MISC: 1860 Mortality Schedule, Hamilton Co., Iowa ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Janelle Martin Febuary 26, 2002 ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Hamilton County, Iowa Please visit the Hamilton County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/hamilton/ ____________________________________________________________________________ 1860 Mortality Schedule Page No. l SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860, in the County of Hamilton, State of Iowa, enumerated by me, J. J. Wadsworth, Ass't Marshal. Boone Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 1 BURGESS, Geo. R 5 M New Jersey September Whooping Cough 42 2 BURGESS, George 72 M Married Penn. October Bronchitis Carpenter 365 3 BROWNING, M. B. 28 F Married Mass. September Typhoid Fever 30 4 TERWILLIGER, John 3 M Iowa March Choking Hamilton Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 6 KEPLER, Sevillah 10d F Iowa December Cold 1 7 OMSTEAD, Hampson 3 M Iowa February Lung Fever 4 8 DODGE,Urias 49 M Married Maine July Inflam. bowels Farmer 11 Webster Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 10 MEEKS, Catharine 66 F Married Virginia September Cholera Morbus 2 11 ECKERSON, D.A. 46 M Married New York July Swelling on Side Millwright 21 12 PEMBERTON, J. C. 26 M Illinois March Not Known Physician 365 13 ROYSTER, Margaret 1 F Iowa November Lung Fever 5 14 CARVER, Drusilla 11m F Iowa May Croup 60 Marion Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 16 WOOD, Henry N. 28 M Married Penn. August Congestive Fever farmer 7 17 IRVIN, Sarah 6 F Iowa February Congestive Fever 2 18 McKINNY, Geo. W. 6 M Iowa September Congestive Fever 14 19 ANDERSON, Elizabeth 24 F Married Penn. January Not Known 7 Norway Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 21 LARSON, Ellen 6 F Illinois October Accidental Burning 22 HELGERSON, Ann 8d F Iowa May Not Known 2 23 OLSON, Alex 60 M Married Norway October Typhoid Fever Farmer 8 24 DANIELS, Eliza 38 F Married Penn. August Sinking Chills 7 25 DANIELS, Wm. 1m M Iowa August Not Known 7 RemarkB: Ellen Larson (21) was burned to Death by her clothes taking fire from Prairie fire. Cass Township # Name Age Sex Marital Nativity Mon of Death Cause of Death Occupation Days Ill 27 FRAIKES, Delfy 1m F Iowa May Not Known 1 28 ECKSTEIN, Catharine 23 F Married Berne August Child Birth 2 29 BUTLER, Mary 2 F Iowa May Accidental drowning 30 BASSHAM, Emiletta 1/24 F Iowa May Heart Disease 7 31 BASSHAM, Evaletta 1/24 F Iowa May Heart Disease 7 32 STORY, Elias 3/4 M Iowa October Whooping Cough 42 33 STORY, George 1/12 M Iowa April Lung Fever 7 Remarks: Mary Butler (29) fell into a small stream while at play. No prevailing Epidemic. Water in this subdivision hard but of good quality. Soil rich loam from 2 to 4 feet in depth. Sandstone Bituminous and Cannel Coal are abundant. Timber - Oak, Walnut, Linn & C.