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A LIST OF DEATHS - 1849 By Cholera, in the CITY OF
LEXINGTON, from the 11th of June to the present date, August 20,
1849. |
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Ward No. 1 |
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| NAMES OF WHITES | NEGROES |
| son of W.R. Combs | Jenny, at Mrs. Geohegan's |
| daughter of R. Leusley | America, at John Payne's |
| child of Mr. Bruen | Sam, John Lutz's |
| son of James Moore | Nannie (Benj. Warfield's) at H.A. Saxton's |
| Mrs. Catharine Huggins | Negro girl, Mrs. Worley's |
| Joseph Nixon | Negro woman at E.W. Dowden's |
| Burdett R. Perry | Negro woman at Henry Hardesty's |
| child of Mrs. Herndon | Negro man at W.W. Ater's |
| Mrs. Mary Scott | Negro boy of George W. Twyman's |
| Mrs. Sheeley | Negro man at W.W. Ater's |
| George B. Twyman | Negro man at Mr. Salsbury's |
| Mrs. Jonathan Tolls | Negro woman at Mrs. Bruen's Negro girl at D.F. Horgan's |
| Richard Vaughn | Ned Oliver |
| Nathaniel P. Barnard | Ben Calmes |
| W. Jenkins | Negro man of W.E. Milton's |
| John Alphonso Jones | Mary, free |
| Lewis Jenkins | |
| Mr. Newkirk | |
| Mrs. Grady | |
| Miss Josephine Virden | |
| Mrs. S. Rollins | |
| Mrs. Huggins | |
| Mrs. George | |
| Mrs. Simpson | |
| child of Capt. L. Pigg | |
| child of Daniel Davis | |
| *Grandison Mesmore | |
| child of George Lankhart | |
| John W. Trumbull | |
| Miss Catherine J. Graves | |
| Polly, daughter of George B. Twyman | |
| Wm. Stafford | |
| Mrs. Mary Ann Nichols | |
| son of Melzer George | |
| Miss Cordelia Nichols | |
| child of John Nichols | |
| daughter of J. George | |
| daughter of R. Leusley | |
| Benjamin Clemens | |
| Mrs. Geo. B. Twyman | |
| W.J. Dunlap | |
| [Ward No. 1] whites 41 - blacks 19 - Total 60 | |
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Ward No. 2 |
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| NAMES OF WHITES | NEGROES |
| John Doyle | Scott, Joseph Ficklin's |
| *child of D. Laudeman | Edmund, at Mrs. Green's |
| Thomas Moxley | Emanual, at Mrs. Overton's |
| Miss Margaret Rollins | William, Thomas Grant's |
| George Brisby | Dick, Mrs. Hamilton's |
| Mrs. Malinda Jones | Nelly, Joseph Ficklin's |
| James Baird | Jenny, at O.F. Payne's |
| Chares Carter | Harry, Josiah Ennis |
| Miss Mary Watson | Negro girl, M.T. Scotts |
| Mrs. Ford | Negro man, L.C. Robards |
| Miss M.O.T. Hamilton | Boatswain, James Hamilton's |
| Isaac E. Kellar | Archie, at Hunter & Bruce's |
| John Gregg | Negro man, at Hunter & Bruce's |
| Stephen Manship | Negro man, Bentley, at J.W. Clark's |
| Mrs. David Weigart | Clara, John Brennan's |
| Mrs. Nancy Markee | Negro child at Wm. Pullen's |
| child of Persicles Scott | Negro man at Evan Lilly's |
| Osceola, son of H. Jeter | Negro child at Miss Morgan's |
| child of T.M. Cox | Negro woman at Joseph Evans' |
| James McMurtry | Polly, free woman |
| Mrs. Emma Walker | two Negro men of Percisolas Scott's |
| James Peel | Negro girl at Dr. R.T.S. Cloud's |
| son of Christopher Fitnam | Negro man at Judge T. A. Marshall's |
| Miss Harris | Negro man at George McCarten's |
| Mrs. Calvert | Negro man at Persicolas Scott's |
| child of Joseph Evans | Negro man at Hunter & Bruce's |
| Dr. James Jones | Negro child at Joseph Evans' |
| child of James Dawson | Negro child of James C. Todd's heirs |
| James Murphy | Negro man at L.C. Robard's |
| Miss Elizabeth Oots | Negro man at R.B. Hamilton's |
| Wm. Trabue | Negro man at N.L. Finnell's |
| Arthur Baker | Lucinda Brisby |
| Mrs. Tully | |
| Virginia E. Warren | |
| Mrs. Smith Elliott | |
| child of C.C. Nourse | |
| Isabella Tudor | |
| Aaron K, Woolley | |
| Mrs. Jane Tudor | |
| Amos D. Robert | |
| *child of Edward Harris | |
| Mrs. Polly L. Ficklin | |
| Allen S. Atkins | |
| A.W. Climes | |
| Mrs. Jane Cotton | |
| [Ward No. 2] whites 46 - blacks 34 - Total 80 | |
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Ward No. 3 |
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| NAMES OF WHITES | NEGROES |
| Andrew J. White | Jim (Miss Webb's), at J.F. Drake's |
| child of David Hulett | Fanny, at Jabez Beach's |
| *Mrs. Margaret Ross | a man at Mrs. Curd's |
| William, son of Wm. H. Newberry | Sam, Col. O. Anderson's |
| Edward March | Negro child at Mrs. Webster's |
| Joseph L. Hopper | Negro woman of Perker Craig's |
| James Winn | Negro child at J.L. Kemp's |
| Mrs. T.W. Cridland | Negro man at W.B. Emmal's |
| child of Fred Bush | Negro man at F. Bush's, free |
| Dr. W.W. Whitney | Negro girl at D.C. Wickliffe's |
| Mrs. Baxter | Negro woman at St. Catherine's Academy |
| John George | Charity, Negro girl at Mrs. Beard's |
| J.S. Dooley | Negro girl at Taylor Peel's |
| John W. Curd | Negro woman at John Henry's |
| Mrs. Rebecca Dooley | Negro woman at Dr. J.R. Smith's |
| Matthew Wood | Negro man at D. Vertner's |
| Amanda, daughter of W.H. Newberry | Negro child at T. Lowman's |
| Smith Burton | Negro child at E. Smith, Jr.'s |
| *Joseph Biggs, Jr. | Negro man at John G. Allen's |
| Emma, daughter of Wm. Beach | Isaac, free man |
| Andrew L., son of J. Chisam | Negro child at Mr. Elder's |
| Miss Sarah F. Mongs | *Negro child at T.B. Megowan's |
| Hugh Carlan | Negro woman at Mrs. Huldah Bell's |
| Caleb C., son of J. March | Negro girl at Mrs. Mildred Anderson's |
| child of George Stoll | Negro man at Edward McAllister's |
| Thos. Lewman | |
| Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fitman | |
| son of Taylor Peel | |
| child of Mr. Roberts | |
| child of Christopher Fitman | |
| Wm. H. Rogers | |
| Mrs. Elenora Mixer | |
| Mrs. O'Neil | |
| daughter of Christopher Fitnam | |
| Robert, son of T. Lowman | |
| [Ward No. 3] whites 35 - blacks 26 - Total 61 | |
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Ward No. 4 |
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| NAMES OF WHITES | NEGROES |
| Thomas O'Havre | Dick, Judge Trotter's |
| Edwin Stephens | child at S.B. Van Pelt's |
| Charles Wardell | Sawney, M.T. Scott's |
| child of James King | Polly, Mrs. Dulap's |
| Sarah Wyatt | Emanuel at Mrs. Overton's's |
| Tarlton Weigart | woman, Samuel Wallace's |
| Robert Boyd | Edmund, cook at Phoenix Hotel |
| Martha Ann Maydwell | Theodore, R.B. Young's |
| Mrs. Samuel Beach | child at city poor house |
| Eli Vaughn | Tom, F. Montmollin's |
| Mrs. Richard Loud | Moses, Griffin P. Theobald's |
| child of D. Tolls | boy (Samuel Wallace's) at R. Loud's |
| Betsey Thacker | Anthony Meredith, city poor house |
| Dr. Lemeul Sanders | John, at Jeff Merrill's |
| Sally Biles (poor house) | Daniel, city poor house |
| Miss Ellen Herrine | Bob, Dr. Breckinridge's |
| Polly Henry | Cyrus, at John Norton's |
| child of R.N. sharp | Daniel, at Wm. Vanpelt's |
| Joseph S. Winter | Geo. W. Scott, city poor house |
| Joseph H. Hervey, Sr. | child at the Phoenix Hotel |
| Thomas Masterson | Sarah, city poor house |
| son of Mrs. Briggs | child at Willis Hickey's |
| N. Redfield (poor house) | Negro woman of Joseph H. Hervey's |
| William, son of J. Kennard | Washington, Colby H. Taylor's |
| Mrs. Mary Burrows | girl at D. Toles' |
| John Kennard | child at E. Kelly's |
| Mrs. Anna W. Blair | woman at Ned Williams' |
| Alfred Rose | woman of Mrs. Hansbro's |
| child of Christopher Fitman | woman of Mrs. Devers' |
| ____ Mulligan | woman of R.B. Young's |
| Catherine Armstrong | woman of Z. Spires |
| Mrs. Martha Stoll | woman of Mrs. Devers' |
| Wm. Dowden | girl at John H. Hunter's |
| Mrs. Mary O'Mara | *woman at Joel Higgins' |
| J. Honaker (poor house) | woman at C. McFarland's |
| man at Mrs. Devers' | |
| [Ward No. 4] whites 44 - blacks 38 - Total 82 | Bob Bell, free |
| DEATHS AT LUNATIC ASYLUM | |
| The number of deaths at the asylum is not so great as we had supposed, nor as we had been informed by the treasurer of the institution, Mr. W.E. Milton, but as the list was made out by Dr. Allen, general superintendent of the asylum, for the editor of the Observer and Reporter,we presume it is correct... | |
| May 24 | John McLoney, Harrison county |
| May 25 | Thomas Pleasants, Alabama |
| May 27 | Ira Heath, Livingston |
| Jas. W. Caldwell, Bullitt | |
| Elizabeth Robinson, Hart | |
| Susan Wigginton | |
| William Cobb, Taylor | |
| Wm. N. Grinter, Logan | |
| May 28 | Mary Goodwin, Campbell |
| John O. Dillard, Rockcastle | |
| John H. Davis, Daviess | |
| May 29 | Nancy Ballinger, Lincoln |
| Peter SKinner, Clarke | |
| *Josiah Cross, Allen | |
| Alcy Richardson, Boone | |
| May 30 | Nancy Ruckett, Union |
| Lucinda Brindley, Bourbon | |
| A.B. Clark, Warren | |
| Elizabeth Grant, Louisville | |
| Betsy Habourne, Bracken | |
| Polly Thomas, Pulaski | |
| Mary J. Yates, Hopkins | |
| June 1 | Zack Kendall, Louisville |
| Mrs. Woolridge | |
| *John Parker, Caldwell | |
| Sarah Williams | |
| William Rogers | |
| June 3 | Jemima Woods, Clarke |
| Ann Weller, Nelson | |
| Joseph Prather, Mercer | |
| Margaret Rumley, Boyle | |
| June 4 | M.S.D. Hunter, Daviess |
| John Bullock, Louisville | |
| Margaret Museley, Morgan | |
| Milton Reese, Harrison | |
| June 8 | Mildred Chrisman, Jessamine |
| June 9 | *Eliza Nabours, Warren |
| June 10 | Elijah Bradford, Scott |
| June 11 | *Thomas Quick, Bullitt |
| Julia Williamson, Campbell | |
| Mrs. McPherson, Union | |
| Matilda O'Bannon, Logan | |
| June 12 | Patience (black), Henry |
| June 14 | Isaac Jackson, Morgan |
| Stanley G. Tibbs, Mason | |
| John Hibbick, Louisville | |
| June 16 | *John J. Morton, Shelby |
| June 17 | Eliza Barkley, Trimble |
| June 18 | Sin Sharp, North Carolina |
| Nathan Hison, Mason | |
| June 21 | Mary Johnson, Louisville |
| Charnel Biggs, Trigg | |
| June 22 | *Susan Schyler, Garrard |
| *Sally Murphy, Allen | |
| J.V. Settle, Barren | |
| James Mahoney, Eliza Carter and Alonzo Weaver, attendants, also died. | |
| Those [at the asylum] marked thus * died of the consecutive effects of the disease, having lingered a week or two. | |
| Whites Blacks Total | |
| Ward No. 1 41 19 60 | |
| Ward No. 2 46 34 80 | |
| Ward No. 3 35 26 61 | |
| Ward No. 4 44 38 82 | |
| Total City 283 | |
| Total at Lunatic asylum 59 [58 listed] | |
| Grand Total 342 | |
| Note: the number of names listed in the article do not match its totals in every instance | |
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