REGISTERED DEATHS in Decatur County
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No. | Date of Report | Name | Age | Date of Death | Marital Status | Nationality | How long resident in this state | Place of Death | Complication | Place of Burial | Name of Undertaker | Name and Residence of Physician returning certificate | |||
Sex | Occupation | Month | Day | Year | AM or PM | Where Born | Cause of Death | Duration of Complication | Date of Burial | Place of Business | |||||
Color | Duration of Disease | ||||||||||||||
27 | Feb. 26, 1887 | Struck, Mamie (?) | 4 yrs. 9 mons. 6 days | Feb. | 9 | 1887 | 5 PM | S | American | Abt. 10 mons. | Oberlin, Ks | Oberlin, Ks | B. J. Foster | Dr. Joseph Moon Oberlin, Ks | |
Female | Missouri | Lung Fever | Feb. 11, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 9 days | ||||||||||||||
28 | Mar. 20 1887 | Reichter, Robert | 34 yrs. 2 mons. 14 days | Feb. | 26 | 1887 | 5 PM | S | German | 1 yr. 6 mons. | Allison Twp. Decatur Co. Ks | Allison, Ks | James Leonard | Dr. A. G. Daws (?) Allison, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Germany | Stone falling and striking him on head while digging in well | Feb. 27, 1887 | Allison, Ks | ||||||||||
White | Instantly | ||||||||||||||
29 | Apr. 27, 1887 | Steiner, Laura | 3 yrs. 2 mons. 5 days | Apr. | 5 | 1887 | 4 PM | S | American | 2 yrs. | Oberlin, Ks | Oberlin, Ks | J.C. Emahizer | Dr. D. B. Bryant Oberlin, Ks | |
Female | Arkansas | Tubercular Meningitis | Apr. 6, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 4 weeks | ||||||||||||||
30 | Apr. 10, 1887 | Shirley, William B. | 71 yrs 30 days | Apr. | 10 | 1887 | 7 PM | M | American | 3 yrs. | Norcatur, Ks | Norcatur, Ks | Not given | Dr. W. B. Charles Norcatur, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Kentucky | Burned to dath by Prairie Fire | Not Given | |||||||||||
White | 27 hrs. | ||||||||||||||
31 | Apr. 18, 1887 | Simpson, Hettie | 4 mons. 2 days | Apr. | 18 | 1887 | 4 M | American | 4 mons. | Olive Twp. Decatur Co. | Vallonia, Ks | Speers | Dr. E. A. Pauley, Oberlin, Ks | ||
Female | Decatur Co., Ks | Inflammation of bowels | Apr. 18, 1887 | Vallonia | |||||||||||
White | Since birth | ||||||||||||||
32 | Apr. 17, 1887 | Pooler, Benjamin | 63 yrs. 9 mons. 7 days | Apr. | 15 | 1887 | 2 AM | M | American | 2 mons. | Oberlin, Ks | Heart clot | Oberlin, Ks | B. J. Foster | Dr. D. B. Bryant Oberlin, Ks |
Male | Farmer | Herkimer Co., NY | Primary Catarrah fever Immediate; Heart clot death from complications | 18 hrs. | Apr. 16, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||
white | 5 days | ||||||||||||||
33 | May 16, 1887 | Murphy, Louisa | 24 yrs 1 mon. 3 days | May | 5 | 1887 | 7 PM | S | American | 1 mon. | Oberlin, Ks | Oberlin, Ks | B. J. Foster | Dr. D. B. Bryant Oberlin, Ks | |
Female | Illinois | Consumption | May 6, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 7 mons. | ||||||||||||||
34 | June 13, 1887 | Cook, William R. | 34 yrs. 10 mons. 19 days | June | 8 | 1887 | 3:18 PM | M | American | 8 yrs. 2 mons. | Hawkeye, Ks - At his residence | Hawkeye, Ks | J. C. Emahizer | No Physician | |
Male | Illinois | Killed by Lightening | June 10, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | Instantaneous | ||||||||||||||
35 | June 19, 1887 | Ballard, Henry C. | 1 yr. 4 mons. 6 days | June | 18 | 1887 | 4 M | American | Since birth | Garfield Twp, Decatur Co., Ks | Kanona, Ks | J. C. Emahizer | Dr. E. A. Pauley Oberlin, Ks | ||
Male | Decatur Co., Ks | Congestion of brain | June 19, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 9 days | ||||||||||||||
36 | June 22, 1887 | Foster, Fred | 5 yrs. | June | 19 | 1887 | 4 AM | American | 4 mons. | Decatur Co., Ks | Shibboleth, Ks | None Given | Dr. W. H. Farrow Shibboleth, Ks | ||
Male | Pawnee Co. Nebraska | Congestion of liver | June 20, 1887 | ||||||||||||
White | 10 days | ||||||||||||||
37 | June 29, 1887 | Pauley, Edith R. | 1 yr. 1 day | June | 24 | 1887 | 2 M | American | Since birth | Center Twp, Decatur Co., Ks | Kanona, Ks | J. C. Emahizer | Dr. E. A.Pauley Oberlin, Ks | ||
Female | Decatur Co., Ks | Congestion of the lungs | June 25, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 5 hrs. | ||||||||||||||
38 | July 14, 1887 | Wheeler, James Samuel | 8 mons. 8 days | July | 8 | 1887 | 1:55 AM | American | Since birth | Oberlin, Ks | Oberlin, Ks | B. J. Foster | Dr. Joseph Moon Oberlin, Ks | ||
Male | Oberlin, Ks | Scarlet Fever; second stage | July 9, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 9 days | ||||||||||||||
39 | July 13, 1887 | Huffman, Joseph | 2 mons. 29 days | July | 12 | 1887 | 2:10 PM | American | Since birth | Logan Twp, Ks | Oberlin, Ks | J.C. Emahizer | Dr. M. E. Michael Oberlin, Ks | ||
Male | Logan Twp, Decatur Co., Ks | Cholera Infantium | July 13, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 13 hrs. |
Book A Page 4
No. | Date of Report | Name | Age | Date of Death | Marital Status | Nationality | How long resident in this state | Place of Death | Complication | Place of Burial | Name of Undertaker | Name and Residence of Physician returning certificate | |||
Sex | Occupation | Month | Day | Year | AM or PM | Where Born | Cause of Death | Duration of Complication | Date of Burial | Place of Business | |||||
Color | Duration of Disease | ||||||||||||||
40 | July 13, 1887 | Hoffman, Tillie | 7 mons. 29 days | July | 12 | 1887 | 5 PM | American | Since Birth | Logan Twp. Decatur Co., Kan. | Oberlin, Kans | J. C. Emahizer | Dr. M. E. Mchirl (?) Oberlin, Ks | ||
Female | Logan Twp. Decatur Co. Kas. | Cholera Infantium | July 13, 1897 | Oberlin, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 15 hours | ||||||||||||||
41 | Aug. 4, 1887 | Daniels, Joann | 1 day | Aug. | 4 | 1887 | 12 M | American | Since Birth | Decatur Co., Ks | Hawkeye | None Given | Dr. W. H. Farrow Shibboleth, Ks. | ||
Female | Decatur Co. Kan. | Note Given | Not Given | Not Stated | |||||||||||
White | |||||||||||||||
42 | Aug. 8, 1887 | Ridgeway, Albert | 23 yrs. | Aug. | 7 | 1887 | 10 AM | M | American | Not Stated | Kanona, Kas. | Kanona, Kas. | Not stated | Dr. J. W. Thomas Clayton, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Not stated | Typho-Malarial Fever | Aug. 8, 1897 | |||||||||||
White | 13 days | ||||||||||||||
43 | Aug. 17, 1887 | Ridgeway, Anna | 18 yrs. 1 mon. | Aug. | 16 | 1887 | 6 PM | M | American | Not Stated | Garfield Twp, Decatur Co., Ks | Kanona, Kas. | Not Given | Dr. J. W. Thomas Clayton, Ks | |
Female | Not Stated | Typho-Malarial Fever | Aug. 17, 1897 | ||||||||||||
White | 15 days | ||||||||||||||
44 | Aug. 19, 1887 | Nalley, David | 66 yrs. 9 mon. | Aug. | 17 | 1887 | 1 PM | M | American | 2 yrs. | Shibboleth, Ks | Shibboleth, Ks | Alva Rowen | Dr. W. H. Farrow Shibboleth, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Maryland | Gangrene from injury of testicles | Aug. 18, 1887 | Shibboleth, Ks | ||||||||||
White | 14 days | ||||||||||||||
45 | Aug. 19, 1887 | Coldren, Mary Andrews | 40 yrs. 7 mons. 26 days | Aug. | 18 | 1887 | 6 PM | M | American | Nearly 11 yrs. | Oberlin Twp, Decatur Co., Ks | Uterine Hemorrhage | Oberlin, Ks | J.C. Emahizer | Dr. A.W. Bariteau Oberlin, Ks |
Female | La Grange Co., Indiana | Seuchorrea(?) | Abt. 4 weeks | Aug. 19, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | ||||||||||
White | Abt. 6 mons. | ||||||||||||||
46 | Sept. 30, 1887 | New, Wm. E. | 6 yrs. 11 mons. | Aug. | 26 | 1887 | 9 PM | S | American | 3 yrs. 5 mons. | Norcatur, Ks | None Given | Shirley Graveyard | Owen Moon | Dr. W. B. Charles Norcatur, Ks |
Male | Iowa | Acute Inflammation bowels | Aug. 27, 1887 | Norcatur, Ks | |||||||||||
White | 48 hours | ||||||||||||||
47 | Aug. 29, 1887 | Brooks, Catharine | 1 yr. 2 mon. | Aug. | 28 | 1887 | 1 AM | American | Since Birth | Garfield Twp. Decatur Co., Ks | None Given | Clayton, Kas. | None Given | Dr. J. W. Thomas Clayton, Ks | |
Female | Garfield Twp. Decatur Co., Ks | Cholera Infantium | Aug. 29, 1887 | ||||||||||||
White | 18 days | ||||||||||||||
48 | Aug. 28, 1887 | Dew, Flora | 52 yrs. | Aug. | 28 | 1887 | 10 PM | S | American | 3 yrs. 4 mons. | Near Decatur | None Given | Edward's Graveyard | Pres. Neal | Dr. W. B. Charles Norcatur, Ks |
Female | Farmer | Ohio | Phthisis | Aug. 30, 1887 | Norcatur, Ks | ||||||||||
White | 3 yrs. an invalid | ||||||||||||||
49 | Oct. 14, 1887 | Eakins, John | 21 yrs. 5 mons. 5 days | Oct. | 13 | 1887 | 9 PM | S | American | 1 yr. | Grant Twp. Decatur Co., Ks | Vallonia Cemetery | J. C. Emahizer | Dr. E. A. Pauley Oberlin, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Wapello Co., Iowa | Typhoid Fever | Oct. 14, 1887 | Oberlin, Ks | ||||||||||
White | 21 days | ||||||||||||||
50 | Nov. 30 | Smellinberger (?), Chas. R. | 5 yrs. 4 mons. 6 days | Sept. | 18 | 1887 | 12 M | American | 2 yrs. | Decatur Co., Ks | Jackson, Decatur Co. | Not Given | Dr. W. H. Farris (?) Allison Co., Ks | ||
Male | Hagartown, Maryland | Diptheria | |||||||||||||
White | 10 days | ||||||||||||||
51 | Dec. 30 | Harrington, John | 24 yrs. | Dec. | 25 | 1887 | 4 AM | S | American | 8 yrs. | Norcatur, Ks | Shirley, Ks | Chris Jorn | Dr. W. B. Charles Norcatur, Ks | |
Male | Farmer | Indiana | Cerebora - Spinal Meningitis | Dec. 27, 1887 | Norcatur, Ks | ||||||||||
White | 5 days | ||||||||||||||
52 | Feb.20 | Curtis, Barr | 3 yrs | Feb. | 8 | 1888 | 4 PM | S | American | 6 mons. | Abt. 4 miles east of Oberlin, Ks | Griswool, Iowa | B. S. Foster | Dr. Joseph Moon Oberlin, Ks | |
Male | Griswool, Iowa | Cerebora- Spinal Meningitis | Oberlin, Ks | ||||||||||||
White | 4 weeks |
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