Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Vital Records
Deaths 1861
- Dick. Date of death 1861. Age 33. Black, male. Cause of death Consumption.
- Eliza. Date of death Dec 1861. Age 5 months. Black, female. Cause of death Burned to death. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg.
- Elvira. Date of death Aug 1861. Age 16. Black, female. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Virginia. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky.
- Ema. Date of death 2 Mar 1861. Age 25. Black, female. Cause of death Typhoid fever. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg.
- George. Date of death Dec 1861. Age 35. Black, male. Cause of death Typhoid. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents [Ditto mark suggests that George was owned by or somehow attached to Jerry & Nancy J. Newman].
- James. Date of death Mar 1861. Age 12. Black, female. Cause of death Killed by tree.
- John. Date of death May 1861. Age 14. Black, male. Cause of death Dropsy of heart.
- Moses. Date of death Aug 1861. Age 60. Black, male. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents [blank]. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Bransford, John M. Date of death 17 Apr 1861. Age 51. White, male, married. Occupation Farmer. Cause of death Consumption. Parents A. & Mary Bransford. Father born North Carolina. Mother born Kentucky.
- Clark. Date of death 18 May 1860. Age 12 months. White, female. Cause of death unknown. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents Martha & H. Clark. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Clark, J.H. Date of death 13 Jan 1861. Age 1. White, male, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents James & M. Clark. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Craig, W.L. Date of death 4 Sept 1861. Age 14 months. White, male, single. Cause of death Erecipolis [Erysipelas]. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents C.C. & L. Craig. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Daniel, Rebecca. Date of death Sept 1861. Age 32. White, female, single. Cause of death Pneumonia. Place of birth Virginia. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Royal & E. Daniel. Father born Virginia. Mother born Virginia.
- Fulkerson, O.P. Date of death 22 Aug 1861. Age 33. White, male, widower. Occupation Mechanic. Place of birth Ohio County. Residence Ohio County. Place of death Ohio County. Parents Adam & Mary Fulkerson. Father born New Jersey. Mother Virginia.
- Graddy. Date of death Nov 1861. Age 2 weeks. White, female, single. Cause of death Croup. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents Frederick & E. Graddy. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Haeker [sic], S.W. Date of death 11 Nov 1861. Age 6 months. White, male. Cause of death Typhoid. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents Jerry & Nancy J. Newman [sic]. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Hay, D.K. Date of death Dec 1861. Age 20. White, male, single. Occupation Soldier. Cause of death Typhoid fever. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Bowling Green. Parents W.S. & J.R. Hay. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Hughes, E. Date of death 1 July 1861. Age 40. White, male, widowed. Occupation Farmer. Cause of death Diarrhea. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Jesse & Fanny Hughes. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Virginia.
- Jackson, Daniel. Date of death 15 Mar 1861. Age 74. White, male, widowed. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Virginia. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents P. & Martha Jackson. Father born Virginia. Mother born Virginia.
- Jenkins, Andrew B. Date of death 5 July 1861. Age 18 months. White, male, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents A.M. & S. Jenkins. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Jenkins, Christina. Date of death 14 Dec 1861. Age 49. White, female, married. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents John & C. Gates. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Jenkins, Thomas J. Date of death 9 Dec 1861. Age 21. White, male, single. Cause of death Typhoid fever. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Henry & C. Jenkins. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Johnson, Victoria A. Date of death 2 Feb 1861. Age 6 months. White, female, single. Cause of death Croup. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents J.W. & P.A. Johnson. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Kirtley [sic], Lucy M. Date of death 10 Nov 1861. Age 3. White, female, single. Cause of death Dyspepsia. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents Zilman & Mary A. Wood [sic]. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Lee, Eliza J. Date of death 23 June 1861. Age 4. White, female, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents William & M.J. Lee. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Lee, Hettie. Date of death 14 July 1861. Age 53. White, female, widowed. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth North Carolina. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents unknown. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Lee, J.H. Date of death 3 July 1861. Age 9. White, male, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents William & M.J. Lee. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Lee, Jesse. Date of death 27 Mar 1861. Age 77. White, male, married. Occupation Farmer. Cause of death Old age. Place of birth North Carolina. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents unknown. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Lee, Jesse. Date of death 3 July 1861. Age 6. White, male, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Stanford & Fanny Lee. Father born North Carolina. Mother born Tennessee.
- Mason, William. Date of death 30 Dec 1861. Age 18. White, male, single. Occupation Soldier. Cause of death Measles. Place of birth Tennessee. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Nashville, Tennessee. Parents E.A. & Nancy Mason. Father born Tennessee. Mother born Tennessee.
- Mercer, Will. Date of death 26 July 1861. Age 13 months. White, male, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Martin R. & Catharine Mercer. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Tennessee.
- Oates, Elizabeth. Date of death 21 Aug 1861. Age 9. White, female, single. Cause of death Flux. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Wyatt & Mary Oates. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Otus, Elizabeth S. Date of death 8 Nov 1861. Age 4 months. White, female, single. Cause of death Diphtheria. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg Place of death Kentucky. Parents Joseph & Mary Otus. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Pace, Sarah L. Date of death Sept 1861. Age 2½. White, female, single. Cause of death Consumption. Parents [blank].
- Patterson, James. Date of death 5 Aug 1861. Age 46. White, male, married. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Muhlenberg. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents Rebecca & Jonathan Patterson. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Penrod. Date of death 10 July 1861. Age 10 days. White, female, single. Cause of death unknown. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents John & Mary Penrod. Father born Kentucky. Mother born Kentucky.
- Putman [Putnam], Breckenridge. Date of death 18 July 1861. Age 8 months. White, male, single. Cause of death Croup. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents J.M. & Lucy Putman. Father born Tennessee. Mother born Kentucky.
- Reno, Amanda L. Date of death Apr 1861. Age 20. White, female, single. Cause of death unknown. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Kentucky. Parents L.R. & E. Reno. Father born Virginia. Mother born Virginia.
- Spears [sic], Henry. Date of death 25 Sept 1861. Age 73. White, male, widowed. Occupation Farmer. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth North Carolina. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents B. & Susan Herring [sic]. Father born North Carolina. Mother born North Carolina.
- Vincent, Sally. Date of death 16 Mar 1861. Age 45. White, female, married. Cause of death Consumption. Place of birth Kentucky. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Muhlenberg. Parents William & E. Shelton. Father born Virginia. Mother born Virginia.
- Wing, Charles F. Date of death 27 Sept 1861. Age 82. White, male, married. Cause of death Old age. Place of birth Massachusetts. Residence Muhlenberg. Place of death Greenville, Kentucky. Parents Barnabas & Jane E. Wing. Father born Virginia. Mother born Virginia.
Updated May 19, 2025.