GALLIA COUNTY OHIO - records from the Gallia County Death Register (1888)
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Attached is a text file of records from the Gallia County Death Register.
This is only a partial listing.

Excerpt from "RECORD OF DEATHS, PROBATE COURT, GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO, 1888" 

NOTE:  This information is listed in a row of columns that is too long to
easily reproduce for viewing on a computer.  Thus, the original categories 
have been left as is, but the format was changed and the titles were 
abbreviated:

DOD = Date of Death
POD = Place of Death
POB = Place of Birth
OCC = Occupation
R = RACE (The county file only listed two options:  W = White, C = "Colored")
COD = Cause of Death
POR = Place of Residence

Pages 224-225:

GALLIPOLIS CITY 4TH WARD

ALLENS, Julius Henry; Male; DOD = 1888 Feb 14; Single; Age = 22 yr, 9 mo, 29
dy; POD = Gallipolis; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = "steam boatman;" Father = blank;  
Mother = blank; R = C; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

COURTNEY, Chas B.; Male; DOD = 1888 Jan 6; Married; Age = 48 yr, 9 mo; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Virginia; OCC = laborer; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Diptheria; POR = Gallipolis.

CRE__US, Thurmund; Male; DOD = 1887 July 21; Married; Age = 32 yr, 9 mo, 10 dy;
POD = Gallipolis; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = carver; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

DUSTER, Gertrude;  Female; DOD = 1888 Mar 26; Single; Age = 5 yr, 10 mo; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Rio Grande; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Spinal Meningitis; POR = Gallipolis.
GRANT, John; Male; DOD = 1888 Feb 10; Single; Age = 11 yr, 10 mo; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Gallipolis; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Spinal Disease; POR = Gallipolis.

HOWELL, Ella R; Female; DOD = 1888 Mar 17; Single; Age = 19 yr, 7 mo; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Springfield Twp; OCC = servant; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = C; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

JONES, Georganna; Female; DOD = 1887 April 15; Married; Age = 27 yr, 8 mo, 15
dy; POD = Gallipolis; POB = Gallipolis; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = C; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

LEWIS, Margaret; Female; DOD = 1888 Feb 30; Single; Age = 20 yr, 3 mo 2 dy; POD
= Gallipolis; POB = Charleston; OCC = servant; Father = blank; Mother = blank;
R = C; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

LEWIS, Nellie; Female; DOD = 1888 Mar 2; Single; Age = 8 yr, 6 mo; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Rio Grande; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Spinal Meningitis; POR = Gallipolis.

MASON, Sallie; Female; DOD = 1887 June 8; Widowed; Age = 87 yr; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Virginia; OCC = servant; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Old Age; POR = Gallipolis.

MCGOON, Sarah; Female; DOD = 1887 Nov 15; Single; Age = 18 yr, 11 mo, 26 dy;
POD = West Va; POB = Vinton Co.; OCC = servant; Father = blank; Mother = blank;
R = W; COD = Burned; POR = Gallipolis.

PAGE, Harry; Male; DOD = 1887 July 13; Married; Age = 24 yr; POD = Gallipolis;
POB = Virginia; OCC = "steam boat;" Father = blank; Mother = blank; R = C; COD
= Drowned; POR = Gallipolis.

SALGUE, Franklin; Male; DOD = 1887 Aug 18; Single; Age = 23 yr, 8 mo, 10 dy;
POD = Kentucky; POB =Gallipolis; OCC = carpenter; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Falling Trestle; POR = Gallipolis.

SALGUE, James; Male; DOD = 1887 May 29; Single; Age = 20 yr, 5 mo, 20 dy; POD =
Gallipolis; POB =Gallipolis; OCC = laborer; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
W; COD = Boiler Explosion; POR = Gallipolis.

SMITH, A. L.; Male; DOD = 1887 Dec 2; Single; Age = 20 yr, 8 mo, 28 dy; POD =
Gallipolis; POB = Gallipolis; OCC = photographer; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = C; COD = Consumption; POR = Gallipolis.

WRIGHT, Harry; Male; DOD = 1887 Nov 22; Single; Age = 2 yr, 9 mo, 6 dy; POD =
Gallipolis; POB =Gallipolis; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R =
C; COD = Spinal Meningitis; POR = Gallipolis.

HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP

CLARK, Jeptha; Male; DOD = 1887 Sep 8; Widower; Age = 81 yr, 11 mo, 10 dy; POD
= Huntington Twp; POB = Virginia; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank; Mother = blank;
R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Huntington Twp.

DENNY(sp?), John; Male; DOD = 1888 Jan 31; Widower; Age = 82 yr, 1 mo, 6 dy;
POD = Huntington Twp; POB = North Carolina; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Paralysis; POR = Huntington Twp.

HOLCOMB, Jas. B.; Male; DOD = 1888 Jan 17; Single; Age = 39 yr, 3 mo, 17 dy;
POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Huntington Twp; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Huntington Twp.

HICKERSON, Julia A.; Female; DOD = 1887 Nov 10; Married; Age = 64 yr, 2 mo, 18
dy; POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = Housekeeper; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Diabetes; POR = Huntington Twp.

LONG, Sarah E.; Female; DOD = 1887 Dec 10; Married; Age = 37 yr, 0 mo, 2 dy;
POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = Housekeeper; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Unknown; POR = Huntington Twp.

MCMILLIN, Laura; Female; DOD = 1888 Jan 25; Widower; Age = 77 yr, 0 mo, 20 dy;
POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Huntington Twp; OCC = Housekeeper; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Paralysis; POR = Huntington Twp.

PIERCE, John; Male; DOD = 1888 Feb 12; Married; Age = 75 yr, 11 mo, 1 dy; POD =
Huntington Twp; POB = Virginia; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank; Mother = blank; R
= W; COD = Dropsy; POR = Huntington Twp. 

PERDA(sp?), Vinton; Male; DOD = 1887 Nov 12; Married; Age = 53? yr, 1 mo, 13
dy; POD = Wellston, Ohio; POB = Vinton; OCC = Laborer; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Accidental; POR = Huntington Twp. 

STEPHENS, Polly; Female; DOD = 1888 Feb 23; Widower; Age = 73 yr, 5 mo, 23 dy;
POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = Housekeeper; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Old Age; POR = Huntington Twp. 

SHANERFIELD, (sp?), Jacob; Male; DOD = 1887 July 24; Married; Age = 81 yr, 10
mo, 14 dy; POD = Huntington Twp; POB = Columbiana Co.; OCC = Farmer; Father =
blank; Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Paralysis; POR = Huntington Twp. 

WILLCOX, John; Male; DOD = 1888 Feb 5; Married; Age = 59 yr, 6 mo, 3 dy; POD =
Huntington Twp; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank; Mother = blank;
R = W; COD = Bronchitis; POR = Huntington Twp. 

WILLIAMS, Chas; Male; DOD = 1888 Feb 10; Single; Age = 16 yr, 1 mo, 13 dy; POD
= Huntington Twp; POB = Gallia Co.; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Rheumatism; POR = Huntington Twp.

CHESHIRE  TOWNSHIP

BOATMAN, Jennie E.; Female; DOD = 1888 Feb 3; Married; Age = 40 yr, 10 mo, 2
dy; POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Adams Co., Ohio.; OCC = Housewife; Father =
blank; Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Female Complaint; POR = Cheshire Twp.

COUGHENOUR, Millie M.; Female; DOD = 1888 Mar 28; Single; Age = 16 yr, 6 mo, 1
dy; POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Meigs Co, Ohio.; OCC = blank; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Pneumonia; POR = Cheshire Twp.

COUGHENOUR, Infant; Female; DOD = 1887 Nov 23; Single; Age = 0 yr, 0 mo, 1 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = blank; Father = M. V.
Coughenour; Mother = Mary Coughenour; R = W; COD = Unknown; POR = Cheshire Twp.

HOLMES, Margaret; Female; DOD = 1887 June 19; Single; Age = 26 yr, 1 mo, 24 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Cheshire Twp.

HYSEL, Ebenezer; Male; DOD = 1888 Jan 2; Married; Age = 47 yr, 10 mo, 17 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Meigs Co.; OCC = Miner; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Heart Disease; POR = Cheshire Twp.

RIFE, Elizabeth; Female; DOD = 1887 Nov 23; Married; Age = 73 yr, 2 mo, 14 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = Housekeeper; Father = blank;
Mother = blank; R = W; COD = Inflammation of Stomach; POR = Cheshire Twp.

SHULER, Abraham D.; Male; DOD = 1887 Sep 9; Single; Age = 23 yr, 11 mo, 0 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = Miner; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Cheshire Twp.

SEARLES, Chas James; Male; DOD = 1887 Dec 9; Single; Age = 2 yr, 7 mo, 12 dy;
POD = Addison Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = blank; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Diptheria; POR = Cheshire Twp.

THOMAS, Franklin; Male; DOD = 1887 Apl 29; Married; Age = 28 yr, 0 mo, 0 dy;
POD = Cheshire Twp; POB = Cheshire Twp.; OCC = Farmer; Father = blank; Mother =
blank; R = W; COD = Consumption; POR = Cheshire Twp.