1860 Mortality Schedule - Beaver, Jefferson, Shell Rock Twps.

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Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860, in Butler County, State of Iowa, enumerated by me, Jeremiah Ellis, Ass't Marshal.

Beaver Township: June 1860

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month of Death Occupation Cause of Death
Stepehens Mirlie 9/12 M   Wisconsin Feb 1860   Beach Cough
Libley Frank E. 4 M   New York Jan 1860   Typhus Fever
Hastings  Clarissa 80 F Widowed New York July 1859 Assistant Housekeeper Sinking chills
Ensign Cyrenus 3/12 M   Iowa Aug 1859   Chills and fever
Decirtt William 4 M   Iowa Jul 1859   Unknown
Whitford Abbey 80 F Widowed Connecticut Jul 1859 Assistant Hosekeeper Consumption
McCarty Thomas 35 M Married Ireland Nov Farmer Bleeding of the Lungs
Root Mrs. J. F. 25 F Married New York May Farmer's Wife Consumption
Olmstead Margaret 26 F Married Ohio Jun Farmer's Wife Congestion of the Heart
Fitch Mortia 80 F Married Rhode Island Aug Farmer's Wife Old age/disease not known
Fitch Abel 84 m Married Connecticut Aug Farmer Dysentery

Jefferson Township: 18 July 1860

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month of Death Occupation Cause of Death
Whitted Noah 6 M single Illinois August   Conjestive Chills
Graves Emma 1/12 F single Iowa Oct   Subject to cramps in the bowels
                 

Shell Rock Township: 23 July 1860

Last Name First Name Age Sex Marital Status Place of Birth Month of Death Occupation Cause of Death
Hollenebeck Infant 1/12 F single Iowa Aug   Not known, born unwell
Dimick Fanny A. 1/12 F single Iowa Mar   Croup
Hall David C. 2 M single Iowa Oct   Inflamation in the bowels
Coates Sarah R. 3 F single Iowa Mar   Typhus fever
Faque Ermaretter 2/12 F single Iowa Oct   Not known
Bird James P. 12 M single Ohio Jul   Accidental drowning

I Jeremiah Ellis an assistant to the Marshall of Iowa for the dist. of Butler do Solemly Swear that I have made a true and correct return of all of the deaths in Said Dist for the year ending June 1st, 1860, and that I have acted in accordence with all lawful instructions received by me and tenor of my oath of office. No. of pages in the schedule is 3.

Jeremiah Ellis 

Assistant Marshall of Butler Co., Iowa

 

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 8th day of Sept. A. D.1860

Geo. McClellun

       Justice of the Peace