Douglas County Cemeteries
Apr., May., June 1888 Mortality Report, Lawrence
Included below are burials reported in Lawrence's two largest cemeteries, Oak Hill and Maple Grove. These are not necessarily death dates, only burial dates as reported by the sextons:
Oak Hill--April
Franklin, Mary Ann, colored, 52, April 2, catarrhal disease
Miller, Dr. V. G., white, 62, April 2, heart disease
Smith, Mr. Urath E., white, 41, April 3, consumption
Berry, Oscar, colored, 9m, April 5, quinsy
Jenkins, infant, colored, 3d, April 5, unknown
Woods, David, colored, 49, April ?, consumption
Johnson, Clarence, colored, 2m, April ?, pneumonia
Berry, infant, colored, 2m, April 16, hives
Davis, Semira, white, 74, April 19, general debility
Hyde, Sarah, white, age unreadable, April 19, catarrh
Sweezer, Patrick, colored, 21, April 22, typhoid fever
Douglas, Andrew, white, 50, April 26, lung trouble
Lugton, infant, white, --, April 26, infanticide
Van Kuron, Harriet L., white, 71 April 28, liver and kidney disease
Anthis, Clara C., white 34, April 28, neuralgia of the heart
Maple Grove--April
Denton, Millie, colored, 123 (?), April 2, old age
Smith, Isaac S., colored, 60, April 3, dropsy
Skinner, Ollie, white, 5m, April ?, lung fever
Oak Hill--May
Harris, Minerva, white, 50, May 3, congestion of brain
Waters, John, white, 77, May 4, old age
Pearsoll, Charles, white, 67, May 6, suicide--shooting
Ewing, Mary, colored, 90, May 6, old age
Rice, Pliney, white, 85, May 9, old age
Doane, Albert H., white, 36, May 14, rheumatism of the heart
Narstrome, Anna, white, 84, May 16, old age
Gates, Richard, colored, 26, May 20, pneumonia
Bartoldes, infant, white, May 19, still born
Lowery, infant, colored, May 29, still born
McInturf, --. A., white 38, May 31, kidney disease
Clark, infant, colored, 3d, May 31, lung trouble
Maple Grove--May
Tyson, Demaris, white, 69, May 8, general debility
King, Orville, white, 5m, May 20, bronchitis
Davie, Mamie, colored, 15, May 27, consumption
Young, Florence, colored, --, May 26, typhoid pneumonia
Irwin, Rolley, colored, 30, May 26, scrofula
Reardon, Thomas, white, 27, May 30, blood poison
Chapman, Hattie, white, 25, May 31, consumption
Mercer, Harvey, white, 17m, May 31, poisoned with lye
Oak Hill--June
Austin, Bettie, colored, 28, June 8, lung trouble
Austin, Eddie, colored, 10m, June 12, teething
Mager, John, white, 26, June 12, gunshot
Parker, Dora, White, 8m, June 23, spinal disease
Stevens, Henry, white, 75, June 24, old age
Breckenridge, Mary, colored, 28, June 28, bowel disease
Vernsen, Maria, white, 42, June 29, paralysis
Maple Grove--June
Ellis, Ethel, colored, 4, June 15, accident
Cooley, Cora, white, 9, June 19, died from injury
Thompson, C. O., white, 60, June 21, Bright's Disease
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