| Name |
Cause of death |
| A.C. Shepard |
About 80 yrs. Occupation-pauper, married, died December 16, 4 am. Died in the county house by falling down stairs. Buried Grant Cemetery 12-17. (Note: year not noted, probably 1897)
|
| John F Johnson |
Age 31, farmer. Died 4-13 8a.m. Married, died in Sec 4 Colfax township. Cause-hanging himself: suicide
|
| Ed. Everson |
Died 7-17-1898, a farmer and a widower. Died in Des Moines township, by accidental discharge of gun in hands of deceased. Buried 7-19-1898 in Clinton township cemetery, Rolfe. |
| Will Malhoun |
A single farmer in Clinton township died 8-21-1899 in the pm. He was run over by a r'r train. He was probably buried in Lorica, Illinois August 25, 1899. |
| Lafythsetts ? |
Was 52 and a hired hand. Died of natural causes 12-2, 2pm and is buried in Rolfe. |
| Wm Carlson |
Died in Colfax township, suicide by hanging. |
| Otto Christoffers |
Died October 14 am in Palmer and was married. Gunshot wound fired by his own hand. Suicide. |
| Charles W Smith |
A laborer, died in Sherman township of a gunshot wound fired by his own hand. Suicide. Buried in Pocahontas, Iowa 4-5-1904. |
| Wm Nieman |
A married farmer, died March 24 by hanging himself and Willow Lice. Suicide |
| Zui Marlanee (M) |
Died 9-30 2am by being run over by a freight train on the CM & ST RR Fonda, IA. Accident. |
| Peter Shinker |
Died in Bellville township, by accidental drowning. |
|
A. W. Anderson |
A laborer, died 12-16-1902 in Laurens, Iowa of heart failure. |
| Theodore H Hinrichs |
A farmer, died in Lincoln township 3-25-1900 by suicide. |
| Nels J Anderson |
Died 6-9-1907, suicide by cutting his own throat. |
| Henry Taylor Applegate |
A widower, died in Clinton township 6-12-1901 by hanging. |
| Archie B Parson |
Age 17, died 7-31-1901 and was single. He died in Fonda by being run over by a train of cars. Accidental sleeping on R.R. tracks. |
| W.O. Butler |
Died 10-10-1905, struck by an engine. Accident. |
| Frank F Kinney |
Died 10-8-1906 in Fonda, Iowa of unknown causes. |
|
Wendell Luft |
A married farmer of German descent in Des Moines township, on 9-8-1905 by drinking carbolic acid. Suicidal intent. |
| Ella Lampman |
A single woman died 2-6-1907, suicide by shooting. |
| Charles Feist |
A school boy of Bohemian descent in Pocahontas, Iowa, died 8-24-1905 by falling off a scaffold. Addident. Buried Pocahontas, Iowa. |
| Henry Long |
Died 6-26-1905 of natural causes and is buried in Pocahontas, Iowa. |
| Julius Galineaux ? |
A married man died 4-1-1907 in the blacksmith shop by asphyoia. |
| James B Tolan |
A merchant, died 6-23-1908 by accidental drowning, buried in Fonda. |
| Wm J Frick |
Died 9-9-1909 in Rolfe, Iowa of heart failure. |
| Patrick J McDough |
A married laborer of Irish descent who lived in the county for 3 years, died on 10-18 in Laurens, Iowa of heart failure. Buried in Laurens 10-25-1915. |
| E R Burton |
A laborer, died 6-3. |
Wille Jackson |
A laborer, died 5-17-1917, suicide. |
| Ralph Layman |
Heart disease |
| Edward Owen |
A widower, died in Pocahontas 6-10-1918 by hanging. Suicide. |
| William Byrne |
A married man of Irish descent, died 3-18-1920 of heart trouble. Buried in Pocahontas, Iowa on 3-20-1920. |
| P_ _ _ Ischke |
A single farmer died in Ware on 1-27-1919, appendix. Buried Laurens 1-29. |
| Frances Lyle Richter |
A child, died on 4-22 at 6:10 pm in Pocahontas. Accidental death. |
| M C Christianson |
A laborer, died in Rolfe 4-18, unnatural cause. |
| Carry Spielman (f) |
A married woman, died in Fonda on 11-5-1925. Cause - her own hand by a gun shot wound. Buried in Fonda. |
| William Buchholtz |
A sinagle man living in Palmer died 11-25-1925 by a self inflicted gun shot wound. Buried Palmer. |
| A O Lunborn |
Died 1-31-1926 in Palmer of Alcholic poising. |
| Torwil Johnson |
A single farmer of Norwegian descent, age 56. Born Webster, IA, died in Grant township 7-5-1928, suicide by gun. Buried Grant Township cemetery 7-7-1928 |
| C W Coffin |
Died 8-29-1928 57 years, 9 months and 5 days. A stock buyer, was a widower and was born in Clinton township. Died Des Moines county of a bullet wound. Homicide. Buried Rolfe 9-2-1928. |
| Theodore Peterson |
Died 8-29, 4 am, age 27yr 4mo 14days, in Rolfe, Iowa of a fractured skull, accident. Buried Rolfe, IA 8-31-1928. |
| C C Delle |
A widower of German descent and a lawyer, died at age 86 on 2-1-1929. Lived in county 42 years. Died in Rolfe by fire, accidental. |
| Pat Russel (m) |
A retired merchant, died 9-11-1930 at 1:50pm, in Palmer Iowa. Hit by train - accident. |
| Henry Solverson |
A married man, age 50, died in Gilmore City on 2-4-1931by falling backwards over a felled tree causing fracture of skull at base of brain. Accident. |
| Leona Meents (f) |
A single woman of German descent, age 17, died in Cummins township on 3-18-1931 by unknown means. |
| James P Meehan |
A single man, age 55, died on 5-16-1931 in Center township. Falling and being stuck by some falling object in the elevator shaft of the Quaker Oats Co at Pocahontas, IA. |
| G W DeWolf |
Died 3-31-1931, accident. |
| William Rohlfing |
Died 7-13-1931, hanging-suicide. |
| Jas Joseph McCafferty |
An unmarried man, died on 8-15-1932, age 41yr 2mo 21 days, struck by train on IC railroad. |
| Minnie E Dornath |
A widow of German descent, living in Lake township for 31 years, died 9-13-1932 age 54 yr 0mo and 18 days, by hanging-suicide. |
| John J Cunningham |
An unmarried man died in Fonda, Iowa on 10-14-1932, hanging-suicide. |
| Gail H Erickson (m) |
A divorced man, died on 11-7-1932 age 47yr 8 mo 21days, 1 and 1/2 miles north of Pomeroy, Iowa, on highway no 5, accidentally. |
| Wm S Bell |
A single man age 67yr 1mo 24days died on 10-4-1933 in Clinton township, Rolfe Iowa, found in his room, natural causes. |
| Mrs Agnes Bothwell |
A widow, died on 3-13-1933 at age 41yr 4mo 12 days, in Roosevelt township-unavoidable accident, collision of auto and stray horse. Accident. Buried Pocahontas. |
| O O Rohrer |
Died in Laurens, Iowa on 2-4-1934, drowning in the Chicago R.I. & Pacific Water tank at Laurens, Iowa. Suicide. |
| Ernest Hanisch |
Died on 1-4 or 5-1934, on the SE 1/4 Sec 4 92-31 of natural causes. |
| Melvin Roberts |
Age 19, a single man died 10-18-1934 in Gilmore City, automobile accident caused by pheasant flying into windshield. Accident. |
| Mary Hauswirth |
A married woman, died at age 43 on 6-25-1935 E of Albert City 3 and 1/2 miles, head on collision with another automobile. |
| Harve Hauswirth |
Age 45, died with his wife Mary, noted above. |