Kansas History and Heritage Project--Douglas County Cemeteries

Douglas County Cemeteries
April, May, June 1892 Burial Report, Lawrence


Included below are burials reported in Lawrence's two largest cemeteries, Oak Hill and Maple Grove, for the second quarter, through June 30, 1892. These are not necessarily death dates, only burial dates as reported by the sextons:

Oak Hill--April
Ellis, Isabella, white, 39, Apr. 5, liver complaint
Hutchings, John, white, 56, Apr. 4, not given
Jackson, Earl, colored, 11, Apr. 8, consumption
Kennedy, Ella H., white, 30, Apr. 10, heart disease
Hinman, Anna, white, 82, Apr. 14, old age
Tull, Frances, colored, 34, Apr. 17, consumption
Kostenbader, A., white, 74, Apr. 18, heart disease
Hay, Milton A., white, 56, Apr. 19, consumption
Rutherford, David, white, 28, Apr. 22, dropsy
Thomas, Nellie Nora, colored, 8m, Apr. 27, brain disease
Prater, Edmond, colored, 59, Apr. 30, inflammation of bowels
Schneider, Ella J., white, 4m, Apr. 29, spasms
Hughes, Chester A., colored, 7m, May 3, inflammation of brain


Maple Grove-April
Briggs, Delila J., white, 76, Apr. 2, pneumonia
Arnold, Harry, white, 16, Apr. 8, congestion of bowels
Balden, Charles white, 25, Apr. 17, cancer
James, infant of C. C., colored, Apr. 25, still born


Oak Hill--May
Burr, Adelade, white, 54, May 1, cancer
Risley, Dudley, white, 2, May 2, diptheria
Ferris, Martha, white, May 3, cancer
Gilliland, John B., white, 64, May 10, pneumonia
Ganoway / Ganaway, Tenn., colored, 90, May 11, old age
Baldwin, Hannah, white, 50, May 15, consumption
Murphy, Ida May, white, 31, May 21, gastric tendrit
Woods, Jennie, white, 50, May 22, consumption
Loftees / Loftis, Nannie white, 24, May 28, heart disease
Jones, Edward, white, 74, May 29, nervous prostration
Bivins, Morgan colored, 18m May 29, not given


Maple Grove--May
Lewis, infant of C., colored, 8m, May 10, lung fever


Oak Hill--June
Miles, Grace, white, 22, June 4, consumption
Siglin, Margaret, white, 75, June 6, paralysis
Strode, Julia, colored, 59, June 8, consumption
Higdon, Andrew T., white, 29, June 7, killed railroad
unknown man, white, 18, June 7, killed railroad
Cooper, W. R., white, 1, June 16, not given
Barber, Ann M., white, June 21, tubercular meninigitis
McNish, Fannie L., white, 48, June 24, tumor cancer
Root, Ebenezer, white, 90, June 26, old age
Nelson, August, white, 25, June 30, heart failure
Keiser, Christian G., white, 1m, June 30, summer complaint


Maple Grove--June
Thorp, infant of E., colored, June 15, not given
Brown, Samuel P., white, 54, June 24, heart disease
Smith, Adolphus, colored, 18, June 29, ulcerated bowels


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