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ROBERT ALLEN;  Certif. 327950;  d. 9/13/1938, Heidelberg, Lee Co.;  usual res. Heidelberg;  male, white, single, farmer;  born 1910, Cressmont, KY;  age 28;  Father: SAM ALLEN, born Lee Co., KY;  Mother: RHODA JANE ALLEN, b. Lee Co., KY;  died of gun shot, pistol wounds, Hemorhage [sic], suicide occurred in house;  signed: J. R. Aker, Lee Co. Health officer;  Burial: Allen Graveyard;  Undertaker: family;  Informant: Rhoda Jane Allen, Heidelberg. (Margaret Millar Hayes)

CHARLIE BLOUNT;  Certificate No. 12544;  died 5/23/1938, Richmond, Madison Co., KY;  Res/Beattyville;  male, white, married; Vet of WW [WWI, there was not yet a WWII];  Spouse: MARTHA JACKSON BLOUNT;  born: Mar. 12, 1893, Lee Co.;  age 45 years, 2 mos., 11 days;  Occupation: County Officer;  Father: ------ ;  Mother: GEORGE ANN BLOUNT (b. Lee Co., KY);  Attended by Dr. from 5/23/38 to 5/23/38;  Death occurred at 9:52 p.m. from gunshot wounds, body, arms & legs (homside) [sic];  Dr. O. F. Hume, Richmond, KY;  burial: Beattyville, KY on 5/25/1938;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros., Beattyville;  Informant: Martha Blount, Beattyville filed 5/28/1938; (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

Frank Bowman has two death certificates.  Both are listed here.
Frank BOWMAN;  Cert. # 32545;  male, white, married;  age: about 37;  occupation: restaurant keeper;  born: Lee County Ky;  died: 9 Dec 1929;  cause of death: found dead in bed (cause unknown);  buried: Madison Co Ky;  Father: Joel BOWMAN b Ky;  Mother: Eva GOURLEY b Ky;  Informant: C.T. HUGHES, Bear Track, Ky. (Debi Kendrick)

Frank BOWMAN;  Cert. # 32547;  white, married, male;  age: 37 yrs 1 mo 28 ds;  born: 11 Oct 1892 Beattyville  died: 9 Dec 1929;  buried: Berea, Ky 11 Dec 1929;  Father: Joel BOWMAN b Tenn, USA;  Mother: Eva BOWMAN b Tenn, USA;  Informant: Pryse ASBELL, Beattyville. (Debi Kendrick)
 

MARY A. COMBS;  Cert. # 32551 ;  white female widowed;  born: 21 Dec 1844 Ky;  died: 25 Apr 1929 Lee Co., Ky of unknown, no doctor;  Age: 84 yrs 5 mos 5 ds;  buried: Valmer Cem. 26 Apr 1929;  undertaker: relatives, Athol, Ky;  d/o John Williams b Va & Nancy Bailey b Va;  informant: Charlie Combs of Athol, Ky;  filed: 9 Jan 1930 A. J. Strong, registar. (Debi Kendrick)
 
 

David COOMER; Cert.# 31100; widowed, white, male;  occupation: mecanic;  age: 60 yrs 6 mos 13 ds;  Spouse: Emma COOMER;  born: 26 Jan 1869 Lee Co Ky ;  died: 8 Aug 1929 Irvine, Estill Co Ky;  cause of death: organic heart disease;  buried: Beattyville, Ky 9 Aug 1929;  Undertaker: B.F. WILSON, Irvine, Ky;  Father: Patton C. COOMER b Lee Co VA;  Mother: Pollie COUCH b Lee Co KY;  Informant: R.C. -ADWICK, Beattyville, KY. (Debi Kendrick)
 

MATT COOMER;  Certif. 20364;  d. 8/1/1912, St. Helens, Lee;  male, white, single;  born 7/30/1909 Lee;  age 3 yrs., 1 da.;  Father: JESSIE COOMER;  Mother: VINA MULLINS;  died at 3 p.m.;  Cause of death: Typhoid fever, posibly [sic] caused the death of this child;  Contributory case of death: posibly [sic] cerebrospinal meningitis;  Duration: 4 days;  signed R. R. Johnson, MD, Tallega;  Burial: near Tallega 8/1/1912;  undertake: parents & friends, Tallega;  Informant: Jessie Coomer, Tallega. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

Wm DAVIS;  Cert# 2448;  resides: Fincastle, Lee County Ky;  married, white, male;  occupation: farmer;  age: 82 yrs 5 mos 9 ds;  Spouse: Ellie Catherine DAVIS, age 76;  born: 6 June 1864 Elliot Co Ky;  died: 15 Nov 1946 Fincastle, Lee Co Ky;  cause of death: mitral insuffisiency?;  buried: Fincastle, Ky 16 Nov 1946;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, Ky;  Father: Levi DAVIS b Kentucky;  Mother: (blank) b Kentucky;  Informant: Corbet DAVIS, Fincastle, Ky. (Debi Kendrick)
 

Walter Thomas DAY;  Cert# 24451;  resides: Beattyville, Lee Co KY;  married, white, male;  occupation: oil field worker;  age: 66 yrs 1 mo 24 ds;  Spouse: Malva Bell DAY, age 58;  born: 6 Oct 1880 Lee Co Ky;  died: 30 Nov 1946 Beattyville, Lee Co Ky;  cause of death: apoplexey;  buried: Day Graveyard, 2 Dec 1946;  undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, Ky;  Father: Robert DAY b Lee Co;  Mother: Martisha COLE b Lee Co;  Informant: Mrs. Dale SNOWDEN, Beattyville, Ky. (Debi Kendrick)

Lydia GABBARD;  Certif. 7402 - DELAYED;  d. 2/25/1928, St. Helens, Prct. 1, Lee;  female, white, married, no occupation; age 72 yrs., 8 mos. 4 days;  Wife of JOHN GABBARD;  born 6/21/1855, Wolfe Co., KY;  Father:  WILLIAM CHAMBERS (b. Wolfe Co.);  Mother:  REBECCA ROSE (b. Wolfe Co.);  Cause of death:  probably appoplexie [sic], following paralysis;  (not signed)
Burial:  Lee Co. on 2/26/1928;  No undertaker;  Informant:  Willie Greer, St. Helens.

Lydia GABBARD;  Certif. 7397 - DELAYED, DUPLICATE;  d. 2/25/1928, Ivy Patch, Lee;  female, white, married, housework; age 73;  born 6/1/1855 KY;  Father:  WILLIAM CHAMBERS (b. KY);
Mother: REBECCA ROSE (b. KY);  Cause of death:  Paralyses;  s/W. H. Gibson, MD, Lerose;  Burial:  New Cemetery on 2/26/28;  Undertaker:  relatives, St. Helens;  Informant:  John Gabbard, St. Helens.(Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

Mary M. GRAY; Cert# 24450;  reside: Lee Co Ky;  married, white, female;  occupation: house wife;  age: 68 yrs 2 mos 15 ds;  Spouse: Sylvester GRAY, age 76;  born: 7 Aug 1878 Estill Co Ky;  died: 22 Oct 1946 Lee Co Ky;  cause of death: This patient was not seen by a physician. She probably died of labor pneumonia;  buried: Estill Co 24 Oct 1946;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, KY;  Father: Hardin ISSACS [sic];  Mother: Shrilda BECKMELL [sic];  Informant: Syvester GRAY. (Debi Kendrick)
 

Nannie HAMILTON;  Cert# 24446;  resides: Delvinta, Lee Co Ky;  married, white, female;  occupation: housewife;  age: 51 yrs 5 mos 25 ds;  Spouse: Edgar HAMILTON, age 53;  born: 24 May 1895 Lee Co Ky;  died: 19 Nov 1946 Delvinta, Lee Co Ky;  cause of death: brochi pnuemonia;  buried: Delvinta, Ky 22 Nov 1946;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, Ky;  Father: G.W. WHISMAN b Wolf Co Ky;  Mother: Mary E. CHILDERS b Wolf Co Ky;  Informant: Edgar HAMILTON, Delvinta, Ky. (Debi Kendrick)

ANDERSON HOSTON;  Certificate 22219;  male, colored, married, age about 70; barber;  born --- NC;  (parents not listed);  died Aug. 3, 1925 Beattyville, Lee Co., KY;  Attended by physician from 4/1/1925 to 8/3/1925.  Last saw him alive on 7/30/1925; died at 8 a.m. Cause of death:  cancer of stomach and bowels;  Duration 6 months;  s/Roscoe C. Pryse?, MD;  Burial Lee Co., KY 8/4/1925
Undertaker (not listed);  informant:  Garfield Hoston, Beattyville (Margaret Millar Hayes)

MMH QUESTION:  Does anyone know if he is Hoston, Haston, or Horton?  Some records look like Hoston, some like Horton.  This DC is definitely "Hoston."
 

William Abner JEWELL;  Cert# 24447;  resides: Lee Co Ky;  married, white, male;  age: 46 yrs 9 mos 8 ds;  occupation: Rail R.R. M&W for L&N;  Spouse: Martha JEWELL, age 36;  born: 24 Feb 1900 Lee County;  died: 2 Nov 1946 Lee County;  cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis, bilateral;  buried: Lucas Cem. 3 Nov 1946;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, Ky;  Father: William JEWELL b Tenn;  Mother: Leona MANN b Lee County;  Informant: Rossie JEWELL, Primrose, Ky.  (Debi Kendrick)

Morton KENDRICK;  Cert.# 31108;  white, male;  age: 8 yrs;  born: 17 July 1921 Ky;  died: 22 Dec 1929 Irvine, Estill Co KY;  cause of death: brain abscess;  buried: Heidleberg, Ky;  Undertaker: B. F. WILSON, Irvine, KY;  Father: Elmer KENDRICK b Ky;  Mother: Provy BEGLEY b Ky;  Informant: Elmer KENDRICK Hiedleberg, Ky. (Debi Kendrick)

JOHN SILAS KINCAID;  Certificate 8373 - Lee Co., Fincastle;  male, white, married, age 42 years, 4 mos., 23 days; farmer;  born 11/3/1873 Lee;  Father:  EDWARD KINCAID (b. Owsley);  Mother:  EMLY J. CABLE (b. Owsley);  died 3/26/1916;  Attended by physician from 2/29/1916 to 3/26/1916; last saw him alive on 3/26/1916; died at 12:50 a.m.;  Cause of death:  lobular pneumonia;  s/E. Williams, MD, Fincastle;  burial:  Kincaid Graveyard 3/28/1916;  Undertaker: Edward Kincaid, Fincastle;  Informant:  Dr. E. Williams, Fincastle.  (Margaret Millar Hayes)

MMH QUESTION:  Does anyone know if the above is the JOHN S. KINCAID who married EDNA & lived in Lee 1910 (93/136)?

Charlie MARCUM;  Certif. 5489;  d. 2/27/1916, Prct. 7, Lee;  male, white, infant; age 2 mos., 12 days;  born 12/13/1916 Lee;  Father:  HARVEY MARCUM (b. Lee);  Mother:  MARY ALLEN (b. Lee);  Physician last saw him alive on 2/27/1916; died at 8:45 a.m.;  Cause of death:  Bronchial Pneumonia;  s/G. B. Wheeler, Cressmont;  Burial:  Cressmont on 2/28/1916;  Informant: G. B. Wheeler, Cressmont. (Margaret Millar Hayes)

Robert Lee MARCUM;  Certif. 35220 - DELAYED;  d. 3/7/1917 Ivy Patch, Lee;  male, white married, --; age 73 yrs., 4 mos., 12 days;  born 10/24/1843 Lee Co., VA;  Father: SAMUEL MARCUM (b. Lee Co., VA);  Mother:  CLARINDA LUCAS (b. Lee Co., VA);  Attended by physician from 1/29/1917 to 2/15/1917; last saw him alive on 2/15/17; died at (left blank);  Cause of death:  Mitral Regurgitation;  Duration:  6 hrs.;  Contributory:  Rheumatism;  s/R. R. Johnson, Tallega;  Burial:  Canyon Falls on 3/8/1917;  Undertaker:  John Lucas, Canyon Falls;  Informant: Chas. Parsons, Monica, KY.  (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

FELIX G. McGUIRE, Certif. 1732;  d. 1/30/1920, St. Helens, Lee;  male, white, farmer; age 79 years, 6 mos., 17 days;  [For single, married, widowed, or divorced, they wrote "yes"];  born 8/13/1840 St. Helens;  Father:  JAMES McGUIRE (b. --);  Mother:  EVALINE TRIMBLE (b. Hazel Green);  Attended by physician from 1/23/1920 to 1/30/1920; last saw him alive 1/30/20; death occurred at 6:30 p.m.;  Cause of death:  Bronchial Pneumonia;  Contributory:  Old age;  s/H. A. Williams, MD, St. Helens, KY;  Burial (left blank);  Informant:  Kelly McGuire, Jackson, KY. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

CHARLEY PALMER, Certif. 5326 - DELAYED;  d. 1/22/1920, Ivy Patch, Lee;  male, white, single, farmer; age 21 yrs., 11 mos. 28 days;  born 1/24/1898 Lee;  Father:  GREEN PALMER (b. Lee);  Mother:  SARAH PORTER (b. Lee);  Attended by physician from 6/1/1919 to 1/22/1920; death occurred at 2 p.m.;  Cause of death:  Pulmonary Tuberculosis;  s/R. R. Johnson, Tallega;  Burial:  Tallega on 1/24/1920;  Undertaker:  Sarah Palmer, Tallega;  Informant:  Sarah Palmer, Tallega, KY. (Margaret Millar Hayes)

John PALMER;  Certif. 31382;  d. 12/25/1912, Ivy Patch, Lee;  male, white, --, farm boy; age 19 yrs., 6 mos, 5 days;  b. 6/20/1893 Lee;  Father:  GREEN PALMER (b. Lee);  Mother:  SARAH PORTER (b. Lee);  Attended by physician from --/1912 to 12/25/1912; last saw him alive on 12/23/12; death occurred at 12 -.m.;  Cause of death:  Gunshot wound of head (homicidal);  s/R. R. Johnson, Tallega;  Burial:  near his home on 12/26?/1912;  Undertaker:  friends and relatives, Tallega;  Informant:  Mrs. Martha Palmer, Tallega.

Mary PALMER;  certif. 5162;  d. 1/9/1911 Ivy Patch, Prct. No. 3, Lee;  female, white, widowed, house keeper; age 44 yrs., 5 mos. 9 days;  born 6/15/1866 KY;  Father: JERRY MILLER (b. VA);  Mother:  MARY OAKS (b. VA);  Last seen by physician on 1/8/1911;  Cause of death:  Tuberculosis of lungs;  s/H. B. Oliver, Canyon Falls;  Burial:  Athol, KY on 1/10/1911;  Undertaker:  relatives, Athol;  Informant:  Jno. Miller, Canyon Falls.  (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

Nellie PLUMMER;  Cert. # 32538;  white, married, female;  occupation: housewife;  age: 57 yrs 7 mos 18 ds;  born: 1 Nov 1871 Mattoon, ILL;  died: 19 Aug 1929 Beattyville, Ky;  cause of death: acute gastro-enteritis;  contributory: apoplexey;  buried: Logan Port IND 22 Aug 1929;  Undertaker: B.T? WILSON;  Father: Mr. BARKER b Penn.;  Mother: Miss SWITTZ b Conn.;  Informant: Anderson PLUMMER, Rt. No. 5, Logansport, Ind. (Debi Kendrick)
 

JAMES FRANKLIN RAINES;  Certificate 10498;  died April 6, 1940, Lee Co., KY, rural;  Res/Sanfield, rural, Lee Co.;  male, white, married;  spouse: SARAH RAINES;  born Sept. 9, 1863, Bell Co., KY;  age 76 years, 6 mos., 27 days;  occupation: farming;  Father: INGRAM RAINES (b. VA);  Mother: unknown;  Attended by Dr. from 4/1/1940 to 4/6/1940; last saw him alive on 11/1/1939;  death occurred at 1:00 a.m.;  When I last saw him, he had mitral regurgitation Dr. J. H. Evans, Beattyville;  burial: Raines Cem. 4/7/1940;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros., Beattyville;  Informant: Ernest Raines, Sanfield, KY;  filed 4/7/1940. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

JOSEPH REECE;  Certif. 9469 (delayed);  d. 2/10/1919, Lexington, Fayette Co. at Eastern State Hos;  male, white, married, farming;  born: no history;  age 48;  Father: no history;  Mother: no history  Attended by Dr. from 12/1/1918 to 2/10/1919;  Last saw him alive on 2/9/1919;  Cause of death: pulmonary Tuberculoses;  signed: S? L. Helm, Lexington;  Length of Residence in hospital/institution: 1 yr., 8 mos.;  Lived in state 48 years;  Disease contracted in Lee Co., KY;  usual residence: Lee Co., KY;  burial: Eastern State Hospital 3/13/1919;  Undertaker: Eastern State Hospital;  Informant: Records of Eastern State Hos., Lexington, KY. (Margaret Millar Hayes)

MMH NOTE: This is "probably" s/o GEORGE REESE & FRANCES (nee McQUEEN), but his age should have been closer to 40. Wife was SUSAN INGRAM.

Rosa RILEY;  Certif. 65-21011;  d. 9/30/1965, Beattyville, Lee;  female, white, widow, housewife; age 79 yrs., 1 mo., 3 days;  b. 8/27/1886, Breathitt Co.;  Father:  GEORGE MILLER;  Mother:  MARTHA CAMPBELL;  cause of death:  Myocardial Infarction, due to Coronary Arteriosclerosis; death occurred at 9:30 a.m.;  s/L. G. Newnam, Coroner, Beattyville;  burial:  Smallwood Cem., Lee
Funeral Director:  Newnam Funeral Home, Beattyville;  Informant:  Mrs. Mary Rogers, Hamilton, OH.  (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

Sally WILSON Sanders;  Cert. # 24449;  resides: Beattyville, Lee Co Ky;  married, white, female;  occupation: housewife;  age: 74 ys 7 mos 30 ds;  Spouse: William M. SANDERS, age 76;  born: 20 March 1872 Owsley Co Ky;  died: 19 Nov 1946 Beattyville, Lee Co Ky;  cause of death: labor pneumonia;  buried: Booneville, Ky 21 Nov 1946;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros, Beattyville, Ky;  Father: Robert WILSON b Owsley Co Ky;  Mother: Caroline COMBS b Owsley Co Ky;  Informant: (none listed). (Debi Kendrick)

MRS. M. S. SHACKELFORD [MARIAM SCOTT SHACKELFORD];  Certificate 6327;  died March 28, 1915, Winchester, Clark Co., KY;  female, white, widowed [she was wid/o MANDRELL SHACKELFORD];  born Sept. 12, 1846, Fincastle;  age 68 yrs., 6 mos., 16 days;  occupation: at home;  Father: L. KINCAID (b. unknown) [her father was really EDWARD W. KINCAID];  Mother: MARIAN KINCAID (b. unknown) [nee PLUMMER];  Attended by Dr. from 3/18/15 to 3/28/15
last saw her alive on 3/17/1915;  died at 5 a.m. of acute indigestion; 12 hours contributory factor: injured shoulder;  Dr. Howard Lyon, Winchester;  burial: Fincastle, 3/-/1915;  Undertaker: Henry H. Hall, Winchester;  informant: J. S. Shackelford, Winchester filed 3/28/1915. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

JAMES SPENCER;  Certificate 24141-1939 (DELAYED);  died Sept. 9, 1939, Quicksand, Breathitt Co.;  male, white, married;  spouse: POLLY GROSS;  born July 22, 1862, Breathitt Co.;  age 77;  occupation: farmer;  Father: ALLEN SPENCER (b. KY);  Mother: MIRANDA COMBS (b. KY);  Attended by Dr. from 5/1/1938 to 9/9/1939;  Last saw him alive on 4/20/1939;  died of mitral stenosis;  Dr. M. E. Hoge, Jackson, KY;  informant: Bradley Spencer, Jackson, KY;  Burial: Kragon 9/11/1939;  Undertaker: family & friends filed 11/1/1939. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

JOE SPENCER;  Certif 54-14298;  d. 7/24/1954, R#11, Beattyville, Lee;  usual residence: rural; address R#11, Beattyville;  male, white, widowed; occupation (blank);  b. 8/1/1883 KY;  age 70;  Father: BUD SPENCER*;  Mother: SUE GILBERT;  cause of death: mitral insufficiency as told to me by relatives;  signed M. B. Gabbard, MD, Beattyville;  burial: 7/25/54 Spencer Cemetery, Lee;  funeral director: none;  informant: (blank). (Margaret Millar Hayes)

*MMH NOTE: *Father was JAMES "BUD" SPENCER
 

WILLIAM SPENCER, died Jan. 14, 1934 [1935];  Williba, Union Pct. #10, Lee Co.;  Res/Williba, KY;  male, white, married;  spouse: ELLEN SPENCER;  born Jan. 19, 1855 Lee;  age 79 years, 11 mos., 25 days;  Occupation: farmer (all his life); last worked June, 1934;  Father: GOOLMAN SPENCER (b. KY);  Mother: PHOEBA ANN SHOEMAKER (b. KY);  Death occurred at 4:00 a.m.;
Did not see patient. No physician was in attendance.;  From history, he probably died of chronic nephritis;  Dr. J. H. Evans, Beattyville;  burial: Church Grave Yard, 1/15/1935;  Undertaker: Congleton Bros., Beattyville;  informant: C. C. Spencer, Williba filed 1/18/1935. (Margaret Millar Hayes)
 

WILLIAM G. TOLER;  Certif. 82-04210;  d. 2/11/1982, Athol, Breathitt Co. (outside city limits);  usual res.: Athol, Breathitt Co. (outside city limits);  male, white, citizen of USA, married, retired coal miner;  spouse: MARY McINTOSH TOLER;  age 85;  born 6/8/1896;  Father: LIGE TOLER;  Mother: MARY SPARKS;  cause of death: coronary occulsion [sic] died 11:30 p.m.;  Dean Spencer, Coroner, 2/15/1982;  burial: Jett Cemetery, Athol, KY on 2/14/1982;  Funeral director: Dean Spencer, Watts & Spencer Funeral Home, Jackson, KY;  Informant: Pearl Arnett, Athol, KY; (Margaret Millar Hayes)