Deaths – 1877
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1877 | Conly F. Allison | 32 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of Albert and Sarah Rodgers · Birthplace unknown | Consumption |
| 14 Jan 1877 | Wm. Allison | 73 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Henry and ___ Allison · Birthplace unknown | Cancer |
| 28 Feb 1877 | Mary Armstrong | 24 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co. · Daughter of Thos. and Mary E. Hodges · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Anderson Co. | Bronchitis |
| 12 May 1877 | Minnie Armstrong | 12 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of Samuel and Salina Armstrong · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Shelby Co. | Brain fever |
| 7 Jan 1877 | Samuel Armstrong | 51 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Wm. and Sarah Armstrong · Both born Virginia | Paralysis |
| 27 Dec 1877 | Henry J. Arnold | 52 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Tennessee · Son of John and Nancy Arnold · Both born Tennessee | Rupture of bowels |
| 19 Feb 1877 | America Bailey | 6 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of D. F. and Sarah Bailey · Both born Kentucky | From a burn |
| 17 Feb 1877 | Elizabeth Bailey | 18 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of D. F. and Sarah Bailey · Both born Kentucky | Not known |
| Oct 1877 | Enoch Bailey | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John H. and Sarah Bailey · Father born Mercer Co. · Mother born Indiana | Brain fever |
| 20 Jan 1877 | Sarah Bailey | 35 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of James and Fannie Harrod · Both born Kentucky | Not known |
| 12 Aug 1877 | John H. Baker | 8 months | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Richard and Ellen Baker · Both born Franklin Co. | Cholera infantum |
| 24 Aug 1877 | Arlin Carr | 69 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co. · Son of Reuben and Susannah Carr · Birthplace unknown | Typhoid fever |
| 30 Jun 1877 | Andrew J. Church | 47 | Male, single | Clerk · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Robt. and Letitia Church · Both born Scott Co. | Consumption |
| 17 Aug 1877 | Wm. Clark | 69 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Henry Co. · Son of John and Polly Clark · Birthplace unknown | Consumption |
| 4 May 1877 | Mary A. Cogswell | 62 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Pennsylvania · Parents not known | Heart disease |
| 26 Dec 1877 | Emma Coleman | 23 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Birthplace not known · Daughter of James H. and Smithy Botkins · Birthplace unknown | Heart disease |
| 27 Sep 1877 | R. T. Coleman | — | Male, married | Merchant · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Frankfort · Son of E. S. and Margaret Coleman · Birthplace unknown | Uremia |
| 23 Dec 1877 | Mary F. Daugherty | 45 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Hiram and Essy Crutcher · Father born Jessamine Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Consumption |
| 9 Aug 1877 | A. B. Dooley | 76 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Son of Adam and Catherine Dooley · Birthplace unknown | Cancer of stomach |
| 7 Aug 1877 | James J. Finnie | 51 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Union Co. · Son of Elijah and Mary Finnie · Both born Virginia | Not known |
| 21 Sep 1877 | John S. Goddard | 5 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John F. and Betty Goddard · Both born Scott Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 6 Mar 1877 | Joan Gowen | 13 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. T. and Annie Gowen · Father born Anderson Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Typhoid fever |
| Sep 1877 | Willie Grimes | 5 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Samuel and Mary Grimes · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Diphtheria |
| 24 Oct 1877 | Ezra Elmore Gudgel | 5 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co. · Son of Jacob and Josie Gudgel · Father born Anderson Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Membranous croup |
| 1877 | Mary W. Harp | 3 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of J. M. and Roshana Harp · Both born Franklin Co. | Not known |
| 24 Jul 1877 | Thomas Hoover | 63 | Male, married | Miller · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co. · Son of Henry and Eliza Hoover · Father born Germany · Mother born Virginia | Paralysis |
| 24 Aug 1877 | Thomson A. Hopper | 28 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Lemuel and ___ Taylor · Father born ? · Mother born Jessamine Co. | Cholera |
| 6 Dec 1877 | Sarah C. Hunter | 33 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Rockcastle Co. · Parents not named · Mother born Owen Co. | Tumor |
| 7 Nov 1877 | Benjamin Jacoba | 43 | Male, married | Merchant · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Europe · Son of Z. and ___ Jacoba · Both born Europe | Apoplexy |
| 8 Feb 1877 | Bettie C. Julian | 50 | Female, married | Farmer’s wife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Clark Co. · Daughter of John and Lucy W. Laughlin · Both born Virginia | Heart disease |
| 12 Nov 1877 | Chas. McDaniel | 79 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Son of Osburn and Nelly McDaniel · Both born Virginia | Old age |
| 12 Jan 1877 | James Meek | 10 months | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Benj. and Fanny Meek · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 30 Nov 1877 | Emma Mitchell | 28 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Indiana · Daughter of John and Cynthia Arnold · Birthplace unknown | Consumption |
| Aug 1877 | Fannie Mitchell | 10 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Newton and Elizabeth Mitchell · Both born Woodford Co. | Cholera infantum |
| 16 Apr 1877 | Samuel H. Mitchell | 63 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co. · Son of Mikel and Elizabeth Mitchell · Father born North Carolina · Mother born Fayette Co. | Cancer of stomach |
| 23 Feb 1877 | Ellen Moore | 17 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. and Jane Moore · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Fayette Co. | Consumption |
| 2 Jan 1877 | Katie Nash | 19 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of Thos. and Elizabeth Nash · Both born Shelby Co. | Consumption |
| 11 Oct 1877 | Thomas Nash | 76 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Kentucky · Son of Noble and Sarah Nash · Birthplace unknown | Not known |
| 23 Nov 1877 | Richard Owens | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Wm. and ___ Owens · Father born Madison Co. · Mother born Scott Co. | Croup |
| 27 Nov 1877 | Mary J. Pattie | 59 | Female, married | Farmer’s wife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Mercer Co. · Daughter of Henry and Phenton Smart · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Mercer Co. | Dropsy |
| 9 Oct 1877 | Mary J. Peel | 25 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Fayette Co. · Daughter of John W. and Emily Wright · Both born Scott Co. | Consumption |
| 12 Nov 1877 | Malinda Pulliam | 7 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of G. W. and Mary A. Pulliam · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Kentucky | Quinsy |
| 27 Sep 1877 | Mirtle F. Pulliam | 3 hours | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of J. R. and Caroline Pulliam · Both born Franklin Co. | Not known |
| 15 Jan 1877 | Wm. L. Pulliam | 27 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Geo. W. and Duranda Pulliam · Both born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 13 Jun 1877 | Reuben Rearden | 73 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Kentucky · Son of Hiram Bradden? · Birthplace unknown | Not known |
| 23 Dec 1877 | John M. Riner | 48 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Frances Riner · Birthplace unknown | Not known |
| 15 May 1877 | James A. Roberts | 37 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jos. G. and Mary C. Rogers · Father born Madison Co. · Mother born Scott Co. | Pneumonia |
| 1 Aug 1877 | Susan A. Rodgers | 1 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of Geo. W. and Rachel Rodgers · Father born Shelby Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not known |
| 2 Jun 1877 | Joseph Rogers | 64 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Son of Andy and ___ Rodgers · Both born Virginia | Typhoid pneumonia |
| 27 May 1877 | John M. Rucker | 8 months | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Rucker · Both born Kentucky | Congestion of bowels |
| 9 Aug 1877 | Florence Rump | 17 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Canada · Daughter of John and Maria Rump · Both born England | Inflammation of brain |
| 30 Oct 1877 | Rebecca Sams | 50 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Daughter of Chas. and R. Buffin · Father born Virginia · Mother born Scott Co. | Cancer |
| 30 Jan 1877 | Mattie P. Sanders | 7 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of John W. and Mattie Sanders · Father born Kentucky · Mother born Franklin Co. | Whooping cough |
| 1 Oct 1877 | Clara A. Shaw | 7 days | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Willis and Debra A. Shaw · Both born Henry Co. | Not known |
| 6 Apr 1877 | Martha A. Snook | 46 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Garrard Co. · Daughter of H. A. and Eliza Duncan · Both born Garrard Co. | Cancer |
| 30 Jun 1877 | Jane Spicer | 62 | Female, widow | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of T. and M. Carter · Both born Virginia | Consumption |
| 28 Sep 1877 | Wm. Thomas Stigers | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Saml. T. and Elizabeth Stigers · Father born Fayette Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Pneumonia |
| 26 Nov 1877 | John Ben Stout | 72 | Male, married | M.D. · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born New York · Son of James D. and Jane D. Stout · Birthplace unknown | Softening of the brain |
| 9 Dec 1877 | Cordie F. Tharp | 36 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of John M. and Sarah Pall? · Father born Kentucky · Mother born Virginia | Fever |
| 10 Aug 1877 | Jonathan Tole | 61 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Bourbon Co. · Son of Jonathan and Henrietta Tole · Both born Virginia | Typhoid fever |
| 23 Feb 1877 | Enoch Wakefield | 71 | Male, widower | Preacher · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Massachusetts · Son of J. and Matty Wakefield · Both born Massachusetts | Chronic diarrhea |
| 4 Dec 1877 | Ben B. Watson | 58 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Son of J___ and Wm. Clark Waits? · Birthplace unknown | Consumption |
| 6 Dec 1877 | Mary White | 53 | Female, married | Housewife · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Samuel and Mary Samples · Birthplace unknown | Cancer |
| 25 May 1877 | John C. Wiley | 17 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Nancy Wiley · Birthplace not given | Gun shot (accident) |
| 21 Apr 1877 | Harry Williamson | 6 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of H. A. and Mary Bell Williamson · Father born Woodford Co. · Mother born Boone Co. | Measles |
| 9 Aug 1877 | Jerome Young | 4 months | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of W. T. and Ellen Young · Father born Anderson Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Summer complaint |
| 11 Aug 1877 | Sallie Young | 4 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of W. T. and Ellen Young · Father born Anderson Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Summer complaint |