1885 DEATH RECORDS 1885 Death Records recorded in the order the death was recorded...thus you will find some death dates out of chronological order |
| Abbreviations: m-male, f-female, b-born, d-died, bur-buried, n-nationality, res-residence |
| 1885 | Plymouth County Courthouse Death Ledgers |
| Deceased Name | Death Record Detail
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| COURTNEY, Richard | m; 7 yrs; d 8 Jan 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| GRAY, H. H. | m; 20 yrs; b America; d 16 Jan 1885 Kingsley, IA; bur Darlington, Wisc |
| STUART, Horace | m; 47 yrs; d 17 Jan 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| FARNHAM, Clyde | m; 2 yrs 9 mos; b LeMars, IA; d 17 Jan 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars Cemetery |
| COFFEY, Margaret | f; 8 mos; b Johnson Twp Plym county, IA; parent Patrick Coffey; d 28 Jan 1885; bur LeMars, IA |
| STABLEFORT, A | m; married; 54 yrs 9 mos; b Holland; d 13 Jan 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| WERRLY, Peter | m; single; 18 yrs 1 mo; b German; d 23 Jan 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| HOLDEN, male | m; 19 yrs; single d 1 Feb 1885 near Oyens, IA |
| McCURDY, Fanny | f; married; 69 yrs; b Pennsylvania; d 11 Feb 1885 America Twp Plymouth county, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| DRESSER, Archie | m; married; 48 yrs 5mos 2 das; res IA 16 yrs; d 27 May 1884; LeMars Plymouth county, IA; bur LeMars cemetery |
| SMALL, J. D. | m; 7 das; b Seney, IA; d 4 Feb 1885 Seney Plymouth county, IA; bur Seney, IA |
| PETZ, Daniel | m; widower; 88 yrs 3 mos; b Luxemburg; d 22 Feb 1885 LeMars; bur St. Joseph's cemetery |
| KNUTH, Mary | f; married; 27 yrs; b Illinois; d 2 Mar 1885 Plymouth county, IA; bur Ohio & Illinois [it said both] |
| IVERSON, Ole Marius | 1yr 6 mo; b LeMars, IA; d 25 Sep 1884 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars cem |
| MEADER, James | m; single; 82 yrs; b England; n-Isle of White; d 1 Mar 1885 Elkhorn Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| GADD, William | m; single; 45 yrs; b Sweden; d 11 Feb 1885 Elgin Twp; bur LeMars |
| MUROE/MUNROE, Terrie? | f; single; 20 yrs; n-Canadian; Hugh Monroe, brother; Marion Twp; d 9 Feb 1885; bur LeMars, IA |
| BEITEL, Rhoda | f; 1yr 4mo; b LeMars, IA; d 27 Feb 1885 LeMars, IA |
| McCLINTOCK, William | m; 3yrs 6mos 21 das; b Plymouth county, IA; d 3 Mar 1885 Washington Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| JOHNSON, Martha | f; single; 16 yrs; b IA; d 19 Mar 1885 Akron, IA; bur Rige?, Spring, Dak |
| PICKNEY, Edwin C | m; 3 mos; b Akron, IA; d 18 Mar 1885 Akron, IA; bur Portland Cemetery 19 Mar 1885 |
| BECKER, Lizzie M | f; 2 yrs 5 mos; b LeMars, IA; d 26 Mar 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BLACK, D W | 37 yrs; b Ohio; d 31 Mar 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| SMALL, Wm H | m; 7 mos; b LeMars, IA; d 16 Mar 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA on 18 Mar 1885 |
| BORCHER, Joseph M | m; widower; age 78; b Tirol; d 6 Mar 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| WEILENBERG, John | m; 16 das; b America Twp Plym county, IA; n-German; d 11 Mar 1885 America Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| DICKSON, Christinana | f; laborer; n-Scotch; res IA 8 mos; 49 yrs 2 mos; d 30 Mar 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| SMITH, Frank Ernest | 2 mos 3 das; b Plymouth County; d 18 Mar 1885 Washington Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| FISHER, Lewis | m; 1yr 4mos; b LeMars, IA; n-Hollander; d 19 Mar 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| MARSHALL, Ruth | f; 2yrs 2mos; b Kingsley, IA; d 5 Apr 1885 Kingsley, IA; bur Kingsley, IA, 6 Apr 1885 |
| SWINGHALEN, Andrew T | m; 1yr 23 das; b LeMars, IA; d 14 Apr 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| SKELTON, Mary Ann | f; married; 42 yrs 5mos 18das; n-Canadian; res IA 30 yrs; d 24 Apr 1885 Stanton Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| WELCH, male | age: few hours; b LeMars, IA; d 29 Apr 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars |
| TRITZ, Clara | f; 4 yrs; b LeMars, IA; d 15 Apr 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BACHMAN, Ida | f; 1yr 3mos; b Remsen, IA; d 27 Apr 1885; bur Remsen, IA |
| NELSON, Mathia | m; single; 23 yrs; n-Dane; b Denmark; d 8 May 1885 Portland Twp; bur Portland Cemetery, Akron, IA |
| DINGLEY, L | m; 20 yrs; b Michigan; d 18 May 1885 Akron, IA; bur Akron, IA |
| GEHLEN, Sahah | f; 28 yrs 1mos 11 das; b New York; d 14 May 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| GAINOR, Joseph Cleveland | 4 mo 22 das; b LeMars, IA; d 2 May 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA on 4 May 1885 |
| BOWER, Margaret | 1 mo 19 das; n-German; b Iowa; d 17 May 1885 Elgin Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| ADLER, C F | f; married; n-German; b Germany; d 21 May 1885 Marion Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| KELLEY, John | m; farmer; single; 16 yrs; n-Irish; d 23 May 1885 Preston Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| KELLEY, Mary | f; single; 14 yrs; n-Irish; d 23 May 1885 Preston Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| ANDREWS, female | 30 min old; d 9 May 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| GROSS, Berhard | m; farmer; 44 yrs; d 19 May 1885 Plymouth County; bur Remsen, IA |
| SEIVERS, Mary | f; 4 yrs 9 mos 29 das; b Iowa; d 19 Jun 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| SEIVERS, Emma | f; 5 yrs 9 mos; b USA; d 28 May 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| HUEBSCH, Louis | m; 4 yrs 3mos; b LeMars, IA; d 3 Jul 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| MEIS, Frank | m; 7 yrs 10 mos; b IA; d 12 Jun 1885 America Twp Plymouth County; bur LeMars 14 Jun 1885 |
| KLUCKHORN, Clara | f; 5 yrs 10 mos 27 das; n-German; b IA; d 13 Jun 1885 Johnson Twp Plym county; bur LeMars, IA 15 Jun 1885 |
| VENATTA, female | b IA; 12 das; d 19 Jun 1885 Marion Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| GOOD, Lillian | f; 3 mos 10das; b America Twp Plym county; d 8 Jun 1885 America Twp; bur America Twp Plymouth county |
| GOETSCHEL, William | m; single; 38 yrs; b NY; d 15 Jun 1885 America Twp; bur LeMars, IA; n-German |
| DEUSCHLE, Carrie | f; 19 mos; b Remsen, IA; d 14 Jun 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| DAM, Tracy | f; 1yr 4 mos; d 26 Aug 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| ELMORE, Bessie V | f; single; 18 yrs 6 mos; d 21 Aug 1885 Akron, IA; bur Akron, IA |
| WARD, John | m; b Milwaukee, Wisc; 1 yr 10 mos; d 29 Sep 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA, 30 Sep 1885 |
| WITT, George | m; 7 yrs 3 mos; b Benton County, IA; d 3 Oct 1885; bur Remsen, IA |
| WITT, Henrietta | f; 3yrs 4 mos; b Benton County, IA; d 4 Oct 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA 5 Oct 1885 |
| KAHL, Jette | f; 6 yrs 6 mos; b Grant County, IA; d 22 Sep 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| PAGELER, Anna C | f; 5 yrs 7 mos; d 11 Oct 1885 Grant Twp; bur Grant Twp; born Grant Twp Plym county, IA |
| LAMPKE, August | m; 16 yrs; b Germany; d 29 Jul 1885 America Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| HARVEY, Dewey | m; 18 mos; b Union Twp; d 2 Aug 1885 Union Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| BENZ, Marie | f; 11 mos; d 19 Aug 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA 10 Aug 1885 Note the death & bural date decreps--this is the way it is recorded at the courthouse] |
| INGLETT, female | age: few moments; b Union Twp; d 11 Aug 1885 Union Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| AMSLER, Emma | f; single; servant; b Switzerland; 22 yrs; d 27 Jul 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| LUTHER, Fred | m; b LeMars, IA; 3 das; d 8 Oct 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| KINSLEY, Michael | m; 24 yrs; laborer; b Germany; d 28 Jul 1885 Elgin Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| DETLOFF, John | m; married; farmer; b Germany; 63 yrs 8 mos 18 das; d 26 Oct 1885 Elgin Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| WATKINS, Lillie | f; 7 yrs 1 mo 15 das; b Waterloo, IA; d 24 Oct 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| McCARDY, Bertha Ann | f; single; 28 yrs; b Sioux City, IA; d 7 Oct 1885 Plymouth County, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| CLAY, A F | M; FARMER; D 24 Aug 1885 Merrill, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BASTIAN, Joseph | m; miner; married; 54 yrs 11 mos 18 das; d 18 Aug 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| RICHNER, D | m; farmer; married; b Germany; d 30 Jul 1885 -- 5 miles east of LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BEANMA/BEAUNMA, Julia Peter | f; single; 18 yrs 2 mos 10 das; b Friesland; d 26 Aug 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| KATING, Anna | f; 5 mos 4 das; b Plymouth county; n-Irish; d 12 Aug 1885 Plymouth county; bur LeMars, IA |
| KATEN, Katie | f; 4 mos; b Plym county; d 4 Aug 1885 Marion Twp; bur LeMars |
| WILLIAMS, Elizabeth | f; 72 yrs; b Scotland; d 28 Aug 1885 Washington Twp; bur LeMars, IA |
| KOEHLER, Christian | m; wagon maker; 59 yrs 27 das; b Bavaria; n-German; d 4 Sep 1885 LeMars, IA; bur 6 Sep 1885 LeMars, IA |
| LEKINGS, Samuel | m; 12 das; b LeMars, IA; d 19 Sep 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA 20 Sep 1885 |
| WILTGEN, Peter | m; farm hand; single; 32 yrs; d 21 Sep 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| CALSTON, Edith | f; 15 das; d 12 Oct 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA; b LeMars, IA; n-English |
| BRISLIN, John C | m; 3 yrs 6 mos 27 das; b Plym county, IA; d 14 Feb 1885 Plym county, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BRISLIN, Abbie L | f; 1 yr 3mos 24 das; b Plym county, IA; d 10 Feb 1885 Union Twp Plym county, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| BECKER, Jacob | m; 22 yrs 22 das; farmer; b Galena, Ill; d 28 Oct 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| LAMB, Morris | m; farmer; 27 yrs; n-Irish; d 16 Oct 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| KLINSMITH, Samuel | m; 1yr 5 mos; b IA; d 7 Nov 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| ALKINSON, Frank | m; 4 yrs 11 mos; b Iowa; d 8 Nov 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| SCHELL, John | m; 14 yrs 7 das; b IA; d 7 Nov 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| SCHELL, Rosa | f; 10 yrs 10 mos; b IA; d 12 Nov 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA |
| HERMAN, male | 6 yrs 8 mos; b IA; d 7 Nov 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA |
| SCHELL, Augusta | m; b IA; 2yrs 3 mos; d 11 Nov 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA |
| LEWIS, Peter | m; 28 yrs; n-German; b Wisconsin; d 8 Nov 1885 near LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| JOHNSON, John | m; age 1 week; b IA; d 5 Nov 1885 Johnson Twp; bur Johnson Twp cem |
| HOUCK, Minnie | f; 4 yrs 5 mos; b IA; d 29 Nov 1885 Remsen, IA; bur Remsen, IA |
| MUELLER, Henry | m; 6 yrs 6 mos; b IA; d 27 Nov 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA |
| HOUCK, Adolph | m; 2 yrs 6 mos; b IA; d 3 Dec 1885 Remsen; bur Remsen, IA |
| MOHLHOP, Lewis | m; 2yrs 5 mos; b IA; d 7 Dec 1885 Henry Twp; bur Remsen |
| FAIRBANKS, Caroline | no death date or place given; no age given; filed 3 Jan 1886; died Sioux Falls, SD |
| DINGLEY, Mary | f; 73 yrs 11 mos; married; b Maine; d 5 Apr 1885 LeMars; bur Sheldon, IA |
| KILKER, Louis | m; n-German; b Illinois; 12 yrs 19 das; d 29 Nov 1885 South east of LeMars, bur LeMars, IA |
| BROWN, Eugene M | m; 35 yrs 8 mos 13 das; widower; b Illinois; d 3 Nov 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| MILLER, Ursula | f; 8 yrs; b IA; d 13 Dec 1885 Stanton Twp; bur Stanton Twp |
| HIGLEY, Emory | m; 42 yrs; Editor; married; b Ohio; d 29 Nov 1885 LeMars; bur LeMars, IA |
| WILLIAMS, female | 36 hours old; b IA; d 5 Nov 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| LUKEN, Kate | f; 8 mos; d 23 Dec 1885 Stanton Twp; bur Le Mars, IA; b IA |
| DODSON, Thomas H | m; 24 yrs 3 mos; single groceryman; b Wisc; d 9 Dec 1885 LeMars, IA; bur LeMars, IA |
| LEWIS, Peter | m; farmer; 27 yrs; b Wisc; d 8 Nov 1885; bur 10 Nov 1885 [transcriber's note: this is a case where the deceased is recorded twice....see above the same Lewis, Peter] |