Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Susan Taylor 1831-1905

 An index card from the Oregon Biographical Index Card File:


Susan was born 9 July 1831 in Ohio County, Kentucky, the daughter of Thomas Taylor and Sussanah James. She was one of eleven children. She married Noble Warren Randall, from Lake County, Ohio, 17 Nov 1848, in Morgan, Illinois. They moved to Oregon in 1852.  She died 11 Dec 1905 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon.

Saturday, September 16, 2023

FUNERAL HOME LEDGERS #9 (END)

 1919

Jan 9          Mrs. Geo D. Mattingly, Owensboro, Ky

                   To Services Rendered Mrs. Mitchell    15.00

          “    9            Surrey[?] + Team                            5.00

          “    9            To hauling box to Cemetery           2.00

                                                                                         22.00

          Jan 22                 By Check                                 22.00

 

Jan 25                    Mrs. Ernest Stewart

          “  25            To Casket                                           85.00

            “  25          “   Shroud                                             5.00

           “  25           “   Services                                          10.00

          Apr 5            By Check                                         100.00

 

Jan 26                     R. B. Martin

                            To Casket for Wade                        300. 00

          Mar 7                   By Check                                300. 00

                            

Jan  30         Alex Vick

            “    30                 To Casket for wife                   50.00

            “    30                   “  Services                                 7.50

                                                                                           57.50

          Mar 22                 By Cash                                    30.00

          Apr 12                  By Cash                                    16.00

                Jan              By Cash                                         11.50

                                                                                            57.50

Feb 13            W. S. Wheeler Estate                                            

          “    13          To Casket                                                75.00

          “    13            “  Shroud                                                 7.50

           “    13           “ Cash paid Mr. Bennett for box trip  2.50

           “    13                     “ Services                                    15.00

                                                                                             100.00

          Apr   9                     By Cash                                      60.00

          Nov 15                     By Cash                                     40.00

                                                                                              100.00

 

Feb  15        Lena Phipps + A. H. Phipps for Daughter Willie

                   “    15   To Casket                                         77.50

                   “    15    “   Services                                         7.50

                                                                                         $85.00

          Mar   6                   By  Check                                85.00

 

Feb  17            Clinton Park

                    To Casket                                                    65.00

          Feb  17        By Cash                                             25.00

          Feb   4                  By Cash                                    20.00

                May  By Cash                                                  20.00

                                                                                           65.00

 

Feb  19         Richard Fuqua

           “    19            Casket                                              80.00

           “    19           Shroud                                                7.50

           “    19           Services                                             12.50

                                                                                         100.00

          “    19    By Check                                                 100.00

 

Feb  22       Aaron Lane

                    To Child Casket                                          20.00

          Mar  27      By Cash                                              20.00

 

Mar   3          Hellen Hunter (Estate)

                     To Casket                                                   80.00

           “    3             “   Shroud                                           7.50

          “    3              “   Services                                          7.50

                                                                                         $95.00

          April 5  “  By Chk from Ky Central Ins Co        95.00

 

Mar 24         C . P. Keown

                   To Casket for wife                                      100.00

           “   24          “  Cash for Embalming                     25.00

          “   24           “  Cash for digging Grave                   5.00

          “   24           “  Services                                              7.50

                                                                                         $137.50

          Mar 27                   By Cash                                 137.50

 

Apr.  1         R. B. Stevens

                    To Casket for Child                                     25.00

           “     1              By Cash                                            25.00

 

Apr  12  Hardin Shults (Estate) + Dearlim Baltzell

                    To Casket                                                   75.00

          “    12 “  Shroud                                                     5.00

          “    12 “  Services                                                  10.00

                                                                                      90.00

          Jan     3       Received of Dearlim Baltzell      40.00

                     Bal.                                                            50.00

          Apr    4          By Lumber[?]                             21.25

                                                                              Bal    28.75

June  14                  J C. […]

             To trip to Ceralus[?]                                          5.00

            “     14            “   preparing body                          5.00

           “     14            “   trip to Cemetery                      20.00

                                                                                           30.00

          July   18        By Cash                                           30.00

 

[Loose sheet of ledger paper tucked in between page 74 and page 75]

                    Oct 28th 1915

        Black + Birkhead Undertakers

                        Hartford, Ky.

   We want a burial outfit for

 Mrs. Lucinda Smith, and each […]

us promises to see that the debt u[…]

be paid in a reasonable length

 time.

          Signed as follows

- - - - - - - - - -- -

att O. R. Tinsley                  Nade x Travis

                                           (his mark)

                                     G. Me. Barley

 

                                  Sid   Smith   paid

                                  Monroe[?] Smith

                                  H. G. Smith

                                  George Smith

 

  Rost[?] C[…]. By H. K. Birkhead

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

FUNERAL HOME LEDGERS #8

 1918 continued

Aug 13                  Mrs Mary Bunger (Estate)

          “   13           To Casket for Daughter                                 67.50

           “   13            “  Services                                                         5.00

           “   13            “   Cash paid Larkin Hines (for digging      5.00

          “   13             “   Cash for 2 Cars                                            5.00

                                                                                                          82.50

          Oct   1         By Chk                                                               82.50

                            

Aug 15                  J B Hubbard (Marion Ky)

          “   15           To Casket                                        110.00

           “   15          “   Suit                                                15.00

          “   15           “  Cash for Embalming                  25.00

          “   15           “   Services                                        15.00

                                                                                      $165.00

          Aug 15                  “   By Check                        $165.00                             

 

Sep 14                     Geo Phipps

                                To Casket for Father                       85.00

            “   14                       “  Cash for Embalming         25.00

           “   14              “  Services                                            7.50

          “   14               “    3 Cars                                             7.50

                                                                                            125.00

           “   16          By  Check                                            125.00

 

Aug 23                     Mrs. Yeiser

                            To Bal on acct                                 10.00

 

Oct  15        Mrs. D. Herman Cooper

                   To Casket for Husband                             75.00

                    “   Services Rendered                                10.00

                                                                                           85.00

          Nov            By Money Order                               85.00

 

Oct  23       John Pat Jones

                     To Casket for Child                        12.50

 

Oct  23          Jesse Casebier

                      To Casket for Child                       15. 00

Jan  27                    By Cash                                15. 00

 

Oct  26       Amos Carson[?] for Steve Hines

                    To Casket for Sarah Hines              75. 00

                     “   Services                                            7. 50

                                                                                  82. 50

 

Oct  31        Mrs. Robt Renfrow

                   To Casket                                         60. 00

                    “   Services                                       10.00

                    “  Suit Clothes                                 15.00

                                                                              85. 00

Nov 16                 By Check                                85. 00           

 

Nov  4        John Pat Jones

                    To Casket                                        85. 00

  Nov  6                  By Cash                                25.00

 

Nov  11         Glenn J Stewart

           “    11 To Casket for Boy                                      75. 00

            “    13         By Cash                                              75. 00

 

 Nov 15                     Jeff Bell

                              To Casket for Child                         50. 00

           “  15    Services                                                      10. 00

                                                                                           60. 00

          Nov  27      By Cash                                               60. 00

 

Nov  17                Mrs. Grass (Sunnydale)

                    “   17  To Services Rendered                     10. 00

    “       19   By Chk                                                          10. 00

 

 Nov 20                    Tilden Johnson

                     To Casket for Son                                    55. 00

          Jan    4                 By Cash                                    55.00

 

Nov 24                    Ohio County

               To Shroud for Jas. Loney                  6. 00   paid

 

Dec   2        O. N. Richerson

                   To Casket for Wife                                    125. 00

                    “   Services                                                  10. 00

                    “   Shroud                                                      5. 00

                                                                                        140. 00

          Jan    8                 By Cash                                 140.00

 

Dec  10       Mrs. Alford                                                82. 50

                   To Casket   By Chk                                      82.50


Dec  16       J. T. Moorman

                   To Casket for Harry                                    90. 00

                    Services                                                  paid 7. 50

                    Cash for digging Grave                                5. 00

                                                                                           102.50

          Feb  17           By Cash                                          102. 50

 

 Dec 17                    Robert Milburn + Bros

                     To Casket for Mother                                75. 00

           “    17    “   Shroud                                                     5. 00

                                                                                             80. 00

          Jan   17         By Cash                                              20. 00  

                    “     17             “      “                                        60. 00

                                                                                             80.00

 

Dec 20                   Estill Funk

                   To Casket for Child                                     19. 00

 

 Dec 26                   Oscar Ashley

                 To Casket for Jno W Ashley                       90. 00

          “    26    “  Shroud                                                     7. 50

          “    26             “  Services                                        10. 00

                                                                                          107. 50

 

Dec 31                     L. L. Trogden

                             To Casket for Father              75. 00

             “   31                      “  Shroud                       7. 50

            “   31                       “  Services                    12. 50

                                                                                 95. 00

          Dec 31                    By Cash                         95. 00

Saturday, September 9, 2023

FUNERAL HOME LEDGERS #7

 1918 continued

Apr  15                  Luther Rock (Estate)

           “     15         To Casket                                60.00

           “     15         “   services                               15.00

                                                                                75.00

          “     21           By Cash                                 $18.00                

May  25        By Cash                                   57.00

                                                                                   75.00

 

Apr 2            J. E. Fogle

                     To Casket                                         300.00

           “      2                      “   Embalming              25.00

          “      2             “   6 Cars                                  15.00

          “      2             “  digging                                   6.00

                                                                                 346.00

Apr   4                    By Check                      346.00

 

Apr  25       Miss Mag + Jesse Nall

                   To Casket for Miss Pop                      75.00

                    “   services                                              5.00

                    “   Three Cars                                        7.50

                                                                                  87.50

June 17                 By Check                       50.00

Nov 23                 By Chk                            25.00

July  1                  By Cash                          75.00

 

Apr  28             Walter Campbell                            5.00

                   To Casket for Child                              18.00       

                    “   Service                                                5.00           

                    “    Cash paid Dan King for Grave      4.00

                                                                                    27.00

                    “    One Car                                             2.50

                                                                                   29.50

          May  1                  By Cash                             29.50

 

                     Chistopher + Nick Schapmire

          Apr  30       To Casket for Mrs. Schapmire           62 50

           “     30          “    shroud                                               7.50

          “     30           “    services                                             5.00

                     “     30         “    Cash paid Dank for Grave    5.00

                                                                                                80.00

           “     30          “      3 Cars                                               7.50

                                                                                                87.50

                   May   2  By Cash  $25.00  & note $62.50 87.50   

 

May 12                Stephen Bennett

            “   12         To Casket for Brother                        65.00

          “   12  “   Shroud          “                                             8.00

          “   12  “   Services                                                     10.00

                                                                                              83.00

          May 15           By Cash                                             83.00

 

May 10       T. C. Strutton

          “    10 To Services Rendered                                 15.00

                    By Chk                                                             15.00

 

May 23                 R. L. Dever

           To Casket for wife                                       80.00

          “  23              “  Dress                                     15.00

           “  23             “  Cash for Embalming          25.00

          “  23              “    services                               10.00

                                                                                $130.00

          June 30      By Cash                                     130.00

 

                    Wilbur Vance

May 25                 To Casket for wife                    75.00

           “   25 “   Shroud                                              6.00

          “   25 “   Services                                            10.00

                                                                                    91.00

          May 25       By Cash                                       91.00

 

May 29       Mrs Ham Waddle

           “   29 To Casket                                           65.00

          “   29   “  shroud                                           15.00

           “   29   “  services                                         10.00

          “   29   “  Digging Grave                                 5.00

                                                                                   95.00

 May 30                   Mrs. Mary Dietz

                   To Casket                                                  110.00

           “   30   “  Cash for Embalming                        30.00

          “   30   “  Services                                                10.00

                                                                                       150.00

 

June 7                     Ashford Mills Estate

                    To Casket                                         65.00

                    Services                                             10.00

                                                                               75.00

June  8          W. N. Stevens                                        

                       To Services                                     20.00

Feb   1                     By check                                20.00          

 

June 16        Tirena Taylor

          “   16  To Casket for Alberta                        75.00

          “    16   By Cash                                                 5.00

          July 16  By Chk by American Ins Co         40.00

          Aug 12                    By Cash                            15.00

          Sep   3                    By Cash                              5.00

                                                                                    65.00

 

June 19      Chester Stevens

                     Trip for Children            paid          20.00

 

June 27                John Pat Jones

          “    “            To Casket                                 65.00

           “    “             Services                                     5.00_

                                                                                 70.00

          July 16        By Chk by Ky Central Ins Co    54.00          

          Aug 13        By Chk American Ins Co            16.00

                                                                                      70.00

 

July  1                  Wm Baltzell (Estate)

           “    “             Casket                                     65.00

          “    “              shroud                                    10.00

           “    1           Cash for Embalming             25.00

           “    1             Services                                  10.00

                                                                               $110.00

          Apr   5                    By Cash                         50.00

          May 27       By Cash                                     35.00

          Aug  9                  By Cash                            20.00

                Apr 1920    By Cash                                  5.00

                                                                               $110.00

 

July 21                 Henry Hinton

           “   21          To Casket for wife                   65.00

           “   21            “   shroud                                10.00

                                                                                 75.00

          “   22           By Cash                                    40.00

                                                                     Bal.     35.00

          Aug 17                  By Cash                          35.00

 

 

July 22                 Mrs. Marie Weinsheimer Estate                      

           “   22          Casket                                        115.00

           “   22          steel Vault                                  90.00

          “   22           Flowers                            Bw x  35.00

           “   22          4 Cars                               Bw x  10.00

            “   22                    services                              5.00

          “   22             Cash for Digging Grave           6.00

                                                                               261.00

          Mar 13                   By Check                        261.00                

 

July 26                 Ohio County

           “   26            Coffin for Hiram Ward          10.00

            “   26                    shroud           “          “       5.00

                                                                                    15.00

 

July 27                 John M. Harrell

           “   27          Casket for wife                         95.00

           “   27          services                                      10.00

                                                                                 105.00

          July 27                 By Check                        105.00