Transcribed from microfilm by Debi Kendrick
The Government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky kept no birth or death records prior to 1852. The first vital statistics law, passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in January, 1852, required the Auditor's Office assessors of the tax to record births, marriages, and deaths each year as they assessed property for the tax. The Auditor's Office never did the job well, and constantly complained about this additional task assigned it. This vital statistics law was repealed in 1862.
Between 1862 and 1911, when the present Office of Vital Statistics was established, several attempts were made to again require the recording of births, marriages, and deaths at the state government level. Some records for 1874-1878 survive as a result of a second vital statistics law. A few scattered records exist for the years 1860-1873 and 1879-1911.
The first page of
1903 deaths has the upper portion of the that page damaged and partially
unreadable.
L.D. ARNOLD, white, male, married, farming, 76, b Lee Co Ky, d 4 Dec 1902, d of fever, s/o Rutherford & Mary.
_. W. ARNOLD, white, male, married, farming, b Tenn, d 13 Nov 1900, d of fever. s/o L. D. b Va & Mary b Va.
Dillard ASHCRAFT, white, male, married, farming, 64, b Owsley Co Ky, d 30 Nov 1903, d of brain trouble, s/o Gillard & Nancy.
Jennie BAILEY, white, female, married, age not listed, b Estil Co Ky, d 23 Mar 1900, d/o Richard BALEY b Estil Co Ky & Mary b Estil Co Ky.
(unreadable) BARRETT, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky d 4 Jun1900, s/o John b Owsley Co Ky & Fannie b Owsley Co Ky.
Mattison BARRETT, white, male, single, 3, b Lee Co Ky, d 20 Dec 1900, d of croop, s/o John b Breathitt Co Ky & Rachel b Owsley Co Ky
Allen BEGLEY, white, male, single, farming, 22, b Lee Co Ky, d 2 Sep 1903, d of appendecetis, s/o Bradley b Owsley Co Ky & Sis.
Alice BRANDENBURG, white, female, single, d 31 Mar 1903, d/o David b Owsley Co & Louisa.
Carrie BRANDENBURG, white, female, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 21 Nov 1903, d of croup, d/o Logan b Lee Co & Nancy.
Sarah C. BRANDENBURG, white, female, farming, married, 18, b Lee Co Ky, d 19 Nov 1900, d/o D. BRANDENBURG b Lee Co Ky & N. b Lee Co Ky.
T. BRANDENBURG, white, female, married, 35, b Jackson Co Ky, d 23 Jun 1904, d of consumption, d/o Wm H. COLE b Jackson Co Ky & Mary.
Carlton CABLE, white, male, single, 7 mos, b Lee Co Ky, d 14 Jul 1903, s/o Casper b Lee Co & Frances.
Frances CABLE, white, female, married, 20, b Lee Co Ky, d 10 Dec 1902, d/o Socratis KINCAID b Estill Co & Ann.
Amanda CORNETT, white, female, married, 28, b Lee Co Ky, d 12 May 1904, d of consumption, d/o Henry ROSS b Owsley Co Ky & Delina b Owsley Co Ky.
Eva CORNETT, white, female, single, 17, b Lee Co Ky, d 28 Apr 1904, d of consumption, d/o P.C. b Lee Co Ky & Mary b Owsley Co Ky.
Martha CORNETT, white, female, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 28 Sep 1904, d of consumption, d/o Braud b Lee Co Ky & Amanda b Lee Co Ky.
Margrett A. COUCH, white, female, married, 45, b Lee Co Ky, d 28 Apr 1904, d of consumption, d/o ?Kaner SMITH b Lee Co & Jane b Wise Co Va.
Ida CRABTREE, white, female, married, 22, b Lee Co Ky, d 16 Aug 1903, d of bronchitis, d/o Ned COMBS & Armina.
Martha CREECH, white, female, married, 65, b NC, d 11 May 1903, d of consumption, d/o Tho. PATERSON & Elizabeth.
Martha CREECH, white, female, married, 18, b Lee Co Ky, d 26 Apr 1904, d/o Grant DEATON b Perry Co Ky & Armina b Breathitt Co Ky.
Logan S. CROOK, white, male, single, 2, b Lee Co Ky, d 18 Sep 1904, d of ?minbranus coup, s/o Chas. b Lee Co Ky & Maud.
Amandy CURRY, white, female, single, 30, b Lee Co Ky, d 1 Dec 1903, d of consumption, d/o Edward STAMPER b Breathitt Co Ky & Tilda b Breathitt Co Ky.
Charles CURRY, white, male, single, farmer, 24, b Lee Co Ky, d 2 Jul 1904, d of fever, s/o James b Lee Co Ky & Luvina b Lee Co Ky.
Hargis CURRY, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 3 Aug 1904 Estill Co Ky, d of flux, s/o John b Lee Co Ky & Amanda b Lee Co Ky.
James M. CURRY, white, male, married, farming, 57, d 18 Jul 1903, d of consumption, s/o Wm & Ellen.
Clara DUNAGIN, white, female, single, 16, b Lee Co Ky, d 20 Feb 1900, d/o L. b Lee Co Ky & F. b Lee Co Ky.
Clide DUNAWAY, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 18 Dec 1900, s/o John b Lee Co Ky & Sarah b Lee Co Ky.
Edna DUNIGAN, white, female, single, 4, b Lee Co Ky, d 10 Apr 1900, d/o L. & F.
Bearl ELITINGTON, white, male, single, 2, b Lee Co Ky, d of croup, s/o Ed b Greenup Co Ky & Eliza b Lee Co Ky.
Jesse EVANS, white, male, married, farming, 70, b Owsley Co Ky, d 8 Sep 1903, s/o Jesse b Owsley Co & Edaom.
Stanley FIKE, white, male, single, 11, b Lee Co Ky, d 25 Jun 1900, drowned, s/o Elihue b Owsley Co Ky & Mary b Owsley Co Ky.
Thomas FOX, white, male, married, farming, 50, b Breathitt Co Ky, d 13 Dec 1900, s/o John b Tn & Sally b Tn.
Herbert GILBERT, white, male, single, farming, 8, b Lee Co Ky, d 18 Jun 1903, d of flux, s/o Thomas b Owsley Co & Mary A.
John GILBERT, white, male, single, farming, 18, b Lee Co Ky, d 18 Jun 1903, d of flux, s/o Thomas b Owsley Co & Mary A.
I. J. GREER, white, female, single, farming, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 6 Apr 1900, d of brain fever, d/o Jesse b Lee Co Ky & Francis b Lee Co Ky.
William H. GROSS, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 6 Jun 1904, d of flux, s/o Ned b Breathitt Co Ky & Julia A. b Breathitt Co Ky.
Harry HALL, white, male, married, farming, 50, b Owsley Co Ky, d Apr 1900, s/o Henry & Mary.
Leslie HALL, white, male, single, farming, 17, b Lee Co Ky, d 14 Oct 1900, d of killed by law, s/o H.H. b Lee Co Ky & Callie b Lee Co Ky.
Thomas M. HAMMON, white, male, single, 14, b Lee Co Ky, d Jan 1903, d of fever, s/o B.F. & Sinder.
Lilly M. JOHNSON, white, female, single, 23, b Lee Co Ky, d Apr 1903, d/o James b Lee Co Ky & Nannie.
Wm JOHNSON, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 27 May 1903, d of flux, s/o S. b Powell Co & Sopha.
Orca JONES, white, female, single, no age given, d 12 Apr 1901, d/o Henry b Lee Co Ky & Mollie b Lee Co Ky.
Otta JONES, white, female, single, no age given, d 13 Apr 1901, d/o Henry b Lee Co Ky & Mollie b Lee Co Ky.
Axie KEYWOOD, black, female, single, 6, b Lee Co Ky, d 15 Aug 1901, d of fever, d/o Henry b Harlan Co & Mary.
Di--ley LUTES, white, male, single, 17, b Lee Co Ky, d 9 Dec 1902, d of flux, s/o F.M. b Lee Co & Evaline.
Alfred MARSHALL, white, male, single, b Lee Co Ky, d April 1903, s/o (blank)
A. C. McGUIRE, white, female, single, 22, b Lee Co Ky, d 6 Nov 1903, d of consumption, d/o (unreadable) b Estill Co & Margaret.
Lennie McINTOSH,
white, female, single, 4, b Lee Co Ky, d Jun 1903, d of flux, d/o (unreadable)
Note: Lennie
and Robert McINTOSH both had the same parents.
Robert McINTOSH, white, male, single, 12, d Jun 1903, d of flux, s/o (unreadable)
John NEWNAM, white male, married, farming, 37, b Lee Co Ky, d 5 Mar 1900, d of consumption, s/o John b Owsley Co Ky & E. b Owsley Co Ky.
John NEWTON, white, male, married, farming, 36, b Estil Co Ky, d 3 Jul 1900, s/o Allen b Estil Co Ky & Rachel b Estil Co Ky.
Nancy NEWTON, white, female, single, 4, b Estill Co Ky, d Apr 1903, d/o Flannon? (Fleming) b Lee Co & Lucinda.
Link PALMER, white, male, married, farming, 39, b Lee Co Ky, d 14 Jul 1900, d of consumption, s/o Rubin b Owsley Co Ky & Marion b Owsley Co Ky.
Jerry PARMER, white, male, single, farmer, 18, b Lee Co Ky, d 10 Aug 1904, d of nervious dis, s/o Link b Perry Co Ky & Mary b Breathitt Co Ky.
Louella PRYSE, white, male [sic], married, 20, b Lee Co Ky, d Apr 1904 Lexington, Ky, d of apendesitis, ch/o Thos PRYSE b Wales & S.E. b Owsley Co Ky.
Wm RASNER, white, male, single, farmer, 28, b Owsley Co Ky, d 22 Aug 1901, d of consumption, s/o Noah & Polly.
Amanda ROACH, white, female, no age given, b Lee Co Ky, d 23 Nov 1900, d of (unreadable), d/o Felix COLE b Lee Co Ky & Annie
Liddie M. ROACH, white, female, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d July 1901, d of flux, d/o Thomas b Lee Co Ky & R. b Lee Co Ky.
Ida ROLLEN, white, female, married, 26, b Lee Co Ky, d Sep 14, 1903, d/o Wm CORNEALISOU [sic] b Owsley Co & Polly Ann.
Jessie SAMPLES, white, male, married, farming, b Estil Co Ky, d 10 May 1903, d of gun shot wound, s/o Jackson b Va & Nancy STAMPER.
Wm H. SAMS, white, male, single, 1, b Lee Co Ky, d 19 Nov 1900, d of fever, s/o Allen b Lee Co Ky & Emily b Lee Co Ky.
Leah SEALE, white, female, married, -8, b Owsley Co Ky, d 18 May 1903, d of consumption, d/o Buck COUCH & Rane.
Martha SMALLWOOD, white, female, single, 3, b Lee Co Ky, d 28 Dec 1900, d of dipheria, d/o John b Lee Co Ky Y Annie b Lee Co Ky.
Lou SMYTH, white, female, married, 2 [sic] , b Lee Co Ky, d 24 Mar 1900, d/o L. K. CRABTREE b Estil Co Ky. & L. b Estil Co Ky.
Routh SMYTH, white, female, married, no age given, b Lee Co Ky, d 23 Jun 1900, d/o Wm b Estil Co Ky & Lou b Estil Co Ky.
Russel SNOWDEN, white, male, single, ?6, 26 Aug 1900, d of dipheria, s/o Letcher b Lee Co KY Laura b Lee Co Ky.
Ellis SPICER, white, female, widow, 65, b Breathitt Co Ky, d 27 Feb 1904, d of dropsy, d/o Lewis STAMPER b Perry Co Ky & Millie b Breathitt Co Ky.
Florence STEELE, white, female, married, 34, b Lee Co Ky, 9 Jun 1904 d of consumption, d/o Thomas McGUIRE b Owsley Co Ky & Margaret b Owsley Co Ky.
John STEELE, white, male, married, farmer, 35, b Owsley Co Ky, d Aug 1904, d of cancer, rest blank.
Albert TAYLOR, white, male, married, farming, 27, b Lee Co Ky, d 27 Jun 1903, d of dropsey, d/o Jane [sic] b Tenn & Nancy.
?Aron THOMAS, white, male, single, b Lee Co Ky, d Sept 1904, d of flux, s/o Wm b Jackson Co Ky & Elizabeth.
Elizabeth THOMAS, white, female, married, 35, b Lee Co Ky, d Sep 1904, d of flux, d/o James THOMAS b Jackson Co Ky & Mary.
S.P. THOMAS, white, male, married, farming, d 28 Aug 1903, d of fever, s/o Henry b Estill Co & Jane.
Asa L. TINCHER, white, male, age 55, resides Owsley Co Ky, b Owsley Co Ky, d 1 Mar 1903 Owsley Co Ky, d of consumption, s/o Elisha b Owsley Co & Martha.
Barthena TIREY, white, female, married, age 19, b Lee Co Ky, d 13 July 1903, d/o Henry CLARK & Annie.
Amanda H. TURNER, white, female, married, 29, b Lee Co Ky, d 13 Nov 1900, d/o William COMBS b Va & M. b Owsley Co.
Rebecca WATSON, white, female, married, 65, b Estill Co Ky, d 13 Apr 1900, d/o Aaron HORN b Estil Co Ky & Elihue [sic] b Estil Co Ky.
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