Kentucky Vital Records Death Index 1911-1991 * What's in the Death Index Files These files contain an index to all deaths which have been registered in Kentucky from 1 January 1911 to 31 December 1991. Information in the file includes the name of the deceased, date of death, age at death, and county of death and of residence. The original file was produced by the Kentucky Department of Health Statistics and is the official data used to generate, among other things, the annual Kentucky Vital Statistics Report. The availability of this information in electronic format opens up to researchers the possibility of statistically analyzing demographic trends at the state, regional, and county level in ways not possible in the past. * Under-Reporting Problems with the Data While Kentucky enacted one of the pioneering vital statistics laws in the country, compliance with it has never been perfect. For example, by 1917 the registrations were estimated to be only ninety percent complete. The former Registrar of Vital Statistics, Mr. Omar Greeman, estimated that due to failure of county clerks to submit all certificates as required, 3 in 10,000 births and 1 in 10,000 deaths were not recorded in 1981. * Accessing the Data We have search servers using the Qi/Ph CSO Phonebook protocol that access these files. You can connect to them through the Gopher or Web menus or by connecting to ukcc.uky.edu at port 9105 for the 1911-1986 data or port 9106 for the 1987-1991 data. The files are indexed for searching by surname only. The files here are available through our Gopher and Web services or by anonymous FTP - FTP to ukcc.uky.edu and CD MORTSERV 192. Local VM/CMS users can GRAB MORTSERV 192. They are available via NFS using a command something like this: mount -v -o ro,soft ukcc.uky.edu:mortserv.192,ro,record=nl /whatever (You may need to enable EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation for NFS access.) * Record Formats DEATH1 FILE covers the years 1911-1986. It contains 2,411,660 records, each 62 bytes long, in the following format. The file occupies about 146 megabytes. Columns Description ------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 1-3 Volume Where the source document is filed in the 4-8 Certificate state records 9-13 Place of Death Abbreviated name of the Kentucky county or two digit code of the state where the person died 17-27 Place of Uses same scheme as Place of Death Residence 28-37 Given Name Name of deceased 38 Middle Initial 39-51 Surname 52-57 Date of Death yymmdd 58-60 Age Years or notation like "U/1" for "under 1" 61-62 Death Volume The Volume in which the original certificate is filed at the Department of Vital Statistics. DEATH2 FILE covers the years 1987-1991 (with a few earlier records). It contains 208,983 records, each 70 bytes long, in the following format. The file occupies about 15 megabytes. Columns Description ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 1-3 Volume Where the source document is filed in the 4-8 Certificate state records 9-11 Place of Code number of the Kentucky county or the Death state where the person died. 12-16 Place of Abbreviated name of the Kentucky county or Death two digit code for the state or city where the person died. 17-19 Place of Same scheme as Place of Death Residence 20-29 Given Name Name of deceased 30 Middle Initial 31-43 Surname 44-49 Date of Death mmddyy 50 Sex 1=male, 2=female, 9=unknown 51 Race 1=white, 2=African-American, 4 or 5=Asian, 7 or 8=Hispanic, others are unknown (less than .10% of the records are code 3 thru 8) 52-57 Date of Birth mmddyy 58-60 Age Years or notation like "U/1" for "under 1" 68-69 Death Volume The Volume where the original certificate is filed at the Department of Vital Statistics. 70 Filler * Description of the Source Documents Information in the original death certificate includes the name of the deceased, the date and place of birth of the deceased, marital status, occupation, the date, time and place of the death, the address of the deceased, and parents' names and their places of birth. Medical information concerning nature and onset of the fatal illness and contributory illnesses is provided by the physician if known. The date and place of burial and the funeral home are also shown. More recent certificates may also include the person's social security number and whether they served in the military. The name and address of the informant who provided the information is given along with the signatures of the attending physician and sometimes the coroner. The Department of Human Resources, Office of Vital Statistics, 275 Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 is the official repository of vital statistics from the period 1911 to the present. ************************************************* From 1911-1986 KY Vital Statistics Death Index ************************************************* Found 71 names matching SMOTHERM* (limit is 200) Format of date is: YYMMDD ------------------------------------------------- name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ALFRED date: 301218 age: 083 place: LOGAN volume: 063 cert: 31303 deathvol: 30 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ALICE date: 300618 age: 046 place: WARRN volume: 032 cert: 15538 deathvol: 30 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ARTMAN date: 131111 age: U/1 place: PLSKI residence: PULASKI volume: 024 cert: 11763 deathvol: 14 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: CARL initial: B date: 420528 age: U/1 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 022 cert: 10603 deathvol: 42 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: CLAUDE initial: M date: 540813 age: 074 place: GRVES residence: GRAVES volume: 032 cert: 15506 deathvol: 54 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: CLENTON date: 240220 age: 001 place: PLSKI volume: 016 cert: 07764 deathvol: 24 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: COLEMAN date: 670507 age: 088 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 029 cert: 14231 deathvol: 67 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: CORA initial: P date: 781021 age: 088 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 057 cert: 28115 deathvol: 78 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: COYL initial: R date: 681031 age: 087 place: MRSHL residence: MARSHALL volume: 052 cert: 25571 deathvol: 68 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: CRAWFORD date: 790309 age: 076 place: PLSKI residence: PULASKI volume: 014 cert: 06909 deathvol: 79 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: DAVID initial: T date: 490402 age: U/1 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 014 cert: 06545 deathvol: 49 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: DOSHIE date: 750125 age: 081 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 001 cert: 00257 deathvol: 75 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ELLIS initial: V date: 111105 age: U/1 place: CALWY volume: 070 cert: 27714 deathvol: 11 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ETTA initial: L date: 260421 age: 042 place: CALWY volume: 019 cert: 09047 deathvol: 26 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: FLORNCE date: 640623 age: 056 place: JEFFN residence: JEFFERSON volume: 032 cert: 15807 deathvol: 64 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: GREGORY initial: L date: 690117 age: U/1 place: WARRN residence: LOGAN volume: 047 cert: 23327 deathvol: 69 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: HERMAN date: 400607 age: 044 place: CRSTN residence: WARREN volume: 029 cert: 14135 deathvol: 40 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: IDA date: 420124 age: 080 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 004 cert: 01901 deathvol: 42 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: IDA initial: M date: 230128 age: 027 place: BARRN volume: 001 cert: 00113 deathvol: 23 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: INEZ date: 791108 age: 086 place: WARRN residence: WARREN volume: 056 cert: 27874 deathvol: 79 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: IRENE initial: L date: 790508 age: 072 place: CALWY residence: TENNESSEE volume: 020 cert: 09851 deathvol: 79 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: ISAAC initial: M date: 800703 age: 081 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 032 cert: 15866 deathvol: 80 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: J initial: R date: 311123 age: 075 place: LOGAN volume: 055 cert: 27411 deathvol: 31 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JAMES initial: H date: 780628 age: 062 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 032 cert: 15985 deathvol: 78 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JENNIE date: 270608 age: 072 place: LOGAN volume: 028 cert: 13865 deathvol: 27 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JESSIE initial: R date: 800126 age: 090 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 005 cert: 02024 deathvol: 80 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JOHN date: 200328 age: 060 place: JEFFN volume: 018 cert: 08717 deathvol: 20 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JOSEPH initial: L date: 720319 age: 048 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 021 cert: 10231 deathvol: 72 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LAURA date: 671122 age: 084 place: GRVES residence: GRAVES volume: 053 cert: 26070 deathvol: 67 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LENA date: 240130 age: 020 place: PLSKI volume: 005 cert: 02305 deathvol: 24 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LILLIE date: 290207 age: 059 place: MCCRK volume: 015 cert: 07026 deathvol: 29 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LIZZIE date: 160415 age: 034 place: JEFFN volume: 022 cert: 10772 deathvol: 16 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LONNIE date: 411130 age: U/1 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 057 cert: 28146 deathvol: 41 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: LORA initial: E date: 801227 age: 084 place: FYETE residence: FAYETTE volume: 064 cert: 31940 deathvol: 80 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: MAGGIE initial: J date: 790823 age: 082 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 036 cert: 17669 deathvol: 79 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: MARGET date: 301229 age: 001 place: GRVES volume: 061 cert: 30050 deathvol: 30 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: MARY initial: E date: 770621 age: 036 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 026 cert: 12758 deathvol: 77 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: MICHAEL initial: G date: 690117 age: U/1 place: WARRN residence: LOGAN volume: 047 cert: 23328 deathvol: 69 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: MINNIE initial: E date: 630305 age: 084 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 011 cert: 05015 deathvol: 63 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: NANCY initial: E date: 680321 age: 088 place: PLSKI residence: PULASKI volume: 021 cert: 10050 deathvol: 68 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: NAVELLA date: 120621 age: 002 place: LOGAN volume: 039 cert: 15524 deathvol: 12 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: NELLIE initial: E date: 200224 age: 001 place: LOGAN volume: 011 cert: 05478 deathvol: 20 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: OLLIE date: 840423 age: 091 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 015 cert: 07475 deathvol: 84 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: PAUL initial: M date: 581217 age: 048 place: JEFFN residence: GRAVES volume: 054 cert: 26747 deathvol: 58 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: PRESLEY date: 301214 age: 074 place: LOGAN volume: 063 cert: 31302 deathvol: 30 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: RONNIE date: 411130 age: U/1 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 057 cert: 28147 deathvol: 41 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: SAMUEL initial: P date: 350223 age: 051 place: JEFFN volume: 009 cert: 04298 deathvol: 35 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: STARY initial: L date: 160707 age: 006 place: PLSKI volume: 040 cert: 19714 deathvol: 16 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: STEWARD initial: C date: 710830 age: 084 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 058 cert: 28539 deathvol: 71 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: TALMADGE initial: C date: 481118 age: 047 place: GRVES residence: GRAVES volume: 046 cert: 22674 deathvol: 48 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: THOMAS initial: R date: 400607 age: 082 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 028 cert: 13953 deathvol: 40 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: UVA initial: B date: 860110 age: 100 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 004 cert: 01774 deathvol: 86 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: WILLIAM initial: N date: 330622 age: 036 place: CALWY volume: 027 cert: 13088 deathvol: 33 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: WILLIAM initial: B date: 630304 age: 086 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 016 cert: 07587 deathvol: 63 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: WM initial: L date: 110716 age: 057 place: MCCRK volume: 048 cert: 18885 deathvol: 11 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN JR firstname: FRED date: 400504 age: 037 place: FLOYD residence: FLOYD volume: 025 cert: 12006 deathvol: 40 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAON firstname: EVA initial: M date: 160415 age: U/1 place: LOGAN volume: 023 cert: 11200 deathvol: 16 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMEN firstname: SARAH initial: B date: 490422 age: 078 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 018 cert: 08793 deathvol: 49 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: B initial: F date: 350807 age: 074 place: WARRN volume: 043 cert: 21020 deathvol: 35 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: CHARLES date: 840501 age: 067 place: CALWY residence: CALLOWAY volume: 021 cert: 10471 deathvol: 84 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: CHRISTINE date: 250216 age: 024 place: FULTN volume: 008 cert: 03509 deathvol: 25 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: D initial: C date: 280131 age: 082 place: CALWY volume: 007 cert: 03089 deathvol: 28 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: J initial: S date: 380825 age: 066 place: CALWY residence: MURRAY volume: 039 cert: 19017 deathvol: 38 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: JAMES initial: L date: 810130 age: 048 place: LYON residence: LYON volume: 009 cert: 04152 deathvol: 81 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: JOHN initial: R date: 640319 age: 058 place: MCCRK residence: MCCRACKEN volume: 013 cert: 06446 deathvol: 64 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: JOHN initial: E date: 500615 age: 057 place: MCCRK residence: MCCRACKEN volume: 026 cert: 12772 deathvol: 50 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: PRESS date: 600326 age: 078 place: LOGAN residence: LOGAN volume: 018 cert: 08861 deathvol: 60 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: RICHARD initial: P date: 150403 age: 078 place: CALWY volume: 019 cert: 09089 deathvol: 15 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: SALLIE date: 450627 age: 078 place: MCCRK residence: MCCRACKEN volume: 027 cert: 13176 deathvol: 45 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: SARAH date: 331219 age: 075 place: CALWY volume: 057 cert: 28020 deathvol: 33 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: WILBUR initial: C date: 780628 age: 079 place: FYETE residence: FAYETTE volume: 033 cert: 16324 deathvol: 78 ------------------------------------ Fini ************************************************ From 1987-1991 KY Vital Statistics Death Index ************************************************ Found 6 names matching SMOTHERM* (limit is 200) Format of date is: MMDDYY ------------------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: JOHN initial: P deathdate: 062187 age: 073 birthdate: 051014 sex: 1 race: 1 placecode: 218 place: CALWY residence: 218 volume: 028 cert: 13636 deathvol: 87 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: DELCIE initial: L deathdate: 053187 age: 068 birthdate: 042219 sex: 1 race: 1 placecode: 256 place: JEFFN residence: 256 volume: 030 cert: 14533 deathvol: 87 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: THOMAS deathdate: 121391 age: 058 birthdate: 012233 sex: 1 race: 1 placecode: 218 place: CALWY residence: 242 volume: 061 cert: 30483 deathvol: 91 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMAN firstname: UVA initial: B deathdate: 011086 age: 100 birthdate: 021785 sex: 2 race: 1 placecode: 571 place: LOGAN residence: 571 volume: 004 cert: 01774 deathvol: 86 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: THOMAS initial: R deathdate: 100590 age: 086 birthdate: 090404 sex: 1 race: 1 placecode: 218 place: CALWY residence: 018 volume: 051 cert: 25097 deathvol: 90 ------------------------------------ name: SMOTHERMON firstname: SIMPSON initial: E deathdate: 021691 age: 079 birthdate: 090511 sex: 1 race: 1 placecode: 071 place: LOGAN residence: 071 volume: 009 cert: 04132 deathvol: 91 ---------------------------------- Fini --