | D W Kavanaugh | Harriet Taylor | W | " |
| Jul 10 | Rose | " | " | " | John McRoberts | slave of Jno McRoberts | B | " |
| Dec 23 | Mary J Rodgers | " | " | " | John F Rodgers | Margaret E Pattie | W | " |
| Jul 15 | no name | male | dead | " | Jefferson Searcy | slave of J Searcy | B | " |
| Sep 15 | Eliza J Cacy | female | alive | Willow Creek | Robbert Cacy | Elizabeth Ethington | W | " |
| Apr 15 | William Case | male | " | " | Dennis Case | Hariet Burgen | " | " |
| May 12 | Isac M Oliver | " | " | Salt River | John B Oliver | Nancy Redman | " | " |
| Oct 10 | Louisa | female | " | Hammon Creek | Berry Young | slave of Berry Young | B | " |
| Nov 18 | George Catlett | male | " | " | George Catlett | Nancy Cole | W | " |
| Mar 15 | Louisa | female | " | " | " | slave of Geo Catlett | B | " |
| Dec 1 | no name | " | dead | Hickory Nut | R H Paxton | Mildred Burrus | W | " |
| Feb 4 | Ezekell Rice | male | alive | Salt River | James Rice | Mary Sanders | " | " |
| Nov 28 | Sarah F Stevens | female | " | Fox Creek | Greenwood Stevens | Hulda Zimmerman | " | " |
| Oct 16 | Elizabeth Baxter | " | " | Bear Creek | Henry H Baxter | Maria Swinny | " | " |
| Jul 25 | James R Rippy | male | " | Lawrenceburg | John Rippy | Mary Parker | " | " |
| Sep 10 | Ann | female | " | " | Martha McBrayer | slave of Martha McBrayer | B | " |
| Nov 14 | Mary E Gillis | " | " | Salt River | Francis Gillis | Louisa Redman | W | " |
| Aug 11 | George | male | " | Lawrenceburg | J C Oliver | slave of J C Oliver | B | " |
| Aug 22 | Mary A Sherwood | female | " | Beaver Creek | John Sherwood | Mary Sales | W | " |
| Mar 21 | Catherine J Hedger | " | " | Wolf Creek | James F Hedger | Mary A Rout | " | " |
| Aug 15 | Sarah E Gillis | " | " | Fox Creek | William B Gills | Susan F Baker | " | " |
| Feb 18 | John A Munday | male | " | Indian Creek | Thomas Munday | Jane Thacker | " | " |
| Jan 28 | no name | " | " | " | Sanford Brown | Frances Watts | " | " |
| Mar 7 | Selah A Murphy | female | " | Willow Creek | Brice Murphy | Elizabeth McKinny | " | " |
| Sep 1 | Mary A Brumley | " | " | Indian Creek | Samuel Broomley | Sarah Buntin | " | " |
| Sep 11 | Edward D Thompson | male | " | " | Henry Thompson | Catherine Gordan | " | " |
| May 16 | George M Young | " | " | Crooked Creek | Bennet Young | Sarah A Haden | " | " |
| Dec 6 | Martha E Young | female | " | " | Lawrence Young | Sarah A Seedars | " | " |
| Jul 25 | Sarah A Brisco | " | " | " | William Brisco | Rebecca Hammons | " | " |
| Oct 2 | Henry P Haden | male | " | " | Joseph Haden | Elizabeth Watts | " | " |
| Feb 3 | Lydia P Morgan | female | " | Salt River | North Morgan | Mary Franklin | " | " |
| Nov 10 | no name | male | " | Little Willow | Alva Threlkeld | Mary Oliver | " | " |
| Oct 15 | Dennis C Burgen | " | " | Big Willow | David Burgen | Martha Driskell | " | " |
| Feb 20 | Edward R Sparrow | " | " | " | Richard Sparrow | Mary Wyatt | " | " |
| Nov 13 | Alpha J Ruble | female | " | Crooked Creek | Jacob Ruble | Roda Watts | " | " |
| May 10 | Ann M Newton | " | " | " | William Newton | Margaret Proctor | " | |
| Jan 25 | Nancy E Bush | " | " | " | Charles Bush | Nancy A Bruner | " | " |
| Aug 27 | Charles W Carter | male | " | Salt River | Landon Carter | Hannah Davidson | " | " |
| Aug 27 | not named | " | dead | " | " | " | " | " |
| Oct 20 | Sarah E Homes | female | alive | " | Urial Homes | Martha Oliver | " | " |
| Dec 5 | Sarah J Fidler | " | " | Timber Creek | Henry Fidler | America Davis | " | " |
| Sep 25 | Mary | " | " | Hammons Creek | James Littlepage | slave of Jas Littlepage | B | " |
| Oct 28 | Catherine Martin | " | " | " | Josiah Martin | Lucy E Herndon | W | " |
| Jul 26 | Martha F Peters | " | " | Big Beaver | James A Peters | Elizabeth White | " | " |
| Jul 18 | James W Gaines | male | " | " | Thomas Gaines | Sarah Gee | " | " |
| Sep 5 | Afain ? E Martin | female | " | " | George Martin | Sarah J Burge | " | " |
| Jan 27 | Martha Dawson | " | " | " | Henry Dawson | Louisa Young | " | " |
| Aug 14 | James W Seedars | male | " | " | William T Seedars | Mary A Dawson | " | " |
| Jan 24 | John C Harrison | " | " | Crooked Creek | James H Harrison | Jane Lisby | " | " |
| Mar 15 | Susan M Parmer | female | " | Willow Creek | W Parmer | Elizabeth Utterback | " | " |
| Jan 27 | America J Brown | " | " | " | Lorenzo Brown | Susan Blakeman | " | " |
| Aug 5 | Henry A Snider | male | " | Big Beaver Creel | Allen Snider | Perlina Sparrow | " | " |
| Dec 25 | William G Mountjoy | " | " | Hammons Creek | Edmond Mountjoy | Louisa A Bell | " | " |
| Sep 3 | no name | female | dead | Crooked Creek | W N Robertson | Ellen Whitehouse | " | " |
| Apr 15 | Louisa B Whitehouse | " | alive | " | John Whitehouse | Nancy McCormick | " | " |
| Sep 3 | Michael Simpson | male | " | " | W N Simpson | Elizabeth Sparrow | " | " |
| Jul 9 | not named | " | dead | " | Z Green | Josephine Whitehouse | " | " |
| Sep 4 | Sarah L Simpson | female | alive | " | W N C Simpson | Fanny Gobe ? | " | " |
| Apr 15 | Nathaniel Watson | male | " | Salt River | George W Watson | Jane Robertson | " | " |
| Jull 17 | Martha J Gordan | female | " | Big Benson | John Gordan | Sarah A Perry | " | " |
| Aug 3 | William H Headen | male | " | " | James Headen | Margaret J Nailer | " | " |
| Nov 10 | no name | " | " | Indian Creek | William Perry | Sarah P Crook | " | " |
| Oct 11 | James | " | " | Hammons Creek | Robbert Gaines | slave of Rbt Gaines | B | " |
| Apr 28 | Charles Breckinridge | " | " | " | Presley Hammonds | slave of P Hammonds | B | " |
| Sep 15 | McBride | " | " | Salt River | Thomas Wheat | slave of Thomas Wheat | B | " |
| Sep 27 | James A Bennet | " | " | Big Benson | W M T Bennet | Rebecca Suttle | W | " |
| Oct 10 | Mary F Rucker | female | " | " | William Rucker | Margaret McBrin ? | " | " |
| Dec 28 | William C C Easly | male | " | " | Martin Easly | Joan Gregory | " | " |
| Jul 10 | not named | female | " | " | William Bently | Phidelia D Toles | " | " |
| Dec 27 | James T Cox | male | " | Rough & Ready | Nathaniel Cox | Filitia J Stevens | " | " |
| Mar 6 | Kelens? W Gaines | " | " | " | K C Gaines | Mary F Pullam | " | " |
| Mar 3 | Burgin | " | " | " | " | slave of K C Gaines | B | " |
| Nov 5 | Alvin H Major | " | " | " | John M Major | Lucy A Herndon | W | " |
| Jan 13 | Mary C Williams | female | " | Kentucky River | F J Williams | Emily Bartlett | " | " |
| Oct 20 | Selah D Portwood | " | " | " | Ambrose Portwood | Jane Walker ? | " | " |
| Feb 5 | Joannah Neal | " | " | " | Thomas Neal | Jane Malone ? | " | " |
| Jul 9 | Allice Neal | " | " | " | Christopher Neal | Susan Taylor | " | " |
| Jan 4 | Cintha | " | " | " | William Boggess | slave of Wm Boggess | B | " |
| Jan 10 | Esra Boggess | male | " | " | William Boggess | Margaret Dawson | W | " |
| Jan 18 | William Sharp | " | " | " | Francis Sharp | Amanda Readen | " | " |
| Oct 15 | Charles W Dawson | " | " | " | William Dawson | Sarah E Mcginnis | " | " |
| Aug 23 | Martha F Bond | female | " | " | David Bond | Lucy J McCoy | " | " |
| Apr 10 | Alfred | male | " | " | " | slave of David Bond | B | " |
| Sep 5 | Robbert | " | " | " | John Witherspoon | slave of Jno Witherspoon | B | " |
| Dec 18 | Harrison S Wise | " | " | " | William Wise | Agnes Jones | W | " |
| Apr 15 | Sarah M Abbott | female | " | Gilberts Creek | Joseph Abbott | Malinda Barnes | " | " |
| Mar 15 | Ezra C Griffy | male | " | John B Griffy | Frances McMichael | " | " | |
| Nov 25 | Ruth | female | " | Kentucky River | E S Dawson | slave of E S Dawson | B | " |
| Sep 22 | Ollive V Searcy | " | " | Baleys Run | John H Searcy | Amarial Boston | W | " |
| Feb 4 | Susan M Houchen | " | " | Gilberts Creek | John Houchen | Mary Reynolds | " | " |
| Feb 18 | Nancy E Bond | " | " | " | M S Bond | Mary J Hanks | " | " |
| Dec 20 | no name | " | " | " | " | slave of M S Bond | B | " |
| Jul 20 | Andrew Hawkins | male | " | " | B L Hawkins | Elizabeth Sims | W | " |
| Feb 17 | Almedia Boston | female | " | " | Morris Addams | Almedia Boston | " | " |
| Jun 21 | William C Reynolds | male | " | " | James R Reynolds | Sarah E Hutton | " | " |
| Aug 15 | Margaret J Robertson | female | " | " | George Robertson | Maria J Craig | " | " |
| Nov 3 | Henry Fletcher | male | " | " | Henry Fletcher | Frances Dennis | " | " |
| Jun 24 | Sarah O Price | female | " | " | Samuel Price | Alcy Southerland | " | " |
| Jan 10 | William | male | " | Lawrenceburg | Joseph Lane | slave of Jos Lane | B | " |
| Feb 18 | Caroline | female | " | Rough & Ready | W A McCown | slave of W A McCown | B | " |
| Feb 14 | William C Petty | male | " | Salt River | William Petty | Jerusha Hawkins | W | " |
| Feb 7 | Erastus Rily | " | " | " | Israel Riley | Martha Wayne | " | " |
| Oct 6 | no name | " | " | Crooked Creek | Jacob Bruner | Nancy Nailer | " | " |
| Jul 28 | Jacob M Brown | " | " | Little Willow | William D Brown | Elizabeth Gudgel | " | " |
| May 6 | Steven J Overstreet | " | " | Kentucky River | Buckly Overstreet | Menerva Houchen | " | " |
| Sep 15 | Francis Bond | female | " | Baleys Run | W M F Bond | Susan M Hanks | " | " |
| Oct 10 | no name | male | " | Hammons Creek | John P Redden | Lucrectia J Cummins | " | " |
| Oct 28 | no name | female | " | Lawrenceburg | S H Crane | Mary McJohn | " | " |
| Aug 21 | Richard S Morin ? | male | " | Timber Creek | Thomas Morin | Mary Robertson | " | " |
| Dec 21 | Isaac | " | " | Hammons Creek | Almedia Munday | slave of Almedia Munday | B | " |
| May 10 | Joseph H Yowell | " | " | Lawrenceburg | Meredith Yowell | Mary A Scott | W | " |
| Jul 25 | Hiram | " | " | Little Benson | Jeremiah Ford | slave of J Ford | B | " |
| Jun 10 | Milton | " | " | " | " | " | B | " |
| May 25 | Carline | female | " | Fox Creek | Woodford Crossfield | slave of Woodford Crossfield | B | " |
| Jul 16 | not named | male | " | Little Benson | John Parker | slave of Jno Parker | B | " |
| Jun 16 | James C Thacker | " | " | Hickory Nut | Francis M Thacker | Sarah Thompson | W | " |
| May 10 | not named | female | " | Lawrenceburg | G B Taylor | slave of G B Taylor | B | " |
| Apr 25 | Alvina E Mizner | " | " | " | Jordan Mizner | Mary A Allen | W | " |
| Mar | Joseph | male | " | " | M Searcy | slave of M Searcy | B | " |
| Dec 10 | Lavissa Collins | female | " | " | J E Collins | Lavisa Bledsow | W | " |