Hourigan Cemetery at Haysville, Marion County, Kentucky

Hourigan

Rufus Hourigan, Sr. Born 11/18/1823 Died 1/12/1857 Son of David Hourigan and Ann Lawrence

Nancy Jane Pipes Born 1/15/1826 Died 6/21/1911 Daughter of Morris Pipes & Sallie Montgomery

Their children: Sarah A., Isaac T., Martha Elizabeth, James Patrick and Rufus Jr.

Rufus was originally buried in an older Hourigan graveyard but was moved to the present Hourigan Cemetery after the death of his wife, Nancy.  His tombstone reads that he died in July of 1857 but Vital Statistics gives 1/12/1857 as the correct date.  I assume that either the date on his old stone was unreadable or he had never had a stone and the family had lost track of the actual date.  There was also an entry in the Vital Statistics listing David Hourigan, age 38, farmer, widower, born in Washington Co. KY to Patrick and Winford Hourigan.  He died on July 24, 1857 of Dropsy.  This is Rufus Hourigan's father but his age has to be incorrect.   The family may have confused Rufus Hourigan's death date with his father's date of death.

LEBANON ENTERPRISE   1/27/1911 Mrs. Nancy Hourigan celebrated her 85th birthday on the 15 inst.  There was present a very large crowd of children, grandchildren and great-great grandchildren besides lots of other relatives. LEBANON ENTERPRISE   5/19/1911 RILEY Mrs. Nancy Hourigan is on the sick list.

Death Certificate According to Nancy's death certificate she was 85 years, 5 months, and 6 days old at the time of her death.  She was born on January 15th, 1826 to Morris Pipes, who was born in Boyle County, Kentucky and Sallie Montgomery, who was born in Garrard County, Kentucky.  She died at 5 pm on June 21, 1911 after being treated by Dr. G. J. Harness of Gravel Switch, Kentucky from January 1909 until June 1st, 1911 when he last saw her alive.  The cause of her death was senility and general disability.  She was buried at Haysville Cemetery on June 22, 1911.  The undertaker in charge was C. U. Bosley of Lebanon.  The informant was Fred Hourigan of Riley, Kentucky.

Marion County, Kentucky Vital Statistics Year 1857 Rufus Hourigan, age 35, male, farmer, married, born in Marion County, died on January 12, 1857 of inflamation of the brain.  Parents:  David & Ann Hourigan

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