Polk County, Missouri Deaths (Miscarriage and or Stillbirths) For years 1883 to 1891 ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Compiled and submitted by Kay Griffin Snow" USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. 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Residence of person making this return 3. Undertaker. Place of Burial #1. 27 Sept 1883 Sarah Jane SUITER Benton Twp Six Months Female En Not Known S. H. GRIFFIN S. H. GRIFFIN Isaac SUITER Benton Twp 10 Aug 1883 White En Halfway, Mo Halfway, Polk Co., Mo J. N. (M.) EAGON, R----- Grove, Yard #2. 29 Oct 1883 May Cordelia Fender Looney Twp About 9 months Male American John W. MILLER J. W. MILLER Holbert Fender " " 12 Oct 1883 White American Brighton, Mo Brighton, Mo C. BERLEIR, Johnson Grave Yard #3. 7 Oct 1883 Jamie E. BURNS Johnson Twp Six Months Female American A. W. MITCHELL A. W. MITCHELL Jacob BURNS " " White American Humansville, Mo Humansville, Mo John MARTIN, Shady Grove #4. 10 Nov 1883 Mary E. ORINGDURFF Madison Twp 7 Months Female German Geo. W. GRIFFIN, MD Henry ORINGDURFF " " " Shady Grove, Mo #5. 13 Nov 1883 Ellenor A. ASBELL Madison Twp 9 Months Male English Not Known Geo. W. GRIFFIN, MD ---------------- " " 13 Nov 1883 --- Shady Grove, Mo #6. 7 Dec 1883 Nettie B. BAYTOR? Humansville 8 Months Female American A. W. MITCHELL, MD A. W. MITCHELL, MD George A. BAYTOR? Humansville 9 Nov 1883 White American Humansville, Mo Humansville, Mo C. E. McINTYRE, Humansville #7. 14 Jan 1884 Katie C. BLAIR Shady Grove, Mo 6 Months G. W. GRIFFIN, MD Luther BLAIR Shady Grove, Mo 11 Jan 1884 Shady Grove, Mo #8. Laura INGRAM Bolivar, Mo 9 Months Female Mo Compression of Cord J. F. ROBERTS, MD Joseph INGRAM " " 11 Oct 1883 White Mo Bolivar, Mo #9. 28 Jan 1884 Sarah H. SMITH Pleasant Hope Normal Male American Protracted Labor C. N. HEADLEE, MD James M. SMITH " " 28 Jan 1884 White American Pleasant Hope, Mo. Polk Co., Mo E. E. EMERSON, Pleasant Hope Grave Yard #10. 27 Jan 1884 Margaret MITCHELL 2nd Ward, Bolivar, Mo Full Time Male American Detached Placenta, about E. S. ODER, MD E. S. ODER, MD Calvin MITCHELL " " " 27 Jan 1884 Black American 2 or 3 day before birth Bolivar, Mo Bolivar, Mo ??? Bolivar Cemetery #11. 11 Feb 1884 Luella STEPHENSON Jefferson Twp 8th Month Female American A. W. MITCHELL H. A. STEPHENSON " " 9 Feb 1884 white American Humansville Albert SWINGLE, Tillery Cemetery #12. 10 Mar 1884 Mollie RACER Bolivar, Mo Full Term Male U. S. Protracted Labor B. F. WILSON, MD Wm. RACER " " 9 Mar 1884 White U. S. Bolivar, Mo Will Ramsey, Bolivar, Mo #13. 2 Mar 1884 Mariah PIERCE Looney Twp Abt. 9 months Male U. S. Suffored factial Dropsy S. SPENCER, MD A. J. PIERCE " " Polk Co.2 Mar 1884 White U. S. Looney Twp, Polk Co., Mo Slagle Creek Church, Polk co. #14. 10 Mar 1884 Matilda CARTER Marion Twp Six Months Male U. S. A. Unknown I. M. JONES, MD John CARTER Hagood Langdens 27 Feb 1884 White U. S. A. Marion Twp #15 24 Mar 1884 Matty Salrecs? Johnson Twp Six Months Male American A. W. MITCHELL, MD " " 20 Mar 1884 Black Humansville, Mo Dick Gardenhire's, Humansville, Mo #16 10 Apr 1884 Ruth E. SPICER Seven Months Male Ohio M. H. COCHRAN Alvin C. SPICER Mooney Twp, Polk Co. 10 Apr 1884 Ill. Pleasant Hope, Mo #17. 12 Apr 1884 ?-- Eliza Isabella SWINGLE Polk Co., Mo, Jefferson TNine Months Male Amer. Geo. B. MITCHELL & J.B. WANN Geo. B. MITCHELL, MD Albert G. SWINGLE Polk Co., Mo, Jefferson T10 Mar 1884 White Amer. Humansville, Mo Humansville, Mo Mitchell & ------, Humansville #18. 23 Apr 1884 Rebecca A. FREEMAN Polk Co., Mo Nine Months Female American R. J. WHITE William FREEMAN Marion Twp, Polk Co., Mo 23 Apr 1884 White American Polk Co., Mo Dry Fork Grave Yard #19. 3 May 1884 Mary Elizabeth DEGRAFENREAD Polk Co., Mo Six Months, 20 Days Male U. S. Not Known S. SPENCER James V. C. DEGRAFENREAD Slagle, Polk Co. 30 Apr 1884 White U. S. Looney Twp. #20. Mary G. CLAYPOOL Jackson Twp Two Months American F. B. BURROS James CLAYPOOL Orleans 13 Feb 1884 American Orleans, Mo #21. 24 May 1884 Mary L. BURRELL Jefferson Twp Nine Months Male American A. H. MITCHELL, MD W. H. BURRELL " " 18 May 184 White American Humansville, Mo Mitchell & Martin, Rondo Cemetery #22. 2 June 1884 Sarah E. DERRICK Hawkins Co., Tenn Nine Months Female Tenn. Un Known A. J. BAKER P. W. DERRICK Jackson Twp, Polk Co., Mo5 May 1884 White Tenn. Jackson Twp, Polk Co., Mo Arthur Fisk, Pleasant Ridge #23. 1884 Emily A. RAMSY Benton Twp Twins Mo Un Known Matilda Ross George RAMSY Polk Co., Mo 10 Mar [1884] #24. 21 June 1884 Reta GRIFFIN Polk Co., Mo Male American Sarah TRIMBLE Sam GRIFFIN " " " 17 June 1884 Polk Co., Mo #25. 29 June 1884 Mariah A. HOCKENHULL Green Twp 10 Mos Male Va. Impaction and Protracted LaboJ. E. LOAFMAN & A. M. JONES Chas. H. HOCKENHULL " " 29 June 1884 White Ga. Bolivar & Polk Mount Vic- Cemetery #26. 1884 Emmie BOREN Brighton, Mo 6 Hours Female American P--------- C-------- ? A. J. ROB---, J. LEMMON, G.W. B? Charles E. BOREN Brighton, Mo 21 Oct 1884 White American ELMYSS?, M-------?, Bright? Wilcox & Ramsey, H-----y? Cemetery #27. 25 Nov 1884 Fanny E. POTTER Jackson Twp 8 Months Male M---pin Co. Presure of cord in PresentatiJ. H. ROBERTSON Geo. M. POTTER " " 2 Nov 1884 White Polk Co., Mo Dadeville, Mo Kings Gr. Yd. #28. 9 Dec 1884 Delia FENDER Looney Twp 6 Hours Male American Aphixia G. H. BARNES, MD Holbert FENDER " " 8 Dec 1884 White " Brighton, Mo #29. 15 Dec 1884 Elen EULISS Wishart, Polk Co., Mo 7 Months Female Mo Pneumonia of Mother John H. MILLER, MD William EULISS " " 22 Nov [1884] White North Carolina Morrisville, Mo #30. 12 Jan 1885 Rhoda Adeline NEIL Marion Twp 5 Months Male Tenn. B. F. WILSON E. L. NEIL Marion Twp 11 Jan 1885 White Tenn. Bolivar, Mo #31. 23 Jan 1885 Rachel BLAIR Polk Co., Mo Male American Sarah TRIMBLE J. BLAIR Polk Co., Mo 19 Jan 1885 American Polk Co., Mo #32. 28 Jan 1885 Tennessee GREEN Green Twp 3 Months American H. F. WARREN C. GREEN " " , Polk Co.25 Jan 1885 White American Polk, Polk Co. Mo Ashworth Cemetry #33. 25 Feb 1885 Mary McCHRISTIAN Benton Twp Full Term Male American B. F. BARNES, MD John H. McCHRISTIIAN Benton Twp 21 Feb 1885 White American Flint Prairie Ramsy & Co., Buffalo, Mo [Dallas Co.] #34. Deborah PARISH Polk Co., Mo 9 Months Male Polk Co., Mo Not Known R. J. WHITE, MW Polk Co., Mo 11 Mar 1885 White " " " Bolivar, Mo #35. 30 Mar 1885 Rela GRIFFIN Polk Co., Mo Female American Sam GRIFFIN " " " 7 Mar 1885 American Sarah Trimble Shady Grove, Mo #36. 6 June 1884 Mary HENDREXON Bolivar, Mo 9 Mos. Female Am. Unknown J. H. FARMER J. H. FARMER ?? HENDREXON Polk Co., Mo 6 June 1884 White Am. Bolivar, Mo Bolivar, Mo #37. 27 Mar 1885 C. R. GRIFFIN Jackson Twp Full Time Female U. S. Pressure on Cord J. LEMMON Wm. M. GRIFFIN Jackson Twp 27 Mar 1885 White U. S. footling presure ?? Morrisville, Mo #38. 1885 Rintha Elizabeth SCROGGINS Looney Twp N--- Mos. Female American Unknown M. WILEY, MD Huston Laffette SCROGGINS Polk Co., Mo 21 May 1885 White American Polk Co., Mo #39. 14 June 1885 Mrs. Wm. SCROGGINS Wishart, Mo 8 Months Male U. S. Hydramnir? & Premature Birth J. LEMMON, MD William SCROGGINS Wishart, Mo 12 May [1885] White U. S. Morrisville, Mo #40. 10 July 1885 Cora BLAKE 2nd Ward, Bolivar, Mo 8 1/2 Months Female American Fall & Exertment at E. S. ODER, MD Peter BLAKE " " 8 July 1885 White American death of Mother 2nd Ward, Bolivar, Mo #41. 10 June 1885 Golden CLAYPOOL Orleans, Polk Co., Mo 6 Months Female Mo. L. C. NEIL, MD James CLAYPOOL Orleans, Polk Co., Mo 19 May 1885 White Mo. Orleans, Mo #42. Martha E. ROBERTS Looney Twp 4 Hours Female American Aphyxia G. H. BARNES, MD M----? S. ROBERTS " " 27 Sept 1885 White American Brighton, Mo #43. ? ? 1885 Mary S. PIERCE Looney Twp 3 Hours Female American Unknown G. H. BARNES, MD John A. PEIRCE " " 31 Aug 1885 White American Brighton, Mo #44. 11 Dec 1885 Mollie WARREN Green Twp Six Months Male American H. F. WARREN, MD Pink WARREN " " 13 Nov 1885 White American Polk P.O., Mo #45 4 Dec 1885 Mollie ALEN Green Twp Five Months Female American H. F. WARREN, MD Thomas ALEN " " 11 Nov 1885 White American Polk P.O., Mo #46. 1885 Maranda May WADDLE Looney Twp 4 Hours Female American G. H. BARNES, MD G. H. BARNES, MD George N. WADDLE " " 11 Dec [1885] White American Brighton, Mo Brighton, Mo Alfred DEEN #47 11 Jan 1886 Martha J. KINSLOW Sentinel Prairie Full Time Male American Prolapse & Compression of H. C. GENTRY, MD H. C. GENTRY Page C. KINSLOW " " 11 Jan 1886 White American Umbilical Cord Pittsburgh, Mo Pittsburgh, Mo #48 28 Aug 1885 Leonia RYMER Mooney Twp Six Months Female U.S.A. Injury Jas. H. HARALSON, MD Monroe RYMER " " 24 Aug 1885 White U.S.A. Pleasant Hope #49 5 Nov 1885 Jane SLAGLE Looney Twp Nine Months Male Mo Not Known J. LEMMON, MD J. LEMMON Lu SLAGLE " " 5 Nov 1885 White Mo Morrisville Morrisville, Mo #50 2 Dec 1885 Sirrilda Francis FOSTER Rondo, Mo Nine Months Male Allen Co., KY Unknown J. H. ALLISON, MD J. H. ALLISON Thos. W. FOSTER " " 2 Dec 1885 White Barren Co., KY Rondo, Mo Rondo, Mo #51 20 Apr 1885 P. NYHART Polk Co., Mo Nine Months Male Am Unknown J. W. FARMER, MD J. W. FARMER, MD J. M. NYHART " " " 15 Apr 1885 Am Bolivar, Mo Bolivar, Mo #52 20 Apr 1885 Sally Ann RICHARDSON Bolivar, Mo Nine Months Male Am Unknown J. W. FARMER, MD J. W. FARMER, MD George RICHARDSON Unknown 10 Apr 1885 Am Bolivar, Mo Bolivar, Mo #53 12 Feb 1886 Elizabeth APPLEBY Looney Twp 3 Months Not Known Am Debility W. W. ELLIS, MD Benjamin H. APPLEBY " " 12 Feb 1886 White Am Morrisville, Mo on premises of B. H. APPLEBY #54 11 Feb 1886 M. J. KELLY Benton Twp One Month Female American Not Known S. H. COSSINS M. KELLY " " 11 Feb 1886 White American Benton Twp W. H. BRANHAM, Williams Cemetery? #55 2 Mar 1886 Virginia C. PITMAN Mo Few Weeks Male Am Fall on the ice W. W. ELLIS, MD Levi E. PITMAN Looney Twp 1 Mar 1886 White Am Morrisville, Mo #56 11 Mar 1886 Mary BURKS Marion Twp Polk Co.,Mo 7 Months Male U. S. J. F. ROBERTS, MD W. H. BURKS " " " 8 Mar 1886 White U. S. Bolivar, Mo #57 17 Mar 1886 Cresa HAYS Polk Co., Mo 27 Feb 1886 Female American Deformity Sarah Trimble Charley HAYS Polk Co., Mo American Polk Co., Mo Acord Cemetery #58 Mrs. LAMON Bolivar, Mo 9 Mos. Male & FemaAmerican Strangulation W. G. DRAKE, MD John LAMON " " 26 Mar 1886 American Bolivar, Mo #59 9 June 1886 Nancy E. GREN ? Green Twp Full Term Male American Prolonged Labor T. D. WRINKLE William H. GREN ? " " 29 May [1886] White American Goodson, Mo David C. HULL Mt. View Cemetery #60 2 June 1886 Susan C. PAYNE 9 Mos. Daniel M. PAYNE Mooney Twp. Polk Co., Mo 17 May 1886 Male Mo. M. H. COCHRAN, MD Mo. Pleasant Hope, Mo #61 21 Sept 1886 Orlena C. BERLEW Mo & Ohio Six Hours Male American G. W. BARNES Hiram BERLEW Looney Twp 21 Sept 1886 White American Brighton, Mo #62 12 Oct 1886 Virgie OKEY Morrisville, Mo 8 1/2 Months Female U. S Ill health on part of Mother J. LEMMON Arch OKEY " " 15 Sept 1886 White Morrisville, Mo #63 25 Oct 1886 Margaret HALEY Mooney Twp 8th Month Female American Not Known W. H. COWDEN Charles E. HALEY " " 23 Oct 1886 White American #64 25 Dec 1886 Lou A. ERMINE Looney Twp 6 Hours Male American G. W. BARNETT G. W. BARNETT Geo. W. ERMINE " " 20/25 Dec 1886 White American Brighton, Mo Brighton, Mo Charles Berb---? Hickory Grove #65 23 Feb 1887 Katie UPDEGROFF? Madison Twp, Cedar Co 10 Months Female Irish Not Known W. S. HOPKINS W. S. HOPKINS, MD D. L. UPDEGROFF? Same 11 Feb 1887 White American Fair Play, Mo Fair Play, Mo Neighbors, Hopkins Cemetery #66 16 Mar 1888 Berta MORGAN Polk County, Mo Male American Doctors BREWER & FARMER Sarah TRIMBLE Jesse MORGAN Polk County, Mo 4 Mar 1888 American called in instruments Polk Co., Mo Shady Grove, Polk Co., Mo #67 10 Sept 1888 Maggie PINKARD? Polk County, Mo 9 Months American Dr. BAKER Charles PINKARD? Polk County, Mo 20 July [1888] White American Jackson Twp, Polk Co., Mo Pleasant Ridge Cemetery #68 23 July 1889 Sally COUSINS Frisco, Mo Full Male Difficult Labor Wm. LEMMON, MD Thomas COUSINS Frisco, Mo 21 July 1889 White Frisco, Mo Oakville, Mo #69 17 Aug 1889 Sarah Elizabeth ELLIS Rondo, Jefferson Twp, Pol9 Months Male Mo Strangulation & Pressure J. W. ALLISON, MD Geo. Gilbert ELLIS Rondo, Mo 4 Aug 1889 White Mo Rondo, Mo J. R. ALLISON, Mission Chapel Cem. Rondo #70 30 Jan 1890 Oma DEGRAFFENREID Frisco, Polk Co., Mo Full Male Missouri Unknown Wm. LEMMON Henry DEGRAFFENREID Frisco, Polk Co., Mo 27 Jan 1890 White Mo Frisco, Mo unknown, Oakville, Polk Co., Mo #71 25 Apr 1890 Jocy ROTROCK Madison Twp, Polk Co., Mo Male Polk Co., Mo By a hurt R. J. ROTROCK Cyress ROTROCK " " "10 Apr 1890 Polk Co., Mo Shady Grove, Mo #72 28 Mar 1891 Elizabeth M. RUSSELL Marion Twp, Polk Co., Mo Full Term Male American Strangulation by cord around E. S. ODER George W. RUSSELL Same 22 Mar 1891 White American hands and feet Bolivar, Mo Country Cemetery , Mo