1860 Mortality Schedule - Butler, Fremont, Coldwater, Pittsford Twps.

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Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860, in Butler County, State of Iowa, enumerated by me, Jeremiah Ellis, Ass't Marshal.

Butler Township

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month Death Occupation Cause of Death Days Ill
Thompkins Mary N. 8 F   New York Nov 1859   Lung Fever 15 days
Land Mary E. 1 F   Iowa Nov 1859   Consumption 20 days
Hilton Mary E. 1 F   Iowa Feb 1860   Whooping Cough 14 days
Rains Edward N. 4 M   Iowa Feb 1860   Whooping Cough 3 days
Pray Edwin E. 3 M   Wisconsin Jan 1860   Accidentally scalded with tallow 17 days
Ray David H. 3 M   Iowa May 1860   Whooping Cough 9 1/2 days
Miller Isaac 1/12 M   Iowa Feb 1860   Lung Fever 8 days
Barton Clara 1 F   Iowa Nov 1859   Whooping Cough 60 days
Jarrison Margaret 6/12 F   Iowa Nov 1859  

Died from effects of burns caused by clothes catching fire while in cradle

9 days
Gilbert Hiram 5 M   New York Aug 1859   Fever 6 days
Gilbert Diana 68 F Single Vermont Jan 1860 Assistant house keeper to Farmer Dropsy 20 days
Wilcox Franklin 5 M   Iowa Jan 1860   Flux 10 days
Hunt Thomas 4 M   Iowa Aug 1859   Scarlet Fever 4 days
Blake Elizabeth 54 F Married Virginia Apr 1860 Farmer's wife Cronic Diarehea 40 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Fremont Township

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month Death Occupation Cause of Death Days Ill
Hovey Harriet 12/12 f   Iowa Mar 1860   Whooping cough 6 days

Coldwater Township

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month Death Occupation Cause of Death Days Ill
Moss Philip 55 M Married Virginia Mar 1860 Farmer Consumption 100 days
Moss Barbara 47 F Widow Ohio Apr 1860 Farmer's wife Lung Fever 7 days
Hardman Susanna 74 F Widow Virginia Mar 1860 Widow of farmer Palsy 18 days
Hardman Isaac 8 M   Indiana Nov 1859   Lung fever 6 days
Miller Wm. F. 29 M   Iowa Feb 1860 No occupaation Insane caused by kick from a horse unknown
Palmer Edmond J. 11/12 M   Iowa Oct 1859   Not known 1 day

Pittsford Township

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month Death Occupation Cause of Death Days Ill
Boylan Hannah 40 F Married Ohio Mar 1860 Farmer's wife Lung fever 9 days
Needham Charlotte M. 37 F Married Vermont Jul 1859 Farmer's wife Consumption 120 days
Needham Charlotte E. 2/12 F   Iowa Sept 1859   Inflamation of the bowels 3 days
James Homer E. 6 M   Vermont Jan 1860   Inflamation of the bowels 9 days
Ahrens Jochim H. 63 M Married Mechlenburgh, Germany Sept 1859 Farmer Flux 10 days
Harlan Mary E. 11/12 F   Iowa Aug 1859   Flux 5 days
Harlan Sarah E. 2 F   Iowa Aug 1859   Flux 5 days
Brotherton Orlando L. 1 M   Iowa Aug 1859   Flux 5 days
Brotherton Catherine A. 15 F   New York Sept 1859 Farmer's daughter Flux 8 days
Morris John 65 M Married Pennsylvania Oct 1859 Farmer Chills & Fever 90 days
Nichols Elizabeth A. 4 F   Illinois Oct 1859   infection or inflamation in the bowels 3 days
Santee Henry H. 3/12 M   Iowa Oct 1859   Inflamtion of the brain 8 days

 

Wm. F. Miller (line 5, Cold Water Township) an insane man died in Chicago from the affects of a Surgical operation on the head. He died within a few hours after the operation. His home was in this county up to the time of the operation.

I Jeremiah Ellis an assistant to the Marshall of Iowa for the dist. of Butler do Solemly Swear that I have made a true and correct return of all of the deaths in Said Dist for the year ending June 1st, 1860, and that I have acted in accordance with all lawful instructions received by me and tenor of my oath of office. No. of pages in the schedule is 3.

Jeremiah Ellis 

Assistant Marshall of Butler Co., Iowa

 

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 8th day of Sept. A. D.1860

Geo. McClellun

       Justice of the Peace  

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