This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CBB.2ACE/5154.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, As far as I know the death records for the State of Kentucky are on line and one can look for one's self. However, I have the KY Death CD's I ordered from the State of Kentucky, so I looked for you. BARRETT, Lovadie, died on 10-24-1918 in Knox Co., KY at the age of 32 years; Vol. 059, Cert #29284 BIRTH CD's: BARRETT, Earl b. 6-30-1913 in Knox Co., Vol. 202-93156; maiden name of mother: Lavada SHELTON You can order the Death Cert for $1.50 from Mr. Chester WARD on line. Go to: http://www.google.com and type in his name on the search line and you should be able to get his web page. For the past couple weeks, I have also seen on line on the Message Boards for Knox and maybe Clay Co. someone advertising free look-ups from the CD's and that they go to Frankfort weekly. So, those are two choices for you. Apparently Lavada SHELTON BARRETT died in the great Spanish Influenza epidemic of abt. 1918 that killed millions of people in that day. Most anyone in KY had someone die during this period. I know I had several relatives who died from this flu. I suspect you are having a hard time locating William BARRETT in Knox Co. because as of 1900, I do not see him or Lavada SHELTON there. I also did not see Lavada in Bell Co. as of 1900. I also did not see them as a couple as of the 1910 Fed. Census for KY. It may be they had not yet married. Hopefully, her death record will shed some light on her parents or birthplace. With regard to William BARRETT, I saw several of them around as of 1910 in Clay, in Laurel, in Bell, etc. but not with a Lavada. With no other information regarding his parentage or age, I cannot provide you any further information. Good luck to you in your search. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA