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Clayton Co. Register of Deaths
Volume A

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Name Sex Age Occupation Date of Death Marital Status Where Born Place of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial
Meyer, Christian M 69 yrs Farmer November 27, 1897 Married Germany Millville Twp Accident Friedline Cem., Millville Twp
Schecker, Margaret F 49 yrs   November 19, 1897 Married Germany Elkport Stroke of Pardlosis Elkport, Iowa
Kill, Clara M. F 29 yrs Teacher November 23, 1897 Single Read Twp Boardman Twp Consumption Elkader, Iowa
Casidy, Thomas M 65 yrs Farmer October 17, 1897 Married Ireland Boardman Twp Congestion of Brain Elkader
Emch, Frank M 23 d   October 22, 1897 Single Guttenberg Guttenberg Fever Guttenberg
Schroeder, August M 64 Farmer November 16, 1897 Married Germany Wagner Abscess on lungs Wagner
Scherf, Ellen F     December 20, 1897   Wagner Wagner Fits Wagner
Cayton, Tabitha F 86 Keeping house December 2, 1897 Widow Ohio Grand Meadow Dropsy Grand Meadow
Dahuns, Emma F 13   October 2, 1897 Single Grand Meadow Grand Meadow Accident Postville, Iowa
Eberhard, Annie F 6   December 13, 1897 Single   Cox Creek Brain fever Mederville, Iowa
Jaeger, Peter Wm. M 4   December 9, 1897 Single Dakota Jefferson Twp Diphtheria Jefferson Twp
Wulfekuhl, Henry M 29 Farmer November 1, 1897 Married Clayton County Jefferson Twp Accident Jefferson Twp
Jaeger, Bernard P. M 2   November 18, 1897 Single Jefferson Twp Jefferson Twp Catarrh Jefferson Twp
Taylor, Jessie F     November 18, 1897 Single Strawberry Point Chicago, Illinois   Strawberry Point
Kleinline, John Peter M 70 Farmer and Laborer December 18, 1897 Single Germany Strawberry Point Accident Sperry Twp
Stasel, Hilda Josephine F 3   November 14, 1897 Single North McGregor, Iowa North McGregor, Iowa Membraneous Croup Clayton County
Gunderson, Arthur M 2   November 3, 1897 Single North McGregor, Iowa North McGregor, Iowa Diphtheria Pleasant Grove Cem., Mendon Twp
Hammond, Nettie F 3   November 25, 1897 Single North McGregor, Iowa North McGregor, Iowa Diphtheria Pleasant Grove Cem., Mendon Twp
Bratsburg, Amy F 14   December 27, 1897 Single North McGregor, Iowa North McGregor, Iowa Diphtheria Swede Settlement
Keen, Delight Mary F 1   November 19, 1897 Single North McGregor, Iowa North McGregor, Iowa Whooping Cough and Croup Pleasant Grove Cem., McGregor
Keh, Barbra F 77   November 12, 1897 Widow Germany Luana Heart Trouble Luana
Copeland, Grace F 9   October 20, 1897 Single Volga City Volga City Diabetis Volga City
McConnel, Albert M 3   December 4, 1897 Single Volga City Volga City Inflammation of the lungs Volga City
Daniels, Mrs. Elizabeth F 60   December 28, 1897 Married Massachusetts McGregor Heart Disease McGregor
Strouse, Henry M 52 Jeweler October 16, 1897 Single Germany McGregor Heart Disease La Crosse, Wisconsin
Renzihausen, Louis M 79 Farmer December 31, 1897 Married Germany Monona Catarrh of Stomach Pleasant Ridge Cem.
Hall, James A. M 63 Farmer November 30, 1897 Married Ohio Highland Heart Disease Wadena
Keevan, Mary F 82   October 10, 1897 Single Ireland Highland Heart Disease Elkader
Ludy, Vi V. F 8 mo   December 22, 1897 Single Lodomillo Twp Lodomillo Twp Teathing Strawberry Point
Metz, Martha F 45   October 29, 1897 Single Illinois Lodomillo Twp Paralisis Edgewood, Iowa
James, Vera F 8   December 12, 1897 Single Edgewood Edgewood Dropsy Edgewood, Iowa
Davis, Eldon M 2   November 23, 1897 Single Lodomillo Lodomillo Croup Cox Creek Twp
Uriell, Michael M 12 d   November 8, 1897 Single Elkader Elkader   Elkader
Larson, Hendrick M 63 Farmer November 29, 1897 Married Sweden Mendon Twp Consumption Norw. Cem., Mendon Twp
Anderson, Mary F 77 Farmer December 9, 1897 Widow Sweden Mendon Twp Heart Trouble Giard Twp
Klotzbach, Jacob M 66 Farmer October 22, 1897 Married Germany Mendon Twp Brights Disease Mendon Twp
McNamara, Ann F 65   December 29, 1897 Widow Ireland Mendon Twp Heart trouble Mendon Twp
Schurtzman, Evelyn C. F 9   November 13, 1897 Single Allamakee County Mendon Twp Bronchial Pneumonia Mendon Twp
De Haven, Jamie M 76 Farmer October 10, 1897 Married Pennsylvania Mendon Twp Heart Trouble Mendon Twp
Knapp, Mary Edith F 2   October 13, 1897 Single Mendon Twp Mendon Twp Whooping Cough Mendon Twp


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Name Sex Age Occupation Date of Death Marital Status Where Born Place of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial
Grunwald, Henry M 35 Farmer November 1, 1897 Single Guttenberg Cox Creek Accident Elkader
Davis M 1 d   October 14, 1897 Single Giard Giard   McGregor, Iowa
Ihde, Fred M 10 d   October 3, 1897   Giard Twp Giard   Garnavillo
Oldham, Hattie F 38 yrs   October 11, 1897 Married Pennsylvania Mallory Twp Miscarriage Brown's Cem., Mallory Twp

Reported to state Board of Health June 1, 1898. Dan Costigan, Clerk


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Name Sex Age Occupation Date of Death Marital Status Where Born Place of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial
Wright, Anna F 52 Housewife October 17, 1898 Married New York Farmersburg Twp Bright's disease National, Iowa
Meyer, Alila H. F 65 Housewife December 15, 1898 Widow Germany Farmersburg Twp Paralysis Garnavillo, Iowa
Wahls, Reuben Chas. M 1   March 27, 1898   Farmersburg Farmersburg Twp Bronchitis Clayton Center, Iowa
Neill, Emily E. F 79   December 22, 1898 Widow New York Farmersburg Twp Heart Failure Girard, Iowa
Voelker, Frederick M 61 Farmer January 7, 1898 Married Germany Farmersburg Twp Liver Complaint National, Iowa
Huebener, Mabel F 1   March 24, 1898   Farmersburg, Iowa Farmersburg Twp Inflammation of the Bowels Farmersburg, Iowa
Recklef, Elsie Mary F 2   October 22, 1898 Single Crawford Co. Wisc. Mendon Shock of Lightning Giard Twp, Iowa
Scarff, Mary Elizabeth F 40   May 23, 1898 Married Allamakee Co. Iowa Mendon Cancer of the Stomach Giard Twp, Iowa
Palemon, Sister Mary F 45 Sister of Charity March 14, 1898 Single Clarion Co. Penn. Davenport, Iowa Goiter Davenport, Iowa
Cannon, John James M 19   February 12, 1898 Single Mendon Twp, Iowa Mendon Twp Heart Trouble McGregor, Iowa
Hahn, Anna Teresa F 28   April 1, 1898 Married Mendon Twp, Iowa Mendon Twp Blood Poison McGregor, Iowa
Wiegand, Henry M 79 Farmer February 8, 1898 Married Germany Mendon Twp Kidney Trouble McGregor, Iowa
Washburn, James M 84 Farmer June 29, 1898 Married Canada Mendon Twp Dropsy Of Heart McGregor, Iowa
Wolfe, Urias Franklin M 40 Teacher September 29, 1898 Single Mendon Twp Coleman, Texas Hemorage of Lungs Coleman, Texas
Waters, Hannah Emily F 75   July 19, 1898 Widow Essex Co. New York Mendon Twp Cancer McGregor, Iowa
Hendrickson, Mattie Christina F 16   August 27, 1898 Single Mendon Twp, Iowa Mendon Twp Consumption Mendon Twp, Iowa
Justus, John Ross M 80 Tailor August 15, 1898 Widower Pennsylvania Mendon Twp Old age Mendon Twp, Iowa
Phelps M 10 mo   May 22, 1898   Mallory Twp, Iowa Mallory Twp Pneumonia Mallory Twp, Iowa
Hall, Sally C. F 70 Housekeeper July 7, 1898 Married New Hampshire Mallory Twp Paraletic Stroke Mallory Twp, Iowa
Towslee, John M 28 Laborer June 30, 1898 Married Unknown Mallory Twp Consumption Mallory Twp, Iowa
Tompkins, Mista F 5   October 31, 1898   Mallory Twp, Iowa Mallory Twp   Mallory Twp, Iowa
Radabaw, Vitora F 27   November 2, 1898 Single Delaware Co., Iowa Mallory Twp Spinal Disease Mallory Twp, Iowa
Hammond, Chas. A. M 20   July 13, 1898 Single Mallory Twp, Iowa Mallory Twp Typhoid Fever Mallory Twp, Iowa
Walters, Melinda F 73   February 22, 1898 Married Pennsylvania Mallory Twp Paralysis Mallory Twp, Iowa
Wamsley, Kittie V. F 38   September 30, 1898 Married Clarksville, Iowa Mallory Twp Dropsy Clarksville, Iowa
Bowman, Silas F. M 14   August 24, 1898 Single Mallory Twp, Iowa Mallory Twp Falling from a horse Mallory Twp, Iowa
Ellenbolt, Mary M. F 6 mo   January 14, 1898          
Richardson, J. D. M 39 Laborer March 1898 Married Not Known West McGregor, Iowa Tumor McGregor, Iowa
Uriell, Silvanes F 16 d   October 16, 1898   Read Twp, Iowa Read Twp, Iowa Unknown Garnavillo, Iowa
Kurdelmeyer, William M 67 Farmer December 21, 1898 Married Germany Read Twp, Iowa Old age Clayton Center, Iowa
Shipton, Clara B. F 4 mo   March 18, 1898 Single Grant Co. Wisc. Millville Twp, Iowa Inflammation of bowels Grant Co., Wisc.
Truman, Antnett M. F 69   April 21, 1898 Married Pennsylvania Volga, Iowa Dropsy Cox Creek Twp, Iowa
Schuckmann, G. G. P. M 37   July 21, 1898 Married St. Sebald, Iowa Sperry Twp, Iowa Accident St. Sebald, Iowa
Schuckmann, John G. G. K. M 31   July 21, 1898 Married St. Sebald, Iowa Sperry Twp, Iowa Accident St. Sebald, Iowa
Schultz, Wm. M 17 Farmer May 23, 1898 Single Boardman Twp, Iowa Boardman Twp, Iowa Dropsy Clayton Center, Iowa
Neylan, Lucy F 44 Farmer July 16, 1898 Married Cincinnati, Ohio Boardman Twp, Iowa Child Birth Elkader, Iowa
Rogers, Maria F 24 Farmer February 25, 1898 Married   Boardman Twp, Iowa Confinement Elkader, Iowa
Meisner, John James M 3 mo              
Wells, Percy M 2   March 27, 1898   Elkader, Iowa Elkader, Iowa Congestion of the lungs Elkader, Iowa
Wells, Perry M 2   March 31, 1898   Elkader, Iowa Elkader, Iowa Congestion of lungs Elkader, Iowa


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Name Sex Age Occupation Date of Death Marital Status Where Born Place of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial
Lewis, Aaron V. M 56 Miller November 4, 1898 Married Ohio Lodomillo Twp Heart Disease Colesburg, Iowa
Sherman, Annis L. F 63   March 23, 1898 Widow Ohio Lodomillo Twp Heart Disease Edgewood, Iowa
Hous, Katherine F 74   June 10, 1898 Widow Pennsylvania Lodomillo Twp Old age Mederville, Iowa
Harmann, Fritz M 66 Mason May 3, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Inflammation of bowels Garnavillo, Iowa
Oelfke, Metha F 69   September 22, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Heart failure Garnavillo, Iowa
Hill, Elizabeth F 81   March 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Old age Garnavillo, Iowa
Stoffler, Henry F 10   March 1, 1898   Guttenberg, Iowa Garnavillo, Iowa Bright's disease Guttenberg, Iowa
Dickman, Fried. H. M 75 Farmer April 5, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Paraletic stroke Garnavillo, Iowa
Backhaus, Henry M 65 Farmer July 23, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Consumption Ceres, Iowa
Obermoeller, Peter H. M 73 Farmer October 28, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Liver Complaint Garnavillo, Iowa
Kregel, Charlote F 72   April 5, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Old age Garnavillo, Iowa
Kriger, William M 69 Farmer April 2, 1898 Widower Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Cancer of Stomach Garnavillo, Iowa
Sieg, George M 76   July 11, 1898 Married Germany Garnavillo, Iowa Cancer of Stomach Garnavillo, Iowa
Boden, Dora F 61   June 22, 1898 Widow Ireland Dubuque, Iowa Paralysis Garnavillo, Iowa
Cess, Lea W. M 4 mo   October 7, 1898   Highland Highland   Elkader, Iowa
Larson, Cornelia I. F 5 mo   January 8, 1898   Highland Highland Pneumonia Grinder, Iowa
Larson, Julia F 24 yrs   January 25, 1898 Married Wagner Twp Highland Consumption Wagner Twp, Iowa
Boland, Ellen Ivory F 39   August 28, 1898 Married Clayton Co., Iowa Highland Hemorrhage Elkader, Iowa
Larson, Isabelle G. F 15   April 14, 1898 Single Highland, Iowa Highland Consumption Marion Twp, Iowa
Schnider, Victor M 68 Farmer August 22, 1898 Married Switzerland Highland Lung fever Marion Twp, Iowa
Hurley, Michael M 65 Farmer March 5, 1898 Married Ireland Highland Heart Disease Elkader, Iowa
Meisner, Ernest M 69 Farmer March 21, 1898 Married Germany Highland Consumption Elkader, Iowa
Weihe, George Lewis M 23 Farmer June 22, 1898 Single Grand Meadow Grand Meadow Sarcoma Postville, Iowa
McCulloch, Alfred Wm. M 4   March 16, 1898 Single Marion Twp Grand Meadow Lung fever Monona, Iowa
Oleson, Salvin M 3 mo   July 9, 1898 Single Grand Meadow Grand Meadow   Grand Meadow, Iowa
Oleson, Cora F 19 d   May 13, 1898 Single Grand Meadow Grand Meadow   Grand Meadow, Iowa
Meyer, Harvey M 7 mo   January 23, 1898   Grand Meadow Grand Meadow   Postville, Iowa
Tonberg, Thos. S. M 79 Farmer December 10, 1898 Widower Norway Wagner Twp Kidney disease Wagner Twp
Wagner, Peter M 71 Farmer December 30, 1898   Germany Wagner Twp Paralysis Elkader, Iowa
Brown, Hazel Inis F 7   November 28, 1898   Elkader, Iowa Elkader, Iowa   Elkader, Iowa
Muniger, Milo E. Sr. M 78 Farmer February 22, 1898 Married Mason, New York Elkader, Iowa Old age Elkader, Iowa
Bandow, Sophia F 82   February 16, 1898 Widow Germany Elkader, Iowa Inflammation of bowels Elkader, Iowa
Bishop, Pearl F 4 d   May 10, 1898   Elkader, Iowa Elkader, Iowa Hemorrhage of bowels Elkader, Iowa
Appleby, Edwin M 64   July 15, 1898 Widower N. York Strawberry Point, Iowa Old age Strawberry Point, Iowa
Howard, Alice F 40   December 19, 1898 Married Clinton Co., Iowa Strawberry Point, Iowa Old age Strawberry Point, Iowa
Cooper, David L. M 24   December 7, 1898 Single Elk Twp, Iowa Elk Twp, Iowa Lung fever  
Brooker, Wm. Mathia M 2 mo   September 5, 1898   Elk Twp, Iowa Elk Twp, Iowa Inflammation of bowels Elk Twp, Iowa
Hageman, John M 83 Farmer December 18, 1890 Widower Germany Elk Twp, Iowa Old age Elk Twp, Iowa
Hill, Herman H. M 73   July 18, 1898 Married N. York Elk Twp, Iowa Suicide Elk Twp, Iowa
Buck, Samuel H. M 77 Farmer January 10, 1898 Married Vermont Monona Heart Disease National, Iowa


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Name Sex Age Occupation Date of Death Marital Status Where Born Place of Death Cause of Death Place of Burial
Buck, Betsy A. F 73   February 13, 1898          
Doran, Catherine F 86   March 13, 1898 Widow Ireland Volga Twp Old age Elkport, Iowa
Needham, Mike M 72   Jan 24, 1898 Single Ireland Volga Twp Old age Elkport, Iowa
Gottschalk M 2 d   March 7, 1898   Volga Twp, Iowa Volga Twp   Elkport, Iowa
Meyer, Alexander M 46 Farmer September 29, 1898 Married Clayton Co. Volga Twp Dispepsia Garnavillo, Iowa
Beatty, George W. M 48 Miner September 30, 1898 Single Virginia Alaska Accident, Drowned Alaska
Eggerth, William M 4 mo   July 21, 1898 Single Volga Twp Volga Twp   Elkport, Iowa
Eggerth, Clara F 7 yrs   October 22, 1898 Single Volga Twp Volga Twp   Elkport, Iowa
Amling, Alice F 3 yrs   December 28, 1898 Single Volga Twp Volga Twp Lung Fever Elkport, Iowa
Block, Lena F 33   October 12, 1898 Married Volga Twp Volga Twp Consumption Elkport, Iowa
Jennings, Walter Ray M 1 mo              
Hemmicks, John M 63 Farmer January 29, 1898 Married Germany Volga Twp Heart Trouble Elkport, Iowa
William, Grennan F. M 88 Farmer January 15, 1898 Married Germany Volga Twp Old age Garnavillo, Iowa
Capeck, James M 1 yr   September 26, 1898   Giard Twp Giard Summer Complaint Monona
Ihde, Christina F 34   November 9, 1898 Married Germany Giard Consumption Monona
Gilster, Johnnie F. M 1 mo   September 16, 1898   Giard Twp Giard   Monona
Collins, Mary Ann F 73   March 22, 1898 Widow Ireland Giard   Monona
Sawvell, John M 79 Farmer May 24, 1898 Married Pennsylvania Giard Dropsy Monona
Casey, Nellie F 22   April 11, 1898 Single Mendon Twp, Iowa Giard Heart Trouble McGregor, Iowa
Lestina, Rose Mary F 9 d   September 7, 1898   Giard Twp Giard Cramps Giard Twp, Iowa
Scholz, Lucil F 4 mo   February 22, 1898   Guttenberg, Iowa Guttenberg Lung Fever Guttenberg, Iowa
Loesecke, Sumilila F 3 mo   September 15, 1898   Guttenberg, Iowa Guttenberg Summer complaint Guttenberg, Iowa
Enich, Fred M 9   July 4, 1898   Switzerland Guttenberg   Guttenberg, Iowa
Kampmeyer, Peter M 28   June 16, 1898 Single Guttenberg, Iowa Guttenberg   Guttenberg, Iowa
Trommel, Josephine F 11   April 1898   Dubuque, Iowa Guttenberg Consumption Guttenberg, Iowa
Stahl, Cleva F 6 wks   March 2, 1898   Cox Creek Cox Creek   Mederville, Iowa
Dinan, Patrick M 76   July 9, 1898 Married Ireland Cox Creek Accident Littleport, Iowa
Scovel, Norman Ira M 55 Farmer [blank] Widower   Cox Creek   Mederville, Iowa
Hines, Mary E. F 88   June 25, 1898 Widow England Cox Creek Paralysis Cox Creek, Iowa
Forsythe, Wm. M 1 1/2 yrs   February 28, 1898   Alta, Iowa Cox Creek Typhoid Pneumonia Lodomillo Twp, Iowa
Day, Jane O. F 18   May 7, 1898   Lodomillo Twp, Iowa Cox Creek Consumption Littleport, Iowa
Conway, Patrick M 85 Farmer March 18, 1898 Widower Ireland Cox Creek Old age Littleport, Iowa
Ernst, Elmer L. M 33 Merchant September 9, 1898 Married Illinois Monona Consumption Luana, Iowa
Keller, Margaret F 76   October 5, 1898 Widow Ireland Monona Bright's disease Monona, Iowa
Abel, Henry H. M 75 Farmer December 12, 1898 Widower Germany Monona   Garnavillo, Iowa
Greenwood M 8 d   January 31, 1898   Monona Monona   Luana, Iowa
Kregel, Eldo August M 14   December 16, 1898 Single Monona Monona Paralysis Monona, Iowa
Bounker, Elmer A. M 1   March 4, 1898   Monona Monona   Monona, Iowa
Garms, Joachim M 76 Farmer October 7, 1898 Widower Germany Monona   Wagner Twp, Iowa
Fields, Mary F 39   June 19, 1898 Married Indiana North McGregor Paralysis McGregor, Iowa

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-Transcription notes: Every effort has been taken to transcribe these records accurately, but errors are possible. Notes in [brackets] were added by the transcriber. Please use this transcription as a guide only & always consult the original record to confirm the information.

-Source: Register of deaths Volume A, Nov. 1897-June 1913, FHL film #1255482
-Transcribed by Steve & Neva Nelson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb from photocopies contributed by Constance Diamond

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