Mitchell co. Mortality Schedule 1880

Schedule 5
Persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880
(the census year was June 1, 1879-May 31, 1880)

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Transcribed by S. Ferrall for Mitchell co. IAGenWeb, January 2022
(see full source citation at bottom of page)

*Notations at bottom of the schedules (these notes appeared on the original)

Transcription Notes (these notes are written by the transcriber and don't appear on the original unless indicated that they do)
Fields left blank on this transcription were also blank on the original images.
The original form included a column for Race, which has been left off this transcription. If the deceased was any race than White, it will be noted individually


Burr Oak twp. - enumerated by George J. Jenkins

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
  White, M.L. 61 M M Me Me Me Stone July Cancer 22 None
  Fullerton, Archie 85 M S Ireland Ireland Ireland Physician March Old age 15 None

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Cedar twp. - enumerated by Frederick Hartwig

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
21 Hatcher, Guy 1y 7m M S Iowa Ohio New York   March Scarlet Fever 1y 7m Dr. Chase
127 Mayfield, Rhoda 1 F S Iowa Ky New York   May Disease of Lungs 1y Dr. Blythe

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Douglass twp. - enumerated by James A. Murphy

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
13 Pilcher, Joshua 67 M M Kentucky Virginia Virginia Stone Mason April Neuralgia of the Hart 23 Dr. Burney
38 Weber, Carl 72 M M Prussia Prussia Prussia Farmer April Consumption of lungs 26 Dr. Burney
61 Dorsey, Patrick 69 M M Ireland Ireland Ireland Farmer Feb Apoplexy 23 Dr. Whitley
71 Fox, Paulena 8 F S Colorado New York Ireland   April From Burns 3 Dr. Burney

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Jenkins twp. - enumerated by Jas. M. Lenda

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
21 Robbins, Joseph 68 M M Canada Conn. Conn. Farmer March Heart Disease 23 Harris Fellows
39 Davenport, Alma H. 64 F W New York N.Y. N.Y. H. Keeping Aug Consumption contracted in Wisconsin 12 Wm F. Whittemore
41 Broulley 1m M S Iowa R.I. Illinois   March Pneumonia   Harris Fellows
62 Russell, Esie M. 26 F M Indiana Penn. Penn. H. Keeping March Mitritis 7 Harris Fellows
112 Rickner, Michael 60 M M Prussia Prussia Prussia Farmer Oct Accident 22 Harris Fellows
  Penfield, Cora 2 F S Iowa Wis. Wis.   Aug Summer complaint, convulsions coma 2 Wm F. Whittemore

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Liberty twp. - enumerated by William F. Roberts

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
59 Bellan, Mary 86 F W Wales Wales Wales   Dec Paralysis 2 Baughanan*
  Laughlin, Fannie 18 F M Iowa Ireland Ireland Keeping house Aug Typhoid fever, Gastroinstinal Hemorrhage 1m C.D. Mowry M.D.
RR Seely, DeForest child 4hrs M           May Umbilical Hemorrhage   B.F. Rolf
  Jennings child*   F           Dec. Still Born   B.F. Rolf

*No. 4: Jennings - death occurred in this enumeration district, but the family to which deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880 out of the district as follows:
Brookfield, Moody county, Dakota

*Enumerator's remarks: Dr. Baughanan has moved out of the state

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Lincoln twp. - enumerated by A. Guba Jr.

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
1 Weber, Joseph 7m M S Iowa Germany Germany   May Spasm or cramps 4m none
15 Carr, Henry 6m M S Iowa New York New York   March Cold / Cong. Brain   F.W. Chase
36 Andrews, Clarence 4m M S Iowa Wisconsin N.Y.   May Heart Disease   Dodge
37 Leeson, Lizzie 12 F S Canada Canada Canada   June Diptheria 11 Chase & Chas. Frank
37 Leeson, Fredie 10 M S Canada Canada Canada   June Diptheria 10 do
37 Leeson, Warren 5 M S Iowa Canada Canada   June Diptheria 5 do
37 Leeson, Gertie 2 F S Iowa Canada Canada   June Diptheria 2 do
48 Clark, James 15/30 M S Iowa England N.Y.   March Water on Brain 15/70 Chase & Frank
81 Rood, James 5 M S Iowa Illinois Maine   Aug Consumption of Bowels   Chase & Frank
151 Woodard, Ray 7m M S Iowa Wisconsin Wisconsin   March Water on Brain 7m Dr. Duncan & March
157 Pullen, Darvin 60 M S New York Mass. N.Y.   December Paralysis 3 Chase & Frank
100 Strumbaugh, Lora 21m F S Iowa Ohio Vermont   Sep Inanition, Diarrhea   F.W. Chase

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Mitchell twp. - enumerated by Geo. W. Faville

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
111 Jenkins, James 67 M M New York Wales Wales Farmer April Erysipelas 6 L. Squires
149 Robertson, Ellen 85 F W Scotland Scotland Scotland   Jany Old age 20 L. Squires
  Wood, Mead 32 M S Wisconsin N.Y. N.Y. Hardware merchant Feby Inflammation bladder 2 W.W. Blackman

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Mitchell village - enumerated by Ella E. Benedict

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
  Welcker, Marion 83 F W New York unknown unknown Keeping house Aug. Paralysis 8 Dr. Squires
54 Pye, Bertie 11m M S Iowa England Illinois   March Membranous croup 11m Dr. Squires

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Newburg twp. - enumerated by Allen E. Holmes

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
10 Knudsen, Aase 61 F M Norway Norway Norway Keeping House March Cancer of womb; marrition 26 A.D. Bundy MD
11 Gunderson, Peter 80 M M Norway Norway Norway Farmer July Scirrhosis of bowels; Pertionatis 30 A.D. Bundy MD
32 Priem, Henry 10m M S Iowa Pomerania Pomerania   March Scarlet Fever 10m S.B. Chase
33 Lowery, Christina 82 F W Pomerania Pomerania Pomerania Keeping House November Old Age 19  
70 Gunderson, Gunder 84 M W Norway Norway Norway Farmer March Old Age 22  
70 Gunderson, Levie 82 F M Norway Norway Norway Keeping House Sept Cystitis; Exhaustion 22 A.D. Bundy MD
71 Helgerson, John 79 M M Norway Norway Norway Farmer March Old age 36  
  Sparling, Thos. 1 M S Iowa       Aug Chol. infantum    
  Holmes 1m M S Iowa       June Chol infantum    
  Weise, August 1d M S Iowa       June Chol infantum    
RR Starr, M.E. 78 F           Nov Bronchitis   C.R. Green
  Hartwig, Fred 1 M             Bullet wound   A.D. Bundy
PR Dascher 5hr M S Iowa       August Unknown   C.R. Green

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Otranto twp. - enumerated by Christian Rustad

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
25 Plowman, Olivia 27 F M Iowa Kentucky Kentucky Keeping house Sept. Organic dis. of heart & Consumption 23 W.F. Cobb
37 Rice, Febe E. 18 F S N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. Teaching school July Thyphoid fever 1 3/12 A.D. Bundy
51 Christi, Anna 38 F M Scotland Scotland Scotland Keeping house Feb. Perpural fever 14 A.D. Bundy
58 St. John, Berry 5/12 M S Iowa N.Y. N.Y.   Aug. Cholera infantum 5/12 A. DeBundy
109 Nelson, Erick 46 M M Norway Norway Norway Farmer Oct Murdered 15  
120 Howard, Martin L. 4/12 M S Iowa Wis. N.Y.   July Cholera infantum 4/12 W.F. Cobb
146 Everson, Clara 2 F S Iowa Norway Wis.   March not known, dead when physician arrived 2 W.F. Cobb
64 Halvorson, Pettor (24) M M Norway Norway Norway Farm laborer June Killed by a horse in head, fracture of skull 6/12 W.F. Cobb

*Nelson - died in Lake Mills, Freeborn co., Minn.

*Halvorson - "No. 8 had his skull fractured by the kick of a horse & he died from inj. of the brain"

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Osage - enumerated by D.B. Cotton

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
63 Saltmarsh, Austin G. 59 M M New Hampshire Mass. N.H. Gardner April Heart disease 6 Whetley & Chase
78 Goodwin, Amy 55 F W Canada Canada Canada Housekeeper August Purpural fever 14 Moore & son
81 Conklin, Hellen May 18 F S Iowa New York N.Y. School teacher Jany Brain fever 18 Mowry & Gable
82 Foster, Lizzy May 2 F     Penn     Feb. Scarlet fever 2 F. Duncan
96 Armstrong, Willie 1 M     Ill. Wis.   June Inflamation on brain 1  
55 Grimes, Charle 78 M M Maryland Scotland England Farmer June Heart disease 12 S.B. Chase
82 Hunt, Joel 62 M M New York N.Y. N.Y. Farmer May Consumption, contracted in N.Y. 7 Mowry & Gable
112 Olsen, Peter B. 69 M W Norway Norway Norway   May Heart disease 13 S.B. Chase
154 Abbott, Lewis M. 57 M M New York N.Y. N.Y. Carpenter April Eresipitis 12 F. Duncan
202 Rise, Willis 82 M M Mass. Mass. Mass Farmer January Old age 25 Dr. Squires
248 Corbett, Eliza 61 F M Penn Penn Del Keeping house September Cancer of stomach 13 Chase & Whitley
*3?1 Elston, Thomas B. 23 M S Ill. Ill. Ohio Clerk in store May Apoplexy of the brain 11  
363 Rockwood, Nettie 4 F   Wis Vt Mass   Nov Dyptheria 2 Chase & Whitley
*365 Blanchard, Asil 27 M M Vt Vt N.Y. Farmer Nov Quick consumption   Dr. Brown
403 Redfern, George B.* 29 F M Me Me Me Housekeeping Feb Consumption 19 Chase & Whitley
364 Sawyer, Julia A. 27 F M Wis N.Y. N.Y.   Sep Arterial embolism 10  
211 Yeager, Willie 1 M   Iowa Wis Iowa   Aug Congestion of brain    
31 Eastman, Birdie 1 F     N.Y. N.Y.   Sep Scald    
136 Hammond, Fluta V. 8 F   Minn Vt Ill.   May Inflamation of bowels   F. Duncan
  Stevens, Benjamin* 70 M M don't know       June   15  
  Rood, Sarah* 66 F M don't know       Nov.      
RR Cloutier, Frank 34 M         Lumberman March Consumption   F. Duncan
  Keefer, child 0 M           Aug Still born   F. Duncan


*Enumerator's Remarks:
Elston, Thomas B. - death occurred out of this enumeratio district, though the families to whch deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880, in this enumeration district. "Death occurred in Maysvlle, DeCalb co., Missouri

Blanchard, Asil - death occurred out of this enumeration district, though the families to whch deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880, in this enumeration district. "Death occurred in Colefax, Mison co., Kansas

Stevens, Benjamin - death occurred in this enumeration district, but the family to which deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880 out of the district as follows: "Supposed to be Troy, N.Y. The widow of Benj Stevens removed to Troy N.Y. nearly one year ago. I have no dates except the sextons."

Rood, Sarah - death occurred in this enumeration district, but the family to which deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880 out of the district as follows:
"Lincoln, Mitchell co., Iowa"
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Transcriber's comments:
Redfern - 1st name difficult to make out, possibly Georgie or Georgia

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Rock twp. - enumerated by Martin Bushnell

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
3 Warren, Sarah 27 F M Wisconsin Ireland Ireland Keeping house Jan'y Consumption, contracted in Wis. 1 3/12 Cady, M.D.
  Paulson, Walter* 6/12 M S Iowa Norway Iowa   Aug Dropsy on the brain   Whittby, M.D.
41 Halverson, Betsy 47 F M Norway Norway Norway Keeping house Oct Lung Fever 16 Blackman, W.W.
89 Whipple, D.E. 1/12 M S Iowa Vt Wis.   Aug Congestion brain 6/52 of yr. Blackman, W.W.
110 Larson, Lars 1 M S Iowa Norway Norway   June 1879 Fits 1 Brirby, M.D.
1?1 Virchaw, Charles 46 M M Prussia Prussia Prussia Farming August Diarrhea 12 Chase
147 Kronemann, Amelia 2/12 F S Iowa Prussia Prussia   Nov Fever 2/12 none

*Remarks: "The 2nd death reported here (vis) Paulson - the parents were absent during enumeration.

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Stacyville - enumerated by Bissell F. Stacy

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
4 Bascombe, Thomas B. 49 M S England England England Farmer August Atrophy of the Pancreas   Dr. B.F Rolfe
34 Elliott, Thomas 45 M M England England England Retired Merchant Nov. Phthisis Pulmonalis contracted in Wisconsin 17 Dr. B.F. Rolfe
37 Henry, John L. 66 M M Ohio Ireland Ireland Retired Farmer Dec Pumonary consumption & Drunkards Liver 22 D.S. Brainard & Dr B.F. Rolfe
63 *Bartholmy, Theodore 42 M M Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg Day Laborer July Fell onto pitch fork & killed    
77 Kramer, Rosa C. 12/30 F S Iowa Wis Wis   Jan Epilepsy 12/30  
83 Buhr, Mary 55 F W Prussia Prussia Prussia House Keeping July Hung herself 14 Dr. B.F. Rolfe
95 Thomie, Anna 7/12/ F S Iowa Prussia Wis   Feb Pneumonia 7/12 Dr. D.S. Brainard
98 Brown, Frank 3 M S Wisconsin Bavaria Bavaria   Nov Membranous Croup 2/12 Dr. D.S. Brainard
118 Webber, Mathias 7/12 M S Iowa Prussia Prussia   Nov Meningitis, teething & bowel complaint 7/12 Dr. D.S. Brainard
170 Brownlie, Archibald 68 M M Scotland Scotland Scotland Farmer Dec Apoplexy 10 Dr. B.F. Rolfe
2 Penney, baby 0 F S Iowa Wis Ills   Feb Still Born   Dr. B.F. Rolfe
10 Wall, baby 0 M S Iowa England Ills   Dec Still Born    
  unknown, supposed name Michael Hughes (45) M         Tramp Aug Drowned while bathing 1/12  


*Barthomy - death occurred out of this enumeration district, though the families to whch deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880, in this enumeration district. "Death occurred in Rose Creek, Mower co., Minnesota"

*Remarks:
Archibald Brownlie, No. 10 - "This man fell dead in Post Office - probably from apoplexy as he was in apparently good health just previous to death - never had been sick in his life."

John Henry, No. 3 - "This man was first attended by B.F. Rolf and afterwards by myself although he had liver trouble he finally wasted away with Pulmonary Consumption." D.S Brainard

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St. Ansgar twp. - enumerated by G.E. McCallister

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
14 Smith, Emma 4/12 F   Iowa Illinois Iowa   June Cholera Infantum 4/12 A.D. Bundy
40 Bates, Stephen* 67 M M New York     Grocer March Stone in Bladder 19 A.D. Bundy
42 Anderson, S.* 83 M W Norway Norway Norway   April Old Age 10 A.D. Bundy
47 Helfritz, R. 51 M M Germany Germany Germany Druggist May Heart disease 14 Jas. Grivelly
109 Adams, Mary S. 63 F W Vermont Vermont Vermont At Home March Congestion of Lungs 10/12 A.D. Bundy
198 Retzlaff, Helena* 1/12 F   Iowa Germany Germany   January Lung disease, pulmonary complaint 1/12  
115 Page*   M   Iowa Wisconsin Wisconsin   Feb'y Died at birth   F. Duncan
115 Page*   M   Iowa Wisconsin Wisconsin   Apr Died at birth   F. Duncan
26 Peterson, Carrie 24 F M Norway Norway Norway   May Consumption 3/12 A.D. Bundy
  Gorman, Ed   F M         June Tumor    
RR Christianson, H. 72 F           May Gastritis   A.D. Bundy
  Gundison, Peter 53 M         Farming June Cancer bowels   A.D. Bundy
  St. John, B. 7/12 M           Aug Cholera Infantum   A.D. Bundy
  Larson, Osa 61 F           March Cancer Womb   A.D. Bundy
  Cook, Rachu 28 F           Aug Malarial Fever   A.D. Bundy


*Remarks, G.E. McAllister, Enumerator
No. 2, Stephen Bates "The complaint was stone in bladder attended with spinal affection and general disorder of kidneys"
No. 3, Anderson, S. "Old Age is the only cause the physician could ascribe"
No. 6, Retzlaff, Helena "Parents said child had very bad cough (which aided by inattention, as the house & people of the lowest order, probably was cause of death)"
No. 7 & 8, Page "Parents said the children lived a short time and were attended by F. Duncan but in conversation with Mr. Duncan I elicited the fact that they were both dead at birth

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Union twp. - enumerated by W.F. White

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
46 Eggert, Martin 16 M   Wis Prussia Prussia At home April Necrosis of Femur contracted in Wis. 2 Jas. Grevelly
60 Golbereg, Ole Olsen 36 M M Norway Norway Norway Farmer Nov. Consumption contracted in Iowa 8 Dr. Rolfe
75 Christiansen, Christian* 3/12 M   Iowa Denmark Denmark   March Diarrhea Chr   Dr. Cobb
  Anderson, Susan* 24 F S Norway Norway Norway At home April Typhoid fever contracted in Iowa 10 Dr. Cobb
RR Egert, V. 18 M           April Consumption   J. Grevilling
  Markell, Mrs. 17 F           Sept Purperal Fever   B.F. Rolf


Remarks:
In the first of the above cases of death reported, Dr. Rolfe of Stacyville was Physician attending but Dr. Jas Grevelly was called in afterward.

(transcriber: the following note was written on a piece of paper that was placed over the enumerator's remarks)
Mona, Iowa, June 21, 1880
To Mr. White
Dear Sir
I would report the death of Susan Anderson as caused by Typho Malarial fever. Christian Christianson Chronic Diarrhoea of Children
Respectfully
W.F. Cobb M.D.

Enumerator Remarks:
"All of the deaths occurred in Union twp. (No. 314) Mitchell Co. Iowa and the families to which the deceased belonged also resided in this enumeration district.
W.F. White, Enumerator
District 314

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Wayne twp. - enumerated by Austin Bailey

Family
#
 Name Age Sex Marital Status
 Place of
birth		 Fathers birth-
place		 Mothers birth-
place		 Profession, Occupation
or Trade		 Month
of
Death		 Cause of
Death
or
Disease		 How
long a resident
of the county		 Attending
Physician
13 Seddy, Mathew 55 M M Ireland Ireland Ireland Farming Feb Congestion of Lungs 35 Edwards
16 Smith, Margaret 7/12 F   Iowa Ireland Ireland   Dec Lung Fever   no physician
22 Gillboy, Patrick (56) M M Ireland Ireland Ireland Farming Nov Spinal Rheumatism 45 Kingsbury
RR Hunt, Mary 67 F           March Gastritis   D.S. Brainard


Addition to Mitchell Co. from suplemental schedule:

  Penfield, Cora B. 1 F S Iowa       Aug Inflamation of brain    

 

Remarks:
Dr's Edwards & Kingsburgy I cannot very well get to fill out blank on other side. I have tryed to see them but each time they would be away. They live 8 & 10 miles away.
Austin Bailey

 

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Transcribed by S. Ferrall for Mitchell co. IAGenWeb., January 2022
Care has been taken to produce an accurate record, but errors are certain to exist because reading the handwritten records is at times very difficult. The researcher should personally verify the information.

Transcribed from images - source: "Iowa Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9HF-T47R?cc=2659389&wc=WF3D-443%3A1596942301 : citing Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880, NARA publication number T1156. Records of the Bureau of the Census, RG 29 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.