1880 Mortality Schedule, Parke County, IN - Adams Township
Persons who died in the year ending May 31, 1880 as enumerated by William Sweeny
Transcribed by James D. VanDerMark - 2007
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Supervisor's District 4 Persons who died in the year ending May 31, 1880
Enumeration District 178
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1 8 Vail, Clarinda 6 F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana May Meningitis? Gillum
2 31 Harvey, Joseph E 21 M W S Indiana Indiana Kentucky Farming Jan Consumption 21 Cross & Gillum
3 90 Adamson, Elisha 76 M W W Maryland Maryland May Congestion of Brain
4 103 Parton, Lafayette 43 M W M Indiana Virginia South Carolina Watch Maker Mar Consumption 6 Cross
5 126 Miller, Alcy 62 F W W Kentucky Virginia Virginia Housekeeping Mar Consumption 4 Cross & ?
6 130 Strain, Sarah 81 F B W Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Feb Pneumonia 52 Daily
7 144 Kirkman, Sarah E. 35 F B M Ohio Keeping House Feb Child Birth 1 Rice
8 158 Thomas, Katie 18 F B M Indiana Ohio Kentucky Mar Consumption 2 Rice
9 138 Thomas, Edward 6 months M W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Feb Croup None
10 144 Anderson, James C. 10 months M W S Indiana Illinois Indiana Nov Consumption Rice
11 167 Rickman, Maud 11 F B S Indiana Tennessee Indiana Jun Consumption None
12 167 Rickman, Thomas E. 9 M B S Indiana Tennessee Indiana Oct Congestion of Stomach Cross
13 176 Black, Lursa 36 F W M Indiana Indiana Mississippi Feb Pneumonia 14 Maris
14 176 Thomas, A. R. 34 M W M Illinois North Carolina Mississippi Apr Pneumonia Rice
15 177 Whithead, Annie 6 F B S North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Sep Pneumonia Cross
16 236 Steele, Mary 75 F W W Maryland Maryland Maryland Oct ? ?
17 273 Meacham, James D. 3 M W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Mar Croup 3 Daily
18 274 Thomas, Mattie 20 F W S Indiana Kentucky Indiana Jun Consumption 7 None
19 284 Decker, Charles 3 M W S Indiana Pennsylvania Tennessee Oct Brain Fever Morris
20 320 Glass, Aggie 1 F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Dec Scaled with hot water Cross
21 324 Daniel, Mary 8 F W S Indiana Ohio Ohio Feb Diphtheria Daily
22 332 Shackley, Sarah 25 F W M Indiana New York North Carolina Feb
23 332 Shackley, Carl 6 months M W S Indiana England Indiana Jul Cross
24 337 Stith, Not named 1 month M W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Jan Inanition Cross
25 352 Burford, Martha 27 F W S Indiana Kentucky Kentucky Sep ? Maris
26 360 Anderson, Margaret 26 F W S Indiana Kentucky Kentucky Jun ? Gillum
27 369 Hesler, Not named 3 months M W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Apr Spasms None
28 374 Suma, Maud 5 F B S Indiana Tennessee Indiana Nov Brain Fever Morris
29 374 Samfile, Henry 45 M W M New York Coal Miner May Consumption Cross
30 374 Folbert, Charles 25 M B S Pennsylvania Virginia Coal Miner Jun Consumption 1 Morris
31 386 Humphries, Mary 39 F W S Indiana Virginia Virginia Nov Disease of Heart 39 Gillum
32 402 Mankins, Harry 1 M W S Indiana Ohio Ohio Sep Rice
33 408 Neet, William 55 M W M Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Farmer Dec Chronic Diarrhea 54 Rice
34 418 Andrews, Carry V. 5 months F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana Jul Diarrhea None
35 437 Thompas, Anna 71 F W W Ohio Dropsy of Abdomen 44 Tinsly
36 438 McCalment, Sarah 36 F W M Indiana Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Jan Consumption 33 Tinsly
37 438 McCalment, Grace 5 months F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana May Measles Tinsly
Jones, Deborah 40 F W Maryland ? ?
1 Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1 * corresponds to the family number on census
2 Name of the person deceased
3 Age at last birthday.  If under 1 year give months in fractions
4 Sex - Male ( M ) Female ( F )
5 Color - White ( W ), Black ( B ), Mulatto ( M ), Chinese ( Ch ), Indian ( I )
6 Single
7 Married
8 Widowed ( W ) Divorced ( D )
9 Place of birth of this person, naming the State or Territory of the U. S. or the country of foreign birth
10 Where was the Father of this person born? As in column 9
11 Where was the Mother of this person born? As in column 9
12 Profession, Occupation or trade ( Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age.)
13 The month in which the person died.
14 Disease or cause of death
15 How long a resident of the county. If less than 1 year, state months in fractions
16 If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 Name of attending Physician