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| Inquest | Deceased | Date | Coroners Inquest Box# |
Cause | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4022-13 | Damm Amelia Marie | 4-23-1951 | Drowning | Deceased at her home in Robinson Twp by drowning in a well - determined suicide - Sis-in law- is Eleanora E Damm. | |
| 4004 16 | Damm Henry | 11-29-1923 | 4 | Drunk | Death by Acute Alcoholism - Age 37 Homemade Wine |
| 4009 31 | Dam Frank | 4-17-1926 | 9 | Suicide | Death by Suicide by shotgun - Age 67 |
| 4005 32 | Darnell John H | 10-27-1917 | 5 | Mule | Death by kick by mule |
| 4200 5 | Darnell Landing | 1870 | JP CMr | Justice of the peace acting as coroner doing a coroners inquest on body found near Darnell Landing and lcaim for keeping paupers | |
| 4028 11 | Dartt William | 9-30-1934 | 28 | Fracture | Death by Fracture at base of skull, from a fall out of a swing, accidental. He was 5'5" tall age 17 years with dark hair. |
| 4030 14 | Daudistel Edward M | 10-5-1940 | Heart | Death by coronary thrombosis at age 64 | |
| 4002 8 | Daughtery Irene | 3-18-1925 | 2 | Tornado | Death by Tornado at Griffin- She had a hold in her left forehead - Age 17 100 lbs |
| 4019 7 | Vincent Daunhauer | 9-27-1921 | 19 | Drowned | Death by Drowning - He was age 22 |
| 4017 4 | Dausman Charles | 3-10-1933 | 17 | Heart | Death by Heart |
| 4003 5 | Davis Alph L | 3-31-1931 | 3 | Accident Dynamite | Death by Dynamite accident Age about 35 |
| 4061 8 | Davis Harry | 1-15-1955 | Hemorrhage | Death by left-sided cerebral hemorrhage secondary to a cerebro-vascular accident - John R Crist, MD performed the autopsy. His office 114 W 2nd St. Mt. Vernon In. | |
| 4007 31 | Davis James | 2-13-1906 | 7 | abt | Death by Apephoxy |
| 4003 8 | Davis Joseph R | 9-6-1929 | 3 | Stroke | Death by Stroke - Age 60 |
| 4063 12 | Davis Levi J | 9-10-1942 | Heart | Cause of death was acute angina pectoris at home in Robb Twp, age 80. | |
| 404018 36 | Davis Thomas | 1-9-1911 | 18 | Natural | Death by Natural causes Age 68 |
| 4010 10 | Davis William r | 9-1-1918 | 10 | Heart | Death by Heart |
| 4004 6 | Daws Sarah Francis | 2-23-1925 | 4 | Heart | Death by Heart chronic valoular disese- Age 73 |
| 4013 16 | Dawson Bryant | 7-27-1894 | 13 | Drowned | Death by Drowning at sand bar in Ohio River opposite Mt Vernon, age 17. He was with Joseph Yowell. |
| 4064 2 | Deckard Diane Elaine | 7-9-1958 | Asphxia | Cause of death was Asphxia | |
| 4002 6 | Defur Leander | 2-3-1919 | 2 | Heart | Death by Heart disease Age 87 |
| 4021 5 | Defur Paul Lee | 8-11-1949 | 21 | Natural | Death by Natural causes due to heat prostration, inducing coronary insuffiiciency due to rheumatic heart disease. |
| 4002 7 | Defue Russell Edward | 11-25-1917 | 2 | Infant | Acute bobar Pneumonia - Age 2 months. |
| 4057 15 | Deig Alphense | 10-16-1946 | Suicide | Cause of death was suicide by strangulation from hanging, age 40. | |
| 4022 15 | Deig Donald Lewis | 5-14-1950 | Drowned | Died of accidental drowning in Wabash River - Found May 22, 1950 - See Box 4022-3 Age 5 | |
| 4022 16 | Deig Marcellus Edward | 5-14-1950 | Drowned | Died of accidental drowning in Wabash River - Found May 21, 1960 - See Box 4022-3 | |
| 4057 16 | Deig Ora James | 2-16-1946 | At Home | Cause of death was that he was hurting and then died. Felt bad all day Age 60 - Died at his residence 1002 E 5th St. Mt. Vernon. | |
| 4057 17 | DeMaure Tony | 7-27-1944 | Roof | Cause of death was that he was working on his roof and couldn't get his breath and died before the Dr could get there. Age 58 - Wife DeMaure, Versa | |
| 4086 45 | Denby Louisa | 3-19-1925 | Griffin | Cause of death was Griffin tornado. Crushed chest at age 79 | |
| 4021 26 | Dennins Paul William | 4;4;1948 | 21 | Drown | Death by drowning when motorboat in which he was riding was capsized by waves. |
| 4047 13 | Denning William Joseph | 11-9-1972 | 22 | Electrical | Deceased from acciidental electric shock. he was accompanied by Mt. and Mrs. Leo Denning. It was at the Joseph Denning Farm, RR, Mt. Vernon. |
| 4047 14 | Denton rodney Chad | 10-29-1972 | 22 | Pneumonia | Death from natureal causes - suffocation by bronchial pneumonia. Found by his mother - Donna Denton. |
| 4004 10 | Derrington John | 6-11-1925 | 4 | Suicide | Death by Suicide by shot gun to head - Age 40 |
| 4022 17 | Dick Julia C | 10-8-1950 | Farm | She died at her farm due to crushed chest by the overturning of a farm tractor on top of her body. Her husband Frank Dick gave a statement on 8 Oct 1952. Coroner Merle A Weisinger | |
| 4022 18 | Dickson Ada Florence | 7-25-1952 | Drown | She died by drowning in the Ohio River (Suicide) She was age 50, 5'7", graying hair and grey eyes. Mr Ernest . Cross was acting coroner. Statement by Charles Wallis, Everett Eugene Pstrick and Willian B Chall, M.D. | |
| 4012 8 | Dielkes John | 1933 | 12 | Drown | Death by Drowning |
| 4058 4 | Dixon Child | 6-13-1898 | Stillborn | Stillborn - Mom - Dixon Mollie - Mom is colored - Coroner was Henry Weissinger | |
| 4016 1 | Dixon J E | 8-26-1879 | 16 | Heart | Found floating in the Ohio River 3 miles below Mt Vernon in Black Twp Age 35 |
| 4015 32 | Dixon John Oscar | 4-26-1938 | 15 | Heart | Death by Heart |
| 4020 15 | Dixon Milla | 1898 | 20 | ||
| 4011 38 | Dixon Willie A | 9-17-1915 | 11 | Drown | Death by Drowing |
| 4028 12 | Donaldson Idilla | 7⁄23⁄1919 | 28 | Heart | Mitral Valvular Heart Disease - She was 5'10" tall age 47, light complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair, of american nationality. |
| 4016 9 | Donner Elwood | 10-26-1937 | 16 | Garage Accident | Death by Strangulation at home in the garage by a piece of fallen RR Iron across his neck. The home was near Wadesville. He was age 3 yrs 2 mos 27 days |
| 4024 7 | Donner Fred H | 3-3-1969 | 24 | Suicide | Death by Suicide by car exhaust, near Wadesville with or found by Mrs. Fred H Donner and his brother Edward Donner Age 59 born 24 Jul 1909 |
| 4002 29 | Donner Louis | 10-16-1924 | 2 | Suicide | Death by Suicide by hanging himself - Age 41 |
| 4005 34 | Douglas Vivian | 8-9-1930 | 5 | Car | Death by Car |
| 4057 18 | Douthitt Hazel H | 4-17-1947 | Car Accident | Cause of death was car accident. Car belonged to Adrian Gwaltney and was driven by his son Wade Gwaltney. They struck a concrete bridge on Hwy 69 near Mt Vernon. Also deceased was Herman L Hanmore | |
| 4030 15 | Downen Charles Arthur | 1-4-1937 | Skull Fracture | Death by broken neck and fractured skull at age 52 | |
| 4105 2 | John Doyle | 1-24-1890 | Civil Case CLO Pl Lord Edward M , John Doyle coroner claim of $5 in case of Edward M Lord vs Edward E Highman | ||
| 4013 13 | Driskill William e | 4-23-1896 | 13 | Train | Death by Train wreck collision of Louisville and Nashville freight train with the Evansville and Terre Haute evening train, age 29, 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. |
| 4047 15 | Duffy John R | 1-7-1971 | 22 | Heart | Death natural causes from coronary thrombosis with Arterial Scierotic heart disease at 8 miles East of Mt Vernon and he was in his car at the time. Autopsy was done. |
| 4057 19 | Mary Etta Duley | 4-29-1946 | Heart | Case of death was chronic heart disease, age 75 | |
| 4007 34 | Dunaway Rolla | 11-2-1907 | 7 | Natural | Natural causes. Colored, 6' tall, 250 lbs and found Mt. Vernon. |
| 4024 8 | Duncan Donald Eugene | 5-14-1969 | 24 | Auto Accident | Death by Automobile accident report 14 May 1967. His residence was Crossville, Il born 27 Jan 1910 - Age 57 - Crushed chest and multiple fractures of limbs - Wreck on Hwy 460 4 miles East of New Harmony |
| 4015 49 | Duncan Ed | 1-22-1937 | 15 | Heart | Death by Heart |
| 4021 12 | Dunn Russell Egbert | 6-15-1949 | 21 | Suicide | Death by Suicide by 38 calibre gunshot wound through his head at his residence in rural Mt. Vernon, In. |
| 4030 16 | Dunnivan Ella Louise | 12-22-1940 | Skull Fracture | Death by injury to her skull- She and her baby who was injured but alive were found near Mt. Vernon by a train crew near the train tracks | |
| 4003 20 | Durham Henry | 6-5-1930 | 3 | Railroad Car | Death by uncontrolled RR cars while crossing a tressel, age 70 |