Flu Epidemic 1918-1920

Worldwide Flu Epidemic Impacts Kentucky

According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, 14,000 died in Kentucky from the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. and it hit Eastern Kentucky especially hard. The following deaths were a result of the epidemic.

Name Age Date of Death Cause of Death Contributing Factor
Hall, Elveney

3 mth

4-Mar-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Noah

58

5-Mar-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Walk

5

7-Mar-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Jarvsey?

30

10-Mar-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Belle

22

12-Mar-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Emma J.

1

18-Mar-18

Influenza  
Dixon, Alifair

30

11-Oct-18

Pneumonia - Lobar Influenza
Gibson, Laura

3

17-Oct-18

Influenza  
Clark, James Lonnie

8 th

17-Oct-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Stephens, Adrie Lizebeth

1

17-Oct-18

Flu  
Halbert, James Nelson

2

20-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Whooping Cough
Hall, Wilson

54

20-Oct-18

Influenza  
Steavens, Dave

1

20-Oct-18

Flu  
Ousley, Mary Jane

1

21-Oct-18

Influenza  
Miller, Leander, Jr.

4

23-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza  
Hatcher, Harold Perry

29

23-Oct-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Reynolds, Lucy

21

24-Oct-18

Influenza  
Sexton, Vaster? (female)

3

24-Oct-18

Influenza  
Burkett, Georgie

18

25-Oct-18

Influenza  
Alley, Nella May

3 mth

25-Oct-18

Influenza  
Alley, Martha

44

25-Oct-18

Influenza  
Patrick, Nora

2

25-Oct-18

Influenza  
Hatfield, Nancy Jane

17

25-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza  
Collins, Samuel Tillden

34

25-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Carter, Hi

12

25-Oct-18

Influenza  
Halbert, Chaddie

5

26-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Whooping Cough
Hughes, Willeva

1

26-Oct-18

Influenza  
Lykens, Reely Spears

44

26-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Shepherd, Rosa A.

73

26-Oct-18

Influenza Old Age
Adkins, Parthena

30

27-Oct-18

Influenza  
Salwores?, Joe

16

27-Oct-18

Influenza  
Hall, Willie

49

27-Oct-18

Influenza  
Frazier, Cynthia

73

27-Oct-18

Flu  
Mullins, Pearlie

7

28-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza  
Fria?, John

27

29-Oct-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Brown, Lincon

35

29-Oct-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Osborn, Lawrence

1

29-Oct-18

Influenza  
Frazier, M. H. Ray

10

29-Oct-18

Flu  
Hall, Earl

3

30-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza  
Stratton, Mary Murriel

23

30-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Halbert, Felix

8 mth

31-Oct-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Price, Garner M.

3

31-Oct-18

Croupal Pneumonia Spanish Influenza
Salwores?, Curtis

10 mth

31-Oct-18

Influenza  
Fitzpatrick, Rosa

39

1-Nov-18

Influenza  
Allen, Chester

7 mth

1-Nov-18

Influenza  
Jones, Rhoda

25

1-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Garrett, Angie Myrtle

8

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Howell, Burten

9 day

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Howell, Jennetta

3

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Howell, Burtie

1

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Osborn, Andrew Jackson

37

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Slone, Bessie

35

2-Nov-18

Influenza  
Halbert, Mary Gertrude

15

3-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Johnson, Clersa

17

3-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Frasier, May

17

3-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Orsborn, Lillie May

15

3-Nov-18

Flu  
Debord, Hazel

5

4-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Mead, Audy

19

4-Nov-18

Influenza  
Tackett, Lester

8 mth

4-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Reffett, Dick

1

4-Nov-18

Whooping Cough Influenza
Howell, G. W.

2

4-Nov-18

Influenza  
Elliott, Elva

1 hr

4-Nov-18

Influenza  
Keen, Bethyl

4

4-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Howard, Jane

49

4-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Williams, Dora Litton

38

4-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Pitts, Tom Lee

23

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Woods, Alice M.

1

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Shepherd, Mollie

1

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Howell, Nancy

33

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Elliott, Jennette

1

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Elliott, Minnie

31

5-Nov-18

Influenza  
Lockhart, Leonard

15

6-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Stumbo, Myrtle

7 mth

6-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza Whooping Cough
Newsome, Roads

2 mth

6-Nov-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Basil

23

6-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, John

83

6-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Octavia

2

6-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Thacker, Andrew

17

6-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Hamilton, Earnest

4

7-Nov-18

Influenza Bronchopneumonia
Reynolds, Martha

9

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Macy

14

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Oliver

60

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Arvel

3

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Darell

8

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Willis

3

7-Nov-18

Flu  
Hughes, ? (female)

6 mth

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Allen, Proctor

53

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Lewis, Silvinnia

9

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Henson, Willie T.

1

7-Nov-18

Influenza  
Frazer, Arminta

17

7-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Griffey, Denvil

10 day

8-Nov-18

Influenza  
Griffey, Nevil

10 day

8-Nov-18

Influenza  
Dominick (Italian)

26

8-Nov-18

Flu  
Thacker, J? (female)

26

8-Nov-18

Influenza  
Howell, Sallie

10 day

8-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hall, Elijah

24

8-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Johnson, Malissa

9

9-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Reynolds, Martha

25

9-Nov-18

Influenza  
Newsome, Rebecka

14

9-Nov-18

Influenza  
Reynolds, Clera

26

9-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Lizzy

5

9-Nov-18

Influenza  
Shepherd, Arthur

7 mth

9-Nov-18

Influenza  
Slone, Goldie

3

9-Nov-18

Influenza Bronchopneumonia
Wiley, Blanche

3

10-Nov-18

Influenza  
Johnson, Milt

2

11-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Allen, Green

9

11-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, May

4

12-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Hamilton, Mandy

24

12-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Smith, ? (female)

7

12-Nov-18

Influenza  
Justice, Floyd

9

12-Nov-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Ward, Ella Via Simmons

18

12-Nov-18

Bronchiopneumonia Spanish Influenza
Johnson, Viola

5

13-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Herman?, Mary A.

25

13-Nov-18

Influenza  
Riggs, Virgie

26

15-Nov-18

Influenza  
Combs, Melvina

9 mth

15-Nov-18

Flu  
Hamilton, Naval

3

16-Nov-18

Influenza Bronchopneumonia
Janes, Geneva

1 mth

16-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Nancy

8 mth

17-Nov-18

Influenza  
Adams, Katy

3 mth

17-Nov-18

Influenza  
Allen, Jake

14

17-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hall, Mary

17

17-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hall, Cata Jane

52

18-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Hensan, Rauley

19

18-Nov-18

Influenza  
Slone, Linda

19

18-Nov-18

Influenza  
Hamilton, Daisy

2

18-Nov-18

Uremic Car?? Influenza
Hamilton, G? (female)

27

19-Nov-18

Influenza  
Cole, (male-stillborn)

0

20-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Hall, Win? (female)

1 day

20-Nov-18

Influenza  
Stewart, Robert Lee

2

20-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Hall, Margret

22

22-Nov-18

Influenza  
Setser, Raymond

14 day

22-Nov-18

Dysentry & Spanish Influenza
Perkins, Bob

29

23-Nov-18

Influenza  
Cole, Martha

26

24-Nov-18

Spanish Influenza  
Rake, Eliza

10 mth

24-Nov-18

Influenza  
Goble, Sallie H.

38

24-Nov-18

Influenza  
Redden, Anna

3

28-Nov-18

Influenza Bronchopneumonia
Spokman, Rosella

3

29-Nov-18

Influenza  
Lafferday, Willard

18

4-Dec-18

Lobar Pneumonia Spanish Influenza
Moore, Paul

7 mth

5-Dec-18

Influenza Menengitis & Pneumonia
Wicker, ? (male)

2

6-Dec-18

Influenza  
Sexton, Darsa

8

6-Dec-18

Influenza  
Lofres, John Gus

35

12-Dec-18

Influenza Pneumonia
Spears, Audy

3

19-Dec-18

Spanish Influenza  
Hall, Arminda

62

19-Dec-18

Spanish Influenza Pneumonia
Frasure, Mertie

10 day

31-Dec-18

Spanish Influenza  

1919

Name Age Date of Death Cause of Death Contributing Factor
Pitts, Millie Ann

16

1-Jan-19

Tuberculosis Influenza
Osborn, Ollie Catherine

32

8-Jan-19

Spanish Influenza Consumption
Gragery, un-named male

1 day

9-Jan-19

Flu  
Hamilton, Silas

39

9-Jan-19

Spanish Influenza  
Fannine, Sarah Allis

2

15-Jan-19

Spanish Influenza  
Martin, Fred

22

15-Jan-19

Flu  
Dudley, Gracie

*NL

23-Jan-19

Consumption Flu
Patrick, Sallie

24

10-Feb-19

Influenza  
Endicott, L. K.

4

25-Feb-19

Spanish Influenza  
Bradley, Louanna

28

5-Mar-19

Influenza  
Bradley, Theodore

1

10-Mar-19

Pneumonia Influenza
Ousley, Elizabeth

37

14-Mar-19

Influenza  
Ousley, Edward

8 mth

17-Mar-19

Influenza  
Smith, Abraham W.

58

23-Apr-19

Heart Failure Grippe
Stumbo, Dolly

30

4-Oct-19

Spanish Influenza Tuberculosis
Lambert, Joe

18

15-Nov-19

Flu  

1920

Name Age Date of Death Cause of Death Contributing Factor
Wolfe, George

3

10-Mar-20

Pertussis & Influenza Bronchial Pneumonia
Tackett, Duran

2

14-Mar-20

Flu  
Tackett, Scott

4

16-Mar-20

Flu  
Moore, Hattie

33

26-Mar-20

Influenza  
Tuttle, Gracie

30

22-Apr-20

Tuberculosis of lungs Influenza*
Thacker, Rachel

47

25-May-20

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Flu*
 

 

 

*both contributed weakened health because of flu in 1919