Deaths – 1856
Franklin County Vital Statistics
These records were transcribed from the original Franklin County vital statistics returns. Information is presented as recorded; spellings, ages, and details may vary from other sources.
| Date | Name | Age | Sex / Status | Details | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1856 | Alexander | 35 | Black male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Zacharia Lewis | Not known |
| Sep 1856 | Alice | 8 months | Mulatto female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of Mason Brown | Croup |
| 14 Jan 1856 | Eliza Allen | 31 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co., Ky · Daughter of Jno. and Jane Aynes | Childbirth fever |
| Oct 1856 | America | 16 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Talbott Y. Collins | Typhoid fever |
| 5 Jan 1856 | America | 11 | Black female | House servant · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Susan Farmer | Consumption |
| 26 Aug 1856 | Andrew | 13 | Black male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. Hall | Consumption |
| 12 Jul 1856 | Anica | 60 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. P. Reading | Dropsy |
| 1 Jan 1856 | Any | 60 | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Slave of Orlando Brown | Dropsy |
| Jan 1856 | Anna | 10 months | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of Phillips Fall | Not known |
| Jan 1856 | Ann Mariah | 2 months | Mulatto female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Charles Tinsley | (can’t read) |
| 30 Aug 1856 | Arnold (infant) | 5 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of T. D. and Frances Arnold | (can’t read) |
| 15 Dec 1856 | Arthur | 4 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Sara Sebree | Croup |
| 12 Nov 1856 | Augustus | 18 | Black male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. Hall | Consumption |
| 26 Aug 1856 | Alexander Bacon | 50 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Son of Edmd. and Mary Bacon | Typhoid fever |
| 1 Jul 1856 | Barbary | — | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of W. R. Bacon | Not known |
| Dec 1856 | Becky | 60 | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Virginia · Slave of Hezekiah Ellis | Not known |
| 30 Sep 1856 | Mary Ellen Bedford | 28 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Bourbon Co., Ky · Daughter of Geo. & Lucy A. Parker · Died Bourbon Co. | Consumption |
| 10 Nov 1856 | Sarah Ann Belt | 45 | Female, married | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Joseph and Nancy Taylor · Died Lexington | Heart disease |
| 30 Dec 1856 | Ben | 10 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jos. French | Consumption |
| 5 Jul 1856 | Frances Bennett | 77 | Female, widowed | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Jno. and Mary Ward | Dyspepsia |
| 11 Mar 1856 | Bettie | 28 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. W. Russell | Typhoid fever |
| 18 Apr 1856 | Jno. Blakemore | 96 | Male, widowed | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Frederick Co., Virginia · Son of Thos. and ___ Blakemore | Old age |
| 27 Apr 1856 | Louisa Brewer | 26 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. and Julia A. Chandler | Consumption |
| 19 Apr 1856 | Martha Brightwell | 84 | Female, widowed | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Spotsylvania Co., Virginia · Parents not listed | Dropsy |
| 1 May 1856 | James Brydon | 40 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Child of R and Polly Brydon | Intemperance |
| 15 Aug 1856 | Mahala Burk | 10 months | Female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of L. Nathan and Eliza Burk | Erysipelas |
| Aug 1856 | David H. Calvert | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. M. and Mary W. Calvert | Brain fever |
| Jun 1856 | Caroline | 14 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jacob Polsgrove | Consumption |
| Dec 1856 | Caroline | 25 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. H. Baker | Typhoid fever |
| 10 Oct 1856 | Sarah Jane Carrico | 38 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Mercer Co., Ky · Daughter of Jno. and Nancy Dodd | Consumption |
| 10 Sep 1856 | Adelia Carter | 3 months | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jno. A. and Virginia A. Carter | Inflammation of brain |
| May 1856 | Frances Chambers | 62 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Jessamine Co., Ky · Daughter of Jno. & Martha Crutcher | Dyspepsia |
| 1856 | Charles | 1 month | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Mary Cox | Not known |
| Aug 1856 | Charles | 15 months | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Geo. A. Crockett | Consumption |
| Sep 1856 | Ellen Clark | 93 | Female, widowed | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Daughter of Hezekiah & Ellen Brown | Old age |
| 6 Oct 1856 | Thos. Clarke | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Tho. & Elizabeth Clark | Quinsy |
| 7 Nov 1856 | Margaret Collins | 58 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co., Ky · Daughter of Eph and Margaret Lillard | Flux |
| 10 Jan 1856 | Parmelia E. Collins | 11 months | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Talbot and Mary Collins | (can’t read) |
| 4 Dec 1856 | Rebecca Crockett | 25 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Birth unknown · Daughter of Rufus & Sarah Bell | Consumption |
| Sep 1856 | Cynthia | 7 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jacob Polsgrove | Consumption |
| 20 Jul 1856 | Jane Davidson | 25 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Parents not known | Consumption |
| 1 Sep 1856 | Barnard Daugherty | 58 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Ireland · Son of Jno. and Margaret Daugherty | Liver disease |
| Nov 1856 | Daughney | 90 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Slave of Rev. Ambrose Dudley | Old age |
| May 1856 | Catherine Dooly | 86 | Female, widowed | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Bedford Co., Virginia · Daughter of Thos. Dooley | Pneumonia |
| 4 Jul 1856 | Emily Jane Duvall | 7 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Ch. W. and Nancy Duvall | Consumption |
| 25 Mar 1856 | Eveline Edwards | 27 | Female, widowed | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of R. Gaines | Consumption |
| 10 Mar 1856 | Ellen | 3 | Mulatto female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Madison Blakemore | Consumption |
| 31 Dec 1856 | Ellen | 13 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Susan Farmer | Dropsy |
| 11 Mar 1856 | Francis Ellison | 65 | Free black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Pennsylvania · Parents unknown | Palsy |
| 28 Jul 1856 | Emily | 16 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Lewis Shannon heirs | Typhoid fever |
| 15 Mar 1856 | John Farmer | 2 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Tapley and Mary Farmer | Croup |
| 19 Oct 1856 | Mariah O. Farmer | 12 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Child of Benedict and Lucy Farmer | Dyspepsia |
| 22 Apr 1856 | Betsy Fears | 22 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jacob and Nancy Polsgrove | Consumption |
| 1 Sep 1856 | Ellen R. Featherston | 18 weeks | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. & Sarah Featherston | Weak from birth |
| 6 Sep 1856 | Featherston (infant) | 2 hours | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of R. W. and B. Featherston | Not known |
| 3 Jan 1856 | Female (unnamed) | 2 days | Black | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. D. Sebree | Not known |
| Feb 1856 | Female (unnamed) | 4 days | Black | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. S. Hockensmith | Cold |
| Sep 1856 | Female (unnamed) | 6 months | Black | Resident of Frankfort · Born Lexington · Slave of Thos A. Marshall | Not known |
| Dec 1856 | Female (unnamed) | 2 weeks | Black | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jacob Polsgrove | Not known |
| 7 May 1856 | Cornelius Fenwick | 94 | Male, widow | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Maryland · Parents unknown | Old age |
| 7 Apr 1856 | Reuben Ford Sr. | 72 | Male, widow | Miller · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Richmond, Virginia · Son of David Ford | Typhoid fever |
| 11 Oct 1856 | Ben. F. French | 23 | Male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Wm. and Polly French | Consumption |
| 28 Jun 1856 | Elizabeth Gayle | 53 | Female, married | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Benjamin and Mary Stewart | Paralysis |
| 8 Jun 1856 | Lucy Catherine Gayle | 17 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Child of Wm. & Bettie Gayle | Consumption |
| 15 Oct 1856 | Eliza Gillispie | 13 | Female, single | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Richard and Emily Gillispie | Typhoid fever |
| 19 Aug 1856 | Wm. A. Gorham | 56 | Male, married | Plasterer · Resident of Frankfort · Born Bourbon Co., Ky · Parents not given | Heart disease |
| 17 Jul 1856 | Wm. Gravit | 44 | Male, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Tho. M. and Eliza Gravit · Died Frankfort | Flux |
| 16 Apr 1856 | Margaret Hardie | 38 | Female, married | Resident of Frankfort · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of James and Nancy Robertson | Child birth |
| 31 Mar 1856 | Mary Hawkins | 76 | Female, widowed | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Daughter of Anthony and Mary Crockett | Cold |
| 1 Dec 1856 | Wm. Hendrick | 4 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Tho and Sophia Hendrick | Not known |
| 18 Mar 1856 | Jno. C. Herndon | 49 | Male | Attorney · Resident of Frankfort · Born Fauquier Co., Virginia · Son of Alvin and Susan Herndon | Pneumonia |
| 10 Jul 1856 | Wm. T. Herndon | 36 | Male | Merchant · Resident of Frankfort · Born Anderson Co., Ky · Son of Alvin and Susan Herndon | Pneumonia |
| 23 Sep 1856 | Ellen M. Hulett | 2 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Geo. W. and Sarah Hulett | Dropsy |
| 2 Nov 1856 | Richard Hutchinson | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Charles and Mary Hutchinson | Scarlet fever |
| 26 Dec 1856 | Wm. Hutchinson | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Charles and Mary Hutchinson | Scarlet fever |
| 22 Oct 1856 | Frances Jackson | 74 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Charlotte, Virginia · Daughter of Isaac and Sarah Gore | Dropsy of heart |
| 5 Aug 1856 | Barnett Jeffries | 2 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Presley and Sarah Jeffries | Typhoid fever |
| Aug 1856 | Joel | 60 | Mulatto male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Slave of Jno. Morris | Not known |
| 1 Jun 1856 | John | 40 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co., Ky · Slave of Franklin B. Chinn | Heart disease |
| 12 Feb 1856 | Asa P. Jones | 11 days | Male | Resident of Owen Co. · Born Owen Co. · Son of Ambrose and Minerva Jones · Died Owen Co. | Not known |
| Mar 1856 | Julia | 22 | Mulatto female | House servant · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Montgomery Co., Ky · Slave owner not given | Whites |
| 1 Oct 1856 | Laura | 3 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. B. Onan | Croup |
| 20 Apr 1856 | Lewis | 4 months | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Tho. J. Head | Brain disease |
| 28 Oct 1856 | Jno. F. Lewis | 10 weeks | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jas. and America Lewis | Suffocated |
| 27 Mar 1856 | Loranda | 3 weeks | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of James Lewis | Smothered |
| 30 Mar 1856 | Louisa | 17 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Edmund S. Bailey | Poison |
| Oct 1856 | Lucy | 15 | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of Jno. B. Temple | Typhoid fever |
| 10 Sep 1856 | Ezekiel McDaniel | 46 | Male, married | Blacksmith · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Elizabeth McDaniel | Consumption |
| 21 Apr 1856 | Nicholas McDonald | 9 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co., Ky · Son of Jas. and Mary McDonald | Inflammation of brain |
| 1856 | Male (unnamed) | 1 month | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. Risk | Croup |
| 30 Aug 1856 | Polly Martin | 2 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jno. and Maria Martin | Flux |
| Feb 1856 | Mary Catherine | 6 months | Mulatto female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Gustavus Talbut | Suffocated |
| 18 Dec 1856 | Matthew | 4 weeks | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Wm. Daugherty | Fits |
| 1 Apr 1856 | Mary H. Montgomery | 3 weeks | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Saml. H. and Sarah Montgomery | Unknown |
| 10 Apr 1856 | Samuel Montgomery | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Mercer Co., Ky · Son of Saml. H. and Julia C. Montgomery | Lung disease |
| 1 Jun 1856 | Nancy | 30 | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of Orlando Brown | Child birth |
| 18 Sep 1856 | Jno. Newman | 50 | Male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co., Ky · Son of Jno. and Margaret Newman | Typhoid fever |
| 16 Jul 1856 | Mahala Payne | 57 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jno. and Lucy Pattie | Enlargement of liver |
| Feb 1856 | Alexander Paxton | 11 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. and Margaret Paxton | Flux |
| 15 Dec 1856 | Peggy | 80 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Slave of Stephen Jenkins | Old age |
| 28 Sep 1856 | Gilla Ann Perkins | 92 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Peter and Winny Daniel | Old age |
| 17 Jul 1856 | Virginia F. Perkins | 25 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Henry and Catherine Roberts | Scrofula |
| 11 Apr 1856 | Juliana Pettie | 45 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of ___ Numan | Dropsy |
| 12 Apr 1856 | Geo. L. Pitman | 9 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Tho. Pitman | Erysipelas |
| 18 Sep 1856 | Geo. D. Pitts | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co., Ky · Son of Wm. and Sarah Pitts | Dropsy |
| 11 Apr 1856 | Susan Polsgrove | 10 months | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. H. and Eliza Polsgrove | Cancer |
| Jul 1856 | Prince | 70 | Black male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Slave of Wm. Hodges | Old age |
| 20 Sep 1856 | Ann L. Quinn | 3 weeks | Female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Alex and Margaret Quinn | Bowel disease |
| 6 Feb 1856 | Matilda Quire | 21 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jos. and Leana Quire | Consumption |
| 6 Nov 1856 | Nelson Quire | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. and Elizabeth Quire | Scarlet fever |
| Sep 1856 | Rachel | 19 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Robt. E. Collins | Child birth |
| 23 Aug 1856 | Seth M. Ramsey | 6 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. T. and Mary Ramsey | Inflammation of stomach |
| Jul 1856 | Rebecca | 6 days | Black female | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Slave of Frances Davis | Unknown |
| 1856 | Ignatius Redman | 70 | Male, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Parents not named | Unknown |
| Jun 1856 | Richard | 23 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Edmd. S. Bailey | Bowel disease |
| 28 Jul 1856 | Curtis Roach | 2 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Geo. W. and Sarah A. Roach | Typhoid fever |
| 29 Jun 1856 | Mary Robb | 65 | Female, married | Midwife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Hagerstown, Maryland · Daughter of Jno. and Susan Neat | Heart disease |
| 18 Nov 1856 | Mary Jane Roberts | 6 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jas. B. and Sally Roberts | Typhoid fever |
| 12 Jun 1856 | Catherine Rodgers | 76 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Richmond, Virginia · Daughter of ___ Austin | Old age |
| 18 Aug 1856 | American Romans | 3 weeks | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jno. D. Romans | Inflamed brain |
| 1 Dec 1856 | Sanford | 14 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of David Thompson | Typhoid fever |
| 20 Apr 1856 | Sarah | 6 weeks | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Isaac Wilson | Dysentery |
| 24 Dec 1856 | Sebree (infant) | 1 day | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth Sebree | Unknown |
| 19 Jun 1856 | Jos. Settle | 2 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jos. and Cynthia Settle | Unknown |
| 15 Oct 1856 | Millard F. Settle | 2 weeks | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jos. and Cynthia Settle | Unknown |
| Oct 1856 | Samuel H. Shannon | 8 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Hugh Shannon | Typhoid fever |
| 12 Oct 1856 | Tho. W. Shepherd | 71 | Male, widowed | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Pennsylvania · Son of Ben and Margaret Shepherd | Cancer |
| 1 May 1856 | Wm. Siler | 8 months | Male | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Son of Jno. and Elizabeth Siler | Fits / convulsions |
| Dec 1856 | Louisa Bell Smith | 18 days | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. and Sarah Smith | Unknown |
| 9 Mar 1856 | Jno. Thos. Smither | 4 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. J. and Susan J. Smither | Croup |
| Aug 1856 | Stacy | 80 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Slave of Morris Fox heirs | Old age |
| Dec 1856 | Stephen | 40 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. Mayhall | Sore throat |
| 15 Sep 1856 | Susan | 1 yr 6 mo | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jeptha D. Parrent | Spasms / convulsions |
| 25 Oct 1856 | Elizabeth Swisher | 52 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Fayette Co., Ky · Daughter of Tho. and Elizabeth Roby | Dropsy |
| Dec 1856 | Sye | 60 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Henry H. Murray | Typhoid fever |
| 9 Dec 1856 | Mary Taylor | 76 | Female, widowed | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frederick Co., Virginia · Daughter of Edwd. and Sarah Taylor | Unknown |
| Dec 1856 | Nancy Taylor | 63 | Female, widowed | Resident of Frankfort · Born Frankfort · Daughter of Jno. McQuiddy | Unknown |
| 19 Feb 1856 | Thomas | 24 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Tho. Steele | Pneumonia |
| Mar 1856 | Thomas | 2 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Charles Penn | Worms |
| Sep 1856 | Thomas | 1 yr 6 mo | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Elizabeth Todd | Drowned in tub of water |
| 19 Sep 1856 | Sarah F. Thomason | 11 months | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co., Ky · Daughter of R. H. and Ann E. Thomason | Inflammation of bowels |
| Apr 1856 | Tom | 80 | Black male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Caroline Co., Virginia · Slave of D. C. Freeman | Swelling in left eye |
| 23 Sep 1856 | Samuel Vaughan | 21 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. H. and Elmira Vaughan | Typhoid fever |
| 18 Aug 1856 | Catherine Warner | 87 | Female, widowed | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Henry and Catherine Oxley | Old age |
| 29 Dec 1856 | Washington | 38 | Black male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Jno. Richardson heirs | Pneumonia |
| 17 May 1856 | Elinor Watts | 1 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Chas. and Amanda Watts | Chronic chills |
| 2 Oct 1856 | Wm. West | 80 | Male, widower | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born King William Co., Virginia · Son of Wm. and ___ West | Pneumonia |
| May 1856 | Mary E. Whitehouse | 19 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Geo. and Sarah Petty | Unknown |
| Feb 1856 | William | 5 | Copper male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Slave of Charles Penn | Worms |
| 12 Apr 1856 | Fannie E. Willis | 3 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of James H. and F. B. Willis | Pneumonia |
| 18 Apr 1856 | Wm. G. Willis | 9 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of James H. and F. B. Willis | Pneumonia |
| 3 May 1856 | Frances Wilson | 29 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co., Ky · Daughter of Jno. and Nancy Penny | Consumption |
| 24 Jun 1856 | Woirhaye (infant) | 5 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jno. and Sarah Woirhaye | Inflammation of brain |
| 22 Jan 1856 | Sarah Woirhaye | 34 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Henry and Harriet Goins | Child birth |
| Feb 1856 | Nancy Yount | 65 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Pennsylvania · Daughter of Jno. and Nancy Yount | Bronchitis |