1876 Fulton Co. - Returns
of Birth
as submitted to the County Court Clerk's Office
by various Physicians, Surgeons and
Midwives
at the end of the year.
Name: -----, Valerrie
Date: Aug. 4
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: James R. ?
Born: Obion Co., Tn.
Mother: LaVare ?
Born: Hickman, Ky.
Physician: Dr. B. H. Cavitt
Comments: -
Name: Ashworth, not named
Date: Mar. 17
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Mississippi Co., Mo.
Residence: Mississippi River
Father: James Ashworth
Born: England
Mother: Not recollection
Born: England
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Nothing remarkable in this case
Name: Atwood, Nathaniel
Date: Dec. 15
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Harvey Atwood
Born: City of Hickman
Mother: Nannie Cowgill
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Mother and child doing well after
42 hours labor
Name: Bailey, not named
Date: Sep. 12
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: James Bailey
Born: Middle Tennessee
Mother: not reported
Born: -
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Barker, Frank
Date: Sept. 9
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Kentucky
Father: Alfred Barker
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: ----- Easley
Born: Kentucky
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments:
Name: Bastard
Date: Apr. 3
Sex: M, Color: M
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Not reported
Born: Not reported
Mother: Sally Shaw
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Bastard
Date: May 18
Sex: F, Color: B
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Not reported
Born: Not reported
Mother: Lucy McGee
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Bastard
Date: Nov. 26
Sex: M, Color: M
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Unknown white man
Born: not known
Mother: Thomas Daniel (?)
Born: Madrid Bend, Tn.
Physician: Dr. H. C . Catlett
Comments: A fine looking child
Name: Bastard, not named
Date: Nov. 9
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Not reported
Born: Not known
Mother: Miss Sue Lacy
Born: City of Hickman
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Very good looking child
Name: Biggs, Mary Anniney(?)
Date: Jan. 13
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: W. T.(?) Biggs
Born: Johnson Co., Ill.
Mother: Mary Sue Robinson
Born: Marshall Co., Ky.
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: No earthly account
Name: Chandler, Samuel Bennett
Date: Sep. 24
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Dr. Samuel E. Chandler
Born: Obion Co., Ky.
Mother: Mary E. Walker
Born: Dyer Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. B. H. Catlett
Comments: Adherent Placenta
Name: Clark, Eddie Calvin
Date: May 20
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: O. D. Clark
Born: Shelby Co., Ky.
Mother: Susan McMullin
Born: Dyer Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Fields, not named
Date: Sep. 22
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: John Randolf Fields
Born: Rockingham Co., N. C.
Mother: Emily Jane Taylor
Born: Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Corbett A. Ponther ?
Comments: -
Name: Gardner, not reported
Date: Aug. 21
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: William Gardner
Born: Weakley Co., Tn.
Mother: Mary Dezier
Born: Mississippi
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Child and mother doing remarkably
well
Name: Hacker, not named
Date: Sept. 7
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Charles Hacker
Born: Pennsylvania
Mother: Mary Ashworth
Born: Indiana
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: -
Name: Harness, Harvey
Date: June 27
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: N. P. Harness
Born: England
Mother: Ella Atwood
Born: City of Hickman
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Mother in bad health since birth
of child.
Name: Isler, Norma Donalser (?)
Date: Dec. 7
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Dick Isler
Born: Madrid Bend, Tn.
Mother: Stella Hellner
Born: City of Hickman
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Mother and child doing well.
Name: Jones, Ida Elizabeth
Date: Oct. 29
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: W. B. Jones
Born: Obion Co., Tn.
Mother: Jospehine Ring
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Law, not reported
Date: Dec. 28
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Thomas Law
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Susan ----
Born: Not reported
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: This mother and child doing very
well
Name: Linder, not named
Date: Aug. 31
Sex: F, Color: B
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Cairo Linder
Born: North Carolina
Mother: Allie Tyler
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: -
Name: McCutchen, William Ann
Date: Apr. 28
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: William McCutchen
Born: Not reported
Mother: Not reported
Born: Tennessee
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Mother in bad health since the birth
of the child
Name: Meeker, not named
Date: Aug. 29
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Charles Meeker
Born: not reported
Mother: Lucy Jones
Born: not reported
Physician: not reported
Comments: -
Name: Mickins, not named
Date: Sep. 13
Sex: M, Color: B
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Ben Mickins
Born: Not reported
Mother: Jennie White
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Nusum, Susan Bennett
Date: Jan. 10
Sex: F Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Sam Nusum ?
Born: Decatur Co., Tn.
Mother: Martha Reval
Born: Decatur Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. B. H. Cavitt
Comments: -
Name: Perkins, Nina Florence
Date: Nov. 16
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Samuel Perkins
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Victoria Henry
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Plummer, not reported
Date: Apr. 9
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Thomas Plummer
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Ida White
Born: Dyer Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Child very unhealthy, only lived
a few months
Name: Rose, not named
Date: May 23
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: F. Rose
Born: Not known
Mother: Mary T(?)
Born: Weakley Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: The father ran away and the child
died shortly after he left
Name: Shaw, Arthur
Date: July 5
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Arthur L. Shaw
Born: Henry Co., Ky.
Mother: Henrietta Matson
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Sohm, not reported
Date: Aug. 13
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Joseph Sohm
Born: Germany
Mother: Not reported
Born: Germany
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: -
Name: Steel, Bertie Houston
Date: Jan. 4
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: G. W. Gaskins
Born: North Carolina
Mother: L. C. Benton
Born: Maury Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. B. H. Cavitt
Comments: -
Name: Strong, not reported
Date: Oct. 16
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Sneed Strong
Born: Tennessee
Mother: Miss Young
Born: Kentucky
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Fine healthy child.
Name: Stubbs, not named
Date: Apr. 16
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Barry Stubbs
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Francis Hawkins
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Sahw
Comments: -
Name: Stubbs, not named
Date: Aug. 11
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Porter Stubbs
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Mary Newton
Born: Not reported
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Taylor, Bennett
Date: Feb.17
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: James Taylor
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Mollie ?
Born: Maury Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. B. H. Cavitt
Comments: -
Name: Thomas, not given
Date: Mar. 7
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Thad Thomas
Born: Weakley Co., Tn.
Mother: M. Holt
Born: City of Hickman
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Mother had convultions, came near
dying.
Name: Tildamier, not named
Date: Feb. 20
Sex: F, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: Fed Tildamier
Born: Not reported
Mother: Not reported
Born: Not reported
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: The child died, was so large it
could not pass
Name: Townsend, not named
Date: Jan. 13
Sex: -, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: John Townsend
Born: Fulton Co.
Mother: Angeline Boston ?
Born: Dyer Co., Tn.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: White, not named
Date: Aug. 29
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Charles White
Born: Not reported
Mother: Lucy Jones
Born: Not reported
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Whiteley, not named
Date: Aug 9
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Residence: Fulton Co.
Father: Shepherd Whiteley
Born: Not reported
Mother: Ann Barley
Born: Fulton Co.
Physician: Dr. A. L. Shaw
Comments: -
Name: Witting, Henry
Date: Dec. 2
Sex: M, Color: W
Birthplace: City of Hickman
Residence: City of Hickman
Father: John Witting
Born: Germany
Mother: Mary Hertwick
Born: Indiana
Physician: Dr. H. C. Catlett
Comments: Fine child
These records were found in a box at the Fulton Public Library.
The box was labeled "Loose Recortds".
The data has been cross checked with census and marriage records.
Transcribed by D. L. Livingston, October 2005.