Iowa American History and Genealogy Project-Pocahontas County






Mortality Index
1860-1880
Pocahontas County, Iowa

This data is taken from the mortality schedules from the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Federal censuses for Pocahontas County.

NameAgeSexBirthplace Father's
Birthplace
Mother's
Birthplace
Date of DeathCause of DeathTownship
Baker, Ida 4mo F Iowa Indiana Ireland Feb. 1880 infantile indigestion Swan Lake
Brower, Callie M. 8mo F Iowa Michigan New York Dec. 1879 spasms Cedar
Brower, Nelly M. 3mo F Iowa Michigan New York Jul. 1879 cholera infantum Cedar
Brown, Jacob W. 51 M New York New York New York Jun. 1879 consumption Powhatan
Burnett, C. B. 21 M Iowa N. Bruns. Ohio Jan. 1880 typhoid fever Cedar
Calligan, John 1da M Iowa not given not given Sep. 1859 child's complaint Des Moines
Campbell, Mary 41 F Canada not given not given Feb. 1870 dropsy of heart Des Moines
Carlson, Annie 35 F Sweden Sweden Sweden Feb. 1880 not known Colfax
Cooper, Vina 3mo F Iowa New York New York Jan. 1880 brain frever Des Moines
Donahoe, Charles 7 M Pennsylvania not given not given Mar. 1860 sinking chills Des Moines
Donahoe, Mary 5 F Pennsylvania not given not given Jul. 1859 sinking chills Des Moines
Forey, unnamed 1da M Iowa Missouri New York Jan. 1880 at birth Lizard
Fury/Forey, John 9mo M Iowa not given not given Sep. 1859 child's complaint Des Moines
Goodchild, Edward 20 M New York not given not given Apr. 1870 inflammation of lungs Powhatan
Gray, Ben 2mo M Iowa Iowa Iowa Jul. 1879 cholera infantum Cedar
Gray, Lucy 3mo F Iowa Iowa Iowa Aug. 1879 cholera infantum Cedar
Guyett, Ella 5mo F Iowa Canada New York Feb. 1880 lung fever Cedar
Hay, Albert 2 M Iowa Iowa Iowa Apr. 1880 croup Cedar
Hogan, Edward 8mo M Iowa Illinois Illinois May 1880 congestion of brain Bellville
Johnson, Victor 4mo M Iowa Sweden Sweden Sep. 1879 brain frever Bellville
McCartain, E. J. 5mo M Iowa Ireland New York Jun. 1879 not known Cedar
Miller, Frederica 61 F Prussia Prussia Prussia Feb. 1880 affliction of heart Lizard
Olson, Ellen 33 F Norway Norway Norway May 1880 consumption Cedar
Pease, Della A. 4 F Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Mar. 1880 diphtheria Swan Lake
Peterson, Jennie 4 F Iowa Sweden Sweden Jul. 1879 diphtheria Bellville
Proctor, Maggie 5 F Iowa Wisconsin Wales Apr. 1880 inflammatory rheumatism Swan Lake
Rankin, Michael R. 1 M Iowa Hanover Hanover Sep. 1879 fits Lizard
Shea, Mary 38 F Canada Ireland Ireland Aug. 1879 typhoid fever Cedar
Strouse, Roxie 41 F Vermont Vermont Vermont Mar. 1880 consumption Swan Lake
Thomas, Louis 8mo M Iowa not given not given Nov. 1869 measles Powhatan
Van Valkenberg, Lydia H. 30 F Wisconsin New York Maine Apr. 1880 congestion of lungs Lizard
Wallace, Mary 1 F Iowa Ohio Virginia Sep. 1879 acute diarrhea Colfax
Wiese, Mary 14 F Wisconsin not given not given Apr. 1870 consumption Lizard
Wood, Sarah R. 49 F New York New York New York Sep. 1879 paralysis Cedar
Zanter, Caroline M. 1da F Iowa Prussia Prussia Sep. 1879 at birth Lizard
Zieman, Charlotte 22 F Sweden Sweden Sweden Mar. 1880 cancer on leg Colfax




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