Kansas History and Heritage Project--Douglas County Cemeteries

Douglas County Cemeteries
Oct., Nov., Dec. 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--October

Eldridge, George, white, 17, Oct. 2, billious colic
Gillette, Seth A., white, --, Oct. 6, old age
Hauber, Agatha, white, 61, Oct. 8, general debility
Johnson, infant, colored, Oct. 8, congestion
Ware, Lillian L., white, 11, Oct. 9, typhoid fever
Russell, Earl, white, 22, Oct. 10, accident
Smullin, John, white 56, Oct. 11, pneumonia
Grimes, Bell, white, 24, Oct. 11, consumption
Alexander, Charles T., white, 16, Oct. 13, blood poisoning
Beatty, Catherine O., white, 79, Oct. 16, old age
Wilder, Annie F., white, 38, Oct. 17, catarrh of stomach
Peters, George R., white, 28, Oct. 18, typhoid fever
Mukes, Louise, colored, 24, Oct. 21, consumption
Davis, Russell L., white, 4, Oct. 20, membraneous croup
Wells, William D. white, 4, Oct. 20, membraneous croup
Mills, A. R., white, 51, Oct. 22, typhoid fever
Siglin, Annie E., white, age unreadable, Oct. 25, membraneous croup
Frazier, John S., white, 35, Oct. 29, malarial fever



Maple Grove--October

Booker, Edward, colored, 19, Oct. 4, lung fever
Downing, Alice, white, 19, Oct. 15, consumption
Whipple, Hulsa J., white, 2, Oct. 22, membraneous croup
Fincher, Harry A., white, age unreadable, Oct. 26, typhoid fever
Ingram, Lawrence, white, (child), Oct. 28, accident



Oak Hill--November

-----, infant, colored, 4m, Nov. 2, thrush
Danmire, Gussie H., white, 27, Nov. 5, typhoid fever
Emery, Thomas, colored, 63, Nov. 7, malarial fever
Cooper, Emily, colored, 46, Nov. 12, malarial fever
Vernsen, Matius, white, 2, Nov. 13, membraneous croup
Root, Bessie B., white, 2, Nov. 13, membraneous croup
Watts, Minnie, white, 7, Nov. 16, diptheria
Willis, Jerry C., white, 57, Nov. 19, consumption
Culbertson, Howard D., white, 18, Nov. 21, diabetes
Craigmile, Alexander, white, 21, Nov. 21, consumption
Butler, infant of Elmer, white, Nov. 22, inaction
McGee, Jacob J., white 53, Nov. 24, typhoid fever
Root, Florence E., white, 15m, Nov. 25, diptheria
Root, Frank A., white 3m, Nov. 27, diptheria
Wilber, Freddie, white, 5, Nov. 29, diptheria



Maple Grove--November

Smith, Mamie, colored, 9, Nov. 2, consumption
Hightower, William, colored, age unreadable, Nov. 18, consumption



Oak Hill--December

Evatt, William W., white, 26 (?), Dec. 4, suicide
Evans, Sarah A., white, 72, Dec. 4, pneumonia fever
Rice, infant of Samuel, colored, Dec. 4, still born
Grinrod, Bettie, 70, Dec. 14, old age
Noble, James, white, 64, Dec. 20, apoplexy
Lewis, Josiah, 74, Dec. 19, old age
Dimery, Nettie, 15, Dec. 23, consumption
Ruhel, Carl, white, 6, Dec. 24, blood poisoning
Sparks, Louisa, colored, 28, Dec. 28, consumption
Way, James P., white, 62, Dec. 29, lung disease
Hoadley, Hattie, white, 31, Dec. 29, Bright's Disease



Maple Grove--December

Brooks, infant of Francis, colored, Dec. 3, dropsy
Tolle, Lavina E., white, 61, Dec. 9, consumption
Butler, Catherine, colored, 72 (?), Dec. 12, old age
McHale, infant of Frank, white, 4d, Dec. 27, inaction
Geahart / Geshart, Emma, colored, 16 or 46, Dec. 31, consumption


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