The records on these pages were transcribed from LDS microfilm #216,839. See the overview of Birth Records for a further description of this source.
To save space, Sex, Color, Marital Status, Occupation and Cause of Death are all collected in one Notes column, in "Personals Ad" style. Gender is indicated by lowercase m or f. Marital status is indicated by capital initials of Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, although I have not bothered putting an S for children 12 and under. Color is indicated by B for Black, and no indicator for white. (Not to be anglo-centric here, but W is already used for "Widow", and the population of Rowan County was over 95% white.)When the residence and place of death are the same, it is entered alone. When they differ, the residence is on the top line, and the place of death below. "RC" was sometimes used as an abbreviation for Rowan County.
For ease of reading, I have corrected misspellings in the cause of death field. (For example, the clerk entered "information" where it should have been "inflammation", and spelled "scarlet" as "scarlotte" and "typhoid" as "tiefored".) But I have kept the original terminology.
| Deceased | Date of Death | Age | Residence & Place of Death |
Place of Birth | Parents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Richard | 10 Aug 1857 | 20 | Bath Co. Ky | T. J. Adams | Sm, farmer, supposed murdered | |
| Albert | 29 Sep 1858 | 3 y 1 m 2 d | East Fork Triplett | East Fork | E. S. McGlesson, owner | Bm, putrefied sore throat |
| Alfrey, Barbary Ann | 4 Nov 1858 | 88 y 6 m 14 d | Rowan | Virginia | not known | Wf, old age, has been helpless for many years |
| Alfrey, Wm H. | 19 Jul 1859 | 3 | Licking River RC | Bath Co | Thompson & Harriet Alfrey | m, croup |
| Alfrey, James M. | 28 Nov 1859 | 5 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Field & Pattie Alfrey | m, consumption |
| Alfrey, Scott | 8 Nov 1861 | 5 y 1 m 8 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | F. & P. Alfrey | m, scarlet fever |
| Amburgey, William | 19 Dec 1858 | 54 y 9 m 10 d | Rowan | Wilks Co. NC | John & Elizabeth Amburgey | Mm, farmer, billious fever |
| Bowman, Thomas | Sept 1893 | 5 mo. | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Wm & Amanda Bowman | m |
| Calvert, James | 28 Jun 1861 | 45 | Rowan | Nicholas | W. B. Calvert | Mm, farmer, typhoid fever |
| Carry, E. J. | 10 Sep 1857 | 25, 0 | Fleming Co. | James A. Cassity | Mf, CoD unkn | |
| Cassity, Tennisy Ann | 1 Sep 1858 | 28 y 8 m 0 d | Rowan Co. | Rolls Co. Mo | H. A. Myers | Mf, palpitations of heart |
| Caudill, Andrew | 22 Sep 1893 | 13 | Rowan Co. | Carter Co. | James M. & R. Caudill | m, fever |
| Cogswell, Eunice | 1 Oct 1859 | 27 | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co | Jesse & Damy Cogswell | Sf, fever intermittent |
| Conn, Emily | 30 Mar 1893 | 26 | Rowan Co | Carter Co | Joel & Patty Marlow | Mf, consumption |
| Conn, George | March 1858 | 2 m 0 d | Morgan Co Rowan Co |
Morgan Co | Josiah & Juleann Conn | m, smothered in bed |
| Cornet, Elizabeth | 8 Oct 1858 | 15 y 9 m 1 d | Rowan Co. | Letcher Co. | W. B. & Mary Cornett | Sf, intermittent fever |
| Cornett, James B. | 11 May 1856 | (blank) | Dry fork Triplett | Letcher Co. | Davis Cornett | m, inflammation lungs |
| Cornett, James W. | Sep 1893 | 3 mo | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | W. T. Cornett & M. D. Welch | m |
| Crosthwaite, Carson | 24 Nov 1858 | 21 y 8 m 10 d | Rowan Co | North AlaCounty (?) | Asa & Polly Crosthwaite | Mm, murdered by Jackson Williams |
| Cutwright, Peter | 4 Jul 1859 | 64 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co [error] |
Robt & T Cartright | Wm, dropsey |
| Davis, Jeremiah | 15 May 1857 | 16, 8 | Fleming Co. | Teo (?) Hunt | Sm, farmer's son, consumption | |
| Davis, Jesse | 12 Nov 1857 | 100 | Not known | Not known | Wm, old age | |
| DeHart, Martha A. | 5 Nov 1859 | 3 | Little Sandy | Morgan Co. | Stephen & Eliza DeHart | f, fever |
| Dehart, Harvey | Mar 1893 | (blank) | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | Wm P. & M. S. Dehart | m |
| Dillon, David P. | 22 Nov 1859 | 8 | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co. | M & M Dillon | m, quinsy |
| [Donahue] | 25 Nov 1858 | 1 day | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | J. P. & Malvina Donahue | f, CoD unk |
| Epperhart, James G. | 24 Aug 1858 | 8 m 8 d | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | David D. & Ruthie Epperhart | m, bole hives |
| Ellington, Isaac | 28 Jun 1859 | 68 | N Fork Licking | Bourbon Co | David & Drotha Ellington | Mm, farmer, lung disease |
| Evans, Isaac | 11 Sep 1857 | 76 | Pennsylvania | John Evans | Mm, farmer, old age |
| Deceased | Date of Death | Age | Residence & Place of Death |
Place of Birth | Parents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrand, Sarah Jane | 2 Jul 1861 | 8 y 3 m | Rowan | Rowan | Wm & L. Ferrand | f, scarlet fever |
| Fults, Polly | 28 Nov 1858 | 38 y 11 m 10 d | Christy Fork RC | Virginia | Jesse & Nancy Sparks | Mf, typhoid fever |
| Garner, Mary | 3 Jul 1858 | 30 y 3 m 25 d | Fleming Co. | (?) Fancis Courk | Jacob & Mary Fraley | Mf, consumption |
| Gilkerson, Franklin | 7 Aug 1858 | 11 y 11 m 5 d | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co. | Wm & Sarah Gilkerson | m, collery measles |
| Gilkerson, Margaret | 26 Aug 1861 | 7 y 6 m | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | W & N Gilkerson | f, scarlet fever |
| Gillespie, Harry | 13 Dec 1861 | 16 y 5 m | Lexington Ky Rowan Co |
Bourbon Co | A & M Gillespie | Sm, soldier, measles |
| Gillespie, Ramey | 3 Oct 1861 | 3 y 3 m | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | A & M Gillespie | m, whooping cough |
| Gogh, Samuel | 26 Apr 1859 | 1 | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | Wm & Louisa Gogh | m, tumor |
| [Green] unnamed | 25 Sep 1856 | 4 w | Rowan Co. Licking Bath Co |
Licking Bath Co | Sampson Green | m, suffication |
| Green, Alsey | 25 Dec 1857 | 40 | not known | George Razors, owner | Bf, housekeeper, disease of liver | |
| Green, Sally | 15 Aug 1857 | 40 | Rowan | Thomas Green, owner |
Bf, dropsy | |
| Hall, Harson | 22 Sep 1858 | 11 y 2 m 18 d | Bath Co. Morgan Co. |
Morgan Co | A. & E. Hall | m, typhoid fever |
| Hall, Louisa | Aug 1893 | 12 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Jesse & Sarah A. Hall | f |
| Ham, Amanda J. | 2 Sep1859 | 9 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Sam & Sarah Ham | f, quinsy |
| Hamm, Eliza J. | 16 Jun 1861 | 1 y 10 m | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Sam & Sarah Hamm | f, diarrhea |
| Ham, Johnnathan | 13 Nov 1858 | 2 y 2 m 26 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | W. B. & R. Ham | m, CoD unknown |
| Ham, M. G. | 24 Sep 1859 | 7 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | F. B. & S. Ham | f, quinsy |
| Ham, Mary J. | 29 Oct 1859 | 6 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Peter & R. Ham | f, quinsy |
| Hamm, Polly J. | 3 July 1857 | 3 | Rowan Co | Smith P. Ham | f, cold | |
| Hamm, Ruth S. | 17 Sep 1858 | 48 y 1 m 24 d | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | S. & P. Riggs | Mf, scrufula |
| Harper, Henry V. P. | 5 Oct 1859 | 2 | Johnson Co | Virginia | W. W. & Louisa Harper | m, fever |
| Hawkins, Abner | 8 Jan 1858 | 11 y 3 m 11 d | East Fk Triplett | North Fork Triplett | William & Martha Hawkins | m, putrified sore throat "This disease has been very fatal in my county" |
| Hayden, P. E. | 30 Jan 1857 | 6 | (blank) | Not Known | f, croup | |
| Hayden, Sary | 6 Oct1857 | 85 | Fleming Co. | B. Hayden | Wf, old age | |
| Hedges, Lewis A. | 22 Dec 1858 | 3 y 11 m 28 d | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | John & S. Hedges | m |
| [Hiatt] unnamed | 28 Dec 1856 | (blank) | East Triplett RC | East Triplett | Josiah Hiatt | m, inflammation lungs |
| Hill, Susannah | 6 Jan 1861 | 93 | Rowan Co | Virginia | not known | Wf, cold |
| Hunt, Celia | 1 Oct 1858 | 5 m 15 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Tm (?) & Dolly Hunt | f, croup |
| Hunt, Mary | 14 Oct 1858 | 5 y 7 m 0 d | East Triplett RC | Rowan Co | J. D. & Mary Hunt | f, putrefied sore throat |
| Deceased | Date of Death | Age | Residence & Place of Death |
Place of Birth | Parents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, Catherine | 2 Nov 1859 | 9 | N. F. Licking R.C. | Morgan Co | Samuel & Nancy Jackson | f, scarlet fever |
| Johnson, Allace Fhebe | 4 Oct 1858 | 2 y 6 m 7 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | I. E. & M. W. Johnson | f, putrefied sore throat |
| Johnson, Alvin | 20 Apr 1861 | 14 | Rowan | Bath Co | J. & R. Johnson | m |
| Johnson, Amanda | 10 Sep 1861 | 37 | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | Sylvanus Saunders | Mf, inward complaint |
| Johnson, Francis M. | August 1858 | 2 y 7 m 15 d | Licking River | James & Janel(?) Johnson | m, black vomit | |
| Johnson, M. E. | 2 Mar 1857 | 6,6 | Virginia | A. H. Johnson | f, disease of heart | |
| Johnson, M. A. R. | 16 May 1861 | 10 m | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | J. & R. Johnson | f, flux |
| Johnson, Malvina S. | 5 Jan 1859 | 4 y 9 m 12 d | East Fork Triplett | East Fork Triplett | Ezekiel & Jane Johnson | f, putrefied sore throat |
| Johnson, Robert J. R. | 13 Oct 1858 | 11 y 2 m 10 d | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | B. & R. Johnson | f, pneumonia |
| Johnson, Sylvanus H. | 18 Sep 1856 | 11 mo | North Triplett | Rowan Co Ky | Z. R. & Amanda Johnson | m, inflammation brain |
| [Jones] | 30 Apr 1856 | 2 w | Crany Creek RC | Crany Rown Co | Isaac Jones | f, ringworm |
| Jones, Elizabeth J. | 10 Oct 1858 | 3 y 4 m 1 d | Crany fork RC | Crany fork of Licking | Wm & Ann Jones | f, putrefied sore throat |
| Jones, Lucy A. | 21 Jul 1861 | 11 y | Rowan | Morgan Co | I & J Jones | f, scrufula |
| Kendall, C. | 29 Sep 1859 | 9 | Morgan Co | Morgan Co | Jesse & Elizabeth Kendall | m, sore throat |
| Kirk, A. H. | 8 Oct 1858 | 1 m 8 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Bluford & Nancy Kirk | m, cold |
| Knoles, Harison | 8 Apr 1893 | 77 | Rowan Co | Maine | Mm, chronic disease | |
| Logan, Delila | 18 Oct 1859 | 9 | Rowan Co | Carter Co | Tobias & Eliza Logan | f, sore throat |
| Lyttle, Bud | 19 Dec 1893 | 33 | Rowan Co | Riley Little | BSm, barber, consumption | |
| Maddison, Dicey | 12 Dec 1856 | 48 y | Rock fork Triplett | Russell Co Va | Wm Sergant | Mf, breast complaint |
| Manley, Anna | 12 Jul 1856 | 74 y 8 m 6 d | Rowan Co | Pennsylvania | unknown | Wf, yellow jaundice |
| Martin, Jesse | 11 Nov 1857 | 60 y 2 m 18 d | Wm, farmer, consumption | |||
| Markwell, Elizabeth | 17 Oct 1861 | 1 yr | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | T. & N. Markwell | f, sore throat |
| Mary | 20 Aug 1858 | 22 y | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | Thomas Green, owner | Bf, cook, CoD unkn |
| Masce, John | 6 Sep 1858 | 3 m 6 d | Licking River | Rowan Co. | Thomas Green, owner | Bm, CoD unkn |
| Mascy | 2 Aug 1858 | 2 y 4 m 25 d | East Fork Triplett | E. S. McGlesson, owner | Bm, drowned in water 10 inches deep | |
| [McClain] | 20 Jan 1856 | Triplett RC | Triplett RC | John & Lucy McClain | [Name, Age, Sex, Marital Status and CoD all blank.] | |
| McClannahan, Hannah | 8 Dec 1861 | 5 | Rowan Co | Morgan Co | M. & S. McClannahan | f, whooping cough |
| McClurg, John | 23 Dec 1893 | 30 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Mm, farmer, killed by train | |
| McGlesson, John T. | 1 May 1856 | 8 y | Yeates Creek RC | Carter Co Ky | John C & Eliza S McGlesson | m, inflammatory rheumatism |
| [McKenzie] | 28 Mar 1861 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | A. J. & L. McKenzie | m | |
| McRoberts, R. E. | 7 Jul 1858 | 3 y 3 m 14 d | Rowan | Fleming | James & Sarah McRoberts | m, drowned in small stream |
| Million, George | 31 Jul 1859 | 82 | Rowan Co | Virginia | R & K Million | Mm, old age |
| [Moore] | 12 Oct 1893 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | George & Lucy J. Moore | [S; Name, Age, Sex and CoD all blank.] | |
| Moore, Lizzie J. | 11 Oct 1893 | 10 wks | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | f | |
| Myers, Christopher | 25 Jul 1861 | 70 | Rowan Co | Virginia | Henry Myers | Mm, farmer, sudden death |
| Myres, Cuby | 1 Mar 1893 | 3 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | H. D. & Mary Myers | m |
| Newman, Mary | 20 Jan 1861 | 5 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | J. & N. Pierce | f, croup |
| Deceased | Date of Death | Age | Residence & Place of Death |
Place of Birth | Parents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Nickell] | 8 Feb 1861 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | W. & L. Nickell | m | |
| Nickell, E. | 15 May 1857 | 14 | R C Ky | Fowler Nickell | Sm, fits | |
| Nickell, Elzabeth | 27 May 1856 | 15 y | Rock Lower fork Mor Lower fork Sandy |
Morgan Co. | Fowler Nickell | Sf, fits |
| Nickell, Emma | 13 Sep 1858 | 8 y 8 m 10 d | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | A. & H. Nickell | f, putrefied sore throat |
| Nickell, Jewell | 18 Sep 1858 | 14 y 11 m | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | A. & H. Nickell | m, putrefied sore throat |
| Nickell, R. | 10 Oct 1857 | 9,0 | Morgan Co. | Fowler Nickell | f, scarlet fever | |
| [Noris] | 1 Aug 1858 | 1 day | main Triplett | main Triplett | Noris, W. H. & Lucy | |
| Oakley, Mariah R. | 19 Oct 1893 | 23 | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co. | Samuel Oakley & Sarah Warren | Sf, consumption |
| Parker, Lydia | 20 Sep 1859 | 48 | N Fk Licking | Bath Co | Joe & Rachel Parker | Sf, apoplexy |
| Parker, William | 17 Aug 1858 | 10 y 4 m 12 d | Rowan | Joel & Juleann Parker | m, [CoD unreadable, looks like FueMrs] | |
| Patterson, J. S. | July 1857 | 6 | Rowan Co | James B. Patterson | m, inflammation lungs | |
| Pettit, Nathan | 3 Nov 1859 | 3 mo | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Preston & Mary Pettit | m |
| Pierce, Mordecai | 15 May 1861 | 71 | Rowan Co | Fayette Co | not known | Mm, farmer |
| Pierce, Sam T. | 17 Jul 1859 | 60 | Rowan Co | Virginia | Peter & Sarah Pierce | Mm |
| Pigman, Laura | 21 Jan 1893 | 6 days | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | John Pigman & L. B. Johnson | f, croup |
| Porter, Manerva Ann | 19 Sep 1858 | 9 y 6 m 0 d | Christy Fork RC | Johnson Co. | C. H. & Lany Porter | f, sore throat |
| Power, Louisa S. | 15 Jul 1859 | 5 | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | J. D. & Martha Power | f, fever |
| Purvis, William | 11 Feb 1858 | 27 | RC | Fleming Co | Francis Purvis | m, carpenter, typhoid fever This entry was on the 1857 register |
| Purvis, William | 18 Feb 1858 | 26 y 1 m 14 d | Brush Fork Triplett | Brush Fork Triplett | Francis & Ann Purvis | Mm, farmer, typhoid fever |
| Ramey, Archibam | 5 Oct 1859 | 103 | Rowan Co | Virginia | Jerry & Elizabeth Ramey | Mm, old age, old Revolutionary Soldier |
| Ramey, Mahaley | 20 Sep 1857 | 12 | Fleming Co | Hanson Ramey | Sf, inflammation brain | |
| Ramey, Mary | 20 Apr 1856 | 7 w | Warrin Run | Rowan Co. | Hanson Ramey | f, inflammation lungs |
| [Ramey] | 9 Dec 1858 | 1 m 0 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Wm & Mary Ramey | f |
| Razor, Samuel | 15 Sep 1859 | 63 | Rowan Co | Nicholas Co | Henry & Betsy Razor | Mm, farmer, diabetes |
| Royse, Hiram | 20 Dec 1861 | 6 mo | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | W. & S. Royse | m |
| Deceased | Date of Death | Age | Residence & Place of Death |
Place of Birth | Parents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexton, Nancy J. | 26 Nov 1893 | 48 | Rowan Co | Bath Co | Aaron & Martha Donathan | Mf, womb troubles |
| Sparks, Elie L. | 15 Dec 1893 | 15 mos | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co | John F. & A. Sparks | m, lung disease |
| Sparks, Elis | July 1857 | 5 | Carter Co | Isaac Sparks | m, fever | |
| Sparkman, Febe Ann | 1858 | Rowan Co | Letcher Co | Robert & Eliza Burgey | Mf, bileous fever | |
| Sparkman, Hiram | Nov 1893 | 22 | Montgomery Rowan Co |
Rowan Co | John & Mahala Sparkman | Mm, farmer |
| [Stacy] | Dec 1893 | (blank) | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | Riley & Nancy Stacy | m |
| Stamper, Granvil | 1 Jun 1893 | 33 | Rowan Co | Letcher Co | Wm Stamper | Mm, farmer, consumption |
| Stephens, Rachel | 10 Sep 1893 | 53 | Rowan Co | Morgan Co | John & Sarah Burton | Mf |
| Swim, W. H. | 1857 | 19,11,26 | Rowan Co | Asahel Swim | Sm, farmer, spinal affliction | |
| Swim, William | 28 Jan 1861 | 43 | Rowan Co | Fleming Co | Mm, farmer | |
| Swim, Nancy Caroline | 8 Sep 1858 | 24 y 4 m 12 d | Rowan Co. | Bath Co. | A. & E. Swim | Sf, pneumonia fever |
| [Thacker] unnamed | June 1857 | (blank) | Dead | David Thacker | m | |
| Thacker, David | 22 Dec 1858 | 43 y 11 m 5 d | Rowan | Virginia | Holman & Mary Thacker | Mm, farmer, CoD unk |
| Thomas, Amanda | 17 Aug 1856 | 18 y | Christy fork Triplett | Christy Creek Fleming Co | James Thomas | Sf, typhoid fever |
| Thomas, George W. | 12 Oct 1858 | 3 y 6 m 0 d | Rowan Co | Rowan Co | J. R. P. & Anna Thomas | m, putrefied sore throat |
| Thompson, Dirban B. | 23 Feb 1859 | 1 | Rowan Co. | Fleming Co. | Ben & Mary Thompson | m, cold |
| Traylor, Francis M. | 4 Dec 1858 | 14 y 11 m 24 d | Rowan Co. | Bath Co. | David & Emily Traylor | Sm, consumption |
| Trumbo, Matilda | 15 Sep 1858 | 3 y 7 m 13 d | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | O. H. & N. Trumbo | f,putrefied sore throat |
| Trumbo, William | 24 Sep 1858 | 3 y 7 m 13 d | East Triplett | Triplett | O. H. & Nancy Trumbo | m, 2 death in nine days in same family |
| Vice (?), Mary A. | 13 Mar 1856 | 27 y | Bath County Licking River RC |
Clark County | Peter Cutright | Mf |
| Warren, David H. | 16 Oct 1856 | 21 y | Christy Creek RC | Lawrence Co. Ky | J. B. & Mary Warren | Sm, typhoid fever |
| Warren, Juleann | 16 Oct 1858 | 13 y 9 m 29 | Rowan Co | Morgan Co | Davis L. (?) & Mary Warren | Sf, consumption |
| Wilson, Rebecca | 16 Sep 1859 | 81 | Rowan Co | Virginia | Simon & R Gilliker | Wf, asthma |
Please send corrections or comments to Teri Pettit, 535 Salmar Ave., Suite D, Campbell, CA 95008. Permission is granted to copy any information, images, or links from this page, so long as it is not used for commercial purposes.
The titling font used in the Rowan County banner boxes is 26 pt Adobe Caslon Semibold Italic, with capitals in Adobe Caslon Semibold Italic Swash.
Last updated on June 30, 1999.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |