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