Douglas County Cemeteries
1887 Burial Report, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence
Included below are burials reported in Lawrence's largest cemetery, Oak Hill, for 1887. These are listed by month buried; no specific dates are supplied but the burials are listed chronologically within that month:
January 1887
Davis, Harry, colored, pneumonia, 10y 25d
Brown, Gracia, colored, pneumonia, 2y
Gross, Willie, colored, pneumonia, 8m
Eldridge, William T., white, disease of the brain, 51y
Pickett, Mary S., white, typhoid pneumonia, 31y, 11m, 23d
Cary, Adolphus, colored, typhoid pneumonia, 2y
Dennis, infant, white, pneumonia, 12d
Peterson, Charlie, colored, pneumonia, 8y
Bradford, J. F. A., colored, quinsy, 24y
Andrews, L. E. R., white, consumption, 28y
Pickens, Abbey, white, pneumonia, 74y 11m 13d
Huchins, infant, white, still born
Gallerty, Jane, white, congestive chill, 48y
February 1887
Conant, George, white, old age, 81y, 10m, 3d
Davenport, Thomas, colored, pneumonia, 28y
Garrett, W. J., white, suicide, 28y, 7m, 13d
Evans, Mary, white, inflammation of bowels, 45y
Pearson, Olaf, white, consumption, 42y
Day, Bertha, colored, measles, 7y
Terrill, N. S., white, dropsy, 70y
Place, Robbie D., white, congestion of lungs, 3y 1m 14d
Fulton, D. L., white, liver complaint, 53y
McClintock, Maggie, white, pneumonia, 40y
March 1887
Sellers, Mary, colored, measles, 1y 8m
Thompson, Mary, white, congestion of brain, 62y (52y ?), 6m, 4d
Essex, Alex, white, measles, 12y 5m 14d
Brooks, Annie, colored, child birth, 16y 10m
Jordan, Moses, colored, fits, 86y
Ramsell, Harry L., white, pneumonia, 8y
Sweezer, Isaac, colored, hemorrhage of lungs, 60y
Collier, Hannah, white, old age, 74y 11m 4d
Shultz, R. A., white, consumption, 29y
Reynolds, Charlotte, colored, pneumonia, 77y
Cavanaugh, Willie, white, water on the brain, 7m 4d
Kennedy, infant, colored, still born
Wilder, Augustus B., white, erysipelas, 53y 10m 15d
Berry, Alice, colored, convulsions, 1y 2m
Yarnall, David, white, malarial fever, 38y
White, Tabitha, white, pneumonia, 73y 1m 19d
Cline, Mary E., colored, lung fever, 28y
Hope, Charles, white, lung disease, 49y 2m 28d
Sampson, Eliza R., colored, bronchitis, 2m
April 1887
Kelsey, Henry D., white, consumption, 33y
Fields, infant of S. T., white
Sampson, J. M., colored, pneumonia, 2y 1m 1d
Harris, Mary C., white, inflammation of bowels, 30y
Harris, Louisa, white, rheumatism, 42y
Woodruff, Susan, colored, consumption, 36y
Kelsey, Mabel I., white, consumption, 2y 1m 1d
Mapp, Ellen, colored, lung fever, 7m
Fields, Charlotte, colored, congestion of bowels, 51y (61y ?)
Benedict, Sarah A., white, tumor, 49 y
Davis, W. M., white, accident, 40y
McEwen, J., white, heart disease, 44y 4m 15d
Stevens, Elizabeth A., white, congestion of bowels, 55y 6m 11d
Cherry, Arthur Lee, white, consumption, 26y 8d
Polon, Joseph, white, heart disease, 48y
Coleman, Carrie M., white, consumption, 25y
Fee, J. H., white, bronchial affliction, 37y 6m
May 1887
Barker, Lucina A., white, congestion of lungs, 42y
Skofstad / Stokstad, Charles A., white, croup, 3y 3m 10d
Fetherolf, J. K., white, spinal disease, 52y 8m 4d
Cocklin, Kate, white, congestion of brain, 33y
Breckenridge, Charles, colored, consumption, 11m
Adams, Arthur, white, measles, 2y 9m
Crunet, Arthur, white, lung fever, 1y 3m
Lissar, Mary, white, croup, 1y 7m 15d
Perkins, Bertram A., white, croupous diptheria, 4y 1m 18d
Olmstead, infant, white, still born
Adams, Thomas J., white, blood poison, 7y
June 1887
Clegborn, infant, white, unknown causes, 2m
Jewett, Hugh J., white, cerebral meningitis, 4y 8m 5d
Ingeson, John, white, old age, 78y
Yeatman, Eva, white, complicated (?), 75y
Lissar, infant, white, measles, 2m
Smith, Harry, white, brain fever, 10m
Keyser, infant (twin), white, unknown causes, 12d
Evans, Arthur, white, cholera infantum
Keyser, infant (twin), white, unknown causes, 14d
Keefer, Alma, white, summer complaint
Rohe, Maria C., colored, malaria and cancer, 42y 2m 15d
Cocklin, Marcie and Susie (twins), white, brain fever, 2m
Hill, Paola, colored, summer complaint, 2y 13d
Horn, Letitia, colored, consumption, 51y
Galaher, Frank, white, cholera infantum, 5m 16d
July 1887
Boyer, infant of H., white, still born
Thomas, Daniel, colored, dropsy, 63y
Farley, Louisa, white, typhoid fever, 29y 3m 21d
Gilbert, Gustave, white, consumption, 49y
Murphy, Frank, white, inflammation of bowels, 1y 6m
Campbell, infant of E. P., white, gastritious, 3m
Hughlett, George, white, summer complaint 8m
Crampton, Fred, white, cholera infantum, 2m
Rocklund, Abbie, white, malarial fever
Heitman, Delia, white, typhoid fever, age unreadable
Henderson, Thomas, colored, accident, 3m 15d
Ross, Henry T., nervous prostration, white, 41y 7m 11d
Lentz, Edward, white, consumption, 25y
Butlock / Bullock, Arthur W., white, inflammation of bowels, 1m
Pardee, Joseph, white, killed by lightning, 48y
Whipple, Almira/Almina, white, old age, 79y (70y ?)
Kennedy, David, colored, bilious fever, 58y
Allendorph, infant, white, convulsions, 2d
Gaumer, Milton, white, summer complaint, 4m
Caldwell, Mary Viola, white, typhoid fever, 24y 9m 4d
Barnes, James, white, malarial fever, 48y 11m 19d
August 1887
Anderson, Mary T., white, general debility, 45y
Harvey, Gracie L., white, unknown causes, 9m
Spencer, Ambrose, white, old age, 80y
Baker, infant, white, unknown causes, 15d
Moore, Albert, white, Bright's Disease, age unreadable
Heathman, Melvin S., white, spasms, 4m
Meek, C. M., white, sunstroke, 63y
Hollister, Jeremiah J., white, suicide, age unreadable
Chevalier, Flora, white, malarial fever, 20y 2m 23d
Miller, Christopher, white, chronic diarrhea, 79y
September 1887
Weller, J. Q. A., typhoid malaria, 49y 6m 9d
Moore, Nancy A., white, consumption 25y
Seals, Phebe, colored, fever, 10y 1m
Bond, Rowena E., white, paralysis, 49y
Biers, Lena F., white, dysentery, 4y
Graham, Lillie, white, bilious fever, 20y
Mull, George W., white, consumption, 68y
Yeatman, W. M., white, diarrhea, 75y
Talbott, infant, still born
Frey, Henry, white, suicide, 48y
Foote, infant of A. H., white, still born
Simmons, E. F., white, kidney disease, 62y
Nelson, Christina M., white, catarrh, 43y
Apitz, Charles T., white, unknown causes, 4m
October 1887
Prentice, Celia A., white, heart disease, 43y
Wirtz, William, white, killed in coal mine, 30y (?)
Green, Mary, colored, causes unknown, 2y
Jones, Hiram W., white, accident, 67y
Faxon, Gracie, white, marasmus, 2m
Belt, Lou, colored, consumption, 26y
Bales, Solomon, white, dysentery, 79y
Good, Arelda G., white, heart disease, 50y
Harding, Isabella, colored, typhoid fever, 32y
Chapman, Louis O., white, unknown causes, 5m
Thurston, Maggie B., colored, cold, 1y 2m
Johnson, James S., colored, accidental, 23y 6m 16d
Shimmons, Faith, white, membraneous croup, 1y 10m
Wells, Sarah, colored, spasms
Burton, Charles, colored, unknown causes, 1m 6d
Breckenridge, Thad, colored, scrofula, 1y 3m
Richardson, Asa, white, unknown causes, 75y 6m, 22d
November 1887
Hill,infant, white, still born
Franklin, Noah, colored, accident, 41y
Siglin, Anton, white, teething and sore throat, 3m
Emery, Iva, white, typhoid fever, 13y 6m 9d
Freinmuth, Leo, white, spasms, 1y 2m
Wade, Nannie, white, dropsy, 16y 1om
Gilman, Ella J., white, inflammation of bowels, 49
Solt, Ellen, white, derangement of mind, 34y
Reatz, Birdie, white, membraneous croup, 3y 10m 4d
Franklin, Fannie, colored, erysipelas, 65y
Gregg, John, colored, congestive chill, 24y 8m
Rankin, J. W., white, membraneous croup, 4y 3m 18d
December 1887
Winfrey, Mary, colored, neuralgia of stomach, 71y
Brown, E. A., white, pneumonia, 38y
Hoag, B. W., white, inflammation of brain, 75y
Jones, Maud, white, membraneous croup, 4m
Reynolds, F. W. Reynolds, white, consumption, 28y
Public Vault [sorry, I don't know what this is--it was at the end of this list]
McCoy, Lizzie, Bright's Disease
Schwab, John, consumption
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