African American Deaths in Campbell Co
Transcribed from original records at the
Health Department in Newport
a-age
d-died
br-buried cemetery or town
Allen, Leon (machinist helper)
b-1879 in West Virginia; s/o Nathan Allen; d-20 Nov 1912 in Silver Grove;
crushed at C&O railroad round house; br-Xenia Ohio
Anderson, William (C&O
RR hand) b-Virginia; a-42y; d-27 July 1916 at
Speers Hospital in Dayton; hit by train; fractured skull and internal injuries;
br-Walkers VA; informant A C Dobbing
Arnold, Lewis b&d 24 May 1913 at 340
Isabella in Newport; s/o James Arnold (b-Burlington KY) & Maude Minor
(b-Burlington KY) br-26 May in Evergreen
Baptiste,
Mary b-13 Mar 1886 in Kentucky; d/o J J Lilly (b-Kentucky) & Elisabeth
Fisher (b-Kentucky) d-4 Apr 1913 at 27 East 13th in Newport; br-7 Apr in
Cynthiana
Bardes, Louisa
b-4 July 1889 in Colorado; married; d-10 June 1913 at the City Jail in Newport;
br-Evergreen; informant Frank Brown
Barnes, Ernest b-1889 in Fayette Co KY; s/o Porter Barnes (b-Clark
Co KY) & Eliza (Johnson b-Fayette Co KY) d-26 Jan 1914 at 404 West 4th in
Newport; br-29 Jan in Linden Grove
Barns, Eliza b-1876 in Lexington KY; d-26 Nov 1914 at 404 West 4th
in Newport; br-30 Nov in Linden Grove; informant Porter Barns
Bates, Amanda b-31 Jan 1906 in Bowling Green KY; d/o Benjamin
Bates (b-Tennessee) & Cecily Stevens (b-KY) d-6 Feb 1914 at 126 Southgate in
Newport; br-9 Feb in Bowling Green KY
Bivens, Mildred (domestic)
b-Kentucky; a-50y; widow; d-18 Sep 1916 at 27 East 13th in Newport of heart
disease; br-20 Sep in Cincinnati; informant Addie Woods of same address
Boss, Fannie a-33y; d-1 Aug 1915 of
shock from burns, internal & external at 433 West 4 St; br-Louisville KY
Brent, Samuel a-35y; d-29 Apr 1915
of cardiac paralysis at 113 Saratoga St; br-Paris KY
Bristol, Buster b-20 June 1908 in Ashville North Carolina; s/o
Chester Gerdier (b-NC) & Lola Bristol (b-NC) d-24 May at 524 Chestnut in
Newport; br-26 May in Evergreen
Browdas, Geo b-Kentucky; d-10 May 1907 in Newport of peritonitis;
a-28y
Bush, Meta Ione b-21
Jan 1908 in Cincinnati; d/o Edward Bush (b-Covington) & Ida Hardin (b-Lexington)
d-2 May at 308 W 4th in Newport; br-5 May in
Evergreen
Butler, Delila b-1859 in America; d-14 May 1886 in Newport of
pneumonia; br-15 May in Evergreen in single grave
Butler, Eugene a-43y; d-13 March 1915 of mitral insufficiency on
Licking Pike; br-Evergreen
Chappelle, Infant d-13 Nov 1915 at
331 Isabella St; buried in Highland
Clark, Susie a-38y; d-22 Jan 1900
of tuberculosis at 414 Saratoga, Newport; br-Evergreen
Clatherage, Bessie
Burnet (seamstress) b-5 Oct 1887 in Virginia; d/o
Abner Burnett (b-VA) & Cornelia Gravely (b-VA) d-16 Sep 1916 in Speers Hospital
in Dayton; br-Union Baptist in Cincinnati; informant Cornelia Burnett of
Martinsville Oh
Clayburn, Maggie a-21y 1m 4 days; d-16 July 1915 of chronic
endocarditis at 117 Southgate St; br-Evergreen
Coleman, Newton a-41y 7m 18 days; d-3 Nov 1915 of cardiac asthma
at 415 Monmouth St; br-Evergreen
Conrad, Infant Male b&d 27 Jan 1912 in Newport; s/o Joseph A
& Anna (Penn) br-Evergreen
Coutee, George a-59y; d-5 Feb 1915 of epilepsy at 214 West
Southgate St; br-Linden Grove
Covington, Wylie (laborer) b-1886 in
North Carolina; s/o John (b-NC) & Mary Jane (b-NC) d-15 Aug 1914 in Newport of a
gunshot wound; br-17 Aug in Linden Grove; informant Julia Tucker
Davenport, Ephram a-62y 3m 18 days;
d-19 May 1915 of tuberculosis at 620 Orchard St; br-Evergreen
Davis, Samuel b-Richmond VA; a-24y; d-22 Mar 1911 near Newport of
a RR accident; br-25 Mar in Potters Field in Cold Spring
Dudley, Mildred L b-11
Aug 1914 in Newport; d/o Sim Dudley (b-Boone Co KY) & Carrie Williams
(b-Louisville KY) d-4 May 1916 at 620 Dayton St in
Newport of whooping cough; br-6 May in Evergreen Cemetery; informant Mrs. Minnie
Dudley
Eddings, Will
(single) b-Birmingham Alabama; s/o Will & Pearl; d-16 May 1916; drowned
in the Licking River near Finchtown; br-20 May in Birmingham Alabama; informant
J M Digby of Newport
Epps, Van E
(laborer for C&O RR) b-1888 in West Virginia; d-22 Nov 1914 in Silver
Grove from a gunshot wound; br-County Infirmary Potters Field in Cold Spring
Estill, Alex (hostler & coal driver)
b-1859 in Clark Co KY; s/o Alex (b-Clark Co KY) & Dolly (b-Clark Co KY) d-6 Dec
1914 at 758 Second Ave in Dayton; br-8 Dec in Richmond KY; informant Mrs. Hannah
Estill
Fields, Eliz (adult) br-25 Nov 1883 in Evergreen
Fields, Millie br-20 Feb 1902 in Evergreen
Fischer,
Lizzie b-1862 in Kentucky; a-51y; d/o Austin Fischer (b-KY) & Ellen
Buckner (b-KY) d-10 Feb 1913 at 112 West in Newport; br-13 Feb in Lexington KY;
informant Lucinda Gordon
Fisher, Infant br-9 Mar 1910 in Evergreen
Francis, Carrie
b-1 Jan 1913 in Newport; d/o Charles Francis (b-New York) & Frances Fischer
(b-KY) d-10 Feb 1913 at 405 Brighton in Newport; br-11 Feb in Evergreen
Francis, Frances
b-Kentucky; a-34y; d-7 Jan 1913 in Dayton at Speers Hospital; br-9 Jan in
Evergreen; informant was Minnie Dixon
Frey, Claude H a-24y 7m 28 days; d-9
May 1915 of cirrhosis of liver & tuberculosis at 635 Robert St; br-Augusta KY
Garrett, Mary (slave of Wm Garrett)
b-Kentucky; a-15y; d-21 Dec 1856 of consumption in Campbell Co
Gee, Infant b&d 13 Apr 1913 at 217
James Alley in Newport; s/o Wm Gee (b-Virginia) & Mamie Walker (b-Georgia) br-15
Apr in Evergreen; informant Wm Gee
Graham, James (laborer) b-8 June 1873
in Lexington KY; s/o James (b-Lexington KY) single; d-7 June 1916 at 5th &
Brighton in Newport; br-10 June in Lexington KY; informant W M Porter of
Cincinnati
Green, Mary (housewife) b-25 Dec 1854
in Maysville KY; d/o --- & Mary Williams; widow; d-6 Jan 1916 at 28 East
Southgate in Newport; br-9 Jan in Maysville KY; informant John Johnson of
Newport
Greg, Joseph b-Kentucky; a-4y; d-19 Jan 1880 in Newport
Hall, Alonzo b-28 Feb 1884 in
Kentucky; s/o Albert Hall (b-KY) & Edith Jurant (b-KY) d-11 Mar 1911 at 228
Central Ave in Newport; br-14 Mar in Evergreen; informant Edith Hall
Harris, Benjamin (janitor) b-1885 in
Canada; a-31y; married; s/o Robert Harris (b-Canada) & Ellen Donnelly (b-Canada)
d-6 July 1916 at 437 Chestnut in Newport; br-8 July in Evergreen; informant
Charles Harris
Harris, Infant Son of Chas & Lottie
(Wilds) b&d 28 Oct 1912 at 505 Central Ave in Newport; br-Evergreen
Herskins, Edna J b-Kentucky; d-9
Apr 1907 in Newport of tuberculosis peritonitis; a-14y
Hines, Adelaide d-10 June 1907 in Campbell Co of tuberculosis;
a-58y; residence Madisonville Oh
Hobson, Edward
(laborer) b-1873 in Hanover Virginia; a-40y; d-21
June 1913 in Ft Thomas; run over by a railroad near Ft Thomas; br-21 June in
County Infirmary; informant Thomas McClanahan of Melbourne
Hodge, Infant d-31 March 1915 of premature birth at 828 Saratoga
St in Newport; br-Evergreen
Hughes, Eliza
b-Mason Co KY; a-93y; widow; d/o -- Johnson (b-Mason Co KY) & Julie (b-Mason Co
KY) d-21 Sep 1916 at 1107 6th Ave in Dayton; br-23 Sep in Evergreen; informant
John Hughes of 1107 6th Ave
Hughes, Matthew (laborer) b-20 Mar
1897 in Kentucky; drowned 16 July 1916 in the Licking River near Newport; br-18
July in Evergreen; informant Ida Blair of Cincinnati
Hughes, Sallie b-Fleming Co KY; a-24y; d/o Stamp Hughes; d-26 July
1885 in Campbell Co; br-28 July in Evergreen
Hunt, Infant b&d 6 Jan 1914 at 205
West 5th in Newport; s/o Clory (b-KY) & Margaret (English b-KY) br-6 Jan in
Evergreen; informant Elroy Hunt
Hutchinson, Maggie b-1 Mar 1862 in Paris KY; d/o Kate Hutchinson;
d-25 Feb 1886 in Newport of consumption; br-27 Feb in Evergreen
Jameson, Nora d-26 Dec 1906 at
Speers Hospital in Dayton of mastoid abscess; a-16y
Johnson, Bettie b-1862 in Newport;
a-52y; d-27 Apr 1914 at Speers Hospital in Dayton of asthma; br-29 Apr in
Evergreen; informant Annie Million of Nelson Place
Johnson, Child b&d 10 Feb 1915 at 115 East 11 St; br-Evergreen
Johnson, Clarence Robert b-22 Nov
1897 in Independence KY; s/o Ross Johnson (b-Tennessee) & Mary Freeman
(b-Campbell Co) d-10 Dec 1914 in Alexandria; br-10 Dec in Independence;
informant Samuel Freeman
Johnson, Earl b-Rome Georgia; a-40y; d-22 Apr 1911 in Ft Thomas
from a knife wound; br-25 Apr in Potters Field in Cold Spring; informant
Harrison Jones
Johnson, Halley b-3 July 1894 in Campbell
Co; s/o Edward James (b-Covington) & Blanche Johnson (b-Lexington KY) d-15
July 1914 in Speers Hospital in Dayton; br-16 July in Evergreen; informant
Blanche Johnson
Johnson, Susan Sherwood (housekeeper)
b-3 June 1862 in Kentucky; d/o Andrew (b-KY) & Susan Butler (b-KY) married; d-15
Apr 1916 at 110 Southgate in Newport; br-18 Apr in Maysville KY; informant John
Johnson of Newport
Johnson, W (laborer for C&O RR) b-Virginia;
a-30y; d-23 Nov 1916 at
Speers Hospital in Dayton; br-29 Nov at the County Infirmary Potters Field in
Cold Spring; informant Dr. C E Hamsley of C&O RR
Johnson, Walter b-Kentucky; d-24 Dec 1906 in Newport of pulmonary
tuberculosis; a-21y
Jordan, Nancy b-29 Aug 1844 in Kentucky; d/o Louis Rankins & Mary
Parks; d-29 June 1912 at 607 Robert in Newport of pneumonia; br-2 July in Colored
American Cemetery in Cincinnati
Jones, Jane (housework) b-1876 in
Kentucky; a-40y; d/o Peter Grigby (b-KY) widow; d-6 Apr 1916 at 411 Monmouth in
Newport; br-9 Apr in Barboursville KY; informant C A Smith & Sons Funeral Home
Jones, Sarah b-Kentucky; a-18y; d/o Robert Jones & Jane Smith; d-5
Mar 1912 at 216 West James Alley in Newport of Brights disease; br-7 Mar in
Barbourville KY
Jones, Stella Mary a-22y 4m 16 days; d-21 Oct 1915 of tuberculosis
at 404 West 5 St; br-Evergreen
King, Columbus a-55y 5m 12 days;
d-12 July 1915 of aneurism at 513 Isabella St; br-Linden Grove (Covington)
Knoll, Wm b-Va; a-21y; d-Sep 1880 in Newport of typhoid fever
Lansbury, H (f) a-27y; b-Kentucky;
d-19 Jan 1880 in Newport of chronic Brights disease
Lawrence, James W a-83y; d-5 June
1915 of cerebral hemorrhage 131 West 2nd St; br-Evergreen
Lawrence, Nannie D
b-11 Dec 1870 in Campbell Co; d/o Susan Freeman;
d-23 Sep 1913 at 712 Orchard in Newport; br-26 Sep Evergreen; informant Wm D
Lawrence
Lawson,
Amie (domestic) b-Kentucky; a-80y; d/o Anthony Johnson (b-KY) &
Rolley Brown (b-KY) d-16 Dec 1916 at 620 Dayton St
in Newport; br-19 Dec in Evergreen; informant Fannie Lawson of 620 Dayton St in
Newport
Lee, Henry 1872-1923 51 years br-Apr 27 1923 in St Stephens
Cemetery. He was married and the son of Henry and Martha Lee. Costigan & Roll
were in charge of the arrangements.
Letcher, Henry William b-1854 in Kentucky; s/o Burl; d-10 Nov 1912
at 524 West 9th in Newport; br-13 Nov in Evergreen Cemetery; informant Sarah K
Letcher
Littleton, Josephine b-1862 in
Kentucky; a-52y; widow; d/o ---- & -- Smith; d-14 Dec
1914 at 837
Putnam in Newport; br-17 Dec in Evergreen; informant Robert Littleton
Mayberry, Infant a-1 1/2 days; d-7
Jan 1915 of cerebral hemorrhage at 408 Saratoga, Newport; br-Colored Cemetery ___?
McGlassen, Mary d-10 Feb 1907 at Speers Hospital in Dayton of
peritonitis; a-71y
McGregary, Henry (laborer) b-9 Feb
1883; d-24 Feb 1913 at East 11th in Newport; br-25 Feb in Evergreen; informant
Dr. Todd
McNary, James (laborer at steel
plant) b-Madisonville KY; a-25y; single; s/o James (b-KY) d-24 Aug 1916 at
Speers Hospital in Dayton; br-26 Aug in Campbell Co Infirmary; shot through
abdomen-murdered; informant Wm C Betz undertaker
Million, Infant b&d 3 Feb 1913 at 217
James in Newport; s/o Robert Million (b-Kentucky) & Mamie Harris (b-Georgia)
br-3 Feb in Evergreen; informant Robert Million
Minor, Homer William (butler) b-24
Dec 1894 in Burlington KY; murdered; s/o Harrison (b-KY) & Fannie (Clarkson
b-KY) d-12 Dec 1914 at 127 Southgate in Newport; br-16 Dec
in Burlington KY; informant Harrison Minor
Mitchell, General a-40y; d-11 Sep 1915 of mitral regurgitation at
511 Monmouth St; br-Evergreen
Mitchell, Susie b-Kentucky; d-8 Apr 1907 in Newport of
pericarditis; a-50y
Morgan, Robert (laborer) a-about 26y;
d-25 Oct 1914 at Speers Hospital in Dayton of typhoid fever;
br-28 Oct in Evergreen
Morton, Fla a-4y 2m 25 days; d-4 March 1915 of tuberculosis of the
lungs at 312 Central Ave; br-Evergreen
Murphy, Earl a-39y 11m 17 days; d-21 Mar 1915 of tuberculosis at
213 West Southgate St; br-Evergreen
Murray, Thomas a-23y; d-19 Feb 1915 of gun shot wound internal
hemorrhage; murder at 213 West Southgate St; br-Evergreen
Penn, Martha a-1y; d-22 Jan 1900 of
bronchiole pneumonia at the corner of Front & Monmouth Newport; br-Evergreen
Powell, Alice a-60y 1m 11 days; d-1 July 1915 of carcinoma of the
rectum at 314 Central Ave; br-Paris KY
Quickel, Sallie (domestic) a-22y; single; b-1890 in Marion North Carolina; d-28 July in Dayton in Speers Hospital from shock of operation; br-30 July in Cold Spring in Potters Field; Note: Dr. Todd wrote that she was shot April 8, 1912 and operated on twice.
Sausbury,
Robert E (married laborer) b-21 Dec 1880 in
Kentucky; s/o Wm & Fannie (Taylor) d-15 Oct 1913 at
312 Central Ave in Newport; br-17 Oct in St Stephens Cemetery; informant Wm
Sausbury
Shaw, Benjamin (single RR dining car cook)
b-West Virginia; a-28y; d-8 Aug at Speers Hospital in Dayton; br-10 Aug
Washington DC
Smith, Infant b&d 30 May 1914 at 205
West 5th in Newport; d/o John Smith (b-Newport) & Clara
English (b-Newport) br-1 June in Evergreen
Smith, Lottie b-2 Jan 1912 in
Newport; d/o James Smith (b-Winchester KY) & Martha Miller (b-Winchester KY)
d-25 Apr 1912 at 5th & Brighton in Newport; br-29 Apr in Union Baptist P H in
Covington KY
Smith, Martha b-1875 in Winchester KY; a-37y; d/o Suth Watkins &
Patsy Miller; d-26 Apr 1912 at 214 James Alley in Newport; br-29 Apr in Union
Baptist P H in Covington KY; informant-James Smith
Smith, Nancy b-1839 in Kentucky; a-73y; d/o Patrick Roy; widow;
d-21 Jan 1912 at 837 Patterson in Newport; br-24 Jan in Linden Grove in
Covington
Spencer, Aggie b-May 1884 in Newport; d/o Cal & Mary; d-19 May
1886 in Newport of pneumonia; br-18 May in Evergreen
Spencer, Harry (hod carrier) b-5 July
1881 in Owen Co KY; s/o James Spencer (b-Owen Co KY) & Lillie Hughes (b-Owen Co
KY) d-10 Aug 331 Isabella in Newport; br-13 Aug in Highland Cemetery; informant
Bessie Spencer; note; died from gun shot wounds fired by hands of George
Fisher
Strawder, Martha a-54y 10m 3 days;
d-14 Jan 1915 of chronic paralysis at 15 West 2 St Newport; br-Maysville KY
Thompson,
Alice b-6 June 1910 in Newport; d/o Samuel Thompson (b-Paris KY) & Florence
Howard (b-Millersbey KY) d-10 May at 131 East 2nd in Newport; br-13 May
in Evergreen
Thompson, Edward (laborer) b-1 Dec
1881 in Newport; s/o Samuel (b-Virginia) & Ella Freeman (b-Virginia) d-7 Nov
1912 at
115 East 11th in Newport; br-11 Nov in Evergreen; informant Ellen Thompson
Vaughn, Minnie a-19y 2m; d-20 Apr 1915 of tuberculosis at 217 James Alley; br-Evergreen
Walker, Willis b-4 July 1847 in
Kentucky; s/o Thomas; widow; d-10 Nov 1912 at 408 Isabella in Newport; br-12 Nov
in Evergreen; informant Madeline Cornehead
Wallace, Harriet b-26 Mar 1904 in Newport; d/o Fred (b-Newport) &
Sarah (Madison b-Newport) d-11 Feb 1912 at 412 Saratoga in Newport; br-13 Feb in
Evergreen; informant Ellen Wallace
Washington, James Isaac (concrete maker)
b-2 July 1886 in Kentucky; s/o Thomas (b-KY) & Maria (McClure b-KY) d-20
May 1914 of pneumonia at 212 Monmouth in Clifton; br-23 May in Lawrenceburg KY;
informant Prince A Rankins
West, Isaac
d-20 Dec 1906 of pneumonia; a-46y; b-Virginia
Williams, Lulu a-16y 1m 6 days; d-28 June
1915 of tuberculosis at 5 & Brighton St; br-St Josephs Prot. Price Hill
(Cincinnati)
Winston, James b-1858 in Virginia; s/o Samuel (b-Virginia) d-29
Nov at 108 W Second in Newport; br-2 Dec in Evergreen