Lewis County, West Virginia
Death Register 1
Pages 3 and 4
1854
Age Name of Person giving Designation of
Full Name   Place of Death   Sex   Color   Date of Death   Cause of Death   Yrs Mons Days   Occupation   Name of Parents   Where Born   Consort of, or unmarried   information of death   Informant
Lewis Z
Dianah Bonnett   On Fink Creek L. Co.   F       May 1   Hooping Cough     2 7       & Margaret Bonnett   In Lewis Co, Va       Louisy Bonnett   father
Eda Edmonds   On Cuckle Run   F       May 10   unknown   1 11         John & Hannah Edmonds   same       John Edmonds   father
Isabella E Atkins   On Laurel Lick Run   F       December 16   Dysentry   3 5 20       R.M. & Catherine Atkins   Jane Lew L Co, Va       Richard M Atkins   father
William Kelly   same   M       July 30   Eyreayplas   60 10 16   farmer   John & Elizabeth Kelly   Shenandoah Co, Va   of Mary Ann Kelly   Mary A Kelly   wife
Martha Rude   In Upshur Co, Va   F       March 23   unknown   41 10 25   "   Noah & Martha Sexton   Worthington, Mass   William Rude   Wm Rude   husband
Martha Hersman   On Hackers Creek L. Co. F       November 3   Dysentery   23 6 11   "   John & Bridget Bonnett   Lewis County   Marshall Hersman   M Hersman   husband
Wedon H Kelly   In Lewis Co, Va   M       September 29   same   18       farmer   Holzen & Deborah Kelly   Hackers Run       H Kelley   father
Stephen 
Benjamin Dunbar   On Red Lick Run   M       May 10   Hooping Cough   1           & Catherine Dunbar   Upshur Co, Va       Stephen Dunbar   father
Daniel 
Margaret Buckbee   In Lewis Co, Va   F       July 30   unknown   51 1 20       & Elizabeth Canfield   Randolph Co, Va   Josiah Buckbee   J Buckbee   husband
Mary Hall   same   F       October 20   same   63 1 20       John & Francis Bailey   Faquir Co, Va   Richard Hall   Richard Hall   husband
Lewis A Swisher   In Harrison Co, Va   M       September 3   Dysentery           farmer   Isaac & Mariah Swisher   Harrison County, Va   Mary Swisher   Martin Post Jr   father-in-law
Christian 
Joseph Strailey   In Lewis Co, VA   M       March 2   Lung Fever   74 4     farmer   & Christiana Strailey   Pendleton Co, Va   Mary Straily   Joshua Strailey   son
Nickolas Alkire   in same   M       April 24   same   62   7   farmer   Mary West   Hampshire Co, Va   Elizabeth Alkire   Nicholas Alkire   son
Juliet Lister   In Lewis Co, Va   F       March 13   Dropsy   62 6 20       Wm & Elizabeth Dawson   Frederick Co, Va   William Lister   Cornelius Lister   son
Francis Bailey   same   F       December 15   Old Age   88 7 15       Wm & Mary Jones   Culpper Co, Va   John Bailey   Minter J Bailey   son
Reuben A
James W Kemper   On Freemans Creek   M       June 25   Pneumonia   5 4 15       & Rosamond Kemper   Lewis Co, Va       Reuben A Kemper   father
Samuel Norris   same   M       May 28   unknown   81 2 10   physician   William & Elizabeth Norris   Pittsylvania, Va   Catherine Norris   Wm Brake   son-in-law
not named   On Fink Creek   M       August 10   Diarhea       17       Jacob & Manerva S Bond   Lewis County, Va       Jacob Bond   father
Catherine Norris   In Lewis Co, Va   F       April 5   Old Age   70           Geo & Sarah Carter   Eastern part Va   Samuel Norris   William Brake   son-in-law
Benjamin M Depriest   Storts Run L. Co.   M       October 20   unknown       10       Wm & Louisa Depriest   On Strots Run Lewis Co       Wm A Depriest   father
John Merry   Maxwells Run   M       August 5   same   50       waggon maker   Edward & Serah Merry   In Goochland Co, Va   Jane Merry   Jane Merry   wife
Isaac Flesher   same   M       August 24   Typhoid Fever   42 11 15   waggoner   Adam & Elizabeth Flesher   Lewis Co, Va   Debby Flesher   D Flesher   wife
On Freemans Creek
James Calvin   (Thomas McDonnold)   M   slave   July 15   Scrofula   1 6         Charles & Nancy   same       T McDonald   master
Lemira Maxwell   On Stone Coal L. Co   F       November 15   Typhoid Fever   24           Levi & Sarah Maxwell   Lewis Co, Va   unmarried   Levi Maxwell   father
same
Henrietta Ervin   (Perry Lorentz)   F   slave   December 15   Measles   1           Jerry & Milly Ervin   same       Catharine Lorentz   mistress
Matilda Withers   In Weston L. Co.   F       September 15   unknown   60           Samuel & Mary Fisher   Faquir Co, Va   Alexander S Withers   Henry H Withers   son
Adam Flesher   On Westfork L. Co.   M       November 4   Old Age   90 3 5   farmer   Henry & Elizabeth Flesher   Hardy County   Elizabeth Flesher   Noah Flesher   son