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1870 Howard County Mortality Schedule

Page No 1 , 77
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Center Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
  * Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Crabtree, Elizabeth  62  Virginia    Dec    Inflammatory Pneumonia 
15  White, Sarah F.  23  Indiana    May  Keeping House  Consumption 
27  Beard, Emaline  39  Illinois    Sept  Keeping House  Chill and Fever 
39  Alexander, Delana    Indiana    July    Cholera Infantum 
31  Ratcliff, Hiram W. ?    Indiana    Sept    Consumption 
61  Campbell, Alva    Indiana    August    Flux 
113  Moreland, Almira J.  38    Indiana    March  Keeping House  Congestion of the Stomach 

Page No 1 , 78
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Kokomo, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Clayburn, George A.    Indiana    June    Bronchitis 
29  Meyer, Thomas L.  6 mos.    Penn  F March    Consumption 
66  Seeds,  1 mo.    Indiana    March    Inflamation of Brain 
67  Hall, Clara    Indiana    May    Congestion of Brain 
68  Hocker, Thomas H.    Indiana    April    Hemorage of the Lungs 
94  Henderson, Electa    Indiana    February    Measles 
134  Gunning, Cassia  18  Indiana    January  Keeping House  Lung Fever 
27  Willsch?, John  62  Ohio    May  Marble Worker  Aneurysm 
147  Kelley, Dudley    Indiana    April    Tumor on the Brain 
10  151  Perdue, William    Indiana    September    Flux 
11  164  Kennedy, Harriett  43  Ohio    October  Keeping House  Flux 
12  175  Teague, Martha E.  31  Ohio    January  Keeping House  Consumption 
13  212  Bider, Clarence    Indiana    February    Measles 
14  229  Dunkle, David  1 mo.    Indiana    January    Cholera Infantum 
15  248  Martin, Francis  21    Indiana    September  Physician  Killed on Rail Road 
16  255  Williams, Mattie  19    Indiana    December    Consumption 
17  338  Beard, Mary E.    Indiana    April    Measles 
18  338  Beard, --  1 mo.    Indiana    February    Chronic Diarrhea 
19  344  Budell, Dora A.    Indiana    August    Chronic Dysentery 
20  345  Meyers, Maggie  19    Ohio    October    Typhoid Fever 
21  345  Meyers, Charlie    Indiana    May    Flux 
22  388  Horner, Richard  14    Indiana    September    Flux 
23  395  Spangler, Hester  34  Ohio    January  Keeping House  Consumption 
24  395  Spangler, Jesse    Ohio    October    Croup 
25  429  Varner, Lauretta  8 mos.    Indiana    February    Measles 
26  420  Frazier, Minnie  1 mo.    Indiana    April    Consumption 
27  408  Artis, Ulyses  8 mos.    Indiana    January    Lung Fever 
28  461  Garrigus, William D.  12    Indiana    February    Dropsey of the Brain 
29  462  Sheely, Mariah E.  9 mos.    Indiana    February    Whooping Cough 
30  462  Cowhird, Aseneth  7 mos.    Indiana    May    Croup 

Page No 1 , 79
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Clay Township, in the County of Howard, State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Edsom, Lily  3 mos.    Ind    Sept    Meningitis 
McCully, Margaret  60  Virginia?    Aug    Congestive Fever 
Hammock?, L. H.    Tenn    June    Dysentery 
17  Hammock?, Ulyses E.    Ind    June    Dysentery 
32  Williams, Alice    Ind    Sept    Dysentery 
38  Dick, John H.    Ind    Oct    Consumption 
54  Penington, G. H.    Ind    June    Measles 
80  Ridenour J. E.    Ohio    Jan    Pneumonia 
94  Rob, T. M.    Ind  F Feb    Meningitis 
10  97  Thornburg J. H.  15    Ind    Sept  Mill House ?  Peritonitis 
11  97  Thornburg, Eva    Ind    Sept    Cholera Infantum 
12  152  Anderson, Thos.  4 mos.    Ind    Sept    Cholera Infantum 
13  138  Conwell Elizabeth  50    Ohio    Feb    Pneumonia 
14  146  Lack, H. K.  20  Ind    March    Peritonitis 
15  151  Myers, S. W.  35  Ohio    Jan  Farmer  Pneumonia 
16  93  Cruthers, A.    Ind    Apr    Measles 
17  220  Hendrixson, John  1 mo.    Ind    Sept    Measles 
18  224  Smith, S. H.  25  Ind    Aug    Consumption 
19  224  Smith, Minnie    Ind    Aug    Meningitis 

Page No, 80
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Harrison Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
20  Baty, Matilda    Indiana    Sept    Inflammation Brain 
24  Carroll Alvin  8 mos.    Indiana    Sept    Brain Disease 
53  Ramsey, Philip  70  Switzerland  M & F  Feb    Dropsy of the Heart 
97  Neal, John  25  Indiana    Nov  Farmer  Consumption 
108  Broughead, Oliva  45  Ohio    May  Keeping House  Consumption 
112  La Follette, Pirenna ?  11 mos.    Indiana    July    Scrofula 
---  La Follette, Hardena  11 mos.    Indiana    July    Scrofula 

Page No, 82
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Honey Creek Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Cooper, Viola  23  Ohio  F Sept    Consumption 
Graham, Cora    Indiana    Sept    Unknown 
23  Foster, John  20    Indiana    Nov    Diarrhea 
33  Diler, John M.  21    Indiana    Dec    Disease Respitory Organs 
36  Rivers, Nancy C.    Indiana    Sept    Flux 
56  Wilson , Sarah  39  Indiana    April  Keeping House  Debility 
72  McCann, Mollie    Indiana    Dec    Flux 
98  Cosand, Penina  6 mos.    Indiana    Jan    Scarlet Fever 
119  Dixon, Silas N.  1 mo.    Indiana    Jan    Erysipelas 
10  132  Burris, Maggie  2 mos.    Indiana    March    Erysipelas 

Page No, 83
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Howard Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Jackson, Barbara  37  Ind    Feb  Keeping House  Cancer 
33  Crowsore, J. H.  2 mos.    Ind    July    Measles 
Cook, S. E.  28  Ind    Feb  Keeping House  Pneumonia 
85  Burton, C.H.  4 mos.    Ind    Dec    Measles 
116  Trees, Nesly  24  Ohio    April  Farmer  Pneumonia 
117  Loy, M.E.  22  Ohio    Jan  Keeping House  Consumption 
117  Loy, Carie E.    Ohio    May    Meningitis 
117  Shields, V.? S.  2 mos.    Ohio    March    Erysipelas 
124  Clark, E.H.  2 mos.    Ind    Jan    Measles 
10  144  Lantz, Barbara  52  Penn    Feb  Keeping House  Consumption 
11  115  Datter, G.  50  Penn    Mar  Farmer  Typhoid Fever 
12  186  Troyer, Anson    Ind    Dec    Spinal Disease 
13  173  Miller, Benjamin  7 mos.    Ind    Oct    Measles 
14  207  Neil, John  25  Ind    Dec  Farmer  Consumption 
15  207  Bett, A. M.    Ind    Aug    Scrofula 
16  214  Myers, Lucy  1 mo.    Ind    Apr    Measles 
17  229  Burns, Rebecca  64  Ky    Sept  At home  Dysentery 
18  261  Pollock, Wm.    Ind    July    Meningitis 
19  267  Myers, Adah  2 mos.    Ind    Dec    Hydro Cephalis 

Page No, 85
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Erwin Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
86  Beckrive?, William F.  15    Indiana    Oct    Pneumonia 
87  Thomas, Mariah  15    Indiana    Aug    Cessation of Menses 
108  Butcher, William  67  Virginia    Oct  Farmer  Typhoid Fever 
115  Polk, Mariah  38  Ohio    June  Keeping House  Typhoid Fever 
127  Pruett, Elizabeth  78  Virginia    April    Rose Cancer 
142  Warner, Elmar  4 mos.    Indiana    Dec    Worms 
159  Kesler, Benjamin    Virginia    March    Scarlet Fever 
182  Kelly, --  1 mo.    Indiana    Jan    Chronic Diarrhea 
189  Early, Elizabeth  71  N. Caro.    May  Keeping House  Liver Complaint 
10  199  Miller, Saloma  17    Ohio  F April    Epileptic Fits 
11  240  Herrell, Elizabeth    Indiana    Nov    Diptheria 
12  245  Miller, Elijah    Indiana    April    Flux 

Page No, 86
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Jackson Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Hollingsworth, M. M.  36  Delaware    June  Keeping House  Consumption 
31  Saunders, Marietta  1 mo.    Indiana    Nov  Convulsions 
33  Jessup, Sarah  73  N. Caro    Feb  Keeping House  Typhoid Fever 
43  BarkdoLL, Hester  13    Indiana    Jan    Pneumonia 
66  Downing, Nancy H.  12    Indiana    Jan    Meningitis 
75  Culbertson, W. D.  5 mos.    Indiana    Sept    Meningitis 
76  Jones, A. P.  35    Ohio    April  Worked in Mill  Killed in Mill Machinery 

Page No, 87
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Liberty Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Daugerty, Richard  69  Ky    Apr  Farmer  Pneumonia 
15  Seagraves, Sarah E.  1 mo.    Ind    May    Convulsions 
21  Seagraves, Rosetta  1 mo.    Ind    March    Convulsions 
28  Morgan, Clara    Ind    Apr    Measles 
55  Barret, Minnie  1 mo.    Ind    March    Measles 
62  Eaves, Richard  28  Tenn    June    Consumption 
62  Eaves, Otto  6 mos.    Ind    Sept    Dysentery 
63  Rich, Enos  40    N. Caro    Sept  Farmer  Erysipelas 
64  Wilson, Rewben  38    Ind    Nov  Farmer  Meningitis 
10  98  Elliott, Sarah  38    Ind    Nov  Keeping House  Pneumonia 
11  114  Saunders, Alphia  26    Ind    Apr  Farmer  Consumption 
12  133  Fulwider, P. H.  17  Ind    March  Keeping House  Pneumonia 
13  135  Sanbaugh, Mary  18    Ind    March  At home  Pneumonia 
14  138  Manering, John    Ind    Oct    Meningitis 
15  144  Poff, W.M.    Ind    Oct    Meningitis 
16  169  Powell, Olive    Ind    Oct    Measles 
17  188  Sloane, A. J.  44    Penn    May  Farmer  Consumption 
18  227  Burkholder, S.    Ind    Dec    Measles 
19  246  Hochstedtler, Abe    Ind    May    Peritonitis 

Page No, 88
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Monroe Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
Johnson, William B.    Ind    May    Measles 
Arnett, Ansell  1 mo.    Ind    Aug    Measles 
10  Weddle, Mary E.    Ind    Nov    Chronic Diarrhea 
26  Ratcliff, Mary  27  Ind    Oct  Keeping House  Typhoid Fever 
29  Patterson, --  1 mo.    Ind    July    Cholera Infantum 
33  White, William E.    Ind    June    Flux 
34  Bonds, Edward    Ind    Sept    Consumption 
38  Wickersham, Elizabeth  79  N. Caro    Aug  Keeping House  Old Age 
58  Schooley, Catharine  39  Ind    Dec  Keeping House  Consumption 
10  86  Gordon, Catharine  20    Ind    July    Consumption 
11  109  Jones, Sarah  79  S. Caro    March    Old Age 
12  117  Welb, Alvin  2 mos.    Ind    Nov    Cholera Infantum 
13  122  Stalker, Charles E.    Ind    Nov    Spinal Disease 
14  136  Thomas, Merriam  56  Ind    Aug  Keeping House  Erysipelas 
15  145  Stewart, Rachel  23  Illinois    June  Keeping House  Consumption 

Page No, 89
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Taylor Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
14  Jones, Francis  82  Georgia    Jan  At home  Paralysis 
28  Siler, Philip  44  Ind    Sept  Day Laborer  Consumption 
28  Siler, Isaac    Ind    Sept    Meningitis 
41  Higgins, John  11 mos.    Ind    Aug  At home  Measles 
57  Layman, J.  12    Ind    May  At home  Meningitis 
79  Randolph, Wm.  55  F (sic)  Ohio    Oct  Keeping house  Consumption 
101  Comer, Rosella    Ind    Oct    Dysentery 
123  Langley, Gidion    Ind    Mar    Pneumonia 
137  Burt, Flora  11 mos.    Ind    Apr    Scarlatinia 
10  139  Levens, I. N.  2 mos.    Ind    Feb    Measles 
11  ---  Worth, M. M.  10 mos.    Ind    May    Meningitis 
12  172  Kemp, J. F.    Ind    Apr    Meningitis 
13  181  Comer, T. S.    Ind    Dec    Scarlative 
14  193  Frablean, David    Ind    Aug    Meningitis 

Page No, 90
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Union Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
12  Templin, Ellen  47?  England  F & M  Feb  Keeping house  Pneumonia 
22  Life, Chris  26  Indiana    March  Farmer  Pneumonia 
24  Kepler, Matilda  51  Virginia    Dec  Keeping house  Consumption 
48  Schwann?, Sarilda  4 mos.    Ind    June    Meningitis 
49  Derry?, B.F.    Ind    July    Meningitis 
46  Lancaster, Allen  27  Ohio    Feb  Carpenter  Pneumonia 
56  Garner, G.W.  16    Ind    Oct  Farm Hand  Pneumonia 
62  Miller, A.  1?    Ind    Feb    Concusion of Brain 
72  Hendrix, Minnie?  74  S. Caro    Mar  At home  Typhoid Fever 
10  80  Berry, Charles  23    Ind    Feb  Works on Farm  Pneumonia 
11  78  Pumphrey, Rachel  37  Indiana    Aug  Keeping house  Pneumonia 
12  78  Pumphrey, James T.  19    Ind    Aug  Works on Farm  Pneumonia 
13  79  Creed?, Isaac N.  7 mos.    Indiana    Aug    Meningitis 
14  76  Getty, Sarah    Indiana    Aug    Typhoid Fever 
15  81  Catey, David  39    Ohio    May    Pneumonia 
16  87  Sims, J.  34  Ind    June  Keeping house  Consumption 
17  96  Ellis, Jesse  66  Tenn    Feb  Farmer  Typhoid Fever 
18  98  Westervelt, B.  15    Ind    Jan  Farmer  Pneumonia 
19  110  Carter, Levi  67  Tenn    Apr  At home  Pneumonia 
20  110  Carter, John  99?  Tenn    Apr  At home  Old Age 
21  138  Taylor, Nancy  30  Maryland    Apr  Keeping house  Consumption 
22  138  Taylor, Mary C.    Ind    Mar    Pneumonia 
23  141  Hawkins, Wm.  36  Ohio    Sept  Ret. Drygoods M  Dysentery 
24  170  Gordon, Roland  1 mo.    Ind    July    Convulsions 
25  172  Crab, James F.  10 mos.    Ind    Apr    Pneumonia 
26  181  Spray, M.    Ind    March    Disease of Brain 
27  185  Fall?, L.  59  Virginia    Oct    Pneumonia 
28  192  Lord, H.S.    Ind    Oct    Meningitis 
29  205  Howard, John  37?  N. Caro    May    Typhoid Fever 
30  216  Headly, Wm.  10    Ohio    Jan    Consumption 
31  230  Fowler, Sarilda  29  Ind    Nov  Keeping house  Puerpal Fever 
32  236  Terrel? Ferrel?, Sarah  2 mos.    Ind    July    Convulsions 
33  236  Terrel? Ferrel?, Elizabeth  2 mos.    Ind    July    Scarletum 
34  236  Terrel? Ferrel?, Alice ?  2 mos.    Ind    July    Scarletum 
35  260  Riley, M. D. 3?    Ind    June  At home  Typhoid Fever 

Page No, 91
SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Union Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Samuel T. Murray, Ass't Marshal.

* Number of the Family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1
    Name of Person Age  Sex Color Married
or Widowed
Birth
Place
Father or Mother of Foreign Birth Month
Died
Profession,
Occupation,
or Trade
Disease,
or Cause
of Death
260  Riley, M.E.  10    Ind    Feb    Meningitis 
278  Helton, R.E.    Ind    Feb    Dysentery 
284  Evans, W.J.    Ind    Sept    Meningitis 
205  Jessiup, Florence    Ind    June    Pneumonia 

Thanks to Fred Patterson for his transcription of these records!

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