1859 Deaths

In 1860 Boyd was formed from the counties of Greenup, Carter and Lawrence. The following is a list of persons who died in the area in 1859.

 

NAME             AGE   DEATH DATE  CAUSE        AREA BORN
MARY A L CALLIHAN  21   OCT 12    CONSUMPTION    PIKE COUNTY
    (daughter of R C and S Callihan)
      Consumption - Tuberculosis 
CHARLES N GORE  14      OCT 14    INFLAMATION OF BRAIN 
     (son of Thomas Gore)
WILLIAM BRANNER  40     APR 8     DROPSY         LAWRENCE CO
      (son of Joseph Brammer)
Dropsy - Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease 
    
MARTHA BURLEY    22     DEC 13    UNKNOWN        LAWRENCE CO
      (daughter of Elisha Mahur?)
NANCY J DICKSON   3     FEB 23    CROUP
       (daughter of Perter Dickson)
  Croup - Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat 
JACOB F DICKSON   11MOS FEB 10    DYSENTERY
        (son oif William C Dickson)
  Dysentery - Inflammation of colon with frequent passage of mucous and blood
ELIZA A STEVENS     10 MOS  FEB 8    CONVULSIONS
        (Daughter of James Stevens)
(UNAMED)MURPHY   1 DAY   JULY 6  
         (son of Hampton Murphy)
CLARK BURK       80      NOV 10   GRAVEL          VIRGINIA
         farmer, married, parents unknown
MARTIN FREDERICK 45      MAY 1    TYPHOID FEVER   NOT KNOWN
          widower 
MARGARET HARDSOCK 75     DEC 10   GRAVEL         MONTGOMERY CO VA
JAMES HARDSOCK  1 MO 9 DAYS DEC 15  CROUP 
         (son of E Harstock) 
JAMES HASKELL   1 DAY     APRIL 22
          (son of James A Haskell)
JASPER (SLAVE black)  43       OCT 10       R M BIGGIS, OWNER
LEANDER MUFFIRE (MUTTERS)  2       JULY 12    TYPHOID FEVER
           (son of Franklin Muffire {Mutters}
SOPHIA BELLAMY  45       APRIL 1    CONSUMPTION
               married (daughter of Lewis Rasin)
EMILY BELLAMY   5         JULY 26    CAUSE UNKNOWN
               (daugher of William Bellamy)
ABRAM CROOKS    75        DEC 24      COLIC         LOUDON COU VIRGINIA
               married, farmer, s/o James Crooks
         Colic - An abdominal pain and cramping 
CATHERINE SPARKS  17      AUG 24                    JOHNSON CO
             (daughter of Thomas Sparks)
DAVID SPARKS      18      SEPT 11      TYPHOID FEVER
             (son of Thomas Sparks
EVELINE LOCK      2       AUG 6        ERYSIPOLIS
            (daughter of William Lock)
 Erysipelas - Contagious skin disease, due to Streptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions
JOHN RICE         2       SEPT 18       CROUP 
            (son of George Rice)   

 

 

 

Contributed by: Teresa Scott-Scoggins
OCT. 21, 2003