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1880 Federal Census
Shelby County Mortality Schedule, Page 5
Dist. 207 Town of Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa

Schedule 5
Persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880
(the census year was June 1, 1879-May 31, 1880)
Enumerated by C. C. Redfield

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LINE #	FAMILY #	NAME (Last, First)	AGE	SEX	COLOR	SIN-GLE	MAR-RIED	WID-OWED	PLACE OF BIRTH	FATHER'S B-PLACE	MOTHER'S B-PLACE	PROF., OCCUP. OR TRADE	MONTH OF DEATH	DISEASE OR CAUSE OF DEATH	HOW LONG A RESIDENT OF COUNTY	PLACE CONTRACTED IF NOT PLACE OF DEATH	NAME OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN	TRANSCRIBER REMARKS
	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	12.	13.	14.	15.	16.	17.	18.
1	24	Bonner, Margaret C.	23	F	W		1		Indiana	Penn	Penn	Keeping house	Dec.	Intesusception of Bowel	1		Moore E. B.	Surname really Boner? Linked to Francis & Harriet Boner family & widowed son William W., Harlan pg. 21
2	24	Bonner, Maud	6	F	W	1			Indiana	Ind	Ind		Nov.	Croup	3		Moore E. B.	Surname really Boner? Linked to Francis & Harriet Boner family & widowed son William W., Harlan pg. 21
3	30	Weeks, Abigail	87	F	W			1	N. Y.	N. Y.	N. Y.		Mar.	Hemiphegia	2		Bazen F. A.	Linked to Harry J. & Polly Weeks family, Harlan pg. 22
4	36	Dunham, Baby	7/30	M	W	1			Iowa	Ill	Wis		Jan	Cyanosis			Nye	Linked to A. E. & Julia Dunham family, Harlan pg. 22
5	41	Eaton, John M.	2	M	W	1			Iowa	Wis	Mich		May	Scarletina	2		Dunlavy, J. C.	Linked to Oscar C. & Phebe M. Eaton family, Harlan pg. 23
6	40	Bridgman, M. D.	28	M	W	1			Wisconsin	Va	Ohio	County School Superintendent	March	Consumption	8		Dunlavy J. C.	Surname spelled Bridgman or Bridgeman? Linked to Mary A. & Wm. Bridgeman family, Harlan pg. 22-23
7	54	Reynolds, Frank	48	M	W		1		Indiana	Ind	Penn	Miller	Jan	Colic	7		Dunlavy	Linked to Martha Reynolds family, Harlan pg. 24
8	57	Holderfer, Arthur	1	M	W	1			Iowa	Iowa	Ohio		Oct	Brain fever	6/12		Cobb E. A.	Linked to George & Millie Holderfer family, Harlan pg. 24
9	74	Cobb, Fannie	20	F	W	1			Ohio	N.Y.	N.Y.		April	Consumption	4/12		Bazen F. A.	Linked to Elliott A., Justice & Jessie Cobb family, Harlan pg. 26
10	102	Frost, George W.	1	M	W	1			Iowa	N.Y.	N.Y.		Oct	Brain fever	6/12		Bazen, F. A.	Linked to Stephen G., Elizabeth, George W. & Lucy D. Frost family, Harlan pg. 29-30
11	104	Bergstresser, Edith	12/30	F	W	1			Iowa	Penn.	Ind.		Jan	Suffacitive			Dunlavy, J. C.	Linked to Charles & Ellen Bergstresser family, Harlan pg. 30
12	47	Bennett		F	W	1			Iowa	Maine	Maine		Feb.	Stillbirth			Moore, E. B.	Linked to George E. & Elsadie Bennett family, Harlan pg. 23
13	125	Potter, Abby M.	5	F	W	1			Iowa	N. Y.	N. Y.		Nov.	Croup			Bazen, F. M.	Tied to Samuel & Abigail Potter family, Harlan pg. 32
14		Wilder, May E.	33	F	W		1		Iowa	Ky.	Ky.		March	Peritonitis	5		Dunlavy, J. C.	No family # listed; any relation to #158 Charles Wilder, widower age 35, Harlan pg. 35???
15	181	Smith, R. M.	46	M	W		1		Ohio	Ohio	Penn.	Physician	Oct.	Consumption	12		Bazen, F. A.	Tied to Anna S. Smith family, Harlan pg. 37
16		Witen, Alenzo R.	61	M	W	1			New Hampshire	N.H.	Mass	Blacksmith	May	Debility	2		Dunlavy, J. C.	Both surname and given name very hard to read; Alenzo or Alonzo?
17	213	Nutter, William H. H.	66	M	W		1		Virginia	Virginia	Ky.	Shoemaker	Jan.	Consumption	5		Bayer, F. A.	Tied to Sarah Nutter family, Harlan pg. 41; Listed in WPA Grave Survey; Buried in Harlan Cemetery Sect. 1, Lot 29, Plot 12
18	214	Hinless, Sarah	17	F	W	1			Illinois	Ohio	Ohio		Nov.	Typhoid fever	6		Bayer, F. A.	Tied to Samuel & Catherine Hinless family, Harlan pg. 41
19		Broadhurst, Wm.	26	M	W	1			England	Eng.	Eng.	Painter	May	Pleuropneumonial	1		Cartlich & Areline	Surname very hard to read; Broadhunt or Broadhurst?
20		Andrews, Ida	12	F	W	1			Iowa				May	Scarlitina			Dunlavy, J. C.
21	192	Beard, Clarence	1	M	W	1			Iowa	Penn.	Ill.		April	Croup	1		Moore, E. B.	Tied to Cyrus & Nora(? or Nina?) Beard family, Harlan pg. 38
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23	P.R.	Yoder		F	W	1			Iowa				Dec.	Stillbirth			H. E. Palmer
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Of the deaths reported above, the following occurred in this enumeration district,
but the families to which the deceased belonged,
resided June 1, 1880, out of the enumeration district, as follows:

NO. OF LINE	PLACE WHERE THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED RESIDED JUNE 1, 1880.
ABOVE.	TOWN.	COUNTY	STATE

Of the deaths reported above, the following occurred out of this enumeration district,
though the families to which the deceased belonged,
resided June 1, 1880, in this enumeration district, as follows:

NO. OF LINE	PLACE WHERE DEATH OCCURRED.
ABOVE.	TOWN.	COUNTY	STATE
7	Chicago	Cook	Illinois

REMARKS.

NO. OF LINE	REMARKS.
	On 4th line Death said to be cause by the mother being bit by a rattlesnake when with child.
	On 14th line was living alone before death
	On 16th line was living alone before death
	On 19th line was a young man without any family
	On 20th was girl on a visit here at Harlan firm Avoca Pottawattamie Co. Iowa

(from back of page)
Form for the statement by attending physicians of the causes of death in the cases reported on the reverse side of this sheet.

NO. OF LINE	CAUSE OF DEATH PRIMARY.	CAUSE OF DEATH IMMEDIATE.	SIGNATURE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
1	Intesusception of Bowels		E. B. Moore
2	Cold	Membranous Croup	E. B. Moore
3	Hemiplegia Paralysis		F. A. Bayer
5	Scarlatina	Convulsions	J. C. Dunlavy
6	Tuberculosis	Asthamia	J. C. Dunlavy
9	Consumption		E. Abott
10	Cholera Infantum		F. A. Bayer
11	Suffrective Catomb	Suffacation	J. C. Dunlavy
12	Pressure of Cond.		E. B. Moore
13	Pseudo Membranous croup		F. A. Bayer
14	Pistouitis	Pentonol Effucien	J. C. Dunlavy
15	Consumption	Inamtion	F. A. Bayer
16			J. C. Dunlavy
17	Consumption		F. A. Bayer
18	Typho-Malarial Fever		F. A. Bayer
19	Pleuro Pneumonia	Asthma	W. H. Axline
20	Scarlatina	Pusfusne	J. C. Dunlavy
21	Membranous Croup		E. B. Moore

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Transcribed and contributed by Cheryl Siebrass, August, 2020