Buena Vista County, IA
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1889 Reported Deaths in Buena Vista County
Contributed by Sheryl McClure


Hansen, Martin P. age 29 yr. 11 mo. born Denmark; married; died January 3, 1889 in Newell of urinary calcification; buried January 4, 1889 in Newell

Rice, Leslie A. age 2 mo. born Iowa; died January 13, 1889 in Newell from asphyxiation by bed clothes; buried January 15, 1889 in Newell

Richardson, Stella age 9 yr. 2 mo. born Iowa; died January 12, 1889 in Brooke Twp. of diphtheria; buried Alta

Nelson, John Alfred age 9 hr. born Alta died March 1, 1889 in Nokomis Twp. of congestion; buried Swedish church, Nokomis Twp.

Isom, Margaret H. age 25 yr. 8 mo.; married; died Feb. 17, 1889 in Storm Lake of consumption

Cox, George C. age 50 yr.; married; died Feb. 20, 1889 in Storm Lake of cancer of the stomach; buried Sandwich, Ill.

Kossart, Johanna M. age 49 yr. 9 mo.; born Germany; widow; died March 22, 1889 in Brooke Twp. of heart disease; buried March 24, 1889 in Brooke Twp.

Ahrenholtz, Lizzie age 6 born Iowa; died March 30, 1889 in Maple Valley Twp. of diphtheria; buried April 1, 1889 in German cemetery

Betsworth, Mabel age 1 yr. 5 mo. 2 da. born Iowa; died March 22, 1889 in Alta of croupus pneumonia; buried March 4, 1889 in Alta

Sievers, May age 79 yr. 7 mo. born Germany; widow; died April 27, 1889 in Coon Twp. of feebleness of age; buried April 30, 1889 in Grant Twp.

Keeney, Arabel H. age 45 yr. born Ohio; married; died April 7, 1889 in Newell of mastoid abscess; buried April 9, 1889 in Newell

Mitchell, Louise C. age 2 yr. 3 mo. born Iowa; died March 20, 1889 in Newell of measles; buried March 21, 1889 in Newell

Benzon, J. age 54 yr. 4 mo. born Sweden; married; died March 13, 1889 in Marathon of enlargement of the liver

McDeid, Otis M. age 3 mo. born Iowa; died March 31, 1889 in Newell of bronchitis; buried Newell April 1, 1889

Borman,  Angie  age 30 yr. 9 mo. 29 da.; married; born Iowa; died April 29, 1889 in Newell of tubercular consumption; buried may 1, 1889 in Newell

Lawton, Ardella age 37 yr. born N.Y.; married; died April 19, 1889 in Newell of Bright's disease; buried April 20, 1889 in Newell

Rickoff, Male Infant age 21 da. born Iowa; died March 28, 1889 in Elk Twp. of bronchitis; buried Aurelia March 29, 1889

Duschinski, Amiel age 22 yr. 1 mo. born West Prussia; single; died April 20, 1889 in Storm Lake of Bright's disease; buried April 22, 1889 in Storm Lake

Planalp, Henry Ward age 27 yr. 10 mo. born Ripley Co., Indiana; married; died May 14, 1889 in Storm Lake of inflammation; buried May 16, 1889 near Newburg, Iowa

Kingsley, Edith age 6 mo. 10 da.; died May 22, 1889 in Storm Lake of cerebra-spinal meningitis; buried May 24, 1889 in Storm Lake

Nelson, Emil age 25 yr. 8 mo. born Sweden; died June 14, 1889 in Alta of phthisis pulmonatus; buried June 18, 1889 in Alta

Anderson, Hannah  age 45 yr. 5 mo. born Sweden; married; died June 10, 1889 in Alta of childbirth; buried Alta June 13, 1889

Colburn, Carrie O. age 4 yr. 1 mo. born Buena Vista Co.; dau of F. F. and Hattie; died June 18, 1889 in Linn Grove of spinal meningitis; buried June 20, 1889 in Linn Grove

Pellay, Samantha age 40 yr. 11 mo. born Penn.; married; died June 12, 1889 in Barnes Twp. of inflammation of the bowels; buried June 14, 1889 in Hanover (?) cemetery

Olsen, Ellen age 32 yr. born Denmark; married; died July 17, 1889 in Newell of tubercular consumption; buried July 18, 1889 in Newell

Olson, Margaret age 39 yr. born Denmark; married; died July 29, 1889 in Newell of consumption; buried July 30, 1889 in Newell

Porath, Albertina age 42 born Germany; single; died Aug. 16, 1889 in Coon Twp. of tuberculosis; buried Aug. 17, 1889 in Coon Twp.

Dake, William W. age 2 mo. 15 da. born Brooke Twp.; died Aug. 18, 1889 in Brooke Twp. of cholera infantum; buried Peterson, Iowa Aug. 19, 1889

Harris, Rebecca age 68 yr. 8 mo. 10 da. born Germany; widow; died Sept. 27, 1889 in Maple Valley twp. of septic fever complicated by old age; buried Sept. 28, 1889 in Maple Valley

Johnson, Nellie age 44 yr. 6 mo. 6 da. born Sweden; died Sept. 15, 1889 in Maple Valley Twp. of congestion of the lungs; buried Sept. 17, 1889 in Alta

Ingham, Emmett age 78 yr 9 mo. ; born N. Y.; widower; died Aug. 29, 1889 in Storm Lake of old age; buried Aug. 31, 1889 in Storm Lake

Mikkelsen, Mary age 5 yr. born Elk Twp.; dau. of Soren; died Oct. 22, 1889 in Elk Twp. of croup; buried Oct. 23 in Elk Twp.

Mickelson, Martha E. age 1 yr. 6 mo. died Nov. 5, 1889 in Linn Grove of bronchitis; buried Nov. 6, 1889 at Linn Grove

Horton, Judge age 1 yr. 4 mo. born Grant Twp.; died Nov. 27, 1889 in Grant Twp. of enteric colitis; buried Grant Twp. Nov. 29, 1889

Mikkelsen, Peter age 12 ; son of Soren; died Nov. 16, 1889 in Elk Twp. of  diphtheria laryngeal; buried Nov. 17, in Elk Twp. Zorn, Anna age 2 yr. 11 mo. born Brooke Twp.; died Nov. 15, 1889 in Brooke Twp. of pseudo-membranous laryngitis; buried Spring Twp., Cherokee Co.

Covel, Margaret K. age 69 yr. born Ohio; widow; died Nov. 24, 1889 in Elk Twp. of pneumonia complicated by rheumatism, heart failure and inflammation of the kidneys; buried Nov. 25, 1889 in Elk Baptist cemetery

Peterson, John age 76 yr. born Sweden; died Dec. 6, 1889 in Alta of strangulation of the bowels; buried Dec. 7, 1889 in Elk Twp.

McCue, Catherine age 55 yr. born Ireland; died Dec. 9, 1889 in Newell of cancer of the breast; buried Dec. 11, 1889 in Ft. Dodge

Fastenow, Mary age 3 yr. 4 mo. born Brooke Twp.; died Dec. 30, 1889 in Brooke Twp. of diphtheria; buried St. John's, Brooke Twp.

Ball, J. M. age 69 yr. born Penn.; married; died Dec. 21, 1889 in Marathon of cancer; buried Dec. 22, 1889 in Marathon

Dokken, Carrie age 42 yr. 5 mo. born Norway; died Dec. 23, 1889 in Barnes Twp. of childbirth; buried Dec. 25, 1889 in Barnes Twp

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