Nelson County (info. from Newspaper Abstracts compiled by Carolyn Wimp)
These Newspaper Absctracts carried news from nearby counties of Larue, Green and others...
Feb. 1885 Deaths:
- Mrs. Felix Fogle, New Haven, Feb. 13'th
- Mrs. Dave Douglas, New Haven, Feb. 13'th
- Tom Buford, murderer of Judge Elliott, died at Anchorage
- Hon. M. T. Carpenter, typhoid fever, in 45'th year
April 1885 Marriage licenses granted to:
- Chas. B. McCauley & Ms. Jemima Mattingly
- Jessie B. Sweazy & Ms. Hannah F. Ockerman
- James Sea & Ms. Catherine Wall
April 1885 Deaths:
- Hilary Rodman, infant s/o Dr. H. D. Rodman, 16'th, age 3 months
- Wm. McQuown, April 13'th, age 81, burial in Odd Fellows Cem. in Glasgow
May 1885 Deaths:
- A. D. Hunt, Louisville banker
- Mrs. Lollie Haldeman, w/o John, age 28, pneumonia
July 1885 Marriage Licenses Issued to:
- J. W. Ludwick & Ms. Maggie Kurtz
- W. H. Cissell & Ms. Pamela T. Rose
- Thomas Hall & Ms. Georgia A. St. Clair
- W. F. Armstrong & Ms. Martha A. Dadisman
- Chas. M. Miller & Ms. Mattie J. Shehan
Oct. 1885 Marriages:
- Dr. Ben E. Gore & Ms. May Cosby, Presbyterian Church
- Robert A. Spalding & Mrs. Marllin Simms, at bride home in Bardstown
- Hon. Geo. M. Adams & Ms. Sarah L. Gordon, Oct. 15'th
- Warren Lavely & Ms. Lelia McGlothlin, at home of Rev. C. J. O'Connell
- Robert A. McKeene & Ms. Stella C. Wellington, at home of Rev. C. J. O'Connell
- Sidney Muir & Ms. Sara Burge
- Dr. Thos. B. Nicholl & Ms. Mary Kate Wilkinson, at Bloomfield Methodist Church
Oct. 1885 Deaths:
- J. C. M. Ferran, Louisville, age 73
- inf. Stuart C. Clark, s/o O. N. & Mary T., Sept. 9'th
Sept. 1886 Deaths:
- George H. Cary, in Lou., age 76
- Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Blair, on the 24'th, age 95
- Robert E. Powell, Bardstown, burial in Anchorage Asylum
- inf. of B. F. Mattingly, of St. Mary's, flux, Sept. 14'th
- dau. age 18 of B. F. Mattingly, Sept. 10'th, flux
- Brow Joseph Helm, dissipation, Taylor House in Owensboro, age 45
- L. L. Jenkins, in E'town, Sept. 17'th
6/23/1887 Deaths:
- Dr. Joseph Settles, near New Hope, age 76
- Pasch Harris, consumption, at his home in Larue, 10'th
- John A. Maryman, Louisiana, June 10'th, in 79'th year
- David B. Phillis, burial in Bardstown Cem.
Feb. 1888 Deaths:
John H. McCleary, Bright's disease, age 68, father of Mrs. F. G. Murphy
- Dr. E. Miles Willett, in Memphis, age 55
- Ms. M. Rose Speed, in Louisville,
- J. T. O'Bryan, at Bardstown, age 65, 29'th
- Henry Shipp, age 23, of color, worked for railroad, killed by cars
- Wm. Green, died?? or seriously injured from accident
- Chas. Afford, at his home in Louisville
- Wm. Gregory, Fairmount area, rheumatism of the heart
- Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, in her 85'th yr.
- Mrs. Martha Hard, paralysis, age 69, burial in Bardstown Cem.
- Willie Queen, age 16, malarial fever at St. Mary's, Ks., burial in Catholic Cem. in Bardstown
April 1888 Deaths:
- Mrs. Eliza Thornburg, Jeffersontown, bured to death
- Isaac Duckwall, slipped in front of a street car
- Thomas R. Clark, pneumonia near Bardstown, age 50
- Mrs. Brown, Springfield, abt. 80, burial in Bardstown
May 1888 Deaths:
- Lee Willis of Galveston, Tx.
- Herman Elma, infant, burial in Cox's Creek, son of N. Clark
- dau. of Harrison Summers, colored, consumption
Feb. 1889 Deaths:
- Dr. Joseph B. Lilly, of Louisville, died Sunday
- Miss Josie B. Carothers of Bardstown died Sunday of typhoid fever
- Mitchell Russ, son of James, who lives on Mouldrows Hill, died Sunday and was buried in Edlens Cem.
- Mary Martin, 6 year old daughter of Wm. J., died of a complication of deases,, burial in Methodist Cem.
- Mrs. Susan Miller, wife of the late Thomas H. Miller, died of complication of disease...burial in Methodist Cem.
- Mrs. Soloman Weney, Balltown, burial at St. Thomas
- George Cassell, in Louisville, Feb. 3'rd, consumption
- Thomas M. Hite, pneumonia, New York, Feb. 12'th, age 51
- dau. of Mack Rowan, colored
- Henry Coleman, colored, in jail cell
Feb. 1889 Births:
- Mrs. J. V. Rouse, of Bullitt Co., boy born Feb. 12'th
- Mrs. John Looson, boy born Feb. 11'th
- Mrs. Tom Moore, girl born Feb. 9'th
- Mrs. Alex Shawler, girl, Catherine, born Feb. 8'th
- Mrs. John S. Kelley, boy born Feb 11'th
May 1889 Deaths:
- Mrs. N. J. Tucker, Stringtown, old age, burial at Old Camp Ground
- Mrs. Mary A. Rowland, near Bloomfield,
- Mrs. M. A. Mccormick, Shepherdsville, burial in Shepherdsville Cem.
- colored child named Kaufman, near Stringtown
Aug. 1889 Deaths:
- Jo Bryan died at the age of 35 years at Athertonville
- Mrs. Addie Gore Boles, wife of John W. Boles of Hodgenville, died Sunday
- Mrs. Eliza Boles, wife of J. Dow Boles, died at her home in Green County....burial in Catholic Cem. in New Haven
Feb. 1890 Births:
- Mrs. Orin Vittitoe, a son, Feb. 20'th
- Mrs. B. J. Hubbard, a son, Feb. 26'th
Feb. 1890 Deaths:
- Col. John M. Barbour, in Louisville, age 65
- Mrs. Mackin, in Louisville, age 85, burial in Lebanon
- Newton Gray, in Woodford Co., of pneumonia
- Mary Crawford, dau. of Alexander, burial in Bardstown Cem.
- James H. Thompson, in Bullitt Co., burial in Bardstown Cem.
June 1890 Births:
- Mrs. James Blair, Murray's Run, gave birth to a baby girl, June 12'th
- Mrs. George Ritchie, Balltown, had a girl born June 19'th
- Mrs. Charles Applegate, Louisville, had a girl born June 23'rd
Jan. 1891 Marriage Licenses Issued:
- Wm. J. Magruder & Ms. Hattie Brewer
- James T. Weaver & Ms. Julia B. Grigsby
- Scott Lyon Johnson & Ms. Ella Ellis
Feb. 1891 Marriage Licenses Issued:
- Bernard Goldrick & Ms. Josephine Marshall
- Squire Monroe & Ms. Bettie Watson
- Arthur Cummins & Ms. Hattie Warell
- Thos. A. Grubbs & Ms. Jennie Farnsworth
Aug. 1893 Deaths
- Ms. Sallie Cummings, wife of M. J., at Springfield, 29'th, funeral at St. Rose
- Thomas L. O'Bryan, Saturday in his 34'th year, fistula
- Wm. Adams, in Louisville, Aug. 25, complication of diseased, about 70
