Jackson-Dubuque County IA Archives Obituaries.....Kivis, William May 8, 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com September 18, 2009, 9:05 pm Bellevue Leader, May 8, 1884 Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, May 8, 1884 DIED- William Kivis, small pox victim, died in the shanty on the island in the Mississippi River last Friday evening, and was immediately buried in a shallow grave where he died. The water in the river was so high that no spot of ground could be found on the island where they could dig down three feet without striking water. Dr. Hollister, who attended Mr. Kivis, says the immediate cause of his death was pneumonia, brought on by exposure, hunger and hardships incurred since he was put off the Libbie Conger some where above Dubuque. The poor man’s home is in Woodville, Mississippi, where he said he had a mother residing. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/obits/k/kivis330nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb