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Page
Number
Date of Report
Last Name
First Name
Sex
Color
Age Yrs.
Age Mos.
Age Dys.
Occupation
Date of Death
Death Time
M. Status
Nationality
Where Born
No. Years in State
Place of Death
Cause of Death
Complication
Duration of Disease
Place of Burial
Date of Burial
Name of Physician
Residence of Physician
198
47
June 26, 1885
Salisbury
Harriett V.
Female
White
36
10
House wife
June 10, 1885
1120
Married
Amer.
Ills.
15
Vinton, Ia
Phitisis Pulmonalis
Diarrhea 2 years last attack
2 years
Vinton, Ia
June 12, 1885
M. Meredith
Vinton, Ia
201
81
September 30, 1885
Sallisbry
Sarah B.
Female
White
House wife
March 20, 1885
Married
Amer.
N. Y.
18
Blairstown
Extrarocation into the ventricals of the Brain
Chronic Choria
Instantaneously
Blairstown
March 23, 1885
W. B. Wagner
Blairstown, Ia
179
1
October 2, 1880
Schachtehabel
Charley August
Male
White
2
3
19
August 26, 1880
11 A.M.
Amer.
Ills
Monroe Twp
Membranous Croup
Dysart
P. C. Jones
Monroe Twp.
201
73
September 17, 1885
Schoonover
Martha
Female
White
67
August 29, 1885
1030
Married
Amer.
Ohio
23
Big Grove Twp, Benton Co, Ia
Dysentery
Old & very feeble
2 weeks
Big Grove Twp
August 30, 1885
W. W. White
Van Horne, Ia
199
57
August 13, 1885
Schrader
Clara
Female
White
1
11
August 12, 1885
Single
Amer.
Union Twp
1
Union Twp, Benton Co, Ia
Inflamatory Diarrhea
Convulsions
4 days
Concordia Cem.
August 13, 1885
J. K. Wagner
Van Horne, Iowa
205
30
December 22, 1885
Schroder
Lille
Female
White
10
1
December 10, 1885
Single
Amer.
Ia.
10
Van Horne, Ia
Typhoid fever
Paralysis of heart chronic heart disease & c
8 days
Blairstown
December 12, 1885
J. K. Wagner
Van Horne, Ia
199
59
August 13, 1885
Seick
Claus
Male
White
53
Farmer
July 30, 1885
Single
Ger.
Germany
Union Twp
Nephritis
urine poisoning
4 years
Homer Twp.
July 31, 1885
J. K. Wagner
Van Horne, Iowa
197
27
March 12, 1885
Sheel
Hans
Male
White
62
Farmer
January 24, 1885
7.
Married
Germ.
Germany
Iowa Twp
Neuraliga Hart
1 day
Belle Plaine, Ia
J. B. Cox
Belle Plaine, Ia
193
20
May 1, 1884
Sheets
William
Male
White
34
27
Blacksmith
April 29, 1884
.10
Married
American
Penn.
8
Blairstown
Ulceration of the Stomach & Gastritis
Perforation of the stomach
53 hours
Blairstown Cemetry, Ia
April 30, 1884
N. Jasper Jones
Blairstown, Iowa
191
23
September 24, 1883
Shireman
Christian
Male
White
58
1
4
Farmer
September 6, 1883
3.
Widower
Ger.
Amer.
6
Blairstown
Liver disease
six months
Blairstown
September 9, 1883
S. S. Spicer
Blairstown, Iowa
180
20
December 10, 1880
Shoemaker
Joseph
Male
White
32
Heardsman
November 13, 1880
11 A.M.
Single
Amer.
Ind.
Benton Co, Iowa
Fever
15 days
Marysville Iowa
November 14, 1880
C. E. Singleton
204
18
November 27, 1885
Shortress
Lena
Female
White
5
4
November 3, 1885
7.
Single
Amer.
Ia.
5
Benton Co, Ia
Cerebrospinal Meningitis
Dificult breathing swoolen feet & legs
21 days
Cox Cemetry, Polk Twp, Benton Co, Ia
M. Meredith
Vinton, Ia
205
34
January 6, 1886
Showalter
John W.
Male
White
35
Farmer
October 21, 1885
Married
Amer.
Pa.
Bruce Twp
Paralysis of Bladder
18 days
Cedar Twp
October 23, 1885
C. S. Shepard
LaPorte City, Ia
187
23
April 28, 1882
Shreeves
Benjamin Wilson
Male
White
50
4
20
Banker
April 18, 1882
8 A.M.
Married
Amer.
Ohio
17
Blairstown, Benton Co, Iowa
Consumption
several years
Blairstown, Iowa
April 20, 1882
S. S. Spicer
Blairstown, Iowa
206
41
January 28, 1886
Sisk
B. F. [Berry]
Male
White
72
1
Farmer
January 7, 1886
Married
Amer.
N. C.
Monrow Twp
Phthisis Pulmon
Heart Hy???isply
9 months
Monrow Twp
January 12, 1886
C. A. Snyder
Garrison, Ia
206
46
February 24, 1886
Smith
Estelle D.
Female
White
37
2
Housewife
February 7, 1886
Married
Amer.
Pa.
Bruce Twp
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
19 months
Genesee Twp, Tama Co
J. P. Whitney
Vinton, Iowa
178
13
August 25, 1880
Smith
Gracia
Female
White
3
August 8, 1880
6 A.M.
Single
American
Iowa
3
Monroe Twp, Benton Co, Iowa
Dispthic Croup
7 days
Carlisle Grove
August 1880
R. La Grange
Garrison, Iowa
180
21
December 11, 1880
Smith
Harry Earl
Male
White
Farmer
November 5, 1880
6 P.M.
Married
Amer.
N. Y.
Leroy Twp
Apoplexy
Instant Death
Instant Death
Detroit, Mich
J. K Wagner
Blairstown, Iowa
178
19
September 1, 1880
Smith
Hugh
Male
White
19
3
5
Laborer
August 14, 1880
4 A.
Single
American
Iowa
19
Cedar Twp
Injiry in Bowells from kick of a horse
40 hours
Mt. Auburn
August 15, 1880
Saml. A. Oren
Mt. Auburn, Iowa
195
7
November 14, 1884
Smith
Lucinda
Female
White
69
8
Housewife
October 20, 1884
Married
Amer.
Pa.
Cedar Twp
Pyacenin??al
six weeks
Mt. Auburn Cemetry
October 22, 1884
D. H. Capwell
Mt. Auburn, Ia
187
18
March 8, 1882
Soden
Mary
Female
White
32
March 4, 1882
11 P.M.
Amer.
Mich
Eden Twp
Pneumonia
9 days
Parkers Grove
March 6, 1882
I. S. Boles M.D.
Shellsburg, Iowa
186
5
October 7, 1881
Soden
Nettie
Female
White
18
20
September 12, 1881
2 A.M.
Single
Amer.
Iowa
18+
Canton Twp
Typhoid Fever
24 days
Shellsburg
September 13, 1881
I. S. Boles
Shellsburg, Iowa
203
12
November 13, 1885
Sogaschuldt
John
Male
White
24
Farmer
October 2, 1885
.11
Single
Ger.
Germany
Iowa Twp
Starvation (self imposed) The patient became Insane through Masturbation & refused to swallow nurishment for 3 weeks
From about 3 or 4 weeks
Iowa Twp
October 4, 1885
J. McMorris
Belle Plaine, Ia
206
40
January 23, 1886
Spencer
Alvina
Female
White
2
7
Little Girl
December 22, 1885
10-
Single
Amer.
Big Grove, Ia
Life
Big Grove Twp
Membranous Croup
Diphtheretic Laudency
3 days
Big Grove Twp
December 22, 1885
W. W. White
Van Horne, Iowa
185
78
September 8, 1881
Spencer
Emmett
Male
White
4
16
August 17, 1881
10 P.M.
Amer.
Iowa
Homer Twp
Menigitis
5 days
Irving
August 18, 1881
D. Williams
Irving, Iowa
191
14
April 26, 1880
St. Clair
James
Male
White
1
April 11, 1883
7.
Single
Amer.
Iowa
Mt. Auburn
Unknown
April 12, 1883
S. A. Oren
Mt. Auburn, Iowa
193
14
March 4, 1884
Stattard
William
Male
White
79
3
19
Retired
February 8, 1884
10 P.M.
Widower
American
Connecticut
30 Y
Mt. Auburn, Benton Co, Iowa
Paralysis
Appoplexy
six days
S. A. Oren
Mt. Auburn, Ia
189
40
September 25, 1882
Steece
Allie
Female
White
3
4
26
none
September 19, 1882
.11
Single
Amer.
Iowa
Monroe Twp
Dysentery
10 days
Monroe Twp
September 21, 1882
P. C. Jones
Dysart, Iowa
195
3
November 7, 1884
Steele
James
Male
White
83
October 4, 1884
7.
Married
Scotchman
Scotland
15
Belle Plaine
Old age
Belle Plaine Cemetry
October 5, 1884
J. Wosley
Belle Plaine, Ia
187
16
December 24, 1881
Stefferson
Inge M.
Female
White
9
5
November 9, 1881
9 A.M.
Amer.
Ia.
Leroy Twp
Membranous Croup
Blairstown, Iowa
December 9, 1881
S. S. Spicer
Blairstown, Iowa
203
2
October 10, 1885
Steinmetz
Clayton H.
Male
White
4
22
September 10, 1885
4.
Single
Ger.
Iowa
Taylor Twp, Benton Co, Ia
Cholera Infantum
Vinton, Ia
September 11, 1885
A. R. Fellows
Vinton, Ia
194
33
September 11, 1884
Sterling
J. C. [Juliette Cecilia]
Female
White
58
2
House wife
September 2, 1884
Widow
Amer.
New York
Leroy Twp
Degeneration of brain
3 years
Blairstown
September 4, 1884
S. S. Spicer M.D.
Blairstown, Iowa
185
79
September 23, 1881
Sterns
Fredrick
Male
White
50
1
18
Farmer
September 2, 1881
Married
Amer.
Pa.
25
Shellsburg
Cancer of Stomach
7 months
Shellsburg
September 3, 1881
J. P. Kaster
Shellsburg, Iowa
206
43
February 16, 1886
Stewart
Livina
Female
White
69
House Keeper
December 20, 1885
Married
Amer.
Ind.
Vinton, Ia
Exhaustion
Tumor in middle Medi??? Supposed to be Malignant
several months
Near Vinton, Ia
December 22, 1885
C. C. Griffin M.D.
Vinton, Ia
206
45
February 16, 1886
Stickney
G. W. [George]
Male
White
82
5
Farmer
January 31, 1886
Widower
Amer.
N. H.
Vinton, Ia
Capillary Bronchitis
Old age
10 days
Evergreen, Vinton, Ia
February 2, 1886
C. C. Griffin
Vinton, Ia
187
14
December 14, 1881
Stiegelmeyer
Jno. Wesley
Male
White
28
December 14, 1881
3 A.M.
Amer.
Iowa
Eldorado Twp
Unknown
28 days
Eman'l Cem Eldorado Twp
A. H. Stiegelmeyer uncle of dec'd
Blairstown, Iowa
187
13
December 16, 1881
Stiegelmeyer
Lena Catherine
Female
White
1
11
2
December 2, 1881
8 A.M.
Amer.
Ia.
1
Eldorado Twp
Pneumonia
three days
Eman'l Cem Eldorado Twp
December 4, 1881
N. Jasper Jones
Blairstown, Iowa
179
5
October 16, 1880
Stone
Willie O.
Male
White
7
September 30, 1880
10 P.M.
Single
Amer.
Iowa
Vinton, Benton Co, Iowa
Qumsy
Dentation
seven days
Ida Grove, Iowa
October 1, 1880
C. E. Singleton
Vinton, Iowa
200
67
September 4, 1885
Strawbeam
Adolph
Male
White
19
6
23
Barber
August 30, 1885
2.
Single
Amer.
Iowa
19
Belle Plaine, Ia
Hemmorrage Lungs
six months
Irving
September 1, 1885
J. B. Cox
Belle Plaine, Ia
192
3
November 28, 1883
Strawn
Joseph
Male
White
71
Farmer
November 9, 1883
4 A.M.
Married
Amer.
Penn.
44
Canton Twp
Effect of Injuries from a run a team several years ago
Cemetery near his Residence
November 11, 1883
I. S. Boles
Shellsburg, Iowa
206
38
January 21, 1886
Sturtz
Catharine
Female
White
45
10
House wife
January 2, 1886
Widow
Amer.
Pa.
Big Grove Twp, Benton Co, Ia
Lobar Pneumonia
9 days
Big Grove, Ia
January 4, 1886
D. H. Capwell
Garrison, Ia
185
72
September 1, 1881
Sturtz
John
Male
White
49
6
Farmer
August 10, 1881
9 P.M.
Married
Ger
Pa.
22
Big Grove Twp
Killed by a Bull
3 hours
Big Grove Twp
R. La Grange
Garrison, Iowa
182
39
February 10, 1881
Summers
John C.
Male
White
48
1
7
Merchant
January 10, 1881
2 A.M.
Married
Amer.
N. J.
20
Shellsburg Iowa
Typhoid Fever
seven days
Shellsburg Cem
January 12, 1881
I. S. Boles
Shellsburg, Iowa
196
15
December 11, 1884
Sweatfager
C. J.
Male
White
63
4
21
Farmer
December 2, 1884
4.
Married
German
Germany
19
Belle Plaine
Consumption (Pulmonary)
4 years
Belle Plaine Cemetry
December 4, 1884
J. McMorris
Belle Plaine, Ia
196
17
January 2, 1885
Sweatfager
C. J.
Male
White
63
4
27
Farmer
December 2, 1884
4.
Married
Germ.
German
19
Belle Plaine
Pulmonary consumption
4 years
Belle Plaine
December 4, 1884
J. McMorris
Belle Plaine, Ia
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