Deaths – 1878
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.
Note: Only two death records are known to survive for 1879; they are included at the end of this table.
| Date | Name | Age | Sex / Status | Details | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1878 | John A. Adams | — | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Polly Adams · Both born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 27 Sep 1878 | Catharine Allen | 44 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co. · Daughter of Geo. and Lucinda Sullivan · Both born Scott Co. | Consumption |
| 22 Oct 1878 | Christina A. Armstrong | 6 days | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jas. H. and Cordelia Armstrong · Father born Fayette Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 27 Dec 1878 | Arnold (____?) | 51 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Tennessee · Son of John T. and Nancy Arnold · Birthplace not given | Croup colic |
| 30 Oct 1878 | Benjamin P. Arnold | 76 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Son of Thos. and Margaret Arnold · Both born Virginia | Scarlet fever |
| 17 Jan 1878 | Emma Arnold | 3 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Milton and Charlotte Arnold · Both born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 19 Jul 1878 | Sarah E. Bailey | 2 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jas. B. and Susan Bailey · Father born Tennessee · Mother born Franklin Co. | Inflammation of bowels |
| 7 Jun 1878 | Ann Mariah Baty | 16 | Black female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wyatt and __? Baty · Father born Scott Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Fever |
| 4 Jun 1878 | Carrie M. Bledsoe | 2 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of J. C. and Mary Bledsoe · Father born Anderson Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Brain fever |
| 6 Feb 1878 | Mary Ellen Brawner | 1 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Henry and Sarah Brawner · Both born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 10 Dec 1878 | Rufus Hayes Brawner | 1 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Peter and Matilda Brawner · Both born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| Feb 1878 | Harry C. Brock | 1 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Geo. and Bell Brock · Father born Fayette Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Pneumonia |
| 20 Aug 1878 | Kate Brown | 2 | Black female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of ____? and Mary Hardy · Both born Franklin Co. | Fever |
| 24 Jun 1878 | Evan? Brown | 5 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of J. M. and Margaret Brown · Father born __? Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Croup |
| 18 Jul 1878 | Benona W. Bryan | 1 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Willis and Ann Bryan · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Taylor Co. | Cholera infection |
| 26 Mar 1878 | Claude Buckley | 4 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Son of Claude and Davie? Buckley · Father born Warren Co. · Mother born Mississippi | Scarlet fever |
| Jun 1878 | W. H. Calvert | 65 | Male | Tailor · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co. · Parents not given | Paralysis |
| 5 Dec 1878 | Bell R. Christopher | 23 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born ____? Co. · Daughter of Daniel R. and Eveline Brown · Both born Tennessee | Not given |
| 2 May 1878 | George? B. Clark | 16 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Daughter of John and Nancy Clark · Father born Scott Co. · Mother born Jessamine Co. | Typhoid fever |
| Jun 1878 | Sarah Jane Clark | 19 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Daughter of John and Nancy Clark · Father born Scott Co. · Mother born Jessamine Co. | Consumption |
| Aug 1878 | Hannah Cohorn | 2 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Adam and Sarah E. Cohorn · Both born Franklin Co. | Pneumonia |
| 17 Dec 1878 | Cox (infant) | 1 day | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Josephine Cox · Both born Boyle Co. | Not given |
| 27 Mar 1878 | Cox (infant) | 8 months | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Josephine Cox · Both born Boyle Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 25 Oct 1878 | Joel Cox | 89 | Male, married | Saddler · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Fayette Co. · Son of Benjamin and ____? Cox · Both born Maryland? | Not given |
| 19 Dec 1878 | Josephine Cox | 37 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Boyle Co. · Daughter of Hiram and Nancy Forbis · Both born Laurel Co. | Malaria fever |
| 18 Sep 1878 | Richard Crutcher | 86 | Male | Resident of Woodford Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Died Franklin Co. · Parents not given · Father born Virginia | Not given |
| 28 Feb 1878 | Betsy D. Daugherty | 7 months | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of John C. and Sarah Daugherty · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Bronchitis |
| Jul 1878 | Davis (infant) | 1 hour | Male | Resident of Indiana · Born Brown Co., Indiana · Died Indiana · Son of Baty L. and Martha Davis · Father born Laurel Co. · Mother born Knox Co. | Not given |
| 1 Jun 1878 | Henry B. Deakins | 23 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John W. and Catharine Deakins · Father born Shelby Co. · Mother birthplace not given | Consumption |
| 1 Jun 1878 | John C. Dempsey | 6 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Susan M. Dempsey · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Owen Co. | Not given |
| Sep 1878 | H. F. Dempsy | 35 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Son of Joel and Sarah T. Dempsy · Both born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 20 Mar 1878 | Nancy Dudley | 45 | Black female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Parents not given | Consumption |
| 15 Apr 1878 | Lydia Faris | 7 | Black female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of _____? and Ann ___? · Both born Franklin Co. | Fever |
| 30 Sep 1878 | Henry T. Gaines | 79 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Son of Absolom and Martha Gaines · Birthplace not given | Not given |
| 29 Dec 1878 | Lucy J. Gill | 39 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Edmond and Nancy Poe · Both born Virginia | Consumption |
| 12 Jan 1878 | Albert Gravit | 4 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of F. G. and ____? Gravit · Both born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 6 Nov 1878 | Mary T. Harrod | 6 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Barnet and Elizabeth Harrod · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Shelby Co. | Scrofula |
| Nov 1878 | William T. Harrod | 2 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Stephen and Elizabeth Harrod · Both born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 15 Apr 1878 | Sarah A. Hawkins | 72 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Richmond, Virginia · Daughter of Lyddall and Elizabeth Bowls · Both born Virginia | Heart disease |
| Dec 1878 | Henry C. Hudson | 39 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Simon and Nelly Hudson · Birthplace not given | Flux |
| 20 Feb 1878 | Thomas Jones | 11 | Black male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Lewis and Mariah Jones · Father born Clark Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Pneumonia |
| 10 Mar 1878 | John W. Keaton | 41 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co. · Son of Hutson and Eve Keaton · Father born Morgan Co. · Mother born Virginia | Not given |
| 1 Feb 1878 | William King | 1 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Alex and Theodore King · Both born Franklin Co. | Fever |
| 23 Mar 1878 | Lucy J. Little | 34 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Anderson Co. · Daughter of Isaac and Catherine Brumley · Birthplace not given | Poisoned? |
| Feb 1878 | Howard Smith Long | 6 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John T. and Catharine Long · Father born Scott Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 10 Jul 1878 | Luly Long | 5 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of James and Cynthia Long · Both born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 6 Sep 1878 | Mary L. Lyman | 5 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Daughter of J. T. and Sarah Lyman · Father born Bath Co. · Mother born Butler Co. | Not given |
| 23 Feb 1878 | Edward McCan | — | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Wm. and Fannie McCan · Father born Indiana · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 20 Apr 1878 | Lucy McDonald | 3 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of J. T. and Polly McDonald · Father born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| Dec 1878 | John L. McDowell | 84 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of James and Mary McDowell · Both born Virginia | Not given |
| 28 Mar 1878 | John Robert McDowell | 24 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Mary McDowell · Both born Carroll Co. | Consumption |
| 12 Nov 1878 | E. Masse | 1 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Parents not given · Father born Scott Co. · Mother born Harrison Co. | Jaundice |
| 1 Feb 1878 | Masters (____ D.) | 51 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Indiana · Son of Wm. and Nancy Masters · Father birthplace not given · Mother born Laurel Co. | Poisoned? |
| 5 Jun 1878 | Carolina Mefford | 54 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth Owens · Both born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 20 Dec 1878 | Caroline Mefford | 5 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Frank and Letitia Mefford · Both born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 7 Jan 1878 | Letitia Mefford | 25 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Phillip and Caroline Mefford · Both born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 24 Sep 1878 | B. F. Merchant | 5 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of C. W. and Nancy Merchant · Father born Fayette Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Diphtheria |
| 15 Oct 1878 | Joann Moore | 18 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Nelson and Lucinda Moore · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Fayette Co. | Consumption |
| 19 Apr 1878 | Morrison (infant) | 6 hours | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Morrison · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Shelby Co. | Not given |
| 8 Mar 1878 | Moyers (Can’t read) | 2 weeks | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Died Shelby Co. · Daughter of James and Annie Moyers · Both born Shelby Co. | Not known |
| 10 Jul 1878 | Cynthia Newman | 72 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Joseph and Rachel Boots · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Virginia | Dropsy |
| 14 Aug 1878 | Giels? O’Nan | 15 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Clempson and Virginia O’Nan · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother birthplace not given | Typhoid fever |
| 22 Feb 1878 | Onerise? Packer? | 82 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Virginia · Parents not given | Not given |
| 13 Apr 1878 | Rosana Parris | 3 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Austin and Mary Parris · Father birthplace not given · Mother born Franklin Co. | Croup |
| Jan 1878 | Isaac Paul | 25 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Isaac Paul and _____? · Both born Fayette Co. | Consumption |
| 10 May 1878 | Pence (infant) | — | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of James H. and Louisa Pence · Father born Oldham Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 26 Mar 1878 | Pence/Pierce? (_____ M.) | 37 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of John and Eisinger · Father born Virginia · Mother born ___? Co. | Congestion of the stomach |
| 1 May 1878 | Squire Penn | 67 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Chas. and Margaret Penn · Father born Pennsylvania · Mother birthplace not given | Not given |
| 19 Jun 1878 | Frances Peyton | 3 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of David and Mary Peyton · Both born Franklin Co. | Whooping cough |
| 6 Jul 1878 | James E. Peyton | 1 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of David S. and Mary E. Peyton · Both born Franklin Co. | Whooping cough |
| Dec 1878 | Jefferson Peyton | 3 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Joseph and Catharine Peyton · Both born Shelby Co. | Croup |
| Feb 1878 | Emma Phillips | 5 | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Joseph P. and Sarah C. Phillips · Father born Jessamine Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 15 Feb 1878 | John L. Rarden | 15 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Henry Co. · Son of Jeptha and Annie Rarden · Both born Henry Co. | Dropsy |
| 13 Apr 1878 | Elizabeth Robinson | 35 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Owen Co. · Daughter of Perry and Nancy Thornton · Both born Owen Co. | Not given |
| 23 Apr 1878 | Nora Russell | 1 | Black female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Robert and Nancy Dudley · Father born Shelby Co. · Mother birthplace not given | Not given |
| 31 May 1878 | Booshard Sacra | 35 | Male, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Isaac and Jane Sacra · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Shelby Co. | Not given |
| 15 Nov 1878 | Sarah? Sams | 86 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Harrison Co. · Daughter of John Mefford · Birthplace not given | Not given |
| 3 Sep 1878 | Reuben Samuel | 18 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born McCracken Co. · Son of Benjamin and Febey Sledderick? · Both born Franklin Co. | Heart disease |
| 19 Feb 1878 | Sally Satterwhite | 76 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Robt. and Patsy Church · Both born Virginia | Not given |
| 24 May 1878 | Mariah Sebree | 39 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of James and Elizabeth Setzer? · Both born Franklin Co. | Heart disease |
| 8 Nov 1878 | Reuben Sebree | 71 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of John and Sally Sebree · Both born Virginia | Typhoid pneumonia |
| 13 Oct 1878 | Jessie Semones | 9 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Semones · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Diphtheria |
| 31 Oct 1878 | Mary Smith | 21 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Bob and Mary Smith · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Scott Co. | Not known |
| 7 Sep 1878 | Jesse Snellen | 60 | Male | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Woodford Co. · Son of Jesse and Sarah Snellen · Both born Shelby Co. | Not known |
| 20 Jan 1878 | Luke Snellen | 6 | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Dock and ___? Snellen · Both born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 1878 | R? M. Snellen | 4 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Charles and Sally Snellen · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Boyd Co. | Scarlet fever |
| Nov 1878 | Almida Straus | 40 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of W. F. and ___? Dowden · Birthplace not given | Not given |
| 17 May 1878 | Benjamin F. Stivers | 55 | Male, married | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Fayette Co. · Son of Edward and Elizabeth Stivers · Father birthplace not given · Mother born Ohio | Heart disease |
| Aug 1878 | Mary Jane Stivers | 24 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Shelby Co. · Daughter of R. E. and J. Stivers · Father born Jessamine Co. · Mother birthplace not given | Consumption |
| 6 Sep 1878 | C. M. Taylor | 6 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Parents not given · Both born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 1878 | Gertrude Taylor | 3 | Mulatto female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Ben and Mary Taylor · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother birthplace not known | Scarlet fever |
| 30 Aug 1878 | Maggie Taylor | 10 | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of C. H. and Addie Taylor · Father born Clark Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Scarlet fever |
| 12 Aug 1878 | Caroline Thomas | 4 | Black female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Daniel and ___? Price · Birthplace not given | Consumption |
| 10 May 1878 | Samuel O. Thomson | 27 | Male, single | Farmer · Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Scott Co. · Son of G. L. and A. E. Thomson · Both born Scott Co. | Typhoid fever |
| 27 Aug 1878 | Mary L. Trumbo | 11 months | Female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of John and E. B. Trumbo · Father born Bath Co. · Mother born Woodford Co. | Not given |
| 24 Feb 1878 | Martha Waits | 11 days | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Reuben and Nancy Waits · Father born Henry Co. · Mother born Bath Co. | Not given |
| 24 Feb 1878 | Mary Waits | 11 days | Female | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Reuben ____? and ___? · Father born Henry Co. · Mother born Bath Co. | Not given |
| 5 Apr 1878 | Walter C. Waits | 13 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of David and Betty Waits · Father born Franklin Co. · Mother born Missouri | Accident |
| 23 Nov 1878 | Sarah C. Waller | 92 | Female, widow | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Danville · Daughter of John and Nancy Cochran · Birthplace not given | Not given |
| 21 Dec 1878 | Thomas Wardon | 70 | Male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Parents not known | Pneumonia |
| 10 Oct 1878 | Albert Wilson | 19 | Black male, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Jeptha and Martha Wilson · Father born Shelby Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 18 Apr 1878 | Edmona Wilson | 15 | Black female, single | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jeptha and Martha Wilson · Father born Shelby Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Consumption |
| 5 Jan 1879 | Luty Marshall | 21 | Female, married | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Daughter of Jeptha and Susan Johnson · Father born Madison Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not given |
| 6 Jan 1879 | William Marshall | — | Male | Resident of Franklin Co. · Born Franklin Co. · Son of Wm. and Lucy Marshall · Father born Owen Co. · Mother born Franklin Co. | Not given |