Saturday, August 19, 2023

FUNERAL HOME LEDGERS

 FUNERAL LEDGERS – OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY

 

Transcription of funeral ledgers, partial 1914 to partial 1919. Transcribed by Mary Koegel, July 2006. Four account books from an unnamed funeral home, listing payer, itemized costs, and payment information for funerals from 1914 to 1939. The deceased is not always mentioned. Note 1: the records are inconsistent and there are a lot of misspellings of names. Note 2: I have tried to correct the formatting, as much as possible, to make the records easier to read, but it's almost impossible. These ledgers are probably from Black & Birkhead Funeral Home. We have this data courtesy of Western Kentucky University Library Archives.  


This is a lot of material.  The first post starts with the last month of 1914 and the first four months of 1915.  This covers about 30 funerals.


1914

 

Dec 14        Joe T. Funk  Estate

          To Casket + Hearse                                 $75.00

          Jan   7          by Cash                                  50.00

           Jan  14         by Cash                                  25.00

 

                   Rev. Miller

                   To Casket + hearse for Child           40.00

                     settled by note

 

Dec 15        E. M. Woodward, for Ed Leach

                   To Casket                                          42.50

                    “   shroud                                           7.50

                    “   Hearse + services                       10.00

                                                                               60.00

Dec 15        Wayne Pirtle

                   To Child Casket                               10.00

 

Dec 17        Ernest Wilson for Estill Merton

                     To Casket + Hearse                                           35.00

                    Dec 26                   By Cash                                 35.00

 

Dec 25        Joe Snell

                   To Casket for Child                                             30.00

                                Jan 1915               By Cash                      15.00

                    Mar 20                  By Cash                                 10.00

                    By Cash                                                                  5.00


1915

 

Jan  3         Mrs. McCormick[?]

                   Casket, Shroud, Hearse                                    84.00

          Jan  5                             By Cash                                  84.00

 

Jan  3         David Cooper

                   Casket                                                                  30.00

          Jan  3                             By Cash                                  30.00

 

Jan  4         Mrs. Martha Rowan[?]

                   Casket, shroud, Hearse.                                    92.50

          Jan  7                           By Cash                                    92.50

 

Jan  5                   Rowans Halbrook

                     Casket, Shroud + Hearse                        87.50

                       Grave for father                                       4.00

                                                Feb 12  By Cash              91.50

Jan  4              Buck Smith

                         Casket for Child                                   30.00

                    Jan 12                 By Cash                          30.00

 

Jan  4         Step Sash[?]

                      Casket, Shroud + Hearse                       65.00

                    Jan.    By Cash                                            65.00

 

Jan 20        W. H. Riley

                   To Casket for Bob Nall                              35.00

                    Jan 23                    by Cash                         4.00

                       Oct. 28.1918. […] Ed Nall                      7.00

                    Jan 20    Edwin + Belle Nall                    10.00

                   To Bal on Bob [sic] Casket                        5.00

          Nov 4                            By Cash                          10.00

          Jan.  7                              By Cash                        5.00

          Jan   17                              By Cash                    40.00                   

                  

Jan 26       Tub Harp

                   To Child Casket                                          11.00

          Apr 10                            By Cash                         11.00

 

Feb  1          Energy Moore                                          

          1915              To Child Casket                    10.00

 

Feb  5         Jno C. Harrell                        

                   To Casket + Hearse                          72.50

                   Feb 5. 1915 by Cash                          72.50

 

Feb  6         O. T. O’Bannun for[?] Mr. Burden

                    To Coffin                                         17.00 paid

 

Feb  8         Wm Schroader

          “    “            To Casket for Wife                 60.00

           “    “           “   Shroud “      “                         7.50

           “    “           “  Hearse + Services              ­15.00

                   Settled by note                                 82.50

         

Mar  4        Emergy[sic] Moore for Mr. Austm

                      To Casket                                              32.00

                          Mar 9   By Cash                                32.00

 

Mar  4           Ohio Co

                      To Bal on Mr. Austm Casket                    8.00

 

Mar  5        James W. Ward (Estate)

                    To Casket                                         47.50

                     “   shroud                                          7.50

                     “   Services                                      10.00

                        settled by note                            65.00

 

Mar  6        S. A., J. A. Fred + A. K. Anderson

                    To Casket for Mother            75.00

                     “  Services                                 5.00

                     “                                               80.00

                     “  digging Grave                      4.00

          Mar  13       Settled by note              84.00

 

Mar  9        T. C. Brown

                   To Casket                                60.00

                    “   Services                             15.00

 

Mar 12        J.S. Bartlett for Son

                    Casket                                             55.00

 

Mar  18      Hardin Hoagland

                   to Casket + Services

                            

Mar 20       R. Holbrook

                   To Casket for John McFarlan Child   15.00

 

Mar 29         Mrs. Hines

                      To Casket, Shroud + Services       50.00

 

Apr.  4        John P. Foster (Estate)

                      Casket                                             70.00

                    “ Services                                         10.00

 

Apr. 12         Geo + Dan Moseley for mother

                       Casket + Services                         37.50

 

Apr  12        Milton Black

                    Casket for Wife                                 32.50

          1917[?] 20    By Cash                                 20.00

                Feb 7              By Cash                             7.00

          1919  Mar. 13[?] 1919 By Chk.                   5.50

                                                                                 32.50

 Apr  20       Jno W Fork[?]                      

                                casket for daughter                                50.00

          Feb. 21 by cash                                                           10.00

          May 1915    by cash                                                    25.00

                June                  by cash                                           7.00

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