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           Kentucky Death Certificates for Franklin County

1911 - 1968

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Surnames V - W

Vaughn, Nelson Allen
Certificate # 3435
White, Male, Married
Born: November 30, 1850, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 60 years
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  February 24, 1911, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Pneumonia
Contributing to death: Meningitis
Interval between onset and death:  3 days
Attending physician:  Joseph Barr, M.D.
Father's name:  John H. Vaughn, born Virginia
Mother's maiden name: Eliza Jane Richardson, Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Allen Vaughn, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  February 26, 1911, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Vickers, Charlie Singer
Certificate # 25086
White Male, Married
Spouse:  Anna Quire Vickers
Born: April 16, 1884, Scott County, Kentucky
Age: 38 years, 8 months, 20 days
Occupation:  Shoecutter
Date and place of death: October 11, 1926, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  217 East Todd Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death: Dead on arrival
Contributing to death:  Angina pectoris or valvular lesions
Attending physician:  C. T .Coleman, M.D.
Father's name:  Paul Vickers, born Pennsylvania
Mother's maiden name:  Louisa Singer, born Paris, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Chas. Vickers, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  October 12, 1926, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Waits, Myrtle
Certificate # 5641
White, Female, Married
Born: November 13, 1889, Kentucky
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 25 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death: February 8, 1919, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Influenza
Contributing to death:  Bronchial pneumonia
Interval between onset and death:  3 days
Attending physician:  R. B. Guinn, M.D.
Father's name:  Frank Downey, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Bettie Harrod, born Kentucky
Informant:  Frank Downey, Rt. #1, Eminence, Kentucky
Buried:  February 9, 1919, Waits Graveyard, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Waits, Victor W., Jr.
Certificate #  5640
White, Male, Single
Born: August 14, 1913, Kentucky
Age: 5 years, 6 months, 28 days
Date and place of death:  February 9, 1919, Flat Creek, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Influenza
Contributing to death:  Bronchial pneumonia
Interval between onset and death:  5 days
Attending physician:  R. B. Guinn, M.D.
Father's name:  Victor W. Waits, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Myrtle Downey, born Kentucky
Informant:  Frank Downey, Rt. #1, Eminence, Kentucky
Buried:  February 9, 1919, Waits Graveyard, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wallace, Chas. Anderson
Certificate # 31092
White, Male, Widow
Born: November 4, 1830, Henry County, Kentucky
Age: 81 years
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  December 13, 1911, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Ascitis ???
Interval between onset and death:  4 months
Attending physician:  John Patterson, M.D.
Father's name:  Ebecus ? Wallace, born North Carolina
Mother's maiden name:  Mary Smoot, born Owen County, Kentucky
Informant:  L. C. Wallace, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  December 14, 1911, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  L. S. Graham, 312 Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Warford, Levi    
Certificate #  710
White, Male, Widowed
Born: April 7, 1841, Estill County, Kentucky
Age: 83 years, 8 months, 30 days
Occupation:  Retired
Date and place of death:  January 6, 1925, 406 High Street, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  406 High Sreet, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Infirmaties of old age and jaundice
Attending physician:
Father's name:  Joe Warford
Mother's maiden name:  Elizabeth Scribner
Informant:  Owen Warford
Buried:  Janaury 8, 1925, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director: R. Rogers & Sons, City
Submitted by:  D. Jakob Misenheimer

Warren, Mrs. Florence
Certificate # 12739
White, Male, Married
Born: 1888, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 23 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death:  May 18, 1913, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Phthisis Pulueonalis ??
Attending physician:  L. T. Minish, M.D.
Father's name:  Henry Spaulding, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Bettie Robertson, born Kentucky
Informant: Allen Warren, R. F. D, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  May 19, 1913, Antioch Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Warren, John Thomas   
Certificate # 22278
White, Male, Married
Born:  July 14, 1835, Clark County
Age: 8 years
Occupation:  Farmhand
Date and place of death:  July 10, 1919, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of liver
Attending physician: R. Y. Shepherd, M.D., Taylorsville, Kentucky
Father's name:  John William Warren, birthplace unknown
Mother's maiden name: Malinda Chism, Clark County
Informant: Sarah L. Warren
Buried: Not given
Funeral director: Can't read
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Warren, Sarrah Ann   
Certificate # 7979
White, Female, Widowed
Born:  November 3, 184_?, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 80 years, 4 months, 26 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death:  March 29, 1925, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Decomfunctions? of heart
Contributing to death:  Chronic bronchitis
Attending physician: R. Y. Shepherd, M.D., Taylorsville, Kentucky
Father's name:  Wm. Lee, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Sarrah Chadwic, born Kentucky
Informant: Dennis Warren, Taylorsville
Buried: Valley Cemetery, March 31, 1925
Funeral director: Foreman Greenwell, Taylorsville, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wash, Elizabeth
Certificate # 10122
White, Female, Widowed
Spouse:  W. T. Wash
Born: October 10, 1862, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 79 yeard, 4 months, 22 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death:  March 2, 1942, John Graves Memorial, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
Residence:  Georgetown, R. F. D, Scott County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Cebral Hemorrhage
Attending physician:  A. F. Smith, M.D.
Father's name:  William Owens, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Eddie Newton, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Louis Wash
Buried:  March 5, 1942, Switzer Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Adams & Cassidy, Stamping Ground, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wash, William Thomas
Certificate # 13529
White, Male, Married
Born: Kentucky
Age: 79 years
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  June 24, 1932, Switzer, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Paralysis rightside 1931
Contributing to death:
Interval between onset and death:
Attending physician:  M. C. Darnell, M.D., Frankfort, Kentucky
Father's name:  W. T. Wash, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Nancy Scruggs, born Kentucky
Informant:  Ira Wash, Versailles, Kentucky
Buried: June 26, 1932, Switzer
Funeral director: Adams & Cassidy, Stamping Ground, Kentucky 
Submitted by: J. P. Johnson

Watkins, Edmond Lacurgis         
Certificate # 28571
White, Male, Married
Born:  August 18, 1868, Shelby County, Kentucky
Age:  61 years, 3 months
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  November 17, 1929, Baileys Mill, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Cancer of stomach
Attending physician:  J. W. Hill, M.D., Bagdad, Kentucky
Father's name: Willis Watkins, born Virginia
Mother's maiden name:  Mary Lee, born Virginia
Informant: C. L. Watkins, Frankfort, Kentucky, R. 5
Buried:  November 19, 1929, Lebanon Church Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Watkins, Lindsey Arnett        
Certificate # 21179
White, Male, Married
Spouse:  Margaret Watkins
Born:  September 2, 1859, Shelby County, Kentucky
Age:  69 years, 10 months, 17 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  August 9, 1929, Franklin County, Kentucky *
Cause of death:  Arterio sclerosis
Attending physician:  C. T. Coleman, M.D., Frankfort, Kentucky
Father's name: Willis Watkins, birthplace unknown
Mother's maiden name:  Susan Stivers, bithplace unknown
Informant: Margaret Watkins, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Buried:  Mt. Carmel (date not readable)
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges
* Tombstone states death May 15, 1929 - Church and Family Graveyards of Franklin County

Watkins, Willis   
Certificate # 13532
White, Male, Married
Born:  June 21, 1893, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age:  57 years
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  July 1, 1950, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Residence:  323 S. 5th Street
Cause of death:  Coronary thrombosis
Contributing to death:  Rheumatic heart disease, hypertension
Attending physician:  Chris S. Jackson, M.D., Danville, Kentucky
Father's name: Arnett Watkins
Mother's maiden name:  Margaret Harrod
Informant: Mrs. Minie Watkins
Buried:  July 3, 1950, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  J. Vernon Kemper, Danville, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Watson, Anna Guthrie
Certificate # 30733
White, Female, Single
Born: January 24, 1921, Hatton, Missouri
Age: 5 years, 10 months, 8 days
Date and place of death:  December 3, 1926, Stewart Home School, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Laryngitis
Interval between onset and death:  7 days
Attending physician:  L. T. Minish, M.D.
Father's name:  Herbert H. Watson, born Missouri
Mother's maiden name:  Grace Gunthrie, born Hatton, Missouri
Informant:  Herbert H. Watson, Hatton, Missouri
Buried:  December 4, 1926, Mexico, Missouri
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Watson, Elizabeth Ann
Certificate # 19438
White, Male, Single
Born: June 20, 1938, Frankfort, Kentucky
Age: 1 month, 29 days
Date and place of death:  August 18, 1938, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence: Route #1, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Congenital hydrocephalus
Attending physician: L. T. Minish, M.D.
Father's name:  Harry Price Watson, Jr., born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Martha Bell McDonald, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mr. H. P. Watson, Jr., Route #1, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  August 19, 1938, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Watson, Mrs. Elizabeth F.     
Certificate # 9263
White, Female, Widowed
Spouse:  James Watson
Born:  July 7, 1849, Kentucky
Age: 78 years, 9 months, 14, days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death: April 21, 1928, Frankfort, Kentucky
Residence:  14 E. Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death: Cardiac disease
Attending physician:  C. K. Wallace, Frankfort, Kentucky
Father's name: William Perkins, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Margaret Roberts, born Kentucky
Informant: Jno. Watson, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  April 24, 1928, Lexington, Kentucky
Funeral director: R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges
* Note - Elizabeth F. Perkins Watson's father (William Perkins) married second in 1858 to Margaret Long.  Elizabeth was born in 1849.  She is the daughter
of Virginia F. Roberts.  First name is mixed up with the 2nd wife's)

Watson, George H.   
Certificate # 27364
White, Male, Widowed
Born:  May 31, 1857, Richmond, Missouri
Age: 57 years
Occupation:  Salesman, wholesale liquors
Date and place of death: September 23, 1914, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Uremia
Attending physician:  C. A. Nevitt, Lexington, Kentucky
Father's name:  T. J. Watson
Mother's maiden name: Don't know
Informant:  E. B. Rodman, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  September 24, 1914, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director: R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Watson, Joseph F.      
Certificate # 14731
White, Male, Divorced
Born:  March 8, 1881, Kentucky
Age:  30 years, 7 months, 21 days
Occupation:  Fireman on railroad
Date and place of death: June 19, 1912, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  122 E. Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death: Paralysis
Attending physician:  C. K. Wallace, Frankfort, Kentucky
Father's name:  James W. Watson, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Frances Perkins, born Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Matthew Wallace, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  June 21, 1912, Lexington, Kentucky
Funeral director: R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Watson, Mattie F. 
Certificate # 5809
White, Female, Married
Born:  February 22, 1865, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 50 year, 22 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death: March 22, 1915, Anderson County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Organic disease of heart - mitral regurgitation
Attending physician:  C. W. Kavanaugh, M.D., Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Father's name:  James A. Shackelford, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Margaret Armstrong, born Shelby County, Kentucky
Informant:  G. W. Watson, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky (spouse)
Buried:  March 23, 1915, Pigeon Fork Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Funeral director: E. M. Leathers, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Wentworth, Ida Margaret      
Certificate # 28640
White, Female, Married
Spouse:  Solomon Wentworth
Born:  March 23, 1879, Kentucky
Age:  56 years, 1 month, 26 days
Date and place of death:  July 17, 1933, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Apoplexy
Attending physician:  R. B. Guin, M. D., Frankfort, Kentucky
Father's name:  Willis Rogers, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Sara Lucas, born Kentucky
Informant:  Solomon Wentworth, Bagdad, Kentucky
Buried:  July 19, 1933, Lebanon Cemetery
Funeral director:  Shannon & Rogers, Bagdad, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Wentworth, Solomon David     
Certificate # 21813
White, Male, Widowed
Born: Mach 25, 1877, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age:  72 years, 6 months, 26 days
Residence:  Rural Lebanon Road, Bagdad, Rt. # 1
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  October 21, 1949, Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Pulmonary edema
Contriburgin to death:  Heart failure
Attending physician:  L. A. Noble, M. D., Shelbyville, Kentucky
Father's name:  Lemuel Wentworth
Mother's maiden name: Isabelle Steele
Informant:  Fred Wentworth
Buried:  October 22, 1949, Lebanon Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. L. Shannon, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Whallen, Virginia Rosson
Certificate # 3425
White, Female, Married
Born: Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 30 years
Occupation:  Housekeeper
Date and place of death:  February 18, 1911, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  703 Wilkerson Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death:  ? pulmonalis
Contributing to death:  2 years, 6 months
Attending physician:  O. H. Reynolds, M.D.
Father's name:  Willis P. Rosson, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Maggie Adair, born Scott County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Carrie Adaie, Louisville, Kentucky
Buried:  February 19, 1911, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

White, Elizabeth Roberts         
Certificate # 8484
White, Female, Widowed
Spouse:  Walter White
Born:  July 31, 1879, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age:  60 years
Occupation:  Housewife
Date and place of death:  March 4, 1940, Kings Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Acute parenelyenatrous nephritis
Contributing to death:  Diabetis mellitus
Attending physician:  Wm. H. Nash, M.D., Shelbyville, Kentucky
Father's name:  Patrick H. Roberts, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Ann Rebecca Smith, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Everett White, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Buried:  March 6, 1940, Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Funeral director:  A. B. Weaver, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

White, William T.
Certificate # 15710
White, Male, Married
Spouse:  Ida Spaulding
Born: April 11, 1897, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 47 years, 2 months, 21 days
Occupation:  Laborer - Stagg Distillery
Date and place of death:  July 2, 1944, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  417 Lewis Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death:  
Contributing to death:  Pulmonary tuberculosis
Interval between onset and death:  1 year
Attending physician:  Joseph Barr, M.D.
Father's name:  William White, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Nancy Long, born Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Fred Perkins, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  July 5, 1944, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wiard, Charles Norman
Certificate # 8712
White, Male, Married
Spouse:  Lillian Wiard
Born: May 25, 1875, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Age: 65 years, 10 months, 11 days
Date and place of death:  April 5, 1942, Kings Daughters Hospital, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Utterback precinct, rural Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Leukemia
Attending physician:  L. T. Minish, M.D.
Father's name:  William Wiard, born New York
Mother's maiden name:  Lavenia Brawner, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Julian Oberworth, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  April 7, 1942, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by:  Anne H. Lee

Wiard, Louise Agnes          
Certificate # 871
White, Female, Single
Born: September 18, 1864, Louisville, Kentucky
Age: 75 years, 1 month, 11 days
Occupation:  School teacher
Date and place of death:  January 27, 1940, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Capital Avenue
Cause of death:  Fractured hip
Contributing to death:  A fall
Attending physician:  R. M. Coblin, M.D.
Father's name:  W. L. P. Wiard, born New York
Mother's maiden name:  Lavina B. Brawner, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Murray H. Wiard
Buried:  January 29, 1940, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  James Sullivan, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wiard, Thomas Robert
Certificate # 21405
White, Male, Widow
Born: September 15, 1868, Lousville, Kentucky
Age: 67 years, 0 months, 26 days
Occupation:  Appraiser
Date and place of death:  October 11, 1935, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Steele Street, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Cerebral hemorrhage and arterioscelerosis
Attending physician:  L. T. Minish, M.D.
Father's name:  William L. Wiard, born East Over, New York
Mother's maiden name:  Lavenia B. Brawner, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Wm. L. Wiard, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  no date given, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by:  Anne H. Lee

Wiley, Louise    
Certificate # 856
White, Female, Widowed
Spouse:
Born: February 11, 1859, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 69 years, 10 months, 22 days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death:  January 2, 1939
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage and total paralysis of left side, gradually worse until entire body was paralyzed
Contributing to death:  Arterio schlerosis
Interval between onset and death:  November 15, 1938 to January 2, 1939
Attending physician:  C. T. Coleman, M.D.
Father's name:  John Downey, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Mary Ann James, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  ? Franklin, Kentucky
Buried:  Janaury 4, 1939, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Dave

Wiley, R. L.   
Certificate # 25049
White, Male, Widowed
Born: November 6, 1851, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 75 years, 11 months, 23 days
Occupation:  Road Superintendent, Farmer
Date and place of death:  November 1, 1927, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Paralysis of muscles of throat
Contributing to death:  Old age
Attending physician: C. K. Wallace, M.D.
Father's name:  Joseph Wiley, born West Virginia
Mother's maiden name:  Sallie Smithers, born West Virginia
Informant:  Mrs. Ruth Arnold, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried: November 2, 1927, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Williams, Mrs. Smitha A.        
Certificate # 29716
White, Female, Married
Born: July 16, 1870, Kentucky
Age: 60 years, 4 months, 23 days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death:  December 7, 1930, Fayette County, Kentucky
Residence:  347 Patterson Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Cause of death: Acute lobar pneumonia
Interval between onset and death:  
Attending physician: W. Bannister, M.D., Lexington, Kentucky
Father's name:  Geo. R. Pittman, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Mary Bodkins, born Kentucky
Informant:  C. P. Williams, Patterson St. Lexington, Kentucky
Buried:  December 9, 1930, Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
Funeral director:  W. R. Milward, Lexington, Kentucky
Submitted by:  D. Jakob Misenheimer

Willis, Brenda Lou
Certificate # 9709
White, Female, Single
Born: April 5, 1939, Franklin County, Kentucky
Date and place of death:  April 5, 1939, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Still born
Attending physician:  M. C. Darnell, M.D.
Father's name: Edward Willis, born Jefferson County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Lou Katherine Switzer, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant: Edward Willis
Buried:  April 6, 1939, Greenhill Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director: Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by:  Anne H. Lee

Wise, Amanda A.
Certificate # 14475
White, Male, Widow
Spouse:  G. B. Wise
Born: February 3, 1863, Owen County, Kentucky
Age: 82 years, 5 months, 15 days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death:  July 18, 1945, King's Daughters Hospital, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Cerebral hemorrhage - July 10, 1945
Contributing to death:  Paralysis of left side unconscious and arterio sclerosis and hypertension
Interval between onset and death:  8 days
Attending physician:  C. T. Coleman, M.D.
Father's name:  John Mitchell, born Owen County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Mary Jane Tackett, born Owen County, Kentucky
Informant:  Earl B. Wise, Dayton, Ohio
Buried:  July 20, 1945, Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

Wise, Carrie      
Certificate # 16859
White, Female, Widow
Born: April 21, 1869, Scott County, Kentucky
Age: 69 years, 2 months, 11 days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death:  July 2, 1938, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Route #, Franfort,  Peaks Mill Voting Precinct
Cause of death: Angina pectoris 
Contributing to death: Stroke 9 years ago
Interval between onset and death:  
Attending physician: Louis LeCompte, Coroner
Father's name:  Elias Mefford, born Scott County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Zeraldine Bacon, born Owen County, Kentucky
Informant:  Ernest Mefford, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  July 4, 1938, Cedar Grove Cemetery
Funeral director: Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: D Jacob Misenheimer

Wright, Benjamin O.
Certificate # 14978
White, Male, Married
Spouse:  Pearl Wright
Born: August 5, 1885, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 61 years
Occupation:  Painter
Date and place of death:  July 3, 1946, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Cirrhosis of liver
Attending physician: R. M. Coblin, M.D.
Father's name:  John Wright, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Liza Bates, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. Lottie Beasley, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  July 5, 1946, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Burdin-Sullivan, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Beulah Wiley Franks

Wright, Mrs. Elizabeth
Certificate # 7546
White, Female, Widow
Born: December 26, 1857, Ohio
Age: 86 years, 2 months, 10 days
Occupation:  At home
Date and place of death: March 5, 1923, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Taylor Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky
Cause of death: Pneumonia following flu
Attending physician: F. W. Mastin, M.D.
Father's name:  George Koop, born Germany
Mother's maiden name:  Barbara Dietrich, born Germany
Informant:  Mrs. Emma Hastings, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  March 7, 1923, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Beulah Wiley Franks

Wright, John
Certificate # 7545
White, Male, Married
Born: September 27, 1852, Kentucky
Age: 71 years, 7 months, 12 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  February 8, 1923, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Broncho-pneumonia
Attending physician: Vernon R. Jones, M.D.
Father's name:  Crittenden Wright, born Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Elizabeth Hord, born Kentucky
Informant:  Mrs. John Wright, Hatton, Kentucky
Buried:  February 9, 1923, Beechwood Cemetery,
Funeral director:  R. Rogers & Son, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Beulah Wiley Franks

Wright, John P.
Certificate # 15342
White, Male, Married
Born: August 8, 1846, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Age: 72 years
Occupation: Labor
Date and place of death:  June 17, 1918, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death: Fractured hip
Contributing to death:  Tuberculosis
Attending physician:  R. M. Coblin, M.D.
Father's name:  Franklin Wright, born Jessamine County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Don't know
Informant:  Alice Stephens, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried:  June ?, 1918, Frankfort, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Lyman Graham, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Beulah Wiley Franks

Wright, Lucy Catherine  
Certificate # 21067
White, Female, Widowed
Spouse:  John Wright
Occupation:  At home
Born: August 5, 1885, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Age: 77 years
Date and place of death:  September 18, 1932, Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Coma
Attending physician: R. M. Coblin, M.D., Fraknfort, Kentucky
Father's name:  E. A. W., Roberts, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name:  Cynthia Perkins, born Franklin County, Kentucky
Informant: L. W. Perkins, Franklin County, KentuckyBuried:  Beechridge
Funeral director:  Rogers & Sons, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Phyllis Shackelford Hedges

Wylie, George Oscar
Certificate # 23125
White, Male, Married
Spouse:  Mrs. Ola Bramblett Wylie
Born: March 15, 1885
Age: 60 years, 8 months, 6 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Date and place of death:  November 18, 1945, Switzer, Franklin County, Kentucky
Residence:  Franklin County, Kentucky
Cause of death:  Ulcer of stomach
Contributing between onset and death:  24 hours
Attending physician:  Not given
Father's name:  John Wylie, birthplace unknown
Mother's maiden name:  Nancy Tuggle, birthplace unknown
Informant:  Ola Bramblett, Switzer, Kentucky
Buried:  November 20, 1945, Switzer, Franklin County, Kentucky
Funeral director:  Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Dave

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